memories and ink

Winter Tilda

2010-05-19T08:07:00.001-04:00

I had a hard time deciding what to do with this Tilda. She had been colored and sitting on my desk for quite sometime when I started working with this patterned paper on some other cards. I couldn't believe what a perfect match it was for the color of her coat, so I decided to finally give her a home with this paper, including an envelope that is pictured.

Tilda's Pup

2010-05-19T01:28:00.002-04:00

With Laura being such a big dog lover, I couldn't pass up this cute little guy when he came out a few months ago. He is a Magnolia stamp and makes such a cute card. The paper is the Rustic Stack by DCWV.

Happy Hopper

2010-05-18T10:25:00.002-04:00

Couldn't resist this little guy!!

HM May Flowers

2010-05-10T19:13:00.002-04:00

This is one of the new house mouse stamps I got last month. I love how it turned out.

Birthday Tilda

2010-05-04T21:40:00.003-04:00

This is another card/ envelope set-- thanks to Martha and her envelope making tool!!

I've had this Tilda hanging out on my desk for awhile... just couldn't find a home for her until today. The balloon paper is nice and glittery. I cut one of the balloons out and popped it out a little on a pop dot. Also tied some twine on it so its string would be a little 3-D.

I chalked around the edge of the image. Found a great deal on chalks at a local shop and bought several sets. Enjoyed playing with them today!!

Easter Tilda

2010-05-04T21:36:00.001-04:00

I know I'm a little late for Easter, but I haven't shared this Magnolia card yet.

House Mouse Dream

2010-05-04T17:44:00.003-04:00

This little guy is so cute!! I love this image.

The marshmallow has flocking on it, so its nice and fluffy.

Spring House Mouse

2010-05-04T17:36:00.002-04:00

This is one of my current favorite House Mouse images. It's just so cute and a very easy image to work with!!

With this card, there is also a matching envelope pictured.

House Mouse Spotlight

2010-05-04T17:26:00.005-04:00

I've been a very bad blogger... haven't been posting or updating in much too long.

For quite awhile, I wasn't doing much crafting, but I am finally getting back into the swing of it again.

A few weeks ago, I needed a thank you card quickly for my niece. She loves tulips, so I knew I had to use this stamp, but I really didn't want to take the time to do all of the coloring/ shading. I decided to do a spotlight card-- my first. I was happy with how it turned out and will definitely do one again--- especially with these big House Mouse stamps that are beautiful, but have so much detail in them!! It was a nice compromise!!

Also pictured, along with the card is a matching envelope I made with one of my new toys. I got a Martha Stewart Scoring Board. It is similiar to a ScorePal, but has more scoring grooves and is cheaper--- if you can believe that any MS item could be cheaper!! It also has an envelope tool-- making envelopes is a snap using the tool!

Footprints

2010-03-18T09:12:00.002-04:00

This is not the greatest picture in the world, but I did want to share this project. This was one of Laura's Christmas presents and I didn't get a chance to take a picture before it was in a frame and hanging on the wall.

Laura loves the poem "Footprints in the Sand" I stamped and colored the poem and then added a picture of a thoughtful Laura, sitting on Flagler beach last summer.

Sweet 16 Card

2010-03-18T08:51:00.003-04:00

Laura's Sweet 16 birthday was yesterday. I wanted to make her a special card and also something to hold the gift cards that she got for her birthday. This is the little card/ booklet that I came up with. The card and the gc were a big hit!!

Laura's Valentine

2010-02-10T11:15:00.001-05:00

This one is going to be Laura's Valentine this year....

Rustic House Mouse

2010-02-08T11:20:00.002-05:00

Of course, the House Mouse didn't want to be left out of the "Rustic" theme of the weekend. This cute HM and his Happy Hopper friend got to use some of the DCWV Rustic stack paper too.

Rustic Tildas

2010-02-08T11:12:00.004-05:00

I cannot even express how much I love the new stack of DCWV paper that I found at Joann's the other night. I adore it. The stack is called "Rustic" and is absolutely perfect for my Tilda images. I have been coloring them in more muted, subtle colors lately and the paper matches perfectly.

We received another storm last Friday/ Saturday, so I had some extra time to craft yesterday. These Tildas were part of what I came up with. I really enjoyed working with the Rustic paper.

I didn't have a bench stamp for this poor little Tilda to have somewhere to sit, so I made my own bench. The Tilda and the bench are on pop dots for a little 3-D effect.

Lilac House Mouse

2010-02-03T11:01:00.003-05:00

I think this image was sent to me by my internet friend, Chris D, ages ago and I have to admit that I was a bit intimidated about coloring it. I love the image, but with all the detail and mousies, I knew it would be quite a task to color. I started working on it yesterday and was going to complete the lilacs with flower soft. After I started coloring them, though, I decided I was going to omit the flower soft idea and just leave them colored with the OMS and prisma pencils.

I'm a little less intimidated now and plan on going through my image basket to see if I can find another image to work with! Thanks for the lilacs, Chris!!

Snowy Tilda and Edwin

2010-02-03T10:56:00.001-05:00

I've had this background for ages, but I think this is the first time I've used it for myself. I've stamped it for other people, but never myself.

Tilda and Edwin are cut out and popped with some pop dots about the background.

House Mouse Bookmark

2010-02-01T18:34:00.003-05:00

I love some of the bookmarks I've seen recently. Since it doesn't appear that anyone is going to send me one, I decided I'd better make one for myself, but it didn't work out quite as I had planned. This is one of the House Mouse cuties that arrived in my mailbox today. I quickly inked him up and started working on the bookmark. The plan all went well-- until Laura came hom and stole him from me before I could even get his picture posted!! Oh, well, she didn't actually steal him--- I gave him to her, but I'm still without a bookmark, so I guess its back to the craft table for me!!

Berry Happy Birthday

2010-02-01T16:05:00.004-05:00

I went to the scrap table this morning, planning on finishing up some more Magnolia images that I had leftover from yesterday. The little mousies had different ideas. They jumped on the table and demanded some attention. My internet friend, Kristie, gave me the idea of putting the ribbon through the buttons. Thanks, Kristie!! Kristie also gave me the strawberry stamp-- so thanks, again!!

Weekend Tildas

2010-01-31T19:31:00.002-05:00

This is the last of my Tildas for tonight. I still have some more images that are colored, but they are drying and not ready to work with yet. I'm hoping I might get them completed tomorrow morning.

Thanks, Danni, for the suggestion!! I've accomplished quite a bit this weekend--- more than I ever imagined, but its been another cold, snowy weekend for us, so that provided lots of play time.

This first Tilda is one of my favorite images... she just turns into such a cute card. The raindrops are 3-dimensional. I love using the bright colors of the Basic Grey Lemonade collection with her-- it matches her so well!!

There are also these 2 simple girls... one with blueberries and another with an apple pie!!

Birthday Tildas

2010-01-31T19:28:00.002-05:00

I also added a couple of birthday cards into the mix. Tilda was exactly what I needed for a couple of birthdays that are coming up in a couple of weeks.

Christmas Tildas

2010-01-31T19:26:00.003-05:00

Two more cards to add to the weekend theme of Magnolias. Both of these are Christmas cards.

Paper Pieced Tildas

2010-01-31T19:22:00.003-05:00

Here are 2 more of the paper pieced Tildas... which just happen to fall into Danni's weekend theme of Magnolia stamps!!

House Mouse Birthday

2010-01-31T19:17:00.003-05:00

Into the mix of Tildas that I've been working on this week end, an occasional house mouse wanders across the craft table while I'm working. This little guy needed a home. I love this image. I got it in an image swap, but enjoyed working on the image so much, I've ordered the stamp.... plus, Laura fell in love with him and was not happy when I didn't have any images to share with her.

The soap bubbles and water are stickled, so they really sparkle. Love that Stickles!!

Tilda Weekend

2010-01-30T18:31:00.006-05:00

My friend, Danni, has been working on "themed weekends". I couldn't play last week, but this weekend is Magnolias. I just happened to have some Tildas that needed attention!!

I love this cute image that I got just before Christmas, but the card layout did give me some headaches.

This is a lonely, neglected Tilda stamp that I've had for ages but had not inked before. I like the way she looks, so she is sure to be used more from now on and not collect dust as before.

This is one of the images that I've been working on with paper piecing. Again, her dress and socks are paper pieced.

Another cute Tilda... this one has 3-dimensional raindrops.

Same image as before, but this one is colored a little differently and different papers/ embellies.

Another new stamp that had not been used before.

House Mouse Birthday

2010-01-30T18:27:00.001-05:00

This is such a cute House Mouse image sent to me by my friend, Terry. The image is so large, there's not much room left to work with the card, so I just matted it simply and put the sentiment on it.

Hearts are stickled, too.

Paper Piecing

2010-01-27T19:35:00.003-05:00

I've been saying for ages that I was going to try paper piecing, but never seem to think of it when I'm actually at the craft table. That changed this week and I did finally try it. My friend, Michelle, in STL warned me that it was addictive and she most certainly was right. As soon as I cut out the pieces for the first image/ card, I went right back to stamp some more for 3 more cards!

There are 3 actual pieces of paper pieced for this image... one is the striped paper for the dress and then 2 pieces for the sleeve and socks.

I'm not a big fan of cutting stuff out with scissors, but I do like how the finished image looks!! Guess I will be doing more of it in the future!!

Tildas

2010-01-25T14:06:00.006-05:00

I colored some Tildas the other night. The first 2 are new stamps that I got right before Christmas and hadn't had a chance to play with until now.

I had a difficult time with this stubborn little Tilda. I colored her and cut her out. She is sitting on a 3-D swing. The board is a small piece of cardstock with chalked edges. The ropes are twine. All of that was the easy part. Trying to decide what to do with her was the hard part. I kept putting her on different backgrounds but I wasn't satisfied with any of them until I used this BG Indian Summer dp paper. I finally decided to leave her alone!

I have to give credit to the layout of these cards and the use of the dp to Danni. She made such a cute card using a sketch from CCEE Stampers.... and CASEd her card!! Be sure to check her original card out on her blog.

House Mouse Birthday

2010-01-25T14:02:00.003-05:00

Love these little mice. I don't think its possible to make a bad card as long as you're using a House Mouse!! This image was a RAK from my friend, Terry, who is also a HM addict-- lucky for me.

The water is highlighted with Stickles and really sparkles and shines in person.

Snow Angel

2010-01-25T13:54:00.003-05:00

I got this adorable image in an image round robin that I participated in last year. I've loved the image for a long time and was so excited to find some in the round robin box when it arrived. It has, however, taken me quite sometime to color the images and make cards with them.

It doesn't show up on the photo, but the snow is highlighted with Stickles, making it really sparkle.

Christmas 2010

2010-01-25T12:52:00.003-05:00

I've finished my first Christmas cards for 2010!! I know, I know, but you can never get too early of a start! This cute image was sent to me by one of my internet friends, Teresa H. in SC. I think it is an adorable nativity image and couldn't resist coloring it, even if it is a little early for Christmas cards. Thanks for the cute images, Teresa.

Bath Time

2010-01-20T10:26:00.001-05:00

I love how this image turned out. I think it made a really pretty card-- just not sure I can part with it!! LOL!!

... eat dessert first!

2010-01-20T10:23:00.002-05:00

The sentiment stamp that goes with this image is one of my favorite life philosophies--- life's uncertain.. eat dessert first!!

I got this stamp a little before Christmas but hadn't used him before. I think he makes a very cute image and card.

Happy Hoppers

2010-01-20T10:19:00.001-05:00

Love those Happy Hoppers!! Here are 2 of the images I colored over the week end.

Donkey and Precious Moments

2010-01-20T10:15:00.002-05:00

These are more of the images I had colored in November and still hadn't found homes for them. I worked the other night to try to get all the colored images on cards.... and I'm still working on it.

Sympathy Cards

2010-01-20T10:11:00.003-05:00

I hate making sympathy cards. If I was smart, I'd make them ahead of time, before I need them, but I've never claimed to be that smart. Needed a few sympathy cards yesterday, so these are some of the ones I made.

Sleepy Bear

2010-01-18T07:32:00.003-05:00

This is another of the sleepy bear images from Terry. As you can tell, Terry keeps me well supplied with any images that I need.

House Mouse

2010-01-18T07:29:00.001-05:00

I love this little guy. This image is another from my friend, Terry. Of course, after she sent the images, Laura and I decided that he was so cute that he needed to come live with us.

Brother's Birthday Card

2010-01-18T07:26:00.001-05:00

Made this birthday card for my brother. I don't know how he feels about moose, but I love them, so it gave me a chance to make a moose card!!

Snowy Images

2010-01-18T07:20:00.004-05:00

More of those colored images that have been hiding out on my desk. I've been searching through everything, trying to gather them all up and find homes for them.

Both Changito images are from my friend, Terry.

This and That.....

2010-01-18T07:14:00.002-05:00

Trying to find homes for all those colored images that I've had stuck here and there.

Snow Dogs

2010-01-13T11:35:00.001-05:00

And of course, I can't leave the dogs out..... they normally don't pay much attention to the snow, but the temps have been so low lately, even the dogs have stayed inside more. This was a picture of them sitting on the front porch steps during the first snow storm.

New Moon Fever

2010-01-13T11:29:00.003-05:00

Twilight fever hit early at our house. Laura read the books before the first movie came out.

She was already a Taylor Lautner fan before Twilight, too, so it just made it better than he was in the movies.... and Taylor in New Moon--- wow!! Needless to say, New Moon fever has been big around here.

When Burger King came out with some New Moon promo items, we had to check them out. Laura got a cup with the cast on it..... and a crown. .... and yes, she did sit in Burger King eating with her crown on. She was wearing her Jacob jacket and Paramore t-shirt, so it all sort of worked for her.

Snowy

2010-01-13T11:27:00.001-05:00

Of course, I had to take pictures of Laura's first drive in the snow. She's determined that she is going to learn to drive in bad weather, and has had lots of opportunity to practice this winter.

Guest Scrapper

2010-01-13T11:19:00.002-05:00

With all of the recent snow, I've had plenty of extra scrap time on my hands.... and so has Laura. All of these pages are hers. She's been working on her dance pages.

One clever thing that she did that I really like can be easily seen on the first page. Instead of putting brads on the corner of the title and journaling, she put little dots of black stickles... looks just like a brad, but was much easier for her and she could control the size "brad" that she wanted!!

Halloween '09

2010-01-13T11:09:00.002-05:00

Finally got the Halloween pictures scrapped. Laura was a blue fairy.... and looked a little too good.

Journaling and another picture are hidden behind one of the photos.

2010-01-12T10:06:00.003-05:00

I think this is one of my favorite cards. The raindrops have a 3-D effect due to the liquid applique.

Sleepy Bear....

2010-01-12T10:01:00.003-05:00

All of our snow inspired this card. We have had some type of snow every day since December 18th.... and still counting. I can't even get my back door open because the snow is piled up so high!!!

My friend Terry sent me the image of this cutie. The inside sentiment on this little guy is: "I'm going back to bed until Spring!"

Cocoa Kisses

2010-01-12T09:54:00.005-05:00

This is another of the digi images of the Cocoa Kisses/ Marshmallow Hugs with just a little different color scheme. I'm still trying to decide what's my favorite.

Learner's Permit

2010-01-12T00:01:00.000-05:00

When Laura went to test for her Learner's Permit, of course, I had to take my camera with me!!

I'm not convinced that these 2 pages are finished. Seems like they still need something, but I can't come up with what, so for the time being, they are finished.

The journaling and a couple more pictures are hidden on the second page.

Another Page

2010-01-10T15:09:00.002-05:00

Last page until I get some journaling printed and more pictures taken. These pictures are more from our visit to the Smokies in September. I had trouble with this page, but was really satisfied with how it finally came together.

More Smoky Mtn

2010-01-10T15:04:00.002-05:00

Here are some of the other layouts that I've been working on this week end.

These are a double page layout.

This page has hidden journaling that tells about the 2 bears we saw in the park on this visit.

G.R.I.T.S.

2010-01-10T14:58:00.001-05:00

As soon as I saw this die cut in a scrapbook store in Tennessee, I knew I had to have it and scrap one of our pictures with it!!

Both pictures in both layouts were taken in September when we went to Gatlinburg/ Smoky Mtn National Park.

Scrap Time

2010-01-10T14:51:00.004-05:00

We're still getting lots of cold temps and snow.... so that means more scrap time.

These are more pictures from our October trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The first 2 are a double page layout and then the last one is a single page.

Digi Images

2010-01-10T11:33:00.004-05:00

These are my first attempts at digi-stamps. I got this image before Christmas and just worked on these cards yesterday. I love the cards.... jury is still out on the digi-stamps. Also, I just got a new printer last week, so I'm anxious to see how the new ink works with them.

Another Sugar Nellie

2010-01-10T11:28:00.002-05:00

This is another of the Sugar Nellie images. I colored a bunch of them before Christmas and never got them on cards until now. The colors on the scan are terrrible. She is actually a bright pink and bright green.... but you get the idea.

Fall Memory

2010-01-07T14:55:00.003-05:00

I'm finally getting started on scrapping my fall layouts. The fall ones are always my favorite to scrap-- I love the colors and the scenery. Usually, I get these layouts done every year even if nothing else is scrapped, but I am behind this year. This was a simple picture, but one of my favorites that I took one day in October when Laura and I were on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC.

Snow Day 2010

2010-01-07T14:50:00.001-05:00

Laura's first snow day came late this year, but she and the dogs enjoyed it.... and I enjoyed gettins some scrapping done!!

Snowy Sugar Nellie

2010-01-07T14:39:00.005-05:00

Worked on this card Monday and just now getting the chance to post her... she is a Sugar Nellie. Used my SU matt pack for the corner piercing and a cuttlebug embossing folder for the snowflakes.

Wedding Shadow Box and Card

2010-01-05T09:37:00.004-05:00

A couple in our church is getting married Saturday. As a gift for them, I made my first shadow box, putting their invitation inside. Their colors are apple red and white. This is the card I made for them, including the inside.

Birthday Card

2010-01-05T09:26:00.002-05:00

This is the card I made for my nephew's birthday.

Blog Candy

2009-11-03T10:50:00.002-05:00

Jacque is celebrating her 6 month blog anniversay with a super sweet candy give away. Check out her blog, amazing work and the candy here.

Sugar Nellie

2009-11-01T19:47:00.004-05:00

This is a Sugar Nellie image. I finished her up today after we came home from church. I love how she turned out and definitely want to make some more of these for Christmas!!

Pumpkin Pie Time

2009-11-01T19:44:00.001-05:00

Its that time of the year for pumpkin pie--- made these 2 HM fall cards today.

Another Cardinal

2009-11-01T19:37:00.002-05:00

Here's another cardinal card.

Christmas Cardinals

2009-10-30T21:21:00.001-04:00

I finally got a new card made this evening. I was determined to do something productive tonight!!

Last 2 Halloween Cards

2009-10-30T21:04:00.004-04:00

Thank goodness, the Halloween cards, stamps and embellishments can be packed away---- again!! I've been under the weather the last couple of days, so this is the first chance I've had to post the last 2 type Halloween cards I made for Laura. I made some minor changes to these after the pictures were taken, but since I was feeling so bad, I didn't re-take the pictures. Sorry about that, but you get the general idea.

The first card, I remembered seeing one like it on a blog last Halloween. I have no idea which blog, since it was a year ago, so I do apologize for not being able to give credit appropriately. This was the first one I made.... with the next one, I played with the size a little and got one I was a little happier with-- and would fit in a regular size envelope. This one was a little bit of a challenge to get into an envelope!! And I absolutely do not recommend cutting out the house mousies--- not an easy task!! LOL!!

The second card is a little mummy. After I took the picture, I decided I didn't like the eyes--- I was playing with them and trying to work from memory which is never a good idea for me. I took the eyes off and redid them, but I didn't take another picture. The original card idea was CASE'd from an internet friend of mine, Char. She gives credit to another blog, but I have to give my credit and inspiration to her!!

Birthday Cards

2009-10-23T12:36:00.002-04:00

Sent out a couple of birthday cards to some high school buddies this week. The first one is done with copic markers and prisma pencils-- no OMS.

This Happy Hopper is one of my favorite cards. I colored him before I discovered OMS, so he is done with just prisma pencils. I can't wait to color one with him with the OMS... its on my list of images to work on!!

Halloween Cards: Part 2 ..... and still counting!!

2009-10-23T12:08:00.004-04:00

If this post seems like dejevu for you, don't feel bad--- it does me too!! I've made so many Halloween cards, I see them when I close my eyes!!

These are more of the cards that I am helping make for Laura for her friends. She hadn't seen any of the cards until last night and was very excited and pleased with how they are turning out, although they are all very simple with not a lot of layers or extras. As a matter of fact, she told me I could make more than the original 20 we had agreed on!! Goody, goody!! LOL!!

These are the ones I worked on yesterday afternoon and this morning.... and there will be more to come!! LOL!! I have 3 on my desk now, waiting to be finished!!

Halloween Cards: Part 1

2009-10-22T13:01:00.004-04:00

I told Laura I would help her make some Halloween cards for her friends.... I have about 1/2 of them finished. These are all very quick, simple cards. I'm trying to make them with a minimum of "bells and whistles"

Autumn Scene

2009-10-22T09:20:00.001-04:00

I made these last week end.

Laura's Halloween Tilda

2009-10-20T09:13:00.002-04:00

Last week, I thought I had finished all my Halloween cards... so I cleaned off my desk and put away all the Halloween stamps. Sunday night, Laura mentions she wishes she had time to make Halloween cards for her friends.... hint..... hint.... hint. ... Her schedule is so busy now, we both knew that was impossible.... so I offered to help.

I started coloring images and have 13 colored. I'm going to color them all and then put them all on cards at the same time. And I should make 1 correction-- I HAD 13 images.... now I have 12 because I took one of the Tilda's that I colored yesterday and made a Halloween card for Laura.

When I did my Halloween cards, I did this cute little witch in dark purple or blue. Laura didn't like the blue, so for her cards, I was coloring all of them purple. I got tired of looking at the purple, so I decided to try orange-- and I love it. Laura liked these best of all, so I decided that's what I'd make her Halloween card with.

I also couldn't find a big embellie that I liked for the card, so I made a big piece of candy corn!!

Blog Candy

2009-10-17T17:09:00.001-04:00

My internet friend Shelly is celebrating her blogaversary with some blog candy. Please check out her candy and her blog. Shelly always shares her cards and interesting parts of her day. I always look forward to reading the "blessings" she includes with every post!

Christmas Cards

2009-10-17T13:13:00.002-04:00

Seals are an endangered species... at our house. I had a seal image colored and on this card-- only needed to add the finishing touches when the new addition to our family-- a black, curious, pesky kitten decided to check it out. I couldn't save the image after her little paws examined it more closely, but was able to color another image and salvage the rest of the card.

It doesn't show up in the picture, but the baby seal is painted with Shimmerz, so she has lots of shine!!

I found a bunch of small house mouse and Fluffle images in my image basket last night. I had colored them last Christmas, and then didn't use them. I put them on cards this morning. I felt like I had won a lottery by finding images already finished and ready for a card!!

Tilda with Pumpkins

2009-10-17T13:07:00.003-04:00

Love this cute Magnolia--- it combines 2 of my favorite things--- Tilda and pumpkins!! Perfect!! I colored all of these images earlier this week and finally got them on cards!!

Fall Fluffles

2009-10-17T11:42:00.003-04:00

I had forgotten about this image.... not sure, but I'm thinking maybe Terry sent me this one again?? I know I don't have it myself and she is my usual source for Fluffles images. Found it in the image basket last night too! LOL!

I also have to give Terry credit for the layout. I don't work well from sketches, but Terry does. She made a card from a sketch... we were talking about the sketch last night and when I started working on this image/ card last night, I decided to do one similiar. I might not work from a sketch, but I CASE well!!

Indian Corn HM

2009-10-17T11:25:00.003-04:00

I love this image!! Believe it or not, I do not have this stamp-- yes, there are a few HM stamps that I do not actually own, if you can believe that!! My internet friend Terry sent me this image last year and I never got around to coloring it. I was rummaging around in my image basket last night and found it. After finishing this one last night, I'm going to go back and look in the basket again to see if I can find another one.

I also have to give some credit to Laura... she is the one that suggested making it Indian corn when we got the images in the mail. Terry always sends enough for both Laura and me, so we don't have to fight over them--- and we both appreciate that!!

Thanks again for the images, Terry!

*** Addendum**** Terry says my CRS is at work again and that this image did not come from her..... I'm asking around, but so far, I haven't found anyone that will take the blame... uh.... credit for it. If you gave me the image, please let me know so I can give you full credit. I usually am better at keeping up with my RAK images so I can give credit when I use one, but obviously, I have failed in that in this instance!! Thank you to whoever sent me this image.... oh... and can I have some more, please???!!

Witchy Tilda

2009-10-16T14:01:00.004-04:00

These are 2 more cards I finished this morning. This is the first time I've inked this Tilda stamp and I just love her.

Triangle HM card

2009-10-16T13:56:00.003-04:00

I made a couple of these cards yesterday... both of them are exactly alike, so I am only posting one. The images were both colored by my daughter, Laura, and "donated" to me!! She colored the HM butterfly much better than I did, so I eagerly accepted. These images were the first time she had used OMS with the prismas-- and I thought she did a great job!!

The first picture is the card closed, of course, and the second with the card opened.

HM Trick or Treat

2009-10-16T13:49:00.002-04:00

I finished these 2 Halloween cards this morning.. the images were a RAK from my internet friend Christina!! They are so cute. My daughter has informed me that we will eventually have to have this stamp, but for now, I'm working on RAK images and very thankful for them!!

More Fall Cards

2009-10-15T10:29:00.003-04:00

I'm still working on some fall/ autumn cards. These are the same 2 Bilmalarna stamps/ images with a different layout. The pumpkin is a magnolia stamp and the "leaves" around their feet is Flower Soft. DP is Basic Grey, Indian Summer. I love that paper!!

Christmas Variety

2009-10-15T10:25:00.001-04:00

I've been working on a variety of Christmas cards this morning.... all of them are very simple.

Autumn Scarecrows

2009-10-07T15:16:00.003-04:00

I made 2 more cards using my cute little scarecrow stamps from Bilmalarna Stamps.

Both images are colored with prisma pencils and OMS. Also, both have autumn flower soft at their feet. The dp is Basic Grey, Indian Summer.

Grand Champions

2009-10-05T11:50:00.002-04:00

Just a little side note..... Laura's band, Big G Band from Graham High School went to a band festival Saturday.... there were over 30 bands from Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. They won 2nd place in drum majors, drum line and marching... won first place in music, flags and majorettes. They got a superior rating and won overall Grand Champions!! Talk about a happy bunch of kids-- and parents!! LOL!! Their new uniforms haven't come in yet and they looked like a bunch of poor relations up there with the other bands, but they did a great job and we were all very proud of them!!

Very Witchy Halloween Card

2009-10-05T11:26:00.003-04:00

I made this card late Friday night, but was so tired, I didn't post it. We had a busy week end, so this is the first chance I've had .

This is another of the Tri fold cards. I used the Halloween stamp set from Inkadinkadoo.

Snowmen with Wreaths

2009-10-02T20:51:00.004-04:00

I started out just making one card... but when it got time to put the snowman on, I didn't like the way it looked. I went back to the drawing board-- or craft table, and came up with another color scheme so I could use both snowmen.

Both of the snowmen are painted with Shimmerz for some shine. In addition, I used touches of Stickles for the holly berries and the cuff of the jacket.

Its hard to see in the pictures, but the white cardstock behind the snowman is embossed with a CB embossing folder. The snowmen are cut out and attached with pop dots for a little added dimension.

Also, when I originally showed them to the 15 year old quality control inspector that lives in my house, they did not pass muster. I didn't have the "Merry Christmas" on there. I had to go back to the craft table one more time and work on them some more. They passed inspection the second go round, and I agreed that they did look much better than they had originally. I guess I'm lucky to have a live-in inspector so readily available!!

Baby Seal

2009-10-02T13:43:00.006-04:00

This is the first card of the day.... hopefully, it won't be the only card of the day!!

I saw this image a couple of weeks ago when my internet friend Danni posted a beautiful card using it. I'm Danni's biggest fan and that beautiful card was no exception. I knew I had to have this image! Hope you don't mind, Danni, but you know imitation is suppose to be the highest form of flattery!!

The designer paper is Basic Grey's new Eskimo Kisses collection... and of course, the cardstock is Bazzil. I colored the ice with a Copic marker, but the seal was just done with some Shimmerz. He has a nice shine to him, when you can see a little better in the second picture.

I also used some Stickles to highlight the base of the ice and the snow.

Candy Corn HM

2009-10-01T16:00:00.002-04:00

Another Halloween card with a HM image.... I stole the spider idea from my friend Terry's card. I didn't have the CB embossing folder for a spider web, so I stamped one instead.

HM Witchy Halloween

2009-10-01T15:57:00.001-04:00

Still playing with the HM Halloween cards. Came up with this one earlier today.

Another Snowman

2009-10-01T15:51:00.002-04:00

Got another one of the shutter cards completed. This image is from an old Stamping Up set.

A close-up shows the snowmans shimmer a little better.... he's covered in Shimerz for some sparkle and shine!

Finally, the card opened up.

Teddy Bear Christmas

2009-09-30T21:30:00.005-04:00

One last one and then I am finished... until tomorrow!!

This is a tri fold shutter card. I love making them, although I tried to do this one a little differently.

The image is Stamping Up and it was colored with prisma pencils and OMS. The DP is Basic Grey and the CS is Bazzil.

Another Halloween Card

2009-09-30T21:28:00.002-04:00

Another little House Mouse dressed for Trick or Treat.

House Mouse Halloween

2009-09-30T21:24:00.002-04:00

Isn't it amazing how some days, you can't make a card to save your life and then other days, the ideas are coming faster than you can get them on paper..... ??

I went back to the craft table after dinner tonight and came up with a few more cards. The first one is one of my favorite HM Halloween images... added a few extra touches for this card.

First Snowman...

2009-09-30T15:24:00.004-04:00

I've got another card finished today-- my first snowman of the season.

This image is from a Serendipity Stamp that I got last week. He was so cute, I couldn't resist, and I do love all snowmen images so much!!

His glittery surface doesn't show up in the pictures well, but his "snow" is very glittery. I used Stickles first and then adhered ultra-fine crystal snow to him. Also, the puffy snow around his base and on his hat, etc... is liquid applique. When you apply heat, it PUFFS up a little!

The sentiment stamp is from House Mouse. The flowers are a recent addiction of mine: Petaloo Dazzlers. They are beautiful and no photo does them justice. Both the printed paper and cardstock are DCWV. The image was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS.

Home Tweet Home

2009-09-30T12:12:00.003-04:00

This is my dad's birthday card. I always have a hard time picking an image or card for him--- since most of my stamps are Magnolia's or House Mouse, they just never seem quite right for him. I was very happy when I found this image! I think it is so cute! It is difficult to see on such a small photo, but there are eyes peeping out of the birdhouse, the sign over the door says "Home Tweet Home" and then there is a small outhouse out back!!

This is another image from my outhouse stamps that I bought from Netta's internet store.

I also decorated Dad's envelope by drawing a plank sign on the envelope. I thought it went well with the birdhouse/ outhouse motif!!

Ye Ole Fishin Hole

2009-09-30T12:01:00.004-04:00

This is another birthday card. This one is for my brother, Ronnie, who is the big fisherman of the family.

I am addicted to this outhouse stamps!! I think they are adorable--- and, yes, bring back a few childhood memories-- not all of which are pleasant!! I found my first outhouse stamp on ebay and its a Christmas one. I'll be sharing some of those cards closer to Christmas. This one and a couple others, I purchased at my friend Netta's internet store. She has some beautiful stamps and the store is growing all the time, so check it out.

Inside the card, the bottom says.... You should have seen the one that got away!

To match the card, I drew an old plank sign on Ronnie's envelope.

Photo Card

2009-09-30T11:56:00.003-04:00

This is a photo card I made a bit ago, but I wanted to share it today because I'm either making or getting several birthday cards ready to give to family members this week end. This card is for my sister in law, Elaine, who loves butterflies. The card is very simple with only a few brads added on the side.

The photo is one I took last summer while we were camping in Mt Rogers National Rec Area... the butterflies were everywhere!!

Pumpkin Tilda

2009-09-30T09:15:00.002-04:00

This is another one of the cards I made last week. This one was sent to a cyber friend on one of my Yahoo groups for a monthly card exchange, so I had to wait for her to recieve it before I could post.... also, I had to wait until she posted a picture before I could swipe it! I was in such a hurry to get it in an envelope last week, so it wouldn't be late, I didn't take time for a photo.... so thanks for the picture, Netta!! Also, check out Netta's blog to see the card she made for her exchange!! It is beautiful and amazing!!

Fall Tilda

2009-09-23T15:18:00.004-04:00

Fall is definitely in the air today and obviously influencing my card choices and colors. Tilda is dressed out in fall colors on this card.

Another Fall Card

2009-09-23T15:14:00.003-04:00

And here's another fall card... this little girl scarecrow is the girlfriend to the one in the previous post. I fell in love with both of them!!

Fall Card

2009-09-23T12:19:00.003-04:00

Made this cute little card this morning... colors don't show up very well on the photo, but I was pretty pleased with it.