CAS Challenge Baby Card

The CAS challenge on Splitcoast this week is to add sparkle. I immediately knew that I wanted to use the stamp that I just got by Rubber Moon. It's called Ten Small Starflowers. The sentiment is by SU!, Hugs and Wishes, I think.

The stars are covered in yellow stickles, and I colored outside the lines with Copics for a little "glow". I sponged some green for grass and added green gingham paper by A Muse.

I love the green and yellow, it's such a fresh combo, but I felt like it needed a hit of color, so I added the turquoise ribbon. On the top and bottom of the main panel, I added super thin strips of white textured cardstock, just to make it look a little more finished.

By the way, I tried it with pink ribbon and it looked great, too! I may use the same design the next time I need a baby girl card.

Thanks for looking!

There She Goes - Guest Designer Farewell

I want to thank Jessica and her DT for a fun month as Guest Designer at There She Goes. I had a great time!

I have one last project to share. I've been wanting to try making my own sugar scrub for a while, now. I use a lot of it, and it can be expensive. I thought these would make pretty, easy gifts, too!

If you Google Sugar Scrub Recipes, you can find more info, but it's really simple:

• Fill your jar up with sugar (or salt), however coarse or fine you'd like it. I used organic sugar that is a little bit coarse, hence the brown color. Sugar is a little more gentle than salt.


• Add a few drops of fragrance or essential oils. In the evening, I like to use lavender to relax, in the morning I like mint or eucalyptus to wake me up.


• Add oil until the mix is slushy. You can buy almond oil, peanut oil, or just reg. olive oil. Avoid baby oil.


• You can tint with food coloring if desired. I don't bother.
  

Just scoop a handful and scrub in the shower. It works wonders on dry elbows, knees, and feet!

To make the card and tag, I used Act of Kindness and Rejuvenate stamp sets. I used wasabi, kraft, sky, chocolate, and natural white.

Thanks for stopping by!

Onesie Tutorial!

Finally, the onesie tutorial that I said I'd post! For the three onesies I am showing you, I used this stamp set, Sweet Kawaii, by My Cute Stamps.

Here are the other supplies. I didn't want to clutter my post with too many links, so the product and shopping deets are at the very end.

1. Stamp the image on the onesie using Brilliance Ink. Heat set it for a few seconds with your heat gun.

2. While the fabric is still warm, quickly color the image with Copics. The heat will help the alcohol evaporate more quickly, decreasing bleeding. Thanks to Marianne Walker for that tip!

If you don't have Copic markers, you can buy fabric markers at any craft store for a buck or two each. Copics look much better, imo, but the fabric markers are an inexpensive and widely available option.

Compare - Copics above, fabric markers below.

3. Stamp or iron on writing if desired.

About the T-shirt Transfers....

You just print pictures, text, whatever on your printer and iron it on to your fabric. When doing text, you need to print backwards. The T-shirt Transfers came with a free disk that is supposed to help you reverse your text. That disk made my computer poop itself, but no matter, because it's really easy to print your font backwards without it. Here's how:

On your regular print dialogue box, hit Properties in the upper right corner, select the Finishing tab, then in the lower right corner, click Mirror Image.

You may notice the bottle of Stickles in the first pic. Here's where my project took a turn towards fiasco. I wanted to try adding sparkle to the images, so I researched and found that Stickles are safe for fabric. Safe, yes, permanent, NO. I put Stickles over the images and it was adorable, but I ran them under water and it quickly rinsed away. Hrrrmm, not impressed. Art Institute makes clear glitter glue for fabric, I think that paired with translucent glitter will give the same pretty results and will be washable. I've ordered some to try out, lets just pretend that I used that here, ok? ;)

So here are three finished onesies with glitter. They are really cute in person, even Jesse thought so!

Another note about washing. Copic states on their site that some of the colors will bleed or fade when washed. I washed my monster onesie from a previous post and did have a little fading, but not enough to ruin it. Of course, I washed it on heavy duty with bleach. If you use the iron on transfers, be sure to turn the clothing inside-out before washing, or the writing will crack and peel.

What and where to buy:

Eclectic Paperie:

Brilliance Ink

Copics

Stickles (non-washable projects only)

Amazon.com:

Avery T-Shirt Transfers

Gerber Onesies

Art Glitter:

Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

Fabric Dries Clear Adhesive - (for washable projects)

I hope that's helpful to those of you who had questions!

My Cute Stamps Monday

It's still Monday, right? Whew! I'm behind on life. I thought I could get the onsie tutorial together by today, but it's going to be next week. I won't bore you with my many excuses. :)

I made this with the Celebrate Today set. That flower is fun to color! It reminds me of Kauaii.....aaaaahhh, Kauaii....

We went for two weeks back when Elsa was turning one. We decided that we're never going to take a baby on vacation again! We'll try it again when Tuffy is about three. Until then, it's weekend getaways only. Not that it was horrible, but it's a very expensive trip, and you can't fully enjoy it when you're on baby lockdown.

Enjoy your week!

Act of Kindness - Thank You

I made this card using Act of Kindness by There She Goes. It's such a pretty set!

Misc. tidbits

I just got back from Ikea, I looooves me some Ikea! I should have taken my camera, because there was SO much color and pattern inspiration there today. It's also a GREAT place to take kids, they've really thought about how to make it convenient for parents, and that's much appreciated.

Which brings me to a little story....

They have a supervised play area that you can put your kid in for up to an hour. Elsa always loves to play in there. When I went to pick her up, the supervisor said they had a "situation". Elsa and a little cohort had managed to break into a childproof cupboard and eat some brownies she had baked for her coworkers. She's a brownie bandit! I felt bad, but I couldn't help laughing!

BUTTON SHARE UPDATE: White/Cream buttons are still out of stock. Here's what I've decided to do. I'm placing the button order on the 15th, and ordering whatever they have in stock, including any new colors that may be introduced this month. I'll adjust the cost of the share accordingly and send paypal invoices on the 16th. If you are signed up and change your mind about participating, please let me know, I have people who would like in.

ONSIE TUTORIAL: I had several requests for more info and/or a tutorial for the onsie project I posted this week. I'll put one together, look for it on Monday. If you had any specific questions that you'd like covered in it, e-mail me.

Later! :)

My Cute Stamps Monday

Happy Monday! I have two baby projects for you featuring My Cute Stamps today.

I rarely do anything other than cards, but I'm in love with this monster, so I made a onesie for my son! I stamped him with black Brilliance ink, then colored with Copics.

To make the sentiment, I used Avery Ink Jet T-Shirt Transfer paper and a font by SU!

This was so quick and fun, I could make these all day!



Since I'm keeping this for myself, I didn't want to do some extravagant packaging. I did pop it in a clear gusset bag and add a bow to see how it would look as a quick gift.



The next project is a baby girl card. I've had this elephant stamped and cut out for weeks now, waiting for further inspiration. When I saw the CAS challenge this morning to use Coral and Kraft, I knew she'd be perfect!




Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back in a couple of days with more projects. :)

A Muse Challenge

I try to participate in the monthly challenges over at the A Muse Lounge. The themes are always fun, and you have a whole month to complete them.

This month, the challenge was to create a card inspired by a book. This was a tough one, because I wanted to use a book that I actually own, rather than making a card and trying to find a book to fit, kwim?

Here is the first one....inspired by the book Daughter of Fortune. Now, I do own the book, but I haven't read it yet! I just went literal with the title.






Next, I chose 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I don't own this one yet, but it's on my to-read-someday list! I'll probably read it with the kids when they're older.

I think this image and sentiment is about the cutest thing ever. :) I put teeny-tiny bubble stickers over the port holes and masked some scallop waves.



Thanks for looking! Enjoy your day!

Sneak Peek at the New Stampin' Up! In Colors

Did you guys see these yet? They're the new Stampin' Up! In Colors that will debut in the new catalog in July. I like them, what do you guys think? I like Bermuda and Durango the most. I'm not sure about soft suede, I'll need to see it in person. Did you hear that they're offering markers in the In Colors? 'bout time!

My Cute Stamps Monday

I love this elegant set! It's called Ashley's Blossoms by My Cute Stamps. I rock 'n rolled the butterfly with chalk inks and finished it with some twinkle stickers by A Muse. Luckily, I don't need this card today, I just wanted to have some sympathy cards on hand.

Thanks for stopping by today! :)

There She Goes Blog Hop

I'm excited to announce that I'm the June Guest Trendsetter for There She Goes!

Their design team has some of my favorite stampers on it, including Becky Carafa! You know I'm the president of her fan club, right? :)

I'll be bringing you a few projects this month featuring two new sets. Here's the first:

I love the twisty-twirly vines and pretty sentiments in this set, Act of Kindness. I used wasabi, turquoise, and not quite navy. I finished it off with new leaf ribbon by PTI, and dew drops.



The next project is from the set Rejuvinate. Here's what I did with just the accessories in this set. I'm going to pair this card with a bottle of bubble bath for an easy gift. This is also for the TSG color challenge, black & white plus one color.



That's it for me! Hop over to Maki's blog, or take it from the top here. Enjoy your weekend!

>>>Next Blog - Maki



Jessica - http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/
Becky - http://www.lakeshorestamper.com/
Christi - http://cici510.blogspot.com/
Faith - http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/
Holly - http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Jessie- http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/
Joanne - http://inkyoceangazer.blogspot.com/
Jodi - http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/
Julie - http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/
Krystie - You are here :)
Maki - http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Silke - http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/

Happy Friday!

I've taken this past week off from blogging. I've had a nasty cold, Jesse had a weird schedule, I just needed to chill and recupe. I'll be back tomorrow with a little something fun, and back on Monday with a new My Cute Stamps project.

For my button share peeps, I have exciting news....I received the shipment of buttons for Groups 1 and 2 today! I'll package them this weekend and mail them out to you on Monday! You'll receive ship confirmation and tracking info to the e-mail address linked to your paypal account.

Groups 3-5, we're still waiting on back-ordered buttons (white/cream).

Here's the big, beautiful, box 'o buttons. :D

This cracks me up....

I love this picture, it perfectly sums up their relationship at this point. Elsa looooooves her brother, a little too much, in his opinion.

Great Friend Tag Card

I love this layout, it's super easy and works with SO many different sets. All products are by SU! Thanks for stopping by!

By the way, I've opened up a 4th group for the Papertrey Ink button share. See deets on this post.

My Cute Stamps Monday!

Happy Monday! I have two cards for you today, both used the set Night Owl by My Cute Stamps.

I love this little guy, the set has a little girl version, too. This tree trunk is very long, but I shortened it for this card.



This is just a simple little notecard. I used twinkle stickers on the flower centers.

Have a great week!