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!