day four: a little sparkle

Well hello again! It's day 4 of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway over at STAMPlorations. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 4 prize: Choice of 3 Sanna Lippert Designs stencils ($15 value)

To create my one layer card, I sponged yellow and orange ink through the Bloomdala Bliss #14 mask. Then I started building the background  by collage stamping with my go-to grungy-artsy stamps, Mixed Media Grunge and Art Marks, as well as the Daisy Row Artsy Border stamp. I did third-generation stamping of one of the flowers in Bloom Doodles to fill the middle of the card. Finished with the Leave A Little Sparkle typography art stamp.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

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day three: happy spring

It's the third day of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway over at STAMPlorations. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers' blogs.

Day 3 prize: $25 gift code to the STAMPlorations store

Yep, you guessed it...I am back with another one layer card. What can I say...it's my favorite card to make (plus I am lousy at creating cards with real layers!). I partially stamped the Coffee Cup Parade border stamp and did some faux collage stamping using my go-to grungy-artsy stamps, Mixed Media Grunge and Art Marks. I "colored" the cups with splatter stamps (Art Marks) and finished the card with a sentiment from Bloomin' Spring Coffee Basket.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

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day two: bloom and grow

It's the second day of the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway over at STAMPlorations. Every day for 12 days, we're giving away one prize a day to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blogs and participating designers' blogs.

Day 2 prize: Choice of 3 in-stock 3x5 stamp sets ($21 value)

Today's spring-themed project is yet another one layer card. I stamped the Zinnia Row stamp in black and used splatter stamps in the Art Marks set to color the blooms. I also stamped the Darling Dog Roses stamp several times in light ink (Vintage Photo) and finished the card with a sentiment from Sweet Spring Wishes.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

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day one: hello sunshine

Over at STAMPlorations, we've got a fun 12-day event that starts right now: the Spring Fling 12 Days of Giveaway. Every day for the next 12 days, we're giving away one prize a day to one lucky crafter who hops and leaves comments on the STAMPlorations blogs and participating designers' blogs.

Day 1 prize: $15 gift certificate to the STAMPlorations store

For my spring-themed project, I created a one layer coffee-themed card. I stamped the Finding Coffee background stamp in coffee brown ink and then colored it the lazy Shery way: using the splatter stamps in the Art Marks set. Finished the card with a sentiment from Sweet Spring Wishes.

Have fun with the hop -- commenting closes on April 19, with winners announced on April 22.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)

three layouts

It's been ages since I posted here. I've been making a few cards...but for the most part, I've been busy taking care of my two little girls. They're a handful. And full of mischief. And do things every day that make my hair turn gray just a tad. 

Earlier tonight I found myself creating digital layouts. Haven't done so in years. I'd love to create some actual scrapbook pages but I have a non-existent craft area...as my trailer has become a storage space for anything and everything that doesn't fit in the house. I've rearranged and reorganized my craft supplies in there that I don't know where most of the stuff is. 

But I have thousands of photos of my two beautiful girls and I'm dying to do something artsy with them. And so I turn to digital layouts. I love Photoshop styles! Sharing here the three I finished today :o)

hat love

tornado sleeps

treasure hunters

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