New images are coming and they are fabulous!!
So to celebrate, leave a comment on this post and I'll enter you into a drawing for a $5 coupon to Odd Bird Planet. I'll draw a winner on July 30th, just in time for the new release date of August 1st :)
*a little sneak peak for you*
I made this card for the Color Throwdown #3. I am really enjoying doing these color challenges :)
All images by Odd Bird Planet :)
Recipe:
Stamps - Little Al Pirate, Treasure Chest, You Are A Treasure by Odd Bird Planet
SU! - Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red cardstock
Vintage Cream cardstock by PaperTrey Ink, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, Copic Markers, buttons by Lasting Impressions
Aqua ribbon from Taylored Expressions
Good news! Kitchen Sink Stamps will be offering a 15% discount to the store July 23-25. You will need this coupon code --------> HOT. So I'm not sure if it's because the weather is hot or because the stamps are hot but I just got wind of the news and thought I would share :)
Love, love, love this set "Other Important People" by Kitchen Sink Stamps!! Look how pretty those words are!! We have a couple of new neighbors at the beach this year so I made this card with them in mind :) I really like how it came out -
Have a great day and happy stamping!
Recipe:
Stamps - Other Important People by Kitchen Sink Stamps
SU! - Purely Pomegranate textured cardstock, Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon
Ink - Versamagic: Tea Leaves and SeaBreeze, Brilliance: Pearlescent Orchid
Patterned paper and note sheet from Making Memories - {note}worthy line, button by Sassafras - all from Mosh Posh kits
Aqua ribbon from Taylored Expressions
I have some free stamps to giveaway today!!
All of you will be recieving a free "Mini Stamps" set by Inque Boutique!!
Thank you so much for playing :) I loved seeing all of your creations!! Please head on over to the Purple Turtle Shoppe and pick out a "Mini Stamps" set of your choice. Then let me know the set and your address by dropping me a note. You can find my email address on my side-bar :) Thanks again ladies!
I hope to do this again soon and look forward to seeing more "Inque Boutique" creations!
I've been meaning to share some pictures of the new stamp storage system my mom picked up for me the other day :) They are called "Stamp Keepers" and are by "Inque Boutique". They are thin, "acid free" (which is very important) clam shell containers that are designed to fit in a three ring binder. They come in two different sizes 8 1/2 X 11 and 12 x 12. The ones my mom got me are the 8 1/2 x 11.
This picture shows you how thin they are. This is five of them stacked together. Also, if you are used to the SU! clam shell boxes, then you should note that these do not seal in the same fashion. They are a looser fit, but I find this allows me to easily open the shells when they are inside the binder.
Here's a pic that shows you how many stamps you can fit in them. These are my Inque Boutique stamps and they stick right to the clam shell. The "Stamp Keepers" also work well if you use Aleene's Tack-It Over and Over for your unmounted rubber stamps. Unmounted stamps on cling foam would not fit well in these because of the extra thickness. For unmounted rubber stamps on E-Z Mount/cling foam, you could use these acrylic boxes which come in two sizes, CD and Long.
I also store my clear stamps in them. I keep the stamps on the printed image sheets (what's the correct name for those anyway :) and then stick the back side of the stamps to the clam shell. One of the great things about these is that I can easily fit my larger stamp sets in them.
Lastly, seeing I was outside snapping pics, here's one of my blue hydrangeas :)
If you have any other questions about them, just let me know and I will try to help you out!
Have a great day and happy stamping :)
This cute little image is by Odd Bird Planet. I pulled it out yesterday to make a card using this week's Color Throwdown colors. I couldn't find my Cool Caribbean so I substituted it with "Tempting Turquoise". The scallops are from my "Threading Water" border punch by Fiskars and the circles are punched as well. The sizes are 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and the Extra Jumbo (yellow color) by Marvy. Egglet was stamped with Brilliance Graphite black on Whisper White cardstock and colored with Buttercup Yellow and Cool Gray copic markers. I guess that's it :) Hope you have a great day and happy stamping!
Recipe:
Stamps - Egglet and Peep Peep Hooray (sentiment) by Odd Bird Planet
SU! - Barely Banana, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White cardstock, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" punches
Threading Water border punch by SU!, brad by Lasting Impressions, Copic Markers, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, Doodlebug black pigment ink
I have been remiss in introducing my teammates on the Color Throwdown blog so I wanted to take a minute and give them a shout out :) They are a very friendly and talented group of ladies and I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to work with them!
Be sure to stop by the Color Throwdown blog tomorrow for a new challenge. This week's color combination is one of my favorites so I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!
What are you working on today? I'm about to cut into the new "Seaside Collection" by Flair Designs and I'm as happy as a clam :) Ok I know that's bad, I couldn't help myself, lol.
Kitchen Sink Stamps is the CPS sponsor this week, so I pulled out my 3 Step Hibiscus set to play along :) It's an awesome sketch this week and the designers cards are gorgeous!!
Here's a little snapshot of my card's beginnings -
When I'm feeling kinda serious about my cardmaking it's usually a two day process. The first day is just playing around with materials and brainstorming. The second day is when I execute the final card. So prior to yesterday I had already decided on a color scheme for the flowers and had an overall idea of what I wanted the card to look like because I had seen the CPS sketch in advance. Then, when I have some quiet time I pull out all of the supplies I think I might need and get set up to do some stamping :)
Here is my completed card:
Hope you all have a great day and happy stamping!
Recipe:
Stamps - 3 Step Hibiscus by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Cardstock and Patterned Paper - Lime Tart "Half Tart" kit July 08
SU! - Whisper White cardstock, Corner Rounder punch, Inks: Pretty in Pink, Rose Romance, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, 2 Way Glue Pen
Doodle Bug black pigment ink, Colorbox Lime Peel chalk ink
