A Blog Called Wanda

Blueprint: Butterfly

Greetings! How's it going this week? My week is going well, and tonight I'm getting a manicure and a haircut after work - which sounds just lovely if I do say so myself! Today I have a Spring card to share with you. I know I keep talking all about Spring....we are so lucky here in Northern California that it's a new season already. I keep hearing from you that everywhere else is definitely NOT Spring! Hang in there, it's coming! And, Easter is early this year too. Gotta start thinking about that. Anyhoo...I digressed...

I am a little (okay a lot) obsessed with the Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints stamps. I HAD to have all four sets of them! They've been sitting on my desk for a while, and every time I look at them, it makes me happy. Well, instead of just looking at them I finally inked one up! Today's card is made with the Blueprint Butterfly stamp. This card came out sort of funky and different for me. Hope you like it!

 

 

 

 

I was really trying to make this one flashy! I found some matching flowers in my stash and then put two different colors of glitter on them - a light blue and a lavender. Mmmmmm.

 

 

 

I started by making a background page by stamping the image in a light blue ink at an angle across my paper. It is a blueprint after all, right? Next I stamped the image in black three different times and cut out two of the butterflies to use as my dimension.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my finished background panel...

 

 

 

I colored the underlying butterfly in solid light blue, and then colored the top butterfly and the extra one with lavender, citrusy green and light blue. And I added the two colors of glitter also!

 

 

 

Here is my Copic palette for this project...Spring!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a photo of all four sets. Now wouldn't this make you happy? LOL. How many projects are gonna come out of these awesome stamps? Something for everything!

 

Blossoms!

Helllllooooooo! It's Monday! Did you have a nice weekend? Did you watch the Oscars? I love spending all day Oscar Sunday in the craft room watching all the pre-show and red carpet stuff. Kitty and I had a very relaxing day yesterday crafting away (or sleeping in his case). Hope you had a very good weekend.

Saturday hubs and I went out for a yummy breakfast and a drive and we were trying to find stuff to take pictures of. It's still too early for most things to be blooming. However, the one thing that is going crazy around here is the fruit trees! We stumbled upon this beautiful bunch of (I think) plum trees and we must have looked crazy standing there with our cameras snapping away! So, I am sharing some photos today, and then a blossom inspired card!

I loooooove the contrast between the dark brown, rough bark and the soft pink of the petals. Makes for an interesting subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I liked this one the best! (I made it my Facebook cover photo!)  

 

 

 

So, I got out my blossom stamps because I was so inspired by these beautiful blooms. The main stamp is from Paper Source, as is the gorgeous Asian background paper. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. Kept is clean and simple...

 

 

 

I put some glitter on the flower centers. My words are stamped in brown instead of black.

 

 

 

After I stamped my images, I ran the panel through my Big Shot with the Linen Impression Plate from Papertrey Ink. Wanted it to have just a bit of texture.

 

 

 

My envelope maker arrived in the mail this weekend!!! This was one of my favorite things from CHA last month. And, I love it even more now that I've used it. SOOOO easy. It's from We R Memory Keepers. I chose a piece of 12x12 cardstock (with blossoms of course) to make a matching envelope for my card. Took one minute!!!

 

 

 

Here is my finished envelope. :-)

 

Thanks so much for popping in today. I hope you have a great week! XOXO 

Spring has Sprung!

Hello my friends! Happy weekend! How are ya? Did you have a good week? My week was pretty basic - just work and home. Nothing too exciting, but that's okay! I'm here today to share a card for Taylored Expressions using some of the new supplies from this month. Spring has officially arrived here in Northern California! Our Camellia bushes are in full bloom, and I just saw my first daffodil in the front yard, all sunny and yellow. So, I was inspired to make a bright Spring creation!

 

 

 

 

I used the new Floral Cutting Plate for my design elements. I cut the entire thing out once in bright white and once in bright sunny yellow. I pieced the yellow centers into my flowers with the yellow, and also cut out three blooms for accent pieces. I adore yellow, white and blue - very nautical!

 

 

 

Here is a close up to show the layers and dimension. The sentiment is from the Basket-full set, and was mounted using the Banner Stacklets 1 dies. I added some pretty gems to the centers...

 

 

 

Sooooo graphic and fresh! Love this new die - so versatile. I was also thinking it could be used with orange and turquoise papers for more of a Moroccan vibe? The possibilities are endless!

 

I have one last piece of GREAT info to share! Taylor is doing a Customer Survey this week....and if you take a few minutes to fill out the survey, you get a discount code to use in the TE Store! CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SURVEY! I know she really wants your valuable input! Thanks in advance!

 

 

 

Thank you so much for popping in today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Stamping on Text - A Friendship Card for Hero Arts!

Hi everyone! Yesterday was my first official post for A Blog Named Hero! I'm so excited to share this post with you today on my blog too! 

I'm sharing a new technique I've been wanting to try (stamping on text) and an old technique I haven't played with in a while (watercolor pencils). I made a friendship card that would be good for any occasion and used some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps. Hope you like it! 

 

 

You can see that I stamped the "Friendship Text" background stamp first in Distress Ink, and then stamped the beautiful flowers on top in a dark brown Memento Ink. The sentiment was stamped from the same brown ink to tie it all together. 

 

 

My flowers are orange because they remind me of our California State Flower - the Poppy! I love this technique because you can see the text underneath the colored image. I just think that's so cool.  

 

 

I picked a little sweet butterfly out of the "Antique Engravings" set to make a little accent piece. Isn't it sweet? I tied some twine around my card and then glued the butterfly on top.  

 

 

 

Here's how my images looked before I started coloring...

 

I used a few shades of matching red and orange watercolor pencils.... If you've never tried watercolor pencils, you really should give it a go! Before I had Copics, this was my weapon of choice. You color on your paper with the pencils, and then go back with a water brush and wet the color. Voila! It all blends together so nicely.  

 

 

 

 

 

Here are my supplies - you will find a link list below, at the end of the post!  

 

 

A close up of the flowers and text... 

 

 

 

 

 

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Taylored Expressions February 2013 Studio Challenge!

It's time again for the Taylored Expressions Studio Challenge! Yeah! Here's my card for today....more details below. This was a fun one! I think you'll like this challenge we have in store for you today! Thanks for coming by. 

 

 

 

This is our monthly opportunity for the Taylored Expressions team to share what makes our stamping studios hum. Each month we have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more. 

The question that Jami and Taylor gave us for February is:

Recipe for success! When you sit down to create a card just for fun, for the pure joy of stamping, without any type of assignment or deadline, what steps do you usually take?Tell us how you get started and take us along on your creative journey.

 

My creative process is usually the same...I get inspired by something...either a stamp set, or a card on Pinterest, or some piece of paper or an embellishment. That will start the wheels turning. Then, I will scurry around my stamping studio gathering supplies I think will work or match what I'm doing. Did you ever watch Candice Olson on Divine Design? Remember how she would grab a basket and put all her design elements into it - so that everything matched? I do that sort of thing! I will go and grab some paper, and then a piece of ribbon, and then a die, and maybe some buttons, and then put it all out on my work table to play. I don't usually use every item, but I like to give myself options....

 

I have a bit of a crafty crush on Ms. Anna Wight (Sweet Miss Daisy)...and it's been so great having her guest design with the Baker's Dozen recently. Earlier this month, she created THIS CARD for the TE Release. Well, I was just smitten by her coloring. My card for today was inspired by her chicks! 

So, my creative process started with that one little chick stamp! LOL. I grabbed some pretty papers from my stash, and then some matching solid papers. Next I grabbed that pretty Lace Border Die, oh and then the Chickenwire Impression Plate...kind of developing a shabby-chic-farm vibe. 

 

 

Here's a good place to throw in a helpful tip: Always pick your patterned paper before choosing your Copic colors! It's much easier to match the paper as you're coloring than to try and match the paper later! I chose lots of yummy golden yellow shades for my chickees! 

 

It all started with one chick....then I created a mask from a post-it note, and kept adding more! Peep peep peep! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see here how I have my patterned paper right next to me as I'm coloring...

 

 

 

Yes, I used all those shades of yellow! 

 

 

 

Here's a close up of that fabulous Chickenwire Impression Plate, and the Lace Chain Border Die. 

 

 

 

Aren't they just the sweetest bunch? 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLY LIST AND LINKS: Chickenwire Impression Plate, Easter Doodles Stamp Set, Basket-Full Stamp Set, Pebbles Seen and Noted Paper, Label Stacklets 3 Dies, Lace Chain Border Die, Memento Ink, Copic Markers. 

Here are the links to the Bakers' Dozen Blogs so you can hop around and see everyone else's interpretation of this awesome Studio Challenge! I can't wait to read all the blogs today. Have fun!  

• Carole Burrage
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Kerri Michaud
• Lynnette Kauffman
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Tammie Edgerton
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

Happy Valentine's Day 2013! XO

Happy Valentine's Day bloggy friends! Happy Heart Day - hope you get lots of love today! Too bad it's during the middle of the week when everyone is so dang busy. I was the lucky recipient of some chocolate covered strawberries delivered to my office yesterday (thanks honey)! MMMMMMM. He knows the way to my heart (chocolate!) Can't wait to spend some time with my hubs later on tonight. What are your plans? Are you a hopeless romantic? Even when I was single I always celebrated Valentine's Day by sending cards to my friends. It's a universal lovefest for me. Hope that you have a nice day, whatever you're doing.

I have one last Valentine creation to post today....I used one of my favorite color combos....red and aqua. Seems like aqua is everywhere these days? Maybe just because I love it, I'm seeing it everywhere. I used the awesome Pool Party color from Stampin' Up to be exact. Our master bedroom is painted this color! I'm using the gorgeous new heart layers dies from Papertrey Ink again too. Yup, this one is all about romance...

 

 

 

 

The flower stamps from this set fit perfectly into the larger heart stamp. Then I stamped a couple more and cut them out to pop them off the page for some dimension. I picked a nice bright cherry red to match my flowered paper. The butterfly die is also from PTI. It all just works together so nicely.

 

 

 

Here's a close up of my butterfly. The teensy pearl in the center is from Stampin' Up - they have the best pearls out there...and I adore this tiny size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's another shot of my layers....

 

 

 

This card really was so much fun to create. You know how sometimes you sit down to make something and it comes out just like you wanted? That happened to me with this one. I hope you liked it too!

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  XOXOXO

 

Here it is Valentine's Week already!

So, how is this possible? That it's already Valentine's Week? Sheesh...another year is gonna fly by. I can feel it. Are you excited for Valentine's Day? Do you make treats and cards and get into it? I usually make lots more stuff than I did this year. I haven't really been talking about it too much...but I'm STILL sick! Can you believe that? I can't. 27 days....but who's counting? Oh yeah, I am. This flu has been a nightmare. Needless to say my crafting mojo has been sidelined a bit in lieu of sleep and drugs. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...and this time it's not a train. Feeling better this week. Thanks to everyone who has sent me a note or a word of kindness.

Not sure what the hubs and I will do to celebrate - maybe we'll wait until the weekend and do something nice together on Saturday. It's our 20th Valentine's Day together! Wowee. Love that dude as much (more) as when we first met. Since I've been so sick and lying around feeling sorry for myself, he bought me an early Valentine present...all three seasons of Downton Abbey on DVD! Yup, I've already seen the end of Season 3 and now I'm waiting for my friends to catch up to me so I can talk about it! No spoilers from me. My lips are sealed.

Okay, enough blabbing from me! Today I have a traditional vintage-y Valentine card to share with you! I got out all my favorite PTI supplies and kept it clean and simple. LOVE cream with red...and a pop of silver too. Here's my card!

 

 

 

I'm trying to master the technique of putting little embellies together in a group - in just the right combination. I had so much fun playing with this. I made that tiny rosette out of some text paper from Basic Grey. The stamp words and the heart dies are from PTI.

 

 

Can I even tell you how much I love this impression plate from PTI? Here's a close up, since it's kind of hard to see in the main photo. It's soooooo classy.

 

 

I edged my heart and my rosette/banners in some silver stickles to make it all look a bit antique. I had that little silver Eiffel Tower in my stash already.

 

 

 

So there ya have it! A Valentine just for YOU! Hope you have a great week. I'll be back with one last Valentine for ya on Thursday. Until then...XOXO.

 

 

Gung Hay Fat Choy! The Year of the Snake is here!

Gung Hay Fat Choy! The Year of the Snake is here! Happy Chinese New Year everyone! If you've been here with me on the blog for a while, then you know I love to celebrate Chinese New Year by making cards for my friends. I love all the pageantry, celebration, and excitement of Chinese New Year! Always have loved it. I've been lucky enough to live in places that have marvelous parades and celebrations and I get swept away in the joy! This year is the Year of the Snake! (CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO)!  I am a Dragon, and last year was my year! 2012 was very good to me, and I think it's because of that!  What sign are you? Maybe it's your year this year?!

My cards for this year were made using a CUTE new stamp I bought at the Rubber Stamp Convention last year from Yumi and Fumi. The stamps are from a line called Sister Stamps. Usually I use an image of the animal, but I could not, for the life of me, find a (non-scary) snake stamp! So I used these cute kids instead.

 

 

 

 

How cute is this image!? I had so much fun coloring this!

 

 

 

I added tons of glitter glue to my firecrackers to make them really shine! It's hard to see, but I also put clear glaze on the firecrackers.

 

 

 

Here are my sentiment flags. I printed them out on my computer and then die cut them in the right size to fit my card.

 

 

 

The gold border is an EK Success punch. Just felt like my card needed an extra pop of gold on it!

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Now, get out and celebrate and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Wanda!

Taylored Expressions February 2013 Spotlights - Posh Posies and Graphic Greetings Egg Hunt!

So, I'm sort of sad that today is the final day for this fabulous Taylored Expressions Release Week. Have you enjoyed the ride? I know I have really enjoyed all the new products and inspiration this week. Are you ready for Spring crafting mode?  

Today I have three last cards to share with you. One is a bright and colorful Easter card, one a more subdued Easter card, and a birthday card! How's that sound?

First up is a cheery card made using the new Graphic Greetings Egg Hunt Stamp. SO perfect for treat bags, cards, and anything else you might make for Easter. I used this cool plaid paper from Doodlebug and some extra bright matching colors. I don't normally work in this color family, but I love it!

 

 

 

I added some flowers made with the Petal Pop Ups 2 Dies. Gives the card some dimension and more layers. Cuz, we need more layers! Honestly, I could have made a million of these colorful flowers, and put them on everything! LOL.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is a CAS graphic birthday card I made with the Posh Posies Stamp Set. It's hard for me to keep it this clean and simple....but sometimes you just have to! This is a great card layout to use with any repeating image. It's also a great quick and easy card to replicate if you need to make a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lastly, I made a serene green Easter card with the same Posh Posies Stamp Set. This time I stamped the Graphic Greetings Redeemer stamp in the background with some Linen Distress ink. Again, I kept the layout clean and simple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLY LIST - Egg Hunt card: Graphic Greetings Egg Hunt stamp (new), Doodlebug Nifty Notions Paper, Label Stacklets 3 Dies, Petal Pop Ups 2 Dies, Brads.

SUPPLY LIST - Flower cards: Posh Posies Stamp Set (new), Banner Stacklets 1 dies, Elegant Butterfly Overlay dies, Distress inks, Memento inks, Graphic Greetings Redeemer stamp (new - in the background), Whimsy Alpha dies (new).

Thank you so very much for hanging out with me all week. It's always such a pleasure to do work for Taylored Expressions. I'm so lucky to be a part of this group! Take care and have a wonderful weekend! XO

Here are the players for our final day!

• Carole Burrage
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Kerri Michaud
• Lynnette Kauffman
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Tammie Edgerton
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess
• Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)
• Anna Wight (Guest Designer)

Taylored Expressions February 2013 Release Day - Graphic Greetings Redeemer and Circle Cutting Plate!

Hi and welcome to Taylored Expressions February 2013 Release Day! Yay! All the new products are now available in the Fresh out of the Oven Department in the TE Store! Check it out! I'm quite sure you will find something you must have.

Today I am featuring the new Circle Cutting Plate. Another addition to this great collection of TE cutting plates. I cannot say enough about how nicely these cut. LOVE. This one, in particular, is so cool and graphic. To show you how it can look very different, I made two cards with different color schemes. One is very fab and retro, and the other is soft and pretty. My cards also feature the new Silhouette Stems 1 Die and the gorgeous Graphic Greetings - Redeemer stamp. Perfect for Easter cards.

 

 

 

 

This green and orange is very Palm Beach, don't ya think? How amazing is that circle cutting plate? WOW! The flowers are new too - so great.

 

 

 

Here's a close up of the awesome pattern and the flowers....

 

 

 

This version is more soft and country feeling. I used vanilla cardstock instead of bright white. I love it paired with that robin's egg blue...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLY LIST - both cards: Circle Cutting Plate (new), Silhouette Stems Dies (new),  Graphic Greetings Redeemer stamp(new), Distress inks.

What is your favorite thing from this release? I would love to know! Leave me a comment! Have a wonderful day. Be sure to come back tomorrow for one last look at everything!

Here is your Release Day Link List! Have fun blog hopping and shopping!

• Carole Burrage
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Kerri Michaud
• Lynnette Kauffman
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Tammie Edgerton
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess
• Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)
• Regina Mangum (guest)
• Nancy McKinney (guest illustrator)

 

Taylored Expressions February 2013 Sneak Peek: Milestone Markers and Whimsy Alpha/Numbers!

Hi! How is your week going so far? Welcome back to Day 2 of Sneak Peeks for Taylored Expressions' February Release! Glad you joined the party! Today I am featuring more great new stuff from TE. I used the same set of products to make two birthday cards to share with you on this fine day. I am IN LOVE with this new paper pack from Pebbles, called Seen and Noted, so I used it for both cards.

I'm featuring the new stamp set called Milestone Markers, along with an AWESOME new alphabet and numbers dies set called Whimsy. These dies are going to be favorites of mine, I can already tell. The stamp set is perfect for milestone occasions....you'll see!

First up is a HAPPY birthday card...literally! I used the Whimsy Alpha dies to spell out the word "happy" and then used the Milestone Markers stamp for the "birthday." I used the fab Banners dies to make fun flags for the top of my card.

 

 

 

 

How fabulous is this alphabet??? And this paper???

 

 

 

Here you can see my layers, and my pretty flags! They're easy to make, using pins from the sewing section of the craft store, and some tape!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This really does make me happy!

 

 

 

For my second card, I used the Milestone Markers stamp set along with the Whimsy #'s dies. Seems like everyone I know is turning 50! (Luckily I am still two years away...whew...) The stamp set is great for anniversaries or birthdays. LOVE the font, too. I made my little banners by cutting half circles with my Nesties and then putting them on some Doodle Twine. 

 

 

 

 

I thought maybe this card needed a cute little ice cream cone accent! See the cool "th" stamp? LOVE that for using numbers on cards! Perfect idea for a stamp!

 

 

 

Here's a close up of my circle banners!

 

 

 

And here's a shot of my layers...

 

 

Just a reminder that everything new is going to be available TOMORROW!! Yippeeeee!! Come back on Thursday and Friday for more projects and to see the rest of the new stuff on the Baker's Dozen blogs.

SUPPLY LIST - Both Cards: Milestone Markers Stamp Set (new), Whimsy Numbers Dies (new), Whimsy Alpha Dies (new), Banner Stacklets 1 dies, Large Scallop Border die, Notepaper die, Build a Treat dies, Circle Nestabilities, Pebbles Seen and Noted Papers, Memento Inks.

Here's your linky list for today!

• Carole Burrage
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Kerri Michaud
• Lynnette Kauffman
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Tammie Edgerton
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess 

Taylored Expressions February 2013 Sneak Peek: Basket-full and He is Risen

Hello Friends! Are you ready for another fun-filled Sneak Peeks Week with Taylored Expressions!? I am! I can't wait to see all the projects everyone made for this release. There is just so much good stuff that's new for February. Today I'm posting two projects featuring new stamp sets for this month. It's all about Easter today! My projects are totally different in style and feel. My first card for today I think might be my favorite for the week....

First up is a fun and cheery Easter card with bright colors. I used the new Basket-full set for the main image and then I used the new Calla Lily Bouquet stamp set for the sentiment. Hope you likey!

 

 

 

 

I stamped some Easter eggs on my sentiment circle. I love these colors together!!

 

 

 

My Copic palette for today...

 

 

 

This makes me want to eat his ears off! LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

My second project for today is a set of book marks. I made this to give to some of my girlfriends for Easter treats. I thought they would make nice Bible bookmarks to bring to church. I kept the layers to a minimum so they easily fit into a book. The sentiments are all from the beautiful new set called He is Risen. You will also see some gorgeous new butterfly dies! These new butterfly overlays exactly match with the TE Elegant Butterflies dies. Nice!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are my three bookmarks...aren't those butterflies so nice?

 

 

 

I had leftover supplies so I made a sweet little simple notecard too!

 

 

 

Here is my assembly line...and a sneak of the stamp set!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These look so nice all together...I added just a few pearls to the centers...

 

SUPPLY LIST - Easter Card - Basket-full Stamp Set (new),  Calla Lily Bouquet Stamp Set (new), Doodlebug Paper - Nifty Notions, Oval Nestabilities, Copic Markers.

SUPPLY LIST - Bookmarks - He Is Risen Stamp Set (new), Elegant Butterfly Overlays Dies (new), Label Stacklets 2 Dies, Scallop Notecard Die, Bookmark Die, MME Paper - Oliver, Distress Inks.

All the new sets will be available in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store on Thursday!

As always, be sure to click around and see everybody's projects for today! We are each doing different things, so you can see a nice variety! Have a fabulous day!  

• Carole Burrage
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Kerri Michaud
• Lynnette Kauffman
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie Kraft
• Tammie Edgerton
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess
• Anna Wight (Guest Designer)
• Nancy McKinney (guest - illustrator)

 

Showers of Love - a baby card!

Helllloooo! How are you? Are you having a nice weekend? Are you ready for the Super Bowl!? I am, because my team is in the game! GO NINERS!! I have been a Niners fan since waayyy back int he 80's when I used to go to every game! Should be lots of fun to watch the Super Bowl this year. Are you having a party? All I know is that today will involve a lot of junk food! LOL. Yesterday I went to the most delightful stamp camp at my friend Denise's house with some of our other stamping buddies. It was such a great time. Thanks Denise!!

Today is one of my days to post for Taylored Expressions and I have a sweet baby card to share. Our very own lovely Shelly Mercado had a baby a few weeks ago - a sweet baby boy. I wanted to send her a card to congratulate her and welcome her little one. I chose the adorable whales stamp set from the Animals in Love collection from TE. I found the perfect papers too....and just a pop of red to balance all that yummy blue. 

 

 

 

How cute are those whales?!! Eeeeep!! 

 

 

The TE Wave Border die is perfect with this set! 

 

 

Here is my Copic palette for this one....

 

 

Showered with love...

Here is my Supply list - click on each item to go straight to it in the TE store! Animals in Love - Whales stamp set, Wave Border Die, Banner Stacklets 1 Dies. Also I used my Copic Markers, Circle Nestabilities and Gnome Sweet Gnome paper pack!

 

A Blog Named Hero - Challenge #19 - Paper Piecing!

Hi Friends! Happy February - if you can believe that! I can tell this year is just going to fly on by... Whew. Lots to look forward to though - Valentines and Spring are just around the corner. Today is my first Challenge as part of the A Blog Named Hero team! Woooo Woooo! The challenge for this time around is Paper Piecing. I looooove making projects with this technique. I hope you will check out the ABNH Blog and get inspired to put your own entry into the mix! You could win a gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!

So, here's my funny Valentine for today. All stamps are from Hero Arts of course. Owl you need is a friend! These big owls are so adorable. I gave them cute matching outfits using some pretty paper from My Mind's Eye. I used a brand new 2013 Hero Arts sentiment stamp in a fun font too. 

 

 

 

What do you suppose their names are, this cute couple?? Hootie? LOL. I adore their big eyes and now they have super fab clothes! I paper pieced each part of their outfits just like making paper dolls in the old days! I colored in their faces and wings with some Copic Markers. 

 

 

 

 Here's a close up....

 

 

 

My stamps for today....

 

 

 

Here they are planning what to wear! 

 

 

 

I adore this sentiment stamp! There are a bunch of sayings in this pretty font, from the 2013 collection. I bought them all! (of course)

 

Here are my supply links:  BOY OWL STAMP,  GIRL OWL STAMP,  VALENTINE SAYING

Now don't forget to enter our challenge so you can have a chance to win the $25 Simon Says Stamp Gift Certificate! WOOO HOOOOOO! Have a fabulous day everyone!