For my neice...

I needed a sweet little card to put in the mail this week for my neice. She's having a birthday, and she also just graduated from Louisiana Tech with her degree in photography. She definitely needs to camp out at my house and give me some tips! Seriously! ! !

The stamp set I chose to make this card is from My Favorite Things, and it's called
Bundle of Bouquets . I stamped the main image on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Blank ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder. The image was colored with my Tombow markers, then punched out with a Marvy Mega Oval punch. I used a Marvy Giga Scalloped Oval punch for the purple layer behind the main image.

The sentiment and little butterfly are also in the Bundle of Bouquets stamp set. Isn't that little butterfly adorable?

The designer paper is from KI Memories. You will notice that I even lined the envelope.

Happy Birthday, sweet Devon! I'm so very proud of you! I hope you like your card.....AND the check inside. :-)

Joy Gift Card Holder

Well, when I make a mistake it's usually a whopper! I was going to re-do this one, but time ran out, so I decided to post it "as is" and maybe you can learn from my mistake.

The challenge for the gift card holder was posted by one of my favorite bloggers, Sharon Johnson at No Time To Stamp . If you haven't visited her blog you just MUST! Everything she does is with such style and elegance!

So....the mistake I made was that I adhered my designer paper to my cardstock, THEN folded the card. What WAS I thinking? See the wrinkled paper at the top of the fold? Grrrrrrrrrrr! Oh well...now we've ALL learned somthing. Actually, most of you would have probably thought of that.

The stamp is from Outlines, and is called Joy Ornament Square . Isn't that just the best and happiest stamp? It's a little different than my usual style, but different is good. Stepping out of our comfort zone helps us to stretch our abilities. (I always tell myself that!) LOL!

I stamped on white cardstock with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder. Then I stamped and embossed once again on red cardstock.

The stamped white panel was colored with Tombow markers, then cut out along the inner square, and layered on top of the stamped red panel. I added Green Geo Shapes Sparkler Stickers for a little bling and added dimension.

The white frame behind the stamped panel was cut and embossed with a Nestabilities square scalloped die. I put a small green square behind it for added interest.

I love the design of the gift card holder. It would also be perfect for checks or cash. Be sure to check out Sharon's challenge HERE .

Thanks so much for checking in tonight. Have a great evening, and be sure to stop in again tomorrow.

Peace on Earth....

This was a very simple and easy card. You could make a lot of them in a reasonable amount of time if you wanted to. I like those kinds of cards!

The main image is by Stampendous, and it's called Classic Peace . You may recall that I made another card with this stamp a while back. You can see it Here .

For this card, I stamped on vellum using VersaMark Ink , then embossed with JudiKins Detail Gold embossing powder. DO NOT forget to swipe your vellum with Puff Static Away! before stamping. It helps to keep the embossing powder where you intended it.

I added a little gray with a Tombow marker to shadow the dove, and colored a couple of the stars with red. The gold stars were colored in with a gold gel pen.

The vellum layer was adhered to a white panel using small pieces of vellum adhesive in inconspicuous places. Then I added Canson gold photo corners. The rest is just several layers of red, black and gold cardstock. Did I get a little carried away with the layers? LOL! You could definitely use less and it would still be a very striking card.

I'm running a little late tonight because I just finished uploading the My Favorite Things stamps which came in tonight. You can see them HERE . I have all the new ones, and restocked some of your classic favorites.

Thanks so much! Be sure to stop in again tomorrow.

Noel - Featured Stamper Challenge

I took a little time to join in this week's Featered Stamper's challenge on SCS. If you have never participated, I really urge you to! You wouldn't believe how quickly this card came together since I had a "plan" when I started it. Most of the time I don't have a plan....I just start and see where it ends up! LOL!

Today's featured stamper is jpmayo. You can view her awesome gallery HERE . She has a lot of great cards in her gallery, but I chose THIS ONE to CASE.




I loved her card, particularly the layout! So I changed the stamp, the colors and the designer paper.

For my main image I used Stampendous Doodle Noel . I stamped it on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Blank ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder. The "O" in Noel was paper pieced using Basic Grey Figgy Pudding paper. The other letters were colored using Tombow markers.

The long strip of designer paper is also from Basic Grey Figgy Pudding. The light turquoise background was embossed with my Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder.

The bling on the "N" is Red Geo Shaper Sparkler Stickers . I also used them on all four corners of the Noel panel.

I love Sunday's featured stamper challenge.....you should try it!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I will have something new for you tomorrow.

Shepherd Collage

I had a few stolen moments today, so I decided to participate in Jen's sketch challenge at I{heart}2stamp . Jen has a sketch every Saturday. You really should consider playing along. I love the challenge, and it gives me new ideas for layouts so I don't end up with the same ones time and time again. Thanks Jen!

I used Paper Inspirations Shepherd Collage to stamp the main image on designer paper. I stamped with VersaMark Ink , then embossed with JudiKins Black Opal embossing powder. It's really a very black embossing powder with a touch of gold glitter in it. So pretty!

The designer paper is from Hobby Lobby. The back of it says The Paper Studio. I also used this same dp for my background layer, and the strip across the bottom in order to tie it all together. Sometimes continuity is a good thing! :-)

The noel stamp is from my Penny Black stash. It was embossed with JudiKins Black Opal embossing powder as well. The cardstock is all from Bazzill. The texture really shows up in the photograph, doesn't it?

The second card is one I made last year using the same stamp. I simply added it to this post so you can see how versatile the stamp is, and how many different looks you can get with the same stamp.

Much to do....so this is short tonight.

Thanks for stopping by. I will try to have something new for you tomorrow night.

And don't forget to set your clocks back, otherwise you will be EARLY for church tomorrow morning!

Art Brush Reindeer

My friend Nancy came by one night this week to pick up the Nestabilities she had ordered. I always ask her to bring her latest creations so I can see what she's been up to. She brought these two GORGEOUS cards that she made with the Art Brush Reindeer by Paper Inspirations. Aren't they just beautiful????

One of the things I really like about both of these is that you could make A LOT of them in a relatively short period of time if you send quite a few Christmas cards.




The designer paper is by Basic Grey. She used a little clear gemstone for his eye, and tied a pretty bow with May Arts ribbon. You should see some of her bows....perfect every time!

Honestly, I can't decide which one I like better.

Beautiful work, Nancy. Thanks so much for sharing these with us!

A True Friend - Post It Note Holder

I had some friends over to stamp this weekend, and this is one of the projects we made.

Emily at Stamping and Stuff has a great tutorial for making these. You can find it HERE . They are so easy, and I think they would make great little gifts for your friends at work. The sky is the limit on embellishing and designing the cover. So you can use your imagination and even personalize them for the recipient.

The designer paper is from Basic Grey. I used my corner rounder to make the scalloped border at the top, and my Marvy Oval Punches to punch the sentiment and scalloped layer. The sentiment is from A Muse Artstamps. It's out of stock right now...sorry.

I know this is short and sweet but I've had one heckuva day...stress to the MAX! Ever have those? LOL!

I'm off to try to relax a bit and have dinner before turning in early.

Thanks so much for stopping by!