Welcome Whale

Correction: My watermark in the photos is incorrect. I must have not noticed that I needed to change it. The images on this card are The Cat's Pajamas and SU! Sorry!
I have a confession to make. Are you ready? Two weeks ago when I made this card for Saturday's SFYTT, it wasn't my first attempt. I was so tired when I sat down to make my card, that I really couldn't think straight. I stayed up way to long and spent way too long on a card that I ended up by not being very proud of. I guess I knew that I was capable of more. So...I woke up Saturday morning and started again, working with things that made me happy and I ended up really liking the results.
The more I looked at my first card, the more it started to grow on me. I decided to share it with you today. I thought it was interesting that I used almost the same color combo on both cards; completely unintentional. I guess I was in a blue/green mood.

I absolutely had to have this darling whale stamp from TheCat'sPajamas, especially after being tempted by some of my favorite designers. Yes...you all know who you are! LOL! I didn't really do it justice...like I said, I was tired. I am itching to sit down and use it again when I have more time. He is just so stinkin' cute! I used a lot of PTI goodness (embellishments and paper) on this card as well. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest and of course...thanks for fluttering by!

Fishing for Wishes!

As many of you know, I have been in the process of rearranging my stamp area. In the process, I unburried my basket of acrylic stamps that holds my CTMH, My Favorite Things, The Cat's Pajamas, The Paper Salon, etc. It has had a bunch of stuff on top of it for quite some time now, so now that it is uncovered, I decided to pull out some of my fun winter images from The Cat's Pajamas. I think Amy (rohla) may have had something to do with it, too! She has made a few darling creations with them recently. I think this image is supposed to be used for Christmas, but I decided to change it up a bit and use it for a Winter Birthday. I love this paper from My Mind's Eye. I got a huge slab of it on clearance at Hobby Lobby. Now, while I love the texture and weight of the original pieces, I have to admit that I love having *so much* on hand. LOL!

I don't know the name of the set that I used *sorry*! I can't seem to find it on the packaging anywhere. I stamped everything with Palette Noir ink and colored with prismacolor and copic markers. I decided to cut out a few packages and pop them up for some dimension. I added crystal stickles to the images and around the card. I love the icy feel it gives the card. I usually use diamond stickles, but this card seemed to call for crystal. I love how it makes all of the colors pop. I also used "Wow Flowers" by SU!. I thought the circle image worked well with the paper. Thanks for fluttering by!

Supplies: Wow Flowers stamp set, The Cat's Pajamas stamp set (title unknown)

Paper: PTI White, Kraft, My Mind's Eye pattern paper

Ink: Palette Noir, Vintage Photo distress ink by Ranger, Copic and Prismacolor markers

Accessories: 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/8 inch circle punches, vintage brads, foam squares, scissors, pink taffeta ribbon, crystal stickles, sponge, corner rounder