Martha Stewart Let Me Down a Bit

I nearly tripped over myself trying to get to this stamp by Martha Stewart the moment I saw it hanging on the rack at A.C. Moore.

I have to say that I was a little disappointed when I inked it up because the ink kept beading up on it. I tried several tricks to condition the stamp, but nothing worked. Oh well. I still cranked out about five of these cards and I think they turned out alright. I just wish the image was more crisp. Sigh..

Still Love Loads of Love

I made these cards for my son's preschool teachers with my trusty Stampin Up! Loads of Love stamp set.

The trucks are colored with Copics (of course) and cut out. I used dimensional foam adhesive so the trucks pop a bit.

The little puff of smoke is from my Close to My Heart Little Builder set.

Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis Reindeer's Flight

I have been absolutely terrible about posting lately. Well, lately is an understatement. Since October!! Sheesh!

I made several styles of Christmas cards this year and have yet to mail any, but I will. Probably tomorrow and I am not looking forward to the line at the post office!

I bought this stamp over the summer. It is called Reindeer's Flight by Stamp Oasis at Rubbernecker.com

I used my trusty Copic markers and sponged the background blue. I love this whimsical stamp although I do have to admit that the eyes look a bit creepy to me.

Oh, and did I mention that these stamps are on sale right now?! Well, just about everything is on sale right now, but that's beside the point. :)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The Oscar the Grouch Way.

Who doesn't love Oscar the Grouch. He's the ultimate recycler.

As I drove through town today, passing by all the gas stations with no more gas and the long line of cars at the one station in town that did have gas, one word kept popping up in my head, well actually two.. Consumption and PANIC!! I was also reminded of how simple life is in Sesame Street. Sigh!!

For this card, I pulled paper from my scrap pile. The dandelion paper came from a Miss Elizabeth's paper pack that I bought several years ago. I recently opened it when I was making crafts with my daughter. I crumpled the paper and distresed it with some CTMH ink in Bamboo. It's gotta look a little dirty to go on a card with an Oscar The Grouch stamp! I colored the image with Sharpie, Bic and Copic markers.

I got this stamp for 50% off at Hobby Lobby. It's called Oscar Loves Trash by Stampabilities.

Rubber Stampede Santa Collage Card

I was at Michael's on Friday night and happened upon this Rubber Stampede Santa Collage stamp. I was so excited because I had heard this stamp was discontuined and I didn't know that they started manufacturing these again.

I have seen it on eBay and of course it was going for ridiculous prices so I was thrilled to pick this baby up for $7.99 at Michael's. I didn't have a coupon with me so I had to pay full price, but hey, I still think it was a great deal for this fantastic stamp! LOL

For this card, I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on white cardstock for the background. I stamped the image with Versamark and sprinkled it with silver embossing powder. I love watching embossing powder cure. It's so pretty.

I made a batch of these for my Christmas card stack. I'll probably crank out a few more, but I would really like to find a good nativity stamp for the cards that I will be passing around at church.

A couple Bellas

Just like most people, I was in love with all the Bellas at http://www.stampingbella.com/ the first time I saw them. I have a binder full of them from the last time they offered free shiping. Here are a couple cards that I put together this week.

With it being Football season, I have figured a great way to spend time with my husband without complaining about having to watch ANOTHER football game with him. I just stamp all over an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock and color them in with my copics while the game is on. It works out beautifully. He doesn't complain about me not paying attention to him and I don't complain about not being able to watch my shows.

I used Prezzibella for the first card. This Bella looks so much like my older sister I can't help but think of her when I see it.

Mamabella adorns card number two. This is for a friend of mine who just had her first child.

PeachyKeenStamps What's So Funny?

PeachyKeenStamps has some really cute images. Here is an image from my What's so Funny? set. This is exactly how I feel when it snows. I just want to hug the ground.

I sponged some yellow and pink in the background for that sunset effect. I also added some diamond stickles to add a little shimmer to the snow.