Short Mondays, Please!

In reality, there are many days when I could also agree with 'short mornings'.   😉   This little pooch just couldn't wait for a trip over to the coffee shop, so he's grateful for a cuppa now.

The 'What the Froth' stamp set from The Cats Pajamas Rubber Stamps includes fun sentiments, little extras, and a total of 3 caffeine-needy critters to love.  It's hard to choose where to start.  Coffee lovers unite!

This setting was created with one of the splatter images from the  TCP 'Watercolor Basics' set, using Distress Oxide inks.  Once the splatters were in place, exact placement of the sentiment was quick & easy with my Misti.  

New things to love coming up!   Our favorite stamp & paper crafting companies are busy putting the finishing touches on their wholesale trade booths for 'Creativation 2019' as they look forward to their new product reveals starting tomorrow, Jan. 17.  Join me in looking for fun peeks & videos over the next few days as we see the next fun items to add to our wish lists.   Get your note pads ready!   

Inky (((hugs))),

Supplies used:

STAMPS:  What the Froth and Watercolor Basics (The Cat's Pajamas Rubber Stamps)

INKS:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx, & Distress Oxides: fossilized amber, spiced marmalade, walnut stain.

PAPERS:  Neenah Solar White, Gina K Designs Sweet Mango

ACCESSORIES:  Misti stamp positioner, Gina K. Connect glue, sequins

To Putt-putt or to Soar?

Happy 2019, everyone!
Whoa ... that last year went by in a flash!  Have you ever noticed that school kids never say that?  While I did stamp a bit last year, I kept it all to just personal stampy needs, plus simple rearranging plans, trimming, adding, & replacing some time blocks, etc.  

My first 2019 project to share with you features stamps from The Cat's Pajamas.  Have you been smitten by their adorable, yet timeless bunny?  

Today, bunny is putt-putting around in his airplane, enjoying an unseasonably nice day in winter, just perfect for an enjoyable flight.    He's just like us ... loves a good no-agenda day to do as he wishes.   When not up in the air, find him in the Ready for Take-off stamp set. 

For a fun background, white pigment ink was used to repeatedly stamp one of the cool brush-strokes stamps from TCP's Watercolor Basics.  Since Christmas reds & greens need a little rest for now, I fell back on a softly fun version of a favorite color combo with a light turquoise & soft mint color for the card itself.   Whoa ... I just thought of a way to let this stamp play again for a Valentine ... shhhhh!  

Welcome to the last year in this decade, stampy friends!  

Inky hugggsss,

Supplies:

STAMPS:  Ready for Take-Off, and Watercolor Basics  (both: The Cat's Pajamas)

INKS:  ColorBox Powdered Sugar, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx, Copic markers

PAPERS:  Gina K Designs, and Neenah Solar White

ACCESSORIES:  Misti, sequins, banner punch 

Fang-tastic!

Bringing a quick share today with a fun little octopus creature and his cute uplifting sentiment ...

The Splitcoaststampers clean & simple challenge (CAS499) this week is to "frame it".  I opted to use a fun shape for my frame for a bit of added fun.  Little Octo is in the midst of morphing colors ... he's still learning how to manage that.

Stamps:  Little Monsters (Art Gone Wild - Nicole Tamarin), and Watercolor Basics (The Cat's Pajamas)

Accessories:  Misti, Labels framelits (The Stamps of Life), Sakura lacquer, sequins (gifted stash)

Inky (((hugs))),

Stampy Stuffs for Sale!

My Stampy Clean-outs = Your Happy Mail!

I've added a new 'page' today, offering a variety of stampy items that need to leave the studio to share paper & ink joys with others in the USA!  The teeny tiny 'button' for the page is in bitty little print right below the blog header, but alas, I'm unable to change that font size.  

**Here's a direct link to my 'sale' page.  Whenever you visit my blog, just click the Stampy Stuff Sale page button just below the blog header.  I'll be updating the sales as my periodic studio reorganization moves forward.  **Email me with your requests for quickest response.  

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Mimosa Sympathy

One of my very favorite subjects in stamping and card making is florals and foliage.  Over the years and across my previous blog as well as this one, I've likely revealed this from time to time.  Today's card is from the heart of me for special cousins.

A few years ago I was literally browsing along the fence line, simply enjoying the leaves of bordering trees and shrubs.  Among them stands one mimosa tree that actually reaches over from the neighbors' yard.  On that day, I plucked a couple of the leafy mimosa stems with an idea of pressing them onto card stock ... just to see what might result.  I so enjoyed the result that I made nearly 30 of those prints for cards to be given to friends at an upcoming retreat.  

The sentiment was embossed on vellum card stock, then framed with a muted metallic gold card stock 'frame'.  Although it might appear as 'copper' on some screens, the embossing and framing are both a lovely, soft gold color.  I was happy to see the green showing through the vellum, just as I had hoped.

For me, this is the one of the most natural of all the card making techniques or styles I've utilized.  I believe that I shall love it always.  

I hope you've found some inspiration here today!  Thanks for having visited.

Inky (((hugs))),