Sunday Catch up

This week I had a major "Ah Hah!" moment. Actually, it happened two times. I felt like an idiot but I am going to share with you because I am hoping there are a few more of you out there like me. The fist lightbulb came on when I ordered my very first order of MissyB stamps. MissyB stamps come unmounted on a rubber sheet for you to cut out and mount or not. They sell cling mount which I had heard about on other blogs and stamping sights but I didn't really understand what it was. I know, I could have just asked someone but I'm not really one to ask something that everyone all ready seems to know the answer to. So, I decided to order some cling mount with my stamps. My order came and I figured it all out. And now I can not believe I lived with out this stuff. I mounted my new missy B's and then I went and mounted my unmounted Rubber Romance AND my Bella's. I had been using double sided tape on my acrylics and sticking Bella on to stamp. How dumb! Much easier with the cling mount AND...I get a better image too! Well, if you all ready knew all this then I probably sound like an idiot but if you didn't I hope this helps you! Here's what it all looks like...


This is how the cling mount comes. It's a thin piece of foam that is really sticky on one side. The other side isn't sticky but clings to acrylic blocks.


This is one piece with a bunch of my Bella's and Bella sentiments stuck to it to show you how many stamps you can fit on one piece.





This is Vegibella all cut out and "clinging" to an acrylic block.


My second "Ah Hah" moment was in regards to storing stamps in CD cases. Heard about it...just didn't get it. Then I got my first order of Papertrey stamps which come in a CD case and suddenly it all made sense. I ran out to Office Depot and bought a package of CD cases and now I store all of my clear sets and my unmounted rubber this way. Here's a pic in case you're like me and just can't picture it.


The one on the left holds a MissyB set and the one on the right holds a Wordsworth set.



Don't worry, I am going to share some cards today too! The first one was made for one of the VSN pre-challenges to make a Christmas card in autumn colors. The second card is one that I made using my cute little Lobster from GinaK.


Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: Olive, Ruby Red, Summer Sun, White
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: rick rack, iridecsent ice embossing powder, paper piercer, watercolor pencils, H2O brush

Stamps: GinaK

Paper: Chocolate, White, Basicgrey

Ink: Black

Accessories: ribbon, scallop oval punch