A Little Clean & Simple Goes a Long Way

I have been selling a bunch of my cards lately and was

in need of a quick replenish and decided that it was

time to go a little CAS.

I also realized that as much as I love my

'old-school' wood-mount stamps,

I don't play with them often enough.

So I went to the shelves and picked one that

I have had for quite awhile and had yet to play with.

This fun summer image from Stampabilities has so many possibilities.

So to go CAS was a good start.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Just a little black ink and coordinating buttons and you are good to go. 

I also added tiny pewter rhinestones to a few of the flower centers.

Here is another take on the same design...

It's so easy to get caught up in layer upon layer on our creations.

It's totally ok to give yourself permission to take it down

a notch...or two...or three  ; )

I am going to leave the books up on my blog for another day or two.

I have chopped the prices a little more, so if you are interested in

any of these titles, this will be the only price I will offer them.

Remember, the prices DO include postage.

Click here to see each one.

Have a great day!

A Little French Inspiration

It is SO good to be back in my little

art space.  I confess that

I haven't had much time to create

this week, and it just so happens that

I chose to participate in a couple of

challenges, which is a great way

to get you focused.

.....One challenge is simple in it's sketch

and one that's inspires layers......

If you have read my blog for any length of time,

you probably know that I am in love with the

Provence region of France.

So when I saw City Crafters' theme this week

was 'I Love Paris', I knew I wanted

in on the fun!

The sketch over at Card Patterns was just

right because it was simple enough to allow

for lots of creativity on the page.

I went major BOO on this card.

The DP is actually stationary from

The Paper Company which

I purchased many years ago along with

a little DCWV accenting.

The 'Paris postmark' stamp is Stampabilities.

The fab die-cut in the center is from

Tattered Angels 'Creme Collection'.

I'm sure you not only recognize the 

Martha Loop Punch, but also the bird die cut,

which is from Tim Holtz and the Spellbinders 

Nestibilities scallop.

The bling and flowers are from Prima.

Glad to be able to share this with you.

I hope when you stop by, you will take a

moment to say hello...

A Different Take on a Challenge...JUGS20

Thought I would play along this week over at the  
Just Us Girls Challenge.

The technique is 'split negative', but as I am one who does not use

heat embossing all that much, I decided to just put my own spin on it.

 

My 'split' is one stamp with two colors.

I love these stamps from Hampton Arts & Stampabilities.

Of course, used a little 'Boo' with this really old

Making Memories DP.  I have always loved this floral pattern

so I was glad that it worked with these stamps.

They offer a couple of tutorials on this technique

over at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog, so if you are 

in the mood to do something unique, head on over.

One more thing....PLEASE leave a comment to say hello

and let me know you stopped by.  I truly do appreciate it!