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Pooch & Kitty Heart Canopy Card

I have another Valentine card today. I used Dave's new Heart Canopy die that goes with the Twiggy Tree die. I used an old Memory Box paper pack of Dave's that he released some time ago. I am almost sure that it is retired. I had not used this pack much when it came out, but I thought of it immediately when I was trying to decide what card stock and patterned paper to use. It is called Grove. I used Cotton Candy for the card base and it goes perfectly with this patterned piece from the Grove paper pack.

I was going to leave the card as is, but had Dave's kids stamps sitting out. Emma and Cooper started Poppystamps in 2008. Dave draws the images for them. I thought the pooch and kitty stamps were so cute! They come in 2 sizes. I stamped them out on the patterned paper as you see and colored them in with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. Since these are the smaller images of the pooch and kitty, they fit just perfectly under the tree! I am making a few of these to have on hand to use for birthdays.

I used a Memory Box sentiment, Happy Valentine's Day, inside the card above.

Hope you have a good weekend and I will be back on Tuesday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Poppystamps Small Pooch and Small Kitty stamps, Memory Box Happy Valentine's Day stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Memory Box Grove 6x6 paper pack (retired), Bazzill Prismatics Suede Dark Brown for the Twiggy Tree die cut.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread.
Dies: Memory Box Heart Canopy Die & Twiggy Tree Die.
Other Products: Memory Box Cherry Red Jewels.

Serafina Valentine's Card

Today I have a Valentine card using two of Dave's new Memory Box dies called Cupid Heart and Serafina Heart. Cupid Heart is the solid die cut heart. Serafina Heart is the brown delicate die cut piece that fits on the Cupid Heart. I love the shape of the Cupid Heart and the intricate Serafina Heart. I also used the Blank Ticket die and Chrysanthemum Frame stamp that I used on the sympathy card here.

The patterned papers used are Memory Box called Gossamer. It came out 2 years ago or it might have been 3 years ago. I did stitch around the background patterned paper with my little Janome Sew Mini.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment, Wishing You the Warmest Valentine's Day. This is a Memory Box stamp released 2 or 3 years ago.

I hope you enjoyed the card today and I will be back on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Memory Box Chrysanthemum Frame stamp, Memory Box Valentines Duo stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Memory Box Gossamer 6x6 paper pack, Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Memory Box Dies - Cupid Heart die, Serafina Heart die, Blank Ticket die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm & 3mm Soft Pink Pearls.

Wheelbarrow of Flowers to Plant

Today I have a card to share showing Karen Lockhart's new wheelbarrow of plants. This is one of Karen's new spring/summer releases. Even though I am not into gardening, this image is calming to me and it was fun to color. I used patterned papers from Echo Park's Springtime 6x6 paper pad.

Hope you are having a good day and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Ready to Plant.
Paper: Neenah 110# weight Solar White for the card base and stamped image, Echo Park Springtime 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Frayed Burlap Distress ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers, Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: MemriMare Etsy store - scrunched seam binding in Vanilla Creme, Macaroon Francias.
Bling: Zva Creative 3mm Taupe and White pearls, Hillcreek Designs Normandy Linen Thread.
Other Products Used: Memory Box Round Buttons die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangles and Small Labels.

Any Occasion Card

I had a request from an aunt for cards. One card that she wanted was a card that is for just saying hello. I mentioned to my aunt that I could leave some cards blank and that way she can use as she wishes. I used PTI's Wishing For stamp set. It has tulips in the set that are solid stamps for quick stamping. I used Impress' Fresh Ink pads in Pink Lemonade, Basil and Chocolate. These ink pads work well for solid images. If you use A Muse's pigment ink pads that they put out last year, they must be using the same manufacturer. I bought a couple of the A Muse ink pads last year and the case and ink pad itself is identical to Impress' Fresh Ink pad. A Muse's ink pad stamped out exactly as Impress'.

The layout for this card is one that Cindy Lyles used in her blog post here.

Have a great weekend! I will be back on Tuesday with a Valentine card most likely. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: PIT Wishing For stamp set.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, October Afternoon Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad.
Ink: Impress Fresh Ink: Pink Lemonade, Basil, Chocolate.
Ribbon: Divine Twine Cotton Candy twine.
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals.

Another Birthday Card

I hope that everyone is safe and warm with the recent snowy and icy weather that the Pacific Northwest had last week! It was not bad where I live and the snow is pretty much all melted now.

I have another birthday card to share today. This is Karen Lockhart's Garden Roses stamp. I love this basket of roses. This is another image where you can use it for various occasions. I used October Afternoon's Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad. I thought the yellow roses matched this patterned paper perfectly. I die cut the bottom of the patterned paper with one of Dave's border dies called Pearl Lace Border Die. I put some May Arts Lace Ribbon and twine above the scallop border. The border die does leave a little line from going through the die cut machine and I wanted to cover that up plus it adds more to the card. I used thin cork for the butterflies from the Butterfly Delights die.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment of Happy Birthday. I used PTI's Rickrack Border die for the piece that I taped at the top.

Have a good week and I will be back on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Garden Roses, Memory Box Happy Birthday Script.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, October Afternoon Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts Lace Ribbon and Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread.
Dies: Memory Box Pearl Lace Border Die, Memory Box Butterfly Delights Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Oval & Scallop Dies, PTI Rickrack Border Die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm Peach and Soft Pink Pearls.

Birthday Card & Snowy Weather

Today I have a birthday card to share. I used Karen Lockhart's new Kate's Garden Flowers stamp. I love this stamp! But it took me forever to figure out what colors to use. I was going to use oranges and yellows. Then I decided I didn't like that. Then I tried different pinks and purples, but I wasn't happy with that. Then I finally came up with what you see!

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment.

This above photo is outside my back yard with the snow we got on Wednesday. The snow hit the Seattle area this past weekend, but I only got a dusting where I live. It melted on Monday. Meanwhile, pretty much the rest of the region around Seattle got dumped on! Then we got about 5"on Wednesday. It is pretty as long as you don't need to go anywhere!

Happy Friday and have a great weekend! I'll be back on Tuesday with a card. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Lockhart Kate's Garden Flowers.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean for the brown layer, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two - Blush 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tskuineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Creative Impressions Soft Pink 1/2" width Silk.
Dies: PTI Medium Scallop Border die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Square dies.
Other Products: Zva Creative 3mm Taupe & Soft Pink Pearls.

Various Occasion Card

Karen Lockhart released new images right at the end of 2011, early this month. I think this is one of my favorite releases that Karen has done in awhile! I bought a couple of the flower images that I will be doing something with soon. Today's card shows Karen's new Clear Lake Sofa, Itty Bitty Sleepy Kitty and Itty Bitty Basket of Yarn! When I saw these, I thought these images would make a great retirement card, thank you, get well, birthday card. The sofa and kitty are so soothing and calming. Makes you want to take a nap or lay on the sofa and read. Or watch TV!

I am very addicted to October Afternoon's Farmhouse line! I used the Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad for the patterned papers you see. I also used a button from the Farmhouse Button pack. I wasn't too sure about the colors in the pack when I first saw it, but as I put the various colors up to the papers, they match perfectly. I used some Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread to tie a little bow through the button.

Have a great week and I will be back on Friday. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Stamps: Clear Lake Sofa, IB Sleepy Kitty, IB Basket of Yarn.
Paper: October Afternoon Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and Solar White 110# for the stamped images.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts 7/8" Lace Ribbon, Hillcreek Designs Normandy Linen Thread 16/2.
Other Products: October Afternoon Farmhouse Buttons.

Another Baby Thank You Card

I have another baby thank you card I made for a gift. I used the carousel from Lawn Fawn's Admit One set and the ticket beneath the main image is also from this set. The thank you is also Lawn Fawn's. I used a shipping tag and tied some Divine Twine Green Apple twine at the top.

Have a wonderful weekend and I will be back on Tuesday with another card. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Admit One set and separate thank you stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Key Lime for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean card stock, Memory Box Distressed Dots & Moroccan patterned papers, Neenah Solar White #110 card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Divine Twine Green Apple.
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Small Labels.
Other Products: Shipping tag purchased from StarLitStudio.

Baby Thank You Card

Today I am sharing a simple baby thank you card. I made several of this card to give as a gift. The baby carriage is from Lawn Fawn's Plus One stamp set as well as the little raindrop. I applied some Glossy Accents on the raindrop. The Many Thanks stamp is also Lawn Fawn's, but I am not sure it is part of a set. When you order direct from Kelly Marie (owner) at Lawn Fawn, she always includes a little thank you clear stamp in your order! I thought this larger Many Thanks stamp would go well on this card.

I have not used my Inchies in a long time so I pulled out my Inchie Plus size and stamped and colored in the baby carriage.

I will be back on Friday with another card. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Plus One set & Many Thanks separate stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Bluebird for the card base, Memory Box Bluebird Moroccan patterned paper, Inchie Arts White Inchie Plus matboard, Bazzill Prism Black card stock.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Strano Designs Striped Grosgrain - Fia 3/8".
Other Products: Ranger Glossy Accents.

Sympathy Card

I have another sympathy card today. Not that I am waiting for people to depart, but as I mentioned a few weeks ago, it really is nice to have these cards on hand. It's always fun to whip up a birthday card. It's never fun to have to quickly make a sympathy card and yet you want some thought put into it for someone's family that is grieving.

Dave just released his Valentine dies and stamps for 2012 and he has again outdone himself! This Chrysanthemum Frame stamp is one of his new ones for Valentine's. It matches the Blank Ticket die that he released last year. I hope we see more stamps like this to fit into the Blank Ticket die. When I was looking at this stamp, I thought that it would be appropriate for other cards. Thank you, thinking of you and I immediately thought it would make a beautiful sympathy card. Then I had a light bulb go on and thought of the Wrought Iron Gate die that Dave released last year that I had bought, but had not used yet. I thought it might go well on this stamped image and it does! LOVE this gate! It is simple, elegant and so intricate. I also thought it would be nice to put a butterfly on the image. So I used Dave's Butterfly Delights die where the butterflies all cut out and they are very small. I used cork to cut out the butterfly. I used a different stamp set for the saying that I stamped at the top of the image. I have used this stamp before. It is from the Unity With Sympathy set which is one of the best sets I have bought.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the saying. This too is from the Unity With Sympathy set.

I hope you have a good weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Memory Box Chrysanthemum Frame stamp, Unity With Sympathy set.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and stamped image, October Afternoon Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, dark brown metallic paper from my stash for the gate.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts Natural 5/8" Crochet ribbon & May Arts 1/8" Butter Cream Velvet ribbon.
Dies: Memory Box Blank Ticket die, Memory Box Wrought Iron Gate die, Memory Box Butterfly Delights die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm Taupe Pearls, Creative Impressions Thin Cork, Martha Stewart punch.

Birthday Card

My sister-in-law's birthday is coming up this weekend and I made this card for her. I used Karen Burniston's Scallop Circle 3-D Die from Sizzix for the pop-up piece. I stamped out Cuppie and friends from Taylored Expressions Sweet Friends set and placed them on the die. The banner is from Lawn Fawn's Bannerific set. I used Paper Smooches Alphadot to spell out my sister-in-law's name and stamped on the banner.

The above photo shows the bottom part of the card where I stamped the birthday sentiment that is in the Sweet Friends set.

Have a good week and I will be back on Friday with another card. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Sweet Friends, Lawn Fawn Bannerific, Paper Smooches Alphadot.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and Solar White 110# for the stamped images, Jillibean Soup Homemade 6x6 paper pad, LilyBee Design Memorandum 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Other Products: Sizzix Karen Burniston Scallop Circle 3-D Die, Ranger Barn Door Distress Stickles.

Baked Holiday Cookies!

Today I do not have a stamping project to share. I had a tag to show, but it is a similar one that I posted last Friday so I decided to have that post go live next November instead! My sister-in-law and niece made these cookies and gave them to me for Christmas. Aren't they cute?! They made tons of them. My favorite is the snowman. My niece did the design for most of them with the frosting. She drew out how the frosting should go on the cookies. I thought it would be fun to share these with all of you even though you cannot enjoy eating them!

The above shows the two gingerbread men and the candy cane cookie that were with the others. They are all so adorable! I told them that they should sell these.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and I will be back next Tuesday with a birthday card. Have a wonderful weekend and Happy New Year!

Another Holiday Thank You Card

I have another holiday thank you card to share today. This is the other thank you card that I made for my niece. I made several of these to add to the other set of thank you's for her to send to people to thank them for gifts she received over the holidays.

I used four Paper Smooches stamp sets to make this card! The Thank You is from the FOLKal Points set. The (Starbucks) coffee cup is from the Hot Concoctions set. The Santa hat is from the Santa Paws set. And the smiley face on the cup is from the Wake Up set. The tag is die cut from Crate Paper's Peppermint Collection 6x6 paper pad.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back on Friday with a card.

Stamps: Paper Smooches: Santa Paws, Wake Up, Hot Concoctions, FOLKal Points.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and Solar White 110# for the stamped images, Crate Paper Peppermint Collection 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers, Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Divine Twine Cherry twine.
Other Products: PTI Tag Sale #5 die.

Another Holiday Tag

I made this tag to give to my niece. I used the same techniques from Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. This is Day 4 of the tags. I followed the instructions that Ellen shows in her blog post. I used Copic Ice Mint, then sanded the ornament, applied a thin layer of Distress Rock Candy Crackle Paint. I applied a little more of the Crackle Paint at the top and bottom of the ornament and poured some Art Glitter Vintage Shards Glass Glitter to those areas.

The above photo shows the ornament up close where you can see the crackle on the foil. It is so much prettier in person! Give this technique a try. It is fun to make.

Here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Thanks for stopping by and I will be back next Tuesday with a card.

Paper: October Afternoon Holiday Style 8x8 paper pad, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock.
Markers: Copic Ice Mint.
Ribbon: May Arts Ivory Lace Ribbon with Pearl Center & May Arts White Silk.
Bling: Tim Holtz Baubles.
Other Products: Ranger Foil Tape Sheets, Essentials by Ellen Craft-a-Board, Sizzix Carved Ornaments 2 Die, Art Glitter Vintage Shards Glass Glitter - Krystallos.

Sympathy Card

I decided to make more sympathy cards to have on hand. I sent out more sympathy cards this year. Too many. Some relatives, former colleagues. I found that since I had a stash of them on hand, it made it SO much easier to send a card out quickly to the families.

I wanted to use the Memory Box Amira Flourish die and decided that the Tattered Florals die would go great with it! I used October Afternoon's new Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad for the patterned papers. I made the same flower I did in the shadowbox. The "With Love and Hugs" stamp is from the Unity With Sympathy set.

To make the flower, I die cut 2 pieces of each of the petals. Then I molded, stirred, cupped the petals that Susan Tierney Cockburn taught us in her flowers classes. Glued the pieces together and put one pearl in the middle.

The above photo shows the inside of the card. The saying is from the same stamp set - Unity With Sympathy.

I will have another project to share on Friday. Have a good week and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Unity With Sympathy set.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base, October Afternoon Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad, Prism (Bazzill) Dark Suede Brown for the Amira Flourish die.
Ink: Ranger Coffee Archival ink.
Bling: Zva Creative Chocolate 5mm pearls.
Other Products: Memory Box Amira Flourish die, Sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, 1/8" Corner Chomper.

Holiday Style Tag

I had fun putting this tag together! I was checking Tim Holtz's blog with his 12 Tags of Christmas this month and decided to try the vintage mercury glass ornaments. This was Tag 10 of Tim's. When I was rubbing the paper off the clear packing tape at my kitchen sink, it suddenly dawned on me that this felt familiar! But I couldn't figure out why! My first attempt at this didn't come out too good so I threw it away. I was then looking at Karen Burniston's blog as she was doing the tags each day and Karen answered my question! Photo transfers. Then I remembered that Impress Rubber Stamps had a demo on this photo transfer technique many years ago. Either using the pen OR this rubbing paper off the packing tape! That's where I learned this, but I never took to it. My attempts at it were not good back then and I never did anything with whatever it was I tried doing! But now, I am loving this technique! Here is Karen's post about her Tag 10. I did not have the Facets that Tim used so I used my Charm Fragments. I used some images from one of the sheets of patterned papers out of the new October Afternoon Holiday Style 8x8 paper pad for the fragments.

For my tag, I used Neenah Solar White 110# weight card stock and ran it through my Big Shot with Sizzix's Tag & Bookplates die. Then I ran a piece of October Afternoon's paper from the Holiday Style 8x8 paper pad through the tag die again. I then tape the two together. I prefer a sturdy tag. Then I proceeded to decorate the tag with what you see.

The above photo shows the same tag, but I put 2 snowmen in the fragments (the first tag has a snowman and a house in the fragments). And in this second photo, you will see the foil coming through the packing tape/image! I will be back next Tuesday with another project. Thanks for stopping by!

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110# weight card stock, October Afternoon Holiday Style 8x8 paper pad.
Ribbon: May Arts Ivory Lace Ribbon with Pearl Center, May Arts White Silk.
Other Products: Sizzix Tim Holtz Tags & Bookplates die, Ranger Charm Fragments, Ranger Foil Tape sheets, Ranger Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Jingle Bell purchased from Michelle Wooderson.