You Rock!

Hello everyone! I needed another masculine-type birthday card, so I used my Live Life Loud stamp set once again. (I just LOVE all of the images in this set!!!) I have pretty much CASE'd this card that Cammie made, cause I loved it so much. What do you think??

Stamps: Live Life Loud (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: White Pure Luxury 120 lb. (GKD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Pacific Point (SU)
Accessories: Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape, Scor-Tape

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Zach's Card

We were busy celebrating my oldest child's 13th birthday yesterday, and this is the card I made him. He likes blue, so I've used Ocean Card Stock (A Muse|Studio). The Latte Woodgrain paper is also from A Muse. The frame was made to (kind of) represent a stage, and I've added stars all around for some sparkle. The fun images are all from Live Life Loud (Gina K. Designs).


I will be working at the school library today and tomorrow, so I don't know when I'll be back to my regular hopping. Hopefully soon, 'cause I've been seeing some amazing creations on my Reader!

Take care, and thanks for stopping by!!

Leaves & Flowers

I've unintentionally taken another blog break, but I'm back with a couple of cards today. (I figure I'd better show them both now, as I never know when I'll be back).

The first card uses a beautiful fall set from PaperTrey Ink called Falling leaves. My son told me it's a very simple-looking card, and it is...but I told him to try stamping and trimming out all of those leaves by hand, then tell me how simple it is. Lol. The right edge of my card was die cut with the Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namics die from My Favorite Things, and I sponged in my grassy hill using a punched circle template that I created.

Stamps: Falling Leaves (PaperTrey Ink)
Card Stock: Vintage Cream
Ink: Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Summer Sunrise, Old Olive, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namics (My Favorite Things), Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon (SU), Tombo Mono Multi Glue

My second card was made for a relative of my husband's who recently loss their 16-year-old daughter to a catastrophic asthma attack. So very sad. The main image is from Lovely Labels (Gina K. Designs), and the sentiment is from Notes of Prayer (Verve)

Stamps: Lovely Labels (Gina K. Designs), Notes of Prayer (Verve)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Regal Rose, Copic Markers
Accessories: Label 1 & Label 16 Nestabilites (Spellbinders), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU), Regal Rose 5/8-inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Thanks for visiting, today! I hope to be back again soon.

Congratulations!

I love all of the pretty colors in the fall, and my favorite is when a tree has multiple colors. This is what I tried to re-create here for this anniversary card. Clean and simple with a Fabriano notecard and minimal accessories. The images are from Gina K. Designs.

Stamps: Fanciful Fall (Gina K. Designs), Lovely Labels 2 (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Fabriano Square Notecards
Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight (SU)
Accessories: Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon (SU), Old Olive Brad (SU)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy for You

Hi everyone! This week Flower Soft is sponsoring a Color Challenge over at Paper Craft Planet. You may want to go and check it out (and participate), because there is a sweet prize to be awarded as well!

This is what I have created using Gina K. Designs Botanicals images, and my Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft.

Stamps: Botanicals (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Spring Assortment/80lb. white Pure Luxury (Gina K. Designs), Pixie Pink (SU)
Ink: Pixie Pink & Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilities, Polka Dots Quickutz embossing folder, May Arts ribbon, Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft, Flower Soft Glue

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How Sweet It Is!

Stamps: How Sweet It Is! (Gina K. Designs-Stamps For a Cause)
Card Stock: Spring Moss (PTI), Purely Pomegranate (SU), White, Lemonade (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Blossom & Circle Nestabilities, Labels Trio Shapabilities, Scallop Edge punch (SU), Purely Pomegranate Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Scotch Foam Tape

I needed a baby card for a friend, so I pulled out my Gina K. Stamps for a cause "How Sweet It Is" set. I love this image, and the sweet sentiment to go along with it!

When I originally purchased this set, I didn't know how personal the cause was going to affect my family.

You may already know that my son, Lance, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in March of this year. It has been an adjustment for Lance, and the family...but I'm happy to say he is doing quite well. At his 3-month visit, his A1C was 6.6, and the Dr. seemed to be pleased. Lance is still in the "honeymoon phase", but he is hoping to try an insulin pump once it is approved.

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The Lizzie Anne Designs release is just around the corner (7/25), and the team will be showing projects made with the new stamps starting tomorrow. It's an exciting time, so I hope you'll join myself and the team to see the new goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Gold Sympathy

Stamps: He is risen! (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Fabriano note cards, Gold (PTI)
Ink: Antique Linen, Brilliance Galaxy Gold, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: A Muse Twinkle Sticker, Gold ribbon (PTI)

Life is busy at home, but I wanted to be sure and post this before I sent it off. I used my 'He is risen' set from Gina K. Designs, and kept things simple. The card stock is Fabriano (from Starlit Studio), and Gold (from PaperTrey Ink). I liked the soft shimmer of the gold ink from my Brilliance Galaxy Gold better than my Encore!, so that's what I used here. The bling is from A Muse, and the ribbon is from PaperTrey Ink.

My DH is going to a rescue shelter today to check out a dog we found at Petfinder. If all goes well, we may have an addition to the family by later today. I'm nervous about it, and hope that the dog is a great fit with the family.

Thanks for your visit today!!

Picking up...

...where I left off last year. I have quite a few Christmas cards completed, but I really need to get "into gear", so that I can get my cards ready to go postal. To 'kick it up' I am using some images that I stamped last year, and didn't get to on time to send out. Some were already colored, some were not. Both of these images, were already colored. For a quick fix, I grabbed some of my A Muse 4 bar note cards, and made these up.

Stamps: North Pole (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Vintage Blue Note Cards (A Muse), Neenah Solar White
Ink: Adirondack Black, Copic Sketch markers, Clear Spica glitter pen
Accessories: paper piercer, Spring Rain Top Notch Twill Tape (PTI), Snowflake button (WalMart)

Stamps: Holiday House (Lockhart Stamp Company), Holiday Lane (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Kitchen Yellow 4 Bar Note Card (A Muse)
Ink: Adirondack Black, Copic Sketch markers, Clear Spica pen
Accessories: heidi swapp snowflake ghost shape, Bitty Brad (CTMH), A Muse sheer ribbonStamps

I hope you've enjoyed todays' "quickie card" samplings! Thanks for visiting!!

Wasabi & a Challenge

I really do love a beautiful single layer and/or CAS (clean and simple) card! I really think it makes a statement, and is always perfect for a Sympathy or Thinking of You card. This is my latest sampling:

Images ©Stampin' Up! ®1990-2008

Stamps: Essence of Love
Card Stock: Georgia Pacific White
Ink: Wild Wasabi, VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories: Wild Wasabi Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

The DD/DDA has a monthly challenge at Splitcoaststampers. I haven't participated in the last couple of them, but when I heard that owls were the focus this month...I decided that I *must* play along. This adorable image was given to me by my friend, Donna (thanks Donna!) It's from the Gina K. Designs set, Owl Always Love You!

Challenge Focus: Owls
Required Element: Texture (Mine is my weaved ribbon.)
Restricted Element: No crystals, rhinestones, or Dew Drop-type embellishments
Gallery located at : SCS DD/DDA challenge DCWH508

I chose to do the ribbon weaving for my texture. I was thinking of doing a little tutorial soon, if enough people are interested. What do you think?

Stamps: Owl Always Love You! (Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Brown (?), Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: Photo Corner punch, Bitty Brads (CTMH), Paper Piercing tool/template/mat, 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip & Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, 1/4 inch Scor-Tape, Dotto, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponge

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Happy Saturday!!

I will be on my way in just a little while for the SCS gathering. I just wanted to post this quick picture of the three card samples with the color choices for the demo I will be doing. The floral image and sentiment is from Gina K. Designs "Baskets of Happiness", and the "Pretty Pattern" backgrounder is from Cornish Heritage Farms (designed by Lisa Strahl).

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!!

Stamps: Baskets of Happiness (Gina K. Designs), Pretty Pattern (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Card Stock: Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Almost Amethyst, Basic Black, Georgia Pacific White (Wal-Mart)
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Almost Amethyst, Copic Sketch markers
Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities and Big Shot, May Arts ribbon, Word Window punch (SU), Stampin' Dimensionals

*My cards are 4¼ x 4¼ inches

Valentine Treats & How Sweet It Is! Card

Images © C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps ™

These are the Valentine treats I worked on with the boys! It was tough getting them done, with the kids not feeling good, but somehow we managed. I saw this cool design at Dawn's blog first...then to my surprise, ended up with the real thing. (Isn't she sweet? Thanks again, Dawn!)

We used C.C. Designs sets Love Ya Much, and Love Ya Lots for our treats. I stamped the images with StazOn Jet Black, and the boys colored them with my Watercolor Pencils. They used the Blender pen to get a watercolor look. (I had to help them quite a bit, because they didn't have a lot of patience).

Here's a picture of all of them all. If you'd like a closer look, just click on the image.

Images © C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps ™

This baby card uses the images from "How Sweet It Is!" from Gina K. Designs, Stamps for a Cause (Diabetes research). See the complete set of images, and learn more by clicking here.

I have to get going...so I will leave you with the recipe. Thank you for visiting!!

Stamps: How Sweet It Is!
Card Stock: Pale Plum, Cranberry Crisp, Whisper White, Daisyd's Maybe Baby Valentine (from Jacksonbelle's store)
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Copic Sketch Markers (from Ellen's store)
Accessories: Nestabilities Classic Circles, Petite Oval & Big Shot, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, amuse twinkle stickers, PolyShrink, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombo Mono Multi Glue

How Sweet For Mom

Images ©Gina K. Designs, LLC

Sorry I haven't been on here much this week. I have been busy with the kids (homework), and too worn out to stamp at night by the time they go to bed.

This card is for my Mom for her birthday. She loves cheesecake, so that was what I was going for here. My Mom is a Type 2 diabetic, so when I saw Gina K.'s new stamps for a cause...of course I had to get it. Never mind that it's sooo cute too!! (Oh...and I also have a nephew who is Type 1). If you want to learn more about this special "How Sweet it is!" stamp set, click here.

I decided to do another of Kirsten's Kick Stand cards. They are fun, and quick to make. The patterned paper is Maybe Baby Valentine 8x8 pad by daisyd's (Jacksonbelle Embellishments). My Nestabilites were used for the circle and scalloped circle, and the image was colored with my Copic Sketch markers. The ribbon is from the retired Flirty collection (SU).

Thanks for looking, and have a fun weekend!!

Stamps: How Sweet it is! (Gina K. Designs, LLC)
Card Stock: Pale Plum, Rose Red, Neenah Solar White, Maybe Baby Valentine (daisyd's)
Ink: Palette Noir, Copic Sketch markers, Spica Glitter pens
Accessories: Flirty ribbon (SU), Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities & Big Shot, Crystal Effects (on the flame), Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Gina K. Skinny Tree

***ETA: I found out that this layout was Beate's WSC20, so I am linking this to her challenge. How cool is that?

I love this Skinny Tree stamp by Gina K. Designs! It reminds me a bit of Charlie Brown's little tree. I loved Beate's layout of this card, so I borrowed it for mine. (I hope you don't mind, Beate *wink*)

I used my Stampin' Write markers to ink the main image. The sentiment is from the new PaperTrey Ink set, Holiday Treats...and is stamped with Palette Burnt Umber ink. The designer paper is Memory Box Enlighten, and the off white card stock is Classic Cream...both are from Ellen's store. The ribbon is from Melanie.

Thanks for looking!!

Stamps: Skinny Tree (Gina K. Designs, LLC), Holiday Treats (PaperTrey Ink)
Card Stock: Classic Cream, Rose Red, Memory Box "Enlighten"
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Stampin' Write Markers--Creamy Caramel, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Spica Pens (for added sparkle)
Accessories: 1" & 1¼" Circle Punches, Photo Corner Punch, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals