It's The Little Things

Hey there my followers, family and friends,

Today I am showcasing a card I made to enter the "Don't Throw it Away Challenge" from Moxie Fab World. This card is clean and simple using bubble wrap as the "Don't throw away" item. I also entered this in Stamp TV's "Going Green" challenge. Its was really fun looking at the items I normally throw away thinking how can I use this or how can I use that and on and on it went till I saw the sentiment I used and thought "It is the Little Things" in life, like popping bubble wrap , that can sometimes put a smile on my face. Now I have a interactive card used with recycled plastic bubble wrap....lol
I hope this will inspire you to think out of the box and look around...you never know what you might find. Thanks to "Paper Crafts" magazine, Moxie and "Stamp TV" for inspiring me.
Pray you all have a wonderul day...Thanks for stopping in (((HUGS)))

Country Thanks

I really like the way this thank you card turned out. I made it to enter Stamp TV's "Mix It Up Monday - Black, White and One Color" challenge. I love the simplicity of it . First I stamped and embossed the label image from Gina K's "Wishing You Joy" stamp set with versamark watermark stamp pad (ink is clear and stays tacky and wet until set with heat) sprinkled black "Super Fine Detail" embossing powder by Ranger then heat set with a heat embossing tool. I then stamped my focal image from Stampin Up's "Wanted" stamp set in Tuxedo black "Memento" ink. Cut frame and Image out  using the Nestibilities "Label 16" die, layer on top of designer paper with foam tape, attach thank you label and some green shoe lace to look like a lasso with mini glue dots. This could be used for mass production or a fast go to design. Your comments are appreciated. Thank you so much for visiting and keep up the crafting...(((HUGS)))

Welcome

Welcome to my blog! For my first post I would like to introduce you to two of my favorite sites if you don’t already know about them. My first choice for inspiration and learning is “Stamp TV” http://stamptv.ning.com/.  Gina K and her team of talented designers are great. Gina does a fantastic job at teaching different stamping techniques with her videos. A MUST see for everyone in my opinion. The product Gina uses can be purchased through Stamp TV. Gina and her team also have challenges every week where you have the opportunity to win stamps along with release party hops showcasing a new stamp release.
My second choice is Melanie Muenchinger’s blog “Hands, Head and Heart” http://melaniemuenchinger.blogspot.com/.  Melanie is senior designer for Gina K and has a wonderful book out titled “A Year in Flowers” where she illustrates the stamping and card design techniques she uses with her Coordinating stamp set “A Year of Flowers”. I just received her book and LOVE it. You can order Melanie's stamp sets and book also from Stamp TV.
I just adore the talents of the ladies and pray that you check them out.
Now, on to my journey of learning stamping and card design.
Here is my first distressed card.

While distressing is not one of my preferences I just had to give it a try to enter one of Stamp TV’s challenges and needed to make a masculine sympathy card. I don’t think it came out too bad but could use more practice as I think maybe I over stressed the card..lol. Thank you for sharing your time with me…(((HUGS)))