HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Another crappy day here today.  Hopefully tomorrow will be sunny.  I was going to head down to my craft room but I am tired so I probably wouldn't be very productive.

I didn't have any anniversary cards on hand so I made a few of these up. They were pretty quick and simple to do.  The owl stamp is from Stampendous called Owl Friends.  I used the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder after I stamped the image on the front. This folder has become one of my favorites and I have been using it quite a bit lately. I used some Tim Holtz distressed ink around the edges of the kraft paper.  The inside verse was computer generated and cut out with my nesties.

Butterflies

It has been so long since I posted anything I see that Blogger has changed the way you upload pics.  It takes forever compared to the old way.

I saw this card on Lucy's Cards website and thought it was so cute I just had to make one.  Only problem was I didn't have the Spellbinders die she used so I decided to see if I could use my Gypsy and a butterfly cut out and achieve the same thing.  It worked.  I'm really starting to love my Gypsy!

I thought it turned out so well I would try and do a baby girl and baby boy card using the same technique and they turned out just as cute.  The cards were cut at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and the butterfly was from the Cricut Everday Paper Dolls cut at 2 3/4 and the baby feet were from Cricut New Arrival cut at 2 1/2.  The paper for the baby cards is K&Company Itsy Bitsy Boy & Girl stacks.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink for around the edges.  I hated to waste the little baby feet from the card fronts so I used them inside and used my Peachy Keen Everday Faces on them.

Here is the link to Lucy's Cards http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/2011/01/butterflies.html 
Check out her site, she makes beautiful cards!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD

I made this card for my Dad's birthday coming up next week.  The stamps are from Clear Dollar Stamps.  You can't see the stamp along the bottom very good in the pic but it say You da man!  I used the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate embossing folder and swiped some silver ink over it.  Here is the inside;

The verse is computer generated.

RECIPE SCRAPBOOK PG. 2

I was on a roll yesterday and got the second page done for my daughter's cookbook.  I cut everything out with Cricut Life's A Beach cart except the fish which is from Stampin' Up's Fishy Friends stamp set.  I used my Nestabilities to cut around the recipe and colored the fish with my Copics.  Here are the numbers I used;

BG01, BG02, YG03, Y06 & V04

 I embossed the boat & sails with my Cuttlebug embossing folders for some extra texture and used my Peachy Keen Everyday Faces stamp set for the sun.

 I hadn't used my crop-a-dile for awhile so I screwed up the one eyelet and couldn't fix it without ruining my page so it had to stay that way.......sigh

THINKING OF YOU

I borrowed a few flower stamps from my mom and this is one of the cards I have done so far using one of them.  I seem to always gravitate towards making birthday cards so decided to make a sympathy card since I only have one in my stash.  I have a big pile of hand made paper that has just been sitting there for about 4 years untouched, so decided that I had to use a piece!  It was hard to cut & punch.  It left little fuzzies and I just about gave up using it but I liked the way it turned out.  I used my Copic markers to color the image.

Here is the inside sentiment;

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER

This design if from the July/Aug edition of Papercrafts magazine.  The designer is Shannon Selsor.  Hers is a thank you card but I thought it would make a nice wedding card and since I don't have any in my stash that is what I decided to do.  The senitment on the inside is from Fiskar's Just Married Quotes clear stamp set.  The punch is from EK Success called Flower & Flourish.  The sentiment on the envelope and the front of the card is from Inkadinkadoo Wedding/Marriage clear stamp set and the butterfly punch is Martha Stewart.  The pattern on the card front is hand stamped using a flourish stamp I got in the $1.50 bin at Michael's.  Now I am going to try and get my own creative juices going and try to finish up one of my own designs.  Wish me luck!

CHEERS

Here is another card I found while I was blog searching for masculine card ideas  http://andreawalford.com/?p=2494 You can find all the instructions there.

I used Stampin' Up's chocolate chip for the base, the strip down the middle and the letters.  The yellow and embossed brown paper are from Bo Bunny.   I used my copic (Y32, Y35, N1 & O) to color the beer mug.  The stamps are from Stampin' Up Cheers To You set.  I embossed the brown paper with Cuttlebugs Tiny Mosaic embossing folder.  The smiley faces are from Cricut Wildcard cart and the letters are from Cricut Don Juan cart cut at 3/4"  I made 4 of these, two for Father's Day cards and two for birthday cards.

Here is the inside;

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 2

I found the layout for this card on the following site http://cutecardsandcraftsbyjamie.blogspot.com/2010/04/thank-you-lifes-beach.html and thought it would make a cute father's day card or any masculine card.  The chair is cut from Cricut Life's A Beach cart at 3" and the birds are from the same cart and cut at 2".  The sand colored paper is from Sandy Lion.  I added a bit of glitter pen to the sand which you can't see in the pic and I gave my chair a worn look with a white ink pad and my finger and just rubbed it in.  I distressed the edges with my finger and rolled them at bit.  I also added a bit of chalk to the sky.

Here is the inside;

 

The shell stamp is from a Stampin' Up set that I think is now retired and I don't know the name.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

I used The Man Stack from DCWV for this card and basically just had to add some hemp, a button & a sentiment and I was done.  The card base is done from Kraft paper.  The verse on the inside is computer generated and cut & embossed with my nestabilites.

QUILT CARD

Simply Elegant Paper Crafts had a cute quilt card on her blog and I decided to make one and use up some of my scraps.  Here is the link to her card complete with instructions. 

http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/basicgrey-lemonade-embossed-quilt-card.html 

SISTER

I made this card for my sister's b'day which is on Friday.  The paper is called Wild Raspberry from K&Company.  It is an 8x8 pad I bought at Walmart.  The punch is from Martha Stewart and the stamp is from Stamps Happen Inc. #60058 Bees.  The sister sentiment is from Fiskar's family clear stamp set.  I used my copics to color the image but I am still having problems with the bleeding and the shading on the brown is not the greatest because the colors were too far apart but it was all I had.  The paper that the image is stamped on is from Neenah but I prefer Simply Smooth and I don't have anymore until my mother comes to visit.  I had some shipped to her while she winters in Florida as well as some more Copics from Dick Blick's and a whole whack of other goodies!  When are you coming to see me mom??  It's gonna be like Christmas when she gets here.

The sentiment for the inside is from Copper Leaf Creations and I used my scalloped oval Nestabilites to cut and emboss it.

I am still having a heck of a time taking a decent picture with my camera.  You would think with a $500.00 camera your pictures should come out pretty darn good but I have not liked this camera since I bought it.  It is a Canon Powershot S3 IS and my cheaper Olympus (that fell in the lake)   took way nicer pictures than this thing.  I try to take them in natural lighting but they never seem to come out crisp looking.  I have tried all different settings with no luck.  I have also tried using the macro function but the camera will not allow me to do it on automatic for some reason.  Well I am off to make breakfast and then I will post another quick card I made using the Crafts Too Leafy Tree embossing folder.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

 

This is my Grandma's Mother's Day card.  The paper is from KI Memories called Daydream.  The wheelbarrow stamp is from Copper Leaf Creations which I colored in with my Copics.  I am getting a little bit better with the markers except for bleeding with the darker colors.......practice, practice, practice!  The Copic colors I used are;

E 31,33,35 & 55

C 1,3 &5

N 1,3 &5

G 21 & 99

YG 11,13 &17

Y 11, 13 &15

YR00, 02,04

BG10

THANKS A LATTE!

This is another one of the cards from the sets I sent to my mom.  The stamps are from Stampin' Up, the geometric paper is from DCWV and the polka dot paper is from a box I got at Costco a few years back.  I used chalk around the white circle.  The punch is from Michael's.

MORE EASTER CARDS

Well my order from Custom Crops FINALLY arrived yesterday aprox. 1 month from when I placed the order.  Unfortunately it is too late to make any cards with the Easter cart as all my cards have to be mailed and it's too late now.  I bought the Mother's Day cart as well so I guess I can get going on that one.  I made this card for my grandma using Peachy Keen PK-261 Crunchin' Carrot Bunny stamp.  The patterned paper is from K&Company Brenda Walton Small Wonders 12x12 stack and the plain paper is from Colormates.  I used my Copics to color the bunny and the Fiskars paper crimper.  Boy is it hard to get that paper to go through that crimper straight.  I could not get a 2" piece to go through so I had to do a 6" piece and then cut it.  The flowers and buttons are from a little set I bought at Walmart.

This is a blantant copy of a card that I saved from the internet a couple of years ago before I started my blog so unfortunately I have no name to give credit too.  I just thought is was so cute so I made one for my sister and one for my parents for Easter.  I used the Cricut Doodlecharms cart for the eggs and the Happy Easter sentiment is computer generated.  Well I have a lot to get accomplished today......Have a great day and HAPPY EASTER everyone!

HAPPY EASTER

I was in the mood to play around with my Copic markers yesterday and one of the new bunny stamps (PK-258) I bought from Peachy Keen Stamps.  I was starting to regret buying the markers the last time I tried to color with them but this time it was better......thank god because they're not cheap!!  This is the first time I have used a Peachy Keen Stamp and I must say that I love the way the image stamps out!  For this card I followed the layout from their last challenge http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/  
I find if I stick to the lighter colors I do ok.  As soon as I use darker colors it`s not good.  I have also been testing different cardstocks and my favorite so far is Simply Smooth.  This image is actually colored on Neenah cardstock which is my second favorite.

Here are the markers I used:

Well I am going to try and get another card done up since I have another Peachy Keen Image I colored yesterday.  Unfortunately I only have one Happy Easter Stamp!  Do you believe that I went to Michael`s and they did not even have any Easter Stamps at all!!  We are so lacking here in Barrie, Ontario, what`s a girl to do.  I get tired of ordering everything online (and almost everything I order is from the States) and you have to wait for it to clear customs....................sigh

SEASON'S GREETINGS

I made about six of this design as well just using old paper I had on hand and it ended up being one of my favorite cards.  I used the Cricut Christmas Cheer cart for the present and embossed it with the Cuttlebug swirls embossing folder.

HAPPY HOLIDAY

My daughter wanted to make some pink cards this year so this is one of her designs.  She used the tree carrying Riley Moose stamp.  Hope Riley doesn't mnd he's wearing pink boots!!

BEARLY SWOOSHIN

I made about 6 of this design to send out.  My sewing leaves a lot to be desired but I guess you can tell it's homemade!!  The stamp is from High Hopes called Bearly Swooshin.  I colored the bear in with my Prismacolor pencils and blended with mineral spirits.  I added some glitter with my gelly roll silver star pen on his scarf, mitts, hat & skiis.

NOEL

 

Got up to frost this morning..............brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.  I have been so busy making Christmas cards that I haven't had time to take any pictures or post any.  I used my High Hopes Country Snowman stamp, my Cuttlebug Sledding embossing folder and my Nestabilities.  The plaid paper is from a pad I bought at Wal-mart a few years back.  I colored the snowman with my prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  It took me quite awhile to color the snowman so I don't think I will be doing any duplicates of this card.  It will be a one and only!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

The snowflakes were cut out using the Cuttlebug and snowflake die.  The snowman stamp is from Inkadinkadoo Tis the Season clear set.  He's kind of an ugly snowman but easy to color if you were using him to make a few cards.  It would have been nice if he had a top hat.  I used my nesties large deckled rectangle set to cut out the rectangle I stamped the snowman on and the paper is from  pads I got at Wal-Mart about 3 years ago.  I added the snow at the bottom from a bag of stuff that I had laying around to sprinkle around my ceramic Christmas village.  I didn't know if it would work or not but I just used my glue pen and sprinkled some on and pressed it down and it works great.