Mondays with The Project Bin ~ get messy!

Hi friends!
 

It's officially the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL :)

The best part of summer for me ... having my "babies" near ♥

And not driving to and from and from and to

 all.  day.  long.

will be nice, too :)

 

Since it's Monday, Kelly² posts cards for The Project Bin

on the TPB Inspiration blog!

What did I make for you with The Project Bin stamps today?

 

A mess!

That's what I made!

A big 'ol fun, gooey mess :)

 

This shaving cream technique is one that I have done a few times before,

and it's always great fun.

It's like finger painting - for moms!

The only thing I did different with this 'faux marble" shaving cream techique

is instead of using my reinkers, I used 'ol fashioned food coloring.

Like from Betty Crocker :)

The colors are amazingly vivid and striking!

 

 I used the stamp/die set Feline Good ~ such an irresistible set ♥

 

 

 

I stamped the different cats onto designer paper,

then ran them through my Cuttlebug with the coordinating dies.

I propped them onto the brightly colored background with 3D foam.

This card is matted with black card stock, almost unheard of with my cards,

but it was just the perfect color for the contrasting 'busy' colors.

The banner was the last stamped touch, right onto the dsp.

Since it was so busy, I added a few matching enamel dots and that's it!

You can see more cards with this stamp/die set in the DT gallery.

There are so many different sentiments in the set,

your cards will turn out PURR-fect! 

You can find this stamp/die set as well as many others in the shop!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

 

 

I *Shaved* today! Woot, Woot!

Hi there, friends!

 I have a fun card to share with you today,
one I've been meaning to create and get blogged all month.
And you read that right -- I shaved! 
 Well, my card anyway! :)
 Not only do I have a beautiful sentiment stamp to showcase, but a super fun stamping technique!

 

Since today is my day to post on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog,
I thought I'd show you this very inspiring quote stamp:  "What if your fears"

which is a beautiful etched red rubber stamp.  I fell in love with it the second I laid eyes on it!  Such a sentiment to ponder ♥

 

I also challenged my lovely stamping friends (the Stamp Addicts!) to the TAT (Try a new Technique) challenge this month:  The Shaving Cream Technique.
And let me just say - it's super easy peazy, lemon squeazy!

 I knew I wanted this sentiment to stand alone and what better way than to have a simple, CAS card with a background to make it *POP!*  I added several colors of SU Reinkers to standard shaving cream - Kiwi Kiss, Real Rust and a few drops of daffodil yellow .... very citrus-y colors :) 
I went straight to the source on SCS for the tutorial -
 peek at this link with step by step instructions and photos. 
 It's fun, energizing, colorful AND super easy - and the bonus:  You don't need designer paper! 
  I also 'shaved' and stamp onto watercolor paper, which I find works best of all and holds up to the water and elements better than regular heavy weight cardstock (I use PTI's white hw cardstock - super thick and yummy!)

 

I'm one who tries not to waste anything so when I tried this on regular G-P cardstock next, I decided that the smaller piece would become a bookmark.

See ... a matching set!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure

 to check out the shop at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
for this stamp and many more!

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly