Prairie Paper & Ink

Gift For You Bella

I still haven't stamped anything new - I am having a really hard time getting my mojo back!! :o(

Thankfully I have some cards I made a while ago and saved for occasions just like this!

This cards uses ipodabella and a sentiment from A Muse (thought it would be a perfect card to give someone with an iTunes card or music store gift card inside...)

I used Copic markers to color in the bella.

The patterned paper is from Michales (by Me & My Big Ideas), ribbon is May Arts, Prima Flowers with bauble centers, and a Bazzill flower with a Making Memories brad.

OK now I'm off to see where my mojo went - here's hoping I find it quickly!

BIG (((HUGS))))

LOL I wsn't expecting all the comments and e-mails from just changing my profile picture on here - but all of you that DID notice and said something (all of which were positive!) really made my day!!!

It was high time to change the picture - that other one was OLD (over 1 1/2 years ago?? loooonnnggg time ago anyway!) and I've changed my hair quite a bit and yeah I got these glasses in the fall - so last night I pulled out the camera and snapped a couple of pics.

I wasn't even planning on showing any of them as I am wearing NO makeup (seriously) and didn't do anything special but a couple of them turned out decent so I updated the blog and my facebook profile too *grin*

I'm glad y'all like it - I have a HUGE grin on my face right now as I'm typing this!!

Oh and just a little funny - I took this picture in my bathroom - that's one of my big fuschia bath sheets hanging on the shower door behind me.......I really do love those towels.........*wink*

A Couple More Secret Sisiter Cards

Sorry these pics aren't as clear as they should be but I don't have the time to re-take and edit them!

Someone asked what a secret sister is as they've never heard this term before. It's usually a group of women and they draw names and whose name they draw they send little gifts and cards to this person anonymously calling themselves their "secret sister" - then at the agreed-upon time everyone reveals who their secret sister was. My mother-in-law does this within her church and there is a group of women in my town that also do this.

Like yesterday's card these ones use SU!'s Garden Silhouettes set (retired) and the sentiment made from Papertrey's Women of Life and Simple Alphabet set.

I stamped the image with VersaMark and embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder to make it glittery.

The sentiment was punched out with a Marvy Scalloped Circle punch and attached with dimensionals.

This one turned out really blurry - sorry! (so frustrating).

I used markers to ink up the image then went over all the flowers with Fruit Punch Stickles.

I'm now off to try and get some stamping done - I haven't stamped anything yet this week - my mojo is sadly lacking but hopefully it will come back with a vengeance!

Release Party TONIGHT!

There's a release party tonight on the C.C. Designs forum!! Party starts at 10:30pm EST - with the 2 stamp sets releasing tonight at 12:00am!!

PARTY—->HERE!

These sets are SO cute - did you see all the samples on the ATS blog??

It's Started!!

That's right! Head on over to the AMAP blog to check it all out - contests have already started and there is going to be a TON of challenges and whatnot! Oh and HERE is where you go to register (it's FREE - you have to register if you want to participate and be entered in to win the goodies!)

Secret Sister

I got a request for several Secret Sister cards as I sell cards in my mom's coffee shop and ones like this were needed.

I made several of them using Stampin' Up!'s Ginger Blossom Patterned paper and the new Afternoon Tea patterned paper so I'll show them here and there over the next little while.

All the ones I made with the Ginger Blossom paper use SU!'s Garden Silhouette's stamp set (it was a hostes set and is no longer available - I love this set tho and don't plan on ever getting rid of it!).

The sentiment took me a bit of thinking as I don't have a single "secret sister" stamp, and no stamps that just say "secret" either. I got the sister stamp from Papertrey's Women of Life stamp set, and then pulled out my PT Simple Alphabet stamps to spell secret and voila!

It's hard to tell from the picture but those 3 dots are White Lightning Glitter Dots (attached with mini glue dots) - they're sparkly in real life and add just the right amount of bling.

Ribbon (regal rose) and CS is SU.

Bee Happy Card

I have been wanting to play more with the new Honey Bees stamp set by Papertrey ever since it was released and I finally got my chance!

I stamped the largest bee image onto Papertrey White cardstock (that I used my circle nestabilities die to cut out) with black ink, then stamped the body with PT's Lemon Tart ink.

I left the die on the CS and airbrushed the blue on with a Copic marker and the Copic airbrush system - the die left a light border around the edge - it's subtle but nice!

The scalloped circle was cut from Lemon Tart CS (I am LOVING this color - it is such a light, happy shade of yellow!) with a scalloped circle nestabilities die, then adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

The light blue CS is Prism, I wrapped the Lemon Tart ribbon around it, tied the bow separately and attached it with a glue dot.

I finished off the card by stamping the sentiment with black ink, then stamping one of the small flowers from the set with Lemon Tart ink.

{SUPPLIES}

STAMPS: Honey Bees Stamp Set by Papertrey Ink.

CS: Papertrey Stamper's Select White, Lemon Tart, Light Blue by Prism.

INK: Lemon Tart, Black, Copic Marker.

ACCESSORIES: Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities Dies, Lemon Tart Ribbon, Dimensionals.