you are my inspiration

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Layers and layers and layers of flower petals. It takes forever to cut all those pieces, but I like it. Snip, snip!

Created for the Copic Creations challenge #8: Botanicals.

Stamps: Garden Inspirations by Lizzie Anne Designs;
Digi papers: Garden Inspirations by LAD;
Cardstock: Bazzil (my printer does not print 12×12, so I was “forced” to use a matching cardstock instead of using the digi =)

I like taking photos of my projects at night. My main crafting desk.

Hehehe… Lookie, lookie what I got yesterday! Heehee. I received the entire summer release from Lizzie Anne Designs! I wasn’t expecting two single stamps, so very happy to have all these goodies for free~~. Woohoo!

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Hero Arts Complementary Color Challenge

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Don’t know why I spend more time preserving memories than playing with my kids. They are the cutest things that I ever created, heehee. Seems like I reminisce about how adorable they were than fully enjoy the moments I spend time with them. I would die for them, but would not sacrifice my stamping time? *sigh* I’m not a good mother.

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Hero Arts Complementary Color Challenge: Monday – Black & White.

Tree rub-on: BasicGrey; White waxy hemp: Close to my Heart.
Kyle trick or treating back in 2007.

Tuesday Challenge: Blue & Orange.

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Bird rub-on: BasicGrey;
Flower chipboard: Fancy Pants Designs;
Inks: Adirondack (orange); Brilliance (blue) with clear embossing powder (heat set);
Clear sheet die-cut from Stampin’ Up! Top Note die.

Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop

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Thanks for hopping by my blog. Most likely you’ve landed on this page from Kristen’s (Rain-E Day Designs) blog for the Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop.

View the Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop by starting at http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/.

Here is a mini scrapbook layout of my son, Kyle, two years ago.
The background paper is from his painting.

Stamps: “Remember Happiness” August Kit of the Month
Cardstock: American Crafts;
Ink: Rangers Archival Jet Black; Stampin’ Up! markers; Sakura Glaze Rolls;
Ribbon: Cosmo Cricket;

Now, please hop over to

Carla’s (Paper Pastorale) blog.

Thank you!

Bailey and the Beast

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Update (4/21/2009): I won!!! I won the Pink Elephant Challenge #10. Yipee!!!

I created this scrapbook layout for the Pink Elephant Challenge #10 (Color Challenge: Pink, Green and Yellow).

Patterned paper & Chipsticker: BasicGrey;
Stamps: Stampington Zoology 101; CTMH (alphas);
Buttons & pin: Fancy Pants Design;
Inks: Brilliance;
Stickers: Making Memories;
Stampin’ Up! Write Markers; SU! Glassy Glaze Enamel; Rangers fine detail embossing powder (black);

The beast image is from the Stampington Zoology 101 set, the Un-Usual Suspects by Marylinn Kelly.
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I stamped the image on a shimmery/pearly cardstock. I was going to use the pink one, but decided to ink it in black, and as soon as I stamped with the Brilliance black pigment ink, I decided to coat it with black embossing powder. So, I quickly unwrapped a new black embossing powder, put it in a container, and sprinkled on my cardstock without first applying the anti-static pad. I got black splashes everywhere. Thank goodness it was for the beast.
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I used Stampin’ Up! markers to color the beast. I didn’t realize it was still wet when I was cutting it. My thumb prints smeared everywhere and I thought it was a cool effect. =)
I applied Stampin’ Up! Glassy Glaze Enamel embossing powder over the beast to prevent the markers from smudging. When I was heat setting the SU! glaze, Ranger’s black embossing powder was melting/puddling, too. Another unplanned cool effect, heehee.
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