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Yep! The mini clear sets from Inkadinkado have arrived!

Click here to see all of them!

Butterfly Collage

Here's a card that was pretty quick and easy using new images from Memory Box and the new Adirondack Pigment Ink pads.

What I used:

Butterfly Collage, Versailles Crest, and Thank You stamps from Memory Box

Cool Peri Adirondack Pigment Ink

Eggplant Adirondack Pigment Ink

Wheat VersaMagic Ink

Pearlescent Chocolate Brilliance ink

Clear Embossing Powder

Prismacolor Colored Pencils

White Inkssentials Pen

How to:

Randomly stamp Versailles Crest with Cool Peri pigment ink on light purple card; emboss with Clear Powder

Stamp Butterfly Collage using Eggplant pigment ink on white scrap

Highlight butterfly with colored pencils and White pen

Lightly sponge with Wheat ink

Mount onto Suede Brown scrap

Adhere to card

Stamp sentiment with Chocolate ink

Ta-da! A card!

Bonjour!

Here's one of the projects from last month's Creation Station.

The background was created using Distress Inks . . . you know, the "smoosh" technique and then I stamped over that using stamps from Memory Box and American Art Stamps. The Hydrangea tag is from Impression Obsession. The sash, flowers and butterflies were watercolored using Distress Inks, too.

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Tagged!

Okey dokey! I'm back at work . . .er, play. . . whatever.

I did play hooky on Tuesday . . . a lovely day . . .haven't done that in a while. Got to go to the dentist and get my chompers cleaned . . .I love going to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned. . . I actually look forward to it every six months. I know . . .I'm weird that way.

So, I finally got around to applying ink to paper . . .gotta have color swatches at the store, ya know . . .so here's a picture of the new Adirondack Pigment Ink pads. See how rich and saturated the colors are? I really, really like these pads . . .especially since they coordinate so well together. . .and yes, the white writing is the new Inkssentials White pen. (love it!)

And here's a picture of the new Memento Dye Based ink pads (although, I am missing three colors . . .but I'll be adding them). I do like these ink pads . . .the color palette is fresh and they work well direct to paper and with stamps . . .even clear stamps. Some of the lighter colors seemed to bubble up a bit on a clear stamp, but overall . . . .not too shabby! And, perhaps this is in my head, but they do seem to have a slight fragrance to them . . .not overpowering . . .kinda florally-sweet . . .

Enough babbling . . .I gotta get back to work . . .er, play . . . whatever.

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I'm Playing Hooky!

Just a reminder . . .

Our retail location will be closed on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008.

It's Here! It's Here! - *ETA*

The "Box" is here!

YAHOO! The new stuff from Memory Box has arrived!
25 NEW Rubber Stamps!
2 NEW Clear Sets!
2 NEW Paper Packs!

Soooooooooooo delish!

Ready? Click here to see it all!

Here's one sample:

Click here to see more samples using the NEW images!

Fresh New Day

Here's a super quick and easy card:

Just stamp the sheep, highlight the bee and bird with pencils, doodle a border, mount to orange cardstock and trim with pinking shears, mount to teal card, stamp sentiment, add bling and . . . Viola! Done!

Although . . . now that I have White Fun Flock, I'm thinkin' that sheep should be fuzzy, too!

What I used:

Fresh New Day clear set by Penny Black

Bracket & Swirl Messages by Hero Arts

Onyx Black VersaFine

Intense Orange & Vibrant Teal cardstock by Prism
Fine Tip Black Pen
Clear Gemstones by Hero Arts
Pinking Shears
PrismaColor pencils

Have a Happy Day!

Swingin' Time!

Another monkey! Isn't he ever so cute? Look closely . . .can you see that he's fuzzy? That's the new Fun Flock . . . I think I have (another) new addiction . . .
Here's a side view . . . kinda made me dizzy looking at it this way, but at least the "fuzzy" is more visible.

What I used:

Changito Tire Swing & "Swingin' Time" by Stampendous
Intense Kiwi & Classic Blue Cardstock by Prism
Patterned Cardstock by A2Z
Onyx Black VersaFine Ink
Caramel Latte Tan Fun Flock
Glue Pen
Gemstones by Hero Arts
PrismaColor pencils: Blush Pink, Beige, Light Peach, Sienna Brown, Dark Brown, Warm Gray (20%, 50%, and 70%) and Indigo Blue*
Corner Rounder


*A tip I learned from Terry Medaris when he was here teaching . . . use Indigo Blue and Tuscan Red as "black." I used just a bit of Indigo Blue on the tire for shading around Changito's face . . .


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Yahoo!!

The NEW Adirondack Pigment ink pads are here!
And of course, I had to bring a few home to test them out.

What?. . . it's a new product . . .I've gotta try them so I can speak intelligently about them, right? (see how I justify bringing stuff home with me?)

Okey dokey . . .I don't have pics yet because, really, all I did was test each color on a piece of scrap paper. BUT, here's what I did find:

1. The ink pads are FULLY loaded with ink
2. The pad itself is nice and firm (makes inking a stamp easy. . .no pounding necessary)
3. There are plastic covers under the lid . . .keep them. Although, I had one or two that took a little bit of elbow grease to remove. Be patient . . a tug this way, a pull that way and it will release.
4. These inks stamp beautifully! Rich, saturated color! Even the Snow Cap showed up well on Chocolate Brown, Dark Olive Green and Light Peachy cardstock.
5. Being a pigment ink, it dried quite fast, too!

Once again Ranger has introduced a very high quality product . . .but, did I really need to say that? High Quality is what they're about!


Gotta have 'em? Click here to order!

Next . . .I'll be testing out the NEW Memento Ink Pads from Tsukineko . . stay tuned!

Pixie Poppy

Here's a card using one of the new fairy stamps from Eat Cake Graphics. . . is she not the cutest??

What I used:

Stamps by Eat Cake Graphics

Onyx Black VersaFine ink

Classic Red cardstock by Prism
Patterned cardstock by A2Z
Stonewashed Adirondack ink (lightly sponged the background)
PrismaColor pencils: Poppy Red, Scarlet Lake, Tuscan Red, Yellowed Orange, Limepeel, Kelp Green, Blush Pink, Light Peach, Gingeroot, Yellow Ochre, Sienna Brown, Light Umber, Sand, Jasmine, Imperial Purple, Warm Gray (50%), Sky Blue, and White

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Play Ball!

Yep . . . still coloring . . .

Here's a card using one of the new Changito stamps from Stampendous.

What I used:

Changito Play Ball by Stampendous

B-day Hit by Stampendous

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

Patterned cardstock by A2Z Essentials

Nautical Blue Dark cardstock by Prism

Clear Glaze pen (for the bubble gum)

Stonewashed Adirondack ink (lightly sponged the background to get rid of the stark white)

Prismacolor Pencils: Copenhagen Blue, Sienna Brown, Dark Umber, Light Peach, Blush Pink, Beige, Hot Pink, Process Red, Limepeel, Kelp Green, Jasmine, Sand, Burnt Ochre

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Hot Dog!

Okay . . .I don't eat hot dogs very often, and if I do, it has to be a Vienna dog. If Vienna isn't available, it has to be Kosher . . . yep . . . I'm picky that way.

Anyway, on to the card. . . .another darling Bee from Stampendous:

What I used:

BBQ Bee from Stampendous

Sentiment from Hero Arts

Suede Brown Dark cardstock from Prism

Patterned cardstock from Sassafraslass

Onyx Black Versafine ink

Stonewashed Adirondack ink (lightly sponged the background to get rid of the start white)

Super Jumbo Scalloped Rectangle Punch

Stardust Pen (on his antennae)

Chocolate Brown Ric Rac and Mini Ric Rac

Prismacolor pencils: Sunburst Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Terra Cotta, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Poppy Red, Scarlet Lake, Tuscan Red, Limepeel, Kelp Green, Sky Blue, Blush Pink, Light Peach, and White

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Thanks a Latte

I love this stamp from Impression Obsession . . . simple, yet swirly.

What I used:

Stamps by Impression Obsession

Turquoise Gem VersaMagic ink

PrismaColor Pencils

Woven Cardstock

Frosted Teal Cardstock by Prism

Patterned paper by Graphic 45

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A Melon Thanks

Yep . . .still have my colored pencils on the table. Here's a card using one of the new Bee stamps by Stampendous:

What I used:

Watermelon Bee by Stampendous

Cutie Watermelon clear set by Stampendous

Prismacolor Pencils: Sunburst Yellow, Terra Cotta, Blush Pink, Light Peach, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Sky Blue, Carmine Red, Pale Vermillion, Limepeel, Kelp Green, and White

Watermelon Adirondack Ink

Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

Blush Red Medium and Intense Kiwi Cardstock by Prism

Mega Circle Punch

Giga Scalloped Circle Punch

Ribbon from my stash

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Coffee & Croissant

Just a quick and easy card . . .

What I used:

Coffee & Croissant stamp and Coffee Menu stamp by Inkadinkado
Coffee Bean Brilliance Ink
Wheat VersaMagic Ink
Cream & Blush Red Cardstock



Super fast . . .randomly stamp background with Wheat ink . . . overstamp Coffee & Croissant with Coffee Bean ink . . . edge cream cardstock with Coffee Bean ink . . . mount to card . . . all done!

Happens Every Year

Yep . . .every year, Terry Medaris comes out from Arizona to teach his colored pencil classes. . . and for at least a month after, all I want to do is color.

I use my pencils quite often . . . I just don't usually spend lots of time blending and shading and blending some more . . . but I have been over the last week or so. . .

See? Here's a card:

What I used:

Beehive stamp from Impression Obsession

PrismaColor Pencils - Sunburst Yellow, Terra Cotta, Yellow Ochre, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Limepeel, Kelp Green, Tuscan Red, White, and Dark Purple

Vintage Sepia VersaFine ink

Stardust Pen

Crystal Lacquer

Candleglow Medium and Classic Purple Cardstock by Prism

Gold Swirl Ribbon

After coloring the image, I used the Stardust pen to add some sparkle to the bee's wings and the . . . um . . . dots (?) on the beehive. I then applied a thin layer of Crystal Lacquer on the dots (?) for a bit of dimension.

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Sparkle Clear Coffee . . .

and more!

Yep . . .the NEW Hero Arts stuff has arrived! Soooooo cute! Click here to see all of them.

Make a Wish - ETA

It's that time again! Time for new projects at the Creation Station. Here's one of the three projects that was available for creation last month:

What I used:

Stamps: Dandie Trio by Stampendous; 'Make a Wish' by Memory Box

Cardstock: Birchtone Medium and Island Mist Medium by Prism

Patterned Paper by Memory Box

Inks: VersaMark, Oasis Green VersaMagic, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. The picture didn't pick up the Iridescent EP that was added to the fluffy part of the Dandelions. I used the VersaMarker to get the EP right where I wanted it.

The new projects will be available 04/16/08 - 05/15/08.

Hey There Cupcake!

Woo hoo!

More new Stampendous stamps have arrived . . . including the EVER so cute "Hey There Cupcake" set! And yes, . . . more Changito Pool Guy, Changito Play Ball, and Changito Tire Swing are on the way. . .my goodness! That first batch went fast!

AND . . .the White Pen from Ranger is now available! YIPPEE!!

AND . . . there's some fantastic Cupcake sentiment stamps and fairies and flying hippos from Eat Cake Graphics just added to the site.

Click here to see all that's new!

Little Stamping

I feel like I cheated a little bit with this card . . .the only thing that I stamped is the sentiment (which is from the Birthday Cupcake set by Inkadinkado and I wanted it on two lines, so I cut it apart).

Cardstock is Hey You, Copacetic, and Bee's Knees by Graphic 45. I love this paper!

ps: nope, didn't come up with this layout, either. Totally CASE'd.