Thanks | The Maui Stamper

Today at Convention 2014 I’m swapping this Blackberry Bliss card:

Stamps: Lots of Thanks, Hardwood
Color Palette: Blackberry Bliss, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Spiral Flower Originals Die, Flower Frenzy Bigs L Die and the Big Shot, Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits, Fancy Fan TIEF, Two-Way Glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin’ Sponges, Gold Bakers Twine, Gold Sequin Trim, Glue Dots, Hot Glue Gun, Silicone craft sheet

Loads of thanks to the GLORIOUS Crystal Kondo who shared her new stamps with me 🙂 I get by with a little help from my friends.

Did you know that our Glue Dots are the EXACT same size as the Sequins in the Gold Sequin Trim? That is serious happy news.

My secret for these roses is the Silicone Craft Sheet, #127853. It’s only $5.95 and I think it’s the best kept secret in the catalog. If you’re making these flowers you NEED this mat! You can blop all the hot glue you want onto the back of your flower and then smush it down onto the Craft Sheet and do your shaping before the glue goes solid – and then pick that puppy right up! No sticking!! My other secret is that I always run the spirals through a TIEF before I roll them. I put them through in pairs just because it’s faster that way. The all-over pattern helps break down the fibers and you don’t need to scrunch up the paper before you roll the flower.

If you live on Maui and you’re interested in this card, leave a comment below. I’m thinking about a class but I’m checking the interest levels first.

…not the post, but the look of the Maui Stamper. I’ve been playing around with My Digital Studio, a VERY cool program. It does so much! I’m just experimenting with blog headers right now, so bear with me. You could compare it to changing your hair, except this transforms in the blink of an eye. That’s actually something of a problem. Imagine if you could go long to short to straight to curly to auburn to blond…all with a couple of clicks. How’s a girl supposed to make up her mind?

How about a hint of Razzleberry to offset all this green?

Just Believe and French Script stamp sets
Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi card stock
Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi Classic ink pads
Rich Razzleberry 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon
Oval and Scallop oval punches
Basic Pearls, a Blender pen and a Stampin’ Sponge

It’s all about the color and the pearls, girls. I can’t see myself walking out of the house in these colors but I sure love them on a card. I suppose if they were put together just right in a print I would wear them, but it would have to be in measured doses – I’m too short for more than that. You can dream about long skinny legs all you want, but for me it will just be a dream. Closer to the floor when you trip, that’s my motto.

What all of that has to do with cards is a mystery to me, but it’s late and I’ve played too long with my new header. Take a good look because I’m not promising it will stick around!!