QKR Stampede Challenge #197 Paper Piecing

Has anyone else done this.  Spend an hour or more on a card. It's perfectly centered and glued to the card base. You go to stamp a sentiment on the inside and..... you discover you've used a piece of card stock with something already printed on it.  The only good part is that I took the picture before I tried to pull it off.  I'm embarrassed to say this is not my first time doing this.

She still makes me smile.

I used QKR digital image #13713-This Much.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut her pretty little dress and pinafore. The fence and the sun were also cut with the Silhouette. The floral die is from Spellbinders and the sentiment is Stampendous.  

Come join us over at QKR Stampede for this weeks challenge.  While your there, check out what fabulous cards the other designers have made. 

It's On!

I made a Christmas card.  There's no stopping me now.  I want to do Christmas cards all day, every day.  

While looking through Pinterest, I came across a beautiful print by Janet Stever.  It reminded me of this Stampendous stamp, but it didn't have any background. You can check my inspiration out here.

This is the stamp

I added my own background.

I love this guy and his pals.  I used my new favorite die Memory Box Stitched Square Layers, then mounted with paper from K&Company then again with some dark brown card stock.

The corners were done with a Cheery Lynn die and the bow in the corner is from Paper Studio.

Merry Christmas!

Reinking

This was for a Splitcoast challenge using reinkers. This is my second attempt using Tim Holt's ink pads.  I haven't done too much water coloring lately, but I think I prefer watercolor products.

The Stamp I used was Stampendous Trop Garden. The sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink.
I love different shaped cards so I used a Spellbinder Grand die.

Happy Thursday!

Glory

 Wishing you a glorious Easter

The cross and dove were made with my Silhouette Cameo. I have some very tiny pop dots that I used under the flourishes. I also used a Paper Pen to make pearls. The sentiment was a small portion of a Stampendous stamp of a cross. The entire card and sentiment were cut using with Marianne dies 

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Smile. God loves you!

What have I been up to?

Every since I started blogging, I have been torn between my blog and Splitcoast Stampers gallery.
I can do one on a regular basis, but then the other gets neglected.  So I have been haning out at SCS.

This does not mean I am going to close shop since I still have blogs that I follow and this will allow me to stay in contact.  I just decided to do one BIG post each month.  You can find me at Splitcoast any time as GAILNM. (Really creative name :))

Products used can be found by visiting me at GAILNM at Splitcoast Stampers.

See ya in a few weeks!

March Christmas Card Commitments

I'm almost never late for anything, but I am kind of a last minute gal.  So I surprised myself and finished before the 31st with this challenge.

This one is a High Hopes stamp. The DP paper is from K&Company. I colored this with Copics and Prisma pencils. The embellishments are a Wilton doily and buttons.

Isn't this Bo-Bunny paper fabulous? The horse is from Serendipity and the sentiment is Paper Trey Ink. This was done with Prisma Pencils and touched up a bit with Copics.

The silver paper has really pretty embossing, which didn't photo well.  The paper is My Minds Eye. The stamp is Stampendous. The itsy-bitsy poinsettias are a digi from A Day For Daisies. The deer was cut from my Silhouette Cameo. I also used Spellbinder's dies with this.

Whew! I am really tired.  Best hit the pillow, it's going to be a long week.  Have a good one. 

Puppy dog tails

This Mo image just captured everything what little boys are.  Her images all tell a story and it can be whatever you like. This reminds me so much of my boys when they were little.

I really had a hard time taking this photo. I really wanted to pick up the stripes in his overalls. I took some shots inside and some outside. I think this is an inside shot.

"Justin's Ice Cream"  was colored with Prisma pencils and Gamsol except for the skin which is colored with Copics. I used my liquid pearls for the ice cream. The sentiment is from Stampendous, which I was able to manipulate into a wave line. I mounted the image onto blue card stock and stitched it. I added the ribbon, then mounted everything on this pretty DP from Cosmo Cricket.  

I am entering this in Mo's digital challenge anything-goes-w-mo-image.

Jumbo Peony

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

Will you look at the magnificent stamp that I bought and then just tucked away into a drawer.  I bought this just before Thanksgiving and I was already into Christmas mode.

This Jumbo Peony Stampendous lives up to it's name. It is so large that it hung over on my largest acrylic block.  I stamped it with Memento tuxedo black and shaded it with Copic BV02 and V09.  "Friend" is also from Stampendous. I dotted the "i" with a little pink jewel then lightly sponged some pink here and there.
The card was cut with a Spellbinder's die.

I am entering my card in this weeks Simply Less is More Challenge week-47-just-one-word. 

Holiday Door

This was really hard to color. I just couldn't seem to get the browns right. To top it off one of my brown Copics went dry. I contemplated making a red door, but I don't think I could pull it off with all that detail. 

The door is from The Stampin Place and the sentiment is from Stampendous. The paper is from The Paper Studio and I used another of the same to do the inside. 

 

Now I will go decorate the tree.  

A card for Ethyl

A fellow blogger has made a special request for her friend Ethyl. You can read about Ethyl's terrible ordeal at Sheree's blog here.  I found this such a peaceful and soothing scene.

In case your wondering how I framed the image, I took this photo to show you how I did it.  The trick is not
to cut past the widest part of die so that you can trim it up.

This image is from Digi Doodle Shop that I colored with Copics. I framed it up as described. the background is a combo of K&Company DP, Martha Stewart punch and Cuttle Bug embossing folder. The outer matting is actually more purple but the camera thinks it knows better. The sentiment is from Stampendous.

I am entering this card in Digi Doodles challenge-65-anything-goes.

I hope Sheree get's a big response.

Butterfly Hope

This card was so simple and one of my favorites.

This beautiful butterfly is from Stampendous.  I colored the butterfly with Copics and cut it out.
On the very tips of the wings, I used 3D paint and sprinkled some glitter on it before it dried.
The circles were done with a stamp from Rubber Soul.  I embossed the top portion and added "Hope" from Stampin Up. Three little jewels were added to finish it off.

I love happy cards.

Too Much Fussing!

Okay, I fussed with this flower for 3 days.  It is so beautiful, I just couldn't decide how to display it. It has been on black paper, pink paper, yellow paper. It's been by itself, with other flowers, mounted unmounted and curled.
So tonight I just said ENOUGH. Good grief, it isn't like I can never use it again on another card in a different way.  So done, finished, completed. Here it is.

This is one of my most favorite flowers by Stampendous. I colored it up with Copics, then used it as a background is black. I used a Martha Stewart punch to mount it and pop it up. I used some Stickles on the center of the flower and put a jewel on each corner.  The lovely sentiment is from Verve Stamps.

I am entering this in Paper Sundaes #70 Challenge - Pop it Up.

Did you noticed I posted 2 days in a row??

So Proud of you

This card was lovingly made for someone who celebrated one year of sobriety. The changes in this person have been both spiritual and profound.

I have received permission from this person to share this with you.  Something else I would like to share: 

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity 

to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

also

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3, 5-6

This person doesn't like fluff, so I kept it simple. The stamp is Stampendous which I colored with Copics and cut out with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from Verve. The paper is My Minds Eye. I used Stickles for the body of the dragonfly.

My first Post. Here we go!

So, here we have it.  And let me say, I am glad I waited to do this.  Awhile back I ran across some of the very first cards I made.  Eeek!  I can't believe I actually gave them to people.  Well, most were family, so they have to love me. This is one of my first Christmas cards of the season.  I used pencils and gamsol. The stamp is "Snuggle Season" from Stampendous.  The paper is Wonderful Season from My Mind's Eye.The white backround was done with a Quickutz embossing folder. Also used was a Spellbinders label die and the  border die was from Papertreyink.