Saturday Evening Post

I bought this awesome stamp at Smudges' garage sale. I made this ATC (Artist Trading Card) for a Yahoo group I am on. For those of you who are not familiar with ATC's, they are miniature works of art that measure 3 1/2 x 2 1/2. If you have not made one yet, give it a try. They are so fun!

Recipe: Stamp - Saturday Evening Post; Card Stock - Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgandy, Basic Black and Glossy White (Stampin' Up!); Ink - Basic Black and reinkers for coloring in image, Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Accessories - Distresser

Graduation Card

I made this card for my Stamper' 10 group using the themes of embossing and graduation. This tree from Thoughts & Prayers is one of my favorite stamps. It is so versatile.

Recipe: Stamps - Thoughts & Prayers, Congrats; Card stock - Whisper White, Baha Breeze & Baha Breeze DSP; Ink - Baha Breeze, VersaMark; Accessories - Winter White embossing powder, white grosgrain (all from Stampin' Up)

I'm Back!

I hope to update my blog more often this summer. I have been neglecting it far too long. I hope you are all enjoying summer! Here are some things I have made lately.

I made this card for a birthday challenge on Kerry Donovan-Casey's blog, but unfortunately did not complete it in time (the story of my life). We were to use the color purple and glitter. I thought this hula outfit would look so cute in purple glitter. What do you think? I made my own beaded pin. My daughter, Brittany, loves to bead. So I just used some of her fun beads and head pins. These are so fun to make!

Recipe: Stamp - Hula girl from Imaginisce; card stock - Basic Black, Whisper White, Lavender Lace from Stampin' Up!; Ink - Basic Black, VersaMark - Stampin' Up!; Accessories - Heat & Stick, purple glitter from Stampin' Up!, beads, head pin, polka dot ribbon, Prima flower, purple button, embroidery floss, Martha Stewart border punch, Sizzix scallop circle, black glaze pen.

Glitter Challenge

This is an ATC (Artist Trading Card) I made for a glitter theme. The bird and branch is a stamp from Inkadinkado. I stamped the image twice. Once in green and one in blue. I cut the bird out, covered it with glue and sprinkled it with glitter. I also used cinnamon glitter glue for the prima flower centers. I also distressed everything.

Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado Birds Galore, Frames & Flourishes (SU)
Paper: Brocade Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Brocade Blue, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Accessories: glitter, Prima flowers, cinnamon Stickles

Upsy Daisy

This is a card I made for a challenge (can't remember what the challenge was). Anyway, I used the Texturz plate from SU again. I know, hard to believe. This card is pretty self explanatory. However, one thing that doesn't show well is the glitter on the flowers. I first stamped the flower image with VersaMark, then Pink Pirouette. After stamping the CS, I embossed with Iridescent Ice. It looks so soft and sparkly IRL. The words are punched out with the new large oval punch from Stampin' Up!
Recipe: Upsy Daisy and Sincere Salutations from Stampin' Up!
Pink Pirouette, PP DP, Whisper White, Basic Gray CS
Basic Gray, VersaMark, Pink Pirouette ink
Pink Pirouette striped ribbon, lrg. oval punch, SU Texturz plate

Hey Foxy!

I signed up for a challenge to use a recently purchased stamp that has not yet been used. I couldn't resist this new stamp from Imaginisce. Who can resist a face like this?! The image is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Stampin' Up! ink. I even colored the white of his fur with Whisper White craft ink. I didn't know if I could watercolor with craft ink, but this worked fine. I used a light wash for the background and the grass is a retired stamp from SU. The word is from Fiskars. I embellished with Prima flowers with little rhinestones in the center. And, of course, I had to use the large polka dot Texturz plate. Can you tell I love it?! I used fibers I bought a long time ago in the dollar section at Target.
Recipe: Foxy by Imaginisce, Fiskars and Roughing It from SU
Basic Brown, Certainly Celery, Really Rust, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Soft Sky inks
Whisper White, Soft Sky, Really Rust, DP and watercolor cardstock
Prima flowers, rhinestones, Martha Stewart border punch, Stampin' Up! Texturz plate, QuickKutz nameplate

CP Sketch #12 Trendy Trees

I just fell in love with this stamp set the minute I saw it. I love its simplicity and clean lines. Another thing I love is Stampin' Up!'s new Texturz plates. I used the large polka dot plate for this card. I dug out my SU pastels for this card which I used for the leaves on the trees. The chocolate grosgrain is threaded through a small slit I made with a craft knife. I hope you like it!

Recipe:

Trendy Trees stamp set

Basic Brown and VersaMark ink

Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip CS

ticket corner punch, SU Texturz plate, craft knife, circle punches, SU pastels, dimensionals, chocolate chip grosgrain, Stamp-a-ma-jig