Saturday, August 8, 2009

What if we pretend there's a chill....

Okay, just a few days ago THERE WAS A CHILL in the air, but that's all changing here in my cozy little Northern California corner of the world: IT'S HOT! {Wah!} But I'm just chillin' here this afternoon: I made a little winter scene to help my chill factor! Yet ANOTHER challenge inspired me: CAARDVARKS! I think I've only hit them one other time... Oh, if there WAS all the time in the world... you know what I mean! Anywhoo, I'm in for this round, baby! See what you think:



Yep! I'm having a "thing" with My Cute Stamps! Arent's those seals sweet! ?! I gave them a little place of their own... With their own little house and world and WARM wishes! I "Cricuted" the letters for the word "warm" and then had myself a little glitter-fest! Yipee! Sparkly letters are gooooood! Good for the soul! The word "wishes" was made with a Quick Kuts Shortcut die run through my Big Shot! As much as I love my Cricut options, the Sizzix really satisfies! Love how the letters POP out: such fun!



Sparkle, sparkle, SPARKLE! Like I said, sparkle really makes a girl feel good! Ummmm!

Look at "Sally" the seal! I named her that because we can SEE the crush she's having on... Is it "Linus?" Woops, I should have given him a little blue blankie... Oh well. When I inked "Sally", I placed a tiny piece of post-it with the sticky side towards the rubber and covered her eye... That way, I could go back in with a black pen and make her eye OPEN, just so she could look just a little different from her beau! I also cut off her tail! Yikes! Just so she didn't feel like a twin: I think it works for this composition.. I'm sure she's okay! I like stamps that you can "customize" a little for the purpose of telling a STORY! The sweet artwork and sturdy lines in these stamps make that
E - A - S - Y! It's like getting TWO images for the price of ONE! Yipee!



SO, wow! That about does it for today {and I was WORRIED I wouldn't get any craft time.. I just made the dogs wait a little longer for their food... Yelp!} Now it's off to Costco!

Have a great rest of your Saturday!


Supplies:

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - My Cute Stamps (Seals)/ Stampin' Up! (Snowflakes)
Igloo - ME! (hand drawn)
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Pens - Stampin' Up!
"Warm" lettering - Cricut
Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts
"Wishes" - Quick Kutz
Heart Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts
Scallop Edge Punch - Stampin' Up!


14 comments:

Karen said...

Ooooooo!!!! TOO C-U-T-E!!! Love your colors, love your cute seal(S), and your Cricut, Quickutz, Sizzix letters (all that glitter....I'll bet Dana is Proud! :>)! Ya know, I would not have realized that the lovely couple were one in the same, had you not broken it down for us....which of course, I'm glad you did 'cause you offer up some fab inspiration!

Oh yes, you brave woman, you! Costco on a Saturday?! Yikes! Hope you fared well! :>

SmilynStef said...

Oh my goodness, how adorable is that fun winter scene ... love the colors and sparkle ... so glad you joined the Caardvarks fun.

Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...

Adorable card!!!! I love everything about it!! Lots of inspiration in this, the colors, the dies, the adorable seals!

Ann said...

Flippin' ca-ute!!!

Dana Gustafson said...

This is so very PERFECT! I love your scene and your alterations to the seals to make them be the same but different! The wavy edges of the snow against the scallop is knocking my socks off too! I'm sold, this is wonderful!

Jane said...

Adorable!!

Mabel said...

What a super cute card!!! love those colors!!

Dotty Jo said...

Great colours, and I love the little story that you tell with your scene. What a perfect card! Jo x

Rosemary said...

You've been busy, I see! Adorable card! I love "Sally & Linus"! You are soo clever, girl! Clever!!

Arlene said...

So adorable:) Love the hearts.

bethchien said...

THAT IS THE CUTEST CARD!!

lauren bergold said...

this is just ♥FABULOUS♥ i love everything about it, especially the adorable seal couple!!! (& yes indeedy...sparkly letters *ARE* goooooooooooood!!!) :)

Helen F. said...

LOVE your oh-so-precious Seals in their hand-drawn igloo! You are just too creative:o)
Really like your glittery "WARM" wishes and MS hearts too. {{{HUGS}}}

Anne said...

Hi, Elise! Super winter card! Adore the teal and red! :-)