Friendly Surprise

This card just makes me happy! Of course, Penny Black stamps always do! :-)


The stamp used for the main image is Penny Black's Friendly Surprise . I stamped it on watercolor paper using Onyx Black Versafine ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder. The stamped image was colored with Tombow markers and a damp paint brush.

The main panel was cut out using my Spellbinders Labels One dies. Just for fun, I popped up his little feet and the bird with foam tape for dimension.

The sentiment is You Are My Sunshine from Rubber Soul. I cut the left end with a corner rounder.

The designer paper is Penny Lane Freebird by My Mind's Eye. The cardstock is Baby Blue Medium Prismatics and Classic Red Prismatics .

So...it's time to announce the winner of Friday's Dreamy Treat, for the What's Cookin' Borders & Centers and the Harmony Circle 1-5/8" stamper .

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Judi said...

They are all cute. But my favorite would be the teacher treats. I'm always looking for something to use for teacher gifts. I would probably first use it to make a bag filled with some homemade cookies. My second favorite is the Secret Family Recipe. I think it would be cute to make an album for my family and use this. Oh, I love all of them. I love the Chocolate delights to put on a bag with a chocolate gift.

April 3, 2009 9:41 AM

Congratulations Judi! You have until Thursay at 8 am to contact me to claim your prize.

And thanks once more to ALL OF YOU! I so enjoyed reading all your comments.

I will be back soon with something new. Until then...

New Rubbah....and Luigi!

FINALLY....the Impression Obsession stamps arrived tonight! I've been stalking my UPS guy for days in hopes that he was coming to deliver them! LOL!

The wood mounted cupcakes stamp is soooooo cute! It's appropriately called Cupcakes . I also have a number of cupcake sentiments in the store that go with this stamp. Then there is the Cupcakes Clear Stamp Set . It's smaller than the wood mounted, but oh so cute! I just happen to know that Laurie is posting a sample card made with this set later tonight, so be sure not to miss it!

The Smell The Coffee clear stamp set is back in stock. It sold out immediately the last time. And you just MUST see Amy's sample using this set HERE .

Since I was busy getting the new stamps in the store I didn't have any time for stamping, so I made this quick and simple card.

I have to tell you, I have always LOVED this stamp, and I can't explain why. It's just cute! He is named Luigi , and the stamp is from Rubber Soul. I continue to collect cooking and recipe related stamps...and this is one of them. I AM going to stamp a cookbook one of these days. I really am!

The sentiment is also from Rubber Soul, and is called What's Cookin? .

I have to apologize for the photos of this card. I don't know much about photography, but the problem must be something about the light reflecting off of the white card. I think? Should I use a different colored backdrop when I photograph white cards?

That's it for me tonight. I'm off to figure out what's for dinner.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mail!

Is there ANYONE who doesn't love to get happy mail? Well, I am certainly no exception!

I received this card in the mail from Amy at Heartfelt Greetings . Of course, I recognized the card right away....it's one she made as a new designer for Stamper's Dream .

The designer paper she used is from the Memory Box Inspire paper collection. And the stamps are from Rubber Soul's Heart Sing clear stamp set.

You can find all the deets about the card HERE on Amy's blog.


My thanks to you, Amy, for your thoughtfulness AND the sweet, sweet note inside. It totally made my day! And with the horrific hours I've been putting in at work lately, I NEED an extra smile when I can get it. :-)

Thanks to each of you for stopping by. I'm working on a card that I hope to be able to post for you tomorrow.

Have a happy Tuesday!

Heart Sing

I just got these new Rubber Soul stamps in a day or so ago. I couldn't wait to use this set so I grabbed it first!

All stamps are from the Rubber Soul clear stamp set called Heart Sing .

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of cream cardstock using VersaMagic inks, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder.

The branch and leaves were stamped on cream cardstock then cut out and adhered to the designer paper, as was the bird. I sponged around the edges of the bird with darker shade of ink to add a little depth before adhering it to the card with Scotch Mounting Tape .

Since I just got my new Robin's Nest Dew Drops I couldn't wait to use them. So I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere three of them to the bottom right side of the card.

As hard as I tried, I just couldn't make ribbon work with this design, and I have ribbon that matches it perfectly! So I decided to leave well enough alone.

The designer paper is some of my favorite. It's Memory Box Aerial paper collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great Friday...and a fabulous weekend.