Stamp Act

Dare to be Different.....

Hi!

First I lose my mojo and then I get what I think was a cold or allergies.  I felt like I was going to die but no fever!! LOL!!  It can't have anything to do with the fact that just the other day we got 1-2 inches of snow and not too many days before that, it was 70!!! LOLOL!!!  I am feeling much better than I did this weekend so that's good!

I have a REALLY simple card to share today ~

I told you I love this Birds on a Wire punch from Martha Stewart!!!  Oh my gosh, Verve has TONS of sentiments that go just perfectly with this punch.  I especially LOVE this sentiment with it!!!  The base is Kraft and the bright pink glitter paper is from K&Co.  The polka dot ribbon is from PTI as is the black button.  I added some pink floss to tie the button on and punched the glitter paper using my SU! border punch.  The polka dot and sentiment stamps are included in the Bountiful Backgrounds set.  The sentiment was stamped using Black Memento and the polka dots were stamped using Crumb Cake ink.

See, I told you it was simple.  Before I go, in case you didn't know, Verve just had an AWESOME new stamp release.  You can check it all out HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

You Color my World.....

Hello!

I hope you have had a nice weekend so far!  My dog is sick.  We thought he had hurt his leg on Thursday as he was limping around but then today, he is having trouble standing up like his back legs are sore....poor baby!!!  I may be taking him to the emergency clinic today so we'll see.....

Anyway, I have a quick card to share with you ~

The layout of this card is based on Clean & Simple Stamping #125.  I first stamped the butterflies from PTI's Butterfly Dreams using Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo ink on Kraft CS.  I then cut the piece in to 4 panels, used my Creative Memories corner rounder at the base of each strip, added the Zva flower rhinestones and adhered them on Select White CS.  The big butterfly was stamped on Select White CS using Black Versafine ink and then colored using a blender pen and the same ink that the butterflies were stamped with.  The sentiment is from Verve's Sweet on You set and was stamped using Melon Mambo ink.

Here is a closer look ~

I added some Stardust Stickles on the butterfly because it NEEDED some shine!!! LOLOL!!!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope your Sunday is fantastic!

~Lynda

CAS ~ I Just Love You....

Hi!

I have a couple Clean and Simple cards to share today!  The reason I have 2 is because the first one was supposed to be based on the SCS Clean and Simple challenge HERE but I stamped the sentiment too high and had to add the rhinestones and then couldn't add ribbon so I pretty much messed up the entire sketch! LOLOL!!!

The card base is Kraft and the bottom was embossed using my new Sizzix Love set.  I embossed a scrap of Pure Poppy CS and then punched an embossed heart using a 1/2" circle punch.   The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Delightful Dahlia set and was stamped using Black Memento ink.  The rhinestone strip is from Heidi Swapp.

Here is a card that is more like the actual card we were supposed to use for inspiration ~

The base of this card is also Kraft CS and since I already had the Delightful Dahlia set on my desk, I went ahead and used it!  I stamped the Dahlia and sentiment using Black Memento ink, used a Black gel pen to make the frame and then added the black & white polka dot ribbon.  I colored the flower with Copics and added some Fruit Punch Stickles for a little shine.

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper Sunday ~ Hello Friend.....

I'm back!

I had a little time to play along with today's featured stamper challenge at SCS and chose THIS beautiful card of Tracy's to CASE.

This card is like a 5 minute card, if that.  The cardstock is Select White and the top panel was embossed using one of the folders included in Sizzix's Love set.  I then added the Jenni Bowlin yellow butterfly and stamped the Verve sentiment from Friendly Phrases using Black Momento ink.  I then mounted the panel on the front using dimensionals.

There you go!  A SUPER simple card!  I have had a great time using these butterflies.  They really dress up a card!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Wishing you were here.....

Hello!

This is going to be a quick post as I still have lots to do today before I attend Verve's release party tonight!  We'd love to have you come so if you feel like coming, go HERE at 9pm EST!

My card today is using Julee's new set called Always on My Mind.  All of the new sets will be available for purchase tonight!

 

This is a very simple card!  I only used Select White and True Black CS and the decorative orange paper is from Making Memories Chill collection.  I cut the top scallop using MFT's scallop die HERE.  I free hand did the piercing around the scallops as well as the additional length on the string of stars.  The star stamp comes attached to a string but a couple of them were too short so I free hand added the piercing and then used a black marker to tie them in with the first stamped image.  The stars were all stamped on the back of glitter paper, cut out and then adhered inside the first stamped stars.  The sentiment is also included in the set. 

I hope to "SEE" you tonight in the SCS forum for the release party!

~Lynda

Serendipity Stamps ~ Sweet Pea Sympathy.....

Happy Hump Day!

Let me start this post off by saying that I am SUCH an idiot!  Last Wednesday I posted a card for our sketch sympathy challenge that was supposed to be THIS week!!!  So, to make up for it, and since last week I used the sketch but not the sympathy sentiment, today's card uses the sympathy sentiment but not the sketch!!! LOL!!!  I must drive Mary (Owner of Serendipity) NUTS!!!! LOLOLOL!!!

Here is my card ~

The layout is based on this weeks Clean & Simple stamping ~ FTL93.  The base of this card is Vintage Cream with a mat of Dark Chocolate and then a pattern of October Afternoon's Fly a Kite Collection.  I added some stitching using my Janome Sew Mini sewing machine.  The beautiful Sweet Pea image is from Serendipity Stamps and was stamped directly on the grid Fly a Kite paper using Cocoa Momento ink.  I colored using a blender pen and Pink Pirouette and Old Olive ink.   The blue on the butterfly is a Ranger reinker called Tumbled Glass.  I used my blender pen to color it on the butterfly.  The polka dot strip is also from the Fly a Kite Collection.  I have had the blue & brown May Arts ribbon for years!  I was so excited to finally get to use it because it matched PERFECTLY!!!!  I LOVE when that happens!!!  I stamped the sentiment, from Serendipity's Pansy Corner set, using Cocoa Momento on the same grid paper as the image.  I cut it out using one of my Spellbinders label punches and then added a heart charm I got from Stampers Dream HERE.  The stick pin is from Making Memories.

This week my Serendipity teammates will have played along since this is the correct week to post!!!  I know, it's kind of scary that I drive a car and even worse, REPRODUCED!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

Amy

Anya

Jennifer

Kathie

Before I go, I'll repost my card from last week that was a Sympathy/Father's Day card!

Have a wonderful day!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper Sunday and CAS Monday....

Good Morning!

Hope you all had a great weekend!  I sure did!  My 6th grader has half days all week and my 4th grader has full days...why???? LOLOLOL!!!  What this means is that I will be driving to and from school 2 extra times each day and THAT really cuts in to my getting things done around here plan!!  Oh well, I was able to make a card yesterday AND today so I will share 2 with you.

This card is for yesterday's featured stamper ~ Pam124.  Her beautiful card that I CASEd is HERE and here is my card ~ 

 

Both cards today are really simple cards which works out perfectly since I don't have a lot of time to stamp.  The base of this card is Chocolate Chip with a mat of Real Red CS and then another mat of Chocolate Chip and finally Whisper White which I embossed the top using my snowflake embossing folder.  I stamped the ornaments which are from Verve's Holly Jolly set on decorative paper from SU! (can't remember the name of it but it is their current Christmas paper in the mini), using Versamark and then embossing using Dark Brown embossing powder.  I then cut them out and added gold cord that I braided to make thicker.  I taped one end of the gold braid to the back of the ornament and then the other end to the back of the top Chocolate Chip mat.  I then added a little gold cord bow on top of the ornament.  The Dark Brown polka dot ribbon is from Papertrey and the sentiment is from Verve's O Christmas Tree set and was stamped using Chocolate Chip ink.

Here is my second card which is based on today's Clean and Simple challenge which was to add curves to your card ~

 

The base of this card is actually some Bo Bunny decorative CS.  The panels down the side are both decorative papers from Bo Bunny and were cut using my Creative Memories wavy cutter.  I sewed around the panel using my Janome Sew Mini and apparently haven't improved on sewing straight! LOL!!  I thought it looked really straight until I loaded the picture on my blog!!  Oh well!  The ribbon is from American Crafts and the little tag was first stamped using one of the sentiments from Verve's NEW Celebration of Thanks stamp set which I stamped using Chocolate Chip ink and then punched using my Martha Stewart tag punch.  I tied it on using some yellow string.  The image is from Papertrey's Everyday Button Bits and was stamped on Whisper White CS using Chocolate Chip ink.  I then cut the image out using my Labels One Nesties and then matted with a Pumpkin Pie piece of CS that I embossed using my Victoria embossing folder.  The yellow button is also from Papertrey and can be found HERE (Lemon Tart is the color I used).  I adhered the button using a glue dot and the googlie eye using my quickie glue pen.  I did add some Sand Copic Spica glitter to the beak and tail.

I'll be back tomorrow with a few cards to share for my Serendipity Stamps challenge and Jbelle Tuesday Challenge!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.....

Good Morning!
Due to how busy we have been this Summer, I am trying to do more quick & simple cards.  I don't know where the lazy days of Summer have gone but they are DEFINITELY not here at my house! 
Here is a card I made using THIS Clean & Simple layout.
 
The base of this card is brown Bazzill with a mat of Bashful Blue and then a piece of cute Imaginisce paper from last year.  The sentiment is from Verve and can be found HERE.  I stamped the sentiment on Shimmery White CS using Chocolate Chip ink, cut it out using my circle Nesties, matted it with a scalloped Bashful Blue circle and then added Stardust Stickles to all the stars as well as the dots.  The strip along the side is first Shimmery White CS which was punched using my EK Success border punch and then I added another DP from the same Imaginisce line which was also punched with the EK Success punch.  I then added some May Arts ribbon and a Making Memories rattle charm which was tied on using Natural Hemp.

Have a great day!

~Lynda