My First Fall 2011 Card?

I just came back from a mini vacation visiting my sister in Minnesota. We had a really good time and I miss her already. Everyone should have at least one sister.

This is suppose to be a fall card, but the leaf said "I must be red" and now it looks more like Christmas.

The Stamp is from Studio 112 which I colored with Copics.  the embossed leaves were done with a Cuttle Bug die and embossing folder. The "Thankful" sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Enjoy the reset of the weekend.

Sleepless in Sioux City

If you're going to be up all night, you might as well post, right?  I finished this card late last night with intentions of photoing and posting the next day.  Problem is, I went to bed but never went to sleep.  And of course I still have to go to work.  This is an on going problem I've had since I was a young girl.

This is a digi from Cuddly Buddly.  I colored this up with bold colors the first time, but it was just uninteresting. So I decided  on a softer approach, and I rather like the look and it went so well with this gorgeous DP from DCWV.  It's actually nursery design pad. The punch along the side is new Fiskers punch that Sherri gave me as a Saturday present (what a sweetie).  The butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment " Happiness held is the seed. Happiness shared is the flower" has no company name on it.  I added perils around the sentiment and to the butterflies.  This is my first use of the Grand Nestabilitie's dies. I am entering this in Cuddly Buddly's challenge-7-anything-goes.

It's 3:56 AM and I don't dare go to sleep now.  Yawn!

Hello My Friends

Life has once again gotten in the way of my card making. I've been super busy.  I thought things were suppose to start slowing down when you get older.  I'd retire, but I like to shop. But then if I keep working, I don't have as much time for card making. (And it takes me a long time to make one card).  So this is what I fussed over most of the afternoon.  Then I take the picture and it shows all my imperfections.

I probably should have gone back and blended her face a little, but that's about the time something horrible would go wrong. Sometimes it's that last touch up will get you.

This stamp is from Penny Black, and the "Merry & Bright " is from Paper Trey Ink.  I colored her with Copics and shaded with Prisma pencil and Gamsol.  I used an oval Spellbinders die, and a Martha Stewart punch for the back. The little snowflakes are from an AccuCut die.

I hope it isn't another whole week before I post again.

Quick Post for a Short Weekend.

The title says it all. I worked Saturday morning and from home Sunday.  Our youngest granddaughter spent the night Saturday and today we are having a birthday dinner for our daughter and youngest son. Whew!

This is High Hopes stamp, I paired with a Hampton Art sentiment.  I colored the cat and bird with Copics.
the sentiment cut with a Paper Trey Ink die. and mounted with a Die-namics die. I don't know the DP company as it's from my scrap stash.  The boarders were done with a Martha Stewart Punch.

The Wild

I have this box.  It is full of stamps and related stuff, that I have not used or never used in a couple of years. Stuff which I intend to sell in a rummage someday.  The problem is I keep going back to the box to bring back one thing and several come back to the craft room.  This giraffe is one of the things that made it back to my craft jungle.

I bought this several years ago. It is a large stamp, about 4-1/2 x 3-1/2. There is absolutely no company name anywhere on it.  The "You amaze me" sentiment is from Verve Stamps. I stamped my giraffe with Momento Rich Cocoa and glittered him up with Martha Stewart glitter.  The ribbon is from my stash.

Let me know if anyone knows the company name for this stamp.

Delight in Life

Happy Sunday!  I have a card today that I am entering in The Verve Sentimental About Paper Challenge. The challenge is to use DP that you have been saving and use only a stamped sentiment, no images.  I have had this gorgeous paper from My Mind's Eye for a long time.  The dragonfly is actually imprinted on the paper.  I could never figure out how to incorporate it on one of my cards.  Isn't it (the dragonfly) spectacular?

The paper is very glittery. I took my photo outside, but it still isn't showing.  I used a Verve sentiment. They have the best sentiments.  I used a Martha Stewart punch, some ribbon and perils to finish it off.

Missed it!

I saw this  Clean and Simple Challenge  layout a few days and just knew I  had to make something.  The problem is that the challenge is over. Pay attention Gail!  Read and take notes, because I can no longer rely on my memory to keep things is order.  Oh well, I can't waste a good card.

The flower and the sentiment are from Stampabilities.  The backdrop is a Stampin Up that I've had for years. The only color to the one flower was done with Copic R30 and RV04. I used Paper Trey Ink's rick rack die at the bottom of the sentiment and used a Cuddle Bug damask embossing folder for the bottom portion of the card. Jewels were added to give the card a little more balance.

You can find the original challenge design here .