May

12

Happy Mom’s Day

Filed Under Holiday: Mom's Day, Holly, Nature | 4 Comments

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I hope all the moms out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I went up to my parents house for a visit which, I hate to admit, was a bit overdue. I made my mom a tag card and had found some unfinished wooden birds at Michaels. She has a little garden and I thought they’d look cheery.

For the card I started with the background using Distress inks. I really like a little texture to start with. I then stamped Magical flowers and used my new favorite Derwent Inktense Watersoluble Ink Pencils to color everything in. I put some clear glaze over the flowers to make them a little shiny, added some glitter for a little sparkle and then used some fluff on the bottom for grass.

The two wooden birds – I painted a base coat on each and then used a stencil to add a top layer of texture (you can probably see it better in the bigger picture). I then added more texture with some wheel stamps that I have that have dots and another that has words. I drew the black lines with a pen and stamped the word “tweet” using an alphabet that I have. I sprayed a couple coats of Krylon sealer to make sure they’d hold up – at least for a little while in the garden that is.

Anyway, I hope you all had a splendid day.
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7046-S Magical flowers (right big)

Nov

4

Take the Leap

Filed Under Animals, Great Customers, Nature | 1 Comment

estella-take-leap-smThis is a card that Estella over at Sandee’s Stamps did awhile back. I think originally this was a birthday card but as I looked at it I thought “wow, I should!” Sometimes I find myself thinking just too darn much, but instead I should just jump in and do it, take the leap!!
So thank you Estella for providing those words of wisdom.

So now if you’ll excuse me, even though it’s Sunday it’s been a long day. I think I shall take Estella’s advice and leap into a nice cup of cocoa!

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Sep

5

Hello sunshine

Filed Under Bears, DT: Barb H., Nature, People | 1 Comment

barbara-sunshine-smBarb found the perfect sentiment for this stamp – hello sunshine indeed. I think with all the website “happenings” (and more to come) lately “hello sunshine” is something I need. :)

Barb did a lovely job with her layers – cutting out the stamped image and then layering a piece under the curtain with scallops. Using the same pink as the scallops on the little girls shirt really ties things together. Cute!!

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Jul

13

Fish story

Filed Under Cats, DT: Celine R., Nature, People | 1 Comment

celine-fish-story-smPoor Mr. Wilkerson caught nothing more than a tiny snack for his faithful cat. I just love Celine’s sense of humor. I hope Mr. Wilkerson and kitty have a plan B for dinner!

Here’s what Celine did to create this card…
I stamped and masked Mr. Wilkerson first, then added the background images.  The speech balloon and sentiment were created in PhotoShop, and I drew the fishing pole by hand.  The scene was colored with Prismacolors.

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Jul

11

Sweet wishes

Filed Under DT: Heike I., Nature, People | 1 Comment

heike-sweet-wishess-smHeike is using those wonderful clouds she creates again. This time they’re the perfect backdrop for Nanna runs free. I love the purple of her dress matching her purple dot tab and the little purple flowers poking through the grass. Oh so sweet.

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Jun

10

Wishing you a magical day

Filed Under DT: Amanda R., Fairies, Nature | Leave a Comment

amanda-fairy-smThis card would brighten anyone’s day! Little Pixie Poppy floating above the bright red mushroom, her wand twinkling and the flowers blooming. I love Amanda’s bright colors – makes me want to plant some flowers in the hopes that a pixie might come!

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Jun

6

Hot pink adds a punch

Filed Under DT: Barb H., Nature | 2 Comments

barbara-mom-smThere’s something about the color combination of hot pink with black and white that I really love. I think Barb did a great job with this card. She used her Copic markers to add color impact to the flowers. I love the scallops and the fact that she embossed the hot pink background. The addition of a big black bow makes the card feel really special.

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Jun

2

Thinking of you

Filed Under Bears, DT: Cathrine S., Nature, People | 1 Comment

cathrine-thinking-smCathrine sent this project in and it’s just adorable. Orange is one of my favorite colors and I love how she framed everything with it. She did a wonderful job coloring the image – adding just the right amount of shading. I also love that she cut the little girl out so it looks like she’s really leaning against the window. Finishing it off with the ribbon going through the sentiment tag was just great!

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Apr

21

Oh the butterflies

Filed Under Cats, DT: Amanda R., Nature, People | 3 Comments

amanda-abundance-smThis card sent in by Amanda is all a-flutter with Springtime happiness! I love the way she colored the image in and the way she framed it with the green paper. Her embellishments are just fabulous – I never would think to add a bow that big but it’s just perfect!!

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Mar

20

Good for you

Filed Under DT: Janis C., Nature, People, Summer | 4 Comments

janis-good-for-you-smJanis sent in this wonderful little scene. I suppose if we can’t have summer on the outside we can create our own. It brings me back to when I first started stamping – it was much different than what people are creating today. Back then I loved making little scenes – snippets of daily life, sometimes silly, sometimes more serious but it seems it was always a little scene – and LOTS of masking.

I love her use of the collage background – it’s just so different and totally unexpected. I also like her use of the bird on the post, this stamp is actually a whole fence and she used just a piece of it.

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Jun

14

Summertime please hurry

Filed Under DT: Annie F., Nature, People, Summer | 1 Comment

annie-summertime-sm Annie sent in this cute little summertime card! The water looks so refreshing and little Lilly is ready to jump in!

Annie said she used Copics to color everything in. She actually used Copic ink on a rough washcloth and dabbed it on the hills to give them a little texture. Pretty cool technique. Oh…and she drew the hills and the little trees herself.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1057-D Lilly Puddlesworth
6026-H Pier
7018-E Tall clump of grass
7023-G Smiling sunshine
8026-D Speaking bubble

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Mar

4

Enjoy

Filed Under Animals, DT: Annie F., Nature, Spring | 1 Comment

annie-enjoy-smIf we have Spring thoughts does that mean it’ll be here soon? Annie packed bunches of flowers using just one stamp. I love her use of frames and have images pop out of them.
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eat cake graphics stamps used:
5014-E Flying Hippo (large)
7009-E One bunch of lantana

other stamps/supplies used:
sentiment – Purple Onion Design
punch for sentiment – Stampin Up

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Jan

4

Thanks ever so!

Filed Under DT: Annie F., Nature, Thank you | 1 Comment

annie-thanks3-smannie-thanks2-smMaybe now that the holidays are over it’s time to write a few thank yous. Annie created this beautiful pull out card. Kind of makes you want to give gifts just to receive pretty thank yous. :)

eat cake graphics stamps used:
7044-V Magical flowers (left big)
7046-S Magical flowers (right big)

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Nov

5

Believe in your dreams

Filed Under DT: Dagi W., Dogs, Nature, People | 6 Comments

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Can’t you just feel the light of the full moon on this card. Dagi sent in this wonderful scene featuring Stuart and puppy Scooter in their flying box.

She sent a note along with the card that I thought needed sharing (with her permission of course).

This card was inspired by life and sometimes having to keep believing in yourself and in your dreams. She’s been trying to become a teacher in Germany. After years at university she’s finished her exams, with top scores, but finding a full time position is difficult. I think a lot of people might be able to relate to this in one way or another. It can be frustrating but she says she just has to keep believing in her dreams. I think that is so true…hard sometimes…but very true. Thank you for sharing Dagi and for such a lovely reminder. :)

As for the card techniques, she says that she didn’t do anything special – although I find that hard to believe. :) Nothing more than a bit of masking and positioning and then coloring with distress inks. The tiny alphabet she used to create her saying is from Stampendous.

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1074-G Stuart and puppy Scooter fly
7073-N Winter trees
7017-M Pine tree

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Sep

6

My Journal

Filed Under Animals, DT: Christy, Nature, Other projects, People | 1 Comment

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Christy hand-crafed this journal using chipboard coasters – I think this is way more fun than using them for drinks!

The coasters were painted with Tim Holtz crackle paint and set aside to dry. The fence and Penny were stamped, colored with Copics, and cut out.  Once the coasters were dry the Pine Tree was stamped directly on the coaster that was being used for the front cover.  She attached the fence and sat little Penny just perfectly on the top.  The title was cut out of a magazine.

She says, “this will be the perfect summer journal for my daughter to record all her favorite camping memories.” I couldn’t agree more!

eat cake graphics stamps used:
1018-E Penny sits
6035-I Summer fence
7017-M Pine tree

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