Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop with a My Time Made Easy template!

Ok, that blog post couldnt be longer if i wanted it to be!

Today is THE day! The day of the January release of Paper Makeup Stamps!

And with every release day, the Makeup Artists bring you a blog hop!

Now if you are just a follower of my blog, you'll need to start from the beginning.

Go to the PMS Blog to start your hop and to learn about getting your CODE for a 15% discount off the new releases!

If you've been hoping along from the get go, then you should have arrived from Amber's blog.

And before i forget, because i've done it before...

My letter for you is...

V

I am *in love* with this release! Truly, i am! I know i'm in love with every release, but i really do love this one quite a bit! haha!

For my hop card, i'm showing you Moody in Love, designed by Cynthia Liu.

This moody is so sweet and not quite as detailed as some of the other moody girls. If you love the moody's but have been afraid to try them out, here's a great one to start with!

I decided to pair my Moody Girl with a template called Cutesy Cover from My Time Made Easy.

And you're not going to believe this, but this template is FREE! Thats right, it's a freebie curteosy of MTME's owner (and my friend!) Lauren Meader. This template is a great way to test out one of the MTME templates and see how they work! Even better if you have a cutting program (like sure cuts a lot) so you can see how the MTME templates work with your cutter.

If you dont have a cutter, this template of course is still available as a PDF file as well.

Here's a close up shot of Ms Moody.... details of copics used will follow below :)

I love all the hearts nestled within her hair! And i can almost see the wind of love blowing over her!

For the hexagon shape, I used the geometric shape custom cutter from Creative Memories.

Did you notice the "patterned paper"? I stamped it! I've been very into stamping the background lately! Here I used one of the hearts available from the Hugs and Kisses set. There are 3 hearts in this set, and I used the other 2 yesterday! So this heart was just BEGGING me to be used today!

Here are just a couple more detail shots...

I used an edge distresser along the fold over flap edge as well as along the cover papers.

I also used my crazy sewing machine once again. When it started acting up i decided to just cover over it a few times. Oh i mean, i meant to make it look that way. haha!
For a faux button closure (it actually does securely close underneath using some circle pieces of velcro. I threaded my button using DMC floss and then adhered that to the button and then the adhered it to the front.

Now it's time for you to hop along to Christi Snow's blog!

Hope to see you tonight at the party!

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps
Moody for Love
Hugs & Kisses

Coloring with Copics
Skin: E00, E21, R20

Hair: "E23 custom color", E25, E37

Hearts: R00, R11, R30, R20, R21, R32

Eyes G12, G14

Paper:

Green is Katydid by Bazzill, Pink is Sweet Blush from PTI, White is Solar White by Neenah, darker pink is Berry Sorbet by PTI

Tools and Accesories

Cutesy Cover Template from My Time Made Easy

Sure Cuts A Lot, Cricut Expression

Custom Cutting System in gemstones by Creative Memories

Saddlestitched grosgrain ribbon in Berry Sorbet by PTI

Flower from The Paper Studio

Button from Creative Cafe

Thread/Floss by DMC

Sewing Machine

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PMS sneak peek day 2 combo with Just Us Girls!

I love birthdays! I've always loved birthdays! It's really a shame since my husband cares so little about them that he actually FORGOT mine this past year. I'm still not going to let him live that down. Maybe i should remind him of that since i'm trying to take over his office. Anyhoo-

I love birthdays! I love my own birthday. I love other peoples birthdays. Its just plain fun to have a day of your own, ya know?! Well, for those of you coming over here from the PMS blog, you might already know that Paper Makeup Stamps is having a birthday very very soon!!! February 2nd to be exact! I cant believe my little stamp company is going to be turning 1!!! it seems like only yesterday it was just this little dream of fun=ness and now it's a fully functioning company complete with a FIERCE design team! All i can say is WOW!

We are going to celebrate the PMS birthday with all kinds of fun, but i'll just let you know now to mark your calendars and will save the details til later! :)

But today i have a sweet birthday card to share. Bonus... one of Jack's little girlfriends is having a birthday party soon and we just got the invite. Gotta love it when you can double whammy your work with your play!

This card uses Ally... one of the soon to be released stamps from PMS. Quick fun story about her name... you may (or may not) know that Jack helps to name many of the fairies. So long as he doesnt come up with a goofy name, or a name we've already used, i go with it. He definitely named Ally! He took one look at her and said... "OOOOOH! Allllllllly" (imagine a 3 year old sounding totally in love). And I said, Oh? ok then! And he said, "she has beautiful hair like allly at school!" I did know he had an Ally in his class. I did NOT know he had such a crush on her! haha!

So here's Ally, having her tea party. The sentiment comes from a great birthday sentiment set called Birthday Cheer that Shaela put together. You are going to LOVE this set!

Here is my card...

I just love this fairy image! I think she is one of my favorites so far! Truly! I know thats a tough call when there are so many new ones released, but i really love her. She's just so sweet!

Now for a little inspiration on my card, I decided to play along with this weeks JUGS challenge which was a technique challenge to sew on your card. let me tell you, my sewing machine does not like me. not one bit. I can not figure out the tension for the life of me! If you could see the bobbin thread on the underside of my paper... it's a mess! It makes it incredibly hard to actually sew a project, like a real one with fabric! haha! My sewing machine did not always have this problem. Would anyone like to enlighten me on how to get it to STOP! *sigh* I've tried the dials umpteen million different ways. No luck. Which is a shame because i love the way sewing looks on cards!

Here are some detail shots...

see the stitching weirdness! Argh! I know it's too tight which is why it's pulling in the corner, but any looser and the mess underneath is just TOO much!
trying to capture that sparkle in her wings! hehe!

I love these flowers! I just got them off of a floral stem at I think ac moore but it might have been hobby lobby. :) The fuzzy brad in the center is from Creative Cafe.

Oh... and one last coloring shot for you... exact colors used will be down in "the deets"

Dont forget to go to the PMS blog to see more sneak peeks of whats to come from Paper Makeup Stamps! You dont want to miss out!

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps, sneak peeks, to be released January 14th 8 pm CST

Ally from the Beautiful Day Fairy collection

Birthday Cheer

Coloring with copics

Skin: E00, E21, R20 (cheeks)

Hair: "Y20" custom color (YR31 would be a good substitute), Y21, YR23 (just a smidge for this one)

Blouse: R30, R20, R21

Skirt: "e23 custom color", E25, E37

TeaPot: E21, "E23"

Wings: R000, clear spica pen

Paper:

Patterned Paper: Pink designs from Martha Stewart (get the pad from walmart, 8 bucks, WOOT!), Brown design by Bo Bunny

Cardstock: Berry Sorbet (PTI), Brown (i totally forget the actual name) from Creative Memories, Solar White Classic Crest (Neenah)

Tools and Accessories

SpellBinders Nestabilities: Standard Long Rectangle (small), Scalloped Long Rectangle (small), Standard Circle (large), Scalloped Circle (large)

Flower off of floral stem (ac moore or hobby lobby)

Fuzzy Brad by Creative Cafe (creative imaginations)

Sewing Machine

Cat's Eye Chalk Ink n creamy brown

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More of Sew Simple cards

As promised... here are some more cards for the Sew Simple class i'll be teaching this week...




As promised... here are some more cards for the Sew Simple class i'll be teaching this week...

The first only uses minimal stitching. For this you just poke a couple of holes and connect them with thread. Pretty self explanatory. But it's a great way to add a little depth to your card and bridge the gaps between layers. Sentiment is from Stampabilities. Paper is Bo Bunny.

The 2nd is a sweet thinking of you card. I machine stitched around the border a few times to give a layered look. You can free style lots of shapes onto your cards using this technnique. Then i just layered some flowers on top.

The 3rd uses the fab DCWV glitter nursery paper. Love it! Not only did i stitch around the border, but more fun is stitched over ribbons to attach them to the card. It's simple, easy, but looks pretty good. The elephant on top is a 3d sitcker by Jolee's. The sentiment is handwritten. I also used Bling Bazzill to accompany the glitter paper.

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Sew Simple Cards

These are some cards i'll be teaching at The Scrapbook Company for a sew simple card class. The class focuses on teaching some simple ways to use various forms of sewing on cards.

The first card layers 2 stamps from the Mod Design 12x2 stamp set from Fancy Pants. The paper is two scoops by Basic Grey. The technique is simple... you just stitch along framing certain elements of your card and then color over the white thread with chalk. I choose Pebbles Inc shimmery chalks. They went well with the two scoops but i also stamped using Brilliance Inks on a glossy cardstock so the whole card has a bit of a sheen to it. :)

The 2nd card uses the Clear Design Letter Y set. The sentiment stamp already had "holes" so i simply poked thru the holes with a paper piercer. Along the edge of my cardstock, i also pierced holes with the paper piercer. Connect your holes with a white gel pen for a fabulous faux stitch look. :)

I'll be posting more Sew Simple card ideas this week! :)

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