4th and Final Sneak Peek Day!

Good Morning! Today, is the 4th and final day for the June Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks! I'll be sharing sneak peek samples from two different stamp sets. The first stamp set is called "Pretty Perches" and if you're a bird lover, as I am (I buy every bird stamp that comes down the pike!) and if you love birdhouses, bird feeders, bird cages, then I've got a set for you! "Pretty Perches" is a lovely set that will satisfy all your bird lover stamping needs. It includes: a bird house, a bird cage, a bird feeder, a branch, leaves for the branch, flowers for the branch, bird seed for the bird feeder, a squirrel for the bird feeder (and we all have those! Grrr!), and 4 birds in various and different poses. There are two sentiments included in the set and all this is only $12.99 for the whole set! That's 12 stamps for a little over a $1.00 each! Now, that's a deal!! To view the stamp set illustration, please visit Lori McCroskey's blog. You can purchase "Pretty Perches" on June 1st at Clear Dollar Stamps. To see other samples of "Pretty Perches" by my CDS Design Teammates, see: Katie Renz, Cassie Trask & Laurie Wilson.

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Pretty Perches"
Cardstock & Papers: SEI "Black Orchid" Designer Paper Collection, Color Mates Terrific Teal Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Stazon Black Ink, Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze Ink, Memento Peas Tart Ink
Markers: None
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Regular Square Die, KF Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Martha Zig-Zag Border Punch, EK Success Flourish Die, Paper Piercing Tool, Computer-Generated Sentiment, EK Success Flower Punch, Adhesive, Hero Arts Mini Pop Dots, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Spare Part Flowes, Glitter Brad
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Paper Piercing

You know that you're absolutely bonkers over cardmaking and stamping, when you base a whole card design around some designer paper that you went "ga-ga" over! LOL This is absolutely the case with this card. It also satisfies an "Inspiration Challenge" that was given to the CDS Design Team. Although, if you were to see the photo of the inspiration piece, you'd be scratching your head, and saying, "Whaaatttt???"" The inspiration piece was a lovely floral and paisley bedspread done in burgundy, plums and I forget what else. LOL But this paper had burgundy and plum, and I just had to use it, so, in my mind, it satisfied the inspiration piece. Silly girl! Here's the deets:

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Pretty Perches:
Cardstock & Papers: American Crafts "Amplified" Designer Paper Collection, Color Mates Deep Raspberry Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Summer Sky Inks, Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze & Rose Red Inks, Adirondack Expresso Ink
Markers: Signo White Gel Pen
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Labels 2, Marvy Corner Rounder Punch, Marvy Circle Punches, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch, Cloud Template, Sponge, Paper Piercing Tool, Sewing Machine, Thread, Adhesives, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Zots, Doodlebug & Hero Arts Buttons, Computer-Generated Sentiment, Paper Trey Satin Ribbon
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Sponging, Masking, Machine Stitching

My third sample of "Pretty Perches" was inspired by bluebirds. Even though the little birdhouse in the stamp set is a typical wren house shape, I couldn't get bluebirds off my mind. So, blue, the color scheme was! I began this card stamping a "bird background" on the bottom, but by the time that I added my layers (the Cuttlebugged "Dotted Swiss" upper panel, and the Martha Stewart border punched blue trim on the left, the "bird background" became obscure. Sigh! This was supposed to satisfy the CDS Design Team "No Designer Paper" Challenge -- so I continued on with the making of this card, but not really crazy about it, but decided to finish it. I guess, we all have those kind of cards, don't we? LOL But, I still love the "Pretty Perches" stamp set! Just not crazy about this card. Don't forget! "Pretty Perches" releases June 1st at www.newcleardollarstamps.com

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Pretty Perches"
Cardstock & Papers: Color Mates Deep Belgium Blue Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Summer Sky Inks, Stampin' Up! Pacific Point & Mellow Moss Inks, Adirondack Expresso Ink
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Regular & Scalloped Octagonal Dies, Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Dot Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Nestabilities Tags Trio Die, Cloud Template, Marvy Corner Notch Punch, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Sponge, Sewing Machine, Thread, Adhesives, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Zots, Doodlebug Buttons, Gold Cording, Offray Satin Ribbon, Pebbles Grosgrain Ribbon
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Background Stamping, paper Piercing, Sponging, Masking, Dry Embossing, Machine Stitching, Ribbon Stacking

A FREE Stamp Set!

Are you ready for a supercute stamp set that you can get FREE? Yes, FREE! Every month, Clear Dollar Stamps offers a Stamp of the Month stamp set that is FREE with every $50.00 purchase. The Stamp of the Month (SOM) for June is called "Just Shellin' " and is an adorable set of 6 illustrations and 8 sentiments! So many possibilities exist for "Just Shellin' "!! I enjoyed stamping and coloring so much with this set, that I made 3 sneak peek samples -- I guess you could say, I got carried away, and you will, too! Too see all the cute elements in this set, please visit Lori McCroskey's blog and don't miss all the other cute sneak peek samples by my CDS teammates: Kim Teasdale, Angela Thomas & Laurie Wilson. "Just Shellin' " will be available June 1st at Clear Dollar Stamps, only.

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Just Shellin'" June 09 SOM
Cardstock & Papers: Jillibean Soup "White Bean" Designer Paper, Color Mates Medium Merri-Gold Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue Ink
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers - Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, YG03 Yellow Green, YG67 Moss
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Regular Round Die, Nestabilities Pinking Round Die, Martha Stewart Round Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Cloud Template, Sponges, Martha Stewart Zig-Zag Border Punch, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Sewing Machine, Thread, Adhesives, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Pebbles Grosgrain Ribbon, Doodlebug Button
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Sponging, Masking, Machine Stitching, Paper Tole, Copic Coloring & Blending

I was enjoying this "Just Shellin' " stamp set so much that I made another sneak peek sample. For this one, I was itching to break out my new Nestabilities Dahlia die -- when I saw the turtle in this cute stamp set I knew it would be so cute stamped and framed with the Dahlia dies. This card also satisfies another CDS Design Team Challenge: to create our own Designer Paper, and not to use any other Designer Paper. I created the left and right panels using the glass of pink lemonade that is included in "Just Shellin' " and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers. I also added the sentiment "Just Shellin" overtop each glass of pink lemonade to tie it all in with the main stamped turtle with the pink lemonade glass on his back. I added black zig-zag machine stitching to add some whimsy to the design. Here's the deets:

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Just Shellin" June 09 SOM
Cardstock & Papers: Color Mates Medium Grassy Green, Color Mates Medium Pretty in Pink, Black Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers -- RV23 Pure Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow, YG41 Pale Colbalt Green, G07 Nile Green, Black Signo Gel Pen
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities "Dahlia" Dies, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch, Sewing Machine, Thread, Adhesive, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Pebbles Ribbon
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Background Stamping, Copic Coloring & Blending, Machine Stitching

This is the a third sample that I made for the June 2009 Stamp of the Month stamp set -- this card was made to satisfy a CDS Design Team Challenge to create a card with a non-square, non-rectangular shape. I used my Nestabilities "Blossom" die to make this little card -- it's not very large -- it measure about 4" in diameter. I thought that it would be a cute card to have for one of those times when you just want to send someone a "Hello", or send just a short note to someone. The turtle was stamped twice, colored twice, and one cut out and popped up overtop the underneath image. This was a quick easy-peasy card to make! Don't forget you can receive this cute stamp set FREE with a $50.00 purchase from www.newcleardollarstamps.com.

Stamp Sets Used: CDS "Just Shellin'" June 09 SOM
Cardstock & Papers: Imaginesce "Twitterpattered" Designer Paper Collection, Color Mates Medium Pretty in Pink Cardstock, Paper Trey White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Summer Sky Inks
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers - RV23 Pure Pink, RV29 Crimson, G21 Lime Green, YG67 Moss, 0 Colorless Blender
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Blossom Dies, Paper Piercing Tool, Cloud Template, Sponge, Karen Foster Click-It Hole Punch Kit, Adhesives, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Paper Trey Poppy Red Satin Ribbon
Techniques: Basic Stamping, Sponging, Paper Piercing, Paper Tole

Sneak Peek - Day 3

Good Morning! This is Day 3 of Clear Dollar Stamp's Sneak Peek Week. I'm afraid that I do not have any stamp sets to share (again -- sniff, sniff!) with you today...BUT! there are Sneak Peeks to behold! My fellow CDS designer teammates are previewing the following 3 STAMP SETS today! Make sure you see the following:

CHARLIE HORSE "LEAN ON ME" - Sneak Peek Samples:
Stacy Morgan, Kim Teasdale, Angela Thomas, Cassie Trask, Tori Wild & Laurie Wilson

MOTORCYCLE MANIA - Sneak Peek Samples:
Nancy Grant, Stacy Morgan, Katie Renz, Kim Teasdale, Angela Thomas, Cassie Trask & Laurie Wilson

SASSY SCALLOPS - Sneak Peek Samples:
Nancy Grant, Sarah Taylor, Cassie Trask & Laurie Wilson

All stamp sets previewed during Clear Dollar Stamps' Sneak Peek Week can be purchased on June 1st at www.newcleardollarstamps.com. If you'd like to see the complete illustration for each previewed stamp set mentioned above, please visit Lori McCroskey's blog. Tomorrow will be Day 4, the final day of CDS Sneak Peek Week, and I'll have two more stamp sets to preview and share with you tomorrow -- one is a beautiful set and one is an adorable set! See you tomorrow!