Moody Anniversary

** Edited to add the winner of the Couple of Moodies stamp is Auntie. **

** Please email me at mybearybest(at)yahoo(dot)com. **

The Paper Makeup Artists are hopping today with some "Oldie but Goodie" stamps that were all released before 2011.  You should have arrived here from Lisa McKinney's fun and fabulous blog!  If not, you'll want to start at the PMS Blog and check out all the details about today's hop.

Since my 20th anniversary is this month, I have used "A Couple of Moodies" with "Hugs and Kisses".  We even kind of looked like that 20 years ago!  {LOL}

*Candy Alert*
I have an extra A Couple of Moodies stamp that I'd like to give away.  Just leave me a comment saying you'd love to win this stamp and I'll draw a name on August 15th.  Otherwise, you can just leave a comment saying how much you love my card!  {giggle}

Your next stop on today's hop is Randee's Rendezvous!  She always has something clever and creative to share!  {wink}

Stamps: A Couple of Moodies and Hugs and Kisses by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, GKD Pure Luxury White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: SU! Photo Corner Punch, Heart Nestie, Copics N0, N2, N4, N6, N8
Challenges: CRAFT #114 Anniversary, CCT176 No DP, FS235 Dasiyfreak's Card

Aurora's Dolly

Today is another Sneak Peek day at Paper Makeup Stamps for the March/April release and it is a Fairy Day!  I have used one of the coordinating stamps, Aurora's Dolly, who of course goes with Aurora!  Click here to go to the PMS Blog and see what the new fairies look like.  {wink}  And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the entire release - yay!  Then the "You're Invited" sentiment is the freebie you can get this month with any order while supplies last - gotta love freebies! 

My layout was inspired by a couple cards from the featured stamper's gallery at Splitcoast, Corie Foster, here and here.  I love how she cut a shape out of the panel off-center.  I am such a "everything's gotta be straight and balanced" kind of thinker, that a design like this jumps out at me.  {grin}

I am on a kick using Paper Temptress papers lately too!  I made a resolution to organize my overflowing stash of papers and I now have these set up in their own bin where they are so easy to look through and choose, instead of in a pile buried under my table.  How could I have treated such pretty papers that way for so long?!  Here I have some Amethyst Metallic and Laser Black Glossy Lustre.  Love the shimmer and sparkle they give to the card.  Aurora's Dolly herself is colored in with a blender pen and ink on Neenah Solar White. 

I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit today!  Remember that we'll have our blog hop on Monday, March 7th starting at 7am EST where you can collect letters for a 15% discount code off the new release.  The stamps go live in the PMS store at 9pm EST when we have our release party in the PMS forum.  We'd love to have you join us for some fun chatter and games (and there's always talk about yummy food, so bring a snack too! - LOL)

Stamps: Aurora's Dolly and You're Invited by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Amethyst Metallic, Laser Black Glossy Lustre, Sparkle Noir and Neenah Solar White by Paper Temptress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blush Blossom, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Basic Gray
Accessories: Black Gems, Circle Nesties, Blender Pen, Stardust Glitter Pen (wings), White Gel Pen (dress trim)
Challenges: Splitcoast Featured Stamper FS212

Blue Snowflakes and Chocolate

How's that for a title? {LOL} Here are a couple of challenge cards that I just realized I never posted on my blog! That's what happens when my son and hubby get sick and life gets turned upside down - oy!

First up is my Blue Snowflakes card. The snowflakes are from Snow Happy and the little 'thank you' is from Little Moments by Paper Makeup Stamps. I made this one for the SCS Featured Stamper Challenge FS199 from krischir's Wish Big card.

Next is my chocolate card featuring the Hershey monster from Paper Makeup Stamps. I used a sketch from CAS93 and the color brown for WT297. That perfect sentiment is from the So Sweet Set that's on sale at the PMS store right now.

And speaking of sales.... have you seen the December Grab Bags at the PMS Store yet? There is an amazing amount of rubber for low prices to be had and in all different categories - monsters, fairies, moody girls, critters, sentiments AND a huge variety bag too! Then on top of that, Paper Makeup Stamps is giving away FREE SHIPPING this month too! You can read all the details on the PMS Blog.

Thanks for visiting today and I wish you all the beary best!

Branch Out

Splitcoast Featured Stamper Challenge - Mercy Kerin FS120
Flutterby Wednesday - FBW#100

I've had this card of Mercy Kerin's marked in my favorites for a long time and decided to CASE it. It's really hard to see, but the coral cardstock has a checkerboard pattern to it from one of the texture plates that SU! sells. The DP circles are from SU!'s Pink Flamingo papers. The tree stamps are all from SU!'s recently retired Branch Out set and the saying is from their One of a Kind set. The bird, butterflies and flower all sparkle from my spica glitter pen and I framed it with paper piercing, just like Mercy did on her card. {grin} I just LOVE how this turned out.

And even though the butterflies {or flutterbys} are little, they're still there, so I'm counting this in Danni's 100th Flutterby Wednesday Challenge too. Congrats on 100, Danni, and here's to the next 100!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,



Stamps: SU! Branch Out, One of a Kind
Paper: Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo DP
Ink: Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Accessories: Checkerboard Texture Plate, Piercing Tools, Circle Punches, Spica Glitter Pen

Another Melody Card

Paper Makeup Stamps: World Card Making Day to make a new card with PMS stamps.
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Make a card with a pull-out feature.
Splitcoast Featured Stamper Case a card by Clownmom

Here's another Melody card. You can scroll down and check out her story in my previous post if you haven't read that yet. :) For the first time I did not glitter a fairy's wings! (gasp) I wanted the stickles to stand out on her belt and the white part of her dress. I wish you could see the sparkle better in the photos above. I used a blender pen and ink to color her in and tried to make the little bird she's singing to resemble a robin this time. Putting the saying on a pull-out tag was the perfect way to use a larger sentiment without making a bigger card or covering up part of Melody. And I loved Clownmom's card (linked above), so that gave me a great starting point. I switched out the black for brown, only added scallops on the bottom of the image mat, and made my sentiment tag a pull-out one instead of dangling. I still liked the ribbon going across the upper corner though, so I kept that on my card too.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day! :)