Dear Santa,.....

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. Promise. Isn't this kiddo the sweetest? I just love her and colored her up in beautiful shades of yellow. Now that thanksgiving is over and everyone is likely to be making their Christmas lists (a.k.a. I want some craft materials, lol!!) I made this sweet card for all of you who are writing your list to "Santa"


Here's a close up to show some the stunning papers used on this card. Each paper was chosen due to it's weight and lovely texture.
You can click the name of the paper to see a sample sheet at Paper Temptress. Here's a little look at the thought process when I am gathering papers to make my cards:

Vintage Silver Lustre-for this card I am using the text weight since the paper is punched and used in the background. This paper has a stunning texture (see the sample) and absorbs ink very well. You can stamp on it and the ink will sink in. The paper I used was silver, but I changed its color for this card by smearing a coating of black ink! It makes the paper a wonderful shimmery shade that just can't be caught in a still photo.

Yellow Crepe Ruche-I just love the thickness and opposing texture that this paper has to the Vintage Silver paper. You can really see the texture of this paper in the main picture.

Black Felt Grande-wonderful background texture and excellent for card backgrounds. It gives the third level of dimension for the card.

Heavenly White-excellent for stamping on, especially if you want to use Alcohol Ink makers like Copics.

Hope you have a great day today! I must say that crafting paper is always on the top of my list. I have a feeling that Santa will be getting an email with some goodies from Paper Temptress on it. Cheers Everyone!

Fall is in the air...

I am guessing for much of the United States (and the top hemisphere of the world) that winter is actually in the air, but for those of us in Texas it's fall that is starting to be in the air. Now actually much of last week, it didn't even feel like fall. It was much of the upper 70s even. But the cooler weather is starting to peek around and show up!Here's a great witchy stamp that just came out at the Queen Kat store from artist Regan Kubecek called witchy rubber stamp. She has a bunch of delightful stamps to check out. I made this witch flying over the clouds with the leaves of fall floating with her.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat Stamps); Leaves (Recollections); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Fairy Woman

Here's a wonderful Fairy Woman digi-stamp from artist Sherri Baldy of Addicted to Stamps. Her works are so adorable. She just released a bunch of new images called "lil Sweeties" Oh, those images are right up my alley!! You know you will be seeing them on my blog soon.You can see all Sherri's designs on the Scrapbook Stamp Society website. There's also many other wonderful artists there. I work on their design team. There will be a blog hop event in a few days and prizes will be given out so stay tuned for that!

Project Materials: Cardstock (AC, Bazzill, Neenah); Image (Addicted to Stamps); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Punch (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots);

So fairy cute!

Here's a wonderful image from Kraftin' Kimmie. She's so fairy cute! I love all the wonderful fairy images designed by their artist. I colored her up in wonderful reds with just a hint of orange. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I can't believe we are getting ready for the last month of 2011! Best year ever!Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Stamps (Kraftin' Kimmie); Stickers (Sticko); DieCuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue all); Color (Copic Markers);

Delightful

Delightful! Isn't she? Here's a stamp from Sugar Nellie of the cutest girl and her bunny rabbit. I colored them up in wonderful fall colors. I can't believe we are now at the end of November. Where has this year gone?
I also can't beleive how warm it was this week. That was DELIGHTFUL! Aren't there so many things to be thankful for? I did manage to get out of the house yesterday during the sales, it was quite quiet where I was. I got a few gifts out of the way, but I am planning a small holiday.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, Hobby Lobby); Ribbon (JoAnns); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Rubber Stamp (Sugar Nellie); Saying (Heidi Grace); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities);

Guest Artist: Trish

I got the most delightful surprise in my mailbox last week. A wonderful handmade card from overseas! One of the prize winners, Trish of Hillside Crafts, from my recent contests received a beautiful stamp from Addicted to stamps and used it to create this stunning card for me! WOW. I wish you could see it in person, the frame is metalic, the roses and ribbons are done with a lustre coating on them and the fairy is painted in metallics. It's stunning. Holding the card at an angle shows a lovely glimmer in all the colors.She also sent me a wonderful treat! a brand new set of rubber stamps and even sweeter--one of the kindest notes. It was such a day brightener. Thanks so much Trish. I hope my blog readers enjoy your card too! If you want to see more of Trish's creations, she has a blog at Hillside Crafts.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Autumn Harvest

Here's a stunning ching chou kuik image called Autumn Harvest. I just love it. I colored her in rich fall colors of purple and blue and then found matching cardstock to go with it. I had a wonderful fall theme embellishment set with beautiful autumn leaves and pumpkin accents.

It also came with a paperclip with the word "Fall" on it. I clipped it to the top of my colored image and added a highlight behind it. The shimmery papers all sparkle in the light. This stamp comes on Plate #57. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving this year. I bet you can all guess my favorite. Yep, it's pumpkin. Pumpkin ANYTHING--pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin muffins,....ahhhh.

The Sweet Pea store just added NEW images from artist Elisabeth Bell! Yippee!! That's always something that gets me excited. Click here to stop by the store and see the new images. They are also having a huge thanksgiving and christmas sale (click here).

Have a wonderful holiday!

Susie

Hi again, today features a great Susie image from artist Heather Valentin of Addicted to Stamps. I love Heather's character and the amazing images she sells. She called this image Susie Hippie Chick. They have all sorts of new matching stuff to go with her too including printed ribbons and tags, gift packs and everything! I was watching at the last Wed Night party on Facebook. WOW.You can see them at Addicted to Stamps, new releases often happen on Wed nights around 7pm. They often have store sales at the same time! Check out "Addicted-to-Stamps" on facebook or check their online place ScrapbookStampSociety.com

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Bazzill Swiss, Neenah); Digi-Stamp (Addicted to Stamps); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Die Cut (Quickkutz); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Fall Y'all

Here's a wonderful Fall theme card using an awesome Scarecrow character from Queen Kat artist Sandra Caldwell. This image comes with sayings and a pumpkin/owl (click here). Her images so funny! Wait until next month, I just got several new ones!Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, DCWV); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Punch (Martha Stewart); Ribbon (Hobby Lobby); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

Squigglefly Challenge

It's time for a Squigglefly Challenge! This week's challenge is to follow a sketch. I used a wonderful Digi-Stamp from them called Angel Maisy. She's super cute. On my sentiment, I added a single word brad that says "Faith", but you could also do many things such as handwritten text, a sticker of words, a rubber stamp, digi-stamp, typed up text, or anything thing else you can imagine!Go over to the Squigglefly challenge blog and check out the sketch you should follow. You will notice that I turned the sketch sideways when I did mine. If you use a Squigglefly image, you are eligible for a wonderful prize! If you don't have any Squigglefly images, you can buy one at their store. These images you simply print out on your own computer. They work great and are resizeable! If you would like to try one out first, get one of their free images! You can even use a freebie image in their contest.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Bling, Bazzil, Neenah, AC); Digi-Stamp (Squigglefly); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Cutter (Creative Memories); Color (Copic markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Adhesives (Popdots, Glue All); Brad (OTC);

Teddy Bear Gift

Here's a cute gift bag that I made for my cousin's daughter Ayana. She just turned 9 years old last week. I went to visit her and took her a gift in this sweet gift bag. She loved the adorable saying on it.

Here's some more detailed photos so you can see a close up on it.






I had the cutest saying "I love you beary much!" that I stamped as the border and some stunning lace that I got while visiting Turkey that I added as decor to the bag.

If you have been visiting the blog before, then you may recall me sharing some of Ayana's artwork. She's becoming a crafter too!

Project Materials: Giftbag (Micheals); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Stamps (Bear-unknown; Saying- unknown; I think these both come from TAC, but I am not certain); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Flower (Bazzill); Brad (ATC); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Paper (DCWV, Neenah); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue);

Wonderland....

Here's a fun image from Tickled Pink. I love their animated girls. She looks like she's in Wonderland. I got this gorgeous die cut frame at Micheals. They started carrying the newest Spellbinders recently. I think it goes nicely with this image. Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Stamp (Tickled Pink); Ink (Memento); Lace (Hobby Lobby); Button (Grandma's Button Bag); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Mat (Hobby Lobby); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue, Glue Dots);

Make your Christmas Packages Special

Here's a wonderful way to spice up those store bought bags, just add some handmade joy on top of them! If you have time, you can even use your Crafter's Companion Ultimate Tool to cut and create your own mini boxes and bags for your gifts. Here's a quick cutie that I came up with using one of the newest Humphrey Christmas images called Santa and Rudolph.
This stamp set also comes with a wonderful "Merry Christmas" phrase, which I put on the gift tag of this package. The adorable fiber used here is actually string with tiny beads twirls with clear tinsel. It adds a wonderful snow-like effect.

Have fun decorating your Christmas Bags! Pull out those old bags from last year and cover them up with adorable designs from Crafter's Companion to show everyone around you what you can make!


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Huge thanks to everyone for following last week's Epilepsy Awareness Blog hop. The winner chose by RANDOM.ORG was Sharyn Knox. I will be emailing you to get your address so I can send out your stamp set. If you don't get my email, please contact me htondre@aol.com Congrats!
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Thinking of you

Here's a stunning image from artist Conie Fong of Sweet Pea stamps. I just love her work. This image is beautiful and I was feeling very RED when I colored it. She has several brand new stamps coming out at the Sweet Pea store and all week her images will be featured on the Sweet Pea blog by all the different artists.

This image is called "The Arrival of Spring" and it is sold individually or on Plate #185. I used several stunning shades of red copic markers to color her. I also used some beautiful lace that I got in Istanbul, Turkey. The richness of the red so matches the card.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Image (Sweet Pea Stamps); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Sewing (Linda W); Ink (Memento); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots, Ribbon Glue); Color Copic Markers);

All Conie's stamps are on sale at the Sweet Pea stamp store this week. Go check them out!

Beautiful child

Here's a stunning image from artist Sheila Wolk of Addicted to Stamps. I have this image as a clear stamp. It stamps beautifully. I love the look on this childs face. I think a clean and simple card says it all for this stamp.

Be sure to go and sign up for the blog candy on Friday the 11th's posting!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, AC); Image (Clear stamp-Addicted to Stamps); Ink (Memento); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Buttons (Unknown); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Orchid

Here's a wonderful rubber stamp from Queen Kat artist Kathy Cyr called "Orchid." She's also the artist who makes a delightful stamp line called Francis Mary & Cornelius. I recently made an order from Queen Kat's store and I can't wait to get some new stamps. One of them is from Kathy Cyr. Keep an eye on the blog to see that one!
Be sure to sign up for the blog candy on Friday 11/11 posting. Just leave a comment on that day to be eligible. The drawing will be this coming friday!

Project: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Bazzill, Neenah); Stamp (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento); Brads (Queen &Co); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilties); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Mushroom Girl

Here's an amazing image from Lili of the Valley. I love their stamps (I say that a lot, don't I?) This stamp is too cute! It's one of those, the first time you see their website, you know you have to order from them! (Even when they are outside the USA)
I also added some stunning lace that I bought while I was in Turkiye this summer (can you tell what I spent all my vacation money on?) My hubby, isn't he the best? what man is gonna send you half way around the world to visit your friends, see the world's history and come home with a suitcase of laces&ribbons? my hubby, that's who!

Project Materials: Cardstock(Bazzill, Hobby Lobby, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Lili of the Valley); Ink (Memento); Saying (K&CO); Bling (Michaels); Color (Copic Markers); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities);

Perfect Layers

Here's a stunning image using a stamp from Conie Fong of Sweet Pea stamps and some amazing papers of Paper Temptress. This stamp is called Daisy. I did some wonderful die cutting and layering of beautiful papers to make this card have a great look. I used a border punch and two different types of spellbinder die cuts.

This project uses wonderful papers from Paper Temptress including Sunshine Yellow Columns, Neenah Classic Crest (Solar White), Sparkle Vermilion, and Heavenly White. I think all the different shapes and colors in this project all come together very nicely. The brightness makes me smile at a time of year when the outside is looking more and more dreary.



There's a great texture to this card because the columns on the yellow topped by the die cuts and the punched border add layers of depth. The red cardstock also has the most beautiful shimmery accents to it. It's a perfect little touch that makes the recipient go "ooo" and "aaah."



There's wonderful blog candy you can sign up on Friday's posting (11/11/11). If you haven't signed up yet, scroll down a couple of entries and check it out!

Cheers, Holley

Standing Pretty

Here's one of my favorite Artists, Elisabeth Bell. Sweet Pea stamps has started making beautiful stamps for her. This stamp is called Standing Pretty. I colored the image up in blue and then layered the entire card in blues to go with it.She's just so adorable. I have already ordered the newest Elisabeth Bell stamps they came out with and I can't wait to see more. If you haven't signed up for yesterday's blog candy, scroll down one entry and leave a comment, the drawing is next friday!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzil Swiss, AC Metallic, Neenah); Stamp (Sweet Pea); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Making Memories); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Ribbon (Michaels); Color (Copic Markers);

Epilepsy Awareness Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Welcome to Holley's Blog. Nov is Epilepsy Awareness Month and today is a blog hop among several artists sharing their stories and their artwork. I know that many of my regular readers know that I have Epilepsy and in Feb 2010 had two brain surgeries. These surgeries stopped my seizures and I am happy to say that I haven't had a seizure since.

I made this wonderful card in honor of the occasion as Purple is the Epilepsy Awareness color and the saying is so true for me "Today is the First Day of Forever."
I started writing up my story and it took several pages to write, since I included my background, I think this will help many people who have seizures now that are uncontrolled. I am sure they can so relate to how my life was and then hear about the surgery and how I am doing now. So here's the link to my full story, just click this link and read my full story about Epilepsy: CLICK HERE

Thanks for coming to the blog hop today. Epilepsy Awareness is near and dear to me. I am giving away some wonderful blog candy today. One prize is a Brand New Inkadinkado Christmas theme stamp set (see photo below). Leave a comment HERE for your chance to win the stamp set. The stamp set winner will be drawn NEXT week on Friday. So please tell your friends to come by the blog hop as well to support Epilepsy Awareness. The next blog on the hop is Ashley, her posting will start on Friday 11/11/11. Here's the next blog: http://www.especiallymade.blogspot.com/
Thanks for stopping by!

Healing Heart

Here's an awesome image from Lolipop Labs of Queen Kat stamps. Isn't she a cutie? She's wrapped up a broken heart. I added a great Shakepearan Quote to it "The course of TRUE LOVE never did run SMOOTHLY". The Epilepsy Awareness Blog hop will start later on today, so please check back. We'll start off the day with this character is healing a broken heart and end the day with a story about healing my brain!

Be sure to check out Queen Kat on Facebook as she is having her 5th anniversary party and all kinds of contests and freebies. Even I won a contest yesterday! WOO HOO!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, AC Metallic); Ink (Memento); Image (Queen Kat); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Bling (Queen & Co); Vellum (JoAnns); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); Color (Copic Markers);

Addicted to Stamps

Here's a wonderful image from artist Mitzi Wiuff of Addicted to Stamps. This image is called Tomte 1. S o adorable. There are three images using this sweet character. I can't wait to share the others with you. Be sure to check out the Scrapbook Stamp Society Website where they sell the stamp designs (both in clear stamps and in Digi format) for many wonderful artists (CLICK HERE) as well as checking out their facebook page at Addicted-To-Stamps.

Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); DigiStamp (Artist-Mitzi Wiuff, Company-Addicted-to-Stamps); Mesh (Stampin' Up); Die Cut (Quickkutz); Ribbon (Michaels); Border (Bazzill); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue);

Tickled Pink Fairy

Here's my card for the Tickled Pink Challenge this week. One of my favorite techniques is to use a mono-tone theme, which is to take a single color and use every type of that color over and over again. So for a Tickled Pink stamp as delightful as this, why not pinks all over? I used three shades of pink papers, pink ink, pink fiber, five shades of pink copic markers and here we are:Isn't she a beauty? She's the Little Pinkettes Fairy Coraline. Super Adorable! Thanks for stopping by, be sure to stay tuned this week. We are having a special blog hop on the 10th to celebrate Epilepsy Awareness and tell my story with Blog candy and all!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, AC Metallic); Image(Tickled Pink); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Ribbon Glue); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers);

Squigglefly Challenge

This fun guy is designed by Chesney Young of Squigglefly and is called Postulation (click here). The Squigglefly challenge this week is called "No Pattern Papers." The wonderful thing about this challenge is the topic is wide open. You can make any fun card you want as long as you don't add any patterned papers. I chose this adorable guy from Chesney Young. Doesn't he just look like a "know it all?" Well, his "postulation" today is "The difference between try and triumph is a little UMPH!" So, how about it? Hop on over to the Squigglefly blog and make a fun card using any Squigglefly image to play in the contest. Winner gets a prize from the store! You know you wanna play...so add a little umph and try it!


Project Materials: Cardstock (Neenah, Bazzill); DigiStamp (Squigglefly); DieCut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Punch (Fiskars); Border(Bazzill); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Saying (3 Bugs in a Rug Cardstock Stickers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Birthday Eric

Happy Birthday Eric. Here's a card I made for my brother in law for his birthday. He's a professional muscian. You can check him out on his facebook fan page under Eric Barnhart. Hope you had a wonderful birthday!Project Materials: Cardstock (AC, Neenah, Hobby Lobby); Stamps (unknown, Sweet Pea); Ribbon (Unknown); Adhesives (Ribbon Glue, Glue All); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk);

My heart beats only for you

Here's an amazing stamp designed by Addicted to Stamps artist Heather Valentin. Isn't she a beauty? It's one of those images that I know I want the first time I see it and I have to make a card as soon as I get it. I colored her up in wonderful shades of blue and add the most elegant lace that I got on a trip to Turkey this summer with my husband. My heart does beat for him.Check out Heather's stamps at the Scrapbook Stamp Society, as well as many other wonderful artists like Sherri Baldy, Mitzi Wiuff, Conie Fong, and more! I have so many great images from them so you will be seeing lots of their cards on my blog!

Project Materials: Cardstock (California Paper Goods, Neenah); Digi Stamp(Addicted to Stamps); Lace (Istanbul, Turkiye); Die Cut (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Ribbon Glue);

Ivy Beauty

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have a treat from Crafter's Companion. I recently got several brand new sets from them that are about to be released in their store. These sets are from the Sheena Douglass Paint Fusion line. I did a card here using the "Ivy" set.
First I started on a chipboard flower shaped button and did a crackle background in white. Then I used the Sheena Douglass stamp set to layout my painting pattern. Her paint sets have "practice sheets" so it's very helpful for someone like me (who has NO painting experience). I was able to create this card, i.e. practice painting on the laminated sheet, paint the ivy on my embellishment, and then make the card in no time at all!

I used the great rubber stamps that this set comes with as wonderful background stamps on the card itself. So the stamps sold are very versatile. Several Paint Fusion stamp sets will be coming out in holiday theme, so be sure to check back at the Crafter's Companion store for them.

Crafter's Companion Products used here:
Paint Fusion Stamp Set- IVY
Paint Fusion Video Instructional DVD
Set of Royal and Langnickel Brushes
Green Glue
Inkssentials Non-stick Craft Sheet
Pearlescent Green Paper
White Ink

Have a great weekend!
Holley

OK, one more Halloween card I had to sneak in...

As a little extra Halloween today, let me show you one more Halloween theme card that I gave out and remind you that there's a bunch of wonderful stamps on sale at the OverStock Sale (CLICK HERE) at the Sweet Pea site. This wonderful image is Terra Bidlespachers Halloween stamp (Plate #155). I added a wonderful saying about black cats to go with the black cats in the image and some fun black cat embellishments. "When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleem, may luck be your on Halloween." I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween season, now we are off to the Fall time!

Cheers, Holley

Crafter's Companion USA Contest: November

The month is new and so the contest at the Crafter's Companion USA blog! This month's contest is to celebrate your favorite holiday. I am guessing with fall here and cool weather coming in which holiday may be on many people's brain but for me, Love is always in the air at my house, so I chose Valentines. It's not a holiday that's hugely celebrated on its particular day, but a feeling that is there everyday. Of course it is celebrated, but more importantly, it's always celebrated. It's not a day that's calendar marked to remind my husband to tell me he loves me. He always does. It makes me jump for joy and be so happy after more than a dozen years. Hmmm, maybe I should make him a special cake today, just because....Go over to the Crafter's Companion blog and check out the artists examples and then make your card. Best of luck! I hope one of my followers wins the challenge. The prize this month is a set of wonderful stamps, I mean a WHOLE bunch of sets of wonderful stamps, the brand new line-up of Humphrey stamps (there's a pic on my side bar). The winner gets all SIX brand new stamp sets, now this is a contest you wanna play in!!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill); Rubber Stamps (Popcorn Pals-Crafter's Companion); Netting (Hobby Lobby); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Color (Copic Markers); Ribbon (JoAnns); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Die Cuts (Spell binders Nestabilities); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk);

Happy Birthday Queen Kat!

Queen Kat Stamps is getting ready for a huge birthday celebration. Woo Hoo. They are going to be having all kinds of contests and prizes and specials too. Here's a card I have made to wish them a Happy Birthday and to show off one of the brand new stamp sets that they have made up just for this occassion. This stamp set will be used a prize during many contests. Be sure to check out their Facebook page and see what is happening, their store, and their website! I will be celebrating right along with them!
P.S. Also--Happy Birthday wishes today to my Brother in law Eric!! I have a special card that was made just for you, I will post it later this week, but wanted to give it a day to arrive to you first before showing it to everyone :)

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, AC, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Queen Kat); Ink (Memento); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);