Support for a Rainy Day

Hello Everyone.  Today's card was a lot of fun to make and I just love the clean look of the design.  I used a MFT stamp set called Rain or Shine.  The 3 windows in the card front were done using a die from PTI called Take Three.  I punched 3 white squares using the 1 1/4" punch and stamped the raindrops using Marina Mist ink.  These were glued onto a strip of Marina Mist cardstock and positioned it in the inside of the card.  Each raindrop, the dots on the umbrella and the puddle around the boots were dabbed with a clear glitter pen.  It looks so pretty and sparkly.  Thanks for stopping by!

Valentine's Day for My Honey

Hello Everyone.  Today I thought I'd show you the Valentine's Day card I came up with for my husband. I really love the simple, but elegant look.  Perfect for a man, don't you think?  I used the Have a Seat and Filled With Love stamp sets.
The card base and the main image are made of white cardstock.  The striped designer paper is from the Taste of Textiles collection.  The scrolled cut out is done with a  Spellbinders die and the sentiment is punched out using the small oval punch.  All red layers are Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  The shadow under the bench was done using a Copic Marker.  It gives the bench a solid foundation so that it doesn't look like it's floating. 
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments.

An 80th Celebration

Hello Everyone!  This card was created for a very special lady for her 80th Birthday!  Can you imagine celebrating an 80th birthday.  I hope I make it! 
The card base is white, the next layer and the main card color is baja breeze.  I added a layer of not quite navy and on top of that, 3 strips of woodland walk designer paper.  They're cut just small enough to leave some of the not quite navy paper to show through, creating frames for each strip.  Nesties were used to create the circle and scalloped layers.  Before taking the white circle out of the die, I hooked up a light blue copic marker into the air brush tool and sprayed lightly so that when I removed the paper, a white ridge on the edge remained where the die covered the paper.  I paper pierced the circle using a round plastic canvas sheet used for cross stitch or needle point.  It's got a grid of different sized circles, making it easy to find the right size needed. 
A white piece of cardstock was run through with an embossing folder and placed at the bottom of the card.  I created the numbers using my cricut.  A sheer organdy ribbon and a heart charm complete this one.  The ends of the ribbon were slightly curled by carefully heating it with my heat gun.  It takes just a second and gives it a slightly crinkled look. 
Hope you enjoyed this one.  Thanks for stopping by!

A Mask Isn't Just for Halloween

Hello Everyone.  I made this card using a masking techique.  The "frame" on the main image was created using one of my Nesties.  First I inked up the French Script background stamp in River Rock ink and stamped it onto Very Vanilla cardstock (look closely, it's pretty subtle).  I then took the shape I cut out with the Nestie and placed it over the center of the Vanilla cardstock.  I sponged River Rock ink all around the perimeter of the shape, creating the pretty frame.  I then inked up the plant image from Kind and Caring Thoughts in Always Artichoke and stamped it on top of the sponged frame.  The sentiment is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set.  I used the word window punch to add a little interest.  A couple of brads and Artichoke seam binding ribbon complete this one. 
Thanks for stopping by.

So Forgetful!

Hello Everyone!  I made this card around Thanksgiving and completely forgot to post it. 

I used the beautiful medallion from the Day of Gratitude stamp set.  I stamped it in black craft ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  I made two slit punches in the center and inserted a ribbon and added 3 nailhead stickers to the knot.  The background is stamped tone on tone using the French Script background stamp.  It's subtle, but it's there if you look closely.  The colors used are black, white, and more mustard. 
Thanks for taking a look.

Getting Caught Up Finally!

Hello Everyone,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.  It was a whirlwind around our house, but I'm glad to have such a great family around.

This card was made with some great colors.  I really like the combination of cajun craze, certainly celery and more mustard.  I created this latch card using these beautiful colors.  The image was stamped on water color paper.  I inked up the image with markers and then spritzed the stamp with water before stamping it.  The water gives the image that true watercolor look.  I embossed the latch with a Cuttlebug border folder.  I love how the scalloped punch design stands out layered on the darker cajun craze base.  I tried a new product (well, it's new to me) for accent on ths card.  It's called Pearl Pen by Viva Decor.  This product comes out of the tube as a liquid and dries hard and flat, just like the pearls that you purchase and have to remove from a paper sheet. It does take some time to dry, but they turned out lovely.  Some ribbon and a couple of brads finish this one off. 
Thanks for stopping by today.

So Darn Cute!

Hello everyone!  So sorry for neglecting my blog lately.  I'm sure all of you know how nuts life can get.  I needed a card for a special little girl who's turning 4.  I saw an adorable punch art girl from tgeorgi at SCS and knew it would be perfect for this card.

I used the 2 1/2" circle punch for the face and hair and the scalloped circle punch for the pig tails.  I drew on the eyes and mouth and added a bit of blush on the cheeks with pastel chalks.  The background stamp on the right side of the card base is the retired dots and daisies stamp.  The designer paper I used was from the retired Flowers for You pack.  But, if you wanted to make this card, I'm sure any Pretty in Pink paper you have on hand will work.  The sentiment is from the On Your Birthday set.  The little girl's name was cut out using my Cricut.  I recently reorganized my stamping room and put my Cricut on my desk top and have it plugged in.  I'm really using it much more now.  Of course, I had to add a bit of embossing with the Cuttlebug. This card measures 5" x 7".   Thanks for stopping by. 

Lots of Leaves

Hello Everyone!  Right now, here in the midwest, we've got leaves everywhere.  They are the most gorgeous fall colors and I can't seem to get enough of using these colors in my stamping.  A friend of mine has his birthday later on this month, so I thought I would make his card using fall leaves as my inspiration.  The base of the card is out of the Autumn Spice dsp found in the Holiday Mini catalog.  I cut the cajun craze layer out with a Nestie and stamped it with the words and splatter from the French Foliage set.  To give it a bit more oomph, I outlined it with a gold paint pen.  I think it really shows off the shape of that paper.  The next layer is stamped with various leaves of that set in different fall colors of cajun craze, more mustard and pear pizzaz.  The leaves on the front panel are from Leaf Prints by PTI.  I love separate vein stamp that adds the detail.  Some gold nailhead brads and linen thread finish this one today.  Thanks for stopping by.

New Puppy Arrival

Hello everyone!  Our daughter recently got a new arrival at her place.  Well, I should really say arrivals.  She got 2, yes 2, new 8 week old puppies.  Let me tell you, there is some serious puppy love going on there!  She is so excited, so I just had to make her a card to help welcome the little darlings.  The car and sentiment are from PTI Enjoy the ride set.  The puppies are from Loads of Love Accessories.  I chose one puppy of the bunch, inked it up using a marker, and stamped it twice.  Aren't they sweet peeking out the windshield?  I had some brads that went perfectly with the theme of this card.  The cardstock colors are regal rose, chocolate chip and Sending Love dsp (retired).  Thanks for stopping by.

Snowflakes and Christmas

Hello Everyone!  This card WAS going to be my Christmas card for 2010, but decided to use it for one of my stamping classes instead.  The card base and snowflake at the bottom of the card, are Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  Isn't that the most gorgeous red you've ever seen?!  I love it!  The white background is Whisper White cardstock embossed with the new Stampin' Up! Norther Flurry folder found in the Holiday Mini.  I highlighted 3 of the snowflakes with rhinestones.  The sentiment is from the Contempo Christmas set.  I gave the sentiment cardstock a little definition by running the Cherry Cobbler marker along the edges.  The notched out end of the sentiment piece was done using the 3/4" square punch.  The snowflake was made using the Northern Frost decorative strip die, also from the Holiday Mini.  This was a quick, but I think, elegant card.  Thanks for stopping by.