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!

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

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Celebrating Sara Artisan Design Team Bonus Hop

Hi stampers!  Some of the Artisans are hopping today to show you some special cards!  Earlier this fall, we were asked to create a special card for Sara if we liked because they were decorating the legacy room at the home office for her.  Of course I jumped at the chance!  We were asked to use some of her favorite colors which happen to be my favorite colors!

The only thing I'm sad about is that I wasn't able to make it to Salt Lake in time to go SEE her room.  But, Sean posted a picture on IG and I did see my card!  I really hope she liked it and I really do think Sara is brilliant!  It was quite an honor just to see a picture of it posted!

The Watts of Occasions set was just perfect.  I really poured over my stamp sets to see what spoke to me!

My picture isn't great, I'm sorry.  I had to hunt back in my photos to find it and it wasn't the best but it will have to do.  I was in a hurry to make and then send it off before I went to my mom's house, I remember that much!  I just watercolored the light bulb after embossing with silver.  A few splatters with lemon lime twist and basic black really give it that Sara style, I think!  Again, I hope she really loved it and I hope you do too!

I love this company, all of the people I've met and the friendships I've made.  And I've truly been honored to be a part of the ADT, it's really just been a dream come true!

And speaking of friends,  now you're off to see what Tanya made!

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]

Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144243]

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

[144245]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[144083]

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

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2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

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Layering Squares Framelits Dies

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon

[144234]

Perfect Days Card Pack

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Black Rhinestone Jewels

[144639]

Mailable Monday

Hi stampers!  I took the week off as you can see.  I just couldn't get motivated to stamp or blog last week.  My foot has been bothering me after being a little better and getting a good report at my appointment so I've been pretty down.  I had a migraine last week too, which always throws me for a loop.  I'm so glad they aren't a regular thing for me anymore!  I'm working on changing my attitude though so I got some good stamp therapy on Sunday afternoon.

So, here's simple one that I had partially finished when I sat down to create!

Watts of occasions is just too cute!  All I did here was emboss the lightbulb and then do a watercolor wash around it.  After it was dry, I also ran the wink of stella pen around it to give it a bit of shimmer.

I couldn't get the sentiment to work so I simply cut it up.  It was a lightbulb moment ;-)

Hopefully I can get more blogging done this week and share all the cute things I made!

Happy stamping! Product List

Watts Of Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143867]

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

[140272]

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

[121045]

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Christmas in June

Hi stampers!  So...no, I haven't stamped or blogged too much while I'm recuperating.  I've been trying to keep my foot elevated to stamping isn't ideal and frankly I haven't blogged, because sitting around makes me tired, lol!  Isn't that weird how that works?  I also keep forgetting to take pictures of some projects I have done.  Whoops!  It is feeling better, although after working out then grocery shopping on Monday, the rest of the day wasn't great.  Thankfully, Tuesday was much better even with a workout!

Anyway, how about some Christmas in June...because this is the only project I have a good picture of at the moment :-)

I actually love how simple and cute this is!  I had to have watts of occasions when I saw it!

I created a watercolor wash with crushed curry and the lightbulb is embossed with gold then colored in.  I really like the curry with the more traditional Christmas colors.  And a little gold thread is the perfect finishing touch!

Today is Ian's gymnastics class.  Let's hope I don't break anything today :-)

Happy stamping! Product List

Watts Of Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143867]

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

[140272]

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

Be Merry Designer Series Paper

[144111]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[131173]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]