I don't know about you guys, but sometimes I just need a nap. Especially lately with college midterms and late night study sessions! I saw this stamp set from Newton's Nook (Newton's Nap Time) a while back on Simon Says Stamp and I just had to have it! I mean, not only is it an adorable little kitty cat, but it has that phrase, "I Love You More Than Naps". It was perfect!

So I finally started work on my Valentine Cards (last minute, I know), and this was the first set I grabbed from my stash.


I first stamped that cute kitty on his pile of blankets and set to work coloring with my Copics. Since I plan on giving this to my mom, I thought I could color the cat like Cheddar (my cat).  I fussy cut him out (ignore the lack of fringe on the one blanket in the middle 😅) and put him aside.

For the shaker, I thought about doing a big heart, but I found out that I don't have any heart dies in my stash of dies so it had to be a circle. No biggie! I cut a piece of Neenah Solar White 80 lb. paper to 4" by 5.25" for a standard A2 card front and used some circle dies from Stampin' Up! to cut a circle. Wouldn't this be cute with Stitched Circles or Scalloped cicles?



I grabbed some acetate and I used the Adhesive Foam Strips from Stampin' Up! which I highly recommend.  They're bendable so I just lined the circle with it and filled that little basin with sequins and glitter!

I coverd the back of the shaker with some cardstock and flipped it over. I took a scrap piece of vellum I had and stamped the sentiment from the stamp set in Versamark ink after using my Antistatic Powder Bag and used some white embossing powder.



I grabbed the All Seasons Tree die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs (it isn't available anymore, but if you're interested in that exact set, check Ebay to see if anyone else has it) and used one of the pieces of the tree to get a cloud. I then glued everything down and added some shading on the ground with my Copics.

I glued it down on a side folding A2 card made from Neenah Solar White 110 lb. cardstock and it's done!

Simon Says Stamp on their Wednesday Challenge blog have a challenge going on this week with the theme of "It Must Be Love" and I thought I could share this card for that challenge! Definitely go and check it out! There are so many entries and even if you don't want to do the challenge, there's some beautiful inspiration!

In the mean time, here is a photo of the orange tabby cat named Cheddar who is the star of this card:

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day! I, unfortunately have to stay away from the craft desk for a while and grab my textbooks to get back to studying. Not quite how I'd like to spend my afternoon, but that's alright. I'll need a job to fund my endless thirst for more crafting goodies!

Good afternoon everyone! I was sitting at my desk this morning and you know what I realized? There is a big holiday THIS WEEK and I don't have a single Valentine's Day card made...not one. I have four days to crank out a bunch of cards so I thought I'd ask if you all are ready for Heart day? Did you make your own cards or did you find some cute ones that you couldn't pass up? I'd love to see them either way!

I know, I know...it's been a while and I'm sorry! College has kept me busy, bustling around with midterms and assignments, but I found some time to sneak back to my craft desk and let the crafting mojo take over! Plus, I don't know what it was about today, but I woke up at about 5am and just could not fall back asleep so I decided to take advantage of the extra hours!

Hello all and Happy Friday!! (TGIF, right?)
I know, I know, Christmas is over and we're all trying to put this cold weather behind us, but I just got some new stamps from Whimsy Stamps AND THEY ARE PRECIOUS!! You guys know that when you get a new stamp, you just have to use it...no matter what. So I did! I had a little time between classes and I popped out a card with the Xmas Hamster and I just adore this little fellow. 

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!! It's been a while since I've posted anything, but I finally got to spend some time crafting and I thought I would share a little bit of how I organize my crafting goodies. 

I can't take any credit for how I do this...my mother was the one who initially introduced me to the idea of keeping a book filled with stamped images of all the stamp sets I own. She showed me many years ago when I first began my crafting journey. I had way too many stamps (which we all know is impossible, but at the time I was a young grasshopper swimming in wood mount stamps and silly little foam stamps ) and when it came time to creating something, I had absolutely zero idea on how to start or what stamps to use or sometimes I would remember that one stamp, but no clue on where the heck it was. God bless my mother who came to my rescue and who kept me from drowning in my frustration!

Well, today I decided to update my book and share with you all how I plan on doing it. I knew from the start that I needed something that would be easy to change if I get rid of a stamp set in the future or get my hands on a new one. I'm not sure if any of you are in on the planner craze that seems to be going around, but I am and I have this day journal by 365 Create that fit my needs to a T. There is so much to explain so I'll try to keep it short and sweet so I don't bore you all to death! 

365 Create (aka My Happy Planner) sells covers, binding rings, page punchers, calendar extensions, and even pre-made page sets for fitness, recipes, and tons more that I adore. It lets you make your planner your own and keep it going for as long as you can. The page puncher even lets you make your own pages to slip in which is what initially sparked this idea. I grabbed some extra covers, binding rings, and printer paper and got to work! 





Now, there are plenty of other ways someone could make a book of their stamps. My mom uses an old little binder she had and punches the pages with a 3-hole punch. It would also be pretty easy just to slip paper into a page protector in a binder too! There are tons of options...or a whole other method of viewing your stamp images! If you have another idea, I would absolutely love to hear about it!! 

Love you all~
Pipsy 
(Mattie)




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Hello everyone and happy Tuesday!! I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year so far! Anyone got any crafty resolutions?

One of mine is to get better at my Copic coloring and to get as many colors as I can without going entirely broke! Coloring is therapeutic and calming whether it be with Copics or crayons, but I've recently fallen in love with Copics and I've seen so many beautiful crafts done with them. I'm excited to see what is to come with the rest of this year and even how my blog will develop! I'm new to the blogging scene and don't know what all it entails, but I suppose we will have to see! 

Anyway, enough ranting and onto the card! (Apologies in advance since the lights I use at my apartment on campus like to wash out everything!)

I'm back on campus and have one day of classes behind me. Yay! I have a few classes I'm excited for, but I can't say that math and chemistry are any of those. I'm just awful in both subjects and would much rather spend the time at my desk with my stamps and crafting supplies. Speaking of which, I couldn't resist using the time after class to create a little something for a close friend of mine who has a birthday coming up soon.