Happy June 2nd! Whew….busy week but a great week. Well….thoughts???? Have you been having fun with the new catalog? I know, I know…it is a bunch to take in as we all know change does take time to get comfy!
With that change I am going to help you get “comfy” with the catalog over the weekend so it will feel like a great pair of shoes that are broken in for you! I am the 1st one that gets a bit uptight when the grocery store changes things…so “I GET IT” – and I will have some ideas and tips for you!
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I have a super sweet card for you today and then at the end I have some animal pictures! Yep, I do…as after all if I am going to show case this ADORABLE PIGGY STAMP….my sweet swine need to slip in a post!
The other day I had asked if any could guess what one of my other “must haves” would be and yep – you guessed it….This Little Piggy Stamp Set. I have to admit, when I went to the On Stage in Richmond they gave this stamp set away as an all attendee giveaway.
Needless to say I was thrilled and I could hardly wait to get home and play with it. ( I did think….wonder what all of the others think about going away and coming home with a “pig stamp”?…just sayin’) 😆
Naturally I adore piggy’s. Pigs are cute. Pigs are super smart. Pigs need love. Put all of those things together and it is an instant smile factor. Another smile factor is the beautiful pictures that are in the catalog.
I have been just “itchin’ “ to show you these as well and yep, I CASE
( Copy And Share Everything) – why not?
They are “keeper” ideas and I am just like you – when I see something that inspires me, why re-invent the wheel? How about thinking like this….GRAP THAT WHEEL and make your own imprint on it!
Ok – Let’s get to it. I would say THANK YOU Stampin’ Up! because this is a brilliant and fun layout! You can see that I simply used some “classics” (the heart framelits) along with the Sparkle Texture Embossing Folder to add the interest to the card’s base! I ask you – how easy is that!
I stamped my swine (we are going to have to name these pigs) with the Archival Black Ink – (this is a must have ink and I now use it exclusively) I took the plunge and removed other blacks from my work area as this does the trick for all techniques that you use…(works with Copics too) and using the Aqua Painters, I did a super quick color!
I did cut out a vellum heart….adds a fun touch and popped the whole thing up so my swine can shine!!! Speaking of popping up – are you as excited as I am for the NEW Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals? I know…I know – we can cut the ones down that we have but not having to deal with that is a WOOT-WOOT in itself….
I will send you a pack of them FREE along with another must have (in my humble opinion) – the NEW Bakers Twine in Flirty Flamingo….now go ahead and do that dance…. a 2 for 1 for placing an order with me in June!
On Tuesday I have a tip and tricks for those of you out there that say….“I am not good at Watercoloring” – I actually am excited for this one as I think that the topic will leave a message for you to think about each and everyday!
Just look at this picture below….you can see that I am out of the lines and guess what??? Who cares? It still looks super cute! Just look at this piggy smiling as she skips away with her flower – I say adorable!
Now speaking of A D O R A B L E….here’s my sweet Daisy Mae!
John stopped and was actually nice to her as she LOVES her head to be scratched – just look at that smile on her face – only a face that a proud Mama like me would love. When you get her in a spot that she likes…she just closes her eyes…..puts that nose of hers up ….and SMILES – life it great!
Last night when I was finishing up at the barn…I thought – well look at this, we are having a family party and I could not resist taking a picture! Dear, sweet Arnold and friends….(his Donkey is always by his side) and sweet Daisy, (she loves her Equine brothers) and even Jack and Milo and by the fence – this is ONE BIG PARTY on a beautiful evening!
Well…that’s what I have for you today! I say ONE SWEET CARD with a great layout (remember….I call these formulas for the future) that will make you endless amounts of great cards and a little bit of my fur babies….BIG and SMALL!
Please remember if you want to take part of the 1st wave of the product share…the cut off is SUNDAY, JUNE 4th but I will offer another one the 3rd week of June. (Sorry….I need to do this to get the share orders out and then I also have my Monthly Kit.) so take a look and email me if you would like a share. I will start today to send out the Pay Pal invoices for the 1st wave.
I think that one of the BEST perks this month is the extra $35.00 in Stampin’ Rewards (free product of your choice)….a touched on that yesterday but I will say WOOT-WOOT as when I ordered myself yesterday…I was doing the dance myself! Please email me if you have any questions or need a Hostess Code yourself!
Have a great day….and I look forward to tomorrow as I will help you with some TIPS and IDEAS of making this catalog feel like your favorite shoes! Now go and be like Daisy – SMILE!
Super adorable card! I really like the way you randomly embossed the hearts. Yes, we need names (Chris….where are you?….maybe a Pearl or a Penelope). Your pics are so sweet! Looks like there’s a “party in the house” on Randall Lane! ?
Yes indeed…this is one sweet card. I absolutely love it. And I love how you did the background. Just beautiful. And thanks for the photo of everyone munching out. So cute.
I love this stamp set and your card is adorable!!! I will suggest Petunia as a name…it was my first thought. The new catalog is amazing isn’t it??!!
Oh, Miss Daisy is so divine and is the perfect inspiration for your darling card. I love the texture you built for the background!
So fun! Thanks for the happy post today, much needed here in Annapolis. I think I might just have to make a “Smile” card!
This little piggy is in HOG HEAVEN with happiness as is Daisy with a little feel good scratch! I don’t think this card could be any cuter. Now, I have a list of names (I hope I didn’t pitch it) for the porcelain friends. I think I have been hanging out with Jeanie too much I am acting like a teacher with some rules. I think we need to decide which ones are boys and girls or are they unisex. Some names might decide upon what they are doing on the stamp. Ha – I just came up with Claude for the angel pig since Daisy looks like she is on Cloud (Claude) 9 with happiness. Whatever. I spent way too much time coming up with Q words for Jeanie’s post! Anyway, I will look for my list of names and we will let the fun begin!
Oh, gotta share this. Mike has named a bunch of duplexes that are going up around our area. They have the garage up front to the one part. Anyway, he calls them Snout Houses or Snorters as they remind him of a pig’s snout with the garage up front. I have no idea if he coined this term or heard it but it cracks me up every time I go past the new one a couple blocks from us. I guess they started making this style for narrow lots.
I just realized Ted’s body is pretty much shaped like Daisy’s but his legs are just an couple inches longer and has huge paws. He is also a reddish brown and white with lots of spots and stuff. We need to get a good photo of the boy to show you.
Someone needs to be a Percival Pig and I adore the name Petunia. Anyway, your card is as cute as can be. I did wonder about the hearts since I know the heart punch is no more. I forgot about the heart framelets. I must say though, that the real star of your post is Daisy! She looks quite pleased with herself in that photo.
Thanks everyone for the prayers and heartfelt wishes. Chris might be onto something though.. maybe they will find nothing in my head and that will explain the problem with my ears–it’s the wind blowing through one side to the other. 🙂
My husband has tinnitus – ringing in the ear. When he yells for the ringing to stop I tell him to answer it but he doesn’t laugh! They did a scan for that but spent 1/2 hour of course he probably talked the whole time. I will have to tell him that maybe it is the wind blowing through to see what he says!
Percival & Petunia are precious piggy names! 🙂 I’m jealous of your lush pasture for them to graze in! We just planted ours last year so it’s still filling in 🙂 Happy Friday! Love your card as usual!
I love the background. Need to try something like this. A good way to not use an entire image and I love how wverything comes together.
Love the group munch photo. And those pigs are just too cute.