Birthday Dress Up

Happy Thursday!  I've been trying dig out some of my old favorites this week and  the Dress Up framelits is one of them!   I loved playing with paper dolls when I was little and still have fun dressing these dress forms up too!  With so many beautiful DSP patterns, you can create a pretty dress for just the right occasion!

 

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Eastern Elegance DSP
Ink ~ Coastal Cabana
Stamp Set ~ One in a Million
Other Supplies ~ Dress Up Framelits, Extra Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval, Coastal Cabana Stretch Ruffled Ribbon, Subtles Collection Buttons, Linen Thread, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basics

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

2013 Artisan Finalist Blog Hop ~ Day 4

Hello to all my stamping friends and welcome back to Day Four of the Artisan Finalist Blog Hop!  Each one of us will be sharing all of our amazing creations that we submitted to Stampin' Up's 2013 Artisan Design Contest.  For the next 6 days you will get to see the talent from an amazing group of women.  Be sure you check back each and every day so you don't miss out on ANY of the projects!  If you've just come from Amy's blog, you were treated to her amazing talent.  If you are just getting started, keep on hopping until you get back to me. If you happen to get lost along the way, just use the "back" or "next" button at the bottom of each blog and you'll get right back on track.

 

I'm back today with another card.  If I remember right, this was a card I made for one of the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenges, but never posted with them because I decided to use it as one of my entries. The Swallowtail stamp is, by far, one of my favorite stamps EVER!  I love how it turned out when I embossed it in Pool Party on the Epic Day This and That DSP.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pool Party, Epic Day This and That DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Swallowtail, One in a Million

Other Supplies ~ Boho Blossoms Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Epic Day This and That Washi Tape, Pop-Up Posies Kit

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Cathy's blog see her first FAB-ulous creation! 

A Love Story Worth Living

Happy Anniversary to two of the most amazing people I know...my parents!  They are celebrating 38 years of marriage today, but they have been together since they were in 7th grade.  Talk about a love story!  As in any marriage, there have been ups and downs, but through it all they have stayed strong and always been each other's best friend.  I'm so blessed to have such amazing parents and am so thankful for all they have taught me...they are great role models to my hubby and I. 

I placed one last order from the old catalog late last week and was able to redeem my Sale-A-Bration recruting bundle of goodies, which I had totally forgotten about!  I was so excited because it included the new Modern Medley DSP, which was on my new catty wish list!  So, I put this pretty paper to good use and made my parents an anniversary card.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry, Modern Medley DSP

Ink ~ Jet Black StazOn

Stamp Set ~ One in a Million

Other Supplies ~ Scallop Circle Punches, Antique Brads, Black Embossing Powder

How pretty is that Antique Brad in black?!?!?  Thanks to the ever talented Patty Bennett, I am now in love with embossing all of my Antique Brads in different colors.  Super simple to do...just ink up the brad with your Versamark pad (use a pair of tweezers or pliers to hold it), dip the brad in  your embossing powder and heat with your heat gun until all the powder is melted.  AWESOME!!!  FYI, once the powder is melted, give it a minute or two to fully dry.  

Off to get a few house chores done and then I'm off to Famers Market with my boys!  Then later today we'll head to a family reunion for my hubby's side of the family.  Sadly, my hubby won't get to join us because he is working a 72 hour shift this weekend...boo :(  At least we both have Monday off and will get to spend some time together. 

Happy Stamping!