Birthday Blessings

More cards using stampoffs from our Group Gathering in Des Moines last week. I really want to make use of the pieces I made! I used Vicki's Penny Black stamp to make both of these cards. I colored the image with markers and then stamped the bottom image. Then I spritzed it with water without recoloring, and stamped the image for this first card. The sentiment is from Gina K. I matted with black and mounted on foam squares. I found some matching cardstock and embossed it with a new-to-me 5 x 7 Cuttlebug embossing folder, then matted that with black, also. I finally got myself a Wink of Stella pen/marker and added some sparkle to the flowers.

This one, like I said, was the first stamping. I added the same sentiment and matted with matching cardstock. I added a tiny butterfly punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I added the antenna with a black marker and a small pearl for the body. I used Wink of Stella on these flowers, too. Wish you could see the shimmer!

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Rubbernecker Rose

These two cards use the same Rubbernecker rose stamp. Both were stamped with Versamark. I used detail gold embossing powder for this first one. I used Zig Clean Color Real brush markers to color. (I had never heard of them until I was in Des Moines last week.) After I was done coloring the rose, I sponged with light blue ink and cut out the panel using a Memory Box Stitched Rectangle die. The sentiment is from Gina K and is also embossed with gold.

For this second one, I embossed with white embossing powder. I colored with Copic markers and again sponged around - this time in mostly an oval. I simply matted with matching cardstock. Maybe I'll add a sentiment later ... and maybe I won't! :)

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Heartfelt Sympathy

 I did the stamping for these cards when I was in Des Moines last week for our Group Gathering. This first one is done with ivory cardstock. I placed the two stamps on my MISTI to do the stamping, and I stamped ten of these cardfronts. On this card only, I stamped off the tree and birds, then stamped again. I matted with black and placed on an ivory cardbase.

This one is done using white, and the tree is "full-strength."

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Simple Anniversary

Vicki brought these Rubbernecker stamps (OOPS! I guess the sentiment is by Endless Creations) to our Group Gathering, and Kris and Georgia came up with this layout. I just CASE'd it. So simple and lovely. I first stamped the sentiment, then inked up the rose stamp, stamped it off once on scratch paper, then stamped over the sentiment. I matted with matching cardstock.

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Tulip Ribbon

Kris also brought this fun ribbon for us to use! I colored the tulips with Copics. I matted with blue and then purple and added the sentiment - from Papertrey Ink. This butterfly has been sitting on my stamping table for quite a long time. I was just checking to see how a butterfly would work on this card, and realized this one was just the right color! I had originally used yellow Liquid Pearls, so I just used a Copic to color them purple. Thanks again, Kris!

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Thanks, Kris!

Kris, a member of our Yahoo group, is so great about bringing cards for us to make. This is one she brought dies for. She came up with the layout, as well.

The flower, flower center, leaves and sentiment are all dies. Kris also brought the burlap. I matted with brown cardstock and used an ivory cardbase. So fun. Thanks, Kris!

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Group Gathering - 2016

Our Yahoo group got together for our tenth annual Group Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday through Thursday. Well, it was the ninth one in Des Moines. Our first one was in Reinbeck, Iowa. We were a pretty small group this year - only five of us. But, as usual, we had a wonderful time!!! Left to right: Vicki, me, Kris, Georgia and Sheri. We spent our time shopping in Ankeny and visiting at our hotel on Tuesday, then on Wednesday and Thursday we spent our time at Outstamping Designs/Heirlooms by Design in Valley Junction. Marj is such a fabulous host!

The last three years, Marj has arranged a special-session card class for us. So fun! Here are the cards we made this year. The images are all stickers from Penny Black. This first card is 5 x 7 inches.

 This card is 4.5 x 6.25 inches. There is acetate over the sticker.

This card is normal A2 card size - 4.25 x 5.5 inches.

And this last card is also 5 x 7 inches. Aren't they so lovely!! Again - these are not MY creations. I only put them together:)

I can't wait to get together again next year!

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Congrats

Our former next-door neighbors' son received his Eagle Scout badge in April. We were not able to attend the ceremony and life has been too hectic for me to even get a card to him until now. This is the simple card that I made.

The embossing was done with a Sizzix brass stencil in a folder. I used gold foil cardstock for embossing it. I matted with black and mounted on foam squares. The bottom layer was also matted with black. The card base and bottom layer are both off-white cardstock.

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Graduation

 We have need of several congratulation cards, so I had to take some time yesterday to get them made. It was nice to have a little time for card making. I've been spending a fair amount of time at my mom and dad's house, sorting through their things. We're still trying to decide what to do with them. I think I'm leaning towards an estate sale, but I'm not sure yet.

At any rate, here are two graduation cards I made. They are basically the same but with different colors. This first one is for a grandson who is "graduating" from pre-school to kindergarten. The colors in the picture are not very true, but ... The cap is actually a blue foil. It is cut with Lifestyle Crafts dies. The stamping was done with a Stampin' Up! stamp. I cut the circles with Spellbinders dies. The background was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I matted with matching blue cardstock. The circles and the hat are mounted on foam squares.

This second card is the same except for the colors. The hat is black with a red tassel. The scalloped circle is red, also. It looks burgundy in the picture, but it truly is red:)

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June Calendar Page

Here is my June calendar page. The stamp is from Repeat Impressions. I water-colored it using Stampin' Up! inks for most of it, and a brown marker for the chair. I wish I was there right now!

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