It is Monday........

and today is the day that all three new stamp sheet are available for purchase over at ISC.

But this is not all. If you head on over between today and 15.June 2009 you can save quite a bit of money. 10% to be exact and all you have to do is use the coupon code 61509 . Is that a deal or what? But wait, this is not it. Betsy, the wonderful and oh so sweet owner of ISC has put together a special kit where you can buy the Hibiscus stamp sheet and the Sketch of Roses together and save even more, but Betsy does not stop there, no, she will go on and have something special on top of that. You can buy the cool Karen Foster Collage paper and all kinds of other really cool stuff that we used on our creations for the MOP set, but don't just take my word for it see for yourself. Are you ready?

This is what you'll receive with this incredible kit.

Did I promise too much? If you can't see it all how about this

contents:
4, 12x12 c/s sheets of Karen Fosters, Stars & Stripes Collage(not double-sided)
1 pkg 12 pc Karen Foster decorative corner brads
6, silver or copper antique brads
3, metal family or friends sayings
3, metal memory frames, black patina ( 1x3, 2x3, 1.5x1.5)
1 sheet of each - Ranger Memory Capsules (4, 1.5x1.5; 4, 1x1; 4, 2x2; 3, 1x3; total 15)
1, Ranger Watermark Ink Pad
1, Ranger Watermark Reinker
1 pkg of 2, 4x4 Chipboard Wood by Zutter
1 pkg of 2, 3x4 Chipboard Wood by Zutter
1 pkg of 4x4, 20 pages -white by Zutter
1 pkg of 4x4, 20 pages -cream by Zutter
2, 3/4" black coils by Zutter

Is this a lot of stuff or what? And guess what? You can add this to this wonderful stamp sheet of all patriotic images for only, yes, that is only $20.00, but you have to hurry as supplies are limited!!!!

I mean the Ink pad and refill is over half of that alone. Hop on over and check it out.

All right, is that cool news or what? For you guys that have not tried out ISC's stamps, well, they are unmounted, but very deeply etched stamps and work really well on your acrylic blocks if you add just a tad bit of double sided tape. This is how I use mine and it works great!!!!!

Well, it is 9:30 AM here in sunny AZ and I'll have to get my kiddos ready and hop on in my car and take them out for a minute or two.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will be back soon. :D:D:D

Hugs,

Yeah, it is the weekend......

and I have another sneak peek for you my friends!!!! Over the last 2 days I've showed you what Betsy over at Innovative Stamp Creations has been working on for this months release which will take place on Monday 8th June. You all have to go and check it out as the 3 new stamp sheets as they are out of this world. Today I'll share the final one and it is called Sketches of roses. You won't believe how real these roses look!!!! Are you ready? The card I am getting ready to show you is a little more on the muted side as I was going for a more Victorian card but it still shows all of the detail this wonderful set has to offer.





Victorian I am here for you........

Recipe:

Paper: PTI white, Su Certainly Celery, Basic Grey Porcelain

Ink: SU Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa

Stamp: ISC Sketches of Roses

Accessories: pink rick rack, Nesties petite scalloped ovals large, foam tape, Schimmerz Blingz in Pink Poinsettia

The BG DP I've chosen here is from the Porcelain pad from Basic Grey. It has different laces on there and looks victorian all the way ;D, So I just went with those colors and finished the card off. The rose (which is the large one from the sheet) was stamped in SU Close to Cocoa and the rose bud itself was colored with a blender pen and my stampin' spot in Pretty in Pink. I know, I know, I could have used the SU markers, but guess what? I still don't have them :(:(. One of these days I will convince my hubby that I really need to have them, but for now that has to wait as my hubby as I write this post is down at the tire place and has new tires put on my van. They are a hefty, yep hefty $ 575.00. He just called a few minutes ago and told me I owe him "big times" :D:D:D What are you going to do, just suck it up and get those tires as I need my car, right? Anyhow, this is it for me and the sneak peeks. I hope I've got you interested in hopping on over to ISC to see for yourself, but you'll have to wait until Monday!!!

If you care to see some more cards created with these wonderful sets hop on over to the rest of the Creative Architects

Connie

Lisa

Julie

Joanne

All right, gotta run. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs,

Good Friday morning......

to all of you my friends!!!!! I told you all yesterday, that today the sneak peeking continues for some wonderful stamps that will be available on Monday 8th June over at http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ Today's peek is of a wonderful flower I have become to love while we were in, yes, you've guessed it, Okinawa,Japan. I tell you, you can find Hibiscus bushes all over the place and I got to enjoy them daily as they were planted all around the school complex my DD Naomi attended. Let me tell you they are gorgeous in person so I hope I did them a little justice on my cards I have to share today.

Hibiscus Thank You

Recipe:

Paper: PTI white

Stamps: ISC Hibiscus

Ink: VersaColor Orchid, VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots, Watercolor pencils in pink and leaf green, Crystal effects, 13/8" circle punch, dimensionals

Isn't this a wonderful Hibiscus image? For all of you flower lovers out there this will be a great stamp sheet to have as it comes with different size Hibiscus flowers and several sentiments.

My second card is a bit different. I used some gorgeous Basig Grey Sultry DP as my BG and stamped the smaller size Hibiscus on it in VersaMark and used the popping pastels technique to give them some color. As you can see they almost kind of blend into the paper. The reason I chose this DP is because it actually has 2 Hibiscus flowers on the bottom left had corner (in this case they are kind of hidden behind my ribbon, sorry!) The second image, of the larger flower was stamped on some of the plain Sultry paper that is also included in this pad and stamped in ChalkBox Chestnut Roan. All of my colors where chosen from the DP and I think it gave this card a little twist. What do you think?

Hibiscus Hugs......

Recipe:
Paper: SU Pink Passion, Su Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Sultry
Stamps: ISC Hibiscus
Ink: VersaMark, Chalk Box Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, SU Certainly Celery
Accessories: Nesties petite scalloped ovals large, Pebbles pearlescent chalks, chocolate satin ribbon, handmade stick pin with shades of pink glass beads, dimensionals

That is my second card for today's sneak peek. If you want to find out about the last stamp sheet that is available on Monday come on back tomorrow and I promise you, all of you flower lovers out there will love this one ;D.

That is it for me for now, gotta go and feed the kids, again. My girls must be growing. They got up about 7 AM this morning and had some cereal and it is now 9:30 AM and they are hungry again.

Thanks for stopping by my friends, you truly do make my days.

Hugs,

A big Hello and some exciting news....

yes, I have some exciting news :D:D:D:D!!!! A while back Sharon Johnson, you all know her, right? Yes, the queen of simple stamping asked me if I wanted to be part of her Stamp Simple team for the month of June, and guess what!? I said YES!!!!!! I have been a huge fan of Sharon for quite some time and I have always admired her simple, but very elegant cards and other creations. Sharon and I kind of became e-mailing buddies and one day she asked me how I would feel to join her and those other wonderful and oh so talented ladies on her team. I know it is only for 1 month, but you all don't know how special that makes me feel. I will try my best, yes, my very BEST to do her proud. Today, Sharon has the most funniest title for her challenge
"GONE TO POT" You all have to head on over to her blog at NOTIMETOSTAMP and read what brought this title on ;D. I was thinking and thinking and had something very special planned, but you know what they say, go with something easy and don't try to over do it? Well, yours truly tried just that, go over the top and I got my booty whopped, so to speak. It just did not work for me at all, so I finally made one of these super easy flower pot cards everybody made a little while back and I must say, I am feeling much better about this one ;D. To make it a little more interesting I ran my flower pot cs through my Cuttlebug using the divine swirls folder and my EK Success border punch to pep it up a bit. For my flowers I could have just used Primas, but I wanted to use these clever little flowers that have three layers and are simply held together with a brad. To get those flowers all I did was use my SU scallop circle punch and cut the petals every second scallop (it will look almost like a heart) painted them with some really cool stuff called Schimmerz Blingz (Pink Poinsettia in color) and that is it. To add a little more pep, I free handed some leaves and ram them through my crimper to make it look like a real leaf and voila you are done. To make the flower pot a little more personal I added the words "Just For You" and a frame I cut with my Cricut Expression and the Storybook cartridge. The little tab which has 3 of the 4 flowers on it has a little poem on it which I chose from the SU retired set Sidekick Sayings. I thought it was really fitting for this kind of card as it reads


"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy - they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom". - Marsel Proust-


So here is my card, have a look at my interpretation for this challenge


Just For You.....



Recipe:

Paper: Su Creamy Caramel, SU Chocolate Chip


Ink: Chalk Box Chestnut Roan


Stamps: ISC Summer Elements III (For the words "Just For You")
SU SideKick Sayings


Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder divine swirls, crimper, SU scallop circle punch, antique copper decorative brads, K&Company 3D Butterfly from the Wild Saffron collection, Cricut Expression and the Storybook and Home Accents cartridges, Schimmerz Blingz Pink Poinsettia, glue dots, a scrap piece of sheer pink ribbon for the tab.

The inside is very simple, just the tag, which I distressed a little by sponging the edges.

Inside Tab...

So, what do you think, did I get this one right?

I would like to say another "THANK YOU" to Sharon Johnson and the entire Stamp Simply Team for letting me be part of this group for the month of June. It is truly an honor to be stamping with you talented ladies.







I have another one, yes, I know, here is a little flower pot I just found in my stash of stuff that was in storage for 4 years ;D. I remembered as I was cleaning up my stamp room, that I had bought all kinds of flower pots about 5 years ago when I was into making flower arrangements. So I went on a hunt to find those little pots. Guess what, I was successful and found 3 of them, so I decided to paint one and give it some purpose :D:D. I got some of this absolutely stunning striped ribbon from Sharon's ribbon store and I yet had to use it. For all of you that don't know me that well yet, I am a hoarder when it comes to ribbon. I have tons of it and have some special ribbon that I have had for quite some time, but will not use, you all know that feeling, right?


For some reason I was in a green mood this afternoon and chose the SU Certainly Celery cs and what better ribbon to use than Sharon's celery striped ribbon? This little pot came together in a flash as only the tag is stamped. For the tag I used my Cricut Expression and once again the Storybook cartridge to get the tag. To attach the tag I punched two small holes into it and threaded the ribbon through and tied it in a bow on the side. After that I adhered some shades of green Primas to the other side and added a Dew Drop to the center. The treat that is in the little cello bag are Hershey Kisses which I tied up once again with the celery striped ribbon, but I used the wider one here. Easy as can be!!! This is it now, really ;D.





Recipe:
Paper: Su Certainly Celery
Ink: SU Certainly Celery
Stamp: SU
Accessories: Cricut Expression and the Storybook cartridge
Primas in shades of green, pearl Dew Drops, triped ribbon from Sharon's ribbon store, cello bag, Hershey Kisses




Thank you to you my friends for stopping by and I will see you later !!!








Hugs,

Hi all.......

it is sneak peek time for the newest Innovative Stamp Creation stamp sheet that will be available to you all on Monday the 8th!!!! Boy oh boy are you going to love the 3 new sheets Betsy has for you. The first one I will be sharing with you all is a peek of the stamp sheet that is called "Memories of Patriotism" (MOP) See my husband retired just last year after 26 years in the US Air Force and it made me proud to be part of some of those years. I met my husband 16 years ago and so I got to go on 2 tours with him, one was right here in Tucson, Arizona and from here we went all the way on to the other side of the world to Okinawa,Japan. I had mixed feelings about the assignment to Japan, but it turned out to be the most beautiful place you'll ever want to see. Okinawa,Japan is not like Mainland Japan, it is totally tropical, almost like Hawaii. But enough about that and back to the stamp sheet. For this peek I am showing you two of my cards I made. Betsy provided us with some really cool paper which is by Karen Foster and it is called Stars and Stripes Collage. This DP is NOT double sided, but it is gorgeous!!!! See, I really STILL don't have good markers and was afraid that I would not be able to give this set justice, but Karen Foster came to the rescue so to speak, as this paper is more rustic and really on the rusty red side. So, to not further keep you in suspense here is my first card


Welcome home....



Recipe:


Paper: SU Riding Hood Red, Karen Foster Stars and Stripes collage # 64282, PTI Vintage Cream


Stamps: ISC MOP "Memories of Patriotism"


Ink: Chalk Box Creamy Brown, Prussian Blue, Charcoal,Chestnut Roan, Burnt Sienna

Accessories: the brad I've used here was originally antique silver but I aged it with Ranger Alcohol Inks in Copper, Latte and Caramel

red marker (from my DD ;D) for parts of the flag, Tim Holtz distressing tool.

So, what do you think? Did I do the good ole' flag justice?

On the my second card for this stamp sheet.

Gallantry

Recipe:
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Karen Foster Stars and Stripes Collage # 64282
Stamps: ISC MOP "Memories of Patriotism"
Ink: Chalk Box Burnt Sienna, Chestnut Roan, Creamy Brown
Accessories: SU window punch, Making Memories antique copper frame, Tim Holtz distressing tool, We are Memory Keepers antique copper brad, dimensionals


On this card I stamped one of the images Declaration of Independence unto the DP in Burnt Sienna then I stamped the row of stars unto Vintage Cream cs in the same Burnt Sienna color and the soldiers setting the flag into the ground as well. Did you all know that this image is from an event that took place not too far from where we were last stationed? Yep, Iwo Jima is not too far from Okinawa, Japan and the Marine's still go there for exercises. You can read a little more about this here I know some of you probably know more about this event then me, since I am German and it was not really part of our history lessons, but it was interesting to learn about it while we were in Japan, for me anyway ;D.

Did I get you interested in this set? Well, you'll have to wait until Monday, but you will love to see what this set has to offer. So, head on over to ISC on Monday and see for yourself.
Over the next few days I will show you two more of the sets that are available on Monday and let me tell you, you will love it!!!!

That is it for me for now. Thank you so very much for stopping by.


Hugs,

It's Wednesday evening.....

and I have a post for you all :D:D:D. I was looking through my updates and this weeks Mojo Monday sketch challenge caught my eye. Well, I made the card yesterday, but my camera decided to go out on me, so I had to find my charger (was hiding behind some stuff ;D) and tonight I finally got that picture taken. Have a look and let me know what you think.


Mojo Monday # 89



Recipe:
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Bazzill Vanilla textured cardstock, Basic Grey Ambrosia
Ink: SU Chocolate Chip
Stamp: Verve Trust in the Lord....
Accessories: Primas, Dew Drops from the Sunflower Mix, Nesties scallop circle, circle, Martha Stewart 3 butterflies punch, golden ornate heart button, dimensionals, chocolate satin ribbon from my stash

I wanted to incorporate the button since the scripture says "Trust in the Lord with all your HEART"!!!! This has been one of my favorite scriptures because it reminds me each and every time that I have to put Sabrina aside and let GOD do what he needs to do. Well, it is 9:30 PM and I am almost past my bedtime, I guess it is the age ;D.

I'll have some fun news for you all tomorrow, so until then my friends.

Hugs,

Happy Monday.......

to all of my friends out there in the blogging land. I just had to make this quick post, because my friend Jami(well, I have yet to meet her in person ;P) has this cool Blog Candy to offer, and all you have to do is leave a comment on her blog and add the blinky on your blog and tomorrow Tuesday she will pick a winner of some really cool stuff that Schimmerz is offering now.

Here is the blinky so you can check it out

Want this badge?

So, head on over to Jami's blog and leave her a comment, and you or I could possibly win this fun candy.

I have something planed for a little later, so please come back and see me again.

Hugs,