Lighthouse

Sorry to be so late posting tonight. I was having "Blogger technical issues", but apparently they are fixed now.

Always remember that to enlarge an image you can <----click on it. The main image in this card is Lighthouse from Inkadinkado. I just love the serenity of that image!

I stamped it on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink, then colored using Tombow markers and a blender pen.

I really could have made this card larger, but I prefer to mail A2 size cards, so I scrunched it all onto a regular size card. If you wanted more room to embellish, you could easily make this into a 5.5" square card.

The photo corner was punched with an EK Nostalgiques corner punch, then brads were added for dimension. I used a glue dot to add a small starfish in the lower left corner for balance and added interest.

So, where did the weekend go??? It's over already???

I appreciate your stopping by. Try to have a happy Monday!

JOY!

After running errands this morning I decided to make a card to post tonight. I used to say that I don't post on Saturday nights, but somehow that has managed to change the last few weeks!

The main image on this card is from Stampendous, and it's called Doodle Joy .

I stamped the sentiment both on cranberry cardstock and on pink cardstock embossing with detail white embossing powder. Then I used both colors to paper piece, putting the elements on foam tape for dimension.

The Christmas balls on the tree are Pink GeoShapes Sparkler Stickers, and the ones on the ornament are Red GeoShapes .

I used a corner rounder on the stamped panel as well as the pink layer behind it.

The designer paper is from Daisy D's and is called Ric Rac Stripes. I adhered a piece of pink ric rac to a cranberry panel and centered it over the designer paper for interest and dimension.

The scalloped note card is from a DCWV packet I found today at Michael's. While crusing my favorite blogs on Google Reader this morning I noted an adorable scalloped card made by Sweet Miss Daisy . She found hers at Target, but at my Target they only had them in really funky colors! LOL!

So....that's it for tonight. Thanks for tuning in, and I hope you have a fun and relaxing Sunday!

Have a bee-utiful day!

I've been playing with background colors a bit. It's amazing how much difference the background makes the card look.

Actually the darker background is green, but I think it looks black in this picture. Which color do you think looks better?

Anyway....this is a card that I made some time ago and neglected to post. Scary that I forget so many things these days!

The main image is from Stampendous. The stamp is called Bee Daisy . I stamped it on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder.

The stamped image was colored with Tombow markers, then I added a little Crystal Stickles Glitter Glue to the wings. It was then punched with a Marvy Mega Oval punch. The yellow layer behind it was stamped with a Marvy Giga Scallop Punch . I used a black gel pen to doodle around the scallops.

The sentiment is an A Muse stamp called Bee-utiful Day . I added the A Muse Tiny Bee to the sentiment panel.

The patterned paper is from Basic Grey, and the ribbon is from May Arts.

So....have a great weekend. I hope you get in a little stamping time.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Shoebox Party Card by Jackie!

My dear friend Jackie contributed this beautiful card to our Shoebox Party.

I love the rich fall colors, and the cute little tag. The stamps are from Stampin' Up, and the inks are ColorBox chalk inks.

The smaller pumpkin was cut out and popped up for dimension, and the "give thanks" tiny tag was tied with raffia.

The corners were punched with the Corner Adorner Concave punch.

Adorable card, Jackie! And it was such a pleasure to have you with us for a fun day of stamping. Thanks so much!

Shoebox Party Card by Nancy

This Shoebox Party card was created by my friend Nancy!

All stamps are from Papertrey. Both the background and the main image were inked with red chalk ink. The main image was trimmed, then layered with a red cardstock panel. We added Hero Arts Clear Gemstones to the center of two of the flowers.

The ribbon is from May Arts.

Thanks Nancy...great card!

Sailboat

This is a new stamp I have in the store from Inkadinkado called Sailboat .

I stamped it on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink, then colored with Tombow markers and a blender pen. It's so easy to color. For those of you who don't like to color large images, this would be a good stamp for you. It's quick and easy to color!

I'm not sure who makes the paper since I cut off and sewed that part to the card before writing it down. My bad!

The sewing was done with my Janome Sew Mini. As much as I love this little machine, the only problem I'm having with it is sewing straight. It doesn't have the guide lines like my big machine, so I'm still trying to figure out how to keep a straight line. Any suggestions from those of you who have this machine? I'm all ears!

So....tomorrow is Friday! TGIF! Have a good one....and thanks for stopping by!

Hummingbird with Flowers

Oh, how I DO love this image! It's from Inkadinkado and it's called Hummingbird with Flowers .

I received this card in today's mail from my friend Debbie Gunion . Is she sweet to me, or what? :-)

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The image is stamped on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink. It was colored and shaded with Tombow markers and a Tombow blender pen. I just love the way she added Stickles Glitter Glue to the wings and the tail. And her shading is total perfection, don't you think? If you click on the photo to enlarge it you can see the details much better.

Thanks Debbie....I LOVE this card! As always, you did a beautiful job!

And I thank each of you for stopping by. I will have something new for you tomorrow night.