Red-Foiled Christmas

This first card measures 5 x 6 1/2 inches. I used my Glimmer Hot foil system with red specialty foil. I simply added the sentiment to complete it.

These next two cards were made with the negative foil. The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder for the background on this third card, and silver matting.

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Thanks

Another Martha Stewart punch was used for this card. I added scored lines to it, matted it and popped it up with foam squares. The frame around it was embossed with a Nestabilities die.

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Christmas Wishes

A couple more Christmas cards. I'm getting close to having enough made for this year. What is really behind is my calendar. I only have three months done. I feel I'm running out of time for them! These cards are pretty simple and self-explanatory, I think. The thin striped strips were in my "strips jar."

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Foiled Anniversary Roses

More foiiled pieces using my Glimmer system. I colored this one with Copic markers. The matting has edges punched with an old Martha Stewart punch. (I have a few punches out on my table, waiting to be used.) I added a scored line on the bottom and the top. The sentiment was printed on my computer and foiled with foil and a laminator. I added several sequins of various sizes.

This one is made with the negative of the first card.

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Simple Sympathy

This stamped sentiment was in my card parts book. I die-cut it, matted it and popped it up on foam squares. I die-cut some leaf sprigs and added them. I used some pretty patterned paper for the background.

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Foiled Christmas

Two more cards I made using pieces done with my Glimmer Hot Foil system. This first one is 7 x 3 3/4 inches. I matted with red. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

This one was done with the negative foil and matted with dark blue. This sentiment is also from Lawn Fawn and is mounted on foam squares.

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Thinking of You in Black and White

These black and white strips were in a jar and were in my way, so I used them up! LOL! They were already this size except for one strip which I cut in half. I placed them on a black panel and added a popped-up sentiment, which is from Hero Arts.

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On My Mind

Two identical cards with different colors. The stamps are from Gina K. I colored each with Prismacolor pencils. I used Gamsol on the second one, but not this first one. I scored lines with my Scor-Buddy and matted the panels.

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So Very Happy

Well, I finally have some cards to share with you. I've not had much time in my stamping room, but in short spurts I have managed to make several cards and will be posting them in the next few days. I took some time to use my Glimmer Hot Foil system one day and then I had to use the pieces to make cards. The flowers on this card were made with a scrap of the negative foil and dies. I drew the leaves, stems and grass with a green gel pen and added enamel dots in three different sizes for the centers. I matted the panel and popped it up with foam squares. The sentiment is from Gina K.

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September Calendar Page

Oops - I forgot I hadn't done all of my calendar blog posts. Sorry this is a couple hours late. The leaf stamps are by Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Gina K. It's amazing that it's September already!! Our upcoming weather is certainly not September-like. It's going to be very hot. Have a great month.

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Thank You From the Bottom of My Heart

This stamp set is from Gina K - the images and the sentiment. I also have the dies. I colored the pieces with Copics and popped the flower and leaves on foam squares. I added thin-striped patterned paper to each edge.

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Monochromatic Anniversary

I used a Gina K set to make this card. I thought about coloring it, but decided to try it stamped in plum. I like the way it turned out. The image is stamped on the top and bottom of the panel, with the sentiment stamped in between. I added four thin strips - one on each side of the images.

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Thanksgiving

I had this set from Gina K out on my desk, thinking I might use the pumpkins on my calendar. However, I decided it would be just too time-consuming to color 15 of them. So, I put these two on Thanksgiving cards. The sentiment stamps are both from Gina K, also. I colored the images with Copic markers. The pumpkins are popped up with foam squares.

I used a Tim Holtz stencil for the background on the top of this card. I die-cut the image and punched out a scalloped circle with a punch. The image panel is also mounted on foam squares.

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Thanks So Berry Much

When my friend, Leslie, posted a card using this die set, I knew that I just had to have it. That was at the end of June. I almost immediately made up a bunch of the die-cuts and colored them up. I used mixed media cardstock for them. And then they sat and sat. I finally used them up by making these five cards. (I should have looked at Leslie's card again to get a better arrangement of them! My cards in no way can compare to Leslie's beauties.) The die set is from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The sentiment is done with four separate stamps from Technique Tuesday.

And here are the five cards I made. A couple of the cards have some extra pieces inside of them.

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Another Simple Lovely Birthday

I stamped this sentiment on a scrap of cardstock to try to match the card I blogged yesterday. Of course, I had to keep it and use it. I matted it, added some sequins and popped it up on foam squares. The background was done with a Gina K stencil.

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Lovely Birthday

Seems like forever since I've had any amount of time to spend in my stamping room! I finally did - little bits at a time, though. I based this card on one that came up in my photo memories. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I actually have more cards to share with you in the next couple days. And, hopefully I can spend some more time in my stamping room, as it's supposed to be terribly hot here again today.

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Thanks For All You Do

I got to spend some time in my stamping room yesterday, but a lot of it was refilling some Copic markers. I just ordered some refills and they arrived yesterday. Sure seems like I have to change my nibs a lot, since they get too dried out. Does anyone else have that problem? At any rate, later in the afternoon I made this card. The image and sentiment are from Gina K. I colored with Copics. I punched out the sentiment with an old Stampin' Up! word window punch. (Thanks for the idea, Leslie!) I colored the punched-out piece with a Copic marker and added the little bit of black around the edge and then popped it up on foam squares. I added some Liquid Pearls to the centers of the tiny flowers and Gina K sequins around the flowers.

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Digital Images

I have a book of digital images that I accumulated many years ago. I decided to check them out. I found these two that I wanted to use. They are from Sweet 'N Sassy. Not even sure if they are around anymore! So, I printed them out, colored them with Copics, cut them and the matting out with Waffle Flower dies and then added the sentiments.

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CASing Myself

I haven't had much time at all in my stamping room for the last month or so. I did make these cards very recently, copying one I've made in the past. The silhouette pieces were done with dies. The sentiments are both by Gina K.

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August Calendar Page

Here is the page I made for August. The stamps are from Repeat Impressions. I colored the dragonfly (damselfly?) with Copic markers, added Star Dust Stickles to the wings and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist. Enjoy August!!

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