happy halloweenie.

Are you ready another halloween card?  But honestly, I would share this one anytime of year, just because it's good for a laugh.

Look at the cute wiener, shaking his groove thang!  I saw *this card* on ETSY, and immediately giggled my way through making my own, handstamped version.

Who knew turning a hot-dog image upright and adding some doodly arms and legs could be so fun?



This card is sitting on my craft desk, and will probably stay there for awhile.  And yes, I tend to laugh at my own jokes before giving anyone else the chance.

I just giggled, by the way.

☻.


Supply list
stamps: foodie fun, curly label frames 1 (both CSS), sharp backdrops (lawn fawn)
font: traveling typewriter

double congrats {CSS RIR)

Twins are double the fun, right?  I'm excited to show you twin rag dolls and a matching card, for today's RIR post.

I enlisted the help of a professional to show these dolls.  Deb, from "sprouting jube jube" is a good friend and an amazing seamstress.  I showed her the dolls that I sewed using our CSS dies (click here and here), and she jumped in and made a set of her own... with upgrades :)



She gave the boy doll a cute little faux fly - I love all that stitching on the jean - and she created a flouncy dress for the girl. me loves.



I love the pigtails with the ribbon in them!



For my card, I turned to those doodly frames again, but this time turned them upside down.

I masked the outside of the frames so that I could stamp their faces with only the eyes showing.  I then sponged ink inside the frames - blue for the boy, pink for the girl.  I like my clichés, what can I say...



To match the whimsical frames, I drew my own numbers, 1 & 2, at the top of each.  I used my favorite CSS alpha set to spell out the "congrats" greeting.

I hope you like what Deb and I have created for today's post!  More creative clicks here and here.

we go together like {CSS}

I'm still crushing on these doodle-y frames...



They pair nicely with images from foodie fun, don't they?



I hope you like them!  More to see on Jean Martin's blog and over at CSS.

Have a great day!

whimsically framed {CSS new release}

It's day 4 of the Clear and Simple Stamps new releases!  Today, we're introducing tags, labels, ovals, new background stamps, and my favorite of the bunch: the curly label frames 1 stamp set.  I already used it *here* but you will see it pop up too many times in the next little while.  I absolutely love it.

A handmade doll and his matching card - hilarious, non?  (the bow-tie is making me switch to french, and give it a snooty accent to go along with...)

I stamped the gingham background with just one image from our large create a plaid stamp set.  I then stamped the new curly label in black on top of the gingham, and then again onto a piece of white cardstock.  Once the rag doll was stamped and colored, I fussy cut the oval and pieced it onto the gingham mat.



Lookit his matching bow-tie.  hee hee.  And, the sentiment is from an upcoming new set!

You already saw the little lady I sewed for Maia's tea party, and you'll find out more about these handmade rag dolls from CSS on the weekend, but for now...

He's not perfect.  I know it.  I am such an amateur with my sewing machine... but he sure is sweet.





Here are the rest of the clicks for today: Jen ♥ CSS blog