Mr & Mrs

It's June and that means weddings!  Within the last 6 weeks or so, two of my cousins have gotten engaged and love is in the air in our family!  

I love the simple lines of this Happy Couple stamp by Stampendous.  The coordinating Mr. & Mrs., couldn't be more perfect!  I colored this image with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with tortillons and GooGone.  Yep, really, the stuff that gets the "goo" off of stuff!  It's perfect for breaking down the pigment in some colored pencils and blends them nicely.  Who knew?

I added a bit of Perfect Pearls to the veil and gown, to mimic the Dotted Swiss Cuttlebug folder I used at the bottom of the panel.  A touch of sheer silver ribbon and VOILA!  Simple wedding card!  It would be easy to customize this card according to the wedding colors just by changing the colors of the flowers and the cummerbund & bow tie.

All of the products used to make this card are available at Michaels.  So, don't get caught at the last minute without a card for your summer weddings.  

Hope all is well in your corner of the world and that you are surrounded by love today!

Take time to get inky!

Happy Couple

Good Morning! (or afternoon or evening, depending on when you are reading this, I guess.)  It's a beautiful, sunny day here in the Chicago area - I'm hoping to get outside for a bit before I go to work this afternoon.  Hate to waste a gorgeous day!

Today it so beautiful it would be perfect for a wedding, so I thought I'd share a wedding card with you today.  

All the supplies used to make this card are available at Michaels.  It features the Stampendous Happy Couple, Mr. & Mrs. and Heart Stack.  I had a fun time making the background paper and experimenting with different PearLustre Embossing Powders.  I finally settled on White PearLustre, believe it or not.  It certainly doesn't look white on this pink paper.  Which just goes to prove that you should experiment because you just never know what you'll end up with. (Plus, the experimenting is the FUN part!)  I also used a VersaMarker and added a bit of White PearLustre Embossing Powder  to the veil and bottom of the wedding gown.

Well friends, it's time for me to head outside and enjoy this gorgeous day.  Don't forget to stop by here on the 10th (just TWO days away!!!)  I'll be celebrating the new Stampendous release at Michaels stores by giving away a great prize package to one lucky winner.  Stop back here on Friday for details!

Hope all is well in your corner of the world and that you'll take time to get inky today!

Stampendous/Clear Scraps Collaboration

Hello friends!  This week Stampendous is teaming up with ClearScraps.  The designers on both teams have had some really great projects this week that have inspired me.  Be sure to check them all out to get your creative juices flowing!  Don't forget to join us all on Saturday for a blog hop - you're sure to be inspired!  Plus...you'll have the chance to win some great prizes!      

A special "thank you" to the wonderful companies who have provided supplies for this week's collaboration.  I've had so much fun working with them!

Stampendous • ClearScraps • Tsukineko

So, here's my project for today.  I created a wedding card using one of my favorite Stampendous stamps.  Isn't this Happy Couple so cute?  I also used Tsukineko Metallic Silver Staz-On with Stampendous Heart Stack stamp on the ClearScraps Send It Clear Card.  What a fun card to make!  Now if I only had a wedding to attend.....

recipe:  Stampendous Happy Couple, Heart Stack, Mr. & Mrs.; Tsukineko Metallic Silver StazOn, Tuxedo Black, Tea Leaves, Spring Pansy inks; Clear Scraps Send It Clear card; DCWV Latte, Neutrals & LaCreme Mat Stacks; Prismacolor Pencils, Tortillons, Goo Gone; CM Oval Cutting System

Well, it's time for me to get going.  Be sure to check out the other participants for today - I'm sure you'll be dazzled.  And, don't forget to join us tomorrow (Saturday) for our Stampendous and ClearScraps Blog Hop!

Here's a list of today's participants, be sure to leave them all some love!

April Derrick - http://memoryvilla.com/blog/

Stampendous Impressions – http://www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com/

Clear Scraps http://clearscraps.typepad.com/

Susie Moore - http://www.thedieshaveit.com/

Krissy Fossmeyer - http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/

Tenia Nelson http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/

See you back here on Saturday.  Until then, take time to get inky today!

Stampendous January Bling Challenge

It's the very first Saturday of the month (wait - it's actually the first Saturday of the year!!), and that means the fabulous ladies at Stampendous have a brand new challenge to play along with. This month we are all about bringing in the New Year with some BLING! Glitter, rhinestones, sparkly stickers...you name it. Just make it shiny and get it on your project!


Here's the BLING'd out card I made for you today...

recipe:  Stampendous Vintage Crowns, Mr. & Mrs., Detail Silver EP, Amethyst PEARLustre EP; Recollections Jewel card stock pack, white card stock, pearl and rhinestone stickers; VersaMark ink; Tsukineko Platinum Planet ink; CM Oval Cutting system; Michaels 5/8" sheer white ribbon

The bling and metallic embossing are hard to see in this photo - sorry!  The larger crown in the back is stamped with VersaMark and then embossed with Stampendous Detail Silver EP.  The crown in front is stamped with VersaMark on white card stock and embossed with Stampendous Amethyst PEARLustre EP.  Both of the crowns have pearls and rhinestones on them and the oval behind the "Mr & Mrs" sentiment is also embossed with silver EP. 

Here's my attempt at a close-up so you can get a better look at the bling.  These crowns were so much fun to embellish!

Are you ready to take a look at what the other Stampendous team members have created to dazzle you today?  After you're done checking out their stampy-bling'd-out-goodness, then it's your turn. We want YOU to play along with us! Just add you direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of BLING) to the linky tool on the Stampendous blog no later than February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You don't have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Cherub Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set: (it sure would be great for next month's Valentines!)  Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.

Here's the list of the super-creative gals playing along today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Price

Janelle Stollfus

Wendy Jordan

Jennie Lin Black

Taylor Usry

Krissy Fossmeyer  <---- that's me!

Suzanne Czosek

Kristine Reynolds

Steph Lee

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Melinda Gleissner

OK- enough yapping from me!  It's time for you to check out all the blingy creations and then it's your turn to get inky!  Thanks for stopping by today - hope all is well in your corner of the world.  Take time to get inky today!

Sketch Challenge

Welcome to my very first Sketch Challenge!  I hope you'll want to play along!  Using Stampendous stamps, create a card based on my sketch, and post it on your blog.  Then add a link to your blog in the comments section of this post by Tuesday, June 14th.  I will chose a winner on Monday, June 18th.  Unfortunately, I can only send prizes within the US, but I hope others will play along.  Here's my sketch:

The card I created based on this sketch is the wedding card I made for our church's lay minister, Joe and his bride, Sarah.  This was the first time I got this Happy Couple inky. It was also the first time I added stick pins to a card - I'll be doing that again soon.  I love the extra bling!

Sorry this isn't the best picture.  We've had rain for days in our area.  I'm about ready to start builing an ark!  As bad as our weather is, though, it's no where near as bad as the areas that have experienced tornadoes recently.  My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have suffered any loss.

I hope you'll want to join in my sketch challenge, can't wait to see what you create!  Take time to get inky today!

recipe: stamps: Stampendous Happy Couple, Mr. & Mrs.;  paper: Bazzill Glass Slipper, Bank Roll, Petunia; Recollections White Cardstock, Card & Envelope; pearl top corsage pin; Jolee's Bicone beads 4mm pastels, 6mm clear; 1 inch white satin ribbon; Martha Stewart edge punch; Prismacolor pencils, Goo-Gone, Tortillons; Stampendous Detail White Embossing Powder; Tsukineko Black Staz-On