chocolatier...

no, not chocoholic, although i am one of those..what's a chocolatier you may ask? that's what i thought the first time i heard the term. there is a cool site called crop chocolate. they have random deals on crafting/scrapbooking/stamping stuff that change ever day, sometimes many times during the day. a while back, they decided to have a design team, which they call chocolatiers. they are sent a box of goodies from crop chocolate and have to create something out of the items. i was one of the lucky ones to be accepted as a chocolatier. i received a box of goodies last week and this is my first project officially as a chocolatier. so be watching on cropchocolate.com and you may see my stuff! i case'd this from the amuse blog. there was the cutest card over there and i knew i wanted to try it. it fits perfect for the reason i made this card, which i can't reveal until the recipient receives it or it will spoil the surprise. that's why the two middle sections are blank. i'm going to add photos there. when i have given the card, i'll post it again with the pictures and the reason for sending it!
















absolutely fabulous
cardstock: hot fudge-mft; soft sky-su; making memories pp
ink: chocolate chip
embellishments: making memories: button brads, flowers, rub ons; stamping bella ribbon
tools: big shot, nestabilities labels 1

ice cream, ice cream...

sometimes i think ice cream should be its own food group. except vanilla. which is just a waste of time. ice cream is made out of milk, so that's good for you, right? oh wait...there's the cream part... i love this ice cream cone stamp from kim hughes at chf. (that's cornish heritage farms, not congestive heart failure for all my work friends!) it's a great stamp to paper piece with, which is what i did. then i added a little glossy gloss to the cherry on top! and some sprinkles of course.

ice cream, ice cream
stamps: kim hughes, purple onion, river city rubber works
cardstock: melon mambo, creamy caramel, heidi grace pp
ink: melon mambo, frost white all purpose ink-tsukineko
embellishments: prismacolor markers, glossy accents

new bedroom stuff...

so i finally feel like a grown up. for the first time in my adult life, i have a matching bedroom. no more pieced together collections. no make shift nightstands from an old microwave cart or bookcase. no more laundry baskets full of clothes. 5 pieces that actually match. and are so cool. and thank goodness it all fits in the bedroom. it's amazing how different things look on a showroom floor than when it gets put into a room. but it fits, and i love it all!! can't wait to go to sleep and see what difference a nice mattress makes! i'm still in sticker shock at the amount it all cost. and for how much bedding is. so i skipped the whole matching everything and got a new duvet cover from ikea. works for me!!

bridie diggs...

the whole time while i was making this set of atcs, i was singing "make a little birdhouse in your soul" by they might be giants. i found this paper (lime rickey by basic grey) and bought only one piece, not really sure why, since it's so stinking cute! i used fun flock on the trees and noticed the holes in where i used the glue pen after i put the flock on. but i think they add a little touch of character to the atc! the theme is birdhouses.

birdie diggs
stamps: studio g, chicken girl design
cardstock: green galore, basic grey pp
ink: onyx black, vintage sepia
embellishments: fun flock, prismacolor markers