June Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop

It is time for another Designing DIVAS "Oldies Bur Goodies Blog Hop". The purpose of these blog hops is to encourage us to pull out some of those supplies that we bought and haven't used for at least six months. Hopefully you arrived here from Cindy's blog, if not you might want to start with Linda here. This is one of those stamps that I saw and had to have, I bought it at Papertrix in Indiana, probably about two years ago. I haven't used it though, I mean for what occasion does one need an elephant on a trapeze image? I still love it and it makes me smile every time I see it, so I finally decided to pull it out and use it for just that purpose; to hopefully make someone else smile! I have had the paper for a long time too, it is from a Debbie Mumm nursery pack that Jo-Ann's had on clearance and the little flower brads I bought at Michael's when I first started making cards. 

Thanks for dropping by! Your next stop on the blog is Cindy P!

Oldie But Goodie April Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the April Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop! Hopefully you arrived here from Barbara's blog. I happen to be a part of the Designing DIVAS group. We originally started on Splitcoast but we also have a group on Facebook. The goal for this Blog Hop is to get up to pull out images and supplies that we haven't used in at least six months. I have been having so much fun doing this each month! Not only does it inspire me to look through my stuff for some something to use, lots of times seeing what the other ladies has created reminds me of stamps that I know I have too. So for me I get double the inspiration! If you would like to start at the beginning and hop along with us, you can start at Vickie's blog.

I have had this darling little Flopsy stamp since it was first released by My Favorite Things. I have had it forever and I don't think I have ever even used it! I know i have used my other Flopsy several times, but I can't remember using this one and it looked super clean. Image is colored with Copics and the papers are from Cosmo Cricket. I have had that paper packet for a while too. I love Como Cricket paper, but I hoard it. Seems too pretty to cut into.

Thanks for visiting me today. The super talented Linda is your next stop on the hop!

Feb. Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop

I can't beleive it is already time for our next Designing DIVA Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop. The idea of this hop is to pull out some of your older supplies that haven't see any love in a while. Since I have been sorting through all my craft stuff, I am finding all kinds of things like that! You should have arrived her from Cindy's blog and if you want to start from the beginning you find start at Brenda's blog. If you do, I can guarantee you won't disappointed, there is some serious talent in this group.

Now on to my card. I have had this stamp for a very long time, so long that the manufacture's name is kind of unreadable! I love this image but for some reason it had gotten lost in the back of a drawer. After stamping the image, I colored it with Copics and then added some yellow Stickles to the center of each bloom. To finish it I used some purple ribbon that was at the very bottom of my ribbon holder and some little pearls. The paper is from a DCWV stack that I have had for a very long time. Other than the pearls, everything on here is an "oldie but goodie". Your next stop on the blog hop is Heather.

I have decided to make more standard A2 size cards from now on. I will still make larger ones when I am making something specific that I know I will be seeing the recipient in person, but I realized as I was going through my card stash, I have lots of 5x5 or even 6x6 cards and since those cost more to mail, they end up not getting mailed at all. I do like to send out my cards but have a limited budget for stamps and postage and I have decided I would rather send more cards to hopefully brighten the day of more people and I can do that if I stick to that standard size. Or does anyone have any suggestions for cost saving ways to mail the larger cards?

Thanks for stopping in today. Remember Heather is your next stop on the Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop!!

Oldies But Goodies

Welcome to the Oldies but Goodies Blog Hop! Hopefully you arrived from Linda's blog. If not, you might want to start back at Sue's blog so you don't miss any goodies. The purpose of this blog hope is to finally use some of those things you bought and then never used or something that has not been used in at least 6 months. I know if you are like me, you have several things that you could use that fit that criteria! My card today uses a stamp that I just had to have. I bought it almost a year ago, then put it in a drawer and making this card the first time it has even seen ink. Not only did I use a stamp that I haven't used in forever, I also pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils! I used pencils for a long time, even after I got my Copics. I went back and forth for a long time and I think this is the first time they have been used (by me) in about 6 months too. All the papers are from DCWV's Far East paper pack. I have been hoarding that paper for a while too. I love all the paper in the pack and actually bought it in the 4 x 6, the 8 x 8 and the 12 x 12 packs and one day I found them at Big Lots and bought a couple of more of them just so I wouldn't run out. I am running low on the purple pieces though. I stamped it twice and then cut out the butterfly on one of them and added it with a foam dot.

Thanks for taking the time to visit me today. Your next stop on the Blog Hop is Mary.

Today is the last day to vote in the Amber Ink Challenge. You can vote HERE, just scroll down to the end of the post to cast a vote for your favorite project. For my project I entered my recipe book that I made a week or so ago.