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Birthdays Two

Jan 102011

Katelyn, my youngest granddaughter, celebrated her 2nd birthday yesterday. This is the card I made for her.

Lucky for me, I got to give it to her in person a few days early. My whole family.. all 4 of my sons and their families met in Las Vegas and brought in the new year together. It was a wonderful way to start 2011!

The little bear’s dress has been paper pieced. I used Copics to color her and to shade parts of the paper pieced dress. I also used a white gel pen on the dress to dot and accent different areas and fill in the collar and ribbons.

The second card was for my sister-in-law, Patty, whose birthday was a couple of month’s ago.

I used some Flower Soft on the sunflower’s center and then dabbed it with a Copic Marker which was a shade or two darker than the original color of the Flower Soft. This created an interesting look of depth and shadows.

This striped designer paper from the Webster’s Pages “Wonderfall” collection was close but not the exact colors needed to match the sunflower. So, I colored parts of the designer paper with the same Copics that were used to color the sunflower image. Now it matched! lol

And here are the Copics used for Patty’s card:

My next post will be offering some blog candy with a fun Valentine’s stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by today.
Happy Crafting!

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Katelyn’s Card:

Stamps: SU Beary Best Friends and Beary Nice Wishes

Papers: Papertrey Ink Plum Pudding; SU Whisper White and Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Sakura Gelly Roll Purple Star (sparkle on balloons not visible in photo); White Gel Pen; SU Basic Black Marker; Copics:

Accessories: Kaiser Pearls; Gingham Ribbon

Patty’s Card:

Stamps: Inkadinkado Harvest Clear Inchie Stamps; SU Sincere Salutations

Papers: Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate; Webster’s Pages Wonderfall Designer Paper

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa; White Gel Pen; Copics (see photo above)

Accessories: Flower Soft; Inchie Arts Inchie; Vintaj Wildflowers Hardware; Spellbinders Border Fleur de Lis; Ruffled Elastic Ribbon; Brad; Cuttlebug; Paper Piercer; SU Corners Punch

Celebrations

Jan 052011

Over the holidays there have been lots of celebrations. And one of the celebrations that I attended, although not associated with the holidays in general, does seem to happen more during this time of year than any other (with the possible exception of the month of June). So what sort of celebration is it? A wedding!

The image and sentiment are stamped directly onto the pink pinstripe designer paper. And as usual I used the invitation for inspiration.

Now speaking of celebrations… I’m going to have some blog candy coming up soon to celebrate my birthday. hehe I love doing that! So check back soon.

Thanks so much for dropping by today.

Happy Crafting!

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Stamps: Verve “Love Story”

Papers: Papertrey Ink “Select White” and “True Black”; Making Memories “Pink Pinstripe” Designer Paper

Inks: Versafine “Onyx Black”

Accessories: Martha Stewart Edger Punch “Simple Scallop” ; Flatback Pearls; GG Ribbon

Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #306

Nov 102010

Played in Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch Challenge today. The Sketch can be found here.

And this is the card I made for it.

However, I did change it a bit.

Because of the embossed background design, the image circle looked much better being centered as opposed to being offset to the left as the sketch shows. I placed the bow to weight the left side “heavier” in an attempt to disguise it. hehe

Cuttlebug’s new “Embossing PLUS” folders are so awesome! They are embossing folders and die cuts all in one! This is the “Blooming Bouquet” Embossing PLUS folder used on vellum. LOVE it!!

Finally, congrats to Diane (cookiestamper) who is the winner of my blog candy!

Happy Crafting!

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Stamps: Papertrey Ink “Wreath for all Seasons”

Papers: Papertrey Ink “Select White” and “Dark Chocolate”; Vellum

Inks: SU! “Chocolate Chip” and “Regal Rose”

Accessories: “Crochet Lace with Velvet Center” Ribbon; SU! Taffeta Ribbon; KaiserKraft Flatback Pearls; Prima; Circle Nestabilities

Blog Candy! Winter Wonders & Seeing Spots

Nov 032010

Blog Candy!

“Winter Wonders” is a darling little snowman set from The Saltbox Studio. It’s perfect for some sweet holiday cards.

And the Cuttlebug’s “Seeing Spots” embossing folder can add some fun and interesting dimension to your projects.

To enter in the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment right here on this post. A winner will be chosen using random.org this Sunday, November 7th, at midnight.

Happy Crafting!

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Stamps: The Saltbox Studio “Winter Wonders”

Papers: Papertrey Ink “Pure Poppy”; SU “Whisper White”; Webster’s Pages “Sweet Season” Designer Paper

Inks: Memento “Tuxedo Black”; Copics:

(R29 was used to color in the border and edges on the Twinchie.)

Accessories: Cuttlebug “Seeing Spots” Embossing Folder; Inchie Arts “Twinchie Square”; May Arts 1-1/2″ Crocheted White Ribbon; GG Ribbon Stitched with Rhinestones (Michael’s Dollar Bin); Snowflake Eyelet

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Three Little Cards and Blog Candy Winner!

Jun 262010

First things first. I’m so glad that you brought your comment over from an email and posted it here on my blog. That is because the random generator picked #34, and that is YOU!!

34. LINDA FLETCHER I always look forward to seeing what beautiful creation you have up your sleeve. Thanks for the inspiration!
Linda Jun 23, 1:22 PM

I will email you to get your snail mail address and get this out to you asap! Congrats and hope you have some great fun with your new goodies.

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Here are 3 cards for 3 challenges.

The first card is for the Stampin’ Sisters in Christ Challenge #44. The challenge was to “make a card with just words (a sentiment/verse).. no stamped images.”

The second card was for a Clean and Simple Challenge on Splitcoaststampers CAS72. There was a sketch to follow. After I finished it, though, it didn’t look all that “clean”; so it didn’t end up on Splitcoast. I do have a hard time with those CAS challenges.

And finally the third card was for the weekly Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers SC285. But it was completed a little late for the party and was never uploaded at Splitcoast, either.

To emboss the punched corner piece, I first taped it to the embossing folder with removable double sided tape. This prevented the small corner piece from shifting or moving during embossing.

The sweet little bird image was colored with Copics and then cut out and popped up for some added dimension.

All 3 cards use Inchies, Inchie+ or Twinchies. I keep learning more about Inchies. Lisa Lee has written a wonderful and helpful post on her blog all in an inch that helps one tell the difference between the front and back of an Inchie. She also shows why it makes a difference.

It’s the weekend! Hope everyone has a great one.

Happy Crafting!

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Card #1

Stamps: SU! “Four Square”

Papers: PTI Vintage Cream

Inks: SU! Real Red

Accessories: Inchie Arts Inchie + and Twinchie; GG and Gingham Ribbons

Card #2

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo “Flower Garden” and “Salutations”; Fiscars “Squarely Sentimental”

Papers: PTI True Black and Vintage Cream

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU! Real Red Craft and Whisper White Craft; Gel Pen; Copic Marker

Accessories: Inchie Arts Inchies and Inchie+; Kaiser Flatback Pearls; Taffeta and Dotted Ribbons; Paper Piercer and Template

Card #3

Stamps: Crafty Secrets “Bird Notes”; savvystamps.com (sentiment); SU! Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Papers: PTI True Black and Vintage Cream; Jenni Bowlin “Red/Black Line Ext II” Mini Papers

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU! Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip; Copic Multiliner and Copic Markers:

Accessories: Inchie Arts Inchies; Jenni Bowlin Stick Pin; Kaiser Flatback Pearls; Cuttlebug “Four Square” Embossing Folder; SU! Photo Corner Punch; Gingham Ribbon

BLOG CANDY!! Crafty Secrets Stamps and Cuttlebug Embossing Folders

Jun 222010

Bird Notes is such a sweet set from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. And today along with the Formal Squares Embossing Folders from Provo Craft, they can be yours!

The card was made using both the set and one of the embossing folders, but have no fear… the stamp set and folders that I am giving away are brand new and have never been used.

And yes, I got to use some Inchies. Have I mentioned that I just love those little things? hehe

To be entered into the drawing for the blog candy just leave a comment here on this post. I will run the numbers through a random generator this Friday, June 25th at midnight PST.

Good Luck and Happy Crafting!!

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Stamps: Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps “Bird Notes”; Sentiment from SU! “Amazing to Zany”

Papers: Papertrey Ink “True Black” and “Select White”

Inks: Memento “Tuxedo Black”; Copics:

Accessories: Inchie Art Inchies; Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug “Formal Squares” Embossing Folder; Kaiser Rhinestones; May Arts Organdy Ribbon; Making Memories Black/White Ribbon

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A CLASSroom Puzzle, A Promotion and Candy!

Apr 102010

There’s a great PROMOTION over at Ellen Hutson’s! It’s a 15% savings on all of her Hero Arts line! AND she has some wonderful Hero Arts blog candy on her blog “Simple Dreams”.

And speaking of Hero Arts, I have been playing with some of their fun images. I’ve made a magnetic puzzle. Check it out over in the CLASSroom!

Happy Crafting!

Blog Candy Brain Cloud! LOL!!

Jan 272010

My apologies on the late announcement of the winner of my Birthday Blog Candy! I closed the comments and went to random.org on Sunday night and then FORGOT to post it. Well… I’m old. That’s my excuse, and I’m stickin’ to it! So without further ado…

Congratulations, Bonnie! You are the winner!! I will email you to get your snail mail address.

Happy Crafting!!

#82 Bonnie aka raduse

So I’m a day late and a dollar short wishing you a Happy Birthday Susan. Thanks for sharing your creativity and your grandkids (they’re so cute!) with us all.

Jan 23, 5:53 PM

Blog Candy: Happy Birthday to Me to You!

Jan 222010

Yup. Today is my (57th!!!) birthday and to celebrate I thought Blog Candy sounded like a fun idea! Yes?

A pink and green color combo has always been a favorite of mine. So when I saw these papers with their matching chipboard butterflies, my heart began to flutter. lol And with Valentine’s Day fast approaching, these designer papers, butterflies and Prima “Fancies” will be perfect. Not to mention for Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Weddings…

So the Blog Candy includes:

4 Wood Mounted Stamps: “happy birthday” and “happy mother’s day” both Memory Box; “Happy Valentine’s Day” by Inkadinkado; and “Wishing you a lifetime of love & joy” by A Muse

1 box of (28) Chipboard Butterflies with Gems from K&Company (These are gorgeous!!)

1 package of Prima Fancies from Prima Marketing

4 12×12 pieces of Designer Paper from K&Company

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To enter in the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment right here on this post. A winner will be chosen using random.org on Sunday, January 24th, at midnight.

Happy Crafting!!

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BLOG CANDY!! Copics-12 Days of Christmas Continues

Jan 042010

Yup I’m still over in the CLASSroom having fun with Ellen’s “12 Days of Christmas”. The project below was for Day 8 of the celebration, but because of some blog issues I wasn’t able to upload any pictures until now.

However, you still have until Thursday, January 7th to comment on all of the goodies up for grabs. So if you haven’t been over there… well you really should make the trip!

See you there!!!