I don't have time

Hi Everyone,

Happy Wednesday. !!! This week I made a visit to see Madge and boy what a day she's had.

I know I've had days that really mimic Madge and that verse can be so true. LOL

I love this orange color, it is so now. It's so Madge. LOL.

Periodically I get comments about my bows. This is really 2 bows pushed together and they are what I call "rabbit ears" bows. They are done by hand. No tools, Easy Peasy!! Really!! I will do a pic tutorial and show you how I do it. It will be in a week or so as I will be gone for a few days and won't have time to get this finished before I leave. So stay tuned for that.

Supplies used:

Stamps Used- Art Impressions  - Don't have Time D1430, Madge  L1549

Ribbon

Paper/CS used - Teal Core'dinations CS, white cs, cream cs, designer paper

Inks used - VersaMark, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Distress Ink Old Paper

Embossing Powder - Shimmer EP

Copic Markers - BG13, BG000, E43, C-1, YR09, YR61

Embossing Folder

Spellbinder Die - S4-111 Scalloped Oval

Hole Punch

OK, I have to get a card ready for you all to see for the Art Impression's Weekly Challenge post on Thursday.

Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you stop in tomorrow.

Warmer Easter Wishes

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Wednesday!!!  Have you been out getting the Easter candy?? Or maybe getting an Easter outfit?? I love all the soft pastels that are out at this time of the year.

I just got some new stamps from Art Impressions and since they are Easter themed, I will be showing these off in my next few Wednesday posts. Hope the cards inspire you and give you some great ideas.

This card is using a new set called Kate - set 4118. And this bunny is sooooo cute. the set even comes with a seperate little pinafore stamp as well. I stamped the rabbit on white cs and colored the rabbit with Copics. Next I stamped the little jacket part of the stamp on a small piece of designer paper and I stamped the dress part of the stamp on another designer paper. I trimmed the dress, jacket and the rabbit out and layered them all together. It was like playing with paper dolls. I remember how fun that was when I was a kid. Next, I added the matching bow in her hair, or should I say fur. Then I added the glitz. The background  I used is an embossing folder and I colored it with distress inks. Lastly I added a pastel yellow bow, punched a few corners and added the sentiment and the card is done.

Supplies used:
Kate set - 4118
Copic markers - E57, E71, R81
Cardstock/Paper - White CS, peachy pink cs, designer papers (3 different ones)
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Spellbinders Die - Labels Sixteen  S4-301
Punch for corners
Inks - Versafine black, Distress inks scattered straw, victorian velvet
Ribbon

Tomorrow I will have 2 posts. I will have the card for next week's Art Impressions weekly challenge and I will have a post for the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog Hop. Please stop back for both posts I would love to see you again.

Tulips in a Row

Hi Everyone
Thought I'd share with you a clean and simple card I made using a stamp from Art Impressions. I am not usually a clean and simple card maker but this turned out so nice looking and was quick and easy to make. I might have to make more of these types of cards. LOL

Supplies used:
Stamp -Art Impressions  P2872 Tulip Row
Marvy Markers - Jungle Green, Bubble Gum Pink
White CS
Punch - Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page
Embossing Folder
Ribbon

Spring is on the way and the tulips will be peeking thru the plant beds soon and remember, Easter is about 40 days away. See you soon,

Joy

Hi Everyone,
Today is my regular post day over at Art Impressions. I used an OH SO CUTE stamp and it's one of the cutest stamps for the Christmas season that I have in my stash. And of course it's from Art Impressions, so I thought I'd share this with you all.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions Stamps - Shepherd and Sheep  - J745 , Joy - G2164
Copic Markers - E15, E33, E04, YR000, C-0, C-2
Spica Glitter Pens - Chocolate, Garnet
Inka Gold  - Gold, Silver
Card stock - Dark Blue, Blue Shimmer, Yellow/Gold Shimmer, White
Spellbinders Fancy Tags - S4-235
Embossing Folder
Inks - India Black, Fresco - Roman Midnight

Stop back tomorrow for the next Art Impressions weekly challenge. Hope to see you then.

Noel

Hi Stampers,
Today I want to share with you the card I designed with the Art Impressions weekly challenge in mind. The theme is Red, Green and Metallic, so I decided to use some designer cs and gold cs and ribbon and fir trees and here is the card........................

Supplies used:
Card stock - White, red, designer cs, gold cs
Embossing folder - Sizzix - dots (used on the designer cs)
Spellbinders dies - Lace Doily Motifs S5-063, Grands Label One  LF-161
Ink - Distress Ink - Pine Needles
Emboss Powder - Clear Detail
Art Impressions Stamps - Mini Noel E2760, Mountain Fir G3237, Large Mountain Fir J3238
Ribbons - Red and Green chiffon

Hope you are inspired and design a card with red, green and metallic. Then go over to the Art Impressions blog and enter your card. You could be the next weekly challenge winner!!

Meet the Teachers

Hi Stampers,
Art Impressions' challenge this week has a theme of "back to school". Well I don't have kids or grand kids so this theme was definitely a challenge for me (no pun intended). I thought stamp U1552 Party Group, was a perfect stamp to use. Now I took some creative license with this stamp, I cut off the dancing lady in the spaghetti strap gown, too risque' for a school function, and Cliff was holding a package and I changed it to a folder. Can't you see these guys as teachers. What a hoot that would be. LOL

We'd like to see your card entered in the challenge at Art Impressions this week, for a chance to win a $10. gift certificate from Art Impressions.

Stamp used:Party Group U1552

Copics used:YR61, YR65, Y06, Y11, Y21, G21, YG45, R000, R02, R29, E08,E33, E51, E71, B21, B24, BV00, BV08

Spica Pens used: Lilac, Garnet, Lipstick, Black, Clear, Silver, Chocolate

Sizzix Die - paper Clip

Embossing Folder - Pin Stripe Couture Creations

Accu-cut Die - Tab  

Papers used -Designer Paper, Core'dinations, Mirror CS, White CS

Sentiment used - Computer generated

Embellishments - Brads

Glitter Graphics

Noel

Hi Stampers,

Whoa, it's September 1. Where has this year gone?? I know I am a little early, but the stores are getting their Christmas stuff out already.So I think I am getting in the Christmas mood because of that.So with that in mind this cute little stamp was just begging to be used. So, I thought I'd pass on some Christmas inspiration to you today. This stamp would look so cute adorning a gift tag as well.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Art Impressions - G1582 Tiny Carolers, E2760 Noel

Ink:India Ink (Dye ink), Fresco Dye Ink-Da Vinci Violet

Copic Markers: E33, E71, Y11,C-1, R000, RV06, RV14, YG45, BV00, BV08, V04

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Dots

Spellbinder Dies used: Oval S4-110, Grand Labels One LF-161, Labels One S4-161

Cardstock: White, Petallics - Juniper, Silver(This really is a white shimmer not a silver color as we are used to)

Thanks for stopping in

Hugs

Glitter Graphics

Another Thank You ......

Hi there stampers,

I am back with another Thank You card using those great Crafter's Companion stamps.

I used the fairy from the Almond Blossom set. If you are a fairy lover, as I am, Crafter's Companion has a wonderful selection of fairy stamps.The "Thank You" sentiment is in the Buttercup Fairy set. 


The Almond Blossom Fairy is delivering the Thank You's with a handful of Almond Blossoms. This card is sure to make someone's day.


Card Recipe:

Stamps used: Almond Blossom Fairy, Thank You (from the Buttercup Fairy set)

Cardstock: Core'dinations, Blue CS, White CS

Glitter/Embossing Powders used:Sparkle N Sprinkle - Glitter Shimmering Sea G1082, Clear Detail Embossing Powder EP 280

Copic Markers:

BG10 Dress

R02 Dress & Flowers

YG67 Flower Stem

Y11 Flower Inside

Inks: VersaMark & Fresco Chalk- Ink Botticelli Blush, India Ink

Spellbinders Die - Lacey Squares S4-295

Embossing Folder - Couture Creations - Royality

Lace

Thanks for stopping by today

Barbara

Re purpose

Hi Everyone

 On my last post I mentioned that I wanted to share with you 2 items that I found that could be re purposed and used for card making, altered art, or even scrap booking. I live in the greater Cincinnati area and we have a brand of potato chips known as Husman's. These are sinfully good.                                                    

Well the other day I was getting ready to throw away an empty bag and I finally noticed the inside. It is silver.But the bag is not paper, its more of a Mylar type stuff and I wondered if it could be used in cards. So I decided to try to use it in an embossing folder. It works!! It holds the emboss and does not lose the design over time. Yea!!! OK that is re purpose #1.

All right, here is  re purpose #2.  I really like Fig Newton's and lately there have been a few TV ads for Newton Fruit Thins. OK so I buy a package and they are just OK.(I'll stick to my Fig Newtons thank you). Anyway. The bag these are packaged in is not that Mylar stuff, its more like paper AND the inside is silver. Again, I wondered about that packaging as something that can be used on our cards/scrapbooks.






Again, I tried to use an embossing folder on this and boy it works even better.So I decided to use this on a card. Next,I decided on a stamp and here is what I came up with..

So sometimes we throw away things that will work great and look cool on our cards so look at this stuff( I guess stuff is a good name to use for all the things we dispose of).

BTW I used Copic Markers to color the circles on that silver packaging. And alcohol inks would work really well on this and the Mylar packaging because its not absorbent, it's a smooth surface. Try things, the worst it can be is that it doesn't work and you wind up throwing it out!!! LOL

Well that is my re purpose info for you today. Sunday is my regular Bi Weekly post at Just Imaging Kreations. Stop over there to see what I have come up with using some of their cool 4 in 1 punches.

That is it for today, thanks for stopping by

Today was a Play Day

Hi Everyone!!

Today I had a great play day in my studio. Gina stopped over and decided she wanted to make a card to give her daughter to celebrate her promotion at work. So Gina and I put our heads together and she designed and made this beautiful card.

Gina used the following:

Tim Holtz Rosette die

Sizzix embossing folder

sentiment from Sparkle N Sprinkle set 435 - Graduation

Lilies from Sparkle N Sprinkle set 402 - My Rose Garden 

Punch from  Just Imagine Crafts - Punch # 901 

Isn't this card spectacular. I am sure her daughter will just love this card, especially since her mom made it just for her.

Well that's it for now, stop back, I have a really cool card to show you Friday. It's to celebrate Saturday. (Hmmm..... I wonder what is going on Saturday?!?) You gotta stop in Friday to see. LOL

Thanks for stopping by,

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Hello everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. Today is Valentine's Day. What a great day. Chocolates, a great dinner at your favorite place, a diamond, jewelry, wine, champagne, and the list can go on and on. Here is a nice little Valentine's Day card. The only stamping on this card is the verse. The background is made using a Tim Holtz embossing folder. The heart is from a store bought card someone gave me, so, I thought I would reuse the heart on my own card. The punch is EK Success and the ribbon is May Arts. Glitter is Sparkle N Sprinkle and is Aztec Gold(G1006). I love their glitter. It is so great.

Well, have a great day and here's to you on this Valentine's Day.







Thanks for stopping by, see you soon,



MMSC81

 It's time for another Midnight Madness post. Here is the challenge for this week.

And here is my design based on the sketch.

Items used:

Cardstock - PopTones

Designer Paper - K & Company

Punch - Martha Stewart

Embossing Folder - Swirls

Flower & Swirl - ippity stamps (Now & Always set IPK-117)

Flower Center - Cuttlebug Quilled Chrysanthemum

Embellishment - Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Inks: Distress Ink- Peeled Paint; Fresco -Vatican Wine

This was fun to make and I decided to use some items that I haven't used in a while. I thought the Quilled Chrysanthemum  would be a great addition to the stamped flower center. Also I haven't used some of my embossing folders in a while so I thought the swirls went well with that swirly leaf stamp. Since I stamped the swirly leaf stamp on watercolor paper, after I cut the image out, I wet the paper and let the stamp lose a lot of its definition. I used Vatican Wine from Fresco on the flower. I just love all the Fresco inks. They give an old world flavor to the colors. I will stamp some things up later to show you the fabulous colors you get with these inks.They are a chalk finish dye ink, and I use them well over 50% of the time.

Well that is it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by, see you soon.

Barbara