WOYWW #214 - Happy WOYWW and Happy Birthday Fun!

Hi, guys! Hope all is well! I have been busy these past few days enjoying family and friends.  Today is Wednesday, so you know what that means!  I am sharing what is on my work desk with you!  Thank you to Julia of Stamping-Ground for this desk-hopping fun!

Sunday I had a barbecue to celebrate my birthday with my Jane Austen group of friends and sisters. I know many of you have heard of me speak of this great group of ladies.  We have tea parties, and love all things Jane. It was a great time, filled with fun, food and plenty of laughter.  I mention this because my desk is covered with lots of stamping supplies thanks to these great ladies.  They know I love tea, Paris, stamps and cookbooks.  I thought I would share the bounty with you.

I love that my friend Asia put a music CD with the stamp sets as they have the same name!  How fun!

I will be spending many hours stamping and drinking fabulous tea as well!

Today is my actual birthday, and I took the day off from work to spend it with my hubby.  We will be going out for tea at a local tea shop.  I then plan to get back in my stamp room to organize all these wonderful gifts, and break them out to create something fun! Sure wish you could be here stamping with me! I just love christening brand new stamps!

I look forward to visiting with you today!  I am so blessed with great family and friends, and I count you all among them!

Until next time!

If The Young Only Knew ... (Mixed Media Doll Tag)

Hi, guys! Hope all is well!  Today I am sharing a fun piece I made last night.  I made a tag using a Prima paper doll.  I decided to make a mixed media tag for myself after seeing a lot of them being made. Once I started working on the doll I remembered how much I loved playing with paper dolls as a little girl.  I remember being able to sit for hours and dress them up over and over.  Talk about a very low tech toy!  But oh, the fun!

I was able to incorporate my love for paper dolls with Distress Ink and other goodies to create this tag. The tag is from the Prima Tag Pad, and I used Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to give it an aged look.   The doll was stamped on Tim Holtz French Industrial paper.  I paper pieced the clothing and headband with papers by Lily Bee.  The sentiment is by Dyan Reaveley  and I thought it was perfect for a tag with a young girl on it.

One thing I love about making mixed media pieces is that I can go through my stash and use my goodies.  On this tag,  I decided to use some dried flowers I was gifted by a friend. She picked them up on vacation in Italy!  I kept "saving" them but decided this was the perfect piece to use them on.  My friend Chaitali sent me the lovely lace trim!

This was so much fun for me to make.  I bought 4 Prima Dolls, so I can't wait to make some more of these!

Have a great day! Hope you find some time in your day to do something you love!

Dear Santa ...

Hi, guys! This weekend I had a lot of fun with a stamp set by Ranger and Dylusions (Dyan Reaveley).  She has designed a set of Christmas words that are very funny and at times a bit cheeky.  I made two cards using her set that I will share now with you.  I love that the words are done in a collage format.

For the first one, I embossed a cute image of santa with two children on his lap and included her fun sentiment.  White ink was used along the edges of the card to soften it a bit.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up, Ranger Dylusions
Paper: Desert Storm Cardstock, White Gina K Designs
Ink: Versafine Black, White Stampin' Up
Misc.: Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon

Since a lot of my friends are already grumbling about holiday treats and eating, I decided to make the next card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up, Ranger Dylusions
Paper: Desert Storm Cardstock, White Gina K Designs
Ink: Versafine Black
Misc.: Clear Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, Ribbon, Cord, Cookie Cutter Button, White Gel Pen

These were a hoot to make.  I am trying to figure how I will use some of the other sayings in a card. I can't wait to find time to use them again soon!

Hope you have a day filled with lots of laughter!

Until next time!