May God Bless You!

Hello!  I am back today with another general card that I thought would be good to put in the bunch for the the lady at church that wants some of my handmade cards.  The idea for this one came from a card I "cased" from Pinterest.  See it here.  And now let me show you mine!  Enjoy!

Such a simple design, but so pretty!  I am so glad that there are such wonderful designers out there who come up with the best cards to inspire me! 

Recipe:
Paper - My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing 6 x 6 pad, Cardstock White, Dark Coral
Stamps - Verve  - Flower from Brighter Days, Sentiment from Wonderfully Made
Ink - Memento Black, Copics
Tools - We R Memory Keepers Corner Rounder, My Favorite Things Pennant Trim
Other - Twine from the Twinery, Pearls from Queen & Co., Button

 

See you tomorrow!
Happy Stamping!

Tina

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  I am back today with the share between Debbie and I.  I also am showing you my birthday card I got from Donna.  She did a very cool technique and so be sure to read all the way to the end so you can see that card too!  First up is the share.  I will show you my card, Debbie's card and the sketch we both used.  Enjoy!

My Card

Debbie's Card

The Sketch

I do want to note that the ric rac ribbon on Debbie's card was actually a hot pink color.  Why my scanner did not pick that  up since the rest of the card is true to color, I do not know.  In the card, Debbie mentioned that her son is getting married today.  So Congratulations for that!  I wasn't sure about this sketch at first, but after doing it, I really do like it.  I got that alligator stamp at the stamp convention back in January but just now getting around to inking it up!  I added a little birdie from a clear set of Inky Antics.  I thought it needed a little something extra!  What do you think?  Now, on to the card that Donna made me.  I know you are going to love it like I do!  Enjoy!

 

So pretty!  She stamped the image with a Colorbox white stamp pad and let it dry.  Then she colored on top with her Prismacolor pencils.  Love the effect, don't you?

Enjoy your weekend!  Gary and I are still celebrating our birthday and are heading up to Dallas tonight to see a concert.  I'll be back next week with more creations.  I have at least two made to show you already!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Happy Birthday!

Hello!  I do have a card to show you today.  There is still one lady at church that asked me to make her a set of cards and so periodically when I have time and in a creative mood, I try to make cards for her.  My thinking is that I would like to get a group of cards made so that she could pick the ones she likes, instead of just giving her a set.  So, this one is really all about the papers and embellishments and the one sentiment could be anything, but I made it a birthday card.  I "cased" this card from one I saw on pinterest.  See it here.  Here is my take ...enjoy!

 

 

 

There is a lot going on with lots of layers, and embellishments ... my favorite kind of card!  I love how I took a small circle die, this one from My Favorite Things, and made it a corner embellishment.  Of course, I can't take credit, since this is part of what I "cased", but I still love it!  I love that there are such awesome designers out there for all of us to get great ideas from!  Do you like how it turned out?

Recipe:
Paper - My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing 6 x 6 paper pad, Cardstock White, Pink
Stamps - Verve Birthday Bash
Ink - Memento Black
Tools - My Favorite Things Open Scallop Doily Duo die-namics, Spellbinders Scallop Circle
Other - Twine, Button, Ribbon, Rhinestones

See you tomorrow for the Saturday sketch share!
Happy Stamping!
Tina

Hoppy Birthday!

Hello!  Today is May 16th and it is my birthday!  Anyone who knows me well, knows I love my birthday!  I really am not sure why that is, I just love the feeling I have on that day.  The fun part is that I get to share my day with my husband, as it is his birthday too!  So, I have his card today to show you.  I so often make him a card with a frog on it (don't know the meaning behind this other than frogs are green and he likes green, or that we kid about the statement "together 'till we croak"!  Hee, Hee!) But, I was thinking I should do something besides frogs and then I remember this frog stamp I got months ago with a birthday hat and knew that I got matching paper to match.  Back to a frog card!  This one came out cute ... enjoy!

I was going to add some googly eyes but instead of cute, he look "bug eyed" so I left them off.  Too bad the scrapbook paper frogs were not a smaller image, as my papers kinda covered up a lot of them.  I love a sketch with circles!  Simple, but so cute and fun.  What do you think?

Recipe:
Paper - Frog paper - Bella Blvd. Birthday Boy line:"Toadilly Cool", Green dot - American Crafts (scrap), Plaid - Cosmo Cricket (scrap), Cardstock White, Green
Stamps - Frog - Unity Stamp Co., Sentiment and tiny fly - Technique Tuesday
Ink - Memento Black, Copics, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen
Tools - Spellbinders Classic Circles
Other - Rhinestones

I will be back tomorrow with another card creation for you.  Have a great day!  I know I will!
Happy Stamping!
Tina

Rain or Shine!

Hello!  I got a chance to work on some cards yesterday and it seems the creative mojo was with me, as I was on a roll.  I think I ended up with five by the time I quit last night!  Awesome, as there are some days, I just can't come up with one idea, let alone five!  Of the five, today's card is by far my least favorite, but I am showing it to you anyway, as it addresses a stamping issue I commented about in last Thursday's post.  Let me show you the card, and then I will explain.  Enjoy!  

First, I do want to say, that in person the umbrella colors really match the colors in the paper, which is not how it appears here.  Last week, I was having trouble with solid images in clear polymer and I made a comment about it.  Paula made a comment on my post that she likes to stamp with Ranger Archival Ink first to "cure" the stamp.  That same day, another friend, suggested I try stamping in Versamark before stamping with my choice of ink.  Since, I don't own the Ranger Archival Ink and I do own Versamark, I decided to try that method first.  It worked.  And I have a little example to show you below.  The one on the left is Marvy Matchable only and the one on the right is with the Versamark first.  ...

Did you notice I used the same sketch we did last Saturday?  I guess it was still in my head!  Have you ever tried using the Versamark first? 

Recipe:
Paper - Clouds from My Minds Eye Love Me Do line: "Head in the Clouds", Stripe from 3 Bugs in a Rug Chloe line: "Stripe Chloe", Pink Dot from Pebbles Basics line: "Begonia Dot" (all three are from my stash, but the Pebbles paper was purchased recently), Cardstock White, Pink, Aqua
Stamps - The Stamps of Life Umbrella 4 You
Ink - Memento Black, Versamark, Marvy Matchables in Turquoise and Rose Pink, Copics
Tools - The Stamps of Life Umbrella die, Spellbinders Labels 1, Classic Scallop Circle, Classic Circle
Other - Rhinestones by Want 2 Scrap

I will be back tomorrow with the birthday card I made for my hubby.  Tomorrow is his birthday and MINE!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  I am back with two really cute cards for today's share!  Debbie made me another birthday card ... woo hoo!  And she used the cutest paper ever!  I will be needing me some of it!  What else is new?  LOL!  Let's get to the cards!  I will show you my card, Debbie's card and the sketch we both used.   Enjoy!

My Card

Debbie's Card

The Sketch

At first glance, I wasn't real sure about the sketch, but after doing it, I do like it and think it is a good one.  What do you think?

Next week there is a not a lot of plans, well except my birthday (yippee!), so I hope to get to making you some cards for my stash, which in turn gives me creations to show to you!  See you next week!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

May Class Share!

Hello!  I got my next set of class cards made!  Woo Hoo!  I always feel an accomplishment when this happens!  Last month I did a set of cards for three special occasions.  They were Mother's Day, birthday, and Get Well.  This month I am doing part two with three more special occasions including graduation, wedding and Father's Day.  As always, they are unique with special folds, dies and stamps.  I have quite a few pics of each card ... here they are ...enjoy!


Card #1 - Grad Hat Card with special fold, magnet, gift card holder and a tassel you will make.

 

Grad Hat Card Closed

Grad Hat Card Opened

Card #2 - using Sizzix Flip It Die, embossing folders, and a wedding cake.

Flip It Wedding Cake Card Closed



Flip 1

Backside of Flip

Inside with open sentiment panel
 

Card #3 BBQ Time Card with Waterfall Technique and fun stamps.

BBQ Time Card Front

Waterfall page 2

Waterfall page 3

Waterfall page 4

BBQ Time card inside

And here are the details in case you are interested.  Remember I always have kits available complete with instructions and pics if you can't attend or are not local.
Special Occasions Part Two - Wed. May 29th 11:00 a.m. and Friday May 31st 7:00 p.m.
Come make three creative and unique cards for three more special occasions.  First, is a graduation card.  For this one there is a fun fold, a magnet closing, and a homemade tassel.  Next, is a wedding card using the Sizzix Flip It Die.  Embossing folders, and a creation of a wedding cake completes this one.  Last but not least, is a Father's Day card (which could also be a great guy card for any occasion).  For this one, you will learn how to create a waterfall card.  Please bring adhesive to include pop-up dots, scor-tape, an X by Xyron (if you have one), detailed scissors, and your preferred coloring medium.  All other supplies provided.  (copic colors I used: card 1: E00, E21, N1, 100, R24 card 3: E00, E08, E31, E33, E35, E57, YG63, C0, C3, Y15, Y17, R24 ... these are listed only for the convenience of those who have asked me to share the colors I used).

I will be back tomorrow for the Saturday Sketch share!
Happy Stamping!
Tina