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Hello! I have a fun, new challenge with A Day for Daisies today. For the next 2 weeks, our theme is "All My Love." Plus, there's an inspiration board that you can check out on the ADfD Blog . In combining those 2 items, I came up with this... I used the precious Unicorn Friend image. I decided to not go with a traditional idea of love between 2 people, but rather that between best friends. I have always wanted to befriend a unicorn (yes, it's true), so this image really spoke to me and really shows true love. I used watercolors to paint in the image, and I added some irRESISTables Pico Embellisher in Shimmer by Imagine Crafts to the unicorn's horn, and the fairy's wings. I also added a wee bit of gold micro glitter from Stampendous to the unicorn's horn. I stenciled a bit of the Dreamweaver Stencils' Catherdral Windows Small stencil in the background and I added a sweet sentiment from the Love Always set by Stampendous. Then I used 2 of...

Hello! All week, the Stampendous team has been sharing fun and fabulous projects that use May Arts ribbon. My project today features a fabulous leaf trim that I just adore! And, since it's Dreamweaver Thursday, I've got a wee bit o' stenciling for you today too. I used the new Garden Hive stamp for this card. I colored it with Prismacolor markers, and I chalked the background. The corners were rounded around the stamped image too. Next, I placed the Honeycomb stencil on to Mixed Media Paper and  sprayed it with Lemon Zest Dylusions spray, and then Pale Ale Memories Mist to tone down the vibrancy of the yellow. Next, I cut a piece of Coral Rose My Colors Cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8" and I folded it in half to make the card base. I attached the stamped image and Honeycomb layer to the card base and added the May Arts vine trim to the bottom left corner. That's it for me today! Don't forget to visit all of the fabulous blogs listed below. The Sta...

Hello! It's time for a new Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge! This week, we are sponsored by the fantabulous Vera Lane . I LOOOOVE their digis! It is so much fun to work with them, and I am always inspired. Our challenge for you is to "Add an Animal." Pretty easy, especially with the wonderful animals you can get from Vera Lane. Here's my ATC. I combined 2 images from the Whimsical Coffee Lover set. I painted it with Crayola watercolors. Yup. It's true. I used Crayola. They work great and they don't dull out my images' black outlines. I used scrap papers for the ATC, and some fun Hot Lime Frantage Color Fragments  (from Stampendous ) along the side. I applied them after putting down a layer of Zip Dry glue from Beacon Adhesives. That's all for me today! Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Wednesday gals. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

We on the Stampendous team LOVE ribbon! And we adore using May Arts ribbon on our projects! That's what we will be sharing with you this week....lots of yummy ribbons and bows. Visit the Stampendous Blog for all of the details, and info on how to win the prizes mentioned in the above banner. Check out the little tag I'm sharing with you today. It features a gorgeous metallic olive green ribbon with gold. It's just a small piece, but I love how it shines! Supplies: Stampendous: ASCRS05: Shabby Chic ASCRS04: Curiosity DCP1005: Fitted Frames A FREG049: Rose Gold Embossing Enamel EJK07: Bronze Encrusted Jewel Kit VM001: Versamark Watermark Ink Others: My Colors Cardstock: Brown Eyes Imagine Crafts: Gold Glitz Delicata Ink We R Memory Keepers: Small Brown Eyelet May Arts Ribbon Directions: 1. Use the 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" Fitted Frame, to cut a tag of Brown Eyes cardstock.  2. Stamp "Chocolatier" stamp from the Shabby Chic set wit...

Hello! It's time for a Showcase with the A Day for Daisies team. We are sharing projects from the Cozy Day collection this week, and I chose to work with Best Friends . I colored in this image with my Art Grip Aquarelle watercolor pencils from Faber-Castell . This image really reminds me of my kids. They are frequently snuggled together like this on the couch reading a book. The sentiment is from Stampendous' Life Words set, and I used 2 of the new dies from their Fitted Frames A set. My background was done with an embossing folder from Darice, which I then lightly rubbed Frost White ink from Color Box on top. I hope you'll visit the rest of the A Day for Daisies gals over on the Blog . And don't forget about our latest challenge, which is to "Add Some Stitching." Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

The Stampendous theme has been sharing all sorts of Valentine's Day projects with you this week, and today we are featuring Dreamweaver Stencils within that theme.  Supplies : Stampendous: SSC1238 Love Always Perfectly Clear Stamps ™ EJK03- Blue Encrusted Jewel Kit SSH34- Medium Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle VM001- VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad Dreamweaver: DWLJ896- Large Flourish Stencil DWLM2010- Paste Spreader DWDGWP- Glossy White Embossing Paste DWDPK- Palette Knife Plus: Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®, Prism, Core’dinations Brown Memento Ink by Tsukineko Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives Instructions: Take pale blue cardstock and tape Large Flourish stencil on all sides to keep it from moving and to keep your space clean. Apply a thick glob of Glossy White Embossing Paste to one side of paste spreader using the palette knife, and then hold the Paste Spreader at a 45 degree angle, and drag it across the paste and over the stencil. Remove the stencil c...

Hello! After a 2 week challenge, the Wicked Wednesday team is back to our regular once a week theme. This time around, our challenge is "Hearts," and our sponsor is Miss Rach . I used Piggy Heart which is just the sweetest little pig ever! I used water color for this cutie, and some textured cardstock scraps from My Colors cardstock. I used my Shimmery Silver Delicata ink from Imagine Crafts for my sentiment which is from Stampendous ' Spring Sentiments set. Please be sure to visit the rest of the ladies from the Wicked Wednesday Team over on the blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!