This is the other release set for C.C. Designs this month. Are they cute? I had the notecards in my paper file and just happen to have enough for the 4 main animals. I actually ordered some notecards because I liked how this turned out. the ones I ordered are plain white.
I stamped the image in the upper center of the card and then grabbed a sentiment that matched and viol'a a 2 minute card.
Make sure to come and visit the ats blog for a chance to win this set.
This didn't turn out exactly right. I should have measured the Post It Note before I attached the butterfly, but oh well.
I took my butterfly stamp and cut the wings off. So that I can stamp them as a seperate stamp. The body is one stamp the wings are another, but I can put them together easily to stamp it as a whole butterfly again.
I stamped the body in black on the chipboard coaster. I stamped the wings seperate and cut them out. I was trying to give it some dimension with the wing.
I glittered the body up with a stardust pen. The red crystals above the butterfly is Swarovski Siam Crystals.
-Christine
When I got the Glam Girlz Stamps the beginning of April I made this calendar. I know it is out of date now, hee hee.
I think the purple and yellow is so springy. The Girlz are SO much fun to color, you will love them. And they are really easy to paper piece.
I used the chipboard coaster to make this calendar, they are another thing I am totally in love with right now.
Ok so I will just list all the things I love that I used in this calendar-
Gwenny (available May 4th at All That Scraps)
Chipboard Coasters (I used the lightweight squares)
core'dinations cardstock (the colors are yummy, and they have 6x6 combo packs that have 40 different colors in them)
Sakura Stardust Pen (pen doesn't get clogged, runs smoothly)
So I guess now I need to go make my May calendar. Oh I got the calendar online, I Googled printable calendars.
Did you see the flowers Lauren Meader has been posting on her blog from Punch Bunch? http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/03/30/chickies-cc-designs-set-preview-1/ If you scroll through her site you will see where she has used them to make different flowers. She mentioned that I should carry them and I thought that was a good idea.
They came in today, I got almost all the punches listed in the book. BTW the book is sold out. I only got 2 instead of my original order, I have already reordered them so they should be here soon.
I didn't want you to be dissapointed because the books were sold out so I made a rose that is my own creation. 
I used the punches- medium pear and the tool kit.
I took and punched out about 10 of the pear shape. I took 1 pear shape and rubbed it with the ball end of the white tool (this helps to loosen the fibers in the paper) then rolled it with the tweezers into a circle for the center. Take a dap of glue to close the bottom of the rolled circle. I took another one and rubbed it with the round end of the white tool, then rolled it with the tweezers even tighter to make the very center of the rose. Dip the end in glue and stick right down the middle of the other rolled circle.
Take the rest of the pears and rub all with the white tool. Take the tweezers and pinch the top of the pear shape, then roll the edges of the bottom to create the drooping of the petals. Start attaching the petals to the rolled up circles moving in a circle. Here you can add as many as you want to have a full roll, or keep them really close together to have a tight bud.
I hand cut the leaves out. Then took the white tool again. I took the tweezers and rolled the edges to give the leaves more life. Glue them on.
Let it dry and then go in with the tweezers again and shape the petals and leaves to your liking. 
With this rose you are working from the inside out. This was very fun but glue messy. The finished rose is about 1 1/2", it took about 15 minutes to make.
The only thing is that the flower sticks up kinda high. I was thinking if I did it again cut the pear in half and then create it and it wouldn't sit up as high and would work on cards alot better.
I made this last month for the April release and never got it posted.
I like to make wall hangings with my stamps. I am keeping this one in the laundry room where we also keep the cleaning stuff.
For the base I use a piece of chipboard and then start layering from there. I punch the holes for the ribbon hanger with the Cro-A-Dile, it works alot better than a hammer and eyelet punch.
I also like dangling things so the toilet bowl brush has a jump ring on it withribbon tied to it.
-Christine
My chicky is shopping! She is part of the new Hey Chicky set that will be available this Friday.
I colored her with Copic Markers. I don't use Copic very often I prefer OMS and Prisma Pencils.
The little brads in the center of the flowers are from Queen and Co. They are so cute. They are called Ultra Mini Brads and they come in some fun colors. The ones I used on this card was from a set of Mini Sprinkle Brads. Mini Sprinkle Brads and Ultra Mini Brads are the same size.
Want to win the Hey Chicky stamp set and some goodies to go along? Go to www.atsblog.typepad.com
This time I chose Kissy Deer. I got the idea in my head that I would not stamp the mistletoe part and put something else in her hand. After I had stamped her she looked like she was waving saying "Woo Hoo".
Eric used to be in the navy, that is how we met. His ship moved up from California to Washington. So this card was for him. hee hee.
This card was alot of fun to make. It looks alot better in person, I can't get the camera to take a good pic of the pinks.
I took a piece of scotch tape and taped over the mistletoe that the deer usually holds. (I saw this tip on Amy Rysavy's blog). It worked perfectly, you put the tape over the part you don't want inked and then you ink up the stamp, pull the tape off, then stamp.
I then took a piece of handmade paper and bent and folded it to make it look like her little hanky.
I printed the saying out with my computer.
The flowers started out as a cover for a mistake but I think I like them.
Products used-
Bazzill Basics Cardstock coconut smoothie, emma* Cosmo Cricket Pattern Paper*Bazzill Basics Bitty Flowers * Robins Nest Clear Dew Droplets* May Arts Ribbon* Prisma Pencils* Gina K OMS*
For tomorrow I am going to see what I can do with the Lucky's Christmas Wish Set to make it not look Christmas-y.
I have really been neglecting my stamps lately. I re-did the office/stamping area this week, the girls had spring break so they were able to kinda help. The walls up there were the basic white flat paint that show every little mark. It made me feel very uncreative.
I painted the back wall grayish-blue and the 3 other walls cocoa, (the carpet is navy blue). I have all my stamping supplies up there plus my computer/scanner/printers, and I also get all the stamps ready up here. So there is alot that goes on in this room. We still need to put together the new entertainment center and I have a space for a chair with a side table.
I actually have it better organized that all my supplies are now in reach and that means I actually got to stamp. I laid out all my stamps, closed my eyes and pointed. And the stamp I picked was Skully.
I was looking to do a non cutie card. I seem to always go flowery-glittery. This time I went with what I would call "grunge".
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I started with the pattern paper which is Pixel Decor (no longer available) these colors just call to me. They are a funky, fun color combo.
I then found matching cardstock, the card is an odd shape at 3 1/2" x 6". I used Prismacolor and OMS to add the orange touch to Skully. I then used the paper piercer to pierce the holes that I sewed the black "x"s through. I have had this bottle of distressed reinker for a while and decided to play with it. Let's just say my hands are a little stained. That was messy but fun. I used a cotton ball to apply the ink, next time I will use a sponge. The white around the green and the X and O are all done in white paint. I used to put a bit and so I have tons of paint left. I really need to start using all my supplies instead of holding on to them.
Cardstock-Bazzill Ivy, Tim Holtz Distress Reinker, C.C. Designs Skully, Heidi Swapp Paper Piercer.
