Monday, April 1, 2013

love you

This is the first time I've participated in Wplus9's project challenge - they have plenty of fun stamps (with dies :) and lots of creative inspiration . . .



Monday Mood Board 7














stamps:  wplus9, studio g
papers:  my mind's eye, stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  clip - from my stash

Sunday, March 31, 2013

watercolor stamping


This was a such a fun technique to experiment with - I have quite a mess to clean up, but the results are so amazing that is was well worth it  :)


PAPERTREY INK'S

Make It Monday #109












stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
die:  border - papertrey ink
embellishments:  button - stampin' up

Monday, March 25, 2013

a REAL hero

For those of you who don't know us, July 24th will be the 6th anniversary of my husband's kidney transplant.  His nephew, whom we hadn't seen or spoken to for 20 years, was the donor - he is an amazing young man and we are so blessed to have him in our lives (and are absolutely THRILLED that he has found a wonderful woman to spend the rest of his life with) - he is my hero!!!





March-blog-hop-inspiration












stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  sequins - art minds

Sunday, March 24, 2013

inked backgrounds

So . . . after attempting to "sponge" an ink background (that didn't blend well - don't know if it was my paper, the ink, or sponge, but I wasn't happy with the results AT ALL) I used ink and some water on my stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet and I REALLY like the effect . . . here's the completed project for Papertrey Ink's challenge this week:


Make It Monday #108









stamp:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  offray ribbon

Sunday, March 17, 2013

You're still the one!

Can't believe it's been 33 years since we honeymooned on Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard.  Happy Anniversary, honey.








stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
paper/acrylic sheet:  stampin' up
embellishments:  cotton cord - pepperell crafts

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