Just words...

Friday's Limited Supply Challenge, hosted by Miss Boo, was to limit the stamps to only sentiment stamps.  Not so easy for use stampers!!!

So I pulled out this great "Be My Valentine" sentiment by Stamp Oasis by Rubbernecker Stamp Company.

I love how it coordinates with this fun/funky paper by "Me and My Big Ideas."  It is an interesting mix of colors that if put together any other way--would tend to make me go "EEW."  But somehow here, it works.

Other Deets:

Paper: colored cardstock from Bazzill and DCWV, white from Georgia Pacific, dp by MAMBI

Ink: Aged Mahogany Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Accessories: Grungeboard Mini's, stickles, brad, buttons, flower, dew droppy thingies, punched flower

Have you visited the Rubbernecker Stamp Company home page lately??  There is information on how to get free stamps with purchase.  ALSO, there is a SALE section!!  (I love sales!)

Also--if you need some AWESOME inspiration, check out the blogs of my fellow design team members:

Bev  - Savor the Journey

Broni - Splashes of Watercolor

Candy - Candys Land

Joan - Stamping with a Passion!

Kittie -  Kittie Kraft

Linda -  Linda’s Works of Heart

Pam - Iris Garden

Shelly -  Stamp with Shelly

Tami - A Walk on the Mild Side

Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

Have a great day!!

 

DoodleFactory Blog Hop!

Let's hear it for the new DoodleFactory Set the Scene Backdrops!!!!

Here is the Tropical Backdrop in action:

Deets:

• Stamps: Tropical Backdrop, Yapples, and Moki (grass skirt) from the DoodleFactory; and a Tropical Sentiment collection 2;
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento; Concord grape and tea dye ink for sponging; coloring with Prismacolor pencils and markers and Copic markers;
• Colored Cardstock from Bazzill
• Flowers by Prima

AND now the Countryside Backdrop:

Deets:

• Stamps: Countryside Backdrop and Camper by the DoodleFactory; and Outdoors Sentiment;
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento; coloring with Prismacolor pencils and markers and Copic markers;
• Colored Cardstock from Bazzill

Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Check out Lisa Somerville for the next stop in our blog hop.
You're going to want to visit all the other blogs because one of us has some great blog candy to give away!

Just in case you need it here is the complete line-up:

• Juliana Swanson (me)
• Lisa Somerville
• Donna Baker
• Donna Duquette
• Kathy Daume'
• Lori Tecler
• Lydia Fiedler
• Andrea Cloutier
• Natasha Trupp
• Heidi Kingery
• Leigh O'Brien
• Irene Silva
• Starving Artistamps

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Save the date!!!!!!

I would like to invite you to visit with Starving Artistamps on February 7 for the first ever DoodleFactory new release blog hop!

What’s this all about?!?

 Irene, the genius behind the DoodleFactory illustrations, thought it would be fun to put the design team to work creating some super cool brand new projects with our brand new release!  And since this release is a whole lot different than what we have done in the past we thought we should do something to mark its arrival into the stamp world! We are so excited to see what you think of it and we really CAN’T WAIT to show it to you.

So what you need to do is go to the Starving Artistamps Blog on February 7 and you will find a list of our designers blogs.  Start at the first name on the list and visit her blog to see her fun new release project(s) she will give you the link to the next designer’s blog and you can pop in over there to see the next great project and so on and so forth down the list it will go!

You are going to want to visit all the blogs because one of them will be giving you some information on some delicious blog candy.

What is it?!?!.......Well… you will just have to wait and see!  So mark your calendar, save the date, stick up a post it, or write it on your hand but do whatever you have to do to be here on February 7th for our first new release BLOG HOP!!

 

The other extreme...

My last post was a clean and simple card...and today I am going to the other direction.  This card is "Colorful and Busy" (now known as CAB, *wink*).

The irony is that after a conversation with a couple of friends, I have decided that my *style* is actually "Middle of the Road" (MotR--Pronounced as motor--vrmm-vrmmm!!).  But I had all of these pretty papers out.......... and the cupcake image is so bold.........well, I guess I just got carried away (for me anyway).

This image and sentiment are from Starving Artistamps:

• Lg Cupcake with Cherry
• Simple Sweet Sayings

(and can be 10% off using the code button on the right)

Who knows what tomorrow will bring????

 

Hey Cupcake!

Last Friday's Limited Supply Challenge was to make a CAS (Clean And Simple) card.  This is not a style that I am comfortable with.  It usually involves stamping on the base layer of the card--and I find that nerve racking.  It usually ends up fine, but like many fears, mine is not rational.

Can I just tell you that I love coloring THESE cupcakes and treats!!!  My head is spinning with different *flavors* to try!!  I also love that it is an *all purpose* cupcake, not a birthday cupcake.  Because, lets face it, some days just NEED cupcakes!!

Materials:

• Stamps: Lg Cupcake with Cherry by DoodleFactory, Simple Sweet Sayings by Starving Artistamps
• Paper: DCWV-base card, ki memories dp; white-GP
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
• Accessories: felt flower (THANKS SHELLY!) Fuzzy brad, Nestabilities, Stickles, Prismacolor Markers, Glossy Accents;

Need some calorie-free sweets?  Don't forget my discount button for Starving Artistamps and DoodleFactory Stamps at the right!

I hope your day doesn't REQUIRE cupcakes, but if it does, I've got you covered!