Many Mustaches Card

I have to admit it....I don't "get" the mustache craze! :o) I think it's hysterical that there are SO MANY mustache things out there now, and have a friend that agrees. We send each other unusual mustache pictures when we come across them, and the other day she sent me a snow globe with a mustache in it. As a thanks you, I had to make her this card! And since a mustache doesn't really "belong" in a snow globe, I had to stamp the mustaches in color that don't really belong either! Enjoy!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Concord Crush CS and Stampin' Write, Peach Parfait, Perfect Plum and Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Writes, Whisper White CS, Simply Scored Board, Pear Pizzazz DSP.

Artful*Inkers 2011 Christmas Countdown Swaps

Morning everyone! Today is the first post of the Art*ful Inkers Christmas Countdown Swap (if you want to check out last years swap, start HERE and move forward to the 25th). This year, we are playing the "17 Days of Christmas", as we had 17 people sign up. Here is post one, and moving forward you will see the rest of the teams gifts day by day. Hope you enjoy following us along!

This is my gift. I think you'll recognize that little face from here and here I did tel you I LOVED that mustache! LOL! To give some perspective on the size, that's a 750 ml bottle of hand sanitizer!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Many Mustaches, 25 & Counting, Holiday Happiness, 1" Circle Punch, Scallop Square Punch, 1" Square Punch, Stripes Textured Embossing Folder, Cherry Cobbler CS and Classic Ink, Blushing Bride CS, Whisper White CS and Craft Ink, Regal Rose Classic Ink, Versa Mark Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones.

Santa Paintbrush Ornament

Good Morning! Is this guy stinkin' cute or what?!? I was in Lowe's the other day, and picked up their new freebie mag (obvi trying to lure the women in, and I say "Good job, Lowe's! You got me!!!" ;o) called "Lowe's Creative Ideas for Home and Garden". This little Santa Brush was in it, but of course I had to adapt it to SU! LOL! Come on back Sunday to see another super sweet ornament CASEd from the Lowe's mag!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Many Mustaches Stamp Set, Crumb Cake CS, Whisper White CS, Soft Suede Classic Ink (stamped off once), Scallop Trim Border Punch, Paper Snips and Tombo Glue, the Pom Poms, googly eyes, and fishing wire are from my crafty stash, paint brush is from local dollar store (Sorry Lowe's...you had the mag at the exit and I picked it up when I was paying and leaving, and didn't read it until I got home...too late to go back and buy your brushes...)

I'm in loooooooove!

Gah! Have you all seen THIS card? I positively swooned when I saw it. Admittedly, at first, I didn't "get" the Mustache craze (still not sure I DO get it! ;o), and when I saw the Many Mustaches Stamp Set in the current Idea Book and Catalogue (pg 18, #122917, $11.95), I thought that was one set I would NEVER own. Well. Fast forward to seeing Erica's card, and I could NOT wait to place my next order and own Many Mustaches myself! Love, love, LOVE! (and as a fair warning, you are likely going to see it featured here quite a bit over the next 2 months!)

Here's a close up photo in case you couldn't see all that sparkly goodness in the first photo...

If you are wondering how I made these mustaches, I stamped CIL paint chips with versa mark and heat embossed Iridescent Ice on them. (the actual colors used were "Snowfield", and "Silk Moon")

Hope you all love them as much as I do. What a perfect, quick little gift for someone at Christmas!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Blushing Bride CS, Regal Rose Classic Ink, 1" Circle Medium Punch, Many Mustaches Stamp Set, Versa Mark, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, CIL Paint Chip and Candy Sticks from my local dollar store (2 for $1!!!)