Sunday, November 14, 2010
Ding Dong! or is that Dingbat?
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Txt me L8r - HB2U
Recipe
Card size - 5.5 x 8.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Recollections, The Paper Source
Stamps - Stampendous
Ink - Memento
Color - Copics
Accessories - Martha Stewart punch
Friday, November 12, 2010
Well, we are always telling him he is from Zog...
Recipe
Card size - 5.5 x 8.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Recollections, The Paper Source
Stamps - Stampendous
Ink - Memento
Color - Copics
Accessories - Cuttlebug embossing folders, google eyes.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
End of the Road for this Birthday Caper!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
How many leaves does it take?
Recipe
Card size 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah, DCWV
Ink - Memento
Stamps - Inkadinkado
Monday, November 8, 2010
Bewitching Birthday card!
This was the tenth card in the set and I hope rather obviously represents October greetings.
On the inside I printed this greeting -
Sunday, November 7, 2010
A bookish greeting
Recipe
Card size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - DCWV, Neenah, The Paper Source
Stamps - Stampendous
Ink - Memento
Color - Copics
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Hap BEE birthday! Bet you won't BEE-lieve this card!
Friday, November 5, 2010
A Star Spangled Birthday!
As with the previous cards in this set I kept it all one set of stamps - this time Stampendous. I think the rest is rather self explanatory so I won't re-invent the wheel.
Recipe
Size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source
Ink - Memento
Stamps - Stampendous
Color - Copics, Sakura
Thursday, November 4, 2010
King for a Day? or just King me?
I have this set from Technique Tuesday that I bought specifically for him because he loves chess and most of the other games represented on the set. I cut out the squares and created a border similar to a chess board for the background even drawing in a little gold border on the edge.
Recipe
Size 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - The Paper Source, Neenah
Stamps - Technique Tuesday
Ink - Memento
Color- Copics, Sakura
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Anniversary or Birthday?
So you remember what I said about being forgetful and unorganized. Yup! I didn't make him an anniversary card this year either. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! Hopefully I made up for it with this little gem.
Inside I printed "Getting older with you is the best thing “I do”
And BTW don't replicate the punching effect it really took too much time for that little bit of cardstock. Yeah, I like the way it turned out but it about drove me crazy to do it. So if you do decide to go for it remember I warned you! LOL!
Recipe
Size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Wassau, The Paper Source
Ink - Memento, Brilliance
Stamp - See Dee's
Color - Copics, Stickles
Accessories - Cuttlebug embossing folder
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
“Welly” hope your birthday “rains” supreme!
I wanted to use a rainbow of colors to remind him that after rain there can be a rainbow.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Irish you a happy birthday!
Recipe
Size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source, Recollection
Ink - Memento
Stamp - High Hopes
Color - Copics
Accessories - corner rounder.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I think this is my best CIC entry, do you?
I stamped the Tree from the Tree-mendous Wishes set. I stamped the tree with Versamark and then used detail black embossing powder.
The Owl is from the What a Pane set. I stamped it, colored it with copics and clear embossed it with versamark and clear fine embossing powder.
I used a mask I made with Nestability circles do mask the moon and create the background first with a brayer and Brilliance Black and purple stamp pads. Then I reverse masked and pounced in the orange full moon.
After all that was done I deckle cut the edges to give it an spookier feel.
Black, Orange and Purple! Finally I think I got it!
Recipe -
Card size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps
Ink - Versamark, Brilliance
Accessories - Brayer, Black and Clear Embossing powders, Deckle edged cutter.
Challenge try number 2
Recipe
Card size - 4.25 x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps
Ink - Memento
Challenge - Clearly iStamp Clearly Inspired Challenge #18
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Sometimes its so simple to say I love you...
Yup. That's it Spellbinders Hearts and Scalloped hearts using my Archivers linen open stock red cardstock. I thought about stamping and adding more and I just thought in this instance less is more.
Recipe
size - 5.5 x 4.25 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Archiver's open stock
Accessories - Spellbinder's Nestabilities
Friday, October 29, 2010
Time to come clean! or Time to celebrate?
ink - Memento
color - copics
stamps - Heidi Grace
accessories - cuttlebug embossing folder
Thursday, October 28, 2010
I really should have read the rules better!
Monday, October 18, 2010
I have decided to take a hit to the ego! LOL!
Onwards and upwords at least in the counting department.
I still have oodles of birthday cards to photograph and upload (they are here as they were for my DH) and of course everything I have been working on in between painting bedrooms - 2 down and now we are on the front living room - ceiling done, walls and trim to go! Take care and enjoy your crafting!
Monday, October 4, 2010
What do Wednesday, Rochdale & Macclesfield have in common?
Recipe
Card size - 8.5 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source
Stamps - GinaK (Little Tees, Just So Sporty, Sporty Accessories), Justrite
Ink - Memento, Versamark
Color - Copics
Accessories - white embossing powder, black ultrafine embossing powder, gold pen, chipboard
Sunday, October 3, 2010
What the Canadian is this about, eh?
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Cricut floral bouquet
Recipe
Card size - 8.5 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Recollections, DCWV, Neenah
Ink (not seen) Memento
Stamps (again not seen - YIKES) - Kitchen Sink Stamps
Accessories - Cricut Walk in my Garden, glitter glue, chipboard coasters for dimensionals, rhinestones.
Friday, October 1, 2010
"Two little ducks" "Quack! Quack!"
I'm now wondering how many people will get the reference and know how old our nephew is? Should I just tell you or let you guess? This is a card based on British Bingo calling. "David's Den, number 10" a reference to the Prime Minister at Downing Street. "Legs! *catcall* eleven!" "Two fat ladies. 88". So given the background do you know how old the recipient of this card is?
Recipe
Card size - 8.5in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Recollections
Stamps - Stampendous
Ink - Memento
Color - permanent markers, American craft white pen
Accessories - duck punch, nestabilities.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Flower wishes and lost pictures
I like the simplicity of the image but wonder if it needed more. What do you think?
Recipe
Card Size - 4.25 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Recollections
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps
Ink - Memento black tuxedo
Color - Copics
Accessories - Glossy Accents
Now for the lost pictures - I seem to have lost the pictures of the Anniversary card I made for my BIL and SIL this year and also the pictures from the card I sent my Neice. What is really bad is I can't even remember what I stamped! as we have moved my craft area from area of the house to another and done some decoration since then. Oh well, I hoped they liked and more importantly I hope that it comes back to me what I did when I'm least expecting it!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Pink first communion card
Recipe
Card size - 8.5in x 5.5in
Cardstock - Neenah, DCWV
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps, Kitchen Sink Stamps
Ink - Versacolor
Accessories - iridescent embossing powder, nestabilities, prima flower, brad, grosgrain ribbon
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Totally Tiger
Recipe
Card size - 8.5 in x 5.5in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source, Bazzill
Stamps - High Hopes, Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink - Memento, Versamark
Color - Copic, American Craft
Accessories - Nestabilities, Fun Flock
Monday, September 27, 2010
Mr & Mrs W
This card was for a couple who were getting married later in life so I wanted to keep it celebratory and light. What better way than a personalized champagne toast (I used a small W to personalize the bottle).
Recipe
Card size - 8.5in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, Wassau (I think - a pearlized pack), The Paper Source
Stamps - See D's, Kitchen Sink Stamps, Just Rite Stamp
Ink - Memento - tuxedo black
Color - Copics
Accessories - Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug Paisley embossing folder, lavender and white sheer ribbon, prima flowers, clear rhinestone brads.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Flying by to say thank you
Recipe
Card size - 4.25 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah
Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps
Ink - Memento
Color - Copics
Accessories - white grosgrain ribbon, prima flowers, brads
Saturday, September 25, 2010
All aboard!
Recipe
Card Size - 8.5 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, The Paper Source
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps, Kitchen Sink Stamps
Ink - Memento, Kaleidoscope, Distress
Color - Copics
Accessories - Nestabilities, straight edge
Friday, September 24, 2010
Time flies... well at least when I forget to blog it seems to!
This card is for my Sensei's wife's birthday. My Sensei is pretty highly trained in Okinawan Karate so I thought she was appreciate the thought. She did. She gushed that she loved the colors and they are exactly what she wanted to redecorate one of her rooms in! I love it when things go so right.
Recipe -
Card size - 5.5 in x 8 in
Cardstock - Neenah, DCWV
Ink - Memento
Stamps - Hero Arts, Kitchen Sink Stamps
Color - Copics
Accessories - Nestabilities, Martha Stewart punch, Prima flowers, brads, ribbon
Sunday, February 28, 2010
A boy and his catapult/slingshot - for UK Mothering Sunday
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Purple Pansy Petal Power!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Owl thank you!
Card Size - 4.25 in x 5.5 in
Monday, February 8, 2010
A 2010 card! but only on the scanner
I covered the entire front in S.E.I. designer paper Alpine Forest (the white around the card is the scanner lid). The image is from Clear Dollar Stamps. I used it for my BIL because it reminded me of the birds that advertise Guiness which is just perfect for my BIL. I chose the cardstock to reflect that history and earthiness of the thick stout. After deciding on a layout I thought I should emboss a greeting but I wanted it unobstrusive, so I decided to use my Kitchen Sink set and Zig white embossing powder so that the "Brother" was there but not glaringly so.
I think the card is a little quirky with the mix of earthiness and cute birds but I think I like it because of that; I could have bought a card that was either or but this combination is truly unique because it is handmade. What do you think? Did I take it too far? Not far enough?
Ingredients
Card size - 8.5 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock/Paper - Neenah, S.E.I.
Ink - Memento, Versamark
Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps "Hanging Out" , Kitchen Sink Stamps "Whole Family"
Copics - 0, B000, B00, C3, C5, C7, E50, E51, E08, E49, R35, R37, YR02, YR04, YR07,
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Hello friend!
I think I said I had already posted ALL my 2009 cards... well you can understand that I meant my 2009 Christmas cards right?LOL
This is a card I made for a dear friend whose birthday is at Christmas time and I like to send her birthday cards that don't look like Christmas cards with "Happy Birthday" on them.
I really like how simple this was and how it turned out.
Loads of rectangles to compliment one another and a great patterned cardstock from DCWV. I cut apart a Stampendous phrase to keep it short and relevant, and guess what! no stamp police came and hunted me down for doing that! LOL.
Ingredients
Card size - 8.5 in x 5.5 in
Cardstock - Neenah, DCWV
Stamps - High Hopes Stamps, Stampendous (greeting)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Canteloupe
Copics - B000, B00, B93, B95, B97, E00, E02, E11, E31,E33,E35, G000, G00, G02, G05, G07, G14, G21, G28, R20, Y11, Y15, Y17, YR02, YR04, YR07