Exploding Box - Bella Rosa

 
 
 
 

I started working on this last night, an exploding box for mothers day. I used SU Bella Rosa Paper. I cut some flowers with my sizzix and used a border cutter to trim the inside. I am having a hard time using only SU products, since I only have my starter kit and a few other sets that I couldnt live without, but I didnt invest in a lot of embellishments, I figured I had enough, but, since I have all these workshops I am trying to prepare for, I wish I had more SU stuff.

Another Kind word stamp

 


Another stamp from the SU, A kind word collection, isnt she adoreable!? I also used prima flower and sizzix grass on the card, I am trying to demonstrate the sizzix more... she would be cute though, all by herself. Of course, I used my copics and a little bleach, I am stuck on this bleach technique I found in a magazine this month, didnt work out as nice on her sky as it did on the turtle though, not sure what i did wrong, I really like my post yesterday, the turtle came out soooo good. Guess I will just have to practice more. I was really hoping to submit this bleach technique, but I cant seem to get it working with the SU stamps, grrr, oh well, off to play some more!

couldnt decide

 

I couldnt decide if I should submit her or the soldier for Inky Imprssions DT call, so, I put her as a seperate post.... wish me lots o luck!

First Ever Inky Impressions DT challenge

 
 


So, Inky Impressions is doing their first ever design team challenge, and I am submitting my first ever design team entry. I really had a difficult time picking which images to submit. I picked the turtle from whimsy, cuz, he is one of my favs and because, I really like the bleaching technique I used to add shadows to the water and sky and the background of the card. The other card I chose is from SU The Free and The Brave, I picked this image, because I dont see it around a lot and its one of my favorites, since I am in the military. Instead of going with the standard green, black and brown camo, I went with desert camo instead, or as we call them ABUs. I love this image, it is one of my favs to color and being in the military, I love that I can send this to deployed friends or use for military promotion ceremonies etc. I might have some better images in my inventory, but I guess being that these are two of my favs, they are the ones I want to submit as some of my best work. I did work on a little girl from my new SU a kind word set, but, I could only pick two and she was tied for my second choice with the military stamp, but, I dont want to break the rules and enter three, so, she will be in my next post. ;)

Bad Girls Scrapbook Kit

 
 
 
 


I got my bad girls kit today and OMG, the Prima Papers are to die for, They are from the Flirty little secret line and I loved them so much, I had to bust into them and create something today! I made the basic grey eclectic album, isnt it pretty, I have no idea what I am going to do with it, but gosh its pretty!

More Fun and Fast Notes

 
 
 
 


Here are a couple more of the fun and fast notes. They really are one of the most versatile sets I have

Fun and Fast Notes

 
 
 
 


Fun and Fast notes is so versatile, it really is a great set, that covers any occassion! I was making these samples for an upcoming workshop too, trying to show how versatile they can be. Coupled with my Bigz Top Note Die, I think I can make a card for any occassion with just this set.

Loads of Love Stamps set

 
 
 


I was playing with my loads of love stamp set for an upcoming workshop, here is some of the ideas I came up with

 


Isnt he adorable, He is one of my favorite stamps from Whimsy, I think he is such a cutie, he is popping out of his shell to say hello..... I colored him with my copics and used whisperwhite cardstock

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #28

I came across this great little sisterhood while blog hopping today. I just had to join, maybe it will help me get some visitors to my measly little place of blogger space. I sure could use some traffic, how does one do that anyway? So, here is my little tidbit about me, I am a military woman (Air Force - for 19 years now) and avid scrapbooker and stamper. Stamping has kind of taken over my life recently, but I have been scrapping since 2003. I love love love all things paper. My friends ask me how i have time to do all my projects and crafts and my short answer is, I dont clean. Yup, my house is a mess, especially since I have three boys, but this is my confession, in order to scrap and stamp and papercraft my free time away, in a state of bliss, I have to step over the piles of laundry on the way to my scrapbook room. Shh!!!! Dont tell. As if this isnt enough, I teach classes at my local AC Moore, I am working on some online classes and a book and I just bit the bullet with Stampin Up and Memory-Makers, yep, a demo too.... Maybe I can make it rich sometime in the next three years before its time to retire from the Air Force and I can actually do this and get away with it!!! love yall

My first water color demo

I tried to water color these, they didnt workout so well, so I ended up going over them with my copics

Still working on demos

Here are some more demos, I am trying to use all of the stamps I have un my collection and show some different techniques....

More demos

Here are a few more of my first demos for my first workshop this weekend. I am really having fun getting ready, I just think they might be a little bland, your comments are appreciated!

Fabric Flowers

I made these cute little flowers with my sizzix, Flower Layers #3 and some old denim and courderoy pants. Arent they adoreable. They are really sturdy, I think I am really liking them better than the paper flowers.. OH My, what am I gonna do with all these paper flowers i have laying around?

My First Demos

So, I finally got my SU kit and I am busy making my first Demos for my first workshop this week. The first cutie is from WOJ, no SU, but, I just had t play with her and my copics. My children kindly sat here and obliged me this week and took some sample workshops for me. This is a big deal, since I have three boys, but they actually had fun getting in my stamps and I enjoyed the family time as well as the fact that I was being productive. I am feeling a little worried about the quality of my stuff when I see some others samples out there. So, I am done with cards now and I am going to move onto the scrapbook pages and some other product samples. Its kind of funny that my scrapbooking got me here and then I found my way to stamping, something I never thought I would do, and now look at me, trying to start a stamping business, I must be CRAZY! So here are my samples, and no one still reads this silly blog anyway.... How does one get that going without joining a million challenges? I am a military working woman, who has time for that??

Cupcakes

I am on a cupcake kick! I just cant get enough of my little sizzix die, it takes all of my little scraps and makes such a yummy yummy looking cupcake!