I Love Roo

It's time to focus on some love notes for the next two weeks!

Today I inked up the cute kangaroo from Paper Smooches' A Little Lovin'. I am joining #thedailymarker30day challenge with @kathyrac, and decided to just color him simply! I have always been a lover of paper, and had this cute heart paper from a Ben Franklin jaunt from many months ago.

 I used Mojo Monday 433 for my sketch. I didn't want to cover up the cute hearts any more than I already had with the black panel, so I used a piece of printed vellum for one of the sketch panels.

We're waiting for about 1 foot of snow between now and tomorrow, so it looks like I may be stamping again soon! :)

Look What's New at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

Today Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is releasing a new Lovin' God's Word Kit today which will be available for a limited time! 

The Kit includes two brand new Bible Journaling stamp sets designed by Krista Hamrick, a book mark designed by Rebecca Rios, and some fun crafty goodies to add to your projects.  This bundle will be available at a discount for only two weeks until Thursday February 11th.  After that, the stamp sets will be sold separately at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store at the regular price.

The SNSS Design Divas have had a lot of fun making samples with the products in the Lovin' God's Word Kit to inspire you, AND you will see that these stamps can be used for so much more than Bible Journaling!  

I decided to make a card for our hop today, using some pretty designer paper and my favorite embellishment, pearls.

You're going to see some inspiring projects and art today! Be sure to click on all the links, and read about the brand new Creative Worship BLOG too! 

It's Beary Cold

Goodness, I have gotten behind already in posting what I have been working on -- BUT for a good reason! I totally cleaned my entire craft/stamp room since the beginning of the year. It's my little safe CREATE haven, so I probably won't post pictures, but I am feeling pretty good about it! I purged all the old catalogs and magazines and those wallpaper sample books (yeah those were like ten years of dust....). I organized my markers and new stamps and while there will always be something to clean up in there, I am off to a good start!

Today's therapy:
I am pretty traditional. While I LOVE (and I mean love) watercolor and sprays and pigments and mixed media and stuff, I always have and always will love designer paper and plain ol' stamping and traditional layouts. So. I love this adorable bear set from Stampin' Up! with its matching dies. Wonder who is getting this card in the mail?

I stamped my bears in Tip Top Taupe ink, and the hearts in retired Regal Rose. The apron and bow were stamped in Rich Razzleberry and colored with R83 and R85 Copics. 

The inside was adorned with the little bear that I had originally thought would go on the front, but I like it for the inside better!
I am playing along in the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge this week with this card.

 Thanks for stopping by!

From Rags to Riches

I have a giant mess on my stamp desk right now. So I moved to the kitchen table. And made a giant mess there. I think my husband is afraid I may move to the dining room table next.
I tend to make things and set everything aside, rather than putting away. Even the trash. I put little pieces of paper to the side, and things that didn't turn out, and the backing from dimensionals and foam tape goes to the side, not in the trash. It's a bad habit.

I love loading the dishwasher, putting in laundry, cooking and baking. But I am terrible at putting things away. Like unloading. Folding. Cleaning Up.

So this morning, I looked at some "trash" strips of watercolored paper that I had set aside after cutting them off, and decided to make something out of my trash. Like REPURPOSE, RECYCLE, or just make something out of nothing. 

I decided to cut them up and make a tree!
The background is the side I didn't use of a sprayed card (I didn't think it showed up enough), but I grabbed it and saved it from the recycle bin as well.

I think it turned out pretty cute!

I am submitting this to the Color Throwdown Challenge #373. Come play along!

Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White, watercolor, Silver Metallic, Glitter Stack (DCWV- star)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Distress Ink (Ranger), Strawberry Spray (TSOL)

Accessories: Christmas Thinlits Greetings die (SU!), snowflake punch

Techniques: watercolor, spray