I Put On My Party Hat This Weekend

Hi stampers!  I took a little break last week!  Whoops!  I meant to blog but it just didn't happen.  I went to visit my family in Illinois and attend a wedding and I was just so busy that it didn't happen!  But it was a great visit and we hadn't been back since Thanksgiving with Jon's melanoma and surgery so it was really extra fun!  The wedding was a ton of fun and it was great to see my "family" who really isn't my family but is family :-)  Don't you love that?  I am however, SO TIRED.  I'm too old to dance the night away then have to drive back to the farm the next day and back to Oklahoma the next!

Anyway, here's a simple card that I don't need to say too much about!  I wanted to combine this die with the party hat set when I saw it and I LOVE this embossing folder!

My stamparatus should be here soon and that will make this set WAY easier to use!  I can't wait!  I'll try to let you know when it's here and maybe I'll do some live videos!  I got a nifty new tripod and ring light waiting for me for my birthday, which also happened to be last week.  I even got to spend it with my dad and step mom who I can't even tell you when the last time that happened was!  It was celebrations all around!  Birthdays, weddings...even a late Christmas ;-)

Happy stamping!

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!

Bright Valentine

Hi stampers!  How can January go so slow and then this month go so fast?  Seriously, January lasted for-ev-er and this month is flying by!  I can't belelive V-day is next week, I need to get cracking on more Valentine's, including 13 or so for Ian's class!  Yikes!

And I've been meaning to stamp and blog but it's just not been happening.  I'm not quite sure WHAT I've been doing...that ever happen to you?  LOL!  I DID get a hydrafacial yesterday which was kind of amazing!  It was my early birthday present to myself, lol!  My skin has not been looking good the past month or so.  It looks great and feels amazing now.  I'd love to get them regularly but I'd probably rather buy more stamps instead ;-)  I did get some ridiculously expensive Vitamin C serum (wasn't aware that it was quite that pricey but I really liked it and she said it will help me so....) too.  Now I need a new moisturizer.  They changed the one I've used for 20+ years.  Don't you HATE that????  Anyway, onto the stamping!

I did make this at the tail end of Ian's nap the other day.  I just can't get enough of the color combo of melon mambo, lemon lime twist, and tranquil tide!  I used sponge daubers to ink up the stamp.  I stamped the background hearts by stamping off once.   You may have to enlarge the picture to see them, they are really faint, which I like!  They didn't photograph well.  The pink heart was stamped and then I used a blender pen to pull the ink into the little circles and fill them in.  It looked too stark "naked" ;-)  And the final touch was a few of the new gold chunky glitter flakes.  A drop with the fine tip glue pen works well to adhere them.

 I used sponge daubers to ink up the stamp.  I stamped the background hearts by stamping off once.   You may have to enlarge the picture to see them, they are really faint, which I like!  They didn't photograph well.  The pink heart was stamped and then I used a blender pen to pull the ink into the little circles and fill them in.  It looked too stark "naked" ;-)  And the final touch was a few of the new gold chunky glitter flakes.  A drop with the fine tip glue pen works well to adhere them.

Happy stamping! Product List

Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Stamp Set

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

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

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Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

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Blender Pens

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Gold Glitter Flakes

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Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

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Put Your Party Hat On

Hi stampers!  If you follow me on Instagram (@badabingpapercrafting) you'll have seen a sneak peek of this card!  I haven't posted or stamped or done much for the past two days thanks to a lovely sinus migraine!  I had it Monday night before bed and was hoping it would be GONE in the morning.  It wasn't.  Anyway, I feel much better today so I thought I'd share this card with you!

The Party Hat Birthday bundle is super cute!  There was a set like this in the Holiday Catalog with a Christmas tree and one, I didn't really "get" it and two, it didn't really interest me.  Funny how that works because this was one of my MUST haves in the Occasions Catalog!

I didn't really understand the Christmas one but basically, the coordinating dies cut out parts of the image for some really cool options!   I kept it pretty simple for this one.

I stamped the lime images first and then cut them out.  Next, I lined up the pink images and finally the tide ones.  I found that the best way to do it.  I had a little trouble when practicing and am far too lazy to use my stamp-a-majig.  I can't wait until my Stamparatus gets here later this month! It will be VERY helpful for this stamp!  I put the smaller cut-outs back in with a drop of glue and the bigger ones I used our mini dimensionals.  Love those things!

I love the color combo of mambo, lemon lime, and tide as well.  I actually put them together thanks to some scraps laying around.  That's often a way I find combos...which makes me feel slightly better about not being a tidy stamper ;-)

But I can't wait to play some more with this one and do some different things, it's so fun!

Happy stamping! Product List

Party Hat Birthday Photopolymer Bundle

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

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

[100730]

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

[121045]

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

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

[145601]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[126948]

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

Clear Faceted Gems

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Picture Perfect

Hi stampers!  I just love the Picture Perfect Birthday Suite!  If you didn't know, one side of this paper was made with pictures of various things like candles and party hats and confetti and donuts.  The artist actually made all of the paper things out of the reverse side of this paper which is just various patterns in fun colors!  How cool is that?  And the paper itself and the photos are gorgeous, like these candles here!

I just love the fun and bright colors!  If you purchase all the fun things in the suite, you're well on your way to earn the "level 2" Celebrate You Thinlit Dies which are SO FUN!  You should note that they will be in the next catalog but why not earn them for FREE now!

My birthday is quickly approaching and sadly, this paper doesn't have near enough candles, HA!  I'd totally be willing to skip it this year! ;-)

Happy stamping!


Product List

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

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

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

[121045]

Picture Perfect Party 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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

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Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

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Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

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Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

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Glitter Enamel Dots

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Kitchen Sink Valentine

Hi stampers!  Happy Monday!  I'm hoping this week starts out better than last week with me pulling my hamstring!  I wasn't able to sit at my desk much last week but it's finally feeling better and I was able to lightly kickbox on Friday!  So, here's hoping I can stamp and workout this week!

Before I injured myself, I had made this card and totally forgot about it!  It's pretty busy but I kind of love it!  Valentine's Day will be here before you know it (even IF January does seem to drag on FOR-EV-ER...does it not? I feel like it's been January for 97 days already and no end in sight but anyway...)!

So, this isn't a typical background for me, the lazy stamper!  Why?  Because it's took ages to dry lol!  I started with a watercolor wash in calypso coral and then let it mostly dry.  When it was just a little bit damp (because I'm impatient) I flicked on some melon mambo ink from my marker.  I might have flicked pool party on it too, but since it took so long I can't really remember, LOL!!!!!  Once it was totally dry, I stamped the hearts in powder pink and used an aquapianter with bermuda bay to drop some big splatters on.  For that, I just dipped it into my ink and then squeezed a lot of water out and let the drops fall while moving it all around.  Then I sat it to dry.

Once it was dry I just loaded it up with everything I could put my hands on ;-)  The Heart Happiness stamp set is really cute and I love this simple polka dot heart.  I embossed it in white on melon mambo which is a color I haven't used much so I'm trying to change that!

Hope you like my kitchen sink card because it's has about everything on it but the kitchen sink!

Happy stamping! Product List

Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Stamp Set

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Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

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

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Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Watercolor Paper

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Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

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Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

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Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Brights Stampin' Write Markers

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Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

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Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

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Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

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Basic Black Metallic Thread

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Metallic Foil Doilies

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Brights Enamel Shapes

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

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