Gently Falling

I'm finishing up my 100 cards in 100 days goal and with that in mind I decided to ink up a stamp set that I've never used before.  I also went through my scrap bin and picked out what I thought might work on my cards. 

I stamped the thanks flower image using pink pirouette ink (sorry the pink image is hard to see in my photo) and then I layered it onto basic gray card stock.  My white card stock was dry embossed using the perfect polka dots embossing folder (I had this piece in my scrap bin already embossed).  The bottom of my dsp was punched using my scallop border punch and then all I did to complete my card was to add my ribbon. 

*card #92 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Gently Falling
Card Stock:  Pink Pirouette, White, Basic Gray, DSP- Floral District
Ink:  Pink Pirouette
Supplies:  Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Technique: Dry Embossing

And here's the second card I made using this stamp set.  I decided to use this leaf image and create a fall card.  Again, all the pieces on my card were scraps from my scrap bin; even the embossed pieces were scrap.

I stamped the main image once onto my card stock and then I stamped it again on a scrap piece of card stock and then I cut it out and placed it over top of my first stamped image using dimensionals.  I decided to add some ribbon just below my stamped image and that was about it.

I hope you like my cards! Be sure to stop on by tomorrow morning because Melina has a beautiful challenge for tomorrow's Twisted Tuesday challenge.

*card #93 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Gently Falling
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Sarah Sand
Ink:  More Mustard
Supplies:  Ribbon, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Scissors- for cutting out 2nd image
Technique: Dry Embossing

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Flower Inspired Note Cards

Happy Sunday!  Lately I've been seeing so many pretty flowers and I thought what wonderful inspiration for using my Inspired By Nature stamp set.  Funny where we get our inspiration from, right?  I decided to make some note cards that were quick, easy, and perfect for mailing and so this is what I came up with.  My 7 year old son said he really liked my cards and I hope you like them too!

I simply colored my stamp using my markers and then stamped it onto my card stock.  I also stamped some grass and after I inked up my stamp I stamped it off onto a piece of scrap paper first and then I stamped it onto my card stock- this gives the appearance of a lighter green for some lighter colored grass. 

*card #52 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Whimsical Words
Card Stock: White, Perfect Plum
Ink:  Perfect Plum, Garden Green
Supplies: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Markers- Perfect Plum, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green
Technique: 2 Step Stampin', Stampin' Off

I made this card the same way by coloring my stamp using my markers and then I stamped some grass.

I hope you liked my cards today! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

*card #53 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Inspired By Nature, Whimsical Words
Card Stock:  White, Early Espresso
Ink:  Early Espresso, Garden Green
Supplies:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Markers- Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Garden Green
Technique:  2 Step Stampin', Stampin' Off

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Splitcoast Featured Stamper Card

This is the card I made for the featured stamper challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The featured stamper this week is SophieLaFontaine and this is her card that I decided to case.  Congratulations to you Sophie!  I kept the same layout, but I used a different stamp set, different colors, and I added a sentiment.

All I really did to make this card was to stamp my flower images, color them using my SU markers and then stamp my sentiment.  My stamped panel is layered onto black card stock and that's it!  Using a stamp-a-ma-jig really helps to align the images where you want them.  I ended up stamped the same flower image 3 times.

I also made this card for this week's clean & simple sketch challenge on splitcoast stampers.  The sketch this week was based on this card made by Darsie.  I used her same sketch, but I turned my card upright.

This card would make a great set of note cards and I would have made more, but I'm running low on my white card stock.  I hope you liked my card!

*card #49 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Artfully Asian
Card Stock:  White, Black
Ink:  Black Stazon
Supplies:  SU Markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig

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Twisted Tuesday ~ Tree & Knots

Good Morning!  Today's Twisted Tuesday Challenge is to use a tree or group of trees on your creation and the twist is to tie some knots on your creation. So, tie up your ribbons, twines, whatever just as long as we can see some knots!

It's easier to first cut out the top note layer and then begin your stamping.  I decided to use one of my favorite stamp sets Lovely As A Tree.  I stamped two tree images using soft suede ink, but I stamped off onto a piece of scrap paper and then I stamped onto my top note layer.  For the darker old olive tree I stamped it onto my ink pad and then using my soft suede marker I colored the tree trunk.

My background is embossed using the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.  The designer series paper on my background was ran through my paper crimper.  My top note layer is placed onto my card using dimensionals.

I decided to add three small pieces of ribbon tied with knots in the upper right hand corner and my sentiment is from a retired SU stamp set called Whimsical words.

I almost forgot to mention that I cut out a top note layer using old olive card stock and I ended up cutting that in half and I placed it just a tad bigger than my white top note layer.  I wanted it to look like there was an old olive layer behind my main image panel.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

*card #48 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Lovely As A Tree, Whimsical Words
Card Stock:  Soft Suede, White, Old Olive, DSP- Autumn Traditions
Ink:  Soft Suede, Old Olive
Supplies:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Ribbon, Hole Punch, Paper Crimper, Dimensionals, SU Soft Suede Marker
Technique: Dry Embossing, Stamping Off

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June 25, 2012

Is it Monday again already?!!  Where did the weekend go?  I was busy getting our yard cleaned up and getting some things done for our party.  I'm a bit behind my 100 cards in 100 days goal so I have some catching up to do today.

This is the card I made for today's splitcoast clean and simple challenge.  The challenge was a sketch challenge, which is my very favorite CAS challenge.  The sketch was based on this card here made by Miss Minx.  I loved this sketch so much that I ended up making two more cards (I'll post them later in the week).

This stamp set that I used isn't released yet so you are getting a sneak peek!  This Stampin' Up! stamp set is called 'Reason to Smile'.  I stamped the flower image and colored it using my SU markers.  My background is stamped using wisteria wonder ink and two flower stamps (from this same set).

My white border along the bottom of my card was cut using the adorning accents edgelits and I added a row of piercing using the new essentials paper piercing pack.  My sentiment was stamped and cut using the bitty banners framelits.

I hope you liked my card!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great evening!

*card #17 out of 100 cards in 100 days goal

Stamps:  Reason to Smile, Itty Bitty Banners
Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, White, Certainly Celery, Subtles, Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink:  Black Stazon, Wisteria Wonder
Supplies: Ribbon, Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, SU Markers
Technique:  Paper Piercing

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March 27, 2012

Hi everyone!  I saw the sketch challenge on the Paper Players blog this week and I just had to play along.  Here is the link to this week's paper players challenge.  This was a great sketch; I found it so easy to work with!

I decided to pull out a stamp set that I haven't used in some time.  I love this flower image!

I inked up my stamp using my ink pads.  I just sort of inked up the flower with my peach parfait ink pad and then I inked up the leaves and stem using my pear pizzazz ink pad.  Once my card was finished I decided to put some dazzling diamonds glitter all over my flower and it's so sparkly in person.

All of the papers I used on my card (besides my white) are from the incolor designer series paper pack.  I really like that all the papers in that pack match and it makes mixing different dsp so easy.

The white card stock layer along the bottom of my card was punched using my eyelet border punch.  My sentiment was stamped and punched out using my designer label punch.  My main image panel was placed onto my card using dimensionals.  And to complete my card I decided to use some ribbon with some hodge phodge hardware looped through.

Thanks so much for stopping on by!  Have a great rest of the day!  I'm off to start supper!

Stamps: Because of You
Card Stock: White, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - incolors
Ink: Black Stazon, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz
Supplies:  Ribbon, Hodge Podge Hardware, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Designer Label Punch, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dimensionals

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March 5, 2012

Good morning!  The blog group that I belong to has monthly challenges and today is the day for our monthly challenge and I forgot all about it so I whipped up this card in no time.  This challenge this month was to create a card using:  different shades of green, a "blessings" or "thankfulness" sentiment, and to use a nature element somewhere on our cards such as a plant, sun, flower, grass, etc.

And so this is what I came up with.  I used the square flower stamp from the sale-bration stamp set Fresh Vintage.  I stamped it twice using old olive and once using certainly celery ink.  I punched them out and layered them on coordinating card stock.

The designer series paper that I used is from the current occasions mini catalog and it's called Twitterpated.  For my ribbon treatment I used retired hodge podge hardware and some ribbon.  By the way, you can still purchase Stampin' Up's! hodge podge hardware from the clearance rack.

I used a thank you sentiment and layered it using my word window and modern label punch and I did use one more punch on my card.  I used the eyelet border punch to punch out the white card stock towards the bottom of my card.  I totally forgot I had that punch until I found it in the back of my drawer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  If you have time be sure to check out the other cards from my blog group.  I'll post links to their blogs below.  Have a great day!

 Barb's Inkin' into Retirement

Cardolina Scrapolina

Crafty Scrapper

Cre8tive Play: It's Cheaper Than Therapy

Kreate With Me 2

Lela's Crafty Corner

Lost in the Land of Stamping

Stampin Ldyglfr62

Stella, Roo and Fena Too Designs
The Crafty Touch

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: White, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Twitterpated DSP- from current occasions mini
Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Supplies: Ribbon, Hodge Podge Hardware, Brad, 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Crop-a-dial- for hole for brad

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October 7, 2011

Hi everyone!  Today I'm posting another swap card that I made.  The cards for this particular swap were to be created using up our paper scraps.

The first thing I did when creating my card was to stamp the pink leaves.  Yes, the stamped background of my card was stamped using the leaf stamp from the Bold Blossoms stamp set.  I simply stamped the leaves sideways.  I used my Stampin' Up! paper grid to help me align the leaf images.

Next, I scored two small score lines towards the bottom of my card.  I like how the score lines sort of separate the image part of my card with the sentiment portion of my card so I do this quite often.  It's just another simple, quick way to add that little bit of embellishment.

I used the Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch to create the pink and so saffron portion of my flower.  Then for the center of my flower I stamped the tiny flower image using chocolate chip ink and I punched it out using my 1/2" circle punch.  Then in the center of my stamped chocolate stamped flower image I simply placed one basic pearl.  The pink, yellow, and chocolate chip portion of my punched flower is raised up on my card using dimensionals.

And then all I needed to do to complete my card was to add my two other pearls in the center of the pink leaves and then stamp my thank you sentiment.  I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to help me align my sentiment.  I use this tool on almost every card, I wouldn't be without one.

Well, that's about it for today.  Tomorrow I will share the last swap card I made for this 'scrap paper' card swap.  Have a wonderful evening!

Stamps: Bold Blossoms
Card Stock:  Pretty in Pink, White, Chocolate Chip, DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink
Supplies: Square Scallop Punch, Basic Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals, 1/2" Circle Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Simply Scored Board- for my scoring
Technique: Dry Embossing

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March 2, 2011

I love the SAB sets this year and Sweet Summer is my favorite!  This is one of the sets that you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration this year.  I have a few more that I earned and I'll be making cards with those in my upcoming posts. 

For today's card it was simple, all I did was to stamp and color.  I used my Stampin' Up! markers and outlined the flower stems using my certainly celery marker.  The flowers are colored using my pretty in pink and rose red markers and just in the center tip of the flowers I added a rhinestone gem and of course the bee is black and yellow.

My sentiment is from the level II Silhouette Sentiments stamp set.  I needed to make another thank you card and this thank you sentiment was the perfect size I needed.

My background is embossed using my Big Shot and Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  If you don't have this folder yet, you definitely have to order it!  It's become my new favorite folder.

See you tomorrow!

Stamps:  Sweet Summer, Silhouette Sentiments- for the sentiment
Card Stock:  White, Pretty in Pink, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, SU Markers, Rhinestones Jewels, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing

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March 1, 2011

I'm just now getting a chance to upload my card for last week's splitcoast sketch challenge.  My photo below is of the sketch we were to follow.  This was such a cute sketch and I wanted to make sure to play along.  I could image all sorts of smaller stamps being used for this sketch.

I decided to use one of my new stamp sets.  The set I used is a level II hostess set called Silhouette Sentiments.  I love this set, it's so versatile and just my style.

I began by stamping the flower image using Daffodil Delight ink and then using my stamp-a-ma-jig I lined up the image so that my next stamped black image would be just off to the left side a tiny bit- to sort of give it that shadow effect.  I did this four times and then I punched out my images using my square punch.

My background is embossed using the new texture impressions embossing folder called 'Framed Tulips' found in the current mini catalog.  I love this folder and I'm using it even more than I thought I would!

The rest of my time was spent simply following the sketch and putting my card together.  One thing I did differently than I usually do it that using my eyelet border punch I decided to punch both the top and bottom part of my card stock.  I like how that turned out and I'll have to remember to do that more often.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I have a great rest of the day!  Tomorrow I'm going to use another stamp set that I just recently purchased so be sure to check back again.

Stamps: Silhouette Sentiments
Card Stock: White, Black, Daffodil Delight, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon, Daffodil Delight
Supplies: Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 1/8" Square Punch
Technique: Dry Embossing, Shadow Stamping

February 23, 2011

Good Morning!  I'm posting early today beause I have lots to get done plus my son is home sick from school again today.  This cold is going through my enitre family now, it's that time of year I guess.  Today I wanted to share the thank you card I made for my daughter's birthday party last week.

I wanted to make cards that were quick and easy to make. I rarely make OLC (or one layer cards), but I thought it would be a good opportunity to give it a try.

This is a retired stamp set I purchased last year from the mini catalog. I just love this Watercolor Trio stamp set and I'm secretly hoping that Stampin' Up! will put this set in the new catalog- they probably won't but it's wishful thinking right?

There was no special technique to making these cards, I simply cut my sheet of card stock in half, folded them in half to make my card and then I just stamped the flowers, leaves along the bottom of my card.  The sentiment I stamped towards the top in the center and lastly I stamped the butterfly just above and to the right of my thank you sentiment.

I didn't even use my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp these cards, I just inked up my stamps and stamped.  Seriously, these cards were so easy to make, I had 22 of them whipped up in just over an hour!

Stamps: Watercolor Trio, Thank You Kindly
Card Stock: White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Black Stazon

January 31, 2011

Hi everyone!  I had a busy weekend with the baby's birthday, but it was a nice day and she had a great time.  It's hard to believe that she's 2 years old now.

Today I'm sharing a thank you card I needed to make and I right away thought of this stamp set.  All I did was stamp the flower butterfly image using my pretty in pink ink and then I stamped over that using the dotted outline butterfly stamp and my perfect plum ink pad.  The stamp-a-ma-jig makes matching up the two images and my sentiment so easy.

Next, I stamped my sentiment and the second smaller butterfly.  I used my perfect plum marker to add the dots in the center of the flowers on the larger butterfly and the center of the dots on the smaller butterfly.

My pink background paper is a retired pp from SU and my perfect plum background paper is actually card stock that I've added a few white dots to using my white gel pen.

And finally, for my embellishment I decided to add a silver spiral clip with a small piece of white ribbon and I also added some dazzling diamonds glitter onto the flowers of the larger butterfly.  I hope you like my card!

Tomorrow it looks like my kids will have yet again, another snow day.  I'll try my best to get a card posted tomorrow with the kiddos home.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum, SU DP
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum
Supplies: Ribbon, Spiral Clip, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, DD Glitter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SU Perfect Plum Marker, White Gel Pen
Technique: 2 Step Stampin'

December 8, 2010

I haven't played along with a splitcoast sketch challenge in a long time, so today I decided that's what I would do. I needed to make a thank you card and this is a new stamp set that I haven't used yet.

Like I normally do, I try to keep my cards clean and simple. After stamping the image I simply colored it using my SU markers and then in the centers of the flowers I added white dots using my white gel pen. After I finished coloring my image I decided to add a bit of glitter using my 2 way glue pen and SU's DD glitter. Glitter is such a quick and easy way to add that bit of pizzazz!

My background card stock is dry embossed using my SU Square Lattice embossing folder. Following the posted sketch I needed to add three smaller type additions to my card, so I decided to use the small flower that comes along with this set. I stamped the flowers, colored them, and punched them using my circle punches.

My sentiment was also stamped and then punched using my SU punches. Then just along the bottom of my card I added two rows of paper piercing- it seems as though I'm always adding some sort of paper piercing to my cards, but I really like that little bit of 'extra' on my cards without going overboard.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of the day!

Stamps: Because I Care
Card Stock: White, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Cuttlebug, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, 2 Way Glue Pen, DD Glitter, SU Markers, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1/2" & 3/4" Circle Punches, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piercing

September 16, 2010

Hi everyone!  Sorry I'm a bit late posting today.  It was a really busy day for me today.  I didn't stop all day! 
I wanted to make a card for this week's designed2delight challenge.  I thought this week's digi image was so cute, I'm glad that I was able to play along last week.

I usually make clean & simple cards, but this time I decided to add a bit more to my card than I usually do while still keeping it simple for me.  I printed the image and then colored it using my SU markers.  I added a few white dots on the bear's shirt using my white gel pen.

My certainly celery layer is embossed using my SU square lattice embossing folder.  I was surprised at how much just that little bit of embossing added to my card.

I used my SU mat pack and paper piercing tool to help me align the holes for my brads.  I had a second bear image already printed out so I colored and cut out one extra flower which I placed alongside my sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you had a great day!  I'm off to watch The Apprentice with my husband.  All of the kids are in bed so it will be nice to have some quite time.  See you tomorrow!

Stamps: Designed2Delight Digi Image- Sew Kind, SU Small Script for my sentiment
Card Stock: White, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, Cuttlebug, SU Embossing Folder Square Lattice, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval and Oval Nesties, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Brads, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, Scissors- for cutting out the extra flower, 2 Way Glue Pen
Technique: Dry Embossing

August 18, 2010

This is one of those stamp sets I would never sell!  I love how quick and easy Heartfelt Thanks is to use.  I needed a thank you card and I looked through my pattern paper to see what I could find.  Once I found this pattern paper it was my inspiration for the color combo I used.

My flower image was created by coloring my stamp using my SU markers.  I ended up using ruby red for my flower image because the burgundy just seemed too dark.  (My cardstock in
baroque burgundy).  My mellow moss layer is embossed using my cuttlebug and I added two rows of paper piercing just along the bottom of my card.

My thanks sentiment is actually part of the thank you stamp found in SU's sincere salutations stamp set.  I simply colored the word thanks using my marker, stamped it onto a scrap piece of card stock and then I punched it using my word window punch.

I tried something a little different with my card with my layout and the way I tied on my ribbon.  Lately I've been trying to come up some different layouts.  I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Sincere Salutations
Card Stock: White, Mellow Moss, Baroque Burgundy
Ink: Baroque Burgundy
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Glue Dots, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Cuttlebug, Leafy Branch Embossing Folder
Technique: Paper Piercing, 2 Step Stampin, Dry Embossing

August 16, 2010

On Friday my daughter was outside and she saw this beautiful butterfly in our yard.  She asked me to hurry and grab my camera in hopes of getting a picture of it. Don't mind the brown grass, it's been so dry here and we've hardly had any rain for the past month.  Good thing we finally got some rain yesterday.

The card I made for today was totally inspired by this butterfly, btw- isn't it really pretty?

My card also follows this week's CAS, Clean & Simple Sketch challenge based on Emily's card found here. 

I stamped and colored the butterfly image using my SU markers.  I used my white gel pen to highlight a little bit of the wings and once I was finished I decided to add some DD glitter along the wings.

My butterfly image was cut out and then I adhered it using glue dots.  I did this so that the wings could still raise up off of my card just a bit.

Other than that my card was fairly quick and easy.  My black card stock was punched using my Cornice Edge MS border punch and I added two rows of paper piercing just along the bottom of my card.

I drew in the antenna using my black SU marker.

Stamps: Touch of Nature, Whimsical Words, Priceless
Card Stock: White, Tempting Turquoise, Black
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, 2 Way Glue Pen, DD Glitter, Cornice Edge Martha Stewart Border Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Scissors -for cutting out butterfly, Glue Dots
Technique: Paper Piercing
 
Don't forget today is the last day to enter, by leaving a comment, for a chance to win 100 stamped images.  You will find more information about my current blog giveaway here.  Have a great rest of the day!

August 13, 2010

My mother in law and my husband's grandmother took my son out yesterday to do some school shopping.  They spent the entire day together, shopping, trying on clothes, and then they had lunch at The Olive Garden.

I wanted to make them both a thank you card (from my son) and so this is what I came up with.  Although my cards are similar, they are a little bit different.  My layout and sentiments are different, as well as the color of ribbon I used and the sneakers.

I used the little boy image from SU's Kids At Play stamp set (I thought it resembled my son).  I first stamped the image and then I colored it using my SU markers.  The jean shorts I made using a technique called paper piecing. 

To make them look like real jeans I used my SU background stamp called Just Jeans.  I inked up my background stamp using brocade blue ink and then I stamped it onto a scrap piece of card stock.  Then I inked my boy stamp using black stazon ink and I stamped that over my 'jeans' image.  Next, I needed to do was cut out the shorts part of the image and then place that over top of my original (already colored in) image.

For the shirt I colored it using my real red marker and then I added a few white lines using my white gel pen.  My son really does have a shirt that looks like this!

The upper half of my background was embossed using my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder and since my cards will be from my son I decided not to add any sort of fancy ribbon treatment or bow.  I decided to go with a more simple ribbon knot tied onto a spiral clip.

Stamps:  Kids At Play, Warmest Regards, Just Jeans
Card Stock:  White, Real Red, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon, Brocade Blue
Supplies: Ribbon, Spiral Clip, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Scissors, Dimensionals
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Paper Piecing

Stamps: Kids At Play, Sincere Salutations, Just Jeans
Card Stock: White, Real Red, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon, Brocade Blue
Supplies: Ribbon, Spiral Clip, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Scissors, Dimensionals
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piecing

If you would like some more information about the paper piecing technique I used on both of my cards you will find a great tutorial here.

And don't forget to leave a comment on my blog post found here, for a chance to win 100 SU stamped images!  I will be drawing a winner on Tuesday morning!

August 11, 2010

My son has been going to a preschool class this summer in preparation for kindergarten this fall and this Friday is his last day and I wanted to make a card for his teacher.

I was looking through my stamps and I thought this sentiment would be perfect for her.  My background is embossed with my cuttlebug and D'Vine Swirls embossing folder.  My butterfly image is stamped using pretty in pink and chocolate ink.

It's hard to see in my photo, but I added some glitter onto my card.  I stamped the dotted outline stamp using versa mark and then I dusted Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder over it and hit it with my heat gun.

The little butterfly was stamped and then I used my chocolate chip marker to color in the butterfly's body.  Next I went over my entire image using my versa mark ink pad and again I embossed it using Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

Just in case you aren't able to read my sentiment is reads- one person can make such a difference and that person is you!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you liked my card!  Enjoy your day!

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, DCWV Sweet Glitter Pack
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Versa Mark
Supplies: Ribbon, Scrolls & Dots Border Punch, Cuttlebug, D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SU Chocolate Chip Marker, Scissors- for cutting out the small butterfly, Glue Dots
Technique:  Dry Embossing, Heat Embossing, 2 Step Stampin

August 4, 2010

This was a real quick and easy card to make. I received this image through wish RAK and so all I needed to do was to color the image and assemble my card.

Once I was finished with my coloring, I added a few dots in the flower centers using my white gel pen and then I stamped my thank you sentiment in the lower left hand corner.

This is such a pretty image, I wasn't quite sure at first if I liked this stamp set, but after seeing so many lovely cards in the galleries I might have to add it to my wish list! Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps: Elements of Style, Whimsical Words
Card Stock: White, Rose Red, Old Olive, SU DP
Ink: Black Stazon

Supplies: SU Markers, Photo Corners Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, White Gel Pen

My First Blog Giveaway!

This week's Splitcoast's clean & simple challenge is a real easy one.  If you have time be sure to check it out.  The challenge can be found here.  The challenge this week is to create a CAS card using dry embossing.

I use embossing on a lot of my cards.  It's such an easy way to add that 'wow' factor or to add just a little something extra without over doing it.  My cuttlebug is one of my most used tools and I just love it!

I originally made one card of these cards and I then I really liked the way it turned out. 

These literally took only minutes to make, so I decided to keep going and I make an entire set of cards (in different colors).  I was planning on doing 3 birthday, 3 thinking of you, and 3 thank you cards, but I ended up using a few different sentiments from SU's Warmest Regards stamp set.

I ran the upper portion of my card stock through my cuttlebug machine and then I tied on the ribbon.  Next I colored just the centers of the embossed flowers using my SU markers, and then I added my sentiment- so quick and easy!

And what am I going to do with all of these cards you ask?  Well, I've decided that it's time to have my very first blog give away and the prize will be this set of cards, with envelopes of course. 

All you need to do to win is to leave a comment for me here in this post (I'd love to have you as a follower as well, but it's not required). 

I will be drawing a winner one week from today on Monday morning, July 19th.  I will contact the winner (and I'll post it on my blog as well) and then I'll get these cards in the mail. Everyone is welcome to play along, I will ship outside of the US.  Good Luck and thanks for stopping by!

Below is a close up photo of one of my cards.  And I have individual photos of all of these cards posted here in my Splitcoast gallery.

Stamps: Warmest Regards
Card Stock: White
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Cuttlebug, SU's Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder, SU Markers, Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Technique: Dry Embossing