Diva Down!

Just popping in to share a couple of layouts that I've completed recently.  Life is crazy busy with the three kiddos and just in general.   At any rate....I have been able to create a little (barely!).

This is my diva girl Kensie having an apparent meltdown about only God knows what.  The journaling basically tells how she was having a crying fit, and when she realized she didn't have an audience....she stopped crying and walked away.  This child of mine has a definite flare for the dramatics!

I created this layout for Clearsnap using the ever so fun and vibrant Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays.

Lastly, I created this simple card using a Clearsnap Molding Mat as a stamp.  The image was embossed with Clearsnap clear embossing powder to achieve the tone on tone look for the background.  BTW, they are giving some of these cool mats away this month HERE.  Check it out!   Take care y'all...hope to pop on here sooner than later ;)

Happy Heart Day

I had fun with Smooch Accent Inks and Smooch Glitz creating a quick and easy Valentine's Day tag and card!  Go HERE to check out the full project and see how I created the cute jar!!

Stash Smashing

I've had it in my brain to start purging papers and supplies...so naturally I've been going through my stash.  I ran across papers that just happened to go with a picture I'd just taken of my 2yr old...so I went to what I've deemed "stash smashing!"  These papers aren't that old...but they've been in my stash for a little while.

These papers are from American Crafts Amy Tan "Sketchbook" collection....there's also a small piece from a much older collection...I believe it was called "Craft Fair."  At any rate, the fun bright colors worked perfectly for this picture.  If you don't have little ones or just not familiar with toddler shows, Big Jet is a character from the Disney JR show "(The) Little Einsteins."  My daughter was outside playing when a plane flew over head...when she saw the plane she asked "Is that Big Jet Mama?"  I couldn't resist snapping a picture of  her cute little scrunched up face as she looked into the sky.

Of course, I couldn't resist using ink(s) on the layout to play up the bright colors.  Colorbox's Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays fit the bill :D   The bright intensity of these sprays worked perfectly for the photo and papers; colors used: Banana, Tangerine, Guava, and Licorice (potty person).  I used water in some spots just to get a tiny bit of color gradient in the background.  For stamping, I used Clearsnap's Premium Dye Ink in "Kettle."

This was a fun and quick layout...the bonus... I was able to use older papers and get inky in the process!  Thanks for stopping by!

World Card Making Day

Today is WORLD CARD MAKING DAY! 
WELCOME CARDMAKERS! 

Thank you for coming to visit us here at the Clearsnap Blog! Our team is hopping and creating with you all day today--check out their blogs here:

Suzanne Austin http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/
Denise Hahn http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Sabrina Alery http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Priest http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com
Megan Aaron http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com/

Enjoy your day hopping for blog to blog and viewing all the fabulous cards that cardmakers across the US and beyond have created to share with you!

We've got a giveaway on this momentous day in the crafting world!!
Leave a comment below for your chance to win a sampling of the Clearsnap Smooch Spritz! That is over a $50 value!!! We will announce the winner on Thursday October 11, 2011  here on our blog. For extra entries in the giveaway, follow us onFacebook and Twitter. Then post here to let us know that you're following. Good luck!
And please don't forget to bookmark the Clearsnap Blog and come back and see us again soon! Our talented designers, guest designers and hostesses post new projects daily!


Hey everyone! Yep, that's what today is....World Card Making Day!  I'm not big on making cards..in fact they don't come to me easily.  SO, I thought what better way to practice than to actually make one for the "holiday!"  

This card took hours to make-not because it was hard, but because it was simple.  My brain doesn't seem to work this way anymore.....I LOVE and appreciate simplistic scrapping and crafts, but when it's my turn to do so, I clam.  Anywho...the printed paper is from Authentique.  The card base is simply a piece of watercolor  paper that has been dry embossed with a Sizzix folder. 

The metal embellie sticker is from Mometa.

The stamp is from Teresa Collins Fabrications line stamped with Colorbox's Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink in "Banana."  See, seriously simple and easy...it realistically probably took 30 mins to make in real time! You know where you don't have to get up constantly to get your 2 yr old out of the paint, glittter, glue (everything but the crayons you've given her!). Hope you've enjoyed this quickie!  NOW hop on over to the very talented Denise Hahn's blog to check out her awesomeness!  Remember there's a prize giveaway!

Playing catch-up AGAIN!

Ok, so here are a few projects that I've completed in the past week or two...or more lol. I'm here on the eve of Tropical Storm-soon to be Hurricane Issac-quickly making a blog post just to show that I DO still have a pulse.  My husband has boarded up windows...and we are prepared to stick it out here for the long haul if we lose power...which we likely will.  I'm a little more nervous about this one because the last hurricane we had was Katrina....and I didn't have any kiddos at the time...now I have three toddlers.  So, it's gonna be interesting!

SO, here are the projects:

This is a project that I completed for Clearsnap using the new Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays.  I love, love, love these sprays!  

They are so intensely vibrant....and they do not warp your paper which is a huge plus!  The shipping tags, doilie, stenciled sunburst, and the flag banners were all dyed with the sprays.

This layout was also completed using Clearsnap's Premuium Dye Inks and one of their newly released My First Colorbox mini stamp set.

The "pow" was created by masking an area inside a Crafter's Workshop stencil with die cut letters and using a stylus with foam tip applicator to apply the ink.  Check it out here for full details!

This is a layout that seriously came together very quickly.  The papers are from Carta Bella's "Beautiful Moments" line.  Gawgeous papers.  I wanted to keep it simple.

This layout was completed for Scrapping Frenzy using the above sketch as a challenge. Not a fav of mines, but neither are sketches :D.

Lastly, this is a very quick pillow box project (Clearsnap) that could be used for a teacher's gift or the likes there of.  It was created for a blog hop that we had this past weekend.  I've used MyStamp Box stamps and more of the Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Spray (Artichoke).  Have a great week y'all!  See ya on the flip side!