Have a Blast!

One of my favorite things to do with stamps is to look at them and come up with different ways to use them. Some of the designs from the Striped by Me set looked like flames, so this is what I came up with a little help from my computer (sentiment) and my Copics. The bomb is from the Speed Shop set. The paper is orange/yellow/red, stripey, silky, and shimmery. I got it at a stamp show and wish I had gotten more.

By the way, there are two challenges going on at the Bombshell Forum at Paper Craft Planet that you should check out. Both involve creating cool stuff and winning freebies! Gotta love free stuff!!!

Oh! You get 15% off your order for just joining the group there, which you should do anyways since we're chatty, fun, and share eye candy!

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Need for Speed!

Two of the three people in my house have lead feet and we have insurance rates that prove it. The latest "Speed Shop" stamp set by Bombshell Stamps will have to satisfy my need for speed.

I used this week's SplitCoast Stampers' sketch, the hot rod image from Speed Shop, the swooshes from Striped by Me, and Junkitz (star/flame) and Memory Box (red) papers from my stash. The image was colored with Copic markers and I shabbed things up with Distress inks.

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Magnetic Memo Board

My memory is shot, so I made a magnetic memo board so that I could post reminder notes to myself.

I found a cookie sheet at the dollar store and decorated it with a stamped scene, a great quote, patterned paper, sea shells from my collection, and a ton of glass mini-marbles. Then I made a bunch of magnets from stamped images covered with either clear disks or epoxy stickers with magnets glued to their backs.

I used the Mermaid Treasure set (Mermaid, Treasure Chest), the Homeward Bound set (Clipper Ship, Compass, Iron Cross Icon), the Ahoy sailor set (Rope Knot, Anchor Icon, Ship's Wheel Icon), the Mermaid Anchor set (Dolphin sunset), and the A Pirate's Life set (Skull ).

The Ship, Sunset, Treasure Chest, Dolphin Sunset, Rope Knot, and Mermaid were colored with Copic markers. Some Spica pen was used to add a glimmery touch to the Mermaid's tail. Glitter was added to the treasure from the chest. The sky was chalked and the ocean inked with a variety of inks.

Here's the quote:

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving . . .
to the port of heaven we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against — but we must sail and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Oliver Wendel Holmes

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Very late birthday card.

This card was for a friend's birthday, which was back at the end of March. I had her gift all set to go, but hadn't made her card for her, though I knew exactly what I wanted to use for it. Then life set in including my usual expertise in procrastination. I finally made the card a few weeks back, then finally got it together to mail off the gift (but without any wrapping since if I did that, it would have made the gift even later). Fortunately, my friend shares the belief that you can celebrate your birthday for as long as you want... I checked delivery confirmation so I know that her gift has arrived, so I can share the card here.

The focal image is from the "Man's Ruin" set by Bombshell Stamps. My friend's favorite color is orange, so the card reflects that. The image was colored with Copics with some Spica pen to add some shine to her hair and effervescence (sp?) to the bubbles. BTW, if you think some Tiki Torches and Tiki drinks would fit in with image, there are a few new Tiki sets at Bombshell for you to check out.

I used a QuicKutz frame, which was too short, so I cut it apart and added some pearls to connect the top to the bottom. Pearls were added to the Basic Grey Marrakesh papers to repeat that element.

The little tag is also a QuicKutz die and the sentiment is a QuicKutz rub-on made to use with the die.

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Clipboard Tutorial in two parts!

This clipboard was made for the "Sophomore". Yep. That's right, she finished her freshman year successfully! Yahoo!

She chose the Bombshell Stamps, colors, and papers and I did the rest! The stamps used are from the Love & Luck set (Rose, Rose Garland, Barbed Wire, both scrolls on the front), the Man's Ruin set (the Skull with the Rose), and the Bombshell Angel set (the Lil' Angel and Lil' Devil). The images are all very "her".

The tutorials are on the Bombshell Stamps forum at Paper Craft Planet. Since I'm such a windbag, there are two parts:
The Front -- aka Decorated Clipboard Tutorial -- Part One
The Back -- aka Clipboard Tutorial -- Part Two


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Sketch Challenge

Here's a card I did for Nicole's challenge at Bombshell Planet's Forum at Paper Craft Planet. It was actually a sketch from Rubber Stamp Chat, but it's all good since I did it, right?

I used the Lady Luck set by Bombshell stamps. The focal image was colored with Copic markers, which I also used to add shadows to the three small images on the side. Those were stamped and heat embossed. The gem was colored with Twinkling H20s and the others were just left be.

The patterned paper is older Basic Grey. The flourishes and frames were cut from shimmery black vellum, which I adore (and need to find more). The circle border is by Making Memories and was part of a pack that I got on clearance. *big grin* The flourishes are BossKut dies and the frames are QuicKutz dies.

BTW, the ELEVEN new sets of stamps have arrived at Bombshell and Shannon, the Bombshell Goddess, is feverishly shipping out the pre-orders. Yahoo.

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Father's Day Card #2

I used the most recent sketch at Split Coast Stampers for this card for my dad.

The stamps are Emily's Rooster Left, Egglet, and Chicklet Left -- all by OBP. Egglet cracks me up (pun intended).

The images were colored with Copics. The papers are Bandana Stripe by Flair Designs and very, very, very old black striped paper by KMA, which was sponged with Antique Paper Distress Ink to match the Bandana Stripe and the distressed edges of the stamped image panel.

The sentiment was computer generated.

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