Happy St. Patrick's Day!... Waltzing Mouse Blog Hop 54

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone! Today, Claire Owner/Designer of Waltzing Mouse Stamps is hosting a blog hop on her NEW forum. Claire challenged us to create a card "showing a little green" using ANY Waltzing Mouse stamp & has even provided free digital images for all to play with :) For those of you who are not familiar with Claire, she lives in Northern Ireland :)Here is my Emerald Blessings card:

I showcased Claire's free digital bunch of Shamrocks image & framed it in a Waltzing Mouse Very Vintage Labels No. 5 image that pairs wonderfully with the Spellbinders S4-229 Labels Five die. I discovered the fantastic Waltzing Mouse stamps when searching for stamps that paired with Spellbinders dies :)

After coloring the digital image with Copic markers, I paperpieced a few to add a little dimension to the bunch! I stamped the multi-colored stamped background with the ornate Waltzing Mouse circle image using Stampin' Up Green Galore, Not Quite Navy & VersaMark ink (embossed with Gold embossing powder).

This cute little tag was also made with one of Claire's free digital images. After printing, I centered a Spellbinders Labels 5 die over the image & ran through my die cutting machine then distressed the edges & added a few shamrocks.

I photographed this rainbow last week in my backyard. If you look close enough, you can actually see a double rainbow! I was hoping to find a Lil' Leprechaun with a Pot of Gold at the bottom of either but no such luck! :) Thanks for looking & I will see you on the Hop! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: Waltzing Mouse Very Vintage Labels No. 5 & free digital images,

Paper: Papertrey Ink, My Mind's Eye DP, OfficeMax digital

Ink: Copic markers, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up

Sprinkles: S4-229 Labels Five, Fiskars border punch, Stampin' Up punch, Papertrey Ink ribbon, Making Memories hardware, generic gold embossing powder, button & cord from stash

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Baby Buggies for two...More MTME 23

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all having a great week so far :) I wanted to share a set of his & her's baby buggies that I made for my dear girlfriend who is welcoming a set of twins, a boy & a girl :)The My Time Made Easy © Bouncing Baby Buggy template is so much fun to embellish & is very versatile. It can be used not only for a buggy but for a basket as well. Be sure to visit the MTME webstore for additional ideas that Lauren has created as well as all the MTME DT girls (listed on my side bar)! I made the buggy wheels out of chipboard for extra stability & fastened to the buggy with a brad. Many gift items will fit inside, making this the perfect gift package!

I love to sew so not only did I stitch DP to all 4 panels but I stitched on a strip of eyelet trim & teeny pom-poms along the hood of each buggy & after stitching a strip of pom-poms & eyelet trim together, I adhered it to the perimeter of both as well.

To make this tag, I started with a piece of cardstock that I precut using a # S4-161 Label One die, embossed the tiny foot prints using a Cuttlebug mini embossing folder, rubbed some SU Creamy Caramel ink around the embossing to make it a bit more visible then I stamped both the MTME © Bouncing Baby & Boy images & finished it off with various Making Memories hardware. One thing I have really come to appreciate about clear stamps is the ability to easily mix & match sets & having the visibility to stamp where desired. The My Time Made Easy © Bringing Home Baby set is full of so many images that can be easily mixed & matched providing countless ways to use them!

That's all for today. I will be back tomorrow hopping along with the Waltzing Mouse Blog Hop showing some green & celebrating St. Patrick's Day :) Hope to see you then! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:
Template: My Time Made Easy © Bouncing Baby Buggy template
Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Bringing Home Baby
Paper: Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink, K&Company DP
Ink: Stampin' Up, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: # S4-229 Labels Five, # S4-161 Label One, # S4-171 Butterflies, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder, twine, buttons & lace from stash

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I'm a "Dirty" Girl! 66

Hi Everyone! I have been dying to share this incredibly exciting news with all of you since early January but as most of you know, things like this have to be kept a secret until the time is right! Well, the time has come when I can share! Sometime at the beginning of January, Jenn Balcer at Splitcoaststampers contacted me & invited me to join the SCS Dirty Dozen Design Team as of March 15th! I am so honored & proud to be amongst such talented papercrafting designers! I have waited more than 2 months to share this news and it is really beyond belief to finally be able to actually say that I am a "Dirty" Girl!

If you are not familiar with Splitcoaststampers - you don't know what you have been missing! I recommend you stop reading this post & go check out SCS for yourself! I am sure you will find like I have, an incredible amount of inspiration by viewing the gallery, meet so many talented papercrafters who all share the same passion, learn many different techniques through the Resource section, a different challenge to play along with everyday of the week or an opportunity to participate in the forum. Splitcoaststampers is an awesome tool to connect papercrafters around the world all whom speak the same language!

The Dirty Dozen DT has a monthly themed gallery that we all share "never been seen" creations in the Fan Club / Dirty Dozen Gallery at SCS! I have been busy working on these creations for sometime now, so I encourage you to visit the gallery & join along in the fun! Come on over & say hi to me & all the other "Dirty" girls! When you visit SCS, you will see a sneak peek of one of my cards featured in this month's gallery! Thanks for sharing this exciting time with me! Be Sweet!

Many Hugs!

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Happy Mother's Day...JUGS24 44

Hi There! Are you ready to try a new technique with Just Us Girls? This week Pam is our fabulous Hostess & has challenged us to create a "Flap" card. If you need a little guidance on how to make a card using the "Flap" technique, here is the link to an easy to follow tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/flap_card/ I hope you come join the fun with Just Us Girls & our March Featured Designer: Stephanie.



Here is my "Flap" fold card all tied up!
There are several ways to keep your flap card closed ie: a magnet, velcro, button & string, a bow :) I originally intended that my card remained closed using a pair of magnets: 1 on the inside & 1 on the flap. After I stitched all the layers together the magnet would not hold so, I improvised & wrapped a generous piece of ribbon around the card & tied a big bow :) Using various images from the MTME © Fanciful Flourishes set, I randomly stamped the outside of the card as well as the inside, side flaps.

To make the rose & leaf embellishments, I inked up the "rose & tea cup" Heartfelt Creations image, colored them with an assortment of Copic markers, inked them with VersaMark ink, then applied Pantina colored Pearl Accents powder. This gave the roses a distressed, shimmery look!

This is what you see when you untie the bow!

From this angle, you can really see the dimension of the paper pieced rose & leaves.

I hope you join along & give this fun technique a try! Thanks For looking - Be Sweet!

For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as Stephanie! Once you have your flap card photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your creation on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS24.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, March 16th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: Heartfelt Creations, My Time Made Easy © Fanciful Flourishes, Lizzie Anne Designs, Stampin' Up

Paper: DCWV DP, K&Company DP, Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up, Copics

Sprinkles: S4-114 Standard Circles Large, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Martha Stewart border punch, Offray ribbon

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