Sites of the week

I actually have a bunch of new stuff to show you, but I can’t…yet! I’ll be pre-posting a bunch of stuff in the next few days for the next couple of weeks. Of course, I will be popping in with some new baby posts, too! I’ve seen a couple people do this and I kinda like the idea of taking a look back at the year just past and “reviewing” cards/projects done. I’ve chosen a favorite card or project for each month. I’m not even sure that “favorite” is the best word to use here because I view each of the company’s stamps differently, but anyways, here it goes {BTW…I’ve linked each of the original posts and be sure to click on the pics for a larger view, too}…

January 2009

February 2009

March 2009

April 2009

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

August 2009

September 2009

October 2009

November 2009

December 2009

eeek…that was harder than I thought it would be!! I wanted to pick 2 or 3 for each month!!

I know it’s not quite Christmas yet, but I wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas to you and your families. Our family will be growing by 2 feet on January 6th. Baby boy del Muro is still being stubborn and will not move from the breech position, so we’re going in to get him {in other words…C-section}. I am very much looking forward to not being being pregnant, and of course, meeting my lil’ man. Thank you to everyone for your well wishes and prayers over the past several months. Please keep us in your thoughts as our family grows.

Before baby blue takes over our home, I need to get through the red and green! Tree up and trimmed…check. Presents bought…check. And wrapped…check. Another Christmas card made…check! This one uses an image from Whiff of Joy and quite frankly is one of my favorite Christmas images ever. My mom is Swedish and it reminds me of all the Scandinavian trinkets and such that were scattered about our home and on the tree during the holidays. This card uses the Wee and Drum image…

Detail shot…

Have a very safe and merry Christmas. I will be back on Saturday with another SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY…and this time I will have it done! Not to mention, there might be a little end of the year prize to go along with it!! See ya then!

I have been hopelessly behind on some things that I have been wanting to get done. Stamping with this new Whiff of Joy stamp {Willow as Bride} is one of them. I got in the mail a few weeks ago and it has been staring at me. Finally, I got a chance to use it the other day. I just love the image and I knew that the rest of the card didn’t need a whole lot more going on. So here’s my very simple design that really lets the image “speak” on it’s own.

At first, I just had the white and Soft Sky, but then I added the black and loved how it gave a little “pop.” In addition to the black for pop, I added some sparkle to the veil…

I know that I have shared this tip before, but just in case anyone out there missed it…
To get a more even sparkle, I use a Sakura Stardust pen along all the edges and then draw all the sparkle in by using an aqua-painter filled with rubbing alcohol. I know that there are a lot of fans of the Spica pens, but I just can’t get them to work for me the way that I would like them to, especially over larger areas.