Just Buzzin By!

This is one of my favorites. A bit time consuming but so worth it in the end. I was very excited! Very rarely do I actually send out cards anymore because I can't seem to find the time to sit down an write anything, but this one I want to get in the mail to my Mom. There is a very long story that goes with Mom....and I don't talk to her as often as I would like, but I want her to know she is ALWAYS on my mind!

For this card I started with a basic whisper white card base then added from there! I punched a scallop out of some scrap and then sponged the clouds around the scallop. I think I used bashful blue ;) Then I stamped the two flowers and a half a bee off the side of the card. I colored them in with S&W markers and used 2 way glue and dazzling diamonds on the flowers and bee wings. Then I went to some scrap and stamped the bee hive, and a bee at the hive. I water colored it with summer sun I think ;) and close to cocoa. I added it to the card with stampin dimensionals to raise it off the page. Then I took some scrap and got to snipping with my very awesome very sharp SU paper snips (I love those little scissors). Then fanned down the blades a little to look like the grass, taller grass that is..more specifically {my grass actually....in need of a good cut LOL}.

So there you have it today, hope you enjoy and if you have any questions, please let me know.

Recipe: As close as I can get it :0) Just Buzzin By stamp set, Whisper white CS, Old Olive CS, bashful blue classic ink, cameo coral classic ink, yoyo yellow S&W marker (on the bees), basic black S&W marker, regal rose and ballet blue S&W markers (on the flowers), aqua painters, summer sun classic ink, 2 way glue, stampin dimensionals, scallop circle punch and paper snips.

A little Somethin!

This card I put together for no reason at all other than to try out the scallop border and try to play with some color combos that I don't usually use. I have since learned the technique and layering Ha, ha, ha! So coming cards using this will look much better! LOL. Not typical colors for me to use, and don't know that I would use them again....but I thought I would share :0)

Recipe: The set is a retired hostess set, A Little Somethin', Itty Bitty Basics (currently available). Cardstock used: Kiwi kiss, regal rose, rose red, basic gray, and vanilla. Tools: corner rounder, scallop edge punch, regal rose S&W marker.

Enjoy! Have a great day, and if you have any questions, please let me know.

God's Beauty!

I absolutely hate this set retired! It is such an awesome set. This is a card we made at stamp club last month (June) Can you guess what stamp set my hostess selected LOL! We also used the retiring in colors, which I am missing, but not as much as I thought I would as the new in colors have definetly gained my love hee hee hee!

Here we used a technique I had never tried for fear of the delicate nature of the paper. So I closed my eyes, took a breath, stamped the butterfly in pacific point on vellum (not the cardstock), and cut away. I even mangaged to cut it out well LOL! My club members were a little nervous as well, but when we were done, everyone was pleased and quite surprised how easy it was. And, how not so delicate the paper is. I think we'll use it more now.

Recipe: Gods Beauty Stamp Set, Pacific point cardstock, kiwi kiss cardstock, old olive 5/8" grossgrain ribbon, confetti white cardstock, pacific point classic ink, kiwi kiss classic ink, pink pirouette classic ink, soft subtles brads, stampin dimentionals, and mini glue dots.

Have a great day, and let me know if you have any questions!

Water color experiment!

This card was more of a test project for me. I have a really hard time getting the water coloring bit just "right". So one day I went on strike around home and sat down to play. I found out it really is a technique that you just have to sit and play with.

I started out using a 2 1/2 x 3 piece of confetti white cardstock. Stamped the image in black stazon, then using coordinating stamp and write markers, I colored in my images with my lightest color first then blending in a darker highlight. I also used colors I wouldn't usually mix ( a scrap from here or there) In the end I was pleased with the results as it gave me "something different" LOL, not something I usually do. I mounted the confetti white on an old olive piece of CS 3 x 3 1/2, then using stampin dimensionals I added them to my base card. For the base I used a cardsize Pacific Point (now retired :0(, sorry) a scrap of kiwi kiss (also retired) 1 1/4 x 5 1/2, and layed old olive ribbon over the kiwi kiss. I stamped my verse, Three litte words... and inside I stamped "thinking of you". The three little words stampe set is still available, and is a great stamp set for anything you want to say.

So, have fun, go create and let me know if you have any questions.

Teacher Thank Yous

These were our Teacher Appreciation gifts that my kids took in to school. They were so simple, yet the teachers loved them. We sent these in for all the teachers and assistants that my kids had this year.

I used some old DSP cardstock that I had from an old scrappin kit. We sent the pieces through the Big Shot using the Pillow Box die. I love this die as there are many uses for it. (We have a cool project for back to school that we are planning on doing). We used sticky strip along the box seal as it holds best for these. Then stuffed them with some chocolate minatures. Punched out a thank you with the square scallop, added a gold eyelet, some gold cord, and tied ribbon around it. A simple recipe for a quick thank you. Would make great party favors, or a trinket box for smaller gifts.

Have a great day, and let me know if you have any questions.

Happy 4th of July

This card I just made for one of the dearest women in our lives....Grandma. Troys grandma is possibly the sweetest woman I have ever met. We go by and visit with her a couple times a week and talk, and lately she seems to keep our schedules straight with life and everything at church. And this is my way of saying Thank You to her!

Recipe: I used a basic white card, and blocked off a 2 x 2 1/2 section in the right upper corner of the card. Then with an old SU stencil (I can't remember the name of it) I sponged the lines in real red. Then using my small star punch I punched out a few stars and lightly adhered them to the blocked off area and sponged brilliant blue around the stars. Then using a two way glue pen and dazzling diamonds glitter I filled in the stars. Then stamped Celebrate today from the Celebrate stamp set.

That's it, hope you enjoy it, and have a wonderful Independence Day - and thank you to all of our Veterans who have made it that way!

Happy Birthday Line-Up!

Okay, sorry for the lapse. I had to dig way back in the pictures to find something I hadn't posted. All the recent stuff is still in the camera somewhere (I don't know where my camera is....oops!) But anyway, this was actually a case from my dear friend Jenni up in PA, it was in her post back in January and I think it was around that time I cased it :0)

I had a bunch of birthdays that seem to hit all at once and these were super easy to reproduce quickly. I used various colors from the bold brights with a two tone look, and added a layer of basic gray to them. Stamped Happy birthday in that darker color. The little gift was from the holiday blitz set that is still quite current my friends, and very useful! Have a great day....I'll try to get some more stuff up this week!