I can't believe my Pastels are RETIRED!!

Welcome to Wednesday! ROFL! Sorry. I've been preposting all the MDS Monday posts for while I'm gone, and I think I'm a little punchy. :D

ANYWAY. I so cannot BELIEVE they've discontinued the Stampin' Pastels. It makes me so sad; they were one of the best ways of coloring projects that we had. But, what's gone is gone, and I gotta move on - after one more post. :D

By the way, if you decide to go purchase anything from last week, I think I wasn't in my shopping bag when I linked everything. PLEASE go to my business site and click on SHOP NOW, so we both get the credit we deserve! Thank you! ;)

I made this card to show off the Simply Scored borders plate; I made the waves with it! I just went over them with my finger dipped in Whisper White ink to highlight them. :)

I embossed the saying from TRUST GOD in Whisper White and embossing powder. Then, I dipped a sponge in Whisper White ink and made the sun and the clouds, and used the Pastels to color them appropriately. Simple, easy card. To say farewell to the pastels. :D

OK, I'm outta here! Be forewarned: I'm going to be trying to get ALL the posts from now until the beginning of April ready to go. I want you to have something new to look at each M, W, and F, as usual - but being on the road means I might not be able to get the time or the connection to do so! If there are specials, etc., that pop up, I'll try to get those in between. but rest assured, I'm going to have stuff for you! :D

Have a wonderful day! Be sure and MAKE the time to stamp SOMEthing!

Wednesday is the middle! :D

Happy Wednesday! How's your week going? We have tonight off, because our director wants us to rest. ;D Uh, huh. There's no rest for the wicked - I mean weary. :D

Anyway! :D Here's the card. :D

Card stock: Certainly Celery, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: VersaMark

Stamp sets: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sincere Salutations (inside)

Accessories: Label Collection Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Stampin' Pastels, cotton balls, Wild Wasabi embossing powder, heat tool, ticket corner punch

Yup, it's time to say it: I LOVE MY BIG SHOT! LOL!

I'm outta here - going to get to go to church with Kenn tonight! Yea! Have a wonderful day, and be sure to MAKE the time to stamp SOMEthing! :D

Quick post today!

Yup, I didn't preplan the rest of the week, so here I am flying by. :D This is a card we did for parties this month - I absolutely love it. I keep forgetting about this simple technique - and wonder why I don't pull it out more often!

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, Day of Gratitude

Card stock: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Early Espresso

Ink: Whisper White Craft

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, White embossing powder, heat tool

Simple and elegant, in my VERY humble opinion! :D

OK, I'm outta here - THE MUPPETS AWAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to take the time to STAMP something!!!!

It's THURSDAY!

Almost time for my crazy weekend to start. :D Am I the only one who feels like my weekends need to settle DOWN? :D

Anyway. Today's card is one I made to show my newsletter recipients a tutorial on Poppin' Pastels. If you'd like to get my newsletter, just email me and let me know! :)

It's Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and Ruby Red, with Stampin' Pastels and VersaMark. That's all I used!

Sign up if you want to see HOW I did it. :D Or book a party with me - Sale-a-bration's ONLY going on until the end of this month!

OK, I'm off to finish writing my newsletter. I hope.... :D Have a WONDERFUL day - and take the time to STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!

Yup, it's late on Thursday...

and I've been trying to decide what to post ALL day long. I've got ideas coming out all over, but not the TIME to get them done!!! With things in my home life demanding time, too, it's been a busy week! I have a party to plan for Saturday, too, and it's just starting to drive me a LITTLE crazy. :D

SO. Today's sample is one that I did for a group I'm on, where the challenge was a "no layer card". It turned out OK, but the second picture is what I ended UP with. :D I HAD to have a little more color, a little pop, a little pizazz. :D
















See what I mean? It NEEDED that help. Well, maybe NOT, but.... :D Here's your recipe!

Card stocks: Basic Black, More Mustard, Whisper White

Ink: Whisper White Craft

Stamp set: Autumn Splendor

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Q-tip :D, Autumn Harvest Rub-Ons

Yup, rub-ons. That's the word in the corner, with the flower.

I can't remember the NAME of this technique, but I love it. :D Stamp your image(s) in white craft ink, then use a Q-tip to put Stampin' Pastels on top of the white ink. (You could use a cotton ball, but I like the more precise control of the cotton swab!) That's REALLY all there is to it! I masked off the word AFTER I rubbed it on, so it would be really black there.

What do you think? :D I'd love to hear from you!

Now, to go off and work on dinner, then the 2nd week of the TWELVE WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS emails! Only 78 days from TODAY, ladies!!! 11 weeks from TOMORROW!!! EEP! I gotta get busy.....

QUICK! Go STAMP SOMETHING!!! :D