As promised...

Here is the second bracelet! I am a purple kind of girl so I just HAD to make a purple one! I had a hard time getting the pictures to show the right colors but I used Lavendar Lace Ink, the Serendipity Stamp Set and the Purple Rhinestones from the Ice Circles pack... WOW! It looks great in real life!

Did you ever have one of those moments where you just had no idea how it would turn out and "it" turned out great? Well this is one of my times! I feel the need to make a bunch of these but... I am going to resist for a bit... LOL *looks around and whispers, "'cause I have to order more Build-A-Brads, if truth be told"*

WOW!! Look at this!

OK, this is NOT an original thought of mine. I saw one of these once and thought, "Oh yeah, I need to make a few of those for myself!"

Now, that was a few months ago. I bought everything I needed to make them but just never got a chance to complete it! Well, I was cleaning out my paper trays and found the jump rings! I said, "No time like the present!"

I am pretty proud of the way this came out. I am going to make one more tonight. I will post the picture tomorrow! I may try selling them at a craft fair in the fall. I am not going to make a lot of them until I know they are selling...

Paper: Raspberry Tart DSP
Brads: Rhinestone Ice Circles - Green

New Stamps!!!

Believe it or not, I didn't even know the Big Brown Truck made a stop at my house. It's so reminicient of Christmas... Ol' Saint Nick travels far and wide to deliver presents to good little girls and boys... ahhhhh.

It's the same feeling EVERY time UPS stops at my house. Whether the package contains items for me or my customers... I just get all happy! This time is no exception because this time it was filled with NEW stamps just for me!!!!! Now, I got these new stamps on Friday but I have only just mounted one set!

"Just Buzzing By" is the name of this set. It is so stinking cute!! I am off to my upline's house today for a holiday celebration. We are all supposed to make a hand-stamped item! Here's what I am bringing. I am kind of not wanting to bring this. I am kind of wanting to keep it for myself...

Luckily, I stamped another image. The positioning is off so I can't make exactly this but I am sure I will make something else with it! hehe.. I am so happy!!! I can't wait to play with some of the other sets I bought!

Pinwheel

I hate pink! I hate it! However, since the Berry Bliss paper came out, I LOVE PINK!!! I could just eat this paper! I think because it mixes my other favorite colors, Purely Pom, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, etc

Anyway, this is one of my favorite pinwheels. I got the template from Stampin' Up! While it's slightly (slightly means 5 minute or so) time consuming in the "put together" phase. It is super easy to cut out and assemble.

Gum Wrapper

I may have an order for 80 of these! I thought I would share! When you pull the ribbon up (while holding the wrapper part), you expose a pack of Eclipse gum. This is a gift for teachers during their "Teacher Appreciation" week in February. I am waiting to see if this particular layout will be approved.

It's one of the things I made for the recent Craft Fairs that the customers couldn't get enough of. I have made others too... I will post a little later as hubby wants some quality time.

Recipe:

Stamp set(s): Year Round Fun,
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Real Red, Kraft, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon, Versamark
Accessories: Watercolor Crayons & Aqua Painter, Real Red Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile, Scallop Punch, 1/16" hole punch, and my computer to print out the "black board"