Rain Puddles Design

Hello Crafters! Today Splitcoaststampers has a new Product Focus article out and I've been so fortunate to take part in the review. You can read about it  online or via the  Weekly Inkling (#433)  newsletter if you are a subscriber. Clearsnap Graphic 45 Decades Inkpads Details about the cards I made with this product can be found by searching on Splitcoaststampers using the keyword ClearsnapDistressPF  and look for dizzymommie as the user. Have a wonderful day!

Yesterday while I was suppose to be finishing up my post I was running around the house getting ready for a new piano to be moved to our house. It came all the way from our friends of 9 years home. Thankfully they live just across the street so there wasn't much to do in way of scheduling. I'm amazed at how proficient piano movers are and as I'm sitting on the stairs watching them I image how I too could be proficient at cardmaking if I "moved" through multiple cards in one day. I have tried that, but those who've read this blog know that it was a disaster to try and make multiple cards in a day. The movers were done and already trucking down the road to their next job and it was time to run on to my next task before my kids came home from school, so I could be poised for optimal viewing. I imagined my kids would run in the front door, drop everything and swing around to see the new piano. What happened however was a 15 minute monologue to the kids gi...

Hello crafters! This week over on the Stampendous blog we're linking up our design team with projects that use some Halloween skeletons or skulls. It's "Skulls Galore" week! There are some images that are pretty scary and some funny or cute, but I think we can consider them all harmless. At least there won't be anything jumping through the monitors at you and well if there is it isn't our fault. Maybe. {wink} I created this card for the July Catalog and you can find a link to instructions here that will take you to the Stampendous website. There are so many more projects than mine though so here's a link to the project page and you can scroll through to find ones that catch your eye. During the week you can stop at the Stampendous blog for posts about the other designers and links to their blogs. Details: Stamps:  Tomb Elements  (Stampendous) Paper:  Cardstock by Core’dinations® Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko® ,  Waterc...

The finale hop with Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets alongside Stampendous Stamps and Essentials!  Today we have a full line up of inspiration pieces for you to grab some ideas and comment on each blog for a chance at one of three prize packages that include Metal Sheets, Stamps and Cutting Dies, you've seen throughout this week We have enjoyed working with Add A Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets this week. They were new to me and it was easy to dive in and try new techniques. The team over at Add a Little Dazzle has created a special featuring the metals from this blog hop for those of you who have already realized you're going to need these products. You can find it here -  Add A Little Dazzle Stampendous Hop Special . This ornament was my opportunity to have fun with the mixed media side of my art. I love to layer and get thick into the paints, glitter, embossing powders to mke a collage look. There is glitter on kraftboard. Copper embossing on met...

Welcome to Thursday's hop with Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets alongside Stampendous Stamps and Essentials!  I'm so glad you dropped in today whether you knew about the collaboration or not. The great news is that either way you came here there is a chance at some fabulous prizes! The team over at Add a Little Dazzle has created a special featuring the metals from this blog hop for those of you who have already realized you're going to need these products. You can find it here -  Add A Little Dazzle Stampendous Hop Special . Of course you might win some, too! We're giving away three prize packages this week for comments on the blogs. A nice package of Metal Sheets, Stamps and Cutting Dies! You can also increase your inspiration board while you increase your chances of trying out these products for free by also commenting on the other days. Take these links for more hop lists  MONDAY ,  TUESDAY ,  WEDNESDAY . Are you ready for my project? ...

It's Tuesday and I'm sharing on the Viva La Verve blog my take on the latest Viva La Verve Sketch by Charmaine and a few cards that caught my eye in the gallery. Hope you'll create and share with us in the Viva La Verve gallery. Details: Stamps: Frame Florals (Verve Stamps) Paper: White, Kraft and Chocolate cardstock (Wausau) Ink:   Venetian Lace , Dark Cashmere (Graphics 45 Decades Inks, Clearsnap) Accessories: Geometric Rings Embossing Folder (Sissix), sewing machine, brown button thread, flat back adhesive pearls (KaiserCraft), White Embossing Powder

Welcome to Verve's  August Release Retrospective Blog Hop ! The Verve Divas are hopping today and serving up some more inspiration using the August release stamps & dies! Besides a peek at some really cool cards, there are also a couple of prizes up for grabs! You have just come from Laurie's blog today and you are in the right spot! I'm using the Cupcakes Stamp Set today that I adore. It has all these fun little embellishments for your cupcake. Now that is the easiest way I know to decorate a cupcake for sure. I started out with the cute little cupcake and mastered the cutting of a wee strawberry with it's wee little stem after stamping in some rich antique inks from Clearsnap . Then I went to work out the rest using this week's Mojo sketch and I twisted and turned it around that it's hardly recognizable as the sketch, but it did help me get started so here's the sketch and the hop to link up your creations if you would like. ...