Spring Chick

Its spring! Or at least by the calendar its spring. Our weather has been so flip floppy lately its 80 degrees one day and 40 the next. So to get in the springy mood I played along with A La Card Monkey challenge #101

Everything is SU! except for the flocking. A few years ago I got a lot of flocking on clearance so I figured a little chick is fluffy and needed some flocking =)

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Well its Tuesday and I'm crossing my fingers that I have a better Tuesday than Monday....

Ingredients: All item SU! {Paper} Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP (retired), Twitterpated DSP {Ink} Early Espresso {Stamp} $1 stamp from Michaels {Extras} Perfect Penant die, striped embossing folder, dots embossing folder, yellow flocking, very vanilla 1/8" ribbon

Spring Birdies

I thought I'd play along with a challenge that gave me my first challenge win....Victorine Originals challenge #25. It was such a cute sketch and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.



I've never really done a lot of "2 step stampin" but this was kinda fun. Layering the birds, then cages, let me tell you my Stamp-a-ma-jig got a lot of work but I'm really glad I finally broke down and got this set!

One more day and I have myself a 4 day weekend! Taking Friday off because the boy is getting an award at school.....a very big deal and rare occasion around here, can't wait =)


All items SU!
{Paper} Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Twitterpated DSP {Ink} Basic Gray, More Mustard, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz {Stamp} Aviary {Extras} Boho Blossoms punch, rhinestone brad

Embossed Butterfly

A very quick post as I run out the door this morning. I used the A La Card Monkey sketch #90 for today's card.

I've been trying to use more of my tools in the craft room so my Big Kick (yes, I know I need to upgrade to a Big Shot) has been getting a lot of use. I've finally mastered getting a deep emboss from the texture plates by adding shims, I had all about given up using them because they just didn't give a great look. So I embossed the top strip and the butterfly to make them kinda pop out on the card. Also added some pearls because butterflies need pearls =)

Happy Tuesday!




All ingredients SU!
{Paper} Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Twitterpated DSP {Ink} Pear Pizzazz
{Stamp} Baroque Motifs {Extras} Petite Pennants die, Beautiful Butterflies die, texture plates, 1/8" ribbon