Sunday, March 4, 2012

Preview-Utah Diva's MDS Monday Challenge Birthday Cards or Piece of Cake- My Challenge #12

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Hey y'all. Quick little post-

These cards are actually for my mother's birthday which will be my Monday post. It will also be my MDS Monday post. I'm posting it early so I can get it in on the Utah Divah's MDS Monday Challenge for Birthday Cards or Cards using the Piece of Cake CD that you can get free during Sale-A-Bration.

My Mom lives out of state and I waited just a little too long to be able to get her card in  her hands on her birthday and she said all she wanted was for me to make her a card and put it on my blog for everyone to see. I decided since I waited to long I would to her one better and make her two. I hope she likes them. Be sure to check my blog on Monday to see both full cards- the insides are done as well.

Entry #1




Entry #2


 Hope you liked this quick little preview. :)

Till next time-
Remember- Life is not about Waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan
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Friday, March 2, 2012

Challenges- Playing ahead http://shansdesignstudio.blogspot.com/2012/02/fun-quick-and-easy-celebrate-ion-card.html

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Hey y'all.

Yep it's me again. Twice in one day.

You know how I said I was going to do a challenge a week at the beginning of the year? You know, it was my resolve. Well, my best friend Jason is coming up here at the end of the month for 2 WHOLE WEEKS! I'm so Stinking Excited, I can't hardly stand it!

Here's one of my favorite pics of us-


It's been over a year since this picture was taken and that was the last time we saw each other. :'( I can't believe how different I look! Geesh!

Any-Hoo- I know I am not going to be stamping during that two week period.
Period!
Not At All.
Nada.
Sad to say.
Zip.
Zilch.
Not Gonna Happen.

Jas will be in class during the day and I will be at work and I plan on spending just about every possible moment outside of work with him. Oh, I hope my darling isn't reading my blog today. Geesh that's two days in a row. Mr. Ups yesterday and Jas today. SMH! J- you know You know You're the one I love- but I never get to see Jas, of course I don't get to see you much either. Ok, let me revise the above statement to say any possible moment that I can't spend with J I'll spend with Jas. Yes, that's better! Now I feel my two best guys will be happy.

Jas and I are like so perfect together. That's why we're besties. He's all the way across the country from me in Yuma. *Boo-Hiss!* Most times we talk daily. Always weekly. Okay. We text. BBM actually. But, we're so in tune with each other that we will often BBM each other at the same time. Also we will say the same thing out of the blue to each other at the same time, it's so funny- freaky but funny. I often say to him- "Jas, why is it we're not married? Oh yeah, I don't believe in marriage! Also, why mess up a perfectly good friendship!" I love him so much!!!!!!!

So anyways- back to the challenges- since I won't be stamping, I won't be doing any challenges. So since I did 2 challenges last week (second one just for the fun of it) I'm going to say the second challenge  counts for one of the challenges. I will find another challenge to double up on between now and then and will make extra cards to blog with between now then as well and hopefully will have some pics of us to blog as well. Maybe I will be able to MDS some stuff of us too.

Ok that really is all now.

Till next time-
Remember- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.
Be Safe,
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"Many" Thanks Gift Card Holder

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Hey y'all. Happy Friday!

Have you ever had one of those moments when you just knew you had done something and you looked and looked and looked for it, because you just knew you had done it (me), because you wanted to show it to someone (in this case you guys), but you couldn't find any evidence of it only to realize that since you did said project on Christmas morning and it wasn't posted as your "Very Last Minute Gift" and it didn't get posted between there and the end of the year you must not have posted it. :(

*Head-desk*

Of course on the upside that means that you haven't seen this project before from me and you won't be going "Not another one!"

Most of you that have been following me know that I have been sick with the Terminator of all Pneumonias for over a month now. Seriously! 3 rounds of antibiotics, 2 rounds of oral steriods, inhaled steroids, round the clock inhalers, narcotic cough syrups to sleep, you name it, I've had it. I've been a nurse for over 23 years (pretty impressive since I'm only 29 LOL!) and I've been exposed to just about everything and I've never been hit with anything like this!

Well, I've been working a second job on the weekends, just a couple of hours on Friday and Saturday nights for some extra cash, which I obviously haven't been able to work due to all the coughing and wheezing. One of the girls, went above and beyond to get all my shifts covered for me each week. What a doll! She likes to go to IHOP with one of her best friends after work on the weekends, so I thought it would be nice to get her a gift card so she could go, since she had helped me out so much. Of course, I couldn't give it to her in the ugly thing IHOP wraps their cards in, now could I? Of course not! So I made this last night instead.



I think it's much nicer. What do you think?

I started with a piece of Poppy Parade that measures 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 . Score it at  1 3/4 and 41/4 and a piece of DSP from Everyday Enchantment, from our Sale-A-Bration collection, that measures 4 1/4 x 1 1/4. Here's a link to the video HERE so you can see just how fun and easy this is. This is a Quick and Easy Project and one I'm sure you will want to keep in your go to file.

After scoring and folding my c/s I rounded the corners with my Corner Rounder Punch. Next I sponged the edges of my DSP and secured it to my c/s with SNAIL. I then stamped my sentiment in Poppy Parade with the help of my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig so I could get it centered on my 2 x 2 piece of Very Vanilla c/s, sponged the edges, secured it on my Poppy Parade c/s with SNAIL and then set it aside for a little while. We'll come back to it in a minute.

Here's the inside-


Angie didn't put a space to write on hers in the video, she had a little tag. Since I didn't have a tag, I cut a piece of Very Vanilla c/s 1 1/2 x 4 (I'm pretty sure that's what it is (: ) and stuck it to the inside so I could write a little personal note. This however impacted where I was going to put my velcro attachment, luckily I was able to re-position so it would still work. :)

Originally I had my focal point centered, but due to my little mishap above I had to re-position it down to the bottom of the card. Luckily, it still works. It just happens to line up with the top of the DSP. SMH, I don't know how that managed to happen. Dumb luck I guess, but I'll take it. I attached the velcro, closed the gift-card holder and then trimmed off the over-hang and my gift card was complete. I'm sure she's going to be so excited! At least I hope she will be.

By the way- Here's a pic of the holders I thought I showed you back at Christmas time-


The two  big ones are I-Tunes holders and I was in a hurry and spilled my coffee as I was trying to get the picture taken. Boy was I upset! Luckily my nephew didn't mind. Since they are bigger I will make some more of these and post them with measurements, since I haven't seen any of them anywhere out in bloglandia. Oh, and I'll be sure not to have any coffee spots on the new ones, ok. ;)

*TIP* - I'm pretty sure Angie says it in her video, but make sure you use Sticky Strip when you make these.  You want to make sure your gift card is secure. Don't risk it with SNAIL. Plus, SNAIL may be a little too wide.

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked today's project. I hope it inspired you  to have a little fun and to try something new. If it does, I hope you'll let me see!

If you need supplies, you can shop in my ONLINE STORE 24/7.

Today's Project Recipe-
Cardstock- Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment
Stamp set- Many Thanks
Ink-Poppy Parade Classic Ink
Accessories-Snail, Stampin Dimensionals, Sponges, Sticky Stip, Velcro,

If you liked today's card, I would love it if you left me a comment. It's great when I get to hear from you! Also, if you liked today's card, please feel free to +1 or Pin it. I've added the buttons to my side-bar for your convenience. Friends and Followers are also welcome. :)

I hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend full of Family and friends and plenty of time for stamping and creativity.

Till next time-

Remember- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

End of the Week Technique # 22 Sanding Textures and Challenge 9 -Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 24/ My Challenge #11

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Hey y'all. Happy Thursday. It's a beautiful, sunny day here in the DMV for the first day of March and it feels like Spring is in the air. Too bad the weatherman says it's not going to last. *Boo-Hiss*

I just put in a nice, large, over-night order of the All-New, Pre-Order, Spring Sneak Peak from Stampin' Up and I can't wait to play with it this weekend. Stamps and Fabric and Brads and Paper and Digital -Oh My! And that's just the beginning of what Mr. Ups is bringing to my house tomorrow. Oh how I love that man. I hope my honey's not reading my blog today... sorry sweetie, you know you're my true love.... kisses XOXOXO

Anyhoo- if you don't have a demonstrator I'd be happy to help you get your hands on some extra-special stuff before the other kids on the block too, just give me a shout.

But, for today I've got the second EWT this week and this week's challenge entry. I'm on a roll here and not in a good way. This is the third week in a row where I've looked at a challenge sketch (second week in a row where I've looked at 2) and had my idea match someone from the design team. Now if you haven't read my previous posts, when I look at a challenge sketch, if it's one that I really like, I either sketch it out on paper, or decide in my mind which paper, DSP, punches and stamp sets, etc. that I'm going to use before I look at the Design Teams samples so I don't feel like I'm influenced by their work in my card. Also, if my idea is like theirs it's really not much sense in submitting it because everyone's going to think I copied them, so why bother.

This has happened for the last 3 weeks!!!! SERIOUSLY! Yesterday it happened again on 2 challenges. This one for FMS used the same DSP. I have never even used this DSP before because it's my Absolutely LEAST Favorite DSP in the whole packet, and I finally decide to use it and scroll down to look at the DT samples and there it is. Seriously! *HeadDesk* At least I had not planned to use the Labels Framelet which I have to admit was a great design element by the DT member. Props to her. But still. The other challenge over at Stampin Queens was the same way, had my design figured out, scrolled down, BAM! There it was! Same design, same embosslets. AUGH! Ok- Great Minds and all that, plus I changed things up enough anyways so my card's different but still, I just needed to vent. :)

Freshly Made Sketches is all about Clean Cards- no torn edges, open spaces that kind of stuff. If you know me and my OCD, you know that pretty much fits me to a "T". How traumatizing is it to me to tear cardstock or crumple it up? Soooo Very! That's How Much! Well, this week they wanted DSP and or Embossing Folders on the cards so I used both.

You're probable wondering how my EWT of Sanding Textures could possible fit in with "Clean Cards" Well, it's "texturized" but still clean. No raw or torn edges. You'll see.

Here's today's card-

I started with a base of Early Espresso. On top of that I layered a piece of DSP from Everyday Enchantment. It's from our Sale-A-Bration line and it's free with a $50 purchase. It's got a vintagey feel and the paper comes distressed a little so I sponged around the edges with Crumb Cake classic ink to even it out. You know my OCD could allow it to be like that on just two edges. Oh that just wouldn't be acceptable, not at all!

I took a strip of Early Espresso and ran it through my Big Shot in my Lattice Embossing Folder for some texture. I've seen a lot of people  texturize DSP and then sand it to have the white inner core show through and I wanted to see what would happen if I sanded the regular cardstock. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up well with my cruddy BB (better camera coming up with tax refund) but a nice caramelly- rusty color showed up on the edges of the raised areas. It went well with the antiqued, distressed aspect of the DSP and made a nice addition to the card. I don't think the nice folks over at FMS will object to my addition....at least I hope they won't.

After, I made my embossed strip I attached my Early Espresso Organza Ribbon and Bow. You have some of that at home right? What, you don't remember seeing it in the catalog? I made it. You can too! I took the 5/8' White Organza Ribbon and sponged it with Early Espresso Classic Ink. I love that you can customize that ribbon to any color you want! I SNAIL'ed it to my embossed c/s and then made a bow and attached the bow with a Mini-Glue Dot. Perfect Match! Too Sinking Easy!

I stamped my Focal image from the Everyday Elegance stamp set, another Sale-A-Bration freebie, on Very Vanilla c/s in Early Espresso Classic Ink. I then stamped over it with VersaMark and set it with Heat and Stick Powder and Clear Embossing Powder. I then fussy cut it out, mounted it on Early Espresso c/s and cut it out again. To this I added Butterflies embossed and cut out from my Beautiful Wings Embosslet. They were mounted with Mini-Glue Dots. This whole focal point was mounted with Stampin Dimensionals and the front was done. I have to say it was a little more involved than most of my cards, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Here's the Sketch I was working with-


What do you think? I shifted the center piece up and added a bow, but otherwise it's the same.

Here's the inside-


I didn't add a sentiment because I'm not sure what I'll be giving it for. I did add a sweet little butterfly from the same stamp set to tie in with the theme.

Not my favorite paper to start with, but now that I've used it I kinda like it. :)

If you haven't tried this technique of embossing and sanding I recommend it. It really does work well with our DSP and I will do it with that on a card and post it here as well in a future post. Our DSP has a white inner core and when you emboss it and then sand it the white core shows through. Here's what you do-
1- Place your DSP or Cardstock in and embossing folder and run it through your Big Shot
2- Take your Sanding Block and lightly sand over the top of of your DSP or Cardstock
3- Watch the magic unfold before your eyes
4- Use your DSP or Cardstock to enhance your project
5- Wait for the Ooohs and Aaahs

I hope I've inspired you to try something new today, whether it's a new technique, or a challenge. If you do I would love to see what you come up with!

If you need supplies to help get you started, you can shop in my ONLINE STORE 24/7.

Today's Card recipe-
Cardstock- Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment
Ink-Early Espresso, Crumb Cake Classic Inks, VersaMark
Stamp Set-Every Day Elegance
Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslits
Embossing- Heat Gun, Heat and Stick Powder, Clear Embossing Powder
Accesories- White Organza Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Sanding Block, SNAIL, Tombow, Mini-Glue Dots, Sponges,

If you liked today's card, I would love it if you left me a comment. It's great when I get to hear from you! Also, if you liked today's card, please feel free to +1 or Pin it. I've added the buttons to my side-bar for your convenience. Friends and Followers are also welcome. :)


Till next time-

Remember- Life isn't about Waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

An Open Seas Birthday

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Hey y'all. Happy Hump Day! We're half-way through the week. Just two more days to go. :) It's rainy and cold here in the DMV and they're even talking about the white stuff for this weekend, YUCK! I hope it's nicer where you are.

Sunday was my Sweetheart's birthday. (Hey Step-Nanny are you paying attention, I'm talking about him? LOL!)  We're both from the South and love the ocean. One of the things we often talk about is just escaping and getting away from everything out on a sailboat. If I ever won the Lottery one of the first things I would get would be a really nice sailboat. One with a nice master suite that his 6'2 self could fit comfortably in without hitting his head. So, when it came time to create a birthday card for him I knew exactly which set I wanted to use.

I sat down Friday night and got busy and this card came together pretty quickly. Here it is-


I used a base of Crumb Cake and ran it through my Big Shot with my Lattice Embossing Folder for some texture. I then sponged over that with some Crumb Cake Classic Ink to make the texture show up more. The DSP is retired Nautical Collection from last year, matted on Chocolate Chip and Tombowed to the base. The focal image is from the stamp set Open Seas. I inked it with Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy Stampin Write Markers and stamped it on Very Vanilla c/s. This was mounted on Cherry Cobbler and Chocolate Chip c/s and was then popped up on dimensionals. The compass was also inked in Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy Stampin Write Markers and stamped on Very Vanilla c/s. It was punched out using my 1 3/4 Circle Punch. I used my Mat Pack and Paper Piercer to pierce the hole for the Vintage Brad I put in the center. I think it goes perfectly there. All the cardstock and DSP on the front of the card were sponged around the edges in Crumb Cake to add dimension and depth. It should have been done on the inside too but alas I did the inside of this and the second card at a later time and forgot. SMH! :(

Here's the inside of the card-


The compass image is from the same set. It's stamped in Not Quite Navy and is stamped off 3 times prior to stamping on the card to give that lighter impression. The sentiment is from Elementary Elegance, our Sale-A-Bration set. You can get this set with a $50 purchase. I cut the stamp so I could get it to stamp in a line like that. But it will still line up and stamp underneath each other in the set like normal as well. Pretty nifty huh?

The good news is he liked his card! Yea Me! And, since I ended up making a second card (did you see it yesterday?) I still have another one for him at another time :)


That's all I have for you today. I hope you'll come back and see me tomorrow.

Don't forget Sale-A-Bration ends in a month. You can shop in my ONLINE STORE and get your FREE merchandise. Have Fun!

Today's Card Recipe-
Cardstock- Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Ink- Crumb Cake Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy Stampin Write Markers
Stamp Set- Open Seas Elementary Elegance
Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder
Accesories- Vintage Brads, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Dimensioinals, Tombow, Sponges

I hope you liked today's card as much as my sweetie did. If you did, I would love it if you left me a comment. It's great when I get to hear from you! Also, if you liked today's card, please feel free to +1 or Pin it. I've added the buttons to my side-bar for your convenience. Friends and Followers are also welcome. :)

Till next time-

Remember- Life isn't about Waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan


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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Open Seas and FMS #23 / My Challenge # 10

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Hey y'all. Happy Tuesday. I hope you're having a great day, and a great week so far. Just got back from the doctor and am officially on the mend. My oxygen saturation is up to a whopping 98%. Woo-Hoo! Never thought I'd be happy about 98%. Still short of breath on exertion but getting better.

Funny story- my first day of clinicals as a nursing student I had a patient with Dementia, very aggressive, verbally and physically. Not a very nice experience. As I was reading his chart I came across the notation "Pt SOB" I was offended. I told my instructor, "Mrs. Strickland, (who was a gem, by the way) This is horrible! It's not his fault he's not very nice. They shouldn't write something like this about him in his chart, it's an official record!" Hand to God, I said it! I was so serious. I was maybe 20. She looked at me at said all straight-faced... "SOB- Short-of-Breath" and then just smiled. I know she wanted to follow up with a big ole "DUH", but God Love Her she didn't.

Are you laughing yet? I hope so. :)

If not, I hope today's card will at least make you smile. I needed a card for my sweetheart's birthday last Sunday and made one.

But not this one.

And then I thought about how I could use the set for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. I almost didn't submit it for their challenge though, because their guest designer had used the same stamp set and DSP I used in my original card. (I'm going to post it later this week) When I do a challenge, I try and sketch it out before I look at what the Design Team has done so I don't feel like I'm CASE'ing from them. Once I have my idea figured out, I look at what the team has done and what has already been submitted. If mine is different from anyone else's I submit it.

I know this is silly. Why can't more than one person have the same idea? I'm just afraid someone's going to think I copied them and then I'm definitely not going to win anyway. Would you believe one time, I sketched out a challenge, looked at the DT samples and I kid you not, same stamp set, same DSP, same placement everything! I know I should feel like "Great Minds" and all that but nope! So I re-worked my sketch idea, till the only things our cards had in common were that they used the same stamp set, and came up with today's card. I submitted it and I'm really glad I did. You know the Guest Designer I said had used the same set? She thought my card was "Awesome" and how even though we both used the same set how both cards were so "unique".

Here's today's card-


And here's the sketch-


As you can see I turned the sketch on it's side and pulled the squares to the bottom instead of the side, but all of the design elements are still there.

I started with a base of CrumbCake which I ran through my Big Shot in my  Lattice Embossing Folder for some texture. Next came layers of Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla. They were all sponged with Soft Suede. I used my Stampin Write Markers to ink up my stamps from my Open Seas stamp set. I used Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip to stamp on the Very Vanilla c/s. The Chocolate Chip layer was Tombowed to the base. Two pieces of Linen Thread were tied around the top section to fill in the extra space and to tie in with the "Nautical" theme. Then the Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler c/s pieces were Tombowed together and then applied to the Chocolate Chip piece using Dimensionals.

Here's the inside-



I used the compass image from the front and stamped off 3 times to get the lighter image. However, I realized too late that I forgot to sponge the edges of my Very Vanilla c/s on both cards. SMH... :( I didn't add a sentiment because I'm not sure what I'm going to use this card for.

To be honest I ended up liking this card so much, it was a hard decision as to which card to give my darling. He may still end up getting it for some occasion. :)

Well, I hope you liked today's card and I hope you'll be back soon to see what I have in store for you. If you need supplies to make cards of your own you can shop in my ONLINE STORE 24/7. Remember Sale-A-Bration is only here for another month. Don't wait too long.

Today's Card Recipe-
Cardstock- CrumbCake, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Ink- Soft Suede Classic Ink- Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy Stampin Write Markers
Stamp Set- Open Seas
Big Shot- Lattice Embossing Folder
Accesories- Linen Thread, Tombow, Dimensionals, Sponges, Clear Blocks

If you liked today's card, I would love it if you left me a comment. It's great when I get to hear from you! Also, if you liked today's card, please feel free to +1 or Pin it. I've added the buttons to my side-bar for your convenience. Friends and Followers are also welcome. :)
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Remember- Life isn't about Waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
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Monday, February 27, 2012

End of the Week Technique #21 - Emboss Resist

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Hey y'all. Happy Monday! You're probably thinking, Monday and End of the Week Technique? Well I totally flaked last Thursday night and forgot to take a picture of this card, so I wasn't able to do my EWT last week and then didn't get to post it over the weekend either so here we are with an EWT at the Beginning of the week instead. SMH :( I'm still going to try and get a new EWT posted for this week as well.

Today's technique is one I've seen done plenty of times and have just never done at home. It also uses a stamp set I've been wanting to get since it first came out almost a year ago. I was lucky enough to get to use it a couple of weeks back when my upline Robin Merriman offered an "Open Stamp" in her studio. Thanks Robin! In fact This is a popular technique with this stamp set. I've seen it done countless times before, by countless stampers and it still strikes me as sooo beautiful, I had to do it as well.

Here's today's card-


I am sooo having a moment right now, and can't even remember the name of this stamp set that I love so much. I blame it on all the steroids I've been taking for my pneumonia. They make my brain so muddled!

This is a really simple technique but gives such a WOW result. I used my All-Time Favorite color, Island Indigo as a base. First you stamp your image with VersaMark, I stamped mine on a Whisper White background. Next you apply your Embossing Powder, I used White Embossing Powder, to your VersaMarked image and heat set it with your Heat Tool. I absolutely love Heat Embossing! It's so magical to watch your image appear. After heat embossing the image, you simply sponge over it with the color or colors of your choice, I stuck with Island Indigo. You can use Sponges or Daubers, I used the daubers here, but have used sponges in stampcamps before. It just depends on the look you're after and your preference. Experiment and see which one you like the best. Once your done layering your color over your image, you simply take a napkin and rub over your embossed image. Any ink that may be on it will simply buff right off, leaving your image to stand out clearly from your colored background. See- I told you, really simple!

I sponged the edges of my cardstock with Island Indigo and then stamped one of the sentiments from the set in Island Indigo as well and the front of my card was done.

Here's the inside-



I kept it very simple here. Since I used the sentiment "Hello" on the outside I didn't put a sentiment here. I left it blank so there would be more room to write.

I stamped a small image from the Everyday Elegance stamp set in the bottom corner and added a little bling to it. It felt so good to do that! It's kind of one of my signature looks and for some reason lately, I haven't had a  lot of cards where I used it. I thought the little butterfly was a nice addition, since it tied in with the flower theme from the front of the card. It's also fun to use because I got it for FREE with a $50.00 purchase. It's one of our Exclusive Sale-A-Bration items. You can get your Free items by placing an order in my ONLINE STORE.


That's all I have for you today. Seriously- two posts is enough don't you think? :) I'll be back tomorrow with another new card. ( Pictures are already taken (:  )

I hope you liked today's card and that it inspires you to try something new today. If it does, I would love to see what you create!

If you liked today's card, I would love it if you left me a comment. It's great when I get to hear from you! Also, if you liked today's card, please feel free to +1 or Pin it. I've added the buttons to my side-bar for your convenience. Friends and Followers are also welcome. :)

Till next time-

Remember- Life isn't about Waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan Pin It