Paper Smooches Challenge- Black & White w/ a pop of color #2

This card was made with Paper Smooches Bee's die and Cloud dies. I used yellow as my pop of color
on this card.

Ladybug Designs by Sue: Paper Smooches Challenge-Black & White w/ a pop of Color

Ladybug Designs by Sue: Paper Smooches Challenge-Black & White w/ a pop of ColorPaper Smooches Challenge

Paper Smooches Challenge-Black & White w/ a pop of Color

Black & White w/ a pop of color

I saw the challenge and went straight to my stamp room to make this card. I used Paper Smooches Dies Baby Bow and Love. I really enjoyed making this card as I used my Xyzon 9"plus for all the pieces. It was easy to cut and layer everything. The bow is made from glitter fun-foam. I plan to make more of this card for all occasions.  I love Paper Smooches stamps and dies.

Christmas Magic 2011

This is my mantle for Christmas 2011. I knitted the 9 doilies hanging off the edge, I also made all the stockings. The first 3 are counted cross-stitch and I won blue ribbons in the fair for 3 years for their entry. I added the garland this year for more color but they did not have dark red, it still loos good! Hope everyone has a safe and Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Fall Y'all

I wanted to post at least another picture of my Fall Mantle for 2011. I bought the leaf swags at Big Lots @ 30% off and layed them over the mantle and attached them to a grapevine wreath

from Joann's (40% off). Love to decorate at a fraction of the cost. The Turkey I made this year and it is plastic canvas. The leaves hanging from mantle I made a few years ago. Got the maple and oak leaf template from HGTV and cut them out using doubled-sided cardstock from DCWV 12 x 12 Fall Cardstock Pad. Hope you had a good T-day. See ya again with Christmas Post.

Sunflower Fabulous

I know it's been a very long time since I have posted. I really have no excuse. But I am back with a card I love.

I loved making it and hopeyou do too!

Green texture cardstk The Paper Company, blk layer is plain from The Paper Co. Used white aged old paper & aged linen distress inks. L-O-V-E T-H-E-M!!!!! TAC sets used,

won't list names as company closed( Tear). Memento ink and marker Bamboo Leaves used. Added glitz to wings of bee. Copic pen Maize Y35.

Hope to post more often. Stay Happy!!

Crop Stop Challenge #4

Make a good impression!

CropStop Challenge #4

Here is my Hogs and Kisses redone with Bic pens and a new challenge too. I made several to send for Valentine's Day. Used Cuttlebug embossing folders Swiss dots and Block hearts. I cut out with a Labels One Nesties. Stamps are from the The Angel Company. Will redo cards alot to add, delete or recolor with different medium. Had fun with this card!! This is my first challenge at CropStop. I love getting emails and watching the videos.

Hogs & Kisses

Here is my card for the Heart Blog Hop. The pigs and sentiment is from T3170 Hogs and Kisses

Vintage (retired) from TAC of Course. I used Dotted swiss and Block Hearts Cuttlebug folders on one piece of card stock. Cut it out with #1 Nesties. Ran the scorebug down sides of card and added Red Stardust pen. I used clor pencil but not mineral oil to smooth. May do again with Bic pens. I drew the dot-dash outline around nestie, really did not need it. I may have borrowed layout from somewhere. Still love this card.

Blue Christmas

I forgot I had this card I made recently. I want to Thank

Laurie at Stampin & Scrappin' for chosing my name for the blog candy. I enjoyed making the postcards this year, but should have made more than 10. The link she gave was for for a second card I made but did not enter as only 1 per site could be used. But the Fleece Navidad was a single layer too! This card uses TAC sentiments, marvy ink. DWV paper and snowflake and print square under snowflake is from

The Stampin' Place. Using the Joesphs' Coat Technique.

Added silver cord around the cardstock. Have a very Merry

Christmas!!!

Single Layer #2 entry

I love this card it is cute, simple and sweet.....

Also a single layer card. Leaping Lamb is a Stampendous stamp. Holly, Santa's sleigh & moon are TAC. Letters for greeting are also TAC.

I have that kind of joy this time of the year just like the lamb!! Happy Day to all!!

Happy Holidays to All!

This is my fireplace decor for Christmas 2010!

I love the wreath we put up this year. Even the bathrooms are decorated. It's just me and Tom, but Michael, my 30 year old son comes over on

Christmas Eve and spends the night. We open giftees and eat alot of good food!!! Hope your Holidays are Merry and Bright!!! See you all next year!

Single Layer

This is my single layer card and my Christmas card for 2010.

I made a postcard only 10 as stamps are cheaper and only sending out when I get a card or send to some special friends & family.

The postcard stamp is Victorine Originals and the greeting on back and holly is TAC, also the signature is a TAC stamp too!

The stamps on the front are Inkadinkado, corner holly and Christmas Greeting. All are cloroed with Bic pens and Stardust pens. Hope you like it Lauri!

Retro Joy

I am showing different cards mades years ago, I made a couple dozen of each design and keep replensishing to have on hand. The stamp is Stampendous Vo92 Retro Joy. I used star background stamp from TAC. Colored with marvey markers and matching ink. Glazed the ornament in center after using stardust pen on dots. I sent out alot of these over the years and it never gets old.

Come back soon to see more....

Distressed Cuttlebug Thinking of You

I made the thank you card last week and thought I'd do more with thinking of you. It was good for this challenge too. Cuttlebug corners used and

in the circle too. CropStop technique on CropstopTV on embossing in the circle. Tim Holtz

Stormy Sky Distress Ink used to color, all with the foam applicator. I used a slick placemat under my work and it helps swirling the color over the card. Just wipe clean after EACH color. I also used TAC Stamp sets T-3255 Fabulous Frames

and T-3256 Savvy Sayings stamping with same ink color or sentiment in center. Used Cuttlebug to cut 3-1/2" scalloped circle from blue glimmer paper from HOTP ran it thru Xyron as embossed cards and "glue-stick" don't work well together. Cut 3-1/2" white circle with 2-1/2" circle center cut-out. Embossed with 2 x 2 corner hearts folder thru center opening. Any flaws can be

covered with sentiment piece Applied ink with foam applicator to embossed circle. I used

Nestie #4 for the sentiment applied pop-dots to back and raised it up!

I made more than one so I had some to use and share with my sister-in-law.

Cuttlebug Thank You

I saw this technique on the CropstopTV that
uses the small 2x2 embossing folders and you emboss the circle frame cut from 3-1/2" circle nestie and a 2-1/2" circle nestie. Stormy Sky Distress ink used with foam pad on white card stock. Scalloped circle using 3-1/2" Nestie on DCWV Paper. Stamp used is TAC frame for #4 Nestie T-3255 Fabulous Frames and T-3256 Savvy Sayings. Also used a white gel pen around frame. I made this for my in-laws for our gift for our anniversary Monday. 13 Years!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

This is the birthday for my hubby's father. I think he will be 80 this year. I used Tac stamps for all parts of card.

Nesties #3, dble end Tags, ribbon, paper and brads are from Paper wishes Masculine collection and embellishments. I also used a score-pal for the border around card. No plans just made it up as I went along. The border punch is MS Arch for inside of card. The TAC sets used were

T-3268 That Guy(retired)

TAC-3274 Birthday Word Search(Happy Birthday). The ink I used was Marvy Black. The best craft item I used was the Stamp-a-ma-jig for getting the dad stamp into the #3 nesties cutout. I love that thing.

It was fun making this as I have been shopping alot and buying stuff and then sat down and watched 12 hours of Dancing with the Stars that I put on DVR while I was sick. I am caught up with that show also 1 hour left of V and 5 hours of House I missed.

I got alot of stamps at Michaels from the $1 bin, that I saw on e-bay for 1.99! Also got 4-pack of flocking in the $1 Bin. bought 6 so I had all the colors. Studio G makes it also glitter too. Made my Tom's 54th B-day card too will post it on Thursday. His b-day is the 21st. Had to send a belated card to Susan in SC cause I forgot her b-day was the 14th of July. I am working on my August cards now and need to start Christmas soon! I am BACK!!! Yeah for me!!!!!!! I am knitting in the bedroom where the big 42" Tv is located. I just made a spa mitt with nubbies on it for scrubbing in the shower. I am working on reuseable swiffer covers now. Sweep up and remove to wash and replace. Saves alot of money on paper swiffer refills!!!!

Happy Father's Day To My Tom...

Yes, I know I have been gone for awhile. Been in the hospital several times since April. Starting to get my energy back. Here is the entry for SSC and I just had to do this for my hubby, Tom. He is a gem and I plan on keeping him forever and always! The martini glass was hand-drawn, also the toothpick. But the olive was stamped using a stamp from VivaLasVegas stamps. Hope to post more in the coming weeks. Need to get back to crafting and cardmaking!!

My Mother-in-law's Card

Well this card took along time to get here. I was in the Hospital for 5 days and have felt worse for the last 3 days at home. But I got my 1st PTI order while gone recooping. Came home and took time to organize everything. New Leaf cardstock from PTI, love this cause it is very thick and sturdy. Used Beautiful Blooms II Stamp set to make the flower. Three pieces are hand cut and popped up with foam tape. Brad for center top flower.Popped whole ting over leaves stamped with Versamark, as is the verse from TAC set.

Inside just has Happy Mother's Day. This is going to my Mother-in-law and My mother is deceased. To every women who has mothered something in her life, Bless You this Sunday, but everyday and Thank You!

Sew it's Another Birthday

Here is my card for SSC...

I stamped the zig-zag stitch with T-2610 Running Stitches from TAC. Happy Birthday in a circle is from a retired TAC set T-1241.

The candle is Big Birthday Candle from SU and the circle stamp is SU. It looks so much better in person as it is Neon Green card base. Bright Pink

stripes and candle with glitter. The Pink plaid paper is DCWV and the green candle is a Kleenex Tissue Holograph box. I save anything that is different to use on cards. Added yellow glitter to the flames too. India Ink from TAC and

pink and grasshopper ink also TAC. What do ya

think?

I am putting in a quickie for SSC....

It had to have a Penquin theme. I used TAC stamps and paper is DCWV. I added glitz to the furry trim on hat. I told you it was a quickie.