Fab Friday 183

Hi stampers, happy Friday!  Happy Valentine's Day, too!  It's also time for a new challenge at Fab Friday!  Check out our sketch this week!

And here's what I did with it!  I used my pigment sprinkles for my heart and I LOVE it!  You can't go wrong with bright colors and some black thrown in!

Make sure to check out what the team did and play along with us!  We'd love to see what you make!

Happy stamping!

He's My Fave

Hi stampers!  This past few weeks has just been crazy!  We traveled by air twice in three weeks which is very unlike us.  By this weekend, I'll have traveled more in a month than I usually do in a year!  Whew!  We went to Vegas without Ian and then had a trip with my in laws last week to Scottsdale!  I'm headed to San Antonio over the weekend myself for On Stage.  And then I'm sitting at home.  For weeks :-)

Anyway, I haven't had much time to stamp or blog so hopefully now I will.  I also haven't had much creative energy lately.  Hopefully that will return as well!

Anyway, I do have a few cards saved up.  Here's one of them.

I didn't think I needed this stamp set from the Occasions Catalog but then Jon got glasses and I just HAD to get it and stamp a little four eyed Jon :-)  He really is my fave ;-)  I added the Labeler Alphabet Stamp Set and the "you are my" from the Well Said Stamp Set and it was perfect!

I'm off to unpack again...just to pack up...again!  Hopefully you'll see me around more this week and make sure to check out my BadaBingPaperCrafting Instagram over the weekend for sneak peeks from the conference!

Happy stamping!

Product List

Family & Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148698]

Well Said Cling Stamp Set

[148796]

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148544]

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144040]

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

[144606]

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

Mailable Monday - Valentine's Edition

Hi stampers!  It's been a while since I did a mailable Monday post...or scheduled a post to publish on time for that matter, ha!  Trying to get my act together over here!

Valentine's is almost upon us and of course I haven't made Ian's treats yet but his party isn't until Thursday so I get an extra day.  They are designed at least and I'll try to share them tomorrow!

For this card, it could really be an anytime card but would make a good Valentine, too!

My background is with the yellow Brusho.  I wet my paper, sprinkled it on, and then blended it with my aqua painter.  The yellow does have some red crystals in it and you can kind of see some of those but they look way less noticeable if you blend.  I also stamped some hearts from one of the Occasions hostess sets, Yay You,  after it was dry.

My image is colored with the Blends markers and totally adorable!

Happy stamping!

A Dirty Little Secret

Hi stampers!  I have a dirty little secret and a confession today!  I may have, for the first time ever since signing up as a demo, purchased some non-Stampin Up stamps!  Yikes, who am I and what has happened to me, right?

Well don't fear, I'm still all SU 99.9% of the time but I found the CUTEST Star Wars stamps and had to have them for the two special men in my life!  We are ALL Star Wars over here ALL THE TIME so it was a must!  There are three different sets of them at Kindred Stamps and I had to sign up for the restock notifications because these babies sell out fast!

I did use all of my other SU supplies to make the card though!  I colored little Hahn and Leia with my Blends markers.  And I can't color to save my life so this is proof of how amazing they are!  Seriously, this is a major testament!

I also did a "galaxy" type background with our classic inks.  Most of the tutorials I've seen for galaxies use distress inks but ours worked just fine in my opinion.  It's a little bit different but not much.  If you'd like to see a tutorial, let me know!  I simply used our sponges to blend and blend!  The "stars" are Wink Of Stella.

This will probably be my Valentine to Jon.  We maaaay have had to get coordinating shirts at Disneyland ;-)  And if you know me, I don't just wear silly T-shirts so it MUST be love!!!!

And hooray!  It's FINALLY February!  January lasted approximately 98374639382 days!  Although I'm not really thrilled about turning another year older, I'm happy to be on our way to spring!

Happy stamping!

I Love This Card Watts & Watts

Hi stampers!  Do you ever make a card and amaze even yourself?  I've really been struggling with my creativity and will to stamp (lol) so to speak!  I sat down Saturday to stamp and didn't get much accomplished so I took a break and cleaned up my stampin' space which needed to be done badly!  And then I just played around with some things for a while.  I didn't get anything actually made but I did make the focal point on this card with some Brusho.

The Watts of Occasions Stamp Set is in the annual catalog and surprise, I'd kind of forgotten about it.  But how perfect is it for Valentine's Day????  I embossed it in clear powder and then used the red and yellow brushos.  I did the red first and let it dry a while and then added the yellow.  The red was initially more defined in the heart but I had to add more water for the yellow so it blended and spread more.  At first I was a little miffed but I still think it looks really cool.  That's the fun of Brusho...it's like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolate...you never know what you're gonna get :-)

I layered that on some of the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper, which isn't showing up well in the photo.  And my background was applied with a sponge in Craft Ink and I embossed it in clear powder as well.  It's very subtle and kind of cool looking, I think.

Hopefully my "clean" space will inspire more creativity and experiments....and as a side note, one of Ian's favorite words right now is experiment :-)  I have no idea where he got it from but he talks about let's do an experiment all the time and it's the cutest thing :-)

Happy stamping! Product List

Watts Of Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143867]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm)

[145601]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill

[145406]

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Text Ya Later

Hi stampers!  So, I've failed at stamping and blogging the past two weeks!  What can I say, life has been busy! My mom and step dad came out for a week over Ian's birthday and then my momma rode back with us to her house where we've been even busier!  He got sick for a few hours the day before we were to come back so I'm so glad it passed quickly!  We went to the Illinois State Fair Friday as is our tradition and had SO much fun!  If you're here for the card only, you can just scroll to the bottom but I enjoy sharing our life now and then.

Ian is 3 now and almost 40 inches!  That's taller than 93% of kids his age, lol!  He's super funny and super smart and excited to start pre-school a couple of days a week at the end of the month.  He is still really picky about eating so we are going to try some therapy.  I have no idea if it will help bit at least we will have tried.

Here's some pictures of Ian's little party (it was just the 5 of us but I wanted to decorate and make it fun) and our trip to the fair.

He loves Moana so we went with a little Moana theme.

He loves the farm cat!  I'm super sad I'm very allergic or we'd have one.

 He was dying to ride the skyway at the fair, he's a brave boy!  G&G are in the background there :-)

 In a fun coincidence, Grandpa Bingamon was working the at the fair with a fire truck!

And then, I took Ian to Decatur to see his other two sets of grandparents and stay the night with my dad and step mom.  We don't stay there often as they have a lot of stuff...ahem...I come by it honestly ;-)  But they are building a new house and cleaning out so it's easier to stay now, yay!  And I may be going home with more stuff than I came with...cough cough :-)

 If you're ever in Central Illinois, Decatur has a great little zoo, Scovill Zoo!

And then we drove back to the farm.  It's usually pretty relaxing here so I'm hoping I can finally put my feet up for a few days before we head back to Oklahoma :-)

 Picking tomatoes and eating them even though he hates them lol!

And now for the card, it's pretty simple and I cased it from the catalog.  I love the text ya later set and I haven't given it much love, oops!

Happy stamping!

Love Is In The Air

Hi stampers.  Quick post here, things may be getting a little crazy around here quickly but I'll save that for another day.  Also, I'm afraid my mac may be dying!  Eek!  Jon has been trying to convince me to get a new one but dang, those suckers are expensive!  And I need more stamps!  LOL!

I made this card with the lift me up bundle and I kind of love it!  And we all need a little more love, right?  Not really a mailable Monday card but it's what I had to share today :-)

See my little bows I made with the baker's twine from the cupcakes and carousel accessory pack.  Sometimes I think I'm clever ;-)  I do really love how this one turned out though, especially my watercolor wash and then stamping the clouds over that.

Happy stamping! Product List

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102482]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit

[142767]

Gold Sequin Trim

[132983]

Sending Love Embellishments

[142735]

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Bundle

[144712]

Aqua Painters

[103954]