Prairie Paper & Ink

First Bella Card

STAMPS: bridalpartybellas from StampingBella.com. CS: Shimmer White, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Spring Flowers DS Paper (all Stampin' Up!). INK: Basic Black, Whisper White Craft. ACCESSORIES: Stampin' Pastels, Tag Corner Punch, Moss Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals.

I'm still using up the patterned paper from the Spring Flowers Designer Series® paper pack!! I still have a few more cards and whatnot to share and STILL need to make MORE things to use up the last of it!! It just doesn't seem to end!! (To see the previous posts on my "resolution" check out this, this and this post *wink*)

Anywho here is my *first* card using one of my new Stamping Bella stamps!! I HAD to get the bridalpartybella stamp - my brother-in-law is getting married this spring and I'm a bridesmaid (Tim is a groomsman, and the girls are going to be the flower girls - not to mention I'm also making all the invites and RSVP cards too!). So this stamp was a must for me.

I stamped them onto Shimmer White CS (in real life it looks SO pretty - but it's really hard to catch the shimmer on camera), then used Stampin' Pastels and the small applicators to color them in. I notched two of the corners w/ the Tag Corner punch, then matted it onto Cameo Coral CS (that I sponged w/ Whisper White Craft ink to lighten up a bit). I added a little Moss Gingham ribbon and then mounted it onto more patterned paper using dimensionals.

Part III of the Patterned Paper Resolution!!!

Part 1 of this post.

Part 2 of this post.

SO this will make cards 6 and 7 of my "resolution" to use up ALL the remaining pieces of paper from my Spring Flowers Designer Series® Paper pack. LOL I hope you all aren't getting totally sick of these!!! I'm nearing the point where I NEVER want to see another *shred* of this paper!!

(all supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted) STAMPS: Carte Postale, Itty Bitty Backgrounds. CS: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Mellow Moss, Spring Flowers DS Paper. INK: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Cameo Coral Craft. ACCESSORIES: Ticket Corner Punch, Sponge Daubers, Moss Grosgrain Ribbon.

I made this card yesterday for this week's SCS Sketch Challenge. I had to tweak the sketch a little bit as the main image was too big.

I used the speckle stamp from Itty Bitty BG's to kind of mimic the splatter on the patterned paper. I then rubbed Cameo Coral Craft ink on the card base just to give it a little more color.

(all supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted) STAMPS: Very Punny, Itty Bitty Backgrounds. CS: Confetti White, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Spring Flowers Designer Series Paper. INK: Black Stazon, Whisper White Craft. ACCESSORIES: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, AquaPainter, both large square punches, dimensionals, Light Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtles Eyelets.

I really enjoyed making this card - I think it was mostly b/c I did it in a different color combo than all the other cards I've done so far w/ the Spring Flowers paper. It was also a really quick and simple card to do.

I stamped and watercolored the cow on Confetti White CS, punched it out w/ the smaller of the 2 square punches, and matted it on the larger punched square of Pretty in Pink. I then adhered that to the patterned paper w/ dimensionals. Before adhering the main panel to the card I added the tab w/ the "Like no udder" sentiment.

A Shout Out...

I got some new stamps yesterday from Stamping Bella. If you've never heard of them before you *must* head over to Emily's site and check them out!!! She has THE cutest Bella stamps ever!!!!

I only got 3 (for now *wink*) - bridalpartybellas, shopabellas, and cakeabella (I just LOVE the names too!).

AND I found out that Stamping Bella is CANADIAN!! She's located near Toronto!! How cool is that???

Oh and FYI - all the stamps on Stamping Bella are *rubber ONLY* - tho they are deeply etched so you can just stick them to an acrylic block w/ double-sided tape and stamp away! (I haven't tried that yet but I will just to see) You can also buy a sheet of cling foam (places like Cornish Heritage Farms, Mandarin Pixie, and Missy B Designs all sell sheets of cling mount - one sheet will hold a LOT of Bella stamps me thinks!

Patterned Paper Resolution Part 2...

See my first post on this subject here.

So here's a couple more cards using the Spring Flowers Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!:

(all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)  STAMPS: Happy Harmony, Cheesecloth. CS: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, So Saffron, Spring Flowers DS Paper. INK: So Saffron, Cameo Coral (Classic and Craft), Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip. ACCESSORIES: On Board Accents, Rich Regals Brads, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponge Daubers.

I used markers on the flower image to get it multi-colored before stamping -you just start w/ the lightest color and then add the other (darker) colors before you press the stamp to the CS.

The chipboard "brackets" were cut from a chipboard piece in the On Board Accents® set then inked w/ Cameo Coral craft ink (heat set to dry) then adhered to the card w/ Always Artichoke brads.

(all supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)  STAMPS: Trees Three. CS: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Always Artichoke, Spring Flowers DS Paper. INK: Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Cameo Coral Craft ink, Whisper White Craft Ink. ACCESSORIES: Sponge Daubers, Rich Regals Brads, Ticket Corner punch, Olive Narrow Organdy Ribbon.

This was a really quick and simple card. I stamped the tree trunks in Close to Cocoa Classic ink, then stamped the leaves in Always Artichoke. To make the tree "fuller" I used a sponge dauber and the AA ink and lightly sponged on the color. I then stamped the flowers using Cameo Coral CRAFT ink (Craft (aka pigment) ink sits on top of the paper whereas Classic (aka dye) ink absorbs *into* the paper) to make the flowers stand out more.

I used Whisper White Craft Ink on the edges of the Cameo Coral CS to lighten it up a bit as it's too dark to properly match w/ the Spring Flowers Designer Series® paper.

It's HERE!!!!

It's here it's here it's HERE!!!!! My CuttleBug from allthatscraps showed up at lunchtime yesterday!!!! *bouncin'*

I almost tackled Tim when he came in the house w/ the parcel - but didn't b/c I didn't want to harm my precious CB *wink*

I've pulled it out of the box (and given it several hugs LOL) and played w/ it a bit. It was pretty easy to get the hang of ASAP - and remember I've NEVER used a die-cutting machine before and haven't even seen HOW to use one!!

I need to find a spot on my desk to put it - it doesn't take up much room but when you fold down the platform you need space to be able to do that and put the plates and whatnot through.

I'm still SO excited about this - remember in the old Home Alone movie where Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) discovered he made his family "disappear" and was going nuts w/ excitement (LOL we watched that movie on TV over the holidays - I remember watching that YEARS ago and loved it - it's such a cute movie! Thus the analogy.)?? Well that was me yesterday! *wink*

So hopefully I'll have some fun CB things to share w/ y'all later in the week!!!

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For those wondering how long it took for my CB to get here - I ordered it on the 26th of December, it shipped on the 28th (they shipped it via USPS airmail), and it arrived on the 9th!! So VERY fast (about 7 business days?) considering the New Years holiday was in between that. :o)

A Kind of - Resolution...

After I made my chipboard coaster box I made a sort of "resolution" to attempt to use up ALL the remaining paper I had left from the Spring Flowers Designer Series Paper pack.

You see, I have this little issue where I buy the packs of paper when they are released in the Stampin' Up! mini catalogs (or in the big catty in July), love them sooooo much when they are new, then promptly get sick of them and let them gather dust!! And I'm *sure* that NO one out there suffers from the same problem *wink*.

So the other night I made several cards in one sitting using only the paper from the Spring Flowers collection and CS, ink and accessories that matched. Here are a few that I came up with:

STAMPS: Monogram B, Friend to Friend, Looks Like Spring. CS: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Spring Flowers DS Paper. INK: VersaMark, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral. ACCESSORIES: Chocolate and Moss Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, 1/16" Hand-held Circle Punch, Sponge Daubers.

This was the first one I made - and it was actually pretty simple and quick. I embossed the "T" w/ clear embossing powder (just like on these other Monogram cards in this post) and cut it out.

The "Thank You" is from the Friend to Friend stamp set (that I actually just got not too long ago for free b/c of my quarterly sales w/ SU - gotta love free!! LOL) and I used the Word Window Punch and some string to tie it onto the letter before adhering it.

STAMPS: Delight in Life. CS: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral, Spring Flowers Designer Series Paper. INK: Basic Black, So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral, Whisper White. ACCESSORIES: On Board Accents, Apricot Grosgrain, Saffron Brads, Sanding Block.

I covered the chipboard flower w/ the patterned paper - you just lay the shape flat on the paper, trace it w/ a pencil, cut it out, then adhere it to the chipboard (I used Mod Podge but a glue stick would also work if you applied it evenly). I then sanded the edges to soften them.

I applied Whisper White Craft ink to the edges of the Cameo Coral card base as it was MUCH too dark to match well w/ the patterned paper (the Cameo Coral in the Spring Flowers paper is more of a match to the Classic Ink *after* it's been stamped off once).

STAMPS: Like it a Latte. CS: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Spring Flowers DS Paper. INK: VersaMark. ACCESSORIES: Olive EP, White EP, White Gel Pen, Small and Large Oval Punches, Ticket Corner Punch, Cutter Kit, Moss Grosgrain Ribbon, White Eyelets, dimensionals.

Out of all the cards I made - this is the one I like the least. It's just TOO busy and funky looking and I don't like it at all!! I thought I'd share it nonetheless. I had a "green tea" image in my mind when I made this - hence the cup that I embossed w/ the Olive embossing powder from the Earth Elements embossing stack.

The sentiment and the steam were embossed in white.

More to share tomorrow!! :o)

Vase of Flowers

STAMPS: Flower Vase - GinaK Designs. CS: Bristol Smooth White - Strathmore (Michaels), Pretty in Pink, Shimmer White, Bashful Blue - Stampin' Up!, patterned paper by Basic Grey. INK: Palette Hybrid Noir Ink - Stewart Superior. ACCESSORIES: Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol, Coluzzle, Marvy Giga Scallop Oval Punch, White Gel Pen, Ribbon, Prima Flower, Bazzil Brad, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals.

I love this little Flower Vase stamp by GinaK (available at stampingfreak.com) - it's just so cute!! I attempted a couple of different things w/ this card - the first was watercoloring the image (on watercolor paper), but I scrapped that as it didn't look right on the finished card - the second was using Shimmer White CS from Stampin' Up! and coloring in the image w/ Prismacolors and Gamsol. THAT is what I used on the final card.

Note - if you want a LOT of info on Prismacolors and Gamsol check out a previous post here.

So....once the main image was done, I mounted it on a scalloped oval (courtesy of my Marvy Giga Scallop oval punch) and added spots of white via a gel pen.

The patterned paper on this card (from Basic Grey's new Lily Kate line - I just love the patterns and colors of that paper!!) is what inspired the color combo on this card. I added some sheer brown organdy ribbon (that I got from StarLitStudio) and a little Prima flower to the bottom corner.

To finish off the card I adhered the main image w/ dimensionals and then did a little paper piercing in the top corners.

This card measures 4.25 x 4.25".

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Side note - today is the 6 month anniversary of the start of my blog!! Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday that I started this all up (and wasn't expecting much to happen at the time!) and at times it feels like I've been doing this all for forever! LOL

Anyway - I'm thinking that I'll have to mark the occasion w/ a contest/giveaway of some sort - it's just a matter of *when* so stay tuned!! *wink*

Chipboard Coaster Box

 

STAMPS: Looks Like Spring, Polka Dots & Paisley. CS: Spring Flowers Designer Series Paper. INK: So Saffron Classic and Craft, Close to Cocoa. ACCESSORIES: Button (Foof-a-la by Autumn Leaves), String, Mod Podge, Medium Weight Chipboard Coasters, Ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Sanding Blocks, Cutter Kit, Sponge Dauber, Small Corner Rounder Punch.

I made this the other night for my Mom. It was a pretty fun little project so I think I'll be doing some more in the near future!!

To make a box like this you need 5 chipboard coasters (4 for the sides and 1 for the bottom). I used medium weight 4x4" ones that I got from StarLitStudio and they were *perfect* for a project like this.

I started by cutting 10 squares of 4x4" patterned paper (in this case it was Spring Flowers Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!), rounding all the corners w/ my small corner rounder punch, then adhering them to the coasters w/ Mod Podge.

Once all the coasters were covered and dry I sanded all the edges w/ a sanding block (from SU!), then punched holes in the sides of 4 of the coasters using my Crop-a-dile (I also got that from StarLitStudio - tho it's available practically everywhere now). I used the larger of the two hole punches on the COD and man oh man it cut through it all like buttah. I LOVE my Crop-a-dile!!!

To assemble the box I tied all 4 pieces together w/ various ribbons, then used a hot glue gun to adhere the bottom - it holds pretty well - not sure how it would hold up if something *really* heavy were put in there. I was thinking of using Crystal Effects to adhere the bottom but decided against it as it's a LOT more runny than hot glue - and I didn't want to have to sit and hold the bottom on till the CE dried.

To finish off the box I stamped the word "Happy" from the new Polka Dots and Paisley set (Shelli - the CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up! - sent this set as a gift to all the demonstrators. How cool is that?? It's a brand new set that will be in the Spring Mini in March.) onto Whisper White CS, and added a flower from the Looks Like Spring set. I stamped the flower twice - once w/ So Saffron on Whisper White, and once w/ So Saffron Craft on Close to Cocoa. I cut them both out, and added a button from my oh so wonderful stash *wink* as the flower center.

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button???

ME!!!!!

My Mom got me this uber-cool clear glass vase for Christmas and as soon as I unwrapped it I *knew* what I was gonna use it for:

Isn't this the coolest??? And this isn't a little vase either - it's around 18" high - and I even took a pic of it w/ an inkpad inside so you can get an idea of just how big it really is:

She told me she got it at Winners (for those that don't know it's a big discount-type store where you can get brand-name clothing/shoes/housewares etc etc etc for less than retail price) and it was only $20 (she left the price tag on it LOL - she's always so proud of the deals she gets *grin*).

Anyway I LOVE it and all my buttons are now displayed so nicely:

  (FYI most of these are from Autumn Leaves - their Foof-a-la collections - you can get bags of them in different color assortments. I got mine from my local scrapbook store. I also have some Making Memories buttons and I even threw in all my Stampin' Up! buttons in there too - the more the merrier eh??)

ETA - you know I *did* have some trouble throwing the SU buttons into the mix - I debated it for a while and it was reeeeaaalllllyyyy hard to open all the containers and just dump them in w/ everything else - but once I did it and mixed them all up there was no going back!! 'Sides - I justified it in that I can EASILY tell which button is a SU button - they are completely different than any other button that's in there! The painted finish on them sets them apart. PLUS I now have room in my stack and store for MORE embellishments *insert wicked laugh* (so you see I DO have a method to the madness).

Now if someone were to say that I should mix up all my *other* SU embellies (brads, eyelets etc etc etc) w/ all the non-SU stuff they'd have a fight on their hands! *wink* All of those are in the containers they came in - properly labelled and stored in the order that they are in the catalog (see there's the OCD kicking in! ROFL!!).

A Sure Fire Way

to get myself out of a funk - is to remind self that I have a CuttleBug on the way here!!!!!!! *happy dance*

Yesterday was an odd day - I was not feeling well and had so much housecleaning to do (I *did* get almost all the decorations off my tree too - it was so sad b/c Veronica stood there the whole time and was so upset that there was no more Christmas!! It's hard for a not-quite-4-year-old to understand that it WILL come back just not for a loooonnngggg time!!) and I just felt cruddy.

THEN I reminded myself that a VERY important package is on it's way here !!! I've been saving all my spare change for a couple of months now and set aside all the $$ I made selling Christmas cards to be able to get a CuttleBug!! I ordered mine from allthatscraps.com along w/ a few of the A2 embossing folders and one of the 2x2" dies.

Their service there is FABULOUS!! Since I live over an hour away from the nearest Michaels (and can only use one 40% off coupon at a time and usually have to argue w/ the salespeople to do so) it was so so SO much easier to just order it online. They also have a "Bug Bucks" program (I luv the name! lol) where you get $1 in Bug Bucks for every $10 you spend on CB products (which I plan to use when I get some more of their embossing folders! They're sold out of a couple but I was told they're getting a shipment in on Monday - so you know what I'll be doing on Monday!!).

Anywho I just had to share such exciting news w/ y'all *wink* in hopes that you can understand.

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OK Anne had a question about what the difference is between the CB and the Sizzix.

Well I personally can't say as I've never owned a die-cutting machine before (let alone seen one in action - I know I know I'm WAY behind the times!!) however there is this thread going on at SCS that has TONS (and I do mean TONS - theres over 50 pages now!!!) of info. I waded through most of it before I ordered my Bug and learned all kinds of cool stuff.

Here's the thread:

Cuttlebug/Cuttlebug-itis- *MERGED*

I hope this helps!! :o)

Delight In Life

STAMPS: Delight in Life. CS: Whisper White, Basic Black, Cool Caribbean. INK: Basic Black, Cool Caribbean, Whisper White Craft, Tempting Turquoise Marker. ACCESSORIES: Vintage Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Sweet Nothings Accents & Elements, Blender Pen.

This was just a quick simple card I made for this week's SCS color challenge. I used a re-inker and Blender Pen to make my own 'In Color Marker' to color in the flower, and for the sentiment I inked it up in Cool Caribbean then used a black marker over all the parts I wanted black - all easy-peisy!!! :o)

Hopefully I'll have more "interesting stuff" to share later today or tomorrow - I haven't been feeling good today and Veronica got sick yesterday (tho she's fine today so for her it was only a few hours that she wasn't feeling well), and I'm still in the process of cleaning the house.

Tonight I'm going to attempt to take the Christmas tree down and get all that stuff put away (I've been putting it off b/c of all the sickness and also b/c it's so depressing to take it all down and everything looks so bare and empty afterward LOL!!).

Happy Friday everyone!! :o)

Gamsol and Prismacolor Pencils Tutorial Links

Several ppl have asked me about the Gamsol and Prismacolor Pencil technique (which I use a lot for coloring in my stamped images). Well, rather than re-invent the wheel and do up a tutorial I thought I'd provide links to all the ones I know of. I think that between all these *great* resources you can learn a LOT about this technique.

I do think this technique is pretty simple - it's just coloring and blending. Once you get that down you can start experimenting and being "artsy".

This first link is to a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers by Cecilia Ross:

Gamsol Magic

This second one is a PDF download that I got from Inky Antics (and was actually where I learned how to do this from - AND what got me sucked in to buying IA stamps! *wink*:

Colored Pencil Blending With Gamsol

The third link is to Anna Wight's blog post where she gave some great tips on using Prismacolors and Gamsol:

Prismacolor Pencil & Gamsol Tips...

Fourth link - GinaK uploaded this video (from one of her Instructional DVD's that can be bought from stampingfreak.com) - which is way cool - nothing like a real life video to learn how to do it! (when you click on the link make sure that the video is set to "Original Size" - there's a little arrow on the bottom right of the video that you can click on to set the size - otherwise it's really blurry).

Video of Prismacolor and OMS

Also here's the link to Gina's blog post where she talks about the video:

Odorless Mineral Spirits - I wanna' see it!

EDITED TO ADD: Here is a link to a tutorial GinaK did on her blog with pictures:

Prismacolor Pencil Tutorial

And last but certainly not least - here are some tips from Debbie Gimbel - the QUEEN of using Prismacolors and Gamsol. There is a LOT of useful info in here (thanks to Michelle and Cathy for sending me the link - you guys rock!!) along w/ step by step directions if you scroll down towards the end.

Gamsol Technique w/ Debbie Gimbel

I hope that between all these resources (and I'm sure that there's a ton of them out there in cyberland!) any questions/concerns you might have had will be answered!

Feeling Better Today

Thanks to everyone who sent us get well wishes!! Thankfully Tim and I DO feel (a bit) better - yesterday afternoon and last night was *awful*. I guess we got a nasty case of stomach flu (and we weren't the only ones - friends of ours got it too) - and I swear I thought I was gonna die!!

We're exhausted tho - 2 days w/ next to no sleep and no food (not to mention all the icky stuff) really takes a toll on a person! Now we're just hoping the girls don't catch this...

I'll be posting something else right away that should be of interest (and help) to y'all. I haven't had any energy to stamp so I found something else that should work *wink*.

More in a little bit...

Masculine Paisley Chickens!!

After over 3 weeks of everyone being sick at some point or another - I thought for *sure* we'd all get better and move on!! Well sadly that's not the case. The girls both got ear infections, and now Tim and I are sick again!! WAH!!

I have a to-do list as long as my arm and NO energy to do anything. I sure hope I feel better tomorrow b/c this house needs some serious cleaning! Right now Josie is napping and Veronica is watching a movie - so I'm sitting at the computer. Once I'm done this post tho me thinks I'll crawl onto the couch next to Veronica and watch that movie with her :o)

ANYWHO - here's the "masculine paisley" card I was talking about in my post oh so long ago:

STAMPS: Chicken Friends and Sentiment by GinaK Designs, Paisley and Tress BG by Sonlight Impressions (Cornish Heritage Farms) - all available at stampingfreak.com. CS: Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa (all Stampin' Up!). INK: Palette Hybrid Noir, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa. ACCESSORIES: Marvy Giga Scalloped Oval Punch, Tag Corner Punch (SU!), Ribbon (Michaels), Cutter Kit, sponge daubers, dimensionals.

To get the chickens to have Paisley bodies -I did the same thing I did w/ my Paisley Piggie card: that is I stamped the Paisley BG onto a scrap of white CS using Creamy Caramel ink, then stamped the chickens over top. I then cut out the chickens (cutting off their legs in the process as that was too much work) and used markers to color in the different areas.

For the oval, I punched it out first, then stamped the chickens and glued on the cut out chickens over top (giving them their legs back! ROFL!), and then made the "ground" by speckling the bottom of the oval w/ markers and sponge daubers.

The rest of the card was just a matter of stamping the BG's and sentiment, tying on the ribbon (which matched *perfectly*), distressing the white CS edges, and adhering the scalloped oval w/ dimensionals.

This turned out to be a good guy card - Tim really liked it when it was done (and he even noticed how well the ribbon matched! I was floored *wink*!), and I was pretty proud of it too!

Crawling off to the couch now...

Mandarin Pixie Design Work

My card designs for the guest spot on the Mandarin Pixie Design Team are up! You can check out Jennifer's (the owner of MP) blog here.

I made 4 cards for the January spot:

STAMPS: Greetings and Pixies by Mandarin Pixie. CS: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, More Mustard (all Stampin' Up!), Chatterbox patterned paper. INK: More Mustard, Bashful Blue (to dye ribbon). ACCESSORIES: Fiskars Scallop Scissors, Sponge Daubers, Blue Eyelets, Grosgrain Ribbon, edge distressor, Ticket Corner Punch.

STAMPS: Greetings by Mandarin Pixie, Looks Like Spring (SU!). CS: Pretty in Pink. INK: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip. ACCESSORIES: Self Adhesive Die-cuts - Provo Craft, Prima Flowers, Rhinestones, eyelets.

STAMPS: Greetings by Mandarin Pixie. CS: Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Mellow Moss, Patterned paper from The Very Useful Paper Company (Costco). INK: Chocolate Chip. ACCESSORIES: Coluzzle, Marvy Giga Scallop Oval Punch, Prima Flower, Rhinestone, Paper Piercer, Cutter Kit, Moss Grosgrain Ribbon.

STAMPS: Holiday Greetings and Snowflake Pixies by Mandarin Pixie. CS: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy. INK: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue. ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, Light Blue Narrow Organdy Ribbon, Dimensionals.

I've been sitting on these cards for over a month now - it's nice to be able to finally share them w/ y'all! *grin*

You can check out the Mandarin Pixie site here. She's got some really neat stamps (and they're a really good price too!!) - just remember that the stamps are *rubber ONLY* - you need to get the cling foam too (which is sold there too) to use them w/ acrylic blocks.