Secret Sister Reveal - Thanksgiving

This past Monday evening, we had our Secret Sister reveal.  I didn't take pictures of the other cards I sent because it might have been a give away.

Here's the last card I made for her - with the other reveal card appearing on my other blog - Susan Vilar Stamps!

The card base and die cut are in Old Olive with the scroll work highlighted in Old Olive ink with a sponge dauber before I removed the die cut from the die.

I've had this cornucopia stamp for a VERY long time!  I'm not sure if I got it at Hobby Lobby, or found it on our travels. 

The BEST part about this, is I used the NEW  not-yet-released Stampin' Up! Watercolor pencils.  When we were in Kansas City, we had an opportunity to try them, and I fell in LOVE!  I love watercoloring anyway, but this was fantastic!  I used the blender pens to move the color around.

You can get a wonderful close-up view by clicking on the picture.  I love the shading watercoloring gives.  Definitely a medium I love to use!

Christmas in July - July 18, 2015

This card I did some extra work on the inside.

I'm still in watercoloring mode - the bow and candle both got some attention.  These are again some of the CTMH stamps I've got - their sentiments are always very nice.  I like the sayings and fonts they use.

Christmas in July - July 17, 2015

Here's another one of the nostalgic CTMH Christmas stamp sets I so enjoy.  These images lend themselves so well to water coloring!

I wanted to keep the colors a little muted - it IS winter after all!  When everything is covered in snow, even the darkest house looks lighter.

Mother's Day Card

This is the Mother's Day card sent out to her earlier this week. It's a collection of stamps I bought this past spring break while we were traveling again in Tennessee.

IF you look closely, you can see that all the blue morning glories are 'popped' with dimensionals, and three of the birds as well.

I really love using the watercolors - it gives such a nice depth of color, without smudging as markers tend to do on cardstock sometimes.


Here's the inside view of the card.


Here's the back view of the card (before I put my stamp on it) with the 3 yellow birds also popped with dimensionals.

The front and back panels also have lots of stickles for glitter!!

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Happy Easter

I bought this stamp on our most recent trip to Tennessee ~ Yay for Spring Break trips!

I never seem to get tired of looking at the mountains, mountain streams, and waterfalls.....

There's also an awesome scrapbook shop where we stay, and two on the trip over. I put this together, and sent it to Mom and Dad for Easter!

Happy Spring!

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Tulsa "State" Fair Card Entries

Here are my three entries for the soon to come Tulsa "State" Fair. Why the State in quotes? Tulsa IS NOT a state!!!! Uh! That just drives me crazy... Oh well, on to my entries. :)

I've had these all finished for the past 3 weeks, but have posted them now because they were judged this past Sunday. When the fair opens, I'll find out if I won any ribbons. Oh, the suspense!!!!

This card was entered under the Basic Cards in the Rubber Stamping division.
I used lots of techniques, and some of the new Stampin' Up ink colors!! Of course, I had to throw in a little Cricut... and I scented all of the cards.

I used the Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade in the new color line from SU on this card. Gotta LOVE the new colors! Only basic layering here, and I colored the Organza ribbon with the ink pad to match the pinks on the card. Yes, it really matches in person. I don't know why it looks 'off' here.

This is the inside view of the above card. The photo corners are from the Jasmine cartridge, SU oval and oval scallop punches, and only one layer.


This card is entered in the Advanced Card, Rubber Stamping Division.
I used LOTS of layers, and to get these 3 lilacs, I stamped 20!!! There's a trick to layering the Kitchen Sink Lilacs, and I had to figure it out!!

I used Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz from the new SU colors on this card.
One of the advanced techniques I used was masking, the layering of stamps, and I actually cut the ribbon to get the effect I wanted from the sentiment.


Here is the inside view of the Lilac card... it is also lilac scented. I hope they appreciate the scents!


I used this card recently for a swap, and loved it SO much, I recreated it for the Advanced Card division. I ended up using it the holiday division instead. I hope they appreciate the crazy amount of work this card actually entails!!!

This card is: Debbie Mumm Harvest Holiday stack, Cuttlebug Autumn folder, Stained Glass stamps from Stampin' Up, Stampin' Up watercolors, pumpkin ribbon, and double inked embossing with Tim Holtz Walnut stain, and Chocolate Chip ink. I also used the Define Your Life Gratitude stamp, and matted it after using the ticket punch. This card was scented with cinnamon. WHEW! :)


Since it is rubber stamping, I did not use my Cricut Happy Thanksgiving cut, but a very pretty stamp I've had for quite a long time.



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Stampin Up Club Cards - August 2010

Our Monday meeting this past week was almost all about watercoloring!!!! I LOVE watercoloring!! WHOO HOO!

This card, we used regular cardstock, which I'm used to working with using the watercolors, so it went quite smoothly. I really like how the stamp already is shaded, and it just needed some little extra touches to make it look amazing!! LOVE how the hostess stamps fit perfectly inside the hardware piece.


We really fell in love with the hydrangea, and weren't so happy to hear it was a hostess set! That waiting is SO hard to do!!! :) This piece, we watercolored on watercolor paper, and not being used to it, I had a harder time, though now a few days later, in retrospect, it looks pretty good!! We also used the Gold Lame smooch ink to highlight the centers of the hydrangea flowers.




This was a bonus project this month... it's an adorable little gift bag, using the inchies, and the small envelope punch in the new catalog! It's so CUTE!!!

These would be really cute in a clear paper, with colorful candy/items inside for a wedding gift bag or keepsake.


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Cards for Soldiers "Spring" Jan. 25 - Feb 19, 2010

I've been spending some time on Ebay looking for Stampin' Up stamp sets, and found this sentiment set that had lots of good sayings in many different fonts.... lots of them are shown here.

I've also recently discovered the (not new) technique of One Sheet Wonder cards! Basically, you use similar family ink colors and a stamp set to completely cover one 8.5 x 11 sheet. With specific instructions, cut apart this sheet... and make at least 10 cards from it! What an amazing idea!! Below you'll see the result of my very first solo experiment with the OSW cards.

Here is a link to the cutting template.

Here is a link to the card template to make 10 cards with the cut pieces.

I followed some of the samples for the cards, and then used some of my own ideas to come up with some new designs. I really love the Martha Stewart punches!!! I like to see how I can incorporate all those great punches with the stamped images and color schemes.

Here are most of the samples from my set of 20 CFS this time around!!

I just had to play around with the heart loops PATP punches I'd gotten. The Love comes from the Limited Edition Cricut Cartridge; Love Struck.

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Get Well Cards

Here are 2 get well cards I made for a dear friend. My husband and I have a little tradition where we always get 2 cards... one a little silly, and one more sentimental. I did the same for my friend who's going through a rough time, and on top of that, had to have surgery!!!!!

SO, one of my absolute favorite images... the stained glass irises just work so perfectly with the purple paper. I emboss the outlines with lilac craft ink, and clear powder. After they're ready and cooled, I get out the watercolor crayons. It's a time consuming process, but I SO love how they look. This has to be one of my all-time favorite stamps.

For the silly card... Hello Kitty! She's so adorable, and a very sweet way to say I hope you're feeling better soon.

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A Year of Cards - Plus

This is the set of cards (minus one) that will be in the Stationery Boxes I'm presenting at the Craft Fair for sale. It includes all the major holidays (in my opinion), 2 birthday cards, and a sympathy card. Some of the cards have little extras: cut-out areas, stamped coordinated envelopes, and ribbon accents. A few of the cards are blank inside for you to write your own messages, and some have sentiments already included.

The plus for this Year of Cards included in the Stationery Boxes are coordinating gift tags, and thank you cards as well as a place for notes, stamp storage, and pen storage.

I think the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Mother's Day card with the tulips and butterfly are my favorites.

Please enjoy!!

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