I Now Design For Heart Song Designs!

This year my goal was to be on a couple design teams to get some free goodies and gain some exposure.

I never thought it would actually happen!

I am also so happy that I have been able to find so many great hidden treasures of companies to work with!

Heart Song Designs is a great company with some of the cutest digis around!

Check out their inspiration blog HERE!
You have the chance to become a GUEST DESIGNER!

I LOVE IT!

I am bringing you my first creation that goes along with a sketch we were provided from the awesome owner/designer Leah!

The image is titled "Flowers & Bumble Bee"

I used some Smooch Pearlized Top Coat on the Bee's wings to give him some shimmer!

Colored with BIC Markers

Stampin' Up! & Georgia Pacific Cardstock

Ribbon is from WalMart Clearance Bin

Cuttlebug Background for fun!

Go on over and check out Heart Song Designs - You won't regret it!

I am also entering this card in the Little Claire's Flower challenge!
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/

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BRAK - January

So for this month's round of BRAK - Birthday Random Acts of Kindness I decided to make some different cards instead of an assembly line like I ususally do!  I also decided to use scraps that I had saved to use later and just never used!  I think that is something I want to do more of this year - use what I have and not spend (we had to put in two transmissions, pay off a school debt sooner than expected, and some other mis-fortunes along the way). I am putting my self on a spending freeze so I can catch back up - but don't feel bad for me at all...you should see what all I have to work with!  I have my own little store!
But anyways - back to the point here...I made these cards to give and now I am not sure if I want to! Isn't that just typical??!!

Ink: {Ippity}

DSP: My Minds Eye (I think)

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific

Cardstock : Randome Brown Scraps

Stamp: Let Them Eat Cake - Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: Large Eyelets - Stampin' Up!

There will be more of these cards this week!!

*******CHALLENGE NEWS*******

Members of TUIC and any others that want to participate - There will be a challenge next week with prizes for those in the group and another prize for those outside of the group - SO FUN!!!

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Happy New Year - Bring on 2011!

I always say that each year I will set resolutions and keep them...I am leaning on the side of not making them and just plain doing more. I figured that might be a good approach for me as I am one of those people who gets anxious about things that are written down.  Silly - I know.  One thing I decided I would do though (ans yes this is writing it down, but it is more telling you - HA!) is complete more birthday cards. I am in the BRAK (birthday random act of kindness group) through Splitcoaststampers.  We get assigned people to send birthday cards to. I love it! I just think this year I will try and send to more people than I am "assigned" to as it is more fun than work to me!  Here is one of the cards I sent out last month. I just kept one to send to my brother - hence the manly colors.

Ink: {Ippity}

Paper: {Ippity}

Ribbon: Wal-Mart (?? Brand)

Card Stock: White is Georgia Pacific 110 lb.

 Card Stock: Green is Olive Green from Stampin' Up!

Stamp: Let Them Eat Cake from Stampin' Up!

I hope that your New Year will include my blog!

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Notebook Set #4

Day #4

So this one was fun....it reminded me of Valentines/Middle School....Don't ask me why but it did!

Lots of pinks and purples from a paper pack that was at Wal-Mart of all places!

I used the SU! spiral punch on this one and some simple brads from Making Memories. I thought this one would be great for the girl who loves love...you know you have some innocent girls like that in your life!

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Oh Bella....

I had this love for Bellas...then it went away...now we are friends.

I thin it is because I just had overkill on her.

But we are good now!

I was asked to do bridal shower invitations and this is what I came up with!

First of all I apologize on the stinky picture...I need a light tent....or at least I want one!
The Stamping Bella is Sposabella, Cardstock is Georgia Pacific, BIC Markers (my favorite!), some glitter on the flowers, and the Cuttlebug background. Topped it all off with some Wal-Mart ribbon and it was good to go. To make it fancy I printed off the details on linen paper and put it in inside....super cute!

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Happy Birthday to Landan!

Okay first and foremost - I must apologize...I just was sitting down to get some more posts ready and I saw that I had no new posts for a couple days...Apparently I hit the save button and not the publish button! Yikes!

I made birthday invites to Landan's 2nd Birthday! I was so excited to do this! I used colors from last years Stampin' Up!

So the ribbon is from Wal-Mart (we finally got one!), jumbo eyelets from clearance at Hobby Lobby, Stampin' Up! Cardstock, and an Elmo image from the Internet.

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