Bring the sunshine... PLEASE

Today, it poured in So Cal.  This card is encouraging the sun to come out.   The stamp is a Hero Arts stamp that I clear-embossed and then used distress inks to color.  I also used a finger dauber and Liquid Pearls and Perfect Pearls (spray) on the flowers.

Amuse-bouche:

 I went for a few hours to the Toshiba Golf Classic (see photos below).  It poured.  Here is a photo that I took of someone in the rain.  I want to show you the sheer dedication these golfers have to playing in the pouring rain. 

I wore an orange poncho that you probably can spot from Google Aerial.

The Rain is coming to So Cal...

Armed with an old Stampin' Up flower series and my Jenni Bowlin ink, I set about making a sympathy card for a friend of mine.  I also used a Hero Arts background stamp with clear embossing powder and some distress inks to create a soft blue background.  

The die cut is Spellbinders Nestabilities.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's and placed on a Lawn Fawn banner.

The Dogs Meet Aunti Kimi and Lady Giz

 Today, the dogs and I went to visit my Aunti Kimi.  Here is Aunti Kimi, me, and the boys at a local eatery in Glendale. 

SamUL appreciated the fries that were being passed under the table to him from Aunti Kimi

Here is Lady Giz,... Aunti Kimi's 15 year old dog. 

And here's a card:

I used a stamp from Hero Arts that I recently bought at Stamp Fever.  I used Jenni Bowlin Brown Sugar ink.  The sentiment came from a Hero Arts set.  The die cut is a Paper Trey Ink die cut that I used to cut out the front window.

Happy Birthday!!!

Here's a birthday card I made using a new Penny Black stamp. I colored it using Copics and Distress Inks.    The sentiment was from a Hero Arts sentiment set that I used recently on my "Olivia Newton-John" card creation.

I put Glossy Accents on the eggs and White enamel on the 'batter.'  I did put Stickles on the cupcake.  

The inside sentiment was a diecut stamped with a Hero Arts background stamp.  I then used another diecut and stamped a sentiment from "My Creative Time."

Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp

I LOVE Simon Says Stamps.  It's where I get my Penny Black stamps and Distress inks....

Keeping in line with my New Year's resolution to make ALL original designs, here is an entry that I'm going to put into their Anything Goes challenge.  You can find it HERE.    You have to use My Mind's Eye products. The only product I have is a 6x6 paper pad so I used that (see the flower paper).  On the backside of the flower paper is a pink gingham paper. I used that for the corners and the sentiment matte.  The sentiment came from Paper Smooches (stamped in Jenni Bowlin ink).  The stamp is from Penny Black, colored Copics.   The image was cut out with a Spellbinders Nestabilities.   I also put a tiny dot of Liquid Pearls in my flower center. 

Have a great week  :)

Cricut Challenge with Mary at Cardztv-- Happy Birthday

I made this birthday card using a My Creative Time sentiment stamp and Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge.  

I used Stickles and Liquid Pearls on the cake.  I got the sentiment from My Creative Time's birthday stamp sentiment.  I stamped it with Jenni Bowlin's Cough Syrup ink.  I hand-drew the flowers on the four corners and dotted the center with Liquid Pearls.  The green square background is a combination of Distress Inks on white cardstock (Forest Moss and Peeled Paint).  The orange dots background is a Hero Arts Cling background stamp

I thought I'd show you this new Ikea rail that I put up to organize my ink pads.  I placed a mini blind slat (one of the few Colt did not chew up) on the rail and adhered it with thick/stick DOTS (yes, I did!).  This kept the slat from shifting.

   

Lily Pad Challenge...

I love the videos at Lily Pad.  I also noticed they had a "Kissing" technique challenge.  Click HERE to see the challenge.  The technique is creating an image from stamps that 'kiss.'  For my card, I used a Hero Arts background print that I clear-embossed on white cardstock. I used Distress inks to bring color to the pattern. The umbrella is a die cut from Paper Trey Ink. There is a coordinating stamp set with the die cut. I used Soap Powder (Jenni Bowlin ink) to ink up my umbrella stamp image (1) that was part of a coordinating stamped image with the PTI diecut.  I then took the 'Spiced Tin' ink pad and stamped a Hero Arts background stamp  (2). I pressed the inked background stamp  (2) on the inked umbrella image (1).  This made a 'kissing' blend of both images.  I stamped the inked umbrella image (1) onto the diecut.   Watch this video. It's easier to understand:    
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=__qJ0ID1-Qo
 This is courtesy of Shari Carroll.    

I took silver Stickles and dressed up the umbrella and put glossy accents on the handle.  I put Faded Jeans distress ink on the edges of the umbrella. 


For the sentiment, I used the sentiment from the coordinating stamped set and stamped it in Spice Tin.

Here are links to the two Hero Arts Background Stamps that were used in this card.

http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-32841/Basic-Grey-Cling-Stamps/Detail

http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-26523/2010-Hero-Arts-Cling/Detail

Amuse-bouche:
I saw this video and just had to share.  Give it a minute... This guy was also featured on Ellen (DeGeneres) because this video went VIRAL.  The style of dance is 'dub-step.'