Baby Shower

Hello Everyone!  I promised a friend of mine that I would post a picture of the baby shower invitation that I made for our first grandbaby!  He's due in November and I can't wait to be a grandma! 

The colors I used are bashful blue and soft suede.  The little giraffe is from the Wild About You stamp set from Stampin Up!  Inside is all the shower information. 

This post is for you Darla!

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Birthdays Byte

Hello Everyone!  This card is for my husband's birthday.  I really like the way it turned out.  Sometimes it's difficult to know when to stop with a masculine card.  I didn't want to make it too "cute".  So, in this case, less is more.  I stamped the images in Memento ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I love the blending that happens with these markers.  To make it look as if the computer, mug and mouse were sitting on a desk top, I lightly drew in lines with a crumb cake marker and ruler along the bottom of the card.  I think it gives just the right effect.  The mug and mouse are up on pop dots.  The stamp set used is Tech Talk from Gina K.
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Hangin' With Friends

Hello Everyone!  Today's card was inspired by a funny thing that happened to me over the weekend.  We had our next door neighbors over for an evening and when they were leaving, they spotted a bat clinging to the bricks on the wall of our front porch!!!  YIKES!  So, in jest, I made this card to send them.  I computer generated a sentiment inside the card that says "hanging out with you!"  I think they'll get a kick out of it.  I used the Stampin Up set Out on a Limb for the branches and bats.  I masked a circle punch out for the moon, outlined it with a glue pen, and sprinkled yellow glitter to make the moon really shine.  Thanks for stopping by!

Soft Sunflower

Hello Everyone!  This card is a variation of one I created for a card class this month.  This uses the fabulous Sunflower background stamp from Stampin Up.  I inked it up in So Saffron  and stamped it onto white cardstock, then ran it through the Cuttlebug using the a dotted swiss embossing folder.  The ribbon is some that I've had on hand.  It goes so well with the Chocolate Chip cardstock used for a frame around the main panel.  I tied a gold flower charm and a tiny tag punch, used for the sentiment, into the knot of the bow.  This is one of those cards that could be used for any occasion. 
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Quick Wedding

Hello Everyone!  I was kind of under the gun to get a wedding card made for tonight!  Nothing like waiting until the last minute right?  The card doesn't need much explaining except maybe for the colors.  Not sure why this pictured turned out looking kind of pink.  I'll have to play with my lighting a bit for future pictures.  The cardstock colors are Saraha Sand, Black and Shimmer White.  The ribbon is some that I've had in my stash forever.  I made a 3 loop bow and attached it with a glue dot.  I think pearls were the perfect touch and gives the card just the right look.  Thanks for stopping by.

New Baby Girl

Hello Everyone!  Are these baby stamps just the most adorable?  The images are a PTI stamp set called Hanging Out.  To begin with, (look closely, it's there) I used the SU Pretty Pattern stamp to create the background.  I love the subtle look of tone-on-tone ink.  It creates such a soft pattern.  The baby clothes were cut out using matching PTI dies.  I sponged the cloud background using bashful blue ink.  The tiny flowers at the bottom were done with a Martha Stewart punch.  The dsp is certainly celerty.  I gave the onsie a little bit of oomph by popping it up on a dimensional.  Doesn't this just make you say aww?  Thanks for stopping by.

Latte Love

Hello Everyone!  I wanted to make a cute card for my daughter's birthday using my Make the Cut software.  I'm always inspired by Jin's blog Under A Cherry Tree.  If you haven't visited her blog, you don't know what you're missing.  She gives the most amazing tutorials using the software.  I saw a darling card she made using this coffee cup and I had the svg file to make one too, so here it is.  The file is available at Lettering Delights.  The sentiment was computer generated.  The background is a Rubberneckers stamp.  I think it makes a perfect compliment for a female card.  I really like how this turned out and thank you to Jin for her inspiration. 
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Yummy Birthday

Hello Everyone!  Do you like chocolate as much as I do?  You know that craving you get in the pit of your stomach that only chocolate will cure?  Yep, I know you know what I'm talking about.  M & Ms are some of my favorite "go-to" candies to cure the crave.  Today's card uses several colors to create these little chocolate cuties (real red, crumbcake, daffodil delight, lucky limeade).  The stamp set I used for this is All Wrapped Up--SU retired.  The sentiment is from Crazy for Cupcakes.  Can you see the textured white background?  I used the new SU striped embossing folder.  The pattern is kind of subtle in this picture.  I stamped the chocolates in the dispenser and punched some small cirles out of cardstock and layered them.  I have an alphabet set and used the "M" to make them into M & Ms.  This card is for my nephew's birthday and I decided to create his name out of candies as well.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Tropical Oasis

Hello Everyone!  Doesn't this card make you want to pack your bags, grab a passport and head for the tropics?  I had such a good time making this card.  I used several mask layers and sponged the entire background.  I started by die cutting an oval shape, using a nestie die.  I then sponged the sky with bashful blue, the ocean with marina mist and the beach with soft suede.  It's kind of subtle, but I used the spritzer tool and a soft suede marker to give a little texture to the sand. The palm tree, from the Tropical Party stamp set-SU, was inked using chocolate chip and old olive markers and stamped onto the beach.  The margarita drink sparkles from yellow stickles.  Don't the palm fronds look great on the corners?  I added a couple of pink flowers for a splash of color.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Blue Leaf Birthday

Hello Everyone.  Today's card was guided by the designer paper used--Autumn Vine.  I liked the leaf and color scheme.  I needed a masculine birthday card and this is what I came up with.  The panel stamped with leaves in more mustard ink is also dotted with early espresso marker using the spritzing tool.  I love the texture this tool gives.  The main leaf was made with a leaf die and stamp from PTI.  Espresso ribbon, white brads and some textural embossing finish this one off.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look around.