A little something called Stamping Royalty...

SOMEONE PLEASE PINCH ME!

I still can't believe it!  

 I was selected as one of the 2012 Stamping Royalty winners in the Thanks category! 

You can see the announcement on the Paper Crafts blog here.

There are no words to describe how excited I was when I got that email from Paper Crafts!

I jumped up and down in my cube at work, ran outside and screamed, and then teared up a little...  Pretty sure my co-workers think I'm nuts.  

I probably read it about 15 times within the first hour of receiving it... 

and maybe another15 times each day throughout this entire week! 

Really, I still can't believe it.

So again, someone please pinch me! 

I am thrilled and honored and can't wait to share my card with you... 

but since I can't (you'll see it in the Nov/Dec 2012 Paper Crafts issue!), I'll tell you about the strategy for the cards I did send in...

(1) Every card I sent in truly focused on stamping with almost always some cool stamping technique.  I figured, it's gotta be called stamping royalty for a reason, right?  

(2) I also really looked at my stamps and tried to use them in unique ways.  

(3) Lastly, I made sure they were executed perfectly.  

My winning card took probably 12 tries because I kept smudging my ink and getting inky fingerprints on my card.   No joke, I have the pile of fails in my craft room.

Thank you, again, Paper Crafts Magazine for picking my card.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my excitement with me.

Have a great day!

Shell-ebrate Goodtimes

I've been setting all sorts of goals for myself recently and one I'm pulling back is to really try and use all of my stamps in the sets that I purchase, and perhaps even use them more than once!  It's a biggie.  

So, I pulled out a set that I absolutely love- Paper Smooches Party Posse.  OMGeeeee!  I love this stamp set.  It's gotta be in my Top 5.  

I also used Paper Smooches Geo-Graphic to create the hexagon background.  

It's pink and girly and all the things that make me happy.  Sigh.  So happy.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Can't wait to share more this week...  Yes, I have MORE! 

Whale Spots

Just popping in to share a quick card I made using Paper Smooches Surf n Turf!

I love the way this little 'blue' whale card turned out!

 

I used a 1" circle punch to create the lighter blue dots and some paper I've been hoarding. 

I love the scalloped edge too.  :) Just adds a little extra something. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!   

Thanks Teacher

Hi All!  

Sorry it's been so quiet from me lately...  I've been super busy with the kids and birthday parties and just life in general!  

Anyways, I'm popping in to share a cute teacher card I made with Paper Smooches Smartypants set.  I love this stamp set!  So fun.  :)

I masked the books to create some piles and a super cute little bookworm popping out.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!