Penguin Card

Today I thought that I would share with you a card I made with the penguin stamp from Stampin up's Wild About You stamp set...I added the sentiment "sending you a warm hug" and secretly wished for cooler temperatures here...Not only is it hot, but we are also deep in the middle of Hurricane season!! I used my scallop and circle punch and popped the penguins up using foam mounting tape...I also used my glitter pen and added a touch of glitter to all the penguin bellies...

I used some black and white polka dot ribbon around the middle of the card and added some clear dew drops to the sentiment to make it stand out a little bit more....I also used my polka dot embossing folder and cuddlebug to make the background...As for the inside of the card...I mounted white cardstock on black cardstock and stamped one more penguin...I glued all this to the inside of the card and ta da...here is the finished card...thanks for stopping by!!

Sympathy Card

Today I thought that I would post a Sympathy card that I made yesterday...and let me tell ya, I hate making sympathy cards, I love creating cards, just not cards with a sad undertone...So I am hoping that this card will brighten the recipients day in this time of sadness...I added lots of bright colors and glitter along with some faux stitching and polka dot ribbon...I used a variety of Copic Markers to color in the images after I stamped them using Tailored Tins Create-a-flower stamps...The faux stitching is from the All in a Row stamp set by Stampin Up...Hope everyone has a great day!!

Wishing you Sunshine

After the solid week of rain that we have had here, I wanted to make a cheerful card and wish everyone sunshine!! I decided to use some of the new Parisma flowers that I received and I just love the way that they coordinate with the black and white polka dot paper...Have I told you today that I love polka dots!! Here's what I used...

Paper: Whisper white cardstock from stampin up, polka dot paper, black cardstock

Tools: Cuttlebug, embossing folder swiss dots, black brads, prisma flowers, polka dot ribbon, corner rounder, dew drops, black eyelet, crop-a-dile, and stampin up photo corner punch


Have a good day everyone!!

Polka Dot Cello

Today I thought that I would try out my new lime and pink polka dot cello....Doesn't it look cute with the black and white zebra tissue underneath!! This is one of the many examples of unique gift wrap that we do at Chicks with Tape...if you would like to see more examples of some gifts that I have wrapped, then check out this link....gallery...My goal is to make the recipient feel special that someone took the time to create a wrap that is as unique as they are!!

Summer Wreath

I thought that today I would share an example of a summer wreath that I did for Mother's day...Don't you just love all those bright colors!! And I had to add a little polka dot to it!! I will continue to post some more pictures of wreaths, cards, baskets, etc that I do...so keep checking back!!