"Stamp Scents" - 5 new articles
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 For my DadToday is my dad's birthday.
Happy Birthday Dad!!!!  Here's the card I made for him.
Isn't this image and sentiment a hoot! Speaking of hoot...my dad is just that. He is sooooooo funny! I think a little of his humor rubbed off on me ;) Love ya dad  I did some masking on the sentiment so part would fit on the front ...and the last part is on the inside of the card. Coloring done with Copic Markers. The dog's tag is colored in with a Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen. The layout is Splitcoaststampers.com Card Sketch Challenge #253.   Recipe: Stamps - Inkadinkado Patterned Pets, Great Impressions Sentiment Paper - Bazzill cardstock, Elements by Creativity Inc Winter Blues Patterned Papers Ink - A Muse Black Dye Misc - Copic Markers, Paper Piercer tool and mat, Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen,  Russian Leek Soup for the SoulA Taste of the Country
 Design InspirationHoliday Photo Cards - A Muse Style
 LOL! This design is super fast - super easy! You could make all your cards in 1 day! Heck...I might even git-er-done this year!!
I decided on a card that fits a wallet size photo. The 4-bar notecards are the prefect size. The photo is framed by layering it on coordinating paper. The A Muse Elegant Tree is perfect since it's a solid image and doesn't need any coloring. I wanted a darker accent color - which I got by stamping the sentiments on the trees with A Muse Black Ink. And finally a little personal touch with the Star on top of the tree. Every year Mike helps Michaela put the star on top of our tree. It's copper colored...so this star twinkle sticker was a match :) 
Don't forget to check out all the other design inspirations on the A Muse News blog. There's even some other tips on how to take photos! Supplies: Elegant Tree; Joy Love Peace ma; Holiday Greetings Set (this set also contains the Joy Love Peace sentiment); Vintage Green 4-bar Notecards; Fern Solid 4-bar Notecards; Natural White Cardstock; Star Twinkle Stickers; Palm Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon  House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge
We have another fun challenge for you over on the House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog. This week there's a prize from House Mouse $25 to spend at House-Mouse.com!!  America sent all the DT members a kit to produce a card from. We could use our own tools along with the kit. So how are you going to do this challenge? Just try and reproduce the kit and make a card. It doesn't need to be exactly the same. And even if you only have a few items that works to. Just make something using similar items. For all the challenge details, design team cards and prize info click HERE. Here's what was in the kit.........  (In the little baggie is crystal rhinstones, white pearls, silver cording and charms)
My creation... 
Isn't this image too stinkin' cute!! I don't have it...so it was an extra special treat to create something with it. (Thanks America! btw - notice I used the mouse charm...JUST for YOU!) I used the reverse side of the dotted patterned paper. (I just wasn't into dots that day.) The pearls were white...so I colored them with a Copic marker. Coloring is done with colored pencils & oms. The pie has just a touch of glitter on top...and I added Clear Glaze Pen to their nose & eyes :) 
Now it's your turn. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! Items I used in addition to the kit contents: Colorbox Chalk Amber Clay & Chestnut Roan; Prismacolor Pencils 914, 927, 940, 941, 945, 946, 947, 949, 997, 1002, 1032, 1033, 1051, 1052, 1054, 1082, 1092; Gamsol OMS; Blending Stumps; Copic Marker; Art Glitter - Mustard; Sakura Quickie Glue Pen; Sakura Clear Glaze Pen; Scor-Bug and Scor-Pal; EK Success Large Corner Rounder; Dimensional Foam Tape  |
Anyone have a magic solution to help with my Chocolate Lab's Hair Everywhere problem?
<---HA! That there's funny...I don't care WHO ya are!
Not only good...but fast and easy. That's what I like. Quick in the kitchen so I can get back to my stampin'! hee hee hee
Yummy Pumpkin Pie and a Prize!
