Scraps

I don't like to throw scraps away, but sometimes I do. These two scraps made it on to cards, though. For this first one, I simply stamped the sentiment, from Gina K, on to the patterned paper and matted with black. I embossed a frame around it by embossing a cutting die by using the rubber mat. The entire layer is popped up on foam squares.

For this second one, I used an old flower stamp from PaperTrey Ink and cut it out. I added a bit of shading. Then I added FlowerSoft (yes, FlowerSoft!!) to the center. The sentiment is again from Gina K and I again matted with black. I embossed a white panel with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and matted that with black, also. The flower is popped up with a foam square.

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Happy Third Birthday, Andrew!

Today is our grandson Andrew's third birthday. We were supposed to go to Chicago and help him celebrate, but my husband's back has been giving him problems and he was not able to make the drive. So, we'll have to settle for Skype.


I put some Flower Soft on our daughter's birthday card last month, and I guess Andrew was quite fascinated by the texture. So, I wanted to put texture on his card, too. The dragonfly is from a Recollections set. I added Flower Soft to the wings, black flocking to the body, and sparkle to his face. The circle had been cut with a punch and I sponged ink around the edges. The letters are from a set by Scrappy Cat. I stamped with Versamagic pads and embossed with Iridescent Sparkle embossing powder and added some scored lines. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The number 3 is cut using a Cuttlebug set.


Today is my mom's birthday, too. I'll be sharing her card tomorrow, probably.


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Happy Birthday, Vicki!

I feel it would be awful of me to do my blog post without mentioning the horrible events of ten years ago. Let us never forget.


Today's card is for my friend, Vicki, whose birthday is today.  Happy Birthday, Vicki!  For this card I used the same stamps as a few days ago.  This one is just straight stamping, though. The stamps are from Gina K.  I colored them with markers before stamping.  The flower centers are Flower Soft. The lines are scored with my Scor-Pal and the matting is Always Artichoke.


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Repeat Impressions - Designers Choice Challenge: Father's Day With Texture

Today is Wednesday, so that means it's challenge day at Repeat Impressions. Today's Designer's Choice Challenge (DCC) was chosen by ... me!  I chose the theme of a Father's Day card with texture.  Your "texture" can be anything - embossing, Flower Soft, distressing - whatever you choose.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for the details and to see the other Rock Stars' creations.  Make your card, upload it to your blog or an on-line gallery, and link it to the RI blog.  You will be entered into a random drawing to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber!  Here are links to the other designers' blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin

For my card, I used the Shade of the Elm stamp.  I colored the chair and added Flower Soft to the tree trunk and leaves and the grass.  I matted with brown cardstock.  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.  I embossed the card base for more texture.  


Won't you please join us?   You also have about a week to enter the WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.  See details here.

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A Card Just Because!

Gosh, it seems like forever since I got to make a card just because I wanted to!  I have had NO time lately, and it's not going to get better any time soon.  But, last night I took the time to make this card.

I started by stamping the flower image (from Gina K's Lovely Shelf) with Versafine Onyx Black and embossing with clear embossing powder.  I colored it with Copic markers.  (I got some for Christmas, but now I "need" to get some more!)   I cut the image out with a Nestability.  I filled in the flower centers with Nut Brown Flower Soft.  The matting is from Die Cuts With a View matstack called Cafe Mediterranean, also cut with a Nestability.  The strip across the center is the same paper.  It's punched with a Fiskars punch.  The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set called Year Round Puns.  Oh, how good it felt to stamp again! 

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Repeat Impressions Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the first-ever Repeat Impressions Blog Hop!  I'm excited to be a part of it!

Repeat Impressions has new Christmas stamps that will be available soon.  We are celebrating by having a blog hop.  How cool!  All you have to do is visit the blogs of all the Repeat Impressions “Rock Stars.”  (They are listed below.  For now, at least, the links may be to the blogs, and not the specific blog posts.  I’ll try to update the links as soon as possible.  EDITED TO ADD:  I have updated the links so they are all to the Blog Hop posts.  You can also find information on the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.)  On each blog, you will find a key word.  After you collect all the words, email Wendy (wendy@repeatimpressions.com) with all the words to be eligible for the blog candy. If you can use all the words to create the correct phrase, you will have earned yourself TWO chances for the blog candy! You must complete the hop and email Wendy all the words and/or the phrase no later than 10 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 16. The blog candy for this hop ... an unmounted sheet of the new Christmas Penguins, of course!


My keyword is "NEW."

You can find the blogs of the RI Rock Stars here:

Ayana Posadas

Dana Joy

Darsie Bruno

Harriet Skelly

Joy Hadden

Julie Smith

Lynette Neus (you're here!)

Makiko Jones

Michele Greenwood

Robin Kirkpatrick

I have created five cards with these great stamps.  For this first card, I colored the image with Stampin' Up! markers.  I added Flowersoft to the wreath.  I also added Stickles to the white part of the penguin's hat.  The red was embossed with a Cuttlebug border folder.  The sentiment is from the new stamps, too.

For this second card, I paper-pieced the stars with a shimmery copper paper.  I added fairy dust glitter for the snow.  The matting is the same copper paper, which I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.

I again used SU! markers to color this cute fellow.  I used Diamond Glaze over the candy cane and Stickles on his hat.  The red is embossed with an Impressability and then rubbed with a white ink pad.  The snowflake on the bottom is from Stampin' Up!

I cut this penguin out and mounted him on a black oval which I had cut with a Nestability.  I put Stickles on the clear ornament he is holding.  I scored the red background with my Martha Stewart scoring tool.

For this penguin's ornament, I used Diamond Glaze.  The background is stamped using snowflakes from the same sheet of stamps.  The ribbon is self-adhesive.  The stamp is a part of a stamp from the new stamps.  The matting and bottom layer is shimmery gold paper.

I hope you're still with me!  My, what a long post!!  Have a great time visiting all the RI Rock Stars' blogs, and good luck!  The prize is awesome - ALL the new stamps on an unmounted sheet!  (All the stamps I used on these cards are included, and many more!)

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Two "Same-Stamp" Cards

I’m sharing two cards today with you, using the same main stamp on both cards. The flower and the leaves are from Gina K’s Year of Flowers, and I stamped them when my friend was here in June.

For this first one, I made it a sunflower. Not sure it can be, but what the heck! I colored the flower and the leaves with Stampin’ Up! markers and cut them out. For the flower I used Barely Banana and So Saffron, and for the leaves I used Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow. The center of the flower is Flower Soft. I drew the stem with a black Sharpie, then went over it with the Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow markers. I popped the flower and leaves up on Pop Dots. The sentiment is from Scrappy Cat and the card base is PaperTrey Ink’s kraft.
For the second one, I did no coloring on the flower – just used Flower Soft in the center. I used the same color markers for these leaves as the first one – Mellow Moss and Sage Shadow and drew the stem. The sentiment is again from Scrappy Cat. I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, mounted the whole thing on black, used my Stampin’ Up! punch for the photo corners and mounted the flower, leaves and sentiment on Pop Dots.

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Fairy Best Wishes

I’ve been making cards all morning – I have four done. Two are graduation cards which are very similar to ones I’ve already posted. One is for an Alphabet Swap and I’ll post it Monday after it has been received. The one I will share today is made with a new stamp that I WON from 2RedBananas!! Thanks so much, Jeanette! You can find the blog here, and here is a direct link to the newest challenge – to use ribbon. Oh, and here is a link to the 2RedBananas store!

Briefly, here are the items I used for the card. The image is stamped with Versafine Onyx Black. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I added LOTS of glitz with a glitter pen (not sure that’s what it’s called, but that’s what I’ll call it! :) ) I used FlowerSoft for her bouquet. I sponged the edges with Orchid Opulence ink by Stampin’ Up! and matted it. I used a Cuttlebug border embossing folder on white strips for behind the image and for the sentiment panel and also sponged those edges. I used the glitter pen on them, too. The background paper is by Die Cuts With a View Pocket Full O’ Posies matstack, and I added a sheer purple ribbon with white dots. (I guess this qualifies for this week’s challenge!) I wish I could show you the sparkle, but at least you can get a little idea of it by the small picture.

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