Fishy Fishy!

Happy Friday- I am sure you are all as happy about that as I am. I really truly live for my weekends as I get older- LOL, all you youngin's probably say the same thing!

Today is my day to show you one of the brand spankin' new stamps that has just been released by My Cute Stamps. This set is called Fishy Fun Crab Set and I had a few ideas in my mind when I got this set from Julie and played and played with it- and all I know is that I had to use color, it was so tropical that I couldn't do anyting but........... don't you agree?



This is a close up of one of the cards, I colored them with my copic markers and was able to match them all pretty closely with the DSP which is a Cosmo Cricket one! So yummy! As you can tell from this photo all the little cards which are 3.5x3.5 will fit into the pizza box that I also made to go with this set.

So, where can you get these sweet stamps? Well you can go on over to ABC Toys and Crafts and Julie has all then new releases NOW. OR you could be eligible to win them as well if you go over to the ABC DT blog HERE. Each day this week each of the DT members showcased a new release and Julie is giving away one of each set showcased that day - so make sure you comment on each day's post to be eligible to win that set! Winners will all be announced on Saturday.

You can also be eligible for other prizes if you follow the details here- it is a fun release week at ABC Toys and Crafts. Plus, I have to remind you that Julie has some fabulous MS punches for the holidays!

WANT TO WIN PROJECT? Would you like to win this little pizza box and card set? Just comment here on this post and I will also draw a winner Saturday evening: 7pm!

Cross

This cross stamp is one that I picked up a few weeks ago while shopping on vacation. This line had several different styles and sizes and this was a medium size-they have larger ones and they were awesome. I was just afraid it would be too much for me. I just pictured stained glass and want to try that technique on the next one. The DP is SU left overs that I had and I thought the colors went well together- the green might be a little too green vs the mellow green on the DP but it definately makes a statement and I believe my friend enjoyed the card (didn't you?) LOL!

Have a great day- sorry it is a quick post for the day but dang, the weeks go by fast and I still have lots to do. And remember if you have not entered to win the FREE STAMPS from ABC DT Blog head over there. And then the KLSNS blog hop is going on till Saturday so you have a chance to join the fun and win prizes by clicking on the cute little logo over there on the right!




Heidi

Altered Portfolio

I just love this project! I am not sure what it is called, but I kind of made my own tutorial up to have it come out. I didn't realize though that I forgot to take apicture of the front of this before I sent it off to my friend. So I will now have to make another one to show off! Yikes............ It is kind of like a portfolio. When you close these sides up it is about 9x12inches and I have a little string pull that holds it shut.

This here is the absolute inside- as you can just tell this is open and so there is the middle and the two sides. When shut, it will look like the picture above. I can't believe I didn't take the outside picture!

Ok so that is it for today but please do not forget about two things I have going this week:

1. KLSNS Blog Hop: start over at the DT blog and enter to win free goodies!

2. ABC Toys and Craft New Stamp Release: the DT blog has a free stamp a day give away.

See you all later now!

7kids Cherry

Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Mine was packed: a golf outing on Saturday and then scraping, sanding and priming the front porch to have a fresh coat of paint! Lets just say I slept well this weekend and did not do what I was anticipating doing, which was to go to the Novi Rubberstamp show on Sunday! But oh well- the porch looks splendid.

Today's card is made with the OH SO CUTE little Tilda in her cherry dress. This has to be one of my favorites- for sure! I stamped her with tuxedo black ink from memento on solar white Nassau cardstock and then colored with mostly my green and red copic markers. The circle in the back was made with my inverted scallop circle nestability- is this shape not the coolest!? I think that she will find her way to a special friends home soon!

Also, you are going to want to check out all the new items that Tab over at 7kids: either in the store or on pre-order. Just to name a few:
* New flower soft and accessories by flower soft: pre-printed cards and taglets (pre-order
*Holiday Studio G stamps
* New Basic Grey Line (pre-orders soon)
* Spellbinder and Cuttlebug newest lines (pre-order)
* Distressed Stickles
* oh and all those new Sarah Kay lines (pre-order)
Heidi

Tilda stamp, Memento Ink, Nassau cardstock,

Oh and don't forget FREE STAMPS: see my post below!

FREE STAMPS

ABC Toys and Crafts is celebrating the latest release from My Cute Stamps with daily giveaways all week long!! The Design Team will be sharing projects all week using the newest sets Just head on over to the ABC Design Blog each day this week and comment on the day's post for a chance to win that day's featured set. Winners will be announced on Saturday Aug 7, so you have all week to comment on each post. Can't wait for the end of the week to get your hands on the fabulous new sets? Head on over to the My Cute Stamps section of ABC Toys and Crafts and order the new sets today before they're sold out!!And in a separate giveaway, Julie, the owner of ABC Toys and Crafts, is giving away a $25 shopping spree to the store this week!! Details

Vintage Box

Thanks to a friend of mine (Cindy!) I have gotten into altering boxes. This was a plain wooden box that I painted red. Actually when I was done painting it I loved the color so much that I wanted to just leave it a red box. It was such a nice deep red- very vintage looking....... so then I had to go on a hunt for the stamps and lace to go on the box. So while out on vacation I enrolled the assistance of my mother to help me find some lace that would be victorian, elegant, vintage all in one. This is what we came up with. I played around with the lace over and over to figure out just where to put it. I hope it is not too much. At first I had it just around the top and then I tried it along the bottom and thought it looked much more elegant with it there- but didn't think it looked overdone. What do you think? The stamp is one of the Stampers Anonymous (Tim Holz demo'd Christmas 2006) that I splurged on a year or two ago. It is a very old fashioned Santa and came with the word Believe and a christmas tree. I only used the Santa and the snowflake came from Winter Post along with the rest of the images on the box. I thought it went well together- old fashioned(ish). I stuck with cream and browns to keep it toned down b/c the box was quite red.
So now I have decided quite possibly that I need to do about 8 of these for holiday gifts. I am making many of my gifts and this will be the perfect box to hold them. I can't imagine someone wouldn't love getting it.

PB Congrats

Happy Saturday all! I hope that today is wonderful and you are all getting your well earned rest, relaxation and YAHOO it is Saturday feeling! LOL!

Today's card I had to post is just adorable...... well I think. I used a Penny Black Stamp called Bubbly that I got from ABC Toys and Crafts. What I like about this set, and you will see if you look at it, is that it give you alot of different stamps and can be quite versatile. You purchase ones set and you can create cards for a variety of occasions. This one I chose to use as a Congrats kind of card....... The papers are bright and cheerful and who wouldn't want to get mail from those little critters!

So stop on over and check out all the Martha Stewart Punches that Julie has in stock now. I am amazed at the variety and I am guessing we won't be seeing all of these in the stores. Plus if your store is like mine, they get 3 and that is it, so you better be there the day the arrive! OR, better yet just order them from Julie! Plus Julie is having a sale of 10% a lot of her merchandise.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Heidi