Life is Better in Flip Flops

I've been out of town for a days in Cincinnati, Ohio but I am back :).

Here's the latest flip flop stamps by Catherine Pooler Stamps. I stopped at a stamp store on the way up on my drive and I got a few Catherine Pooler ink pads and I have to say, I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! You can stamp directly with them or watercolor with them. I love that best and they are so juicy!!! Now I want ALL the colors!!!

Your Next Stamp - "3 of Something"
Clean and Simple on Sunday - Color challenge #161
Addicted-to-Stamps - Clean and Simple Summer Card

Stamps and Inks by Catherine Pooler

Back to Basics - Let's make an Explosion Card!!

WOW, I am not sure when the last time I made an explosion card but for this week's challenge at Back to Basics and Beyond, we are to make an explosion card. I immediately went to Pinterest and found tons of ideas but this one caught my eye as she explains it so easy and the video is literally less than 4 minutes. I couldn't wait to try it and here is my card. (I first tried making one with regular cardstock but felt it was too heavy to fold up so I remade my card using regular copy paper and just stamped and colored that for the inside to fold up).

I hope you'll join us this week at Back to Basics and Beyond. I'm excited to see your Explosion card. Isn't it fun????

All stamps by Stampin Up. Sentiment is by The Angel Company.

Wonky Stitches Die by Gina Marie Designs
All images colored by Copic markers

A little sand between your toes ...

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Sketch 317
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creativ Fusion - Anything Goes
Coloring in Scrapland - Watercolors

Stamps by InkyStamper
Gemstones by The Paper Studio
Watercolors by Distress Oxide inks
Tea Dye, Hickory Smoke, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass
X-Stitched Oval die by Gina Marie Designs

Llama be the first to wish you a happy birthday

These llamas look like they are just struttin' their stuff, don't you agree? LOL

Cardz 4 Guyz - Use washi tape #222
Tuesday Throwdown - Keep it Simple
Unicorn Challenge - For the Men/Boys

Llamas by Brutus Monroe
Sentiment by Whipper Snapper
Sky stencil by My Favorite Things
Grass washi found at Joann Fabrics
Colored with Copics
Sky done using Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass ink

Just Bee-Cause

I've been seeing "bees" everywhere on cards. So when I saw the latest release at Simon Says Stamp, I had to get it. Aren't these bees cute!?  I added some Ink on 3 liquid pixie dust on the wings for some shimmer and shine.

2 Sisters on the Blog - Things with Wings
Sparkles Forum - No Patterned Paper
Sweet Stampers - Anything Goes
Bastel-Traum - Summer

Stamps and die by Simon Says Stamps
Colored with Tombow markers and Zig markers
Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust