I'm bananas for Sgt Stamper!

Yep, it's no secret...I think she's pretty awesome! I'm so glad I've gotten to know her through SCS and blogging. In case you didn't know, Jami is one of the artists for 2 Red Bananas. They just released a bunch of new sets, and Jami sent me one of the sets along with some AMAZING ribbon. OMWord, what a sweetheart!! Thanks again, Jami!!

She drew this image to look like her dog, Shadow. She says it's just like him to sit right in the middle of a butterfly bush. Hehe! Ever since she mentioned his name in the sneak peeks, I keep referring to the set as the "Shadow set"....LOL! That's not right though, the real name of the set is Value of Joy.



For this first card, I followed Jen Del Muro's Sketch for You to Try. I also added some December Sky Shimmerz paint to Shadow's (see, there I go again) bandana, and Golden Wheat Shimmerz paint to the butterfly and flowers. I love Shimmerz!! The rhinestones in the center of the punched butterfly are Taylor's Tiny Twinkles....love these little cuties too!! The yummy ribbon is from the Fabulous Jami and that fabulous ribbon store she has there in Korea.

Here's the inside of the card:

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 2 Red Bananas Value of Joy
Paper: Cool Caribbean, SU Watercolor Paper, Chocolate Chip, Marigold Morning, Friends & Flowers DP
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Basic Brown, Wild Wasabi, Cool Caribbean, Marigold Morning
Accessories: December Sky and Golden Wheat Shimmerz, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, SU Curly Label Punch
Technique: Watercoloring with Reinkers
Card Size: 5.25" Square


I totally got on a roll with stamping and coloring images...so I made a second card.



This one follows Taylor's TECC53 sketch. The dog is layered three times...the full image on the base, just the dog as a second layer, and the bandana as the third. They're each up on Dimensionals. See the little punched half-circle next to the ribbon?...that's a trick from Dawn that I saw on THIS CARD. Cool trick! The yummy ribbon on this card is also from the lovely Jami. The three Chocolate brads are from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts.

Here's the inside of the card. The sentiment is also from the Value of Joy set.



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 2 Red Bananas Value of Joy
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Marigold Morning, White, SU Bella Birds DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (B32, B39, B45, BV02, W5, 0, E25, E33, E35G21, G24, G28, Y38)
Accessories: Chocolate Brads, Satin Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, Spellbinders Labels One, Dimensionals
Card Size: 5.25" Square

That's it for today! Have a good one and I'll see you soon!

Oh P.S......Did you see the Shootout last night? KEVIN WON! Whoooooo-hooooooooo! After going 71 races without a win, he did it....he started the race in the VERY back, came out of nowhere and made a final lap pass for the win. I was so excited! Actually all our guys had good finishes. My husband is a Tony Stewart fan, and Tony finished third. My daughter is a Jeff Gordon fan, and he finished fourth. I know my pal Dawn is happy about that too!!

Did you happen to catch the ARCA race that Sherry mentioned? Wow, there were some really bad crashes. It amazes me how much better the new Cup cars stay together, compared to the ones used in the ARCA series.