You Make Me Happy

Happy Saturday stamping friends!  I have a couple different things to share with you today that I think you will love.  Before I show the card I need to give a shout out to Brandy Cox for this amazing technique of a Braided Card and to Patty Bennett for her beautiful watercolor technique that requires no water.  I have noticed lately that I am gravitating toward my spring colors.  I really don't want to even look at my regals color collection right now.  Spring is a long way off in Northern NH so changing my color scheme is the next best thing.

Today, as I feel a cold coming, on I decided to "rest" by giving these two techniques a try.  Here are the results.

Here is a video for this technique: 

http://brandyscards.com/stampin-up-rain-or-shine-stamp-set/

This is what I used to make the watercolor flower without water.  The paper is the new watercolor wonder designer series paper in the Stampin' Up Spring Catalog and the stamp set is Happy Watercolor also in the same catalog.  I also used Daffodil Delight ink even though it is not pictured.  Here is a link to this technique:

http://www.pattystamps.typepad.com/pattys_stamping_spot/2014/02/happy-watercolor-wonder-card-easy-flower-technique.html

I hope you enjoy trying these techniques out.  Now for one more thing I want to share with you.  Recently a friend of mine, who is new to stamping, asked how do I store all of my "stuff".  It is a good question (thanks Eileen).  I have a small space and it is not the most glamorous of spaces but I thought maybe I would on occasion just share some tips for storing different items.  Here is a picture of how I store loose items like bakers twine and stickles glue.

Here I have just wound my twine around a clothes pin, labeled it and clipped the end of the twin into the clothespin to keep from unraveling.

These are the jars I use. They are Bath and Body candle jars that I cleaned out. They stack nicely on my shelf, and I can instantly see what is inside. A tip to get the candle wax out is to freeze the container for 30 minutes, then you can carefully pop the wax out with a knife or try turning the jar upside down and hitting the bottom with the palm of your hand to release the wax. Put it through the dishwasher and you are done.

Have a great week everyone!

Lauri