Cute Little Love Birds...

I love the little birds from the Cheep Talk set by Stampin' Up! They are just so stinkin' cute!! I played around with them a little last night and here is what I came up with:



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Stamps: Cheep Talk set; Warm Words set
Ink: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Summer Sun classic inks.
Paper: Whisper White, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, and Riding Hood Red card stock; Pacific Point textured card stock; Bella Rose DSP
Other: Scallop Edge punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Not too many tricks here... I decided to add a little word bubble with the heart for some fun... Little Love Birds! Hee!

I've got lots of stuff to do today so I'm going to keep this short! Thanks for stopping by today!!

-tessa

Distressed Rose Card

Since the current copy of Stampin' Success is in demonstrators hands, I think it's OK for me to share this card finally. It is a big winner for one of January's SU! demo contests and I am super excited to be in the magazine this month!!! Here is the card (please excuse the bad picture):



Goodies:
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Stamps: A Rose is a Rose set
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel,Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette classic inks
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla card stock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, dimensionals, sponge daubers

I stamped and cut out the roses for this and then distressed each piece using a sponge dauber and some Creamy Caramel ink. I layered the pieces, popping up elements with dimesionals.

I won 3 stamp sets out of the new catalog with this card! It is definitely worth the time and effort to enter!!

Thanks for peeking today!

-tessa

Friendly Little Bird card

Today I'm sharing my first card using my new Stampin' Up! stamps! I love this new set...



Goodies:
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Stamps: Friends 24-7 set
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery Classic inks
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze textured card stock; Whisper White, Confetti card stock; Bella Rose DSP
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, piercing tool, dimensionals

I love the damask image in this set... and the bird... and the quote... OK- I love them all! It was my first pick out of the catalog this time around. I am ordering the coordinating wheel this week!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek today!

-tessa

Finally Home!!

Last week the girls and I finally flew home from Washington state. Although it was nice to see all my friends and family, I am sooo glad to be home! Traveling alone with two little girls isn't so much fun- and the flights coming and going were canceled which left me entertaining them in the airport for hours each time! Yuck!

I was able to relax for the last few days since my nice hubby took a few days off of work. I got the house set up, more or less and got the crafting stuff out!!! Yesterday I spent the day cropping at Scrapdoodles! I finished my cards for an upcoming class. Here they are:






If you are in the Fredericksburg, VA area and would like to attend the class, here is the information:


Date: March 7th, 2009
Time: 1:30pm
Cost: $16.00

Please call Scrapdoodles at 540-548-3788 to sign up! Also, please bring your basic supplies including scissors, adhesive, and a paper trimmer to class.

We'll be showcasing some advanced stamping techniques using Copic markers, heat embossing, and glitter on transparencies. It should be pretty fun!!

I should be back to posting on a regular basis now that I'm home! Have a great day!

-tessa

The need to create...

The girls and I have been enjoying our visit home. Right now we're visiting my Mom on the Key Peninsula.  I didn't bring any of my stamp supplies with me but found a paper trimmer here... Yesterday I stopped at Joannes just so I'd have something to play with!  Didn't spend much but got enough to make a quick card.  Have you ever tried to create something with just a paper trimmer and paper??  I rummaged through the garage and found some sand paper and Mom had a little ribbon left over from her Christmas cards.  The card didn't turn out too bad!

-tessa