{ Impression Obsession Design Team Challenge #5 - glitter, sparkles and bling }

Time for another challenge: glitter, sparkles and bling. My cards were mostly glitter sparkles. Three different cards and three different techniques. On this first one I used Journaling I stamp set and Baby stamp set. I used glitter glue (like Stickles) to outline my main image and then I filled out some areas on the patterned paper. If you click on the images you will get a slightly larger version and you can see the sparkle.It is really hard to photograph these sparkly cards. This one is embossed with glitter embossing powder, Raspberry Ice. You can't even see the glitter in second photo and these were taken during the day. I used a large background stamp called Daisy background, and stamped it using VersaMark. The little sentiment is from Be Mine Valentine set.

For this one I used several stamp sets. Large dot from Young at Heart, flowers from Mod Flowers, journaling spot from Journaling I, butterfly from Butterfly Bliss and sentiment from Anytime Sentiments. Don't you just love going through your stamp collection and gathering different stamps that will work together. I was looking for solid stamps, dots and flowers, because I painted them with glue, stamped and then sprinkled the glitter on top. The dots I just dipped in glue, but for the flowers it worked better if I painted the glue on. I cute the flowers out. The butterflies I stamped directly on the card with StazOn and then added glue with a glue pen and sprinkled with glitter.

Check out what the other DT members created: Penny, Laura, Julie, Deborah.

It is really late and I need to go to bed. I think Alex is teething. Well, he is, but I think a tooth might come out soon. He was not happy this evening and spent most of the time with mommy.

{ Blog candy winner !!!!! }

And the winner is ....................................Rachel Hope.................Oh WOW...Great stamps and I Adore your pinwheel!!! Please email me your address. Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 35 Timestamp: 2008-06-28 02:15:39 UTC Thanks everyone for stopping by and always leaving such wonderful comments, I do love reading them.

{ 2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan's sketch 3 and some NEWS ! }

Here is my card for Kazan's sketch 3. I used Tinkering Ink Wild Woodland collection. Maya Road office sheers and ribbon, Prima chipboard buttons, mixture of alphas, stickers and rub-ons - SEI, Making Memories and Three Bugs In A Rug. This second card is for Sketch this: 55. Yes, everything here is American Crafts. Well, I bought a ton of stuff at the Scrapbook Convention earlier in the month and then I got some AC stuff in two different kits. My favorite, clear journaling stickers.

I have some good news to share. I was chosen to be on Embellish Online Design Team. There is a link in my sidebar for the store and the other DT members. I can't wait to get started.

How adorable is my little baby? He loves to talk when I feed him so he ends up with food all over the place.
He fell asleep in the Jumperoo, again. I think we have it figured out. We try to take him out before he passes out.
Don't forget to leave a comment for BLOG CANDY, you have until Friday.

{ Impression Obsession DT Challenge #4 and Blog Candy }

Our challenge was to use summer stamps. Today is first day of summer (June 20) and July 4th is just around the corner. I wanted to play with my new Stars and Calendar set. I made a little gift set with a card, gift bag and a pinwheel. I cut the stars out and colored them with Prismacolor pencils. For the pinwheel I stamped the background with stars and adhered it to another piece of patterned paper for contrast. The "celebrate" word came from Express Yourself set.
Check our what the other DT members crated: Tina, Laura, Julie, Deborah, and Kelli!

To win these stamps all you have to do is post a comment here and I will randomly draw a winner on Friday, June 27, at 8 pm CST. If you haven't checked out Impression Obsession stamps you really need to take a peek. Check out Summer rubber stamp supplement, Summer clear stamp supplement. I love these stars because they are versatile and can be used on variety of projects, not just July 4th celebration, and everyone needs to have a set of calendar stamps! One last thing...I have to share this photo with you. Alex got his Jumparoo today and he loves it. He figured out really quick how to jump in it. He was very entertaining. After all the photos and recordings were completed, his eyes got droopy and he fell asleep.
My friend is visiting from California...so, if you don't hear from me I will try to catch up. Have a great weekend.

One more thing. My little card that I made for Hero Arts challenge won third place, you can see it here !!!! How exciting.

{ 2 Sketches 4 You - Laura's sketch 2 }

Here is my take on Laura's sketch 2. I had to finish it today because I have something else to share with you in couple of days.
For this card I used October Afternoon, Basic Grey and Sassafras Lass patterned paper. The chipboard hearts are Heidi Swap, chipboard bird is Scenic Route. Maya Road office sheer, Prima flower, Li'l Davis Designs chipboard border, Sassafras Lass journaling spot, Impression Obsession flower border stamp. The black letters are actually glitter mini alphas by Making Memories that I found at Michaels today. If you look really close you will see stitching. Yes, I am trying to put my machine to good use.
Before I go I had to share these photos of my adorable baby boy. He is five months, if you can believe that!!!! Mommy dressed him up so daddy can take pictures. I think he likes to pose. We got him a new highchair, he looks so little in it. He definitively likes peas more than carrots.