SUINK May Sneak Peeks

Good Morning & Happy Monday! It's my turn today to give you a SNEAK PEEK at some of the fun new goodies being released this month by Storage Units, Ink & More. This month is a bit different than most. No new stamp sets will be released; however there are lots of fun new products that SUINK is releasing, including patterned paper, ribbon, buttons, and flowers. These will all be available starting Wednesday, May 13th.

I have a few different things to show you today, so stick with me...LOL! First up is an altered picture frame. I picked up the unfinished picture frame from Wal-Mart for less than $3.00. I started by tracing the frame onto a sheet of My Little Shoebox Patterned Paper, then painted the frame with Light Leaf Green acrylic paint. After the paint was dry, I covered the front of the frame with Mod Podge and adhered the paper. Then, I sanded around the frame to smooth out all the edges. To finish the frame off, I added a few matching flowers and buttons and one of my favorite black and white photos of my girls.

Next, is an 8x8 scrapbook page. This is my VERY FIRST scrapbook page! So, I used THIS scrapbook layout for my inspiration. This is a perfect layout to showcase the new Core'dinations Whitewash Collection that SUINK will be releasing this month. The base of the scrapbook page is Core'dinations cardstock and layered onto that is more My Little Shoebox Patterned Paper. I adhered a picture of my girls to another piece of Core'dinations cardstock and distressed around the edges. I tore three different colors of the Whitewash cardstock and adhered some flowers and buttons.

Lastly, is a card using the SUINK set, Butterfly Garden. I used Taylor's Sketch #66 for my layout. This was a perfect sketch to showcase the new button being released this month. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in with Prismacolor Markers. I added some StarDust Stickles to the image and blue rhinestones to the butterfly's antennas. I also used the Core'dinations Chocolate Box cardstock, which I distressed to show the beautiful turquoise color hidden beneath. Also new this month at SUINK is ribbon; I LOVE RIBBON!!! On this card, I used some green and brown polka dot ribbon.

Amber is also sharing her SNEAK PEEKS today, so head on over to her blog to see her adorable creations. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Good Evening and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far. I thought today would be perfect day to post one last Valentine's project. This is the other Target mailbox that I altered. I filled them with a bunch of goodies and my hubby and I gave them to our girls this afternoon. We went a little overboard on stuff for them, so I put whatever didn't fit in the mailbox in a cute little V-Day bag. I pulled out both of my Valentine's sets from Storage Units, Ink & More; SWEET THINGS and WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE. I stamped the image on Choice Snow White cardstock and colored it in with Copic Markers and the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink. The cardstock is Bazzill Precious and the patterned paper is from the Target $1 Spot. To finish it off, I added some yummy ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Altered Valentine Mailbox

Good Morning! I was FINALLY able to get my hands on a couple of these tin mailboxes from the Target $1 Spot (YAY!!!). I tried the last two years, but every time I went there they were sold out. I only picked up two; one for each of my Daughters. I plan on giving each of them one for Valentine's Day filled with candy and a gift card to their favorite store. This was my first time altering one these mailboxes and I have to say, thanks to Emily's Tutorial, it was super simple. I used the cupid cuppie and the happy heart day sentiment from the SASI set, Love is Sweet, and colored them in with Copic Markers. I did, however, use a silver pen to color in the bow. The cardstock, patterned paper, and ribbon are all from the Valentine Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I can't wait to alter the second one this weekend.

Today is the second day of SNEAK PEEKS for the two new releases by Storage Units, Ink & More. They are called GOIN' TO THE CHAPEL and BLARNEY STONE and they will be available starting February 1st. Make sure to stop by the following design team members blogs to see the sneak peeks they have in store for you today. You will not want to miss their ADORABLE (and I mean adorable) creations.

Tori - Wild Sprinkles
Carolina - Carolina's Creative Pad
Alex - Fairy Blossoms

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day!

YAY; I'm a Friday Friend!

Good Morning and TGIF!!! Guess what? I'm this week's "Friday Friend" over on the SASI (Stamp a Sweet Impression) Blog. I can't even tell you how excited I was when I received Taylor's email earlier this week. Sure, I contained myself (a little bit) when I responded to her, but really I almost jumped out of my computer chair...LOL!!! I have always been a huge fan of Taylor's work (and now a huge SASI fan), so it's an honor to be their "friend" today...:)

To see what I created, head on over to the SASI Blog. You can get to know a little bit more about me and I even have a recipe to share with all of you. And, don't forget to stop over at Taylored Expressions to check out all of the "yummy" SASI stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today to share in my excitement. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Wedding Shower Candles

My Husband's Uncle is getting married at the end of the March and I was asked to decorate 56 jar candles for his wedding shower that took place last month. The bridesmaid's dresses are brown and the bride's dress is accented with pink flowers. So, I thought the new SU! Berry Bliss Designer Paper would be perfect! I decorated two different size candles with the Berry Bliss DP and Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa cardstock. I used the set Going to the Chapel by My Favorite Things. I stamped the images onto Whisper White cardstock with Palette Noir Ink. For the smaller candles, I colored in the rings with my Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen and added StarDust Stickles to the diamond. For the larger candles, I used a blender pen and Regal Rose ink to color in the image and added some sparkle with (none other than) my Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen. Instead of using ribbon for each of the candles, I used tulle. Not only is less expensive, but I thought it would be more fitting being that the candles were for a wedding shower.