Wednesday Wishlist

Studio Calico Darling Dear 6x6 Pad

I really like the colors in this collection, and I NEED to have that navy, green, and blue striped paper.  Love it!

WPlus9 White Pigment Ink

Amy convinced me that I want to give this ink a try!

Lil' Inker Designs Notebook Doodle Stamp Set

...and the whole Lil' Inker DT convinced me that I want to give this a try!!

Lil' Inker Designs Darling Diamonds Stamp Set
While we're there, I want this too- solely because of Debby's card :)

Hemptique Neon Cord

I'm so glad that neon is "in."  I've always been a fan, even when it wasn't cool!  The cord doesn't seem to be super bright in-your-face neon, but I still like it :)

Maya Road Stamps:

I saw these stamps the other day when I was at my LSS with Jessica and Jennifer, and was this close (my fingers are being held close together when I say that, promise!) to buying them.

Perfect Shot Arrow

Picture Perfect Cameras

What's on your wishlist this week?

CSS Spread the Love Campaign

Today Clear and Simple Stamps is launching the "Spread the Love" Campaign.  You can find out more about it below:

There are 6 color schemes to work with, which you can find on the CSS blog.  Here's the one I chose to work with:

...and here's my project- not a card, but rather something that you could hang up on the wall!

Now you might be wondering...who's my blog crush?  It's Katie Rodgers, from Paperfashion.  She's a local Boston artist, who works in my favorite medium (other than paper, of course)- watercolor!  She's not afraid to add glitter and sequins to her paintings, which I love.   My favorite is probably this one.

I used my CSS stamps to get started, by stamping a jar and flowers in a very light ink:

can you even see it? 

I then watercolored the image using the stamped image as a guide.

To accent the painting, I outlined it with a glue pen and threw on some gold glitter.

There will be some team members posting today, and some throughout the week.  I hope you play along for your chance to win!

Giveaway Winners!

Thanks so much to everyone who hopped around for the Made With Love Blog Hop!

Here are my winners, selected by random.org:

Winner of $20 to i {heart} papers.......Kris in Alaska

Kris in Alaska said...

Beautiful quilling and lovely card! My fav is the darkest chocolate with the highest cocoa content... like 90%!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

February 15, 2013 at 10:10 PM 

Winner of deeply etched rubber stamps from Viva Las Vegas Stamps.....Kailash

Kailash said...

Love your stunning CAS card, thanks for sharing the video too. I love any cadbury chocolate especially if there's almonds in them!!

February 14, 2013 at 6:48 PM 

Kris and Kailash, please email me (ourchangeofart@gmail.com) to claim your prize!!

PS.  In my post, I asked what candy you like for Valentine's Day.  Here are the results:


22 chocolate
11 Dove Hearts
7 Cinnamon hearts

6 Chocolate Truffles
4 See's Chocolate
4 Reese's
3 Hershey's Kisses
3 M&Ms
2 Sweet Tart Hearts
2 Chocolate Turtles

1 Chocolate Covered Strawberries
1 Conversation Hearts
1 Caramel filled Dove
1 Cadbury
1 Cherry-filled 3 Musketeers
1 Chocolate Covered Cherries
1 Mixed chocolates with nuts
1 Lindt Chocolate bar
1 Russel Stover crunchy nuts and chewy chocolates
1 Bottle Caps
1 Almond Roca
1 Pecan Bear Claw
1 Heart York Peppermint Patties
1 Godiva key lime truffles
1 Licorice
1 Ghirardelli Dark chocolate
1 Kit Kats
1 Gobstopper Hearts
1 Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Heart
1 Take 5
1 Chocolate Meltaways
1 Laura Secord Frosted Mint Chocolates
1 Salted Caramels
1 Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts
1 Creme Eggs
1 Dark Chocolate-Covered Espresso Beans
1 Wine

Wednesday Wishlist

I'm back this week with another Wednesday Wishlist!!

Hero Arts Letterpress Paper

I don't own a letterpress, but I'm betting this is some luxuriously thick paper.  The description says it's good with embossing folders, so I'd want to give it a try!

Flair

Flair is in. Flair is trendy!  I'm so excited to be getting to play with some of Joscelyn's flair soon!! :)  I'm also swooning over these two flair-inspired sets from Technique Tuesday:

With Flair

Fun Flair

Wood Veneer

You can pretty much guarantee that wood veneer is ALWAYS on my wishlist.  I'm currently into these from Studio Calico:

Farm Animals

Triangles

Card Hanger Die

I'm so proud of my friend Laurie!  She has recently revealed a project she's been working on for a while- a die that allows you to hang your homemade card on the outside of a gift bag. Clever, eh?

CSS - Oh, Oscar!

---For my Runway Inspired Challenge post, scroll down---

Good morning!  Today a few of the girls from Clear and Simple Stamps are posting projects inspired by the Oscars!

I was inspired by Les Miserables. I adore the costume design, the colors, and the look of the movie. I was particularly drawn to this image:

I like the angle created between them and the stone-colored background.

I also enjoyed this clip about the costume design, in case you are interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jd5ffc48RJU

Today you will also find projects from...
JJ Bolton - Guest Designer
Audrey
Elena
Laura
Tracy
Clear and Simple Stamps

CSS Cardstock - Perfect Little Black Dress	CSS Cardstock- A Blanc Check	CSS Cardstock Pressed Greige Linen	CSS Cardstock Rouge Ruffles
CSS Dare to Be a Diva Red Cardstock	CSS Air Mail	CSS Watermark Ink From an Anonymous Source	CSS Lowercase Die
Edgers 4 Die and Stamp Combo

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My Utility Belt (tools I use often!)

Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12")	Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Mini	ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider	3-D Foam Squares, Mixed
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, .88 oz	Honey Bee Non Stick Scissors	Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper Tool	EK Success Powder Tool

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