Zoo Review #4

I wish I had time to take a better photo of this card. It looks so much better in real life. The base card is Crumb Cake with a layer of Pear Pizzazz that was embossed with a floral EF. There's a small banner using some giraffe print paper that I've had forever, and it has a button that my friend wanted to use on one of the cards I was to make for a sample. I stamped with Versa Mark and then with Crumb Cake and embossed with Clear EP again. This time, I colored the image as well using color pencils. I framed the image with Soft Suede and popped it up with Dimensionals. I will try to get everything cut in the morning, and I only made 4 of the 5 samples due to lack of time. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Zoo Review #3

Well, I finally got around to doing card #3 of 5 using Zoo Review. I just can't seem to work in my card making these days! Of course, suddenly having 3 little ones around slows some things down a bit. For this one, I embossed the zebra with Black EP. I framed it with red and used red ribbon with a soda pop tab for a buckle (by request). The zebra striped paper has been around here for many years. Everything else is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Zoo Review #2

I've got to get busy. This is only #2 of 5 cards I'm supposed to make as samples for my friend. She needs them before the end of the week! YIKES! This is another simple one. The base card is Pool Party with a white layer that was embossed with Northern Flurry(SU!). I inked the polar bear with Versa Mark and then with Pool Party, stamped and embossed with Clear EP. I punched him out with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch and used a Nestie for the scallop circle. I popped up those circles with Dimensionals. VERY simple! Thanks for stopping by!!

Zoo Review #1

A friend of mine is visiting an out-of-state friend soon and wants to do some card making while there. She bought the "Zoo Review" set and asked me to make some sample cards for them to work from. She also let me know what supplies they will have to work with. They will be using color pencils, so I colored the lion with color pencils and then used a wet paint brush for blending. The card stocks used here are Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede and white. I used a strip of retired SU! DSP for the horizontal panel. I'll send some pieces with the samples for them to use. This is the first of five cards I'll make for them. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Balloons in Blue (TSC0222)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week is to make a "Kid card". We could either make one appropriate for a child or just make a card with a child image on it. The card stocks used here are Island Indigo, Pool Party and white. The white panel was embossed with SU!'s Cloud folder. I used an SU! Circle Punch and large Scallop Circle Punch. The little girl is from "Greeting Card Kids" and was colored with SU! Markers and cut out eliminating the little heart she usually holds. The balloons were punched with a non-SU! punch. I used Dimensionals to pop up the girl, the circles and the balloons. Thanks for stopping by! '

Dreams (TSC0208)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for today is to use a stamp that we haven't used in a long time or use one that has never seen ink. Also, we were to do embossing and include a butterfly somewhere on the card. I used "Dreams Du Jour" which I haven't used in such a long time. I embossed the image with Black EP and colored with Color Pencils. I also used the new "Vine Street" Impressions Folder which is an SAB item. The butterfly was punched with the new butterfly punch (Spring Catalog) as well. The layers are White, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Black and White again. The ribbon is Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the Moment

Well, look at me! I made another card! It's kind of hard when I'm still in the middle of emptying my craft room, but I wanted to see how I'd do. I just found some scraps and used this stamp that my good friend and fearless leader gave me when I visited her last June. Actually, she was going to buy it at Hobby Lobby, but she let me buy it instead. Now, that's my kind of enabler! LOL! Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the stamp. I embossed the image with Black EP. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Love in a jar (TSC0111)

I gave the challenge for the Twisted Sistahs this week. I called it, "Have a Heart", and we were to use a heart or hearts of any kind (punched, die cut, stamped, embossed) on our cards. This is what I came up with. I stamped the jar from "Perfectly Preserved" on transparency with Stazon and heat treated it. It might have been better if I had used Basic Black Craft ink, though. I die cut the jar with the Cannery Framelits and then used 2-way glue pen on the punched hearts to adhere them to the jar. After stamping and die cutting the top of the jar, I added the top to the jar and used Dimensionals to pop up the whole thing. The card stock is Naturals Ivory and the DSP is retired from SU! Thanks for stopping by!!

Two in a row!

Well, look at me! Two posts in a row! LOL! That's only because I'm trying to make cards for some friends who were so thoughtful that they sent cards to me recently. This is another VERY simple card except for getting the card stock (Cherry Cobbler) out of that die (Spellbinders Poppy Patch)! Those skinny little stems tend to want to stay in the die. The ribbon is Cherry Cobbler and so is the ink. The sentiment is from "Loving Thoughts". Thanks for stopping by!!

Winter Thinking of You

I've been away from card making for a while. Hand surgery and then my mom becoming a hospice patient along with getting a new foster child have turned my world upside down. I need to get back to it, though. It does help me relax. I didn't send Christmas cards out this year, so I thought I'd just send a simple winter card to each of my friends who were so kind as to send cards to me. This is my first one. Very Clean and Simple! All white with a die cut tree. I added Dazzling Details for the glistening snow. Thanks for stopping by! You'll be seeing more of me now. At least, I'll try to post at least once a week. See you soon!!!!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town (TSC1214)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge was presented by Wannabcre8ive. Shirley asked us to make a card inspired by a Christmas Song. My song is "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." I used "Wonderous Wishes" stamp set and colored with markers. The base card is Cherry Cobbler with a layer of Crumb Cake that was embossed with the "Snow Burst" EF. I hope to do more challenges in the future. Thanks for stopping by!

MMTPT227 for DeAnna

The teapot Tuesday challenge is for DeAnna who has breast cancer. She is also my daughter. We're supposed to visit her this weekend and exchange Christmas gifts, but she's in the hospital again, so we have to play it by ear. DeAnna loves to take her kids to Disneyland, especially around Christmas time. Our challenge was to make a pink and gold card with a Disneyland theme. I have Mickey Mouse die cut using a Cuttlebug die out of Brushed Gold (SU!). He's popped up on Pretty in Pink which is embossed with an old metal Sizzix embossing folder. I added shear gold ribbon and bow.

This is the inside. We were also supposed to try to incorporate the names of DeAnna's three children (my grandchildren). I put stockings in the challenge colors inside along with a gold embossed sentiment from "Four the Holidays" (SU!) Thanks for stopping by!!

Nov. Stamp a Stack #2

I can't seem to stop using Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green! Love it! This is a CASE of a Stamp Class card by Erin Gonzales. (Scroll down to her stamp class and see the card on the lower left in the photo.) I used Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green and Pool Party card stocks. The bottom edge of the mat is punched with the Pinked Hearts Border Punch. I used the Chevron embossing folder to go with that punched border. Other punches used were: Postage Stamp, Merry Minis Punch Pack and 1" Square Punch. The ribbon is Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon. Two down and three cards to go for my Stamp-a-Stack next week. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Nov. Stamp a Stack #1

I'm finally going to do some card making with my friends. My cast comes off on the 27th; then, PT, but we will do a Stamp a Stack on the 30th. Anyway, we will make two each of five designs. This is the first one, and it's a CASE of this card by Cristena Bagne. I changed the base card color and the ribbon. The card stocks I used are Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green and Whisper White. The ribbon is Whisper White Satin. The stamp set is Scentsational Season with the Holiday Framelets to cut the Gingerbread Man. Thanks for stopping by.

Snow Much Fun (TSC1116)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week was presented by Sillyfilly. Sylvia asked us to make a Christmas card with a snowman or or a scene and use some kind of embossing somewhere on the card. I used a Stampin' Up! embossing folder for the snowflakes. The card stock is Whisper White and Raspberry Ripple. The ink is mainly Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green. The snowman is the short guy from "Snow Much Fun". I actually cut him out and popped him up! Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Here I am!

It's been over a month now since I've posted. My foster child left on October 12, and I had surgery on my hand on October 15. I've been a little down in the dumps. Everything is so hard to do with just one good hand!

The photo above shows how it looked for the first week or so after surgery.

The next photo shows how it looks now. I got the bandages and splint off and the stitches taken out two weeks after surgery. I have about a week and a half before the cast comes off and I go to physical therapy. The pink is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, especially since my oldest daughter is fighting that battle now. That's a whole other story. Anyway, today I finally made a card. It will be in my next post. Thanks to everyone for their patience!!!

Thursday Card Makers #2

I changed my mind about the two cards we'll be making this week. I was going to make them both fall cards, but I'm having surgery on my hand on Monday and may not be able to use my left hand for a while, so I decided to make one of the cards a Christmas card. Also, the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for last week (TSC1005) was to make a Christmas card using black, white, red and one other color. I used "Wacky Wishes" (hostess set) for the sentiment and "Scentsational Season" for the candy cane. The snowflake and scalloped circle were punched. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thursday Card Makers #1

On Thursday, October 11, 2012, I will have some friends over to make two cards. I'm going with a simple fall theme and trying to keep the cards fairly simple too. This one is Early Espresso with some retired SU! autumn DSP and retired Mellow Moss Gingham Ribbon. The leaves and acorn were stamped with the "Wonderfall" set on pieces already die cut using the Bigz Die which is available from the Holiday Catalog. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fall (TSC0928)

It's been a while since I've posted anything because I've had a lot of pain in my left hand. It's made it tough for me to create anything. I've been pretty busy with my foster child, my mom and my son lately as well. I will have to have surgery on my hand in a few weeks. It will take some time to recover from that, so I will be MIA for a while. I made a card for the Twisted Sistahs Challenge though. It's to make a fall themed card with fall colors (Halloween, Thanksgiving or just a fall theme). I CASEd the scarecrow from Lauri Randolph's blog. Hers was done a little over a year ago. Mine is Pumpkin Pie with a layer of dp. To make the scarecrow, I used Lauri's instructions and description except that I used raffia instead of Linen Thread, and my dp's are different. Thanks for stopping by!!

Santa Wishes

I haven't been making as many cards as I used to because I've been so busy with life. My foster child has lots of appointments, so I'm on the run a lot. This week, we have appointments every day except Friday. Anyway, I've been cooking a lot, too. I've been trying out some new recipes just to make things more interesting for everyone. I'm having a Stamp-a-Stack this month, so I need to get busy designing those cards! We will make ten cards; two each of five designs. I don't have much mojo, but I think it will come back as I go along. I love this hostess set from the Holiday Catalog. It's called "Christmas Wishes". I stamped Santa with Cherry Cobbler onto a piece of backing paper from some Framelits and then cut him out. The base card is Cherry Cobbler, and the dp is unknown. I just found it in my Christmas papers. The die cut piece was done with the Apothecary Accents large die out of Garden Green. Santa was popped up, and Dazzling Details was added to the eyebrows and mustache. I will add the other cards as I design them. Thanks for stopping by!!