Mr. & Mrs. – Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge

Happy Wednesday. I am so looking forward to the weekend. Thank goodness we are half way there! This weekend I got to play with Concord & 9th's Furry Friend. I thought I'd make a wedding card, with the cute dear image. Since this week's Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge is Anything Goes, I decided to…

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Concord and 9th Monogram Stamps

Happy Friday! As promised, today I am sharing the cards I made with the new Monogram stamps. These cards are from my first run with the stamps, and was just using different color combinations and the layers. I have the matching dies, but didn't get into using the flower dies. I didn't get the whole…

Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #17

Woot! Hello weekend! Let's dive in with Challenge #17 from Where Creativity Meets C9! Challenge 17 is to use your oldest Concord and 9th set. I haven't been crafting for that long, so my set isn't that old. But, it was what drew me into C9 and their innovative products. Who could resist Many Mandala?…

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

Just a quick post to share my card for the SSS Wednesday challenge. I don't like posting so close to a new challenge, but Irma messed up my plans... The manufacturer highlighted this week is Simon Says Stamps, in honor of Stamptember (a huge, month long stamp celebration SSS hosts).  I used SSS Floral Bliss,…

Using Die Cut Negatives

Hey all! I just a quick post to show some ways I've used my die cut negatives, or what you are left with once you remove your die cut shapes. In this case, what I did with what was left from the two of the three negatives from this card.  . As you can see,…

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge-Summer Sunshine

Good morning! This week the challenge was Summer Sunshine, using Simon Says Stamps products. What's more summery then flowers and weddings? I decide to use the Floral Bliss stamp set, but to use the smaller single images instead of the large image. I also decide to test out my new Mica Sprays (post coming soon).…

Watercolored Mandala

And now the saga of the watercolor Mandala... It took me all week to write about my adventures with this card because I needed time to recover. I'm not sure what was really going through my head when I made this card, but I"ll give you a sneak peak into the inner chaos. What I…

Simon Says Stamp’s Floral Bliss

I wanted to share with you my second attempt at a card with the beautiful, large Floral image from SSS's Floral Bliss. I really did not do this stamp justice the first time I used it! This time around I stamped it with Versafine black onyx in and embossed it with clear powder. Then I…

Playing With Distress Oxide Inks

I finally caved last week and ordered a set of Distress Oxide inks. There were a couple of different reasons I decided to take the plunge. I like blending traditional Distress inks for unique backgrounds You can actually stamp with these inks and get a crips image They show up on dark cardstock (I like…