I'm Back!!

Online, that is. I didn't have internet for more than a day because the cable went out. You don't realize how much you depend on being connected...until you lose it.

Scor-Pal's February/March online magazine has been posted, and I have a few projects included. Here's one of them:

Images © Flourishes, LLC

For more details about this Z-Fold project, you may find the tutorial here. There are lots of other awesome and new projects included in this issue, so you'll want to check it out!

Thanks for visiting!!

Grandma's Valentine

I saw this really cool Fancy Fold over at Dawn's blog, and wanted to try it. I still had my Berry Bliss handy from a few days ago, so I grabbed it. There also was a challenge at SCS a short while ago, using these cute heart pockets....so I combined the two.

I was trying to incorporate a photo into the Valentine's card for my Mom. I decided to print the photo, and use my Heart-shaped Nestabilities to cut the shape. I doesn't match perfectly with the heart pocket, but I'm thinking she'll probably keep the picture somewhere separate anyhow.
Thanks for stopping by today!!

Stamps: All Year Cheer III
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Berry Bliss
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Heart Nestabilites, D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder, Big Shot, Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon, Prima Heart, Glue Dots, Photograph

Hippy Giraffe

Images © Melanie Muenchinger

I've been wanting to make something with this adorable giraffe from Melanie's "Just so Hippy!" set, so I made up this simple little 3¼ x 6½ inch card. The giraffe was colored with my Copic Sketch markers, then trimmed and mounted on Dimensionals. Nothing too complicated here, so I won't go into details. If you have any questions...please feel free to ask.

Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Just so Hippy! (Melanie Muenchinger/Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: So Saffron, Neenah Solar White, Kraft, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, White Craft, Copic Sketch markers
Accessories: Cutter Kit, Crop-A-Dile, May Arts light pink dotted ribbon, Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon (SU), Pink Heart Rain Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals & Sponges

Berry Bliss Flap Card

I wanted to do a 'no brainer' card today, so I decided to make another flap card. Cards go together much faster, once you choose your layout, don't you agree?

I love the new Berry Bliss patterned paper from SU, and that's what I've used here. The large flower that is punched with my scallop circle punch, is from "So Many Scallops" (a Sale-A Bration set). The inside of my card uses the "One of a Kind" set.

It's late, and I have to head off to bed. Thanks for stopping by today!!

Stamps: So Many Scallops, One of a Kind
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Berry Bliss
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scalloped Circle punch (SU), Coluzzle System with Circle template, Crafter's Tool kit (for paper piercing), Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon, BasicGrey magnetic snap closures, Soft Subtles button, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin' Sponge

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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

Fabriano Spring Song

Before I became a stamper, I was really into Hallmark cards. I used to go to the Hallmark store once a month for my needed birthday, anniversary, and whatever other cards I needed for the month. I would walk out of the store with a stack of pretty cards, and they were all single layer....more simplistic styled cards. I love how Hallmark cards have changed since then, and are starting to look more and more like our hand-crafted beauties. I do, however, still appreciate the simplistic-styled cards. I guess that's why I do them quite often.

When I'm using an image as beautiful as this one (Spring Song set from SU), I find a "busy" styled card can distract from the beauty of the image itself. Quite often, when I choose to watercolor a single-layer card, I'll grab my Fabriano Medioevalis cards that I purchased from Starlit Studios (I didn't see any in her store right now). I stamped the image with Jet Black StazOn, and watercolored with my Classic inks and Aqua Painter. The beautiful May Arts ribbon was purchased at Jacksonbelle Embellishments, and the Adornit Gems from Eclectic Paperie.

Thanks for visiting today!

Stamps: Spring Song
Card Stock: Fabriano Medioevalis (5x5)
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Classic inks- Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Really Rust, Going Gray, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Aqua Painter, May Arts ribbon, White Adornit Gems

DCG108 Pretty Princess

This is my DCG108 challenge card for the January Dirty Dozen past and present challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

• Use a girl (any age) for your main image
• Include something sweet (Interpret how you like)
• No A-2 size
  

Images ©Lizzie Anne Designs

My little princess is from the adorable new set, Once Upon a Time by Lizzie Anne Designs. My sweetness is the patterned paper Candy Girl (from the Hey Sugar/Cosmo Cricket collection) purchased at Jacksonbelle Embellishments. My card is 4¼ x ¼ inches.

Thanks for looking, and happy Sunday!!

Stamps: Once Upon a Time (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Candy Girl (from Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Palette Noir, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger), Copic Sketch Markers, Spica Glitter pens
Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Marvy Uchida Super Scalloped Rectangle, Nestabilities & Big Shot (Oval and Scalloped Square), Adornit Gems, May Arts ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

WSC31

This is the sketch for Beate's weekend challenge #31. I'm so glad I was able to get to it a bit earlier this week. ;)

Here's my card:



This adorable hippo is in Melanie's new set, "Just so Hippy", which is manufactured by Gina K. Designs. Isn't she darling?

The base of my card is Cameo Coral. The Soft Sky layer was embossed with my Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder from Eclectic Paperie. The strip of designer paper is from the new Western Sky paper from SU. I stamped the hippo on Naturals White paper with Palette Noir ink, and colored with my Aqua Painter and Classic inks. I used my Nestabilites for the circle and scalloped circle. I used my SU Build-a-Brad kit to make my brads with the flower from the set.

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Stamps: Just so Hippy (Melanie Muenchinger/Gina K. Designs)
Card Stock: Cameo Coral, Soft Sky, Naturals White, Western Sky (SU)
Ink: Palette Noir, Blue Bayou, Cameo Coral, Soft Sky, Pretty In Pink, Signo White gel pen
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Pewter Build-a-Brad kit, ½ inch Circle punch, Word Window punch, Large Oval punch, Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities & Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals

Flourishes Love Birds

Images©Flourishes, LLC

I soooo love these sweet little birds from Flourishes Love Nest set. They are as cute at can be, and I couldn't wait to showcase them on this Kick Stand card (developed by Kirsten DuBosque). My card is a different size tho, and measures 4¼ x 4¼ inches. I used Wild Wasabi for the base, and the patterned paper is Two Scoops by BasicGrey (Jacksonbelle Embellishments). The birds are stamped with StazOn Jet Black on watercolor paper, and colored with my classic inks and Aqua Painter. I stamped the birds three times, and paper-pieced them for a nice look. The circles and scalloped circle is created using my Nestabilities. The beautiful ribbon was purchased at Flourishes as well.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Stamps: Love Nest (Flourishes, LLC)
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, watercolor, Two Scoops (BasicGrey)
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Soft Sky, Pretty In Pink, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Circle/Scalloped Circle Nestabilites & Big Shot, Aqua Painter, Tombo Mono Muti Glue, Corner Rounder Punch (new SU), wide satin ribbon, Stampin' Sponge