Anybody know that cheer ; )??
Just a little shoutout to basketball season, which is in full swing around here. I finally got the chance to break out some of the many MANY stamps I have purchased recently. I also played around with my new Cuttlebug (purchased with a Christmas gift card). I am kind of in love with the stamps and the look embossing gives the backgrounds.
For inspiration, I used a few of my favorite challenge sites. Many of these do not follow exactly, but they were the jumping off point, so I figured I would still share them.
{Typewriter Set- GS #69}
This second one is obviously the same design, and stamp set. I just wanted to play around with another embossing folder. Again, I love how the blue pops out of the brown.
{Winter Note Card Set-LawnScaping #1}
I was inspired to make these by a brand new challenge site, Lawnscaping Challenges. They use and promote Lawn Fawn Stamps, which I love but don't own a lot of. However, I had my 2010 calendar sitting on my desk and these images are two of my favorites, and they fit the winter theme-so I cut them out! I really, really love the simple classy look of these cards. Thanks to the folks at Lawn Fawn for the inspiration!
close ups:
I have had these butterfly stamps from Studio G since last fall, and I was jazzed to pull them out! The sentiment is a tiny stamp from Studio Calico.
What's that I see? Another embossed background?? lol This one is from Basic Grey and after I embossed it, I sprayed it with White Glimmer Mist. Tried to capture that in the picture, but it is soooo pretty in person. The SPCC color challenge included two tones of white with a pop of soft orange. Definitely not what I would normally use, I think it's kind of pretty and subtle.

This last one was not for a challenge, but for a very special girl's 10th birthday! She is a funny, silly girl-I thought she deserved an equally silly card. I kind of love these monsters. I have used them in all sorts of cards, always love the way they turn out. You can find them here.The patterned paper is a scrap of Cosmo Cricket. And the ribbon is American Crafts. Google eyes from my personal stash ; ).
That's it for now. Have to jump off and get ready for the work week. They are predicting snow here tomorrow......Am I too old to hope for a snow day?!?
Later,
Michelle