Fishy Friends

SO I didnt get back to this post yesterday...I made this cute card for my nieces Birthday. I had fun pulling out this old set to use...I used the new InColors of Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Pointe, Baja Breeze. I used my Bubbles cuttlebug love it withthe fishes and D'vine swirl. Used my watercolor wonder Crayons to paint and a few crystal gem stones for bubbles....
Hope you like it...as well as my niece.

My DD is getting married in Dec. so I have been very busy with phone calls since she is out of state it has interferred withmy Crafting a bit in the last few days but the routine should settle back in soon...
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

UGH...Ways Not to Use It

SO have you made a card and tried so hard to make it work and everystep it just went down hill...Thats what I did today...I wasnt even going to post it but figured even our failures cant get the best of us and we all have them...so Ugh here goes....

I used Pacific Point and GP White Cardstock I fully inteneded to only use these two colors..but I wanted to do Ways to Uses it Challenge"Charmed, for sure I went to add the little teardropcharm, but it wouldnt lay flat so I added the blue and raspberry Ribbon to add the charm to get a better lay withthe charm. I think I should have used white. I had to add the Pink scallopped edge since I neeeded more pink couldnt leave the ribbon on with out it..Quickly went down hill from this point...I used 2 scalloped Circles andTwo Circle to concoct the sentiment panel, then decided the Blue needed something so I added the Heros Arts gem stones in Pink and a Brenda something Pink gemstome to i in wishes...

then decided after it was all together the Sentiment panel needed sponging withthe Moonlight White also...Well you can see the results...Oh I used cuttle bug folders for the border and background and Sincersalutations for a sentiment...

Until later ...Happy Stamping

Kiwi Flower Kisses

I really like how this card turned out. I made it for a friend. I used the triple flower stamp from One of a kind with Kiwi Kiss Ink, and the sentiment from Upsy Daisy in Basic Black. The cardstock colors SU Kiwi Kiss and Black(Mike's assorted Nuetrals pack) , mounted on a Very Vanilla base. I am loving this Black 1/4" piq. ribbon I got at Walmart. I need to get more... I bought it for some halloween cards! I trimmed the Black cardstock to about 1 3/4" and then used my SU Scalloped Border Punch. I used my hand held Flower punch( metal old and dont know the brand Similar to Fiskars) and punched out the little flowers to glue to the Scallops with my Sakura glue pen. I could have just punched the black but I wanted the dimension. I used a paper piercer to adjust them to center.
What Do you think?

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

SC 195, Berry Happy Birthday

I made this card for SC195. I had made these strawberries a few weeks ago and then didnt use them on a card I have another one in Different colors. I chose the card colors because of the Strawberry, Ridinghood Red, Kiwi, Kiss, Black and GP white. I was really thrown by the challenge because of the big panels I felt DP would make a great card but I wanted to use the In Colors and I don't have any to go with it yet...I usedmy Divine Swirl, Dotted Swiss and Floral Screen Cuttle Bug Embossign Folders on the panels. I matted withthe KK and then added the stitching with my Basic Black SU markers. I stamped the image in Basic Grey and then colored with my colored pencils and then dotted the BG dots with my signo gel pen in white. I used my Su various sized circle and Scalloped punches to mat it and then adherred it with EK Success 1/16" dimensionals..Love the thickness keeps the card thin for mailing. The Sentiment is from Upsy Daisy.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Birthday Dots

I wanted to use my new Upsy Daisy stamp set for a friends Birthday Card..I used Baja breeze because its one of her favorite new colors..Not sure what I think of it, maybe I tried too many new things. I used My new Scalloped Square Punch also...I used Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip also...I tried repeatingthe sponging tech nique the other day, using Pacific Point I wanted to make a mono Chromatic card, but the flowers never looked right so I switched to Chocolate Chip after finding this old ribbon in my stash...It's dots made me dot the scallops that I added becasue the space needed something and I couldnt find a DP that I had on hand to go withthe colors so I Punched the squares and cut them on the diagonal...I added dots with a Signo Gel Pen, and a Chocolate Chip marker...

I think it turned out cute not my best work but I hope my friend Likes it!

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Baja Bird Song

The color Challenge this week is Very Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze...I managed to have all the colors Yeah!!! I managed to make a card tonight..I am not quite certain what I think of it(tell you why later)...its growing on me a bit...I used my new Stamp Set from ,"There She Goes" to stamp the birds in flight...they worked really nice!....I was going to stamp flowers on the card panel opposite the bird , but when I looked at my stamps the birds in flight looked like they would work wonderfully and they did.
I really need to make some sympathy cards and use more of the set ,but I am catching up on some welcome cards for the RAK group I am involved with that somehow I omitted doing...I used my Cuttlebug and "Bird Song" EF to make the baja panel, I cut the panel and punched the scalloped edge first. I then sponged the front with Kiwi Kiss over the grass and Baja Breeze on the bird and edge. I cut a second strip of Kiwi Kiss and then punched it with the scalloped Punch also layered the piece and adding a strip on the outside edge of the card. I then pierced the kiwi pieces. If you click on the picture you'll see it better. I then stamped the Very Vanilla with "Inspired By Nature" loving the grass by the way...This is the part of the card I am uncertain about; whether mixing the grass was a good idea... What do you think? I stamped the sentiment from "Best Yet" on Vanilla. I had intended to place it on the vanilla panel with a blue scalloped square around it and it looked funny so I shifted it to the baja side of the card and ditched the extra scallopes. I guess sometimes you can have too many scallops...

Let me know what you think...

UNtil Later...Happy Stamping!

Swirls for a friend

I tried doing the limited Supply Challenge, andI guess I just couldnt successfully limit myself, LOL I added an extra color. I like how it turned out so I thought I would share it with you.

I used SU "", and Autumn Leaves Flourishes. The colors I chose are Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Mellow Moss. Cardstock is Baja Breeze, Going Grey and GP White. The Ribbon is from Mikes $ bin and the Brads are from a LSS, and are K co bought them last spring. I inked the stamp with Baja and then wiped the stems off and colored with Mellow Moss. The image piece is mounted on EKsuccess 1/16"dimesionals. Love the saying and decided to just over lap them I think it turned out great. And "look ma..." no Cuttlebug.

Until later ... Happy Stamping!

Embrace Life Anniversary Card

I really like how this card turned out.

I needed another Anniversary Card. I have been wanting to use my Embrace Life set and made this card. Its a basic Layout I like to use. I stamped the imaage with Timber Brown StazOn and painted with Ruby Red WWC and aqua Painter...I used Chocolate Chip and Cute Converse for the sayings Punched with my #/4" and 7/8" square punches. the ribbon is a chocolate Chip and White I picked up at a LSS. I used two gem stones on the panel. and raised it on dimensionals.

I used my Textile Embossign Folder on Ridinghood Red cardstock and then lightly brushed Galaxy Glod Dewdrop ink pad over the top of it... Hard to see in the picture unless you enlarge it, by clicking on it.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Sorry! SC194

I got so busy yesterday sewing badges on a new scout shirt an dvest I forgot to update my blog with a card I made on Wed. for SC194.

I had quite a bit of fun with this card...I colored the color direct onto Inspired By Nature flower side with my Watercolor Wonder Crayons in EE colors. then being too lazy since I only had alcohol in a spray bottle I squirted it with that and stamped the image on GP White Cardstock. Then I used my fine H2O painter to blend the colors in and get rid of the lines inthe image. I then used my painter to add some darker lines in More mustard and Old Olive to make more details on the stems and Petals I like how the image turned out. When I uploaded the card on SCS I thought shoot I should have taken the sewing machine out and stitched the seams..Probably why I decided to sew the scout shirt yesterday...LOL. I used Mellow Moss, More Mustard, Real Rust and Chocolate Chip for the pieces and the foloowing embossing folders with my Cuttlebug:Flower Screen, AutumnWords, Bird Call(grass on the bottom of the card), swirls and Birds... I stamped "Wish" from small sayings in Chocolate chip on More Mustard and punched it out with my Word Window Punch...The panel is raised on Dimensionals..This was fun to make need to make more cards with this stamp I am loving it!

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

All "SU" Technique Cards

On the third week of every month, I get together with my demo and make some technique cards. This time she showed me some techniques she learned from her upline so I thought I would share them.

The first card had an interesting circle spiral technique that was very fun and cute. She didnt have the newer larger Circle punch so we used the 1 3/8" punch you cut the circle in a spiral. Inspired By Nature was used for the "Grass" and Flight of the Butterfly, for all the other images. Whisper White, Pacific Point Pumpkin Pie and Kiwi Kiss were used for Cardstock Colors. The spiral was adhered to the card by adhering a glue dot behind the butterfly and then a dot on the oposite of the circle center and placing in the card so it stretches out when opened...I hope you can figure it out from the pictures very fun technique. I can see a larger circle would let you make a better placement. You should try it. you cant see it but a second butter fly is attached to the spiral.

The second card we made uses Upsy Daisy...and sponge daubers. First you stamp the entire image in a light color we used Pink Pirouette. then you dauber the image..with two colors we used Ridinghood Red and Tangerine Tango. I got my stamp to far to the left and then restamped, so my suggestion make sure you have the stamp right where you want it... LOL

I like this technique and will definately use it again. the other new thing I got to try was the New Oval Punch. The large oval was then folded it over the matted picture and then Punched with a Crop A Dile through all 4 pieces of card stock like butter...so nice. I need to get them some day. The cardstock is Ridinghood Red and Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White. I really like the look of this technique I'll need to try it again.

my suggestion go try some new techniques you'll love them.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

They're Finished

I learned a few things making all these cards tonight first, I cant count! and Two pay attention to the fold one was assemble upside down...LOL. I got the cards all assembled and I was short 8 Bears...I did stamp them and paint them so I finished up the project I am so happy...so it turns out I only needed 31 cards and not 32. I decided to tweek one up a bit and make it the way I would have if I wasnt mailing 25 of them. I distressed it and added some Button Brads...I was in a hurry so I forgot to put the compass picture on a dimensional something I surely would have done...I talked about the sentiment and Painting in a previous post.. So I will just say I used my Scallopped edge Punch, Scallopped Circle Punch, 1 3/8" circle punch and corner rounder punch. I used Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Chocolate Chip for cardstock and GP White for base and images stamped in Jet Balck Stazon. and distressed with a sponge using Chocolate Chip. I twisted a little bit of gold wire to add dimension to the compass spring, and two making Memories button brads from the 5th Ave color set at Target. I like how it turned out. The other Picture is the stack of the more mailable version I am sending everyone else ...

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Working on Thank Yous

I have been working on 32 thank you cards for some Young Women who helped me pull off a five mile First Aid Hike at camp in Aug. I am a little late but I have been waiting for my new stamps to come because I ordered SU "Under the Stars". (pg 111). It is a very cute camping set with darling images to color. I thought I would let you know I am still working on them feverishly(little DS is sick) so I can make a post..then I'll be back on a regular schedule of Posting and Creating, Until I start my Christmas Cards which I am way behind on also...

For a Sneak peek here is what I have so far.

I stamped all the images and "Grrreat" with Jet Black Stazon, and the "U" and "R" with the new in colors Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango. I used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons to paint the images...The "Compass" with Pumpkin Pie and Green Galore and the "Bear" with Chocolate Chip and More Mustard. This morning I have been trimming the Sentiments and Using my new punches(Scallopped Circle and Scallopped Edge) to punch out cardstock. I am trying to decide if I want to cut the "Bears" out...so far they are trimmed to 2.5" x 3". I guess now I need to get back to work on my cards, or laundry.

Until later ...Happy Stamping!

New SU Catty Card

A month ago Some friends on SCS decided to have a contest to guess the colors of the new SU Catalog Cover. Nobody guessed white, but we all came out winners...each of us then had to make a card for someone else in the group..I got a friednin CA and this is the card I made for her. I decided to make a true Catalog card and used my Cuttlebug stuff to make it... I did use an expired SU stamp though, and Going Grey and Baja Breeze cardstock...Loving these colors together. I used Flower Screen, which I am really liking, to emboss the face of the card. I like how it makes a little border if you center it correctly. Then I used Frills Scalloped edge on a strip of Baja Breeze I then added a yhin strip of Going Gray to accent it and trimmed it narrow. I used my 1/16" circle hand punch to punch out the center dots of the embossing and trimmed close to the edge with scissors...I want to try this with my new Scallopped edge punch when it comes next week. I stamped "friend" from an old SAB set from 2007. and then used Circle punches and Scalloped circle punch to make a flower. Lastly I used my Cuttle Bug Butterfly Die cut and embossing trio to emboss two butterflies and then I layered them to look like they were in flight

I Punched a hole with my punch and used a brad from my latest MM brad set for the head...UGH I cant remember the color but they look great with the new in colors. Several of them are close matches. I stuck one Zot small glue dotint he body area Bent the wings up and then used a few on the back to adhere them to the card. I find Zots glue dots work really well to stick the embossed pieces together.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Sympathetic Sketch Cards

I have some friends at church who recently lost a son and brother, he was very young ...It seems always a bit harder to find the right words to express your sympathy in cases where someone dies at such a young age..cards and gestures sometimes just seem inadequate...

In an attempt to make some cards I realized I need some Sympathy Stamps, so I ordered some from my friend who has a new stamp business and I thought I would share that link with you...Her stamps are very cute and I am sure you will be seeing them in cards all over very soon she has an excellent design team and stamps began shipping this week... Her Blog is There She Goes and has a link in my side bar..Her stamp co is There she Goes LLC... I hope you'll check her out. This is the set I ordered Here For You. Check it out her blog has some beautiful samples using her4 stamps and Dollar Find Friday (no link just wanted to high light it) is a big hit on her blog...

My First card I called Sympathetic Breezes, because I used Baja Breeze, Basic Black and GP White.

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folders...Just My Type(zig zag) and With Love (flowers). I sponged the edges and pierced the zig zag for a little detail and then layered the black cs on top...I wrapped the card with a black satin Ribbon and stamped Thinking of you with Stazon ink. I like the final touch of Blaack button MM brads..Simple fun card..I got thte sketch from SC189.

The second card used Amelia's SC190, so fun... Its her first ever sketch..Way to go Amelia.

I used a scribble Heart stamp by Rubber stampeed and a sentiment from All Year Cheer 1.

Older stamps, but Like I said I was stretching to find Sympathy stamps...I used someSU DP from last years Catalog, and some olive colored paper, The olive colored is from an assortment at Michaels in fall colors and I embossed it in the Floral Screen Embossing folder. I had to angle it so that just the tips of the paper extended past the folders. The Gems are froma variety set given to me by a friend. I sponged the edge of the circle with So Saffron, after cutting GP White and Lovely Lilac out with my Creative Memories Circle Cutter. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray and the Heart in Lovely Lilac after being stamped off once then raised them on dimensionals..I think it turned out cute...

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

A Card For Friend

I finally made some cards tonight...Yeah Again it was fun I am only going to post the one tonight because I am tired I'll post the others tomorrow..

I made this Using CC183, ad SC193, I also was a little too focused on using scraps So I think it could be better but for now it works.
I used Mini Mates for the Sentiment and Happy Harmony for the Flowers..I colored them with Real Read and Green Galore...The Flourishes and Swirls are from Autumn Leaves I think Version 2 for both. I stamped them with StazOn Jet Black and Green Galore... I like how they look with two colors. I might have to try that again

The Paper is Going Grey, Ridinghood Red, Basic Black and GP White...I used Going Grey & Green Galore ink to sponge the white pieces...The Green Button Brads are from a set I got at Target called 5th Ave.. I like the colors in the set Grey, Green, Silver and Blue... I use dthe template from my piercer to spce the brads evenly...
I love the texture on cards and so I used Swiss Dots & "Just My Type" border of buttons to accent this card, using my cuttlebug...I am loving the borders ...They are so much fun.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping

More Birthday Cards

I am finally caught up on my Birthday and Anniversary Cards, by finishing up these last two sketch cards. I used GP white, Riding Hood Red and Basic Black Cardstock for these cards.

For the first one I used SC187, And the Images are Lockhart Stamp Co.(Cupcake) and All Year Cheer II(HHB sentiment). Stamped in Basic Black and then colored with Prisma Colored Pencils. I raised it on dimensionals, and added a Rain Dot by Cloud Nine over the cherry. I also used my Kaliedescope Embossing Poweder on the white cardstock for shimmery frosting.
On the rididnghood Panels I used the birthday words, and Argyle Embossing Folders in my cuttlebug, and Mosaic on the White cs. The textures really add to the beauty of this card and yet leave it simple also.

My second card is making its way overseas so I used less mattign and layers on it. I embossed withthe Birthday Words and Houndstooth Folder on this one. I added three green brads from Making Memories... spacing withmy paper piercer. The flower panel is on dimensionals, and is stamped with "Bothway Blossoms". I used my H2O painter and watercolor wonder crayons. The color of the flowers is much darker in real life...
I used Ruby Red, Real Red, Mellow Moss and Old Olive. The black satin piquot ribbon is some I picked up for Halloween cards later but doesnt it look great with this card...Hmm I might have to get more.
I still have a few Sketch LO's from Splitcoast Challenges that I havent caught up with yet two or three I believe.
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Watercolor Wonder Crayons...On cards

I was continueing my efforts to catch up on my sketches and Birthday and Anniversary cards and ended up using my Watercolor Wonder Crayons on both..I just love them.

The first card I did was to finish up the Anniversary Cards I needed for the month I wanted to use one of my "Love" border Embossing Strips...I was also trying to use the sketch SC186, which restricted the card a bit and made it more simple because the Pirouette Pink. "With love" sentiment was longer than I expected... I embossed the strip first and then cut the end and put it on the right side of the card to fit the sketch...This made the image panel harder to fit. I would have loved to put a mat around it, but had to rely on the Swiss Dot embossing folder to make it stand out...I used another EF to add texture to the Moss colored cardstock... I felt adding the Heart from "merci" made it look more like an anniversary card. I guess it would work as a Valentine also!

The second card is for my Nephew...I used "Cowboy Kid" to stamp the images ..the Cactus is mounted on dimensionals...I used "Argyle" EF to add texture to Riding Hood Red...boy was it pretty I need to do this again but allow more of it to show. I matted the image with Basic Grey and Baja Blue.. the basic Gray was Embossed withthe Dotted "Frills" border strip twice and then a 3/4" red satin Ribbon to contrast the Blue and gray..I like how it turned out...

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Annniversary Cards

It seems there are three types of cards I am always needing Birthdays, Thank yous and Anniversaries....the latter always stump me though for some reason...but. today I think they turned out cute.
I decided to open a new color of Paper so I dug into the Pirouette Pink and teamed it up with Chocolate Chip... "Yes I know the Camera didnt do it justice, the flash didnt go automatically and by the time I knew it was addressed and stamped so sorry use your imagination" ... I also did one in Baja Breeze with Basic Black and White.

I used the Cuttlebug alot on the first card...Just wanted to try some things on this multi-layered Sketch Challenge SC185 I like how the Border circle piece from "frills" goes with "Spots and Dots"... I used Curvy Verses and Matte Brown Frist Impression brads. The Heart are cut withthe "paisley" 2 step Die form CB.

I used "Celebrate Everything"& Autumn Leaves "Flourishes 2" I stamped the Swirls with a new ink not sure what I think it said Stampology for use on Clear Stamps, its black but looks more gray to me...I used a border piece I think from "With Love" or "Frills" and added dots and coloring with a white Signo gel pen. the flowers are from a SAB 08 set named"insert name here, LOL "Merci"".

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Baja Breeze and Basic Grey Loving these colors together

So I finally got caught up enough to create some cards yesterday...When I was finished I was to tired to make a post...I hope to make more today...


I made these for SC191 nad SC192 respectively.(getting caught up on Challenges also)


I am loving the colors of Baja Breeze and Basic Gray together...Their is something soft and soothing about them...I might have to use those colors in my Blog design...still need to work on that...It seems my house garden and everythign is all upheaveled in the summer, and is requireing alot more of my time to get it all back in order...
My two cards are both for Birthdays and use the cardstock mentioned plus Whisper White...

I used Baja Breeze Ink and basic Grey Ink also on both...They both use "One of a Kind" SU images also. One uses "Heard from the Heart" sentiment and the other "Sincere Salutations".

The Cuttlebug got dusted off also the poor thing was feeling neglected... I used some new and old folders to add that texture I love so much! It just makes the card so much better, I used Houndstooth, Floral Fantasy and Floral Screen..Loving the new Folders alot.

I used some little turquise gemstones...(I'll have to add the co. name later Mark Robert Crystal Sticker elements) and the sentiment are on dimensionals...I really like how they turned out...I had fun Stamping again...It made my Day!

Hope you enjoy them...
Until Later... Happy Stamping!