Heard you Got a Bug! Feel Better Soon.

Happy Monday! Hope the day has been good to you.

Although I don't make new year's resolutions,

I have challenged myself to try and use up some of my crafty

 stash (old, new unopened items, and started but never finished

creations).   In keeping with that personal challenge, I found this 

watercolored panel in the pile things I've colored but 

never actually made it on to a finished creation.   

I had never really loved how it turned out but couldn't seem

to throw it away.  Time to challenge myself to use it. 

Then I dug through my stash of (very neglected) embossing folders 

and found one that I thought would work well.  Here's what

I ended up creating to share with you today. 

 

 

The original watercolored panel was much larger. I cut it down 

to fit on the embossed panel and added the punny sentiment. 

Suddenly I liked it much better! Funny how that happens.

I never seem to have "Get Well" or "Feel Better Soon" cards

on hand when I need them.  But I'll have one now! 

Really so glad I used this panel instead of tossing it.

And I had honestly forgotten how satisfying it is to use 

an embossing folder!  Instant gratification with a few

cranks of the handle!  Pretty sure I'll be using some of the

other embossing folders in that box soon too. 

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O' Green

"Just Us Girls" Challenge Trend Week #575 - Use an Embossing Folder

Simply Create Too Challenge #168 Dry or Wet Embossing

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges "Anything Goes - March 13th"

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Recycle

Thanks for popping in to visit me today! 

Crafty cyber hugs! D

 

Kraftin" Kimmie Stamps - May NEW Release Peeks DAY ONE

Whoo Hoo!  I'm so excited that  you are here to visit me

because it's DAY ONE of the fabulous sneak peeks for

the May release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

This month is so fantastic I can  hardly believe it myself!

The first set we have to show you has so many sweet 

little images and lots of ways that it can be used.

It's called BUGS & KISSES by new artist Melissa Baker-Nguyen!
We are so excited to add her to the KKS team and can't wait for you
to see her unique flair in our new stamp sets!
This fun set features lots of cute little bugs, accessory stamps,
sentiments and of course a fabulous jar to put them in!!
There is a total of THIRTEEN awesome stamps in the set!
I am totally in LOVE with this set!

I used my mini Misti (my birthday pressie from my kiddos)  

to line up my stamps, then I embossed everything on 

watercolor paper.  This is colored with Zig Clean Color 

markers.  I fussy cut a few extra leaves and popped them 

up a bit around the bottom. A last step was to add some 

glitter glue around the little lightening bug's bums

for their special glow :o).  Someday I hope to actually

see a lightening bug.  Have you seen them before?

I wonder if they are as adorable as these guys :o).

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #241 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenges #369 Anything Goes w/optional

twist of Use 5 of Something (I have 5 red hearts)

Crafty Creations Challenges #341 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for visiting me today.  Please go visit

my lovely DT pals and guests (links  below) to see what 

they have to share with you today too!  Hugs! D