Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Heeheehee!  I simply could not resist that title!  Are you tired of hearing that yet?  I hope not because I have three adorable snowmen to share with you on one card and a gorgeous giant glittery gold snowflake on another.  That's right!  I have two cards for your viewing pleasure today!  The theme this past week for Stampendous has been snowmen, snowflakes, all things related to that fluffy white stuff!  Here's my first card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Snowy Sled

Stampendous® Spoonful Snow Embossing Plus Kit

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper®

Jolly Holiday Paper Pad by Recollections

Copic® Markers (B0000, B000, B00, B01, YR61, YR65, YR68, YG00, YG01, YG03, BG53, BG57, V12, V15, V17, BV08, BV11, BV13, BV17, RV52, RV55, RV66, R02, R05, R08, B32, B34, B37, C3, C6, C7,C9, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37)

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image and color, trim to desired size
Create standard A2 card base with a tent fold and create a mat for the image from the same paper
Trim patterned papers as shown
Add spoonful of snow to trimmed image and heat from underneath, shake off loose bits after heating
Adhere all layers as shown

And, for card number two!  I absolutely adore how this card turned out.  I think it's gorgeous!  There's a certain elegance about it that I love.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Cling Delicate Snow Set

Stampendous® Snowflake Die Set

Stampendous® Holiday Words Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

Stampendous® Pirate Gold Metallic Embossing Powder

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink by Tsukineko®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Natural White Cover Stock

Echo Park® Everybody Loves Christmas "Snowman" 12x12 Paper

Blue Metallic Cardstock of Unknown Origin (Sorry!)

May Arts Ribbon® Twine

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

First I created an A2 card base with a tent fold in the natural white cover stock

I trimmed my patterned paper to fit with a thin edge of the card base showing

I trimmed a piece of the metallic paper to the desired size, determined the area I wanted cut and then die cut my snowflake

Using temporary adhesive, I adhered the metallic paper to the patterned paper and stamped my snowflake through the die cut piece with the VersaMark™ ink

I removed the blue metallic paper, added my embossing powder and heat embossed the snowflake

I took a small scrap of the the natural white paper and stamped my sentiment and embossed it in the same manner as the snowflake then punched a hole in one end

Next I adhered the blue metallic paper to the patterned paper and added my twine and the sentiment by tying a simple bow

Finally, I adhere everything to the card base

Such a simple yet elegant card!  I hope you've enjoyed both cards today and, boy, are they on the different ends of the style spectrum!  The first being fun and the second being almost graceful in it's style.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you again soon with more inspiration from me to you!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, 

Lea

Wicked Wednesday and ARandomFan Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is ARandomFan© Stamps with a theme of something sweet or hearts.  OMG!  If you've never checked out these sweet digi stamps, now is the time.  They are so darn cute!  I've used Zodiac: Leo, kind of appropriate since I am a Leo!  Such sweetness!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

ARandomFan© Stamps Zodiac: Leo Digital Image

Memory Box® You Make My Heart Flutter Stamp

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Rosebud DewDrop™

DecoArt® Americana® Gloss Enamels® Metallic Glorious Gold

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Echo Park® Patterned Paper

3L® Scrapbook Adhesives™ 3D Foam Squares

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim to desired size

Trim base to ATC size (2.5 x 3.5)

Stamp sentiment on scrap of white

Fishtail ends of sentiment and edge with Copic® marker

Adhere image to base

Paint crown with gold paint

Attach sentiment with foam mounting squares

This is such a sweet image.  I really enjoyed making this ATC!  We would love to have you play along with us this week, it's an easy challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  Have a great day!

Hugs,

Lea

Feeling Fishy

All week long, at Stampendous we've been showcasing our new PenPattern stamps that have plenty of open spaces for you to doodle into or color with your choice of medium.  I really like these as the possibilities are endless.  Today I have a project using PenPattern Fish, this one was a lot of fun!

Here's what I used to create this project:

Stampendous® PenPattern Fish
Stampendous® Taupe Color Fragments 
Bazzill®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Echo Park® “Splash” 6x6 Paper Pad 
Micron™ 005 Black Pen
Ranger® Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad 
Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils:
   Dark Aquamarine (1210)
   Green Aquamarine (1220)
   Iris Blue (0900)
   Sea Blue (1200)
   Bright Blue (1000)
   Golden yellow (0230)
   Cadmium Orange (0250)
   Burnt Orange (0260)
   Mid Vermillion (0310)
   Apple Green (1400)
May Arts Ribbons®
Glossy Accents™
Claudine Hellmuth® Studio™ Multi-Medium Matte 
Glue Dots™
Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this project:

Stamp image, color some areas and create pen patterns in other areas 
Trim image to desired size
Create card base in a tent fold
Trim patterned paper
Create mat for image
Adhere patterned paper to card base
Attach matted image to card with foam mounting squares
Using Glue Dots, attach ribbons
Add multi-medium to bottom of card and sprinkle on fragments, tap off excess fragments and return excess to jar 
Create "bubbles" with drops of Glossy Accents

This card reminds me of a fish bowl, what about you?  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

Emma's Zen Flower Garden

It's March Madness at Dreamweaver Stencils and we've all gone a little crazy!  Well, some of us have been there for a while!  Heehee!  Since we get to create pretty much whatever we want this month, I'm going to make a sweet little girl happy.  I had a "Nina request" recently from my adorable little granddaughter, Emmaline Grace.  (I'm Nina, by the way, that's what she has always called me and I love it!)  Emmaline knows I created a canvas for her Aunt Kiki so she wanted one made for her, too.  How could I possibly say no?  Creating art for a five-year old is easy, fast and fun!  You get to keep it simple and child-like.  I had to embrace my inner child and I decided to create something similar to one of the many drawings she has made for me.  Here's my project, I hope she's going to like it!

Here's what I used to create this canvas:

Dreamweaver Stencil LX7024 Zen Flower

Echo Park's "Little Girl" 12x12 Collection

DecoArt Gesso

Jack Richeson Acrylic Paints:

     Titanium White

     Cerulean Blue

     Viridian Hue

     Light Green

Artist Loft Canvas Panel

Sweet Petites Grosgrain Ribbon in Moss

Tim Holtz idea-ology fastener

Glue Dots

Office Depot brads

Here's what I did to create this canvas:

Gesso canvas panel, set aside to dry

Place stencil on back side of papers, trace cutting lines, trim flowers

Gesso back side of flowers, this covers trace lines and adds body to paper

Paint canvas as shown, set aside to dry

Layer flowers with brads and shape

Trim ribbon for stems and leaves, fold and fasten ribbon with staples to create leaves

Attach ribbon stems to back side of canvas and wrap to front

Holding ribbon in place, determine leaf locations and adhere leaves with glue dots

Adhere stems to front

Adhere flowers

So that's it for me, here's the list of my teammates that are playing along:

Dream It Up!
Lea Kimmel (me!)
Louise Healy
Stacey Rumsby
Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan
Pam Hornschu

Be sure to leave some love along the way, we aim to please!  If your interested in becoming a member of the Dream Team, go here for more information on how you can apply.  Also, be sure to play along and link your creation here for a chance to win a stencil of your choice. Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired to create something for a special child in your life!  See you again real soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Words of Love

Do words of love make your heart flutter?  They make mine flutter if they're said by my sweetheart!  
Are you ready for the new Dreamweaver challenge for the month of February? It will be a short month of posts for the Dream Team, but we're pretty excited to share with you our versions of "February Flutters", meaning anything that flutters. Heart flutters, wings that flutter, breezes, sails, etc. So, come along for the ride and link your own "flutterings" to the Dream It Up! blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice. Meanwhile, here's my "fluttering" for the week:

I love the patterned paper with the words as it's little snippets from love letters written years ago.  I think that's really cool!  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencil LJ 928 Swirly Hearts

Dreamweaver White Embossing Paste

Dreamweaver LM 2010 Paste Spreader

Dreamweaver Metallic FX Pink Blaze

Richeson's Acrylics in Scarlet, Crimson Red, Titanium White and Mars Black

Bazzill Cardstock

Echo Park "Yours Truly" Patterned Paper

Bo Bunny "Garden Girl - Wild Flowers" Patterned Paper

May Arts Ribbons

Me & My Big Ideas Pink Multi Pack Rhinestones

Studio 18 Rhinestones Strass Green

Zip Dry Adhesive

Q-Tips

Here's how I did it:

Trim papers to desired size

Tape down paper and stencil in preparation of pasting

Mix white paste with paints until you get the desired color, I went with a nice plum

Spread on paste and once applied, remove stencil (put in water right away), and set aside to dry

Once partially dry, apply Metallic FX with a Q-Tip and then heat with a heat tool to complete drying

Using the same Q-Tip, smudge some of the Metallic FX in various spots around the paper

Adhere patterned papers

Create bow with 2 ribbons and adhere to card

Adhere patterned papers to card base

Complete card by adding rhinestones as shown

 

This was a super easy card to create and I love the finished project.  I think the rhinestones give it just the right touch and balance the bow.  I love how the Metallic FX looks smeared around the paper! Here's the list of my teammates that have projects for your viewing pleasure, be sure to leave them some love:

Dream It Up!
Lea Kimmel
Louise Healy
Stacey Rumsby
Terrece Siddoway
Wendy Jordan 
Pam Hornschu
Cherylynn Moser

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon.  

Hugs,

Lea

It's FALL Y'all!

Stampendous makes the cutest stamps ever!  This one is called Leaf Girl Kiddo and she's obviously having a grand time playing in the leaves!  Like me, she loves Fall!

I started by stamping this little cutie with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Classic Crest and colored my image with Copic markers.  I trimmed my image down and set her aside.  Next I created my card base with Bazzill in a standard A2-sized card with a tent fold.  I added my patterned paper from Echo Park's Fall Fever collection.  I created a mat of Bazzill and patterned paper for my image stack and adhered it all together with Zip Dry.  Using Stampendous's Vintage Uppercase Perfectly Clear ™ Stamps, I stamped F-A-L-L and trimmed each letter down into a mini banner.  I decided to add some glitter to the top of each letter's piece but I couldn't decide which color of glitter to use. So, I decided that I would mix three colors of Stampendous Micro Glitter, I used Red, Orange and Sunflower and it turned into a very pretty fall color perfect for this card!  I added the lettered pieces on with some pop dots and my card was complete!

This was such a fast and easy card to create!  I hope you like it!  That's it for me today but I'll have more goodness to share with you really soon so be sure to check back!

Hugs,
Lea

Float, Float On...

Are you loving the new additions to the Stampendous family?  We are!  Seriously, I just love these little guys!  They're all adorable and my new favorite changes daily!  Today is Fall Float with Monica and she's just the cutest little critter!  I love her!

Items used for this card:

Fall Float
Gold Encrusted Jewel Kit
Crystal Micro Glitter
Neenah Classic Crest
Bazzill
Echo Park Fall Fever
Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers
May Arts Ribbon
Queen & Co. Pearls

For more samples and inspiration, check out the Stampendous Blog and Jennifer's blog with the links below:

Stampendous Blog
Jennifer Dove

It's fun in the sun time again with another collaboration between Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils! We'll be playing together all next week, with a fabulous hop on Friday, August 2nd, featuring a slew of amazing talent from both teams, and of course...prizes!!!

Two prize packages will be given away for the comments left on posts Monday-Thursday, July 29th - August 1st, and one prize will be given away for comments left on the hop day, Friday, August 2nd. Winners will be selected randomly and announced Thursday, August 8th. (Note: USA addresses only, please, due to shipping costs.) Here's what you could win:

Stampendous Surfer and Sandcastle Kiddos • Dreamweaver Hot Air Balloon, Ice Cream Cones, Summer, Mosaic Swirls, Bird Words, and Sandcastle stencils

 

 

I hope you like my little creation!  Don't forget to drop by next week for more stamping and stenciling inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Lea

Wait for the Sunshine

Do you ever have days or even weeks when it seems like there's someone always raining on your parade?  I've had a lot of those days in recent weeks but I refuse to let the "rain" get me down.  I was blessed with one of those unsinkable spirits that might take a dive now and then but quickly rises back to the top.  I love the sunshine too much to let the rain bother me!  So, I patiently wait for the sunshine.  I know it's right around the corner!  Or, right here on this card!

This is my first official post as part of the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team!  I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to be a part of this talented group of ladies.  It is truly a blessing.  I've had several people tell me they wouldn't know what to do with a stencil if they had one.  Seriously!?  This surprised me!  I guess I have been paper crafting so long now that I'm always surprised when someone tells me they're afraid of a technique I see as simple.  I forget that not everyone has the same level of experience I have.  So, today's card is very simple but pretty darn cute if I may say so myself!

For this card, I let the paper take the lead!  This patterned paper was already adorable, all I did was airbrush some raindrops on with my Copic marker and airbrush system, how simple is that!  The stencil used was LJ 905 Rain and may be purchased here.  I can't believe how easy this was!  Then, all I had to do was layer my airbrushed patterned paper on a Bazzill card base, stamp my sentiment from My Favorite Things, layer it on more patterned paper and Bazzill and DONE!  Very easy, very quick and very cute!  So simple a caveman could do it!  (Snicker!)

More members of the Dream Team have created special projects for your viewing pleasure and inspiration and can be found here:

Dream It Up!
Lea Kimmel (That's me!)

Alison Heikkila
Louise Healy
Stacey Rumsby
Terrece Siddoway
Caroline Duncan
Pam Hornschu
Cherylynn Moser 

Feel free to leave some love for us and don't forget to play along.  Mr. Linky on the Dream It Up! blog is just waiting for your card, he has attachment issues!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Can you dig it?

It's release day! So that means it's time for a blog hop!!!

This is an extra special hop, because you get to meet the newest little Teen Scene character! This character is close to Betty's heart, but then again, so are all the Teens, right?   However, someone was missing in Betty's little clan of Teens inspired by her and family and friends! It was only natural to add this little person!   Please say hello to Skull Castle Jude!

Now it's time to get hopping! Don't forget to hop on back to the SBS Blog at the end and grab your discount codes!!

SBS Blog

Alison

Barbara

Betty

Lelia

Cyndi

Lea (me!)
Suzi

SBS Blog

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have loved this release as much as I have!

                                                 Hugs,

                                              Lea

Sunglasses, check, sunscreen, check...

...beach towel, check, Summer Fun, you betcha!  Welcome Teen Scene Summer Fun Beach Time Betty!  She's our newest image from Simply B Stamps and she is too cute!  I absolutely love her!

She looks like I feel sometimes, running in so many different directions I leave a trail of items behind!  We have one more image to share with you tomorrow for our blog hop.  I do hope you will come back to look and hop along.  We've really had a fun time with this release and I almost hate to see it end tomorrow.  Of course, that means you will be able to buy all these awesome images so I guess that's a good thing!  Don't forget to check out the other creation on the SBS blog.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here tomorrow!

Hugs,

Lea

Munsters love the beach too!

Just ask Beach Time Lola and Chris Munster, they'll tell you its true!  Aren't they adorable?  Yes, I know I usually have more color or layers or embellishments and I do apologize for the simpleness of my card but it has just been one of those weeks.  When your mojo goes to the beach (I'm sure that's where it went!) and leaves you hanging, well, that's when you get simple!

These are two of the newest images from the Simply B Stamps Summer Fun collection.  Simple or not, they are great!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has put together for you on our blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here soon!

Hugs,
Lea

She wore an itsy bitsy...

...teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini!  And doesn't she look fabulous!  I love this image and you will too.  Here's Summer Fun Rio from the new Teen Scene Summer Fun collection at Simply B Stamps.

I love everything about this image and it really takes me back to lots of summer fun as a kid.  Who didn't play with the garden hose?  So much fun!  Don't forget to take a look on the SBS Blog to see what other cuteness awaits you.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea



Cannon Ball!

Hey y'all!  Guess what?  Betty, from Simply B Stamps, has a new collection out called Teen Scene Summer Fun.  Let's say hello to Pool Time Miller!  He's our first image for your previewing pleasure!  Doesn't he look like he's having a lot of fun? 

You may notice I gave him just the teeniest bit of sunburn.  I couldn't resist!  As hot as it is in my stamp room right now, I'm wishing I had a pool to go jump into and cool off.  This whole collection is just awesome and I know you're going to want every one!

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Pool Time Miller
Neenah Classic Crest
Bazzill
Echo Park
Copic Markers
Glossy Accents
Creative Imaginations Stick On


Directions:

Stamp image and color with Copics
Trim image to desired size and adhere onto trimmed Bazzill layer, set aside
Cut card base to desired size from Bazzill
Cut bottom layer of patterned paper to size and adhere to card base
Cut strip of patterned paper and adhere to card base and layer
Adhere layered image to card base
Add stick on
Add Glossy Accents to water in pool and on ground and allow to dry

Don't forget to check out the SBS Blog and see what the rest of the design team created and be sure to leave the ladies some love!  See you tomorrow for the next awesome image!  Who's up for a water balloon fight?

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

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

Simply B Stamps Limited Digi Release!

Calling all digi lovers!  I am delighted to announce that Simply B Stamps is releasing the Sweet Gothic Kids Easter Collection as digis for this weekend only!!!! If you're a digi lover like I am, you won't want to miss this opportunity. This line was originally released last Easter and was completely sold out almost nine months ago.  For today and the next two days I will preview one of these adorably quirky images on a card.  However, you may see the entire line of images here.

The first image I've chosen to preview is Spring Showers Tilly.  Isn't she about the cutest thing you've ever seen?  I love, love, love her!  I've colored her with Copics on Neenah paper, distressed the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink and layered her on Bazzill.  My card base is also Bazzill and my patterned papers are from Echo Park's For the Record collection.  I used a bit of crochet lace trim to add to the girly look I've tried to achieve.  The card is simple and sweet, just like the image!  You truly don't want to miss the opportunity to get these in digital format while you can.  Thanks for taking a look and please be sure to check back tomorrow afternoon for the next image I've picked to preview on a card.  Now, I'm off to do the bunny hop and I'll see you back tomorrow!                                                          Hugs,                                                         Lea   

Mad Hatter Hop

We're All Mad Here, that's for sure, so in honor of our madness, and the fact that it's release day, let's have a very Mad Hatter Hop.

Yes, today you get to meet the final character in the Simply B Stamps Alice in Wonderland Chibis Collection, none other than The Hatter himself.

Our Mad Hatter Hop starts here at the SBS Blog

Barbara

Suzi

Lelia
Rebecca
Lea (Me!)

and then finishes back here at the SBS Blog.

Here's my version of the Hatter.  He does look a little crazy with his wildly flowing hair, crazy eyebrows and let's not forget that wild make-up.  He's lovable anyway and has certainly been one of my favorites in this collection. 

I'm glad you've jumped in from Rebecca's blog to visit me and from here you may return to the SBS Blog.  I do hope you will find time to hop around to each design team member's blog to look as we've had a lot of fun with this release.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Lea

Supplies used:

Image:  Simply B Stamps
Inks:  Memento, Copics, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Paper:  Bazzill, Neenah, Basic Grey, Echo Park
Accessories:  Prima Ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Here kitty kitty kitty...

...that's right!  We're previewing the Cheshire Cat, newest image from the Alice in Wonderland Chibis Collection from Simply B Stamps.  This is the Tim Burton version so he's feeling a little blue!  I love how adorable he is, goofy grin and all.  He was a bit of a challenge to color though to make him look like he has fur. 

Using the Leafy Branch die from Memory Box, I tried to make it look as though he is sitting amongst the tree branches without detracting from the image itself.  I hope you like my creation and please be sure to stop by the SBS blog to see what the rest of the design team has created.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look and your comments are always appreciated!

Hugs,

Lea

Supplies used:

Image:  Simply B Stamps

Ink:  Memento, Copics, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Paper:  Neenah, Bazzill, Bo Bunny, Echo Park

Accessories:  SU! Ribbon, Memory Box Die, Spellbinders Nestabilites

Spring Cleaning has Sprung at SBS!

Spring is almost here, that means it's time to do a little cleaning and make room for our upcoming Halloween, Christmas, Summer, and other fun little releases at Simply B Stamps! I know we're jumping the gun, and it's not even the weekend at the moment when sales usually start, but hey that's what makes us SBS right? We march to the beat of our own kooky drum!

Today through Feb. 29th take 30% off any $25 or more purchase (CANNOT BE APPLIED TO DIGIS)! Won't you help me spread the word and Spring Clean!?? Use Coupon code SpringCleaning!

Here's a little bonus... LIMITED DIGI release! Only 2 days of these Cah-UTE Digis:

The Bettys Series 2

(Please remember the discount of 30% does not apply for digis, to avoid mistakes all digis will be emailed manually and directly from Betty after she receives notification of your digi purchase.)

Left to Right... Scrapbooking Betty, Nurse Betty, UK Betty, Hogwarts Betty, Liberty Betty, Bikini Betty, Morning Betty, and Just Betty

Aren't they the CAH-UTE-EST! You can find them here: The Bettys 2

Grab them while they are digis you digi lovers!!!

Here's a simple little card I did using Bikini Betty.  My image is on Neenah and colored with Copics. My base is Bazzill cut to a 5 1/2" square.  The patterned papers are from an Echo Park Splash 6x6 pad.  My bottom layer is cut to a 5 1/4" square.  I cut a strip of the polka dot paper that's 5 1/4" wide and 3 1/4" high.  I framed my image with a rectangle of the same Bazzill I used for my base.  I pop-dotted the image on and added the three flowers and their bling. 

This is my interpretation of the Scrappy Chick Sunday Sketch Challenge 05 that Cyndi Bundy has posted on her blog.  She has great prizes and would love for you to play along with me!  Thanks for stopping by to take a look and I hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea