Inky fingers

I have to say that I love Stampin' Up!s basic gray ink.  Love love love that color.  I also love distress inks.  I have never really used them much.  I have had the antique linen pad forever but didn't know the extent of what you could do with them.  I bought me a few more colors and have been playing around with them. 

I cut a bunch of tags with my Silhouette for making ink swatches with.  I definitely like being able to see all of the colors and how they look when stamped. 

I had a few extra tags and decided to play around with the distress inks.  I also finally got to playing with a stamp set that I have had for about 5 or 6 years and never used!  I don't have the packaging anymore but I believe they are inkadinkadoo.  Super cute dog stamps.  Don't have enough lighting to post pictures tonight of what I have been working on but will get some put up tomorrow.

Happily Ever After

So the boyfriend of 4 1/2 yrs ask me if I would make a card for him to give me haha.  It is better than buying one for myself.  I told him I would and decided it would be awesome because then it would definitely be one I liked. I also told him it needed to have the words will you marry me written inside.  We have already talked about getting married.  We are getting married.  I just want the formality of being ask. :)

I also decided that this one would be perfect for entering in the Simon Says Stamp Card Challenge.
This inspiration for this challenge is hearts.  I love the falling hearts die from Simon Says Stamp.  I figured it would be perfect for a challenge that was hearts. 

Enjoy.

 

 

 

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Polka Dots

This is for a challenge over at Paper Smooches.  The challenge is to create a card using polka dots.  This is my take on the polka dots.  I used Spellbinders Impressibilities Circles and spritzed it with Smooch Spritz from Stampin' Up!.  The Love sentiment and the hearts used for the flower are digital images from Paper Smooches that you can get for free here.  I wanted to do something different and used a thin piece of green card stock and twisted it ... I kinda like the effect :)

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Hello Sunshine

I have to start by saying I am kind of bummed. I made this card hoping to enter in a challenge with Paper Smooches. I finished it late last night...and I mean late! So I figured I would post it here to day and link it. Well.... That didn't quite go as pleased. Spent time with family for the Super Bowl and got home later than I expected to. Oh well. family was definitely more important. Anyways here is the card. I have a good friend in mind to send this to. I figure she could use a pick me up.

Birthday Cupcake

I made this card for my brother in law.  I wanted to make sure it wasn't too girlie or too much little kid being he is in his 30's :)

I used Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio 2.  Right now it is free to try for 30 days so I figured I would download it and try it out.
I printed all of the patterned papers from what is available for you in the trial version.  I used my cupcake punch from Stampin' Up! for the cupcake.  The sentiment is also from the MDS2.  I printed it out and cut the banner, then inked the edges with SU pumpkin pie ink. The center was cut out and the frame was made using the small circle nestabilities dies.

Enjoy!