coffee

Hi everyone. It's one layer time over at Less is More and they are looking for splatters this time around. I immediately thought of coffee this morning as I usually end up spilling mine. Here is what I did with it.

Coffee sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps.

The big splatter is from Inkadinkado and the small one plus the coffee cup ring is from Paper Smooches.

A couple of things I learned from making this card.
       1. I don't have a lot of brown inks.
       2. I don't have a light brown ink at all.
I guess I need to go on a shopping mission to update my inks.

Gotta go, I need a refill on my coffee. Thanks for stopping by.

Poppy thank you

Hi everyone! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch. I jut pretty much followed it to a T.

Except maybe the sentiment panel is a little lower.

All stamps are from My Favorite things. I stamped the flower top with Mango Madness from Versamagic. The flower stem and leaf are stamped in Limeaid from Fresh Ink.

Green cardstock is from Bazzill. I used the smooth side instead of the textured to layer everything in. The polka dot designer paper is from A*Muse. Added everything to a white layer that is popped up on a white card base using foam tape.

This is going out to my Financial Adviser's administrative assistant. She is so worth her weight in gold and has been a huge help to me with transferring over stock certificates, etc. with my Dad's estate.

Thanks for stopping in!

For all you do

Hey everyone! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #124.

I saw this sketch as a way to use up some of my designer paper! Gasp! This is from Authentique's 8 x 8 pack called Renew.

I sponged on some Wendy Vecchi archival ink in cornflower blue so that the yellow flower dp stood out a bit. The yellow strip is also distressed a bit around the edges with thatched straw from Versamagic.

Pastel candy dots from Reflections and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp. Inside this it says "Thanks!"

This ended up being a 5 x 5 square card.  Thanks for stopping by!

Father's day card

Hi everyone! I bought the Gina K stamp set By the sea 2 because I saw so many wonderful cards made with it. Here's what I did.

I cut out a circle using my nesties and sponged on some canary and marigold ink from colorbox.  The crane is stamped in Versafine ink and then I took a black prisma color pencil and added the shadow.

Water is done using Studio G blue inks. I tore a piece of printer paper and used that as a guide for the waves. Using a white sharpie paint pen I added a few "white caps" to the water. The sky is sponged with pink grapefruit, pixie pink and sky blue ink.

I decided to keep the layout of the card pretty simple since it's for my dad for Father's day.  Lastly, I added tiny black rhinestones from Kasiercraft to the corners.

ETA: This card was entered into the Simon Says Stamp masculine/father's day challenge found here.

Thanks for stopping by! 

FMS #88 - Congratulations

Hi everyone! Waiting for Home Depot to come measure my downstairs for new laminate floors, so I had a bit of time to play in the studio.

Vintage cream cardstock used for the base and the main panel. Stamps are from Hot Off The Press and Paper Studio. I shadow stamped the flower border using Wheat Versamagic ink, then stamping over it with Archival Black ink. Used a sharpie paint pen to add centers to the flowers.

Tiny black pearls are from Kaisercraft. The burlap like substance in the back is actually a ribbon that I cut off the wired edges to work for the back ground. Black satin ribbon runs along the center.  Scalloped border die is from Memory Box.

This card is for the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #88
Casual Fridays - CFC103 - congratulations

Thanks for stopping by!

You're on my mind

Greetings! Wow, what a busy weekend! I'm finally able to sit down and get a few computer things done, but no time yet for stamping! Here's a card I did a few weeks ago.

I just got the new spellbinders Gold labels four dies and put them to use with this card. The original labels 4 die without all the wonderful cutting and embossing is popped up using some foam tape.  I used vintage creme cardstock and the flower stamp is from A*Muse. I stamped it using pink grapefruit and tea leaves ink from VersaMagic. I also stamped the same flower on the inside. I heat embossed the one on the front with clear embossing powder and now wish that I didn't.

Designer paper is from DCWV and I found a piece of ribbon in my stash to go behind all the labels that was a close match.

Thanks for stopping by, off to finish my chores before getting inky!

Love in violet

Hello everyone! I haven't played with this set from The Angel Company (Fanciful Vintage) in a while and thought I do something up for either a wedding, anniversary or Valentines Day card. Which one should it be?

The frame is stamped in Versamagic spring pansy and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Which you really can't see or tell in th photo. The Love sentiment is not embossed.

To create the back ground, I randomly stamped the flower stamp in the same ink. Then layered them all with cardstock that is in one the caboodles paper pack. I can't remember which one, since I took them all out of the packs.

The satin ribbon is died using a Copic marker then tied with the bow easy.

It's funny, I was reading a thread over on SCS about what color people are allergic to. So many said purple. I like working with purple, however it is hard to photograph.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Bright Side

Hello all! This card was made for the one of the Viva La Verve sketch challenges and contest for December. You can find all the details in the Verve forum over on SCS.

Stamps are from Verve; sentiment is from Flutter By and the flower is from Kind Words. I inked up the flowers with versamagic ink in Pink Grapefruit and Tea leaves. The sentiment was stamped first in Palette Noir and then I positioned the flowers around it. The new Labels 17 was used to cut out the shape. Love this new (or newer) set of labels!

Designer paper is DCWV Luxury stack and layered with green cardstock from Bazzill. Self adhesive pearls from Kaisercraft were used under the green grosgrain bow and as centers for the flowers.

Now that Christmas is over, I can get back into the swing of my normal routines! I didn't get any crafting or stamping goodies this year from Santa - nothing but clothes, but it was my choice. I have so many stamps and supplies now that I don't use. I've even been able to ignore (mostly) some of the awesome online after Christmas sales that are happening right now. I broke down and bought a few stamps at 50% off, but have not caved in to any new Christmas designer papers. Even though some of it is now almost 75% off - can't do it...I have a whole box full of stuff that I need to use up first! KWIM?

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Fall Colors

Hi everyone! Here's my card from this weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast stampers.

Stamp is from Papertrey Ink - Life. I colored the stamp with a marker and did the huff method for the main panel and the inside of the card. Marvy LePlume II markers used were Pumpkin and Olive.

The designer paper is from K&Company, Tim Coffey's line from last year called Fall mat pad. I did do a little distressing around the edges with some Pumpkin spice versamagic ink to blend all the fall colors together.

Black cardstock is from PTI as well. Instead of a paper layer, I decided to use ribbon and added some self adhesive gold pearls (by Micheal's Reflections line) to the four corners.

Thanks for dropping by and please let me know what you think of this one!

Bird in a tree

Hey everyone! Here's another card done with the same back ground stamp as in the previous post. This uses all Stamp Camp stamps.

Versamagic pink grapefruit is used on the leaves, the branches are done with Memento Rich Cocoa and the bird is stamped in Tuxedo Black. The back ground distress dots are done very lightly with Versamagic tea leaves. The green Cardstock is BAzzill.

Quickutz cookie cutter scalloped die is used to cut the double scallop on the bottom. Gold self adhesive pearls and grosgrain ribbon finish it off.

I had a blast learning some new techniques at the Copic Certification Class yesterday in Seattle! What made it even better was the quality of the instruction! Sherrie (BCSherrie on SCS) taught it and did a FAB job. I wish I had taken this class before wasting my money on the four hour mini class held at my LSS. What do they say - hindsight is always 20/20?

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Small things

Hey everyone! Here's another card I did with my new TAC stamps.


This set is called "Found Joy" and has a lot of versatility! The flowers, grass and butterfly are all stamped in Versamagic chalk ink. The sentiment is stamped in Palette Noir and cut out using labels 2 nestabilities. I figured I needed to finally use this set of labels - it's not one that see's a lot of use from me!! ;-)

I did the little panel on the bottom to balance the card out. I just love that little bow! If you don't have a Bow Easy, I highly recommend that you get one! It makes tying bows a breeze!

Green cardstock is from Bazzill.

I'll be back on Monday with some exciting news! I hope everyone has a relaxing Memorial Day weekend! Enjoy your time with family and friends!

Card Sketch #95 - Delph Blue

Hi all - happy Wednesday! Here is sketch #95 - Delph blue, measuring the normal A2 size. As you can see I was in a blue mood! =) Just kidding - I just got a set of the versamagic dew drops and in the set was this wonderful Night Sky Blue chalk ink! I knew I had to do something with it - just a gorgeous color!
The ornament is stamped off once to create the back ground panel in a softer color. The main diamond is embossed with clear embossing powder to give it a bit of shine! Both panels are sponged around the edges and inked direct to paper. This gave them a more defined edge to go with the softer sponged look. Clear as mud?

I actually got out the old Marvy square punches to create the diamond. I still have not invested in the square nestabilities as of yet. So, had to resort to the old punches - I so need to get out the foil and wax paper, these punches are sadly neglected and in need of tuning up! The navy blue grosgrain ribbon was added to the left side to finish things off.

Have a fantastic week!

Supplies:

Stamp - Ornaments from Making Memories

Ink - Versamagic chalk ink in Night Sky

Light blue and Navy blue card stock from my stash pile

Georgia Pacific white card stock

Navy grosgrain ribbon