A Friend....

I found this on line and printed it off.....I colored the image with copic markers and then used my Tim Holtz distress inks  and applicator in tumbled glass and old paper to color the background.  A couple of pieces of ribbon scraps and I am done!

Indescribable Gift- times three!

 These are three Easter cards I made for family and friends.  I just wanted to show how different each is by simply changing up the ink colors.

Beautiful Brielle.....a scrapbook layout

 This layout features my beautiful granddaughter Brielle.  This picture was taken last August at our trailer at Oasis Beach. Isn't she absolutely gorgeous!  

The inspiration for this layout came from the colors in her bathing suit....I wanted something fun and summery.  

I chose a solid blue background color.  Then I took white cardstock and painted a sunburst pattern in blues yellows and greens .  Once I had this dried I cut my cardstock into 1 1/2 inch horizontal strips and distressed the edges of each with my distresser. Next I took the strips and sewed down the center of each strip on my sewing machine for added interest. Then I simply glued the strips onto the blue cardstock, allowing the blue background to show through. 

I matted Brielle's picture on a different shade of blue mat. Then I added a couple of pre-printed tags and a journal tag.  A couple of wooden elements completed this page. 

ANOTHER VELLUM CARD

YES IT IS ANOTHER VELLUM CARD.... I WILL TRY TO STOP IT WITH THE VELLUM.....BUT I AM ADDICTED I TELL YOU!  

THIS ONE WAS MADE WITH PEAR PIZZAZZ CARD BASE AND RIBBON.  EASY PEASY AND SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!  

SCARY....

THIS IS ANOTHER CARD I  MADE USING A DIGITAL IMAGE I FOUND ONLINE.  I ONCE GAIN WATERCOLORED WITH MY PASTELS AND A FINE BRUSH....., I SURE WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET THIS FELLOW IN THE WOODS UNLESS HE WAS AT A SAFE DISTANCE!

BIG DAY....

THESE TWO CARDS WERE MADE USING THE SALEABRATION STAMP SET CALLED BIG DAY.  CRYSTAL EFFECTS WAS USED ON THE BANNER AND LETTERS CREATING A GLOSSY EFFECT- LOVE IT! 

 PRODUCTS USED IN CREATING THIS CARD: 

BANNER FRAMELITS
WHISPER WHITE CARD STOCK
CALYPSO CORAL CARD STOCK
PEAR PIZZAZZ CARD STOCK
MOSSY MEADOW CARD STOCK
LARGE POLKA DOT EMBOSSING FOLDER
BLENDER PEN
MEMENTO BLACK INK
IN COLOR BUTTONS
TWINE
IN COLOR INK PADS
CRYSTAL EFFECTS

BICYCLE2STAMP- STAMPS OF LIFE

THIS IS MY SECOND DIE HARD CLUB SET: 

AND HERE IS MY CARD: 

The cardstock colors are Hello Honey and Night of Navy.

The ink colors are Memento Black and Night of Navy.

PEEK A BOO

NOW HERE'S A CUTIE PEEKING AROUND THE TREE TO SEE YOU: 

I MADE THIS CARD USING A DIGITAL IMAGE I FOUND ON LINE. 

I WATER COLORED HIM USING MY PASTELS AND A FINE BRUSH. 

WHEN ALL THE COLORING WAS DONE I USED MY SPRITZER TOOL TO CREATE THE BACKGROUND. 

I DID NOT PUT A GREETING ON THIS CARD YET, AS I WASN'T SURE WHAT OCCASION I WOULD BE USING IT FOR.....I WILL WAIT UNTIL I NEED THE CARD AND THEN STAMP AN APPROPRIATE GREETING. 

CAT2STAMP- THE STAMPS OF LIFE DIEHARD KIT

OK, so here is my first card using the CAT2STAMP set from the Stamps of Life Diehard Club: 

 Isn't he cute!  

I tried a new fold on this card.  I took a standard card base and scored it at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4 inches.  I folded it and made a stand up card....easy peasy. 

Scrapping with my prizes....

So a couple of days ago I told you about some prizes that I won.  

Today I wanted to share with you what I made with some of those prizes: 

 I think this is the most labor intensive page I have ever done....but it was a lot of fun too!  

Here is a closeup of those gorgeous flowers I won: 

 I started out with two sheets of cardstock in different shades of yellow...I cut one into the sun pattern. 

Then I used a combination of my distressing tool and my fingernails to distress the edges and curl the edges so that the underneath paper showed through the rays. Then I glued to two pieces together. 

Next I added texture paste with a mask to give some texture.  It took a long while for this to dry. 

Next I added some green sheer ribbon with glitter in it.  Then on to some glimmer mist I made with yellow re-inker and iridescent medium.  This really added shipper....I added it to the flowers as well

Then I got our my pastels and played adding watercolor all over.
  

 I had these wooden butterflies which I glittered up and added to a black paper butterfly- a few sequins added more detail. 

And this was a leftover from a couple years ago: 

 I added some flowers, some bling to the centers and leaves and a couple of tags.  Then some more iridescent colored spritz and I was done! 

For My Mom's Birthday...

Happy Birthday Mom!  I love you!  

Here is a special card I made for my Mom's Birthday.  

 It is a step card and features the stamp set called Mother's Love as well as the stamp set Backyard Basics. 

Here is the inside:

MORE VELLUM.....

HERE IS ANOTHER CARD I MADE USING THE PRINTED VELLUM.....THIS STUFF IS GORGEOUS!  

ONCE AGAIN I COLORED THE BACK SIDE WITH BLENDABILITIES.  A QUICK GREETING AND SOME RIBBON MAKE THIS CARD A BLOOMING BEAUTY ( GET IT) :)

PRINTED VELLUM

I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE PRINTED VELLUM THAT IS A SALABRATION FREEBIE.  I LOVE THIS STUFF.

THIS CARD WAS MADE BY COLORING THE BACK SIDE OF THE VELLUM WITH BLENDABILITIES MARKERS AND ADHERING TO WHITE CARD STOCK.

VERY COOL.

SO CUTE....

THIS LITTLE GUY WAS A DIGITAL IMAGE I FOUND ONLINE.  I WATERCOLORED HIM WITH MY PASTELS AND SPRITZED THE BACKGROUND.

ISN'T HE CUTE!

I PURPOSEFULLY LEFT HIM WITHOUT A GREETING SO THAT I CAN ADD ONE LATER WHEN I NEED THE CARD.

I WON!!!!!!!

 So I was following a blog hop put on by Simon Says Stamp....and I won their blog hop prize!  


Here's what I got: 

 A background stamp from Unity Stamp Company valued at $14.99US....here is what it stamps like....looks like chicken wire with words behind it.

 Some Prima flowers valued at $4.99US

 And some itty bitty flower sequins valued at $2.99 US

This was a great surprise pack...I will use the flowers in my scrapbooking....the flower sequins will be used for shaker cards and of course the background stamp I can use for both cards and scrapbooking. 

The best thing is that these items are things that I would never choose for myself....so it is going to be fun using them in my projects. You never know...I might find a new style I like thanks to these prizes!

Thank- you Simon Says Stamp! 

The Stamps of Life.....Cat2Stamp....Die Hard Club

So recently I subscribed for a monthly stamp set and die club Die Hard Club.

  They are made by a company called The Stamps of LIfe and each month I receive a new stamp set with coordinating dies. This club costs just $23.90 per month + $1.50 shipping....now that is a deal!!!

If you want to check it our go to www.thestampsoflife.com

They have three different clubs- stamp club, die hard club, and a kit club.  The stamps are the same in the stamp and the die hard club...but the kit club is different. 


I recently received my first set called Cat2Stamp: 

Aren't they cute!  And I love that the dies coordinate!  I must say I was VERY impressed with the quality. And as a bonus there is even a little paw print border die! 

And to make it even better, they also include each month, a storage sleeve that fits in a standard binder! 

It has room for the dies and the project card in the top pocket and the stamps in the bottom pocket!  Bonus! 

I can't wait to play with this set and am eager to see what my next month set is!!!  

The only negative comment I have is that the US postal service or Canada Post take too long to deliver!  This set was ordered on Feb 11 and shipped on Feb 11 and I did not receive it until March 9th!!!  That is nearly a month of waiting for new toys!!  

Watercolor Wolf...

Another card I created using a digital image and my pastels....

Another sad face....

Gotta love my markers and spritzer tool! 

Tim Holtz Birds....

 Birthday birds?  Who knew!?  Not my best work but fun for the kids.

A birthday bird?  Who knew!?  Not my best work but fun for the kids. 

God's Special Work of Art....

I haven't used my pastels in a while and one day last month my girlfriend and I were having a "Play Date" and I decided to bring them out and watercolor with them.

Such Sad Eyes....

Love my copics and blendies!  

Shades of Pink Birthday for my beautiful daughter in law...

I made this for my beautiful daughter in law for her birthday in March. 

Products and supplies I used: 

Strawberry Slush card stock
Pretty in Pink card stock
Whisper White card stock
Strawberry slush ink
Balloon Bash stamp set
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