R&R

I took a couple days off from work to just relax and catch up on blogging and cards.  After one day, I feel renewed! I didn't even call into my work computer.

Here is something I put together today.  Acctually I made 2.  Maybe I'll post the other one tomorrow.

I used the Gina K "A Year of Flowers" set for the flowers which I cut and colored with my pencils and  placed in the basket.  I've had this Spellbinders basket die for several years and have never used it.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for my linen table cloth.

The Thinking of You is a Sampendous stamp and the tiny blutterfliues are a Fiskers punch.

Smiles to all...
Gail

Peace on Earth

Another Christmas card using a Cuddly Buddly image.  I love the way this one turned out.
Those little mice are just so cute and they look as if they just ate the figgy pudding.

Stamp - Cuddly Buddly digi Peace-Mice

Coloring Medium - Copics

Spellbinders Die

Martha Stewart Punch

Pop Dots

Jewels

A little pottery

I post everything I make at Splitcoast.  You can see my gallery here.  Here are a couple of cards that I forgot to post to my blog.  I used the same stamp for both cards and came up with very different results.

I did this one for a Splitcoast CAS challenge to use dark blue and white. Maybe the blues were not so dark, but that's a rather nice think about Splitcoast, they don't call you out on every detail.  I did a side step card for this and did a little freehand on the side panels.

Card #1

Stamp - Serendipity

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Coloring Medium - Prisma Pencils and Gamsol

 

 

 

 

 

Again here is the same stamp only a little more colorful and with some DP and die cuts. I actually like the one better.

 

Card #2

Stamp - Serendipity

Sentiment - A Muse Stamp

Coloring Medium - Copics

Die Cut - Spellbinders

Die Cut - (Flowers) Die-Namics ??

Rhinestone - Recolections

 

Candlelight Friends

Here is another fabulous digi that I've used to make a Christmas card. I now have 21 Christmas cards. I am so glad I signed up for this Splitcoast challenge.

Digi - Cuddly Buddly Candlelight Friends

Spellbinder Die

Sizzix Embossing folder

Pop dots

Martha Stewart punch

Early Fall

Well it has finally cooled down hear in Iowa.  The lack of rain has many tree's turning brown.  Last year this area along the Missouri River we suffered devastating floods, this year it's been drought and heat. Say some prayers for our Farmers.

On a lighter note, here is my first Autumn card.

Stamp: Cuddly Buddly - Shall We Dance

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Coloring Medium: Colored Pencil and Gamsol touched up with Copics.

Embossing Folder: Fiskers

The leaf punch has no name on it.

Snowman from Heaven

July is the first month that I didn't make my 3 card per month Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoast.

Here is #3.  Now I can start on August. 

I fell in love with this little guy and the sentiment was perfect.  I bought this fabulous book years ago "The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Card" by Linda LaTourelle. It is just filled with the best poems and sentiments for every occasion.

Didgi - Cuddly Buddly

Card Stock - DCWV Preppy Princes

Sentiment - Computer generated 

Spellbinder dies

Stickles

I don't have any idea where I got the red flower.

The Border Fence

Lulu is not allowed beyond this point.  She stays on our four seasons porch. Don't feel too bad for her. That's where hubby spends most of his time too.  When she's properly trained, she will be allowed in the rest of the house.

Pic is a little fuzzy.  She doesn't stay still for long.

Yes, she has gotten her head stuck.

Now that's a BIG paw !!!!