Toy's Haven

Hi Friends!

I use to say that my life was like riding a roller coaster.  It dawned on me recently that it’s more like a hamster wheel.  I am running, running, running and never getting anywhere.   I have to own that, too.  You see, I have a tendency to allow my boundaries to be broken (if I have a boundary at all!).   I never was very good at sticking up for myself.   My mom once called me a martyr.   At the time I didn’t realize that statement was a negative thing.   I mean, Joan of Arc was a martyr, right?

Today I am going to share a couple cards.   One I made today for the Technique Lover’s Challenge (stacked cards ~ or also known as telescoping cards)

This was fun to do, but took a little thinking to make sure it opens correctly.

Here it is opened:

Here are my deetails:

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Stamps     Butterflies are Free SetSKU:538,  Garden Shrub SetSKU:560, sorrow looks at yesterdaySKU:582-17

Colors: Always Artichoke, True Thyme, Riding Hood Red, GP White, Paper Studio dps, Vanilla

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, copics, Tim Holtz tea bag distressing ink, True Thyme, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: vanilla brads, spellbinders fancy frames two, sponges, tiny prima flower, sticky tape, hole punch

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I’d also like to share with you a card I made for the Dare To Get Dirty challenges.   I thought I had already shared it, but I can’t find it on my blog, so here you go!

Let me tell ya… I had such a blast making this card.  I fiddle and fidgeted with the coloring and getting everything just so.   I couldn’t find the sentiment that I wanted, so I made one up myself and printed it out.   It says “O~FISH-ally Retired”.

Here are my deets:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps Ralph fishingSKU:562-02

Colors: GP White, Kraft, Always Artichoke, Tangerine Tango, Paper Studio dp

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, copics

Accessories: embroidery thread (tan), large brads, swirls embossing folder, diamond plate embossing folder, circle punches, fishing flies, sticky tape, tacky glue, dimensionals

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So, we moved my studio this past weekend and now that it’s in a more convenient place (although it’s way smaller!), I think a stamping marathon is on the horizon!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs!