Elmer & Pearl

Once upon a time, there were two creative individuals named Elmer and Pearl.  Being hidden away in two very unseen nooks, they'd never met before.  At least, not in their current world.  Things changed one cold, dark night, however.  The winds of creativity blew and before they knew it, they found themselves mixed up in a sticky, but beautiful relationship.

Supplies:  Verve die cut (letter U), SU heart punch,
Pearl Ex powders, Elmer's school glue, Smooch spray (clear),
Sizzix embossing folder (chevron),
foam dots

Challenges entered:  Moxie Fab Chevron Challenge, SCS Clean & Simple Challenge

Have a fantastic Friday!

Smile

After a full morning of school conferences & delivering food to the teachers, I spent a little time in my craft room during DS3's afternoon nap while the older two were out in the snow with the neighbor's friendly dog!

I'd seen Moxie Fab's Camera Craze Challenge earlier this week and have had ideas brewing in the back of my brain since then.  I finally took some time to look through my stamp stash to find some camera themed images and settled on one from My Favorite Things.

I stamped the main image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, paper pieced the dress and colored the rest with Copic markers.  I added a little clear gemstone to the lens of the camera for shine.  I intentionally layered the panels off kilter for a little added interest.  Besides, I have taken more photos than I can count that are not exactly centered!

I'm also linking today's creation up with the Currently Creative Link Up over at Give a Girl a Blog!  I recently discovered this fun and fabulous place!  Right now, everyone is linking up their current creations, so if you've been busy creating something, go on over to link up and share!


Now I'm off to mail a last minute package or two, pick up some pizza for supper and meet DH back at the house to eat!

I hope you've had a wonderful Thursday!

Friday Flower

It's Friday again!  That means it's time for Friends with Flair over at Unity!  I love participating in this each week because there are so many wonderful creations and lots of people participate!  I'm also entering this card into the Stamp It! Cards Hello Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!  There are so many talented card makers and just a whole lot of fun over at Moxie Fab!

I started out with a one-layer card, but just couldn't seem to shake the feeling that it just wasn't enough!  I ended up stamping another flower and popping it up with a foam dot on top of the one I'd already stamped on the card base.  I added some tiny dots to the flower center with a fine tip red marker and added a small gemstone to the center.  I also added tiny dots to the sentiment to coordinate the polka dots a bit more.

Fresh blueberry muffins and coffee await, so I'm outta here!  I'll be back tomorrow with a card for the new color duo at Dynamic Duos.

Have a fabulous Friday!

Friday Thanks

It's time for Unity Friends with Flair again and I have a thank you card to share today!  Moxie Fab is also having a Stamp It Cards Thank You Challenge, so this will be linked up there too!  What fun!

For this card, I used a combination of Unity's October & December Kits of the Month.  I'd seen a card by Erica in which she stamped a jar image on a window sheet to give it some shine and wanted to try it!  My photo doesn't show the glossy window sheet very well, but it's definitely shiny in person!  I actually stamped the jar twice, once on the window sheet and once on a white piece of cardstock.  I then stamped the yellow butterflies on the white piece by masking off the top and bottom of the jar.  I then adhered the trimmed window sheet image to the trimmed cardstock image.  The sentiment was also fussy cut and adhered using a foam dot.

Swimming lessons are done for the week and now it's on to summer school worksheets, reading and some good ole summertime fun!  After all, it's Fun Friday in our house!

I'll be back tomorrow with a card for the newest color challenge at Dynamic Duos!

Have a fabulous Friday!

Today is Your Day

Unity Stamps:  2/2010 KOTM, 3/2012 KOTM

I'm back!  After a busy & fun Fourth of July, I'm finally feeling like my feet are under me again!  For some reason, yesterday felt more like a Monday than a Thursday to me!  Must have been because of the holiday being thrown in there and having the whole family home for a day in the middle of the week!  Wow!  Two Mondays in one week!

For today, I made a birthday card using my Unity stamps since today is Unity's Friday Friends with Flair!  On top of that, Moxie Fab is having a Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge that's open until July 23!  That's a whole lot of fun to end my week!  Now I'm off to create a Fun Friday with my boys!  Enjoy your day!

Tomorrow, I'll be back with a card for a brand new color duo challenge from Dynamic Duos!

Dial Up

Boy, yesterday was hot!  I stepped outside just before noon and didn't stay out long!  It was one of those days where it feels like you are breathing water, not air!  Blech.  The boys spent a good portion of the day making a fort indoors with couch cushions and blankets!  Great entertainment!

While they were preoccupied, I put together a card for today's Unity Friends with Flair and also for the Stamp It! Cards Love Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Unity Stamps:  We Treasure You, Neopolitan Bisque Soup

This card actually uses two stamp sets from Unity (see above).  I cut out the telephone and the letters for "love" and popped them up with foam pieces.  The heart gemstone on the center of the telephone is a clear one that I colored with a red Copic marker.  I created the dot frame using a black marker, popped the whole main panel up with foam dots & rounded the card base corners.


Today's agenda includes a library visit and making plans for the weekend.  Wonder what we'll decide to do?!