Celebrate Today

Well, I am *not* celebrating today. It is Monday, and muscles I didn't even know I had are screaming at me. It was a weekend marathon of kayaking, yard work, and too much time in the sun. Needless to say, I'm feeling a little worse for the wear.

Kayaking Friday was excellent, though. The weather was beautiful, I was able to do a little bird watching, and we had a great time. Bill posted a bit more info and a video of a portion of our trip on his blog. You should check it out :)

A shabby card for you today using the Fruit Crate Labels from The Stampsmith.

I fussed with this card for three days until I finally decided I liked it. I kept moving and adding things..

I love the peacock image, and the label (for oranges, I learned) was inked with Pacific VersaColor, a good peacock blue. I have fallen in love with the postage stamp frames that Melissa Philips has been using and until I find my own, I thought I'd use my Slice to try making one. I cut it at the corners to make it large enough for my image and covered it with glitter. There's also some crepe paper ruffles, lace, and rhinestones. The flourish is from the new Embellishments stamp set from PTI. It was a perfect fit for that little corner.

Thanks for your visit today, I'd love for you to say hello!

Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Fruit Crate Labels - The Stampsmith; Mod Squad, Embellishments, Friendship Jar - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Vintage Cream
Ink: Pacific, Peony VersaColor - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Vintage Findings Design Card and Slice - Making Memories; Crystal Coarse Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Hawaiian Shores buttons - Papertrey Ink; lace; crepe paper; pink adhesive rhinestones

Ahh, Love

It is Friday! And its a gorgeous day! And after work, we're taking the kayaks out. We are going to head to Moraine State Park, about an hour north of Pittsburgh.

*sigh* I am so glad for the weekend.

Today I would like to share another card with you that I made with the Paris Plate of stamps from The Stampsmith.

Ahh, l'amour..

Another favorite of mine from this set of stamps is this image, of a couple smooching in front of the Notre Dame Catherdral in Paris. Some day I'd like to smooch my hubs there, too!

The image was stamped with chalk ink, and I love the effect - it is soft and subtle, giving it a smudged, time-worn look. I added the sentiment and postmark to the image. I kept the rest of the design monochromatic, except to add a strip of red cardstock. I like how it frames the sentiment.

Ok! I am so glad you could stop by today, and I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! Have a fantastic day!

Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Paris plate - The Stampsmith
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red - Stampin' Up!; Smokey Shadow, White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Smokey Shadow from the 2009 Bitty Dot Basics Collection - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Basic Gray - Stampin' Up!; Midnight Black Versamagic - Tsukineko
Other: Medium Scallop Die, Linen & Canvas Impression Plate - Papertrey Ink; Pinking blade for rotary paper trimmer - Fiskars; adhesive rhinestones; sewing machine

Bonjour!

Good morning, my friends. How was your weekend? I was very productive - the cards were coming easily, I buzzed through the household chores, and I boxed up and sent off some pub submissions (ooh!).

I've been having fun playing around, letting ideas take me where they will.. I often come up with things when I'm laying in bed waiting for Bill to wake up. :)

Just for fun..

These stamps are from the Paris plate, the second plate of stamps that I bought from The Stampsmith (remember the Pears card from a few weeks back?).

This plate features classic landmarks of Paris as well as some vintage poster images and accompanying sentiments. Love - or should I say L'amour!

A fun color combination, too! The purple dotted cardstock was ruffled and stitched, and then I covered almost all of it up! Oh well :) Another hard-to-see detail is the stamped sheet music background.

This little cutie is happily sitting on my desk - I love to incorporate my cards into my room decor ;)

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you have a great day!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Paris Plate - The Stampsmith; Sheet Music Scrapblock - Cornish Heritage Farms
Cardstock: Raspberry Fizz, White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Plum Pudding from the 2008 Bitty Dot Basics Collection - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Perfect Plum - Stampin' Up!; VersaMark - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Threading Water punch - Fiskars; Adhesive rhinestones - Recollections; Crinkle Ribbon - MemrieMare; sewing machine

Pears

Hi everyone! How are you?

This weekend was Pittsburgh's Rubber Stamp show - its just a dinky thing, but all we get! My friend Josette and I go together every year and usually make a B-line for the Stampers Anonymous booth (we're both gaga for their display and selection of Tim Holtz products) but this year we found another booth that we loved.

It was from The Stampsmith, based out of New York. They specialize in super-detailed photo art stamps. We did a make & take using their new Landscapes plates, but I just loved their vintage images. They have a lot of movie stars (think Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield) and oodles of vintage images. They are made from photographs, so they are really detailed and fun to play with! I picked up the Fruit Crate Labels plate and another that I'll share later :)

I got to stamping right away!

I used the image of the Pear label, and colored it with a selection of my lightest Copic markers. I paired (hah!) it with some paper from Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird collection, and some other odds and ends. Good stuff! I can't wait to see what the other labels look like inked up.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope your day is fantastic!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Fruit Crate Labels - The Stampsmith
Cardstock: Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Early Bird - Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Copics: YG0000, G0000, B0000, R00, Y00, W1, YG95
Other: Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder - ProvoCraft; Deco Scallop edge punch - EK Success; sewing machine