Anniversary Card....

Nesties, Cuttlebug, Vintage Seam Binding Ribbon, Metal Heart Charms, Designer and Metallic Paper, Bazzill Card-stock!

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"My thoughts are with you always"

On April 7th my Dear Granny Phyl passed away, just 3 days after her 83rd birthday.  She was a kind loving soul and will miss her dearly. Her beautiful laughter will live on in my heart forever.

♥♥♥

This is the card I created for her daughter, my Aunt Patty.

I've hand-cut the card base, clouds and mountains. I u

sed Copics to color in the "Green Grass" image by Stamps Happen, Inc. and then fussy cut the image, leaving out the original sentiment and adding "My thoughts are with you always" in the clouds. I've also added a pretty little ribbon, lots of stitching and layers, as well. 

Thanks for visiting... Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Hugs,

NASCAR Experience B-Day Card...

Addicted to NASCAR or perhaps there's a wonderful man in your life who is?
Well we are and for my DH's 50th, I bought him a NASCAR experience at Auto Club Speedway, where he'll learn to drive a real NASCAR all on his own.  Naturally I needed a super fun Birthday card to go with his gift.  I instantly remembered this cute little monster digi, I colored in a Copic class given by Michelle Houghton and thought he'd be an excellent place to begin. I added the checkered flags, to make the little cutie race ready ;) 

Here's my DH's 50th Birthday card...  I hope you like it!

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The Joy of Christmas....

Here's a quick little card full of Joy :):):)

The cuts are... Tim Holtz ornaments & Nestabilities scalloped circles. 

Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving!

Inside

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Lots of Fussy Cutting & Ric a Rac...

Happy Tuesday... Peace Everyone!

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Summer Bliss...

Hey there! 

Here's a sweet little card I put together...

The cabin was cut using my Cricut Expression and the cartridge is "Summer Bliss Seasonal".

The clouds, sunshine, roof, chimney are doodled and colored by me. 

I added random stitching and pretty little red roses.

I also propped the door open & you can see wallpaper inside. I used a brass colored brad for the door knob. 

Front of card

Back of card

Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend!

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Hope your Birthday is a Blast...

Hi! Happy Saturday!!!

This is a continuation of my original post "Awesome Free Copic Marker Tutorials"

Thanks again to... Debbie Hodge's "Get It Scrapped" & Michelle Houghton, for the fabulous tutorials & adorable doodles, to help learn to use Copic markers. 

How to use copic markers tutorial 5 | rocket printable + shading how-to

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Sealed with a Fish....

OK... So it's been ages since I've posted and that's because I have a ton going on here. 

When I have too much on my plate, I tend to lack creatively.  

Which helps explains my recent card-lifting, (I normally don't), but I felt compelled to recreate this wonderful little gem, by the lovely and oh so talented Michele Kovack over at Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scapbooker!  

Thank you for the inspiration Michele. xo 

Hugs,

A Little Touch Of Raspberry!

Hey there!  I hope your day is going well.  I can't complain, the sun is finally out and I love the sunshine. So, today I just wanted to share a little something I came up over the weekend. 

The stamp used on the tree is by Rubber Stampede & it's called Holiday Pear collage. The  tag  is stamped w/ a 1992 Stampin' Up stamp.

Cartridges used...

Cricut Craft Room Basics:  Trees & Card base (2"x3" rectangle, not the edging)

Elegant Edges:  Snowflake Boarder (card base edging)

Art Philosophy:  Tag

Ribbons & Rosettes:  Scallop 1 & Tree Boarder 1x3 (envelope decor)

The tree is wrapped from front to back.  Oh and I can never resist using bells, which I've tied to the tag on the front of the card!

Some details...

The white tree is stamped with Versa Mark Watermark (clear) and then embossed with Stamp-n Stuff black embossing powder, for a rich black patent look. Edges inked with TH Black Soot.  I created the card base in CCR, using Elegant Edges and CCR Basics (pieces mentioned above, welded together)  The papers I used: Bazzill card stock (black), Making Memories (raspberry double stripe), GP 110 pound card stock (white)  

Hope you like it :):):)

Hugs,

Let it Snow!

Hi! 

It would be awesome if there were more time for creating and blogging but,  responsibilities just keep getting in the way, ha-ha!  Is that a problem for anyone else or is it just me?  

Anyway, here's a fun little 5x5 card I started last week and finely got a chance to finish it up this weekend.  Here are some pics.... details below.

Tons of fussy cutting (click images to see them larger).

Coordinating envelope, too.

Bazzill Card stock: Card base & Scallop Squares

Nestabilities:  Scallop Squares

Hug Snug Seam Binding:  Ribbons & bow

Diamond Rubber Stamps:  Ski couple

Machine stitching 

Let is Snow & background paper... Sorry, but I'm not sure.

Memory Makers:  Silver tag around the "Let it Snow!"
Copic's, Stickles,Glaze

  

I hope you had a really nice weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Peace & Frosty Kisses for Christmas ~ 2 Easel Cards

Cricut Cartridges used:

Art Philosophy for card bases and frames.

Winter Woodland for the cap, snowflakes and words.

Some details:

The picture doesn't show it, but I used white flocking on the Santa cap... It looks great in person.

The bells on the Peace card are hung with wire, therefore they actually swing freely and jingle :):):) 

Challenges entered:
365 Cards ~ Day 274 Thursday Challenge in Reverse

Crimbo Crackers ~ Challenge 29 - Anything Goes (Christmas or Festive)

Happy Thursday!

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Acustic Guitar Card... "Where Words Fail, Music Speaks."

Here's a cheerful little 5x5 card I made.  I love guitars, have two of my own and can never resist any music oriented stamps.  This cute little guitar image is by Inkadinkado, I filled it in with Copic's.  The inside is finished off with a 2005 Stampin' Up verse.  The shapes layered under the guitar were cut from Nestabilities dies. The fibers are a random, by the yard, clearance item from Joann's, they were my color inspiration.  Card-base is Bazzill card stock.

xo,

Wander Where There Is No Path....

Crawling into bed one night, this idea popped into my head, I was far too exhausted to make a note as I normally would and thought for sure I would forget, but I didn't, YEAH :):):)

Made using:

Cricut Expression Machine, Design Studio & Heritage Cartridge (Bike with basket)

Copic Ciao Makers (Bike & Basket)

Stickles (Bike)

Hand cut and weaved (Basket weaving)

The bike was actually a whole bike that I sized to fit just the way you see it on my card. While I was assembling the card, I thought the basket would look better if I actually weaved it and I'm so glad I did. I just love textures and dimension.

  

Hope you like it.  

Hugs,

I LOVE My New Custom DELUXE 12x12 Paper Storage!!!

 My wonderful husband created this fabulous paper storage with drawers and counter top, for my studio....

   Recently I asked my DH if he could make me a wooden paper storage.  About 6 months ago, I had purchased a paper storage rolling cart from Joann's.  This cart wasn't cheap, but pretty junkie. It was to weak to hold the 6 plastic containers it came with.  Now the one my DH constructed is ultra deluxe, it holds 8 plastic paper containers full of paper, 6 drawers from another rollie cart I had, an extra large wooden drawer (DH also made) and an additional work surface... Pretty amazing :):):)

For additional pictures and details, please visit my other blog...

"My Man's Crafty Hands"!

365 Cards Challenge "2011" ~ Day 2 - Pick 5

Here's my card entry for: 365 Cards ~ A New Card Challenge Every Day:

THIS CHALLENGE IS FROM....

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

 Day 2 - Pick 5

 

Pick 5 -

Use the answers to these questions to design your card:

1. Favorite color  ~  (Mine is Brown)

2. Favorite design technique ~ (Mine is Rubber Stamping)

3. Favorite embellie ~ (Mine are Schwartzki Crystals)

4. Least favorite color ~ (Mine is Mauve)

5. Favorite card size (dimensions) ~ (Mine are 5" x  5")

Anything else goes once you've used the above questions to inspire the design of your card.

365 Cards Challenge "2011" ~ Day 1 - White Space

Ha Ha.... My first card challenge entry ever and it's over 5 months behind!  

It's all about the fun and inspiration!

 Here's my card entry for: 365 Cards ~ A New Card Challenge Every Day:

This challenge is from....

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011

Day 1 - White Space

"The goal is to keep all the decorations in the blacked out areas on the sketch"

Bountiful Season.... My First Easel Card :):):)