Hey Everyone! Hope your Monday went well.  It’s nice to have that day under our belt.  Sometimes I feel Mondays can drag on and on while I’m at work…

Anyways – I have a card to share with you today! I didn’t get a chance to get any crafty time, so I thought I would pull out an older card that I did.

The stamps I used are from Unity Stamp Co (both the couple behind the umbrella and the quote) from one of the older monthly kits.  I colored the stamp in using Lumiere Metallic Paints (LOVE these!!).  I typically use these paints in my mixed media art, but I thought it would be fun to try it out on a stamped imaged. There’s a crazy amount of shimmer to these paints that you can kind of see from the pictures.  Pick some up and give them a try!

You can see how much I love them These are stored in my revamped medicine cabinets I purchased for a steal on Craigslist a couple years ago (bought 2 – the other stores acrylic paint).  Keep a lookout for great storage ideas you wouldn’t typically think of!  :)

Have a great rest of the night everyone and see you soon!

Here’s the project I promised!  My first entry in my SMASH! book, so excited to finally start playing with it!  You’ll see I used it at the bottom right side of the pic (layered 3 different tapes) and then a little at the top left.

I whipped this page up real quick, but this is the little boy I used to watch full-time.  Oskie doodle – the cutest little guy ever! Couldn’t part ways completely after 3 years together, so I still have him at least once a week; gotta get my Oskie fill! It’s kind of hard to see, but he’s jamming out to some of his music on his headphones — I actually went in after I took this pic and added a journaling spot above the grouping of washi tape. I felt the page was a little boring and needed that extra something, plus it explains the headphones which is hard to see in the picture.

Don’t you just LOVE those big squishy cheeks?!!

Here are the supplies I used on this page but you can easily use whatever you have on hand.  Remember, it’s suppose to be quick and easy! The beauty of the Smash book is you can through all your stuff together and not have to think, just do! The green on the left-hand side is actually the inside of the cover; it kind of looks like part of the page from the quick pic I took…

Supplies:

• 7 Gypsies stickers (the journal sticker and the 3 circles) from the Zanzibar collection.
• Washi tape of course!
• American Crafts ribbon – attempted to do a quick pleat/gather to create some dimension; also folded over a small piece and stapled together
• American Crafts rub-ons from the Trademarks booklet in the Jack collection, color brown
• Packaging from an Etsy purchase rolled up and stapled – looks like Tim Holtz’s Kraft Glassine (which I have but still have played with!!)

Hope you guys enjoy my page that shows just a wee bit of my loooooovee of washi tape!

It’s been so long since I’ve done a post that I told myself I just had to sit down and start typing!  No more trying to “plan” for everything, it’s time to just start doing!

So here I am on a Wednesday evening super excited to get back onto my blog!  I’ve been anxious to write but I’ve been having a hard time getting to my computer (which makes blogging pretty difficult…)  What immediately came to mind when I sat down was these awesome little goodies that sit right in front of me on my desk. These bright and fun spools make me sooo happy

What’s on those normal looking spools you ask??? Why, it’s Washi tape!  I know, I know, it’s been one of the biggest craaaazes lately but I’m hooked! Once I bought the Pink Paislee ones at Archivers awhile ago I had to start looking online for more colors.  I found a great seller on Etsy, LeboxBoutique, so head over and check out her sweet stash of goodies!  The ones in the basket above are from her shop.

I have some more from a different seller on Etsy that are on their way from Thailand, with some CrAzy adorable patterns, that I’m SUPER excited about! I’ll share those when they get in

Let me know what fun stuff you like to create with Washi Tape! I would love to hear everyone else’s tips and tricks for these adorable embellishments.  I’m working on a project that uses a handful of the tapes pictured above, so check back to see what it is!