Rain Puddles Design

The last days of 2009 are here and I have a cutie pie card to show, probably the last, before the new year! WOW! I hope you all have another year ahead of you that is filled with blessings and gracious love. My little Ava is singing with a grateful heart for Mojo Monday's last sketch of the year. The image is InStyle's Karaoke Ava . I was mostly tickled to find I had Prismacolor's to go with the paper from Where the Heart Is by My Mind's Eye. I say mostly because I lacked the lighter blue green marker to do Ava's dress, so I made a special trip to the art store. {wink} Have a safe and fun New Year! Thanks for stopping by. Details: Stamps: Instyle Karaoke Ava , Verve Christmas in the Air and PJ Grateful Heart Paper: MME Where the Heart Is, Mohawk Smooth White, Close to Cocoa Ink: Laserjet printer, Prismacolor Markers*, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa Accessories: Nestabilities Classic Square and Scallop Square, Classic Circles; stitching, Stickles ...

Hello all, I wanted to give the construction details to my Blog Hop project here , but I ran out of time before I needed to post the actual project. LOL I hope they work since I wrote this from memory and measurements from the completed project. So here are the details on how I made the CD holder and the cuts for the tickets and gift card. 1 - 5 7/8 x 10 inch cardstock 1 - 5 x 12 inch cardstock 3 - 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch cardstock or patterned paper 2 - 2 x 2 1/2 inch copy paper (hidden and optional) 1 - 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch copy paper (hidden and optional) Martha Stewart Score board or Scor Pal ISP or Tacky Tape Eyelet Hole Punch with smallest punch Craft Blade Knife (Xacto Knife) Step 1: Score the 5 7/8 x 10 inch cardstock at (A) 4 7/8 inch and 9 3/4 inch. You will have a 1/4 inch tail for adhesive. Rotate 90 degrees to the left and score at (B) 1 inch. Fold cardstock on the (A) scores and press with a bone folder. Ap...

Are you enjoying the Blog Hop so far? The Design Team has created some awesome projects. If you've been hopping with us then you came from Linda's blog . If you've just arrived here for a visit and if you've got time we would love to have you join us! Hop over to the beginning at the InStyle Stamps blog here . My project for the hop today can either be for your significant other or as a gift to a couple you know.  It's a date night kit of sorts, all wrapped up into one package. Just as a frequent flyer has a wallet for passport, boarding pass and charge cards, this little package has a pair of tickets, music CD and a restaurant giftcard. I used Mike and Jessie for my cup of sweetness. They just look so much in love it makes you smile. You'll find them as well on the music CD label. I stamped around on the red panels with a couple of dreamy sets from Verve called Thankful Accents and Thankful Hearts as well as the sentiment from Anniv...

Lifestyle Crafts has a giveaway! I'm so curious about this Letterpress technique and equipment. I've seen it advertised at Archiver's. Well, I don't enter many give-aways but I think I'll try this one over at the Lifestyle Crafts website . You become a Follower of their blog, post on your blog with a link back, and become a member of their Fanbook on Facebook. Each option permits an entry in the comment section and a chance to win this $150 value kit. It's worth a try.

It's Over the Hump Day Blog Candy Giveaway at InStyle Stamps blog today! The Challenge theme for the month is New Year's. If you haven't already thought of ideas for this quick approaching day or just need a change from the hustle and bustle of your current day, head on over and look at some of the InStyle Design Team's projects for inspiration. Here's my card or rather 3D project. You would not believe where this "card" started if I told you so I'll just tell you what I did once this idea blossomed. (Thanks dear MIL for all the ideas). It's an Invitation Door Hanger. Who wouldn't want to get an invite like this hanging on their front door? My popped up image is from InStyle Stamps Sitting Kylah . I went back to the colored pencil and OMS technique for coloring after watching an episode on Stamp TV, and I feel like I did much better at getting depth and vibrant colors this time.  It's a great alternative to using my Prismacolor ma...

Good morning everyone! The blog candy closed last night, but later than I had posted. The close function wasn't working out as planned for Mr. Linky so there was an extra 5 hours to enter. LOL Thank you, Cheryl, Penni, Shanna, Cathy and Ginette, for playing in "My mistake can make you a winner" Blog Candy Give-away. I used Random.org to generate the winner and that person is Cheryl from She Stamps blog. Congratulations! Cheryl, please send me your address to me (go to View my complete profile link to get my email address) so I can get it out in the mail. This was fun! I think I might find another mistake and do another Blog Candy next month. It might be something to do with coloring images. Hmmmmm what could it be? Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday to you and your family! Stop in any time.

THIS POST WILL REMAIN AT THE TOP UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15th. Scroll down for Club Anime posts. It is certainly the holiday season. The schedule starts getting filled up and the next thing you know it's been over a week since you have posted anything! I hope you all have had an easy time preparing for the holidays and most importantly taking time to craft. LOL I've been so busy that I haven't had time to post about a little mishap of mine. I made a silly ordering mistake and ordered two of the same stamp sets and now my Followers reap the benefits! I ordered an extra Verve Snow Wonderful stamp set. I'm going to throw in a pack of "Holiday" patterned paper from Pressed Petal . It's wouldn't be right if there wasn't a little bling thrown in so there's some clear rhinestones (adhesive back) and black eyelets to round out this little mistake. My way of saying thank you to all of you who encourage me to continue doing what I do. The p...