Last week to play!

Sadly, this is the last Saturday to play along in the Stampendous April Challenge to recycle, reuse or repurpose.  I've really enjoyed this challenge and hope you've had a chance to play along with us.  I have to admit, I love finding "treasures" in someones trash.  I can be driving along and see something someone has set on the side of the road for our yearly bulky item pickup.  I don't think twice about stopping and picking something up.  My kids get so embarrassed by this but I'm always oblivious to their protests because the wheels are already turning in my head.  I found this cookie sheet in one of those piles and I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it.

Yes, it was pretty rusty and nasty looking.  This picture was actually taken after lightly sanding some of the rust off and washing it.  It doesn't look like much in this picture.  So, here it is after I've given it a face lift.

A close up of the flowers

Using Stampendous Cling Jumbo Zinnia, I stamped the flower three times and colored each flower with different colors of Copic Markers. I cut the flowers out, added pop dots on the back of each one and set them aside. I spray painted the tray in an antique white and when it was dry I added the flowers. I also used leaves from some silk flowers I had taken apart some time back just to add that little extra pop of color and give it a more complete look.  So there you have it!  My repurposed cookie sheet has been transformed into a fun message board I'm going to hang in my kitchen.  I hope you like my creation.  Now, it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the design team has created for your viewing pleasure!

Stampendous Impressions

Janelle

Jennifer

Jingle

Lea (Me!)

Pam

Susie

Taylor

Tenia

Wendy J

Wendy P

You have until Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to add your direct link to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog). You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do! As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous newly released Mother's Love Perfectly Clear Stamp Set .

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you may enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!


Hugs,
Lea

Who's your hero?

It's finally here! Release Blog Hop day!  First I want to tell you about a few of my heroes.  I've had a lot of heroes over the years, my grandpa was my first hero.  He loved me and I loved him like no other.  He passed away when I was 16, just a few days before Christmas.  I was crushed.  My first hero was gone.  My second hero was my Uncle Wake.  He had married my aunt and was helping her raise me (my mother passed when I was four and my dad was in the Navy and at sea).  He had been a Marine and was a rough and tough kind of guy unless an animal was involved and then you saw his soft heart.  He taught me a myriad of things growing up; he made sure I had real world survival skills before I left the nest.  He's still close by, always ready with a joke or a bit of wisdom.  He's still one of my heroes.

On a more recent note, the firemen at Fire Station 1 right here in Winston-Salem are my heroes.  Sadly I don't even know their names but they were the first responders when I had a stroke nine years ago and crashed twice.  Had they not arrived so quickly and begun their life-saving skills on me, I'm not sure I would be here today.  They will always be my heroes!  So, who are the heroes in your life?

Meet Fireman Jude, the final image in the new Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun collection from Simply B Stamps.  He's adorable!  I love the Dalmatian puppy and his cute little firetruck too.  Daniel, my youngest son, used to be so enamored of firetrucks and firemen.  His birthday party when he turned 3 was all about firemen and firetrucks, we even found him a fireman's suit that was very realistic.  The neighborhood firemen brought their truck to his party and let all the kids check it out.  It was a total hit!  Anyway, here's my card:

Who's ready to put out some fires?  He's sure to set your little heart on fire!

Before you hop, let me give you a bit of information...

One winner will, of course, be chosen at Random from any of our blogs for a chance to win each new image. We will be choosing from the comments left on all blogs each day we previewed an image. Winners will be announced Saturday morning with our Limited Digi release. If you happen to purchase the digis before you know who won... no worries, Betty will gift you a brand spankin' new digi from our NEXT release in place of the one you have won.  These images are digi for a limited time.  The rubber is on a pre-order situation... Betty gets so sad each time she runs out on release day, and has sad customers so she is trying something new!  Check out the deals on the pre-order below.

Now... Here's the Hop List:

Starts at SBS Blog

Betty
Suzi
Lelia
Barbara
Alison
Lea  (Me!)
Cyndi
Ends at SBS Blog

Now for the deals on the pre-order:

Buy any six new Jude and the Rockers Just for fun singles (Pre-cut and cushion mounted) for $43.00
Use code J4Fun43

Buy any three new Jude and the Rockers Just for fun singles (Pre-cut and cushion mounted) for $22.00
Use code J4Fun22

Buy it by the sheet and save even more!
Jude and the Rockers full Sheet- uncut, unmounted for $30.00 use code J4FunSheet

We hope you have enjoyed this hop and hope you will leave our DT gals some lovin'! See you all really soon for our next release, in the meantime don't forget to check out our Facebook pages Just For Fun! You never know what will pop up in there!

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Fireman Jude

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Neenah Class Crest Paper

Bazzill Paper

Scrap Happy Paper

K & Company Paper

Star Woodlets

GeoType Rub-on Letters

Instructions:

1.  Color image with Copics, ink edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in Black Soot, cut and layer on Bazzill, set aside

2.  Cut Bazzill card base to desired size and score

3.  Cut bottom layer of patterned paper to size

4.  Cut next layer up of patterned paper to size and adhere all pieces centering each

5.  Adhere layered image to center

6.  Color stars with Copic marker and add rub-on letters

7.  Adhere stars to card with glue dots

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us!  In the meantime, stop by and see what's new!

Hugs,

Lea

So you wanna be a rock star?

Rock Star Lilly is one rockin' chick as the newest image in the Jude and the Rocker Just for Fun collection at Simply B Stamps.  She is all about some rock 'n' roll!  She looks like she could sing all night long.

Here's a closer look at her glam look.  I've added atyou Spica colors to her hair, eyeliner, glove, nose piercing and belly button piercing.  She is all glitzed out in true rock 'n' roll fashion!

SWAG!

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Rock Star Lilly

Bazzill Paper

Neenah Classic Crest Paper

Piggy Tales Shiney Stars Paper

Bo Bunny Stickers

Copic Markers

atyou Spica Pens

Instructions:

1.  Color image, cut to desired size, layer on patterned paper and Bazzill cut to desired sizes and set aside

2.  Cut Bazzill card base to size desired

3.  Cut bottom layer of patterned paper to size desired

4.  Adhere bottom patterned paper and layered image to card base

5.  Apply stickers

6.  Apply sentiment sticker to Bazzill, cut to appropriate size and adhere with pop dots

Voila!  One simply cute card for Simply B Stamps!  Make sure you check out what the rest of the design team has created.  Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow and see who's next.  Man, is it getting hot in here or what!?  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Yee Haw!!

Who says only boys get to ride the range?  Say howdy to Yee Haw Ali.  She's the newest image in the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun collection from Simply B Stamps.  I love her!  Well, to be honest, I love all of Betty's images.  They're all adorable!  Anyway, back to Ali!  Please note that her skirt and vest are have no pattern, I took a cue from her hat band that did and added it to her skirt and vest.  I love how it came out and it really completes her look!

Have bubbles, will travel!

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Yee Haw Ali

Neenah Classic Crest Paper



Bazzill Paper
Creative Imaginations Paper
Bo Bunny Sticker
Copic Markers
Garden Twine
Stickles in Stardust
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and Antique Linen

Instructions:

1.  Color image, cut to size, layer on Bazzill and set aside
2.  Cut Bazzill card base to desired size
3.  Cut bottom layer of patterned paper to size desired and set aside
4.  Cut next layer up of patterned paper to size and set aside
5.  Layer both pieces of patterned paper, add tied twine and adhere to card base
6.  Adhere image layers to card base
7.  Using pop dots, adhere sentiment
8.  Create bubbles with Stickles

Another super fun Simply B Stamps card created for your viewing pleasure!  Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's creations.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow and see who's rockin' the blog.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Lea

Ride 'em Cowboy!

Yee-haw!  It's a gunslingin', rope 'em, round 'em up Cowboy!  Meet Giddy Up Oscar, newest image in the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun collection from Simply B Stamps!  How many of you had a hobby horse you rode a thousand miles on as a kid?  I had one and I loved that horse.  I rode it until I was too big to ride it anymore, guess I was about 16.  Just kidding!  I did ride mine as long as I could though.  It was so much fun.  This is a simple card but oh so cute!

Doesn't he look like he's having a great time?

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Giddy Up Oscar

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs

Bazzill Paper

K & Company Cowboy Paper

Bo Bunny Yee Ha! Stickers

Instructions:

1. Colored image with Copics, distressed with TH ink, cut to size and set aside

2.  Cut Bazzill card base to size desired ( mine is 6" square)

3.  Cut patterned paper for bottom layer to size desired, adhered to base

4.  Layered stickers on Bazzill and cut edges to size desired

5.  Cut Bazzill layer for image and adhered to image and card base

6.  Pop dotted stickers on to corners

How simple is that?  This is a great image for a young boy's birthday, get well or just how are you!  Be sure to stop back by tomorrow to see who's up next.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's projects, they aim to please!  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Is there a doctor in the house?

Why, yes, there is!  Say hello to Doctor Brittany, newest image in the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun collection from Simply B Stamps.  I just love this collection!  This one takes me back to my childhood and playing doctor with my own dolls and stuffed animals.  One of my aunts was a nurse and I used to love pretending to be like her.  Here's my card:

I love this paper.  It reminded me of lazy summer days looking into the clouds and dreaming of days to come.  I decided it would be perfect for this sweet image.  Here's a close up:

How cute is she?

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Doctor Brittany

MFT Stamps Sentiment

Bazzill Paper

Bella Blvd Paper Happy Clouds

Neenah Classic Crest

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Prima Flowers

Want2Scrap Pearls

Instructions:

1.  Cut Bazzill for card base (mine is 5 1/2" square)

2.  Cut patterned paper for bottom layer with 1/16" inner edge

3.  Layer cut and colored image on reverse side of patterned paper and adhere to card

4.  Stamp sentiment and layer onto reverse side of patterned paper and adhere

5.  Add flowers with glue dots.

6.  Add pearls to flower centers

As you can see, this was very simple.  I hope you like my card and will come back tomorrow to see who's up next.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created with this little cutie.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Who wants cake?

It's time for another new release at Simply B Stamps and boy do we have cute kids for you!  Jude and the Rockers are back in a new collection called Just for Fun.  All the little darlings are trying out future careers or just playing dress up.  All those fun things we used to do as kids!  First up is Chef Ariel.  She's adorable as always and has baked a gorgeous cake.  I'm actually going to a birthday party today and I'm hoping they have cake because coloring this image has brought out that craving for some yummy cake and ice cream!  Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Chef Ariel

Bazzill Paper

Best Creation's Mom's Kitchen Paper

Bo Bunny Orange Citrus Dot Paper

Neenah Classic Crest Paper

Copic Markers

Memory Box Die

Offray Ribbon

Glossy Accents

Diamond Stickles

Instructions:

1.  Cut Bazzill card base to size desired

2.  Cut patterned papers for layers and set aside

3.  Cut colored image to size and layer on cut Dot paper

4.  Create bow with peg bowmaker leaving tails long enough to wrap around edges of patterned paper bottom layer

5.  Using Memory Box die, cut piece of Bazzill and adhere to patterned paper for bottom layer

6.  Adhere ribbon with bow to patterned paper over the center of die cut

7.  Add pop dotted image to card base

I hope you like Ariel and will come back tomorrow to see who's next.  I could tell you but it's a secret!  Be sure to stop by the blog and check out the other cool cards made by the rest of the team.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

More Trash to Treasure!

The stupendous Stampendous gals are at it again this week...recycling, repurposing, and reusing for the month of April! Nothing hits the "round file" this month, and everything is fair game to be stamped, cut, encrusted, and Frantaged!

I have yet another metal item I salvaged from the "trailer of treasures."  I'm all about recycling cool found items.  What may look like junk to one person could become all sorts of things in my crafty claws!  Here's the cool piece I'm using for this week.  I have no idea what this was in its previous life!

Today it has become the Surf Shack!  I think it's much cuter as a surf shack than it was as a, well, whatever it was!  Here's my card:

This was so fun to create and so easy!  Here are the details:

Products used:

Stampendous Cling Changito Surfer
Stampendous Golden Sand Embossing Powder
Bazzill
Neenah
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
VersaMark Pad
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Brad
Doodlebug Twine
Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Glossy Accents

Instructions:

1.  Cut Bazzill base and fold in half
2.  Cut Neenah paper to fit on Bazzill
3.  Stamp Cling Changito Surfer and color (I used Copic Markers)
4.  Color background (again using Copics)
5.  Stamp three surf boards only, color and cut out, set aside
6.  Cut metal into "shack" pieces (side and roof), adhere to image piece
7.  Punch hole for brad, hand written sign with twine
8.  Using VersaMark pad, add Stampendous embossing powder in Golden Sand
9.  Attach surf boards with glue dots
10. Using Glossy Accents, adhere Ultra Fine Flower Soft in Sand
11. Attach hand written and layered sentiment

Easy peasy, right!?  And, he's just so darn cute!  I hope you like my project this week for the April Challenge.  Be sure to check back next week for another trash to treasure project.

Check out what the other players for this week have been up to:

Stampendous Impressions
Lea Kimmel (Me!)
Pam Hornschu
Suzanne Czosek
Melinda Gleissner
Tenia Nelson
Wendy Jordan
Wendy Price

You have until Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to add your direct link to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog). You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do! As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous newly released Mother's Love Perfectly Clear Stamp Set .

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you may enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!


Hugs,
Lea

Altered Alice Time

Have you heard? 
Stampendous is partnering with The Altered Alice blog for the month of April using the new and cool Wonderland Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.  This is fun collaboration as the Stampendous Design Team plays along with the Altered Alice Design Team to see what fun and cool projects we can come with for this set.

I didn't do a card or a box, I decided to do a couple of jewelry pieces.  The first is a necklace using the white rabbit, watch and playing card stamps.  It was one of those ideas that just popped into my noggin the minute I looked at the set.  I saw how the rabbit's paws were poised and I knew they were just screaming to hold something!  I stamped each piece with VersaFine and embossed with the clear powder.  I cut out each piece, ran it over the VersaMark pad and then embossed the edges and back with the aged taupe embossing enamel.  Using my 1/16 hole punch, I punched a small hole in each piece and attached the jump rings.  I did add a small amount of shading with my Copic markers W00 and W0. 


Next I did a piece with Cheshire Cat as he is truly my favorite character!  I stamped the Cat image on Neenah and colored it with Copics BG13, BG15 & G07.  I cut it out and set it aside.  I found a page in the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and photo copied it.  I cut the section down to size and added the distress ink all over.  I backed it onto a square of Bazzill I had cut to fit and attached the cat image on top.  I sandwiched the whole thing between two pieces of Memory Glass and placed it inside a Memory Frame to wear as a necklace.  I added my jump ring and chain.  As a side note, I colored my cat in the same manner as the Tim Burton version of the Cheshire Cat rather than the Disney version.  Have a look!  I hope you like the two pieces I've created.  They were a lot of fun to make and will be even more fun to wear!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll stop back by again soon.  Until then...

Hugs,
Lea

Dreampendous and Challenge time!

Get ready to be inked, pasted, encrusted, stenciled and stamped! This week, the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team and the Stampendous Design Teams have had so much fun sharing "Dream-pendous" inspiration with you, and today we wrap things up with a terrific blog hop! You'll see how to mix and mingle your creativity...if you are a stenciler, you will be fascinated at combining stamps with your first love. If you are a stamper, you will be wowed at how stencils can add to your impressions.

And since this hop falls on a Saturday, some of the Stampendous team members are combining their amazing Dreamweaver Stencils projects with the monthly Stampendous challenge. This month, in honor of Earth Day, we are challenging ourselves (and you) to make something that uses product(s) that are recycled, re-purposed, or reused in some way.

Here's what I found for recycling.  This came off of a filter on a truck.  I could see a lot of possibilities as soon as I picked it up!  Of course one of the things I thought of was chicken wire.  It has that look to it.  Well the more I looked at it, the more I realized that what it really made me think of is fish scales.  Well, in my world, fish scales = mermaid.  I pulled out my Stampendous Cling Mermaid and set out to create this card.

I stamped my image on Neenah with Memento and colored it with my Copics.  I cut it out with a Spellbinders Nestie and set it aside.  Next I started on my base of Bazzill, Echo Park Splash patterned paper, wire mesh, twine, shells, gilded mica fragments and powder blue fragments.  I really do enjoy the whole Fran•táge look.  It's so fun to play with and mix up.  I love it!

Here's a pic of just the card:

I really like the way it turned out.  It was almost exactly what I had in mind!  I hope you like it too!

 

Be sure to leave comments as you tour the blogs (with your email addy!) for a chance to win one of these sets:

Here's the entire Dreamweaver Stencils/Stampendous party train for the hop today:

Dream It Up!

Stampendous Impressions!

Kristine Reynolds

Cherylynn Moser

Lynn Mercurio

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Liz Martin

Taylor Usry

Jessie Hurley

Krissy Fossmeyer

Cyndi Bundy

Jennifer Ingle

Georgia Sommers

Kristi Van Doren

Stephanie Lee

Wendy Jordan

Suzanne Czosek

Terrece Siddoway

Lee Kellogg

Janelle Stollfus

Louise Healy

Jennifer Dove

Stampendous Monthly Challenge only:

Lea Kimmel (that's me!)

Tenia Nelson

Don't forget - we want YOU to play along in our monthly challenge! You have until Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to add your direct link to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog). You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do! As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous Mother's Love Perfectly Clear Stamp Set. Available in stores now, it will be on the website for purchase soon!

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you an enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!

Hugs,
Lea

Stampendous April Challenge has begun!

Woohoo! It's the first Saturday in April, and that means the Stampendous team has a brand new challenge for you. This month, in honor of Earth Day, we are challengeing ourselves (and you) to make something that uses product(s) that are recycled, repurposed, or reused in some way. The possibilities are endless! Snazz up a household item and turn it into something beautiful, use something unexpected on your card, or even just use up some scraps you've had in your stash forever (that's recycling, right?!?)

When I was young, my aunt and uncle would take me "antiquing" with them and we would find an assortment of treasures along the way.  I loved finding something cool that had been discarded.  I'm a firm believe in "one man's trash is another man's treasure."  Recently, a friend borrowed our trailer to remove some old junk from his basement.  I had the opportunity to do a little digging through his "trash" on the hunt for some treasures.  Of course, I had this challenge in mind and I was so hoping to find something I could use.  I was not to be disappointed! In fact, you'll see a few more items I found over the course of this month. 

For this week I have this nifty little "hanging basket" I found.  It's really just lightweight fencing of some sort that someone creatively put together with wire.  I didn't change the hanger or how it was pieced together as I loved it just the way I found it.  I thought it was pretty cool!  I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it the minute I picked it up!  Have a little look!

I stamped Cling Lone Bird with my VersaMark pad to do a little embossing.  I like to play around and mix powders.  I combined aged copper, aged gold, and aged taupe embossing enamels and focused that mix primarily on the bird.  I added aged green embossing enamel to the foliage around the bird.  I colored the bird in with my Copics but it really didn't need much at all.  I only used E42, E43 and E44.  Next I distressed the edges of my image and added some Tim Holtz distress ink in gathered twigs.  I decided to back my image with a small piece of My Mind's Eye paper from the Lost & Found Two Breeze 6x6 paper pad.  Of course it needed a little work over in the form of "Fran•táge!"   I took the rest of my powders I had mixed for the bird and added some sage color fragments to the mix and did each edge one at a time.  Once complete I layered the two pieces together with double-sided tape

Prior to adhering my paper to the basket, I filled it with an assortment of eggs, twigs and feathers.  I then added my stamped and layered image as well as a small bow at the top of the hanger.  I plan on hanging this on the wall in my den close to a collection of other bird items.  I love how sweet it looks!  Can you believe someone would throw away something so cute!?  Here's another view with subdued lighting to really show you the shine of the embossing powders.

Ready to see some more?  Here is the whole list of my fantastic teammates, who are sharing some fabulous inspiration with you today:

Stampendous Impressions

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Ingle

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel (Me!)

Pam Hornschu

Steph Lee

Susie Moore

Suzanne Czosek

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

Don't forget - we want YOU to play along with us!  That means you have until Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to add your direct link to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog).  You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do!  As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous Mother's Love Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.  Available in stores now, it will be on the website for purchase soon!

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.  We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you can enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  I hope you enjoyed my project, I sure had fun creating it for your viewing pleasure!

Hugs,
Lea

Who gives a Hoot?

Haunting Hannah, that's who!  Meet Haunting Hannah and Hoot, the latest in the Spunky Spooks collection from Simply B Stamps by Alicia Bell.  These are such fun images and I can hardly wait for Halloween to get here so I can make even more cards with them.  These have got to be some of the prettiest spooks out there!  And, let's not forget how cute Hoot is! 

I colored her skin like I normally would with my Copics and then I decided she looked a little too alive and not really ghost-like.  Well that an easy enough fix!  I simply went over all her skin with my 0, Colorless Blender, and then added in a little C00 and C0.  Spooked her up rather nicely!  If I had her to do over again, I must admit I would have used a lighter spica pen than the black.  I might have only used clear or possibly silver.  The next time I color her, one of those will be my pick. 

My papers are simple, Bazzill, Neenah and Echo Park's Apothecary Emporium pad.  I did add some May Arts ribbon that has a cool spider web effect and I used a Tim Holtz muse token.  I liked it because it said Haunted with a large "H" punched out of the middle.  I thought it was quite appropriate.  I attached it with a sparkly brad from my stash but I think it was originally from SU!.  I put it at the end of her chain with hopes that it would look like her chain was holding it.

I hope you like her and will check out the creations the rest of the Design Team put together.  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back tomorrow.  Something seems a little fishy!

Hugs,

Lea

How now brown cow?

Guess what?  Today, I'm a star!  Not just any star, a Stampendous BlogStar!  I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to play along with such a talented design team.  You know how much I love stamping and creating and to be able to do so with a company I love is just beyond wonderful.  In honor of this awesome opportunity, I've decided to "Milk it for all it's worth!" 

 I'm not sure if you've met Cowlik yet or not but isn't he adorable?  Cowlik is one of the new characters from Stampendous that has joined Fluffles and Changito.  I'm just in love with this little guy!  I've made him brown since we all know the brown cows are where chocolate milk comes from, right!?  I'm not sure where the strawberry milk comes from and I don't think I want to know! 

I colored these images with my Copics after stamping them on Neenah with VersaFine ink.  I kept the papers to a minimum since I knew I was using three different images.  My papers are Bazzill for the base and background layers and the patterned paper is from a Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck named Garden Variety.



Here's a close up of Cowlick and a close up of the milk bottles.







Even though it's hard to tell in my pictures, I colored the sky with Copic B0000 and colored around the milk bottles and the sentiment with the same.  It's hard for me to leave white space!  I love how this card came out and the simplicity of it.  All I had to do to polish it off was add a lovely bow. 


Here's what the entire set looks like and the link to the site should you want to purchase this very versatile set.  Say hello, happy birthday or, like me, milk it for all it's worth and just have fun!  Cowlik Birthday Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'm really looking forward to my time as a Stampendous BlogStar.  There are three other BlogStars I'm sharing the spotlight with and I hope you will check out their blogs and say hello to them as well. 

Tenia Nelson
 http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com

April Derrick
http://memoryvilla.com/blog

Susie Moore
http://www.thedieshaveit.com

I'm sure they're just as excited as I am!
 I hope you'll check back often to see what I've come up with next.  There's all sorts of cards rolling around in my head just waiting to be stamped, colored and created!

Big BlogStar Hugs!
Lea

Sweet, Sassy, Saucy...

...and Spunky Spooks!  Today we are previewing the first of a new Simply B Stamps collection of images by the very talented Alica Bell called "Spunky Spooks."  As the name suggests, they've got a sassy attitude with a side helping of spooky!  Meet Betty Bolts and her sidekick Baxter.  Looks like they have a little trouble keeping all their parts together!

I colored this cutie with my Copics on Neenah and inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in pumice stone.    I layered the image on Bazzill.  I cut out a piece of Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers paper pad and layered it on Bazzill as well.  The base of my card is Bazzill with a layer of Basic Grey's Oliver paper pad.  I used glazed brads from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers collection as my accents.  I'm an animal lover so I really wanted to play up the doggie sidekick.  After all, he's just so cute and cuddly.  Who could resist?  I hope you will check out the creations from the rest of the design team.  We even have a guest designer with us so be sure to take a peak and leave her some love in the way of nice comments.  A few kind words can go a long way to making someones day!  Be sure to check back tomorrow for a sneak peak of the second image.  You'll find her to be hauntingly beautiful for sure.  Take care and thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Who remembers the Bunny Hop?

In grade school the Bunny Hop was one of my favorite dances to do.  I loved it!  Also, when I was in my early teens one of my best friends, Totsy, and I dressed up as Easter bunnies and delivered little Easter baskets around our neighborhood to the elderly neighbors.  We had such a good time together and even to this day I have a collection of bunnies that remind me of our fun.  That why I chose to preview Cotton Tail Sally from the Simply B Stamps Sweet Gothic Kids Easter collection.  Originally this was supposed to be the last day these adorable stamps would be available.  Well, they have been such a hit that Betty has decided to make them available through Easter.  So, if you haven't purchased your digis yet, now is the time to get hoppin'!