simon says stamp - parental props goes beachy

Have you seen the latest SSS release, Celebrate You? I'm back with another make with the stamp set from CZ Design, Parental Props.

This time I focused on the abundance of wonderful sentiments. Thinking this would be for my Dad this year for Father's Day and since he lives on Lake Huron, I took a background (marbled with Alcohol Inks) from my stash that reminded me of the lake and horizon, and keeping it clean and simple let the message do all the work.

 SSS Parental Props stamp

Lil Inker Stitched rectangles die

Alcohol inks

black embossing powder

Easy peasy. Used my MISTI to line up all the sentiments. Stamped and heat embossed them then die cut the center of the panel and popped it up with craft foam. Added the gold star from my stash cuz, you know, "award"... "best in class"... "gold star from the teacher"...

So check out the release if you haven't, and all the makes with it in the gallery at Simon Says Stamp. I'll be back with more. Thanks mucho, Simon.

I'm playing at:

Creative Friday - For a Man

neat and tangled release - clearly canine

Howdy and welcome back to some special programming! Today is Day 2 of the June Neat & Tangled release countdown and I'm joining the talented DT this week with my creations with these new products! Today is graphic goodness pure.

Today we are showcasing the Clearly Canine stamp set and die. I got a "soft and sweet" vibe from this cutie so pulled out some CS I'd marbled with alcohol inks and went from there.

Neat and Tangled Clearly Canine die

Neat and Tangled Clearly Canine stamp

Altenew ink

enamel star
washi

This was really so easy. Die cut that sweet pooch's face from the panel and stitched it just along the top to a piece of PP. I like the effect of the shadows when the papers separate so I didn't want to glue it down completely. Added a tiny sentiment stamped in yellow and then adhered the panel (adhesive only along the top edge) to my cardbase. Again, cuz my top-fold base is cut from A4 but the marbled panel was letter size, I added a strip of washi along the bottom of the base. I like the little something it adds peeking out.

What to do with the positive pieces? As you know, I can't throw anything away. So this CAS card was born.

 Neat and Tangled Clearly Canine die

Neat and Tangled Clearly Canine stamp

Versamagic Wheat ink

thread

Easy peasy. I used the negative to get the placing of the pieces right (although you can experiment with eyes/ears further apart/closer together for some fun looks). Just added a few strands of white thread as whiskers!

Check out the Neat and Tangled Blog to see all of the wonderful inspiration and take part in the daily giveaways! All products showcased this week will be available on Friday, June 8 at 8am EST in the shop.

Thank you for visiting today and thanks to Neat and Tangled for having me!

I'm taking these over to the Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge, Cards in Envy Let's Hear it for the Boys, Die Cut Divas - Animals and Clean and Simple at Addicted to Stamps and More.

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guest designing at cupcake inspiration

There's a fun challenge being sponsored by STAMPlorations over at Cupcake Inspirations and it's all about Pastels. Wanna see the inspiration? Yum yum.

Wanna see what I made? Yum yum.

STAMPlorations Sweet Cravings stamp

STAMPlorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles die

alcohol inks

acetate and fun foam

white embossing powder

sequins and glitter

First off I saw those watercolory swirls and they reminded me of alcohol ink marbling I'd done with blues and purples. Then those sugar sprinkles on the cupcakes made me think of glitter. So a sweet shaker card was born.

Die cut the smaller panel from my marbled piece and stamped some sweets onto it.

I even added some Distress Ink Rock Candy glitter to a couple spots on the stamped images to ensure sparkle even if all the glitter falls to the bottom. See it on the ice cream cone, the whipped cream on the cake and peeking out from behind the sentiment on the bottom edge of the popsicle?

Hope you had a lovely Mother's Day. Thanks for visiting today. I'm joining the fun at:
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday April - Mother's Day
STAMPlorations - Never-ending AG
ATSAM - Anything Goes
Craft Stamper - Take it Make it May

paper pieced peony

So this is one of those creations that had me LOL. Like, where the heck did that come from?

Stampendous Jumbo Peony stamp

The Crafters Workshop Chevron stencil

Little B Blockout die

yellow embossing powder

embossing paste

Nuvo drops

This shot was in full sunlight so you can see the neon pink and that incredible sparkle

I actually made a card with this design ages ago and then again here and decided to update it a bit cuz I really wanted to participate in The Flower Challenge! And try out my new Tonic Glitter Paste (Moonstone). I heat embossed the peony onto a leftover from a marbling with acrylic paint session and fussy cut it. I'm calling that paper piecing ;)

The Flower Challenge - Paper Piecing

Time Out - Hobbies (I have four peony plants in my garden. Expect to see the little shoots coming up anytime soon ;)

christmas card set - marbleized diemond pine trees

We were talking trends (like gnomes) yesterday, right? Well I don't know if marble is still as hot as it once was, but I had a rambo marbleizing session a while back. And recently saw some wonderful examples from Andrea M. You must check out her gorgeous creations. So I grabbed one of my pieces and made some very non-traditional and easy peasy cards for today's Christmas-card-set-as-neighbor-gift.

I used Diemond Dies Pine Tree and Simon Says Stamp Holiday Shapes Hearts Stars dies and sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Fa La La. Extremely hard to photograph. Sorry.

I picked up on the little touches of pink in some spots on the marbled glossy cardstock, so stamped two sentiments in neon pink!

I'm joining these challenges:

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup - Star Struck
Naughty or Nice - Wintery Scene
Sparkles Monthy Challenge - White Christmas
Noor Design - Winter
HLS November CAS Challenge

inspired by kate's sequin strands

I had a productive crafting session yesterday. Ready? Have you seen the lovely sequin strands Kate L. has been creating lately - like this one here? Had to do that. So I took a cue from this card and made this card.

I did some shaving cream/acrylic paint marbling awhile back and used a piece of glossy cardstock from that session and Diemond Dies Snowflake 1 to cut three flakes which I clustered together atop a BG heat embossed in white with a snowflake from Artemio. Added a white heat embossed Klartext Gluckwunsch sentiment too. Then the sequin strand and voila!

I chose my marbled specimen based on the colors at Rubber Dance January challenge. Perfect for wintery cards, don't you think?

So with lots of marbled loveliness still left, I pulled out Kesi Art Snowflakes and die cut one marbled and one gold large specimen. And made this.

Created my cardbase by randomly stamping with Winnie and Walter Sentimental Winter, then applying embossing paste through Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil and sprinkling gold glitter on some of the snow while it was still wet. Then I splattered with blue watercolor. See that sparkly gold snow gently falling? Such fun.

And, since there was still a wee bit of the marbled CS left... I made a card for my friend's hubby's January birthday.

Used Studio Calico Wonky Hearts Wedding to die cut hearts from a white panel. Dry embossed it with a woodgrain embossing folder. Adhered a few of the white hearts to the panel, some marbled snippets to a blue cardbase and then adhered the panel with foam adhesive.

I used the last tidbits of the marbled CS and fun foam and Memory Box Parker Alphabet to cut "happy". Completed my sentiment with a heat embossed Winnie and Walter Winter Wonderland "birthday". Completed the card, balanced it out a bit, with two bits of washi on the front panel. Don't you love how the woodgrain and marbling make a nice pairing?

Lots of texture happening here - glossy CS, acrylic paint matt-ness, dry and heat embossing as well as the raised panel and the extra white heart die cuts.

I'm taking these cards to The Heart Desires #8 too, inspired by those snowflakes on the cake and the wintery branches.

Cuz I used acrylic paints for marbling I'm joining CAS Mix Up for January.

I used new products (Klartext Gluckwunsch, WW Sentimental Winter and Studio Calico hearts die) so I'm hooking up at Danipeuss #034 - Alles neu too.

And the last two cards are going to Winnie and Walter Gossip Column - Marble

Hope you enjoyed this lineup. Have a great weekend!

fall coffee lovers blog hop - take one

Sharing my first coffee card with you today. Joining the fun at the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop along with a gazillion other coffee enthusiasts. Or cardmaking enthusiasts pretending to be coffee enthusiasts. At one cup per day, I kinda consider myself in the latter category. But don't tell Amy.

I had a marbling session a while back and this was the "plainest" specimen of the whole bunch. When I was looking at it I thought it looked like it could pass for steaming coffee. Enter the cup from STAMPlorations Sketchy Coffee Cups dressed up with a pattern from Artsy Border Maker and fussy cut. And then the sentiment from STAMPlorations Fond Expressions 2 caught my eye. Now, how perfect is that?

I adhered the mug with foam adhesive in the middle and matt medium around the edges. Gives it a nice curved dimension.

This card is on its way to one tough lady who has had one tough time. And to CAS Mix Up where this month it's about

I've got stamping, marbling, some die cutting and some heat embossing. Lots of beautiful projects in the gallery over there. Can't wait to see all the yummy fall coffee projects. See you in the lineup!