I say tomato...

Hello blog land!


I simply had to share a pic of what my garden gave me this morning.  I love tomatoes so very much, and LOVE to grow heirloom varieties, to me they are beautiful to look at, and taste so much better!

So, how about pureeing some olive oil, roasted garlic and basil (also from my garden!), pour over the tomatoes, and top with some crumbled goat cheese?  Yum!

Hope you are all staying cool today!

Toot, toot, toot!!

Hello blog world!

I stopped by the ole blog to toot my own little horn :0)  The latest issue of Paper Crafts Stamp It! Cards issue has 3 of my little cards in it, my personal best number of cards in one issue!


You can find "Good Fortune" on page on page pg 17, using the MTME So Fortunate stamp set!, pg 41, "Many Birthday Wishes", also using MTME So Fortunate stamp set, and last "Happy Halloween" on pg. 86, using MTME A Spooky Surprise and PTI's Friendship Jar Fall Fillers.

I can't show you the cards yet...so go buy a copy already!  :0)

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MTME group post

Hello blog friends!

Wow, time buzzez...I mean flies...when we are having fun!  It is already the last day of the MTME May release peeks...I hope you enjoyed the eye candy from this talented team!  I had one more project from Bee-Loved that was tickling my brain that I just had to try and create  (do you guys get those?? Little brain flutters that you have to create or they keep bugging you?):0)

I wanted to make the little bee into a necklace!  What do you think??

I bought the little frame at Michaels, stamped the bee onto turquoise paper, added glitter and sealed with Glossy Accents.

Here's a really terrible picture of me wearing it!  But you get the idea :0)

Go visit the other ladies and leave some love :0)

Lauren

Kristin

Pam

Monique

Lisa

Tangii

Debbie

Katie

Teresa~Guest Designer

Sweet tulip

Hello blog friends!

One of the great things about designing stamps is that I get to be a bit selfish :0)  I get to design things *I* want to stamp, in a style I want to work with.  I like large images to use with Copics, because I like acting like a kid with crayons and a brand new coloring book!

Working with Lauren at My Time Made Easy, as many of you follow her, she makes her love of tulips well knows.  So, when I was designing Bee-Loved stamp set, I wanted to make sure I included a tulip, one that I could color! :0)

Another image that can "hold down a card" all on it's own.

One of my tricks I remember learning when I was taking the Copic Designer class, was to use Momento London Fog (a grey ink) if I wanted a stamp to look like a pencil drawing.  I used that tip on this card, it gives a softer appearance to my delicate tulip.  A few small bees along the side stamped in VersaMark complete the card, and finally added the "Sweet as can bee" sentiment from Bee-Loved Sentiments along the bottom in black, so it stands out a bit.

This is intended for my sister for Mother's Day, as she is a tulip fan too :0)

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The latest buzz....

Hello blog land!


I have one more ~buzzy~  little bee to share with you today from the May release from My Time Made Easy!  This is the medium sized bee from the new stamp release, Bee-Loved and Bee-Loved Sentiments!

I went "traditional" colors of yellow and black on this card...hope it tickles!

I Copic Spica'd her wings for shine.  Super easy and fast card...my kinda card!

Buzz on over to check out these ladies:

Lauren

Pam

Tangii

Buzzing by...

Hello blog friends!


So, what do you think of the My Time Made Easy's Bee-Loved release so far??

I have another card to share today!  I used a sweet color combination, khaki, brown, pink, hot pink and vanilla.  This time I focused on the large daisy image, stamping it in two different colors.  (The roses...from my garden...da bomb.)

Then I stamped one tiny little bee in chocolate brown.

Added the sentiment, which is perfect for almost any occasion...and I think I'll use it for my Mother's Day cards!  I love to give Mother's Day cards to all of my "mommy friends".  Mother's do not get enough credit for the tough job of raising children!  

I popped the sentiment and added a bit of twine...easy and sweet!  

Buzz on over to visit these other talented ladies:

Lauren

Katie

Debbie

Bee-Loved

Hello blog friends!

Finally, May 1st is here...that means it's finally time for the release of Bee-Loved and Bee-Loved sentiments, my latest release for My Time Made Easy!  Hope you pop over to MTME to see the amazing coordinating templates Lauren designed to coordinate with Bee-loved!

I wanted a LARGE bee stamps.  I have tons of bee stamps, but nothing with a large bee, large enough to hold down a card all by their little selves.  So, when I was thinking about what I wanted in a bee set, I knew BIG was on the menu!

The bee in this image measures 2.5 inches from wing tip to wing tip!  The daisy flower measures almost that large!  The spotty bee trail is another large stamp in this set.

There are many wonderful sentiment in Bee-Loved Sentiments, this is one of my favorite!

I took a quick shot in the sun so you can see the Spica Glitter from my Copic Spica marker!

Now, using the same basic layout, I switched up the colors and made an even more basic card.  I think this one could be used for almost anyone that needs a "day brightener".

I outlined Mr. Bee with a pale blue Copic marker and stamped the "trail" using Versamark.  Here's another large and wonderful sentiment!

Buzz on over and check out the rest of the MTME Design Team!

Kristin

Pam

Debbie

Tangii

Monique

Lisa

Teresa~Guest Designer

Scroll down to see more of my projects for this release :0)