My Sunday Shares - July 15th

Happy Sunday All!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was one of those up and down weekends. Had some things happen that bummed me out ... but then also had some things happen that have me super excited. So overall...it all evens out in the end :) Always have to look for the silver lining and the doors that open so to speak!

Speaking of silver linings...I will be making a surprise announcement later this evening so be sure to check back for that! :)

Now on to today's shares! This first card is created by the talented Larissa who goes by Milawi on Splitcoaststampers. I was doing my usual search for my obsession...Paper Smooches stamps - LOL - and came across Larissa's A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E card!!

Isn't this the sweetest thing EVER? That huge pile of animals gives me the giggles! Larissa did a fantastic job stamping and masking to create this super cute scene! That Celebrate sign uses toothpicks for the little posts - GENIUS! Larissa used the animals from the Paper Smooches stamp set called Chubby Chums to create the card. You can visit Larissa's Blog - Car-D-elicious to see more details on this cutie!

The second card that I wanted to share with you is absolutely GORGEOUS!! It is created by the mega-talented paper artist Kathy whose beautiful blog is called Joyfully Made Designs.

Isn't this just beautiful? When I was reading about how Kathy created this card I was surprised that it was colored with prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits! The blending and shading she achieved is awesome! I would have guessed that it was done with copics. Makes me want to break out my prismacolors and play with them :) This gorgeous image is called Planting Some Love and this is one of the Belles 'N Whistles stamps that we added to our last order with them since they will be going out of business. Super bummed about that because I LOVE their stamps! Our order shipped yesterday so look for this cutie to be in our store soon!  If you want to read about how Kathy created this summer cutie you can visit her blog post or you can also visit her splicoaststampers gallery - rosekathleenr. Be prepared to spend some time on her sites because she has LOTS of stunning designs!

The last card I want to share with you today was created by the super talented Renee - of Renlymat's World. Check out this super cutie...

I LOVE this card! It is so fun! I love the paper pieced little dinosaurs and the little scene that Renee created. I have never tried a circle card before so I love to look at ones that other people have done. It is on my "things to try" list - LOL! This would be an adorable card for a little boy's birthday. This card uses the Dinosaur Party stamp set from Pink Cat Studio.
Be sure to check out Renee's blog post to read all about this super sweet card or you can also visit her splitcoaststampers gallery - Renlymat for a lot more super cute eye candy!

I hope you all enjoyed today's shares! An extra special thank you to Larissa, Kathy and Renee for allowing me to share their ADORABLE works of art with you! I hope you will check out their sites and be even more inspired by these three very talented ladies!

Don't forget you still have until tomorrow to play along in this week's Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge - this week it is a Summer Themed card.

Happy Stamping All!
Laura

Diva-Licious & Sunday Shares...On A Monday!

Hi Everyone!

Today's post will be FULL of some yummy eye candy! Today is Monday which means that we have a super cute Olivia Marmara project to share with you! AND because our internet has supposedly had it's LAST HICCUP for awhile (according to our phone company) I will also be sharing the Sunday Shares...today too!

First up... Design Team Member Olivia Marmara created this Diva-Licious card!

Isn't that adorable? I LOVE the colors and the bling that Olivia added! This is an image from the Mo Manning Collection from Stamping Bella called ... what else but DIVA! This image will be added to our store with our next order from Stamping Bella so look for that! She also colored her image using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Markers.

And now for the Sunday Shares on this beautiful Monday afternoon! Because of our internet issues last week I am sharing the projects that our fabulous design team members created that should have posted on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday!

First up is Lisa Rasmussen whose our Wednesday artist.

She created this adorable card using the Twinkle Toes Huggabugg from Stamping Bella. We will be adding this collection to our store in the near future! I love the lace and the colors that Lisa chose for her card. This would be a great card for all types of occasions!

Next we have our Thursday artist... Ceal Pritchett

She created this SUPER CUTE card using the Pink Cat Studio stamp called Giraffe and Monkey. We will be adding this stamp to our next order with them so look for it soon! I love how Ceal paper pieced her giraffe to match the background paper. Very cute idea! This would be a great image for both boy and girl baby cards!

And last but not least... our Fabulous Friday artist.... Meredith Winston! I always love seeing what Meredith designs next because she is so versatile in her creations! Take a look at this cutie...

Meredith used the Lawn Fawn stamp set called Partly Cloudy. She did an awesome job with the layers and all the texture. I love her use of the corrugated cardboard and the colors are just beautiful together! This would definately be a cheerful pick me up on a rainy day!

I hope you enjoyed all of the cards today! Hopefully this week our internet will cooperate so we can resume our regular posting days! Be sure to visit Loves Rubberstamps later tonight... I will be adding lots of new goodies that arrived while the internet was down!

Also you still have time to play in this week's Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge - we are giving away a $25.00 shopping spree to one lucky player!

Have a wonderful day!
Laura

Little Bluebird...

Good Morning Stampers!

When I saw today's project created by design team member, Lisa Rasmussen, it reminded me of a poem by Emily Huntington Miller. I will share it with you...

                                           The Bluebird Poem

I know the song that the bluebird is singing,
Out in the apple-tree where he is swinging;
Brave little fellow, the skies may look dreary;
Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery.

Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat,
Hark! was there ever so merry a note?
Listen awhile and you’ll hear what he’s saying,
Up in the apple-tree swinging and swaying.

“Dear little blossoms down under the snow,
You must be weary of winter, I know;
Hark, while I sing you a message of cheer;
Summer is coming and spring-time is here!

“Little white snowdrop! I pray you arise;
Bright yellow crocus! come, open your eyes;
Sweet little violets, hid from the cold,
Put on your mantles of purple and gold;
Daffodils! daffodils! say, do you hear?–
Summer is coming and spring-time is here!”

Lisa created the cutest notecard and box set using the Birds Make a Cupcake stamp set from Pink Cat Studio.

I think Lisa's little bluebird is the sweetest! I also love the pop of bling on the lollipop! Lisa created a matching notecard box to hold her cards...

I love the colors that Lisa used, the gray and blue are beautiful together. That delish cupcake lets you know that there will be something yummy inside!

Here is the set all together...

                                                            What an adorable gift set!

Visit Lisa's Blog to get all the details on this super sweet notecard set.

Don't forget to play along with us in our blog challenge... this week's theme is an anything goes challenge so you are only limited by your imagination! Plus you might be the lucky winner of a gift voucher to our store :)

Happy Stamping All!
Laura