Got ribbon???

I was going thru a box of cards I've made and realized that I've never showed ya'll this little beauty. Wendy saw it on facebook quite a while back I'm sure, but I thought I'd share it with the rest of you.

We all know what a ribbon whore I am and I could not wait to get home to use the ribbon I had just picked up. Basically the card was created for the ribbon lol. That's just way sad isn't it?

Don'tcha just LOVE those little Prima roses...a little tid bit of info, I get them in white and cream to have on hand and they color up nicely with a marker to match your card.

I just recently went thru all my ribbons sorting and yes, even tossing those tiny little scrap pieces I seem to want to horde forever *sigh*. Unfortunately, they still don't fit into the rather fair sized modular drawer system I have set up for my supplies...what's a girl to do....

Supplies:

• Narrow Leafy Tree
• Round Leafy Tree
• Small Swirl Corner

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

She did it so I guess I should too...

Have ya'll seen this??? Holy Cow...she went big!




Not so long ago Wendy show us a card that wasn't quite right...however, she kinda had an excuse (shhh, she had a few glasses of wine). So, I put my big girl panties on and am showing ya'll a card that I envisioned as being the cutest thing next to itty bitty baby toes ;) (yes, I have babies on the mind with all the wonderful news I've had lately) 

You can totally get what I was aiming for, it just didn't work out as I'd had hoped. Well, at least I tried...my downfall was stamping on the kraft color vs. white or cream and I simply need to practice with the fluffy stuff a bit more.

It's okay if a card doesn't work out...contrary to what we see out there in blog and challenge land, we aren't all perfect and ya know, I'm okay with not being perfect :)

Supplies:

• Chickie with Flower
• Dot Circle Frame
• Happy Day

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

I'm a Fussy Cuttin' Mad Woman!

We interrupt this blog post with a special announcement - let me just take this moment to give a little "woot woot" to my girl Tina on winning the theme challenge yesterday. Oh you missed that? Well go take a peek at Denami's post Here. You go girl! Now on with your regularly scheduled post...


Soooo, I don't know about you but I can't think of a better way to spend a rainy afternoon than by playing in your woman cave (that is what my crafty room is called - The Woman Cave). And that is exactly what I did, and what was I doing? Fussy cuttin' my little hands off. Yep - every little thing on this card.




Take a closer peek:




And although my hands were not happy with me, I think I like the results of all that cutting almost as much as I like the smell of the Tiger balm I had to use on my hands at the end of the night - HA! Once again, the only enhancements I used was crystal laquer...no glitter (oh don't worry - the next couple of cards I made were full of glitter!). I also raised the chickie and the clouds with a few little pop dots.

Stamps used when making this card: E138 Chickie in Balloon, E137 Small Cloud, F133 Small Sun Swirl, A76 Ladybug, M32 Daisy Trio

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Learning a new technique....

So, there's this little trick I've seen some gals in the crafty world do and I've really been wanting to try it out....

I've seen the gals stamp distress inks onto a stamp block (for clear stamps), spritz it with water and use the special little tool with the felt pad to swirl them together onto the paper. I dry embossed white cardstock to give it a little texture then combined 2 shades of green and one blue...Not too bad for a first time, whatcha think? For the flower I used pencils and gamsol...I heart that effect!

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Triple Dip

You can never have too many birthday cards on hand for when you need to just grab one and go. OR if you are like me, you just may need a quick little design to throw together quick but still look cute. Enter the triple chickie cone!




Now for a closer peek...



I just added a wee bit of crystal laquer to the cone and the cherry on top. Usually I would add a little glitter but I opted for some rhinestone bling instead. Now you could add a sentiment to this card very easily as well.

Stamps used in this card: D102 Ice Cream Chickies, PF 14 Party Time Petit Four Set


Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

If I were a blinkie....

If I were a blinkie, I'm almost certain my forehead would say "I <3 chickies!"

Cause let’s face it…we ALL do!! How can you look at one of those little guys and not fall head over heels? That being said, how many chickies can you fit on one card (said in my best owl licking a tootsie pop voice)….wait, strike that…I just SERIOUSLY showed my age…ohhh bad bad bad. Since the Owl and the tootsie pop are retro, does that make me retro too?? Hmmm, let’s just look at the card and ignore all that and my age shall we ;) ??

Now for some reason (my picture taking incapability wouldn't have anything to do with it hehehe)the black panel looks like it's at the top of the card. In reality  it's pulled down a little so that there is a little of the base card showing and the black panel is popped up with foam tape.

Since I wanted to keep the chickies “boy / girl” even, the top right chickie was “invented”. I needed another girl and didn’t have a single one (just the girlfriends one) so I used the plain chickie and added the teeny heart stamp for a princess wand. Now that I think about it, I could have given her a bow in her hair too…dang it >.<  !

Each chickie is outlined in citrone glitter and has a little crystal lacquer accenting something. I wanted to pull in the yellow from the chickies so I added that yellow border...not sure if it's working for me or not.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Goin to a stamp show.....Don't hate....

Yes, you read that right, about the time this little post goes up I will be partaking of a little "go-go" juice (aka coffee) and hitting the road to go to Anderson, SC for the Heirloom stamp show. Anderson is ummm about 2 hours or so away so I gotta get up early to get there when it opens! Now, if Denami were at this show I would be in HEAVEN but alas they are gonna be where I USED to live.... in MN this weekend. *Sigh* But I wouldn't move back there if ya paid me ....nope nope nope I am so very glad to be back in the south!

So, even though I have been in a card making frenzy lately, I haven't really came up with anything new....until this little cutie .....




Come in a little closer....





Very simple but I like it. That little flower there in the middle is a little embellishment that I found in my stash of goodies. I stamped in light pink in the background. If you look closely in the second picture you can see it. It shows up much better in person.

Stamps used in this card: F187 Wavy Stem Trio, B95 Mini Swirl Flourish, M65 Large Dot Swirls.


Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Does that water smell funny to you???

We’ve all heard that old saying “there must be something in the water”, right? Well I really think there is this time lol!! I told you guys about my sissy-in-law being pregnant with twins when I showed you this little card I made for her…well Saturday I got a text from my best friend (that lives here in MO)…she was so excited…she’s gonna be a grandma for the first time!! WOO-HOO!!!!!! Her daughter-in-law told them they were expecting! What’s really bizarre is that she and my sister-in-law are due at about the same time…maybe a weeks difference…seriously, DON’T drink the water (or eat the pickles), lol!!

All this ment that what I was working on got shoved aside and that adorable little elephant stamp got pulled out once again!!! I went in a total different direction with this one…hope you like it!

And for a little closer look at the tag...

I wanted to tie in all the polka dots and colors so on the white scallop square I did both green and yellow dots then on the top white square with the elephant I did a green dot in each corner and made a little frame using the sentiment in both the green and yellow. To finish it all off I added a little green bling to the green corner polka dots and a yellow bling for his little eye. The picture doesn't do it justice, but that sheer yellow ribbon (with a double bow) really sets the whole thing off.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Cause I Wanna Be Like my Twinkie....

Soooo a few cards ago, miss Tina made a few cards using the purse stamps from Denami and I knew I just had to have them. You can see her cards Here and Here.

Yes, I had seen them before....yes they were on my "to get list" but after seeing her cards those cute little stamps catapulted themselves right to the front of the line.





And now for a little closer look...




Now I will admit - I was tired when making this card. So, the coloring didn't turn out as well as I would have liked (used a new marker - not sure I will be using it again - the color didn't stay true) but I don't want to only put the "perfect" cards here on the blog. I want to put the "so-so" ones on here as well because it may just be "so-so" to me but it may inspire someone to create something absolutely FANTABULOUS! (Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it).

And while I am being all honest up in here.....this card is actually going into my "sample/blooper" pile. "Why?" you ask? Because I glued the purse on the card UP.SIDE.DOWN (yep - I told ya I was tired when making this card and it had absolutely nothing to do with the glass of Chardonnay...nope....nothing.at.all!) The opening is at the top. Can't tell can ya?

Stamps used when making this card: J101 Fashion Purse, B95 Mini Swirl Flourish, C57 Mini Dot Wreath

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAMI

That's right - today is Nami's birthday and to celebrate - Denami is having a little blog hop with the design team so go on over and take a peek - then come back here (or you can stay here and then go there - either way just start hoppin').

Now I will admit, this birthday snuck up on me - as they often do - the kids say its old age I have no comment on that statement. Actually I choose to ignore the fact they even said it - pffft!

So since this special of birthday's sorta hit me out of the blue.....I decided to "recycle" a card from the early days of this here blog (see, just doing my part to be "green").





Take a closer peek....



Stamps used in this card: PF14 Party Time, E106 Small Happy Birthday


Now go on over and Nami a little love!



Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Glitter-rific Stripes

Do you know what's even better than utilizing your favorite DeNami stamps.....

Adding lots and lots of glitter to them!!

Glitter makes anything better...well, except when I forgot to turn off the ceiling fan. It looked like a fairy exploded in my bedroom...even found glitter in my bed (not sure how that happened when my bed was made lol)!

Want to link your supplies like I do... Here's a coupon code that you can use when you register at Inlinkz: 40415796. This coupon will let you in for free until December...go ahead and give it a test drive.
Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Oh Happy Day....

Once again I would like to congratulate Linda on her win yesterday! Woot Woot! Don't forget to show us what goodies you picked out!

Yesterday, I was able to finally catch up on a few blogs that I like to follow (I am sooo out of the loop these days). And when I did I saw a card from a long time friend that I thought was just darling. It inspired me to create this card....




Now for a little closer look....



AND...I was able to use the layering ribbon idea that I "borrowed" from Amy (she used it in the last blog hop). I think it worked pretty good to tie in both sides of the card.

Also, did you know that Denami has delicious patterned paper? This card was created using paper found in the Watermelon Coordinates pack.

Stamps used in making this card: D78 Happy Day, D80 Small Cherries


Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

And The Winner Is.....

Before we get to the yummy-licious reveal we would like to take a minute to thank Nami and Paulina over at DeNami Design. Without them this wonderful blog candy give a way would not be possible. Not only are their products top notch…so are they! Wendy and I are just amazed that they like our little site enough that they would even suggest this giveaway…thanks so much for the opportunity ladies!

Now then, I think I can definitely speak for Wendy when I say that we LOVED each and every comment…keep them coming! Nothing makes our day more than getting a new comment. It makes us all giddy like little school girls checking out the football team. We are so excited to share our love for all things DeNami (that includes Nami & Paulina!) with all of you and hope that we gave you some inspiration to start your own little (or XXL in our case) collection. We truly hope to see ya’ll back here soon! (dang it Wendy…quit rubbing off on me, between spending a lot of time in southern MO while growing up and Wendy, I'll be sitting on a veranda drinking mint juleps before long) Don’t forget, we are just a comment or e-mail away if you need a little inspiration and/or would like to see a specific stamp used. Also, did you know that DeNami has over 500 inspirational ideas on their website and loads of great videos on Youtube….all that eye candy  gives me a sugar high - hehehe!!

Alrighty ladies, it’s finally time for the really good stuff…cause I know at least a few of ya are starting to drool and possibly even foam at the mouth ;)

And the winner is....(Can we get a drum roll)

To claim your most wonderful booty just send a little e-mail (office@denamidesign.com) over to Paulina with "DeNami Addict blog winner" in the subject and she will be sure to get the gift certificate to ya.

Thank you to everyone that participated and congratulations Linda, we would LOVE to see what yummy stamps you get with your prize and what you create with em', so come on back and let us know!! 

Rockabye Baby.....

The results of our blog candy give a way are in!!!!!! Tune in tomorrow for the results...what a better way to start off a week!!

Last week I got me some happy happy news...my little sissy-in-law has a bun in the oven - WOO-HOO!! But wait...it's not just one bun...she went all out and tried for the whole package...there's 2, a boy and a girl! She and her hubby are gonna make awesome parents and of course I get to be an auntie again...hmmm, running outta fingers and toes to count all my nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews on...dang, that really makes me sound old!  I'm so excited I just had to make her up a little card.

Believe it or not, this is all one piece...yup, the queen of layers did a one layer card (insert harp playing angles...cause it's a miracle)! I puffy heart making my own background paper and that darling scallop border makes a wonderful accent strip that you can fill with anything.

And for the inside....

If you look closely you can see where I jacked up my little card...hey, it happens right? But like a seasoned card maker I made a little sumthin' and kinda covered it up...think she'll notice?

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Viola!

Did you see the wonderful BLOG CANDY we are giving away on Wednesday's post? You didn't well....click HERE and get entered....really you don't want to miss it....seriously - go look....we will wait.....

Did ya see it? The yummy blog candy? Did you enter? I certainly hope so.....now on to today's post....

Usually, after an afternoon or evening of crafting I tend to have 2 or 3 cards ready for the blog. Then together with Tina we have the week covered. But not this week. Nope....Oh now Tina has her "A" game on but me...I have been a cleaning fool. Like...spring cleaning only in the fall. As in on my hands and knees with a scrub brush kind of cleaning....which means last night when it was time to do a new post I panicked....because I didn't have a card ready to go. Shameful I know! (But my house does smell fresh and clean - that's the power of Pine Sol baby! - HA!)

So, last night in a frenzy I had to come up with something and quick! I grabbed this stamp and that stamp added a little of another stamp and....Voila! See....that's the great thing about DeNami stamps - they all go so well together that....well...whatever you grab its gonna work! "Stop blabbing and just show the card already" you say? Well....here ya go!



Go ahead take a little bit of a closer look...



Stamps used in this card: P80 Swirl Wreath, D121 Best Friend Chickie, B104 Hey Chickie

And if you know me....there has to be just a little bling so I added a thin little line of stickles to the wreath. See...simple...clean....easy! Now in all honesty I threw this together in about 10 mins tops (including the stamp grabbing time). Not my "best" work....but not too shabby if I say so myself *snicker* I may go back at a later date and revise this a little...but then again....maybe I won't....who knows with me.


Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Boxes Boxes and More Colorful Boxes

Did you see the wonderful BLOG CANDY we are giving away on yesterday's post? You didn't well....click HERE and get entered....really you don't want to miss it....seriously - go look....we will wait.....


So...all entered now? OK on to today's post a fabulous card by Tina!

Have ya ever seen something and just simply fell head over heels? Well, when I saw this layout on one of those free idea sheets at a big box store, I knew I just HAD to give it a whirl! I've never done a monotone type card before, but I have done and seriously lurves me some little panels and color blocking. I had to change it up a bit and add my own little flair...you know me ;)

Of course I couldn't resist pulling out my much loved "go to" set of stamps for this one. I loved "coloring" in all those little panels with the same color I was stamping with...what a great effect. Why haven't I done this before??? The original used the same stamp for all the panels...can someone say boring? Also the main sentiment/focal point panel was straight and theirs was just a picture, not sentiment...again, boring. I also added that jaunty little bow....you all know how much I puffy heart me some ribbon! I love how it turned out but am open for your suggestions on how to change it up even more....

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

The Time Has Come For a Little - BLOG CANDY!

Hello there and welcome to what we think is just the most wonderful thing in the world....A DENAMI GIVEAWAY!! (can we get a woot woot??)

What could be a more wonderful way to display our love for all things DeNami then make a blog dedicated to it? (Wendy had a most fantablous idea! -T) We never dreamed we would grab the attention of Nami & Paulina, let alone be offered a chance like this little blog candy giveaway…we started this blog for us, to show each other what we have created and hopefully find some other DeNami lovers along the way. We are honored to have an opportunity like this and hope after today you to are as addicted as we are ;)

Thanks to Nami and Paulina we are giving away a $30 gift certificate to DeNami to get whatever your little heart desires (in our case that would be MORE CHICKIES!!).

So, as we were thinking about this post we thought...."Hmmmm let's list what "we" think are some "must haves" and share that with y'all (sorry, that's Wendy's southern twang coming out again...it tends to do that every now and then).

Wendy says.....

When choosing my list of "must haves" I thought I would have a coronary. I mean....if I were sent to a tropical island (complete with full staff to cater to my every need of course) and could only take a handful of DeNami items...what items would I choose? Well... take a peek below....

Yeah I know its hard to see all the stamps so feel free to look a little closer....


Pictured above: F172 Hello Friend, B97 Hula Chickie, B96 Girl Chickie, D104 Sledding Chickies, D121 Best Friend Chickies, N128 Three Line Border, F133 Small Sun Swirl, M65 Large Dot Swirls, J77 Large Daisy Blossom, PF26 Assorted Greetings, PF50 Ornamental Flowers.

Now - first and foremost everyone needs at least ONE chickie in their stash. But in reality, once you get one - you will want more! They are tooo darling! (As a side note, a chickie was my very first DeNami stamp and I was hooked from there!) And flowers. MUST.HAVE.FLOWERS. I am partial to the daisy and tulips. And of course...decorative/background stamps. But that doesn't complete my list of must haves...OH NO.... Back in February Nami introduced me to the ATG at the show here in SC and I had to have it (even added a little pink bling!) And of course I need a Quickie glue pen. And glitter! And cardstock! And ribbon! And Crystal Laquer! And Buttons! That would be just the tip of the iceberg to get a few cards done in between massages and fruity cocktails with pink umbrellas (you know - cause I am on a tropical island and all - What? a girl can dream can't she?).

Tina says:

While I love all of my DeNami stamps, pictured are the ones that I just can not live without. Seriously…touch them and you WILL pull back a nub….just sayin’. ;)  I am sooooo in agreeance with Wendy on that chickie issue… They’re like potato chips…can’t have just one! My first chickie…that darling one holding the flower. I sometimes wonder when Nami was sketching up her first chickie if she had any idea how that little guy would someday take off and draw us all into its little wings…I know, I’m getting off subject here…nothing new for me. I tend to ramble on a lot…a real lot lol! As you will see from my picture, I have a lot must haves. It was so hard to pick just a few…I mean, seriously, I puffy heart them all!! It took me over an hour to widdle it down to just these few! But time and again these are the ones I reach for. One of the best things about this little collection is that they play well with others. It’s very rare that I make a card that doesn’t have a DeNami stamp thrown in somewhere. I guess I tend to gravitate towards the small and mini stamps…they are so perfect for creating your own background papers and adding that perfect little sumthin sumthin to my cards. And like Wendy, I do love me some ribbon, glitter and that handy dandy quickie glue pen. However, with all that being said, my favorites are sure to change from time to time with new additions to my collection. I just ordered the little button stamp...yup, I can already see that one being a real favorite!

C72 chickie w/ flower, A98 single tweety bird, A96 tweety bird foot prints, G153 ornamental vine, pf50 ornamental flowers, F187 wavy stem trio, PF51 leaf accent, D75 small daisy, P75 lilac, G146 solid decorative crest, A93 teeny swiss dot, A91 teeny heart, Small swirl corner, B95 mini swirl flourish, J141 whimsical oval frame, TR12 sweet treat blocks, N129 scallop border, N128 three line border, E55 thinking of you sentiment, Pf48 thoughtful greetings set, PF28 heartfelt greetings set, D78 happy day sentiment, F172 hello friend sentiment

Sooo....now that you have made it this far I know you wanna know...what do you need to do in order to get this YUMMY prize?? Well there are THREE ways to enter. First....leave us some blogger love in the form of a comment telling us what YOUR DeNami must haves are (or if you are new to DeNami what are you gonna get first - enquiring minds want to know...ohh yes we do!!). Second - become a stalker of this here blog - and leave us a comment letting us know (for those of you that don't speak Wendy and Tina....that means become a follower but if you follow us for long you will learn to speak the language haha) ...and if you are already a follower, just leave us a comment letting us know.  Third - head on over to the DeNami Facebook page an' leave them a  little love and don't forget to "like" them (then let us know). Easy peasy right?? That gives you a full 3 chances at winning...SWEET!

That's it....that's all you have to do to have three entries in this giveaway. Now we know that some of y'all (sorry, twang again) are busy so we are going to leave this giveaway open until Saturday at 11:59pm PST and then come back on Monday for the announcement of the big winner!

Hello Tulips.....Tulips Hello....

So today I was pulling up the dried flowers in my flower bed by the mail box and thinking to myself.....oh I can't wait to plant more tulip bulbs (which I am getting from the botanical gardens from the zoo....can't wait....but I digress...). So I thought....time to play with my little tulip stamp once again. Seems I keep going back to the flower stamps over and over (well flowers and chickies....they are my favorite). So here is what I came up with.....





And now for a little close up...



I almost added a little pink to the oval...I had the Tombow marker in my hand...but I just didn't do it....I still may go back and do it....should I? Shouldn't I? Ohhh decisions decisions....

Stamps used in this card: J141 Whimsical Frame, G139 Brushed Tulips, PF26 Assorted Greetings - cardstock, ribbon and printed paper are all Denami too!

One more thing....be sure and stop back by tomorrow for some blog candy....Seriously...you are going to wanna be here for this one!!


Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Farmer John

No, this post doesn't include goats or that fab Beekman Boys duo, but it does include an ADORABLE little farmer scarecrow!

And for the inside....

I didn't notice until I uploaded the picture to blogger that you can actually see thru the top panel of the card from the inside. That's because I didn't use DeNami card stock...I know, I know, I should be beat with a wet noodle. The thickness and colors of their card stocks are awesome! But in my defence, this started out as just a tester layout. It wasn't meant to be a finished card so I used just regular old card stock from a big box store...however, the layout was working so well for me that I just went with it. When I remake this (using good card stock) I think it would look better if I stamped the turkey, masked him off then stamped the corn over him so it looks like he's standing in front of the corn stalks.

Well, now that I'm done picking this card apart, it's your turn....

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

It's Time to Blog Hop....

If you are here, then hopefully you hopped on over here from the wonderfully talented Tammy Hobbs! Isn't her card just darling?

But.....before getting started with today's blog hop card, I would like to take a moment to say I Remember Edward Raymond Vanacore.
In 2006, I participated in a tribute to the victims of 9/11 along with 2995 other bloggers. We each had a person to remember and mine was Edward. I didn't know him personally but each year I will always remember him (and his family) along with the others that died that day. If you are so inclined, take a moment and click the link and remember Edward with me.

Now - on with the yumminess that is today's blog hop theme.....I don't know about you....but after looking at some of these goodies, I am awfully glad its just eye candy otherwise my diet would be totally blown out of the water and I would be in a total sugar coma LOL!

So no more waiting, drumroll please.........tada! My submission for today's hop!




Now for a little closer look....




I had so much fun creating this card. All the yummy goodness to choose from...THAT was the hard part! Yes, Its PINK....yes, its full of BLING (didn't we learn anything from the last hop? I am a pink and bling kinda girl..hehe)

Stamps used in creating this card: PF08 Mini Sweet Treats (yep just one set) and of course the card stock and background paper is from DeNami as well.....


Now don't forget.....leave a comment (we all need a little blogger love every now and then right?) to be eligible for the prizes- and such wonderful prizes they are too! Soooo...leave a comment - maybe win a prize. Its sort of a no brainer!


Haven't had enough yet? Can't wait for more? Then you, my friend are in luck because your next stop on the hop is with my fellow addict, my enabler, my "twinkie", my friend (those two little chickies on the top of the blog - yeah that's us!)....Tina Milbourn!! and let me tell ya - she has some total eye candy in store for you today!

AND AND AND Be sure to come back on Wednesday of this week for some YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY Blog Candy and a Denami Give Away you won't want to miss......(really you don't wanna miss this one....)

Now if you get lost along the way - you can always head back to the Denami Blog to get back on track!




Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

A little birdie told me...

If you read my personal crafty blog, you know that I have been participating in tons of challenges lately. Now, I have LOADS of stamps...too many to be honest...and yet I only seem to reach for my much loved DeNami stamps...rarely pulling out some other brand. DeNami has a stamp for every occasion and are just so versatile. I think I could get rid of all my other stamps and not really miss them...but touch my DeNami stamps and you're a gonner...I'm just sayin'     ;)

Well, here's yet another challenge card I came up with....

I used super thin black wire on the bird cages and popped them up on foam tape for a little added dimension. To give the little birdies a little sumthin sumthin I added a little Crystal Lacquer. You can't tell from the pictures, but they are a little raised and have a nice little shine.

Also used: M65 Large Dot Swirl

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Fuzzy Ball.....oh so cute!

So this week on the Denami Blog....Paulina gave us a little example of a birthday card using the fuzzy ball stamp. First off let me say...it was so cute! Secondly, it inspired me to do something with this little stamp that was just sitting in my cabinet waiting to be used....So....this is what I came up with...

(please welcome back Flash - we have finished contract negotiations...and he will be here for a while...its cause I OWN him...hehe)



Now for a closer look.....(so so sorry for the photo quality....I tried to get a good close up...the camera just wasn't feeling it - me thinks I need to have a contract negotiation with my Canon now....it never ends.....)



Check out those legs!! Reminds me of the knee socks I used to wear back in the day (yes, I am dating myself...no comments from the peanut gallery *cough* Tina *cough*) I used beads to create them - and if you ask me...I think they are CUTE!!


Stamps used in creating this card: PF36 Halloween (for the little face), PF14 Party Time (for the background), and D141 Fuzzy Ball


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A girl can never have too many bags....

A friend of mine hit a little rough patch and I wanted to cheer her up with a little card...

My original thought was to make a card reflecting this sketch... (Wendy did one too). However, I wanted to use my darling little purse set (I admit it, I am a purse whore and will drool at the thought of stepping foot into the Coach store). Then came the delima...the card wouldn't be big enough and there were only three, not four purses. So I improvised...made the card bigger, like the size you would buy in a chain store. But what to do about the fourth purse...I don't have that darling single purse stamp (yet)...after a little thinking...I had a plan!

Unfortunately, even with making the card bigger, I could only fit three purses. Are you still waiting to see how I made that 4th purse....scroll down!



Do you recognize it? Yup, it's a present from the gifts stamp set! I masked off the bow and added a handle from one of the purses. I just couldn't let it go to waste so I tucked it inside the card.

Supplies:
TR03 fashion purse set
TR02 gifts stamp set
F170 Hello Friend
PC39 Iridescent Aquamarine
PC33 Sky Blue

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