Happy Birthday

These cards were done again with left over background pieces from spray pieces I did with distress oxide ink. I stamped my images with vintage rambler stamp & die combo set by Local King with VersaFine Clair ink fallen leaves the Spanish was with global greetings Spanish set by Papertrey Ink and the English was with itty bitty greetings stamp set both punched with SU's word window punch and stamped with the same VersaFine Clair fallen leaves

Wishing you

For these cards I used some left over backgrounds. Jennifer McGuire said once that if you were going to do some spraying it would be a good idea to use paper behind that you could reuse so instead of using text weight paper on my box or the plain box I cover my box with card stock every time I was spraying with my distress spray and this was some of my left over pieces I just cut them to fit my card. Stamped with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne the message is from sending & wishing stamp set by SSS and added some enamel accents dimensional faux enamel black

Thank you

For this card I used my Make Art STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi Ranger and one of the layered kaleidoscope stencil by Altenew with Distress Oxide ink seedless preserves and I don't remember if I used my blending tool or Picket Fence Studios life changing blender brush normally I used either what is handy at the time I'm working or dig for my foams as my handles are handy all the time but don't have enough handles for all my foams. I cut my layer after I was done with stitched rectangle die by The Stamps of Life, the message if from so very much Sale-a-bration stamp set with VersaFine Clair nocturne and then added enamel accents dimensional faux enamel black

Happy 60th

Today a friend is turning 60 so this is the card I mail her. I decided to use the Sunday Tip or Technique since I was working on the double point fold at the time I was making her card. I used the Harper’s Boutique paper pack by The Paper Studio and stitched rectangle die by The Stamps of Life for the background I used the flower2build one stamp set by The Stamps of Life with crisp dye ink pure graphite, industrial diamond, silver stone and limestone for my greeting I use Feliz Navidad steel cutting die by Elizabeth Craft Designs and whimsy U/L/N/P set by Spellbinders. The inside message is custom made

Gift box

This card was part of the gift box I made for my adoptive aunts and another lady that were coming for Christmas dinner. The box had options of messages so they could just add the message they wanted but some of them were these.

I used SU's delightfully detailed note cards cut in half,  then stamped the flowers and images with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne. For this one I sprayed sheer shimmer sparkle spritz by Imagine Crafts

Gift box

I mention a gift box of handmade cards I made for my adoptive aunts and another lady that were coming for Christmas dinner, this was another of the cards. The box had options of messages so they could just add the message they wanted but some of them were these.

I used SU's delightfully detailed note cards cut in half,  then stamped my trees with VersaFine Clair ink fallen leaves and anchor them with a stamp from the set sheltering tree by SU with crumb cake ink. The messages were from different sets by Altenew and Concord & 9th also with VersaFine Clair ink fallen leaves

Gift box

This card was part of the gift box I made for my adoptive aunts and another lady that were coming for Christmas dinner. The box had options of messages so they could just add the message they wanted but some of them were these.

I used SU's delightfully detailed note cards cut in half,  then stamped the flowers and images with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne. The sequins and pearl from my stash

Gift box

Do to what is going on in our state and around the world, my friends and I decided to stay home for two weeks and also our Governor asked to stay home if you don't need to go out so we don't need to go out. Missed getting together with my friends but still got busy working on cards for my donation charities.

This card was part a gift box I made for my adoptive aunts and another lady that were coming for Christmas dinner as everyone has to open a gift and this was one of the cards in the box they had different cards. The box had options of messages so they could just add the message they wanted but some of them were these.

I used SU's delightfully detailed note cards cut in half,  then stamped the images from butterfly beauty stamp set by Concord & 9^th with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne as well as the message. The sequins I believe were from past paper pumpkin and then a pearl from my stash on top 

Cheerful dots

These were mostly for donation some went for Ricky for his Live for Roo card drive, some went for Gray Matters Foundation and some for my personal use.

For all cards cut my layer with stitched rectangle die by The Stamps of Life then used a sort of washi tape I found at Daiso Japan store for the birthday card I added some balloon brads are from Outlet Eyelet & Brads and whisper white twine left over from past paper pumpkin. For the first two I used massive messages stamp set by Gina K Designs for the message and for the last one friendship messages stamp set by SSS with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne

You make my heart bloom

Another quick card that went into my donation box for Ricky's card drive for Live like Roo. Again used SU's delightfully detailed note cards cut in half with SU's birthday blooms stamp set with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne the message is from wealth of wishes stamp set by Gina K Designs  also with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne and embellished with enamel accents dimensional faux enamel black

You are amazing

This was another quick card that went to Ricky for the Live like Roo card drive. Again I used delightfully detailed note cards by SU cut in half, picked a flower set and stamped with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne the message is from all things thanks stamp set by SU also with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne and embellished with liquid pearls dimensional pearlescent paint white opal

Until we meet again

I wanted to do some sympathy cards and at the end used them to donate for Ricky for the Live like Roo card drive. I used delightfully detailed note cards from SU but cut them in half to use as the front layer and then cut my die of the cat & dog from rainbow bridge cat & rainbow bridge dog dies by Waffle Flower the stamping was done with the coordinating stamp set rainbow bridge with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne

Shoebox Thursday

For today's project I had a simple fun fold. Hardly any stamping, just the message this time. Still using Harper’s Boutique paper pack by The Paper Studio the flower is Altenew layered rose die collection freebie from Simple Cards & Papercraft Magazine and the message is simple strips background stamp by Taylored Expressions with VersaFine Clair ink Nocturne cut with the not so matching die. It matches as long as you don't align to the squares and at least on my Vabagond I had to make sure I had to secure the die otherwise it would move as it cut a also with most dies I normally run back and forth and with this was I couldn't do it as it moved and a few messages MY personal preference will not be use and there was not a thinking of you

I prestamp & precut the messages and just let my friends pick one for their card. These are some of the message

Happy Retirement

My sister needed a retirement card for her brother-in-law so this is the card I made him. I used stitched square dies by MFT to cut my layers the messages are from happy retirement stamp set by Waffle Flower with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne the scene was done with different stamps and memento inks

Shoebox Tuesday

Since today was St Patrick's Day and I hadn't done any project with this theme decided it was the right time to do it as I had this new set I wanted to play with by Taylored Expressions shake your shamrock stamp & die combo. I am trying to use my papers or put them on my donation box big project 😃 after picking my papers I picked my inks which were Altenew I was going to use one set for all but the darkest green was not dark enough for the words so grab from another set and that worked better so the colors I used were bamboo, parrot, olive and evergreen for the words. Cut my square with stitched square stax by MFT

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Hope you are all safe celebrating St Patrick's Day! For my card today I did my version to Jennifer McGuire's surprise window card that was our Sunday Tip or Technique. Her card was a 3 panel card but I didn't want to mess with 3 panels so I only used my opening and the inside plus I added a message on the inside and since there was plenty of room for my message...I'm not one to write much most of the time it was big enough.

I first did the inside and then worked my way out. I had my main image done from many years ago somehow I colored them and then set aside and forgot I had them so finally got to used them so I mounted the ATC size card on my green panel then cut an oval piece of shamrock paper and mounted on top then mounted those to my card base then cut my top layer opening of a bigger oval. I did both with my pieced ellipse dies. The penguin is St Patrick's penguin stamp by MB stamped with tuxedo black and colored with Copic Markers. I had some leftover dies from the rectangle stitched framelits by SU so I stamped my message by Studio G with mowed lawn before I attached the labels I masked the card front and I sprayed some distress oxide peeled paint and after it dried I stamped some shamrocks from a very old set by SU called lucky me with mowed lawn then I attached the labels on on the outside and the other on the inside

St Patrick's Day

For this quick St Patrick's Day card I used Craft n Craftin’ Best Creation Inc paper stamped my message by Endless Creations thinking of you St Pats with forest moss ink then punch with SU's decorative label punch on the top card I added a adhesive glitter hat shape by Recollections cover with glossy accents by Ranger

for this one I die cut the horseshoe from the leprechaun die set by The Stamps of Life from the mint macaron Sale-a-bration glimmer assortment paper pack and cover it with glossy accents. Hate glitter that comes off so this is the only way I can deal with it

Best of luck

For this card I used the best of luck stamp set by PPP with tuxedo black and colored with Copic Markers the two center layers were cut with stitched rectangle dies by The Stamps of Life and the bigger white was a pre-cut layer I had for many years

Stamp On It Card Kit

These cards were made from the glitter film & vintage hues songbird squares 1 card kit by Stamp On It. This kit included 12 card bases & envelopes, 12 overlays with frame, 2 Vintage Hues Acetate sheets with 3 different birds on each sheet, 2 glitter film sheets and 3 peel-off sheets and this is what i did with my supplies

Happy 10th

Yesterday was our oldest grand-daughter's 10th birthday and this is the card I mailed her. I used Vintage Hues Vellum Butterfly Postale Card Kit by Stamp On It which includes the printed vellum, card bases & peel-off stickers. I used blessings stamp & cut set for the on your birthday and the "th" came out of memorable moments set by SU all stamping was done with angel pink ink, the 10 was die cut with Spellbinders whimsy alphabet 

Shoebox Thursday by Kathy

For today's project Kathy had for us a cute birthday card. I don't know the images as she had them on her stamping platform ready for us to use we stamped both with tranquil tide ink, the textured impressions embossing folder was perfect polka dots. We added some multi sticky back jewels green from Eyelet Outlet & Brads and I used a Copic Marker to anchor my turtle when I got home

Paper Pumpkin

This was card I made with grown with kindness February 2019 kit. I used from kit one of the card bases cut in half, gray panel, photo panel, die-cut labels, stamped from the kit's set my message with fresh fig spot ink

Shoebox Tuesday

For today's project a quick fun fold well quick because I had mostly done everything for my friends and it was just using paper and one message to decorate. Still using my Harper’s Boutique paper pack by The Paper Studio. For this card I was able to use 5 different papers in one card. The message is from the layered bouquet stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio with VersaFine Clair ink nocturne and then added some butterflies from the butterfly duet punch that I embellished with pearls