Hello from Seattle

Had to do plaid card started with a piece of 6x6 piece of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then using my ergonomic brushes added and buffalo plaid builder stencil by Altenew and Tim Holtz distress oxide ink festive berries and salvaged patina then I die cut with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness as I decided to make my card an A2 card and mounted to a layer of Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock die cut with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A, then die cut 3 space needle dies by Savvy Stamps with Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock then on a scrap of Accent cardstock I stamped with Best wishes stamp by V.I.P., from is from Big Bold You stamp set by Winnie & Walter and Washington from Hello from Washington stamp by Biblical Impressions all with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink then punched out with tailored tag by SU and then punch 3 more in scraps of black and cut them in half so I could just make a little border on top and bottom

also made another with Hello from Washington stamp by Biblical Impressions with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink 

Happy Easter

Hope you all have a blessed Easter!

For this easel card started by grabbing a layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then stamped the Easter eggs background stamp by Peddler’s Pack 2001 with distress ink kitsch flamingo then decided it was to plain so with Erin Lee Creative blending brush added some ink all over with the same ink. Cut 1/8” all around the background. The main image was Easter trick stamp PB with Gina K Design amalgam jet black ink stamped on Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then colored with Copic markers, for the grass I also used using detail brushes and distress ink peeled paint and brushed corduroy. Cut the layer with oval collections Framelits dies by SU and frame it with scallop ovals dies by PPP. I die cut it twice both one for the front and one for the back as you could see the back and since there is a right and a wrong side of die cut images I wanted to make sure whatever was showing it was nice. I die cut with the smallest rectangle stitched Framelits dies 148551 by SU to use as stopper on the easel and then stamped Happy Easter to you cursive stamp by Savvy Stamps with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink

 

Shoebox Tuesday

For today's project I have a fairly simple card as it doesn't have any stamping! Bret has a cat that likes to get by the window in my craft room so every so often I have to clean everything around that area as it gets very hairy that means I have to get the stuff out of the boxes and as dusting the shelves and the stuff around is not enough for the things she jump over anyway as I was going through the papers in one of the boxes I saw a bunch of pre-cut card bases with a heart so decided to use them for my project. They were with glossy cardstock on the front and I have never have good luck stamping on glossy paper so decided not to try it as I would not have duplicates and looking at my dies they didn't match my opening since I had already worked for my project for Thursday and I still have my paper pack on the desk decided to use those papers so just needed things to match that so grabbed distress oxide spray picked raspberry did a light spritz when it dried mounted on the brown layer on the inside I mounted the heart paper and a small piece of white for the personal message used a matching pink paper for love which is love cursive die by Savvy Stamps which I cover with Spectrum Noir crystal clear sparkle glitter brush and on the front I also added some Nuvo Crystal Drops gloss party pink

Front closed

opened 

Inside

Happy 4th of July

Hoping you all have a fun and safe 4th of July. I made this card using a paper napkin and the stamp is by Savvy Stamps with Paris dusk ink

Get Well

One of the Sunday Tip or Technique was using one of the sale-a-bration folders this year with an Easter card inspired by a card by Lisa Curcio or maybe it was the spotlight with marker not sure but since I had the folder I did it with the folder and didn't do an Easter card first because to me that didn't look Easter just spring and even though Easter 95% of the time falls in spring I can't do a spring card for Easter LOL second I needed a get well card and that was more appropriate.

I used a shimmery paper I had to emboss the country floral dynamic textured impressions embossing folder, then I die cut my circle frame from the wreath builder kit by Gina K Designs and set it on top of the embossed paper so I could color with Copic markers just what I needed, when I was done mounted my frame with foam; I stamped my message by Savvy stamps with 3 inks that sort of matched the Copic markers angel pink, pear tart and dandelion

Happy Father's Day

Hoping all father's out there are having a wonderful day. This is the card I made for Bret and it's an alteration to his birthday card.

For my background I stamped my sailor's delight stamp by Rubber Marbles on a Concord & 9th happy hues started half card with black licorice hybrid ink, the happy father's day and the Space Needle are like floating on the card they're on the acetate. The Space Needle is a Savvy Stamps die

Once again, just like on his birthday card I made a cover for the message and added a magnet to keep it close.

Happy Retirement

A friend of the family retired from Seattle Police after 26 years so I had a couple ideas on what to do at the end I went for this bridge fold card. A stamping friend gave me the cop image, retired stamp by Whimsy Stamps stamped with tuxedo black colored with Copic markers and fuzzy cut.

The city scape stamp is by Savvy Stamps stamped with London fog ink, the Space Needle is from Impress stamped with VersaFine Clair nocturne, I grounded my Cop on a rock walkway made with a stamp by Uptown also stamped with London Fog ink, the thank you is an old D.O.T.S. stamps with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink, all the numbers were from CTMH's class of set and the "year" was from wonderful set by HA, I added the s with marker, the other message is from SU's wild about flowers all blue was done with Danube blue ink

It's cold outside

Well seems like it still winter everywhere, we are lucky we've only gotten flurries but still cold, I know for some of you it's not cool but to me it's freezing!

I used northern flurry textured impressions embossing folder by SU, for my image I used Snoopy and snowman by Stampabilities stamped with intense black ink colored with Copic markers, cut the square with a die by Gina K Designs the message is by Savvy Stamps with salty ocean ink

Shoebox Tuesday

For today's project I decided to make a clean and simple winter card. I used snowflake & snowballs textured impressions embossing folder by Sizzix and then I die cut some snowflakes from an unknown set I was going to add them with dimensionals but decided to just add them straight on and the message is a stamp by Savvy Stamps with London fog ink

normally I don't do much on the inside but this time the big snowflake is part of another snowflake which I didn't want to waste so decided to add on the inside there was still plenty of room for message and the snowflake didn't go to waste or had to come up with another idea to use it 😊

Happy Easter

Wishing you all a very happy Easter. This is the card I made for Bret. I had fun well I always have fun making cards as long as I don't get messy 😊 For this card I used mostly all Pretty Pink Posh Easter release of this year. I really liked this year's release, I don't know if I mention before but his company is local for me. They don't have store front but Impress sells their stuff and I can always order online and I get my order in a day which that is great compare to many companies out there!!

The card has a lot of dimension as I wasn't mailing so didn't have to worry about postage not that I would if I needed to but when is hand-delivered you can do anything 😊 anyway, I stamped my cross from the Easter blessing set with hybrid black licorice ink then colored with alcohol markers then cut my cross with matching die. Then I cut my Happy Easter shaker which is the egg shape. I decided to use both parts the negative and the positive but on the positive I cut off the Happy Easter words so the cross will show. At first I thought of leaving the words but thought it was a little too much. I mounted the cross flat then my egg with foam strips and then the negative part which I had also ran through my stitched rectangle die by The Stamps of Life with double foam to raise the thickness, this part I put acetate as I was going to make it a shaker card but after I finished everything I decided to make it a little more traditional even though crosses and eggs are not a traditional Easter but shaker card definitely was not 😊 so just put the top without adding anything to the inside. After I had it done I liked it but seemed a little plain I know it was a traditional card but still so I cut a some flowers from the same Happy Easter shaker die glue them on the top adding pearls and on the bottom I punched a picket fence strip from Martha Stewart, ran it through the die so it would have the same edge as my layer and then stamped my message with London fog so it would be light rather than sharp black, the message is from Savvy stamps.

I think if I would do this card again I would cut the flower on top and the leave on bottom that are on top of the cross just so the cross was completely clear but otherwise I love how the card turned out as it has both the traditional religious with the modern fun springy egg

We celebrated Easter here and we had full house. This was our table, we had to put two tables together to fit everyone...my sister was bringing some chairs 😊

This was my center piece and you can't tell but it has little Easter bunny lights on 

This was my place setting

a friend send me a link to Pier 1 and love the idea of the napkin folds so instead of using cloth napkins I used Easter napkins and inside each egg I put Easter egg chocolates

For my treats I did little bags with candy corn one of my favorite candies and I used one of the new sets by Pretty Pink Posh bunny friends with tuxedo black ink and the matching die, then cut my grass with Martha Stewart grass edge punch and my Happy Easter stamp by Impress was stamped with broken China and worn lipstick inks. Then put then in one of my Snoopy displays obviously the blue was for the guys and the pink for the girls 

Easter polish stone

I was playing with the polish stone technique. I used Adirondack reinkers raisin, bottle & terra cotta. The Easter egg background stamp is by Peddler's Pack with tuxedo black ink. The message Happy Easter to you cursive by Savvy Stamps with tuxedo black

Love from Seattle

This is another quick and easy card, I don't live in Seattle but in the area, Impress normally only has stamps that says Seattle not sure why as they're not even in Seattle anyway the city scape stamp is from Savvy Stamps stamped with London fog ink, the Space Needle is by Impress stamped with tuxedo black, the message is also from Impress stamped with lady bug, the berry pearl is by Memory Box

Birthday gifts

Another simple birthday card using the confetti textured impressions folder by SU and for this one the stickers were by Sandy Lyon, again I used Savvy stamp birthday wishes cursive with tuxedo black

Cupcake birthday

This was another simple birthday also using the confetti textured impressions folder by SU and a dimensional sticker by Recollections, the message is birthday wishes cursive by Savvy Stamps with tuxedo black ink

Pining for Plaid

I rejoined Paper Pumpkin kits by SU for a while, this month October 2017, not sure for how long but surprisingly this month I got my box on Tuesday night I opened it on Wednesday evening and right away I started working on it. I don't usually see the instructions until I can't think of what to do with the supplies but this time the moment I saw the plaid paper it instantly said to me masculine outdoor cards! Well the first card was of course Christmas since it was an ornament and that was the simplest card I did. I didn't care for the foam the kit it came with as its too thick and it will cost extra to mail. For the most part I don't mind but I try not too. I made 5 cards like this the tree and deer are satin cutouts by May Arts that I got at Impress very long time ago, the message is a stamp by Impress and I used cherry cobbler, not the one that came in the kits as that was a duplicate :0) I cut my base cards in half so I got double of whatever they came

This is the other design I made that night and also made another 5 cards. I added black cardstock to my top layer and banner, the rhinestones weren't in the kit either and the eagle is from the the set wildlife designer cutting dies by Little B, the message was stamped in tuxedo black and is by Savvy Stamps

and yesterday, I finished the other 5 cards I was able to do so far. Another shadow/shaker card (sorry for the blurriness but acetate not easy to photograph). I used ornamental pine SU's set with mossy meadow ink, for the inside I use a background paper of forest and the bear from the wildlife designer cutting die by Little B with a pearl as eye, the message is from SU's hostess set felices fechas. I just used regular foam instead of the foam that came in the kit

I have 4 pieces of plaid paper (2 base cards) all the circles that were in the openings of the shaker cards, some banners and all the sequins that I didn't use in the "shaker cards" and of course I should try and use the set. It was Christmas. If the rest of the kits are like this then it won't be a waste of money LOL

Shoebox Thursday by Kathy

For today's project, Kathy had another Christmas card. It was a clean and simple card with a matching envelope...liner on the envelope that match the card.

The message is by Savvy Stamps stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Whispers pearl glitter embossing powder, in person it shows a little better and punched with decorative label by SU, rhinestones from her stash

Butterfly oval

These are very clean and simple cards I stamped my butterflies which are from kindness matters SU set with rich cocoa and rhubarb stalk, then I embossed the oval textured impressions embossing folder by SU I stamped my messages birthday wishes with the rich cocoa is by Savvy Stamps, get well soon unknown with rhubarb stalk, ribbon and brad from my stash

Thank you sketch

This card was inspired by a card from Splitcoast someone that post as snail she used the sketch number 336. I used background paper and then the tiny maple leaf is from Memory Box stamped with fossilized amber, frayed burlap, carved pumpkin and crushed olive distress inks; the thank you is Savvy Stamps stamped with ground espresso

Diamond thanks & treat box

I made some thank you treat gifts for my sister and since she liked them very much as well as her recipients she gave me a Snoopy t-shirt as a thank you gift and this is the card I gave her for it.

I used some top note bigz die scraps I had in my drawer, the pearls were a set that matched some Spellbinders dies so used both the die to match the pearls and the message is Heartfelt Creations,

This is the treat box in the shape of a book as she works at the library. Ribbon from my stash. Mostly everything was scraps of paper or papers I had cut for another project and didn't end up using.

the Seattle scene is by Make An Impressions

The thank you is by Savvy Stamps, 

the "pages" were done with gorgeous grunge by SU

inside was her personal note and chocolates

4th of July

This is the card I made this year for 4th of July for the few people I give cards out.

For the "table" I used the woodgrain stamp by SU and outlined it with Copic multi liner pen, the ant is a brad I got at Impress that I believe is by Outlet Eyelets and Brads, the ice cream cone is a stamp set and matching die by The Stamps of Life...the cone itself is colored with Copic Markers and the message is by Savvy Stamps

also used the same design except for the message for a mingle (aka swap) in one of my Yahoo groups with the theme Ice cream. The ant brad was also from Impress that I believe are by Outlet Eyelet & Brads