Four months later

Wow - has it really been that long since I've posted? A lot going on here and my mojo has taken a toll, along with the stress! However, I've made some fabulous changes for me and I'm feeling great. I've joined the gym, started yoga again, am going to start running and also started a program with Isagenix. I am happy to say that I've lost 11 lbs this month and am still going strong!

Now, on to a couple cards. I keep forgetting to take some pics, but here are a couple that I've made lately.

Both are using Magnolia stamps (apparently that is all I've been using lately). I won't put the supplies I used as I'm tired (and lazy?) but, I did stamp the main image on PTI cardstock with Memento ink.

I am still using my Copics a lot and LOVE them! I recently took a class on them and learned a lot about blending, colour choice, etc. I feel I'm missing some major colours in my collection, so I will be making a purchase sometime in the future!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Winter card

I've been on a Tilda kick lately and had to post at least one more before I move onto other stamps. I am completely thrilled with how this one turned out!

The background stamp is from The Stampin' Place. They have some fabulous scenery stamps! I haven't looked at the other stamps, but I'm sure those are great too. The sky looks a little wonky in the photo, but it looks great in real life (thanks to my husband!).

I stamped both images in Palette Noir Black on Stamper's Select White cardstock (both from Papertrey Ink) and then coloured them with my Copics. I didn't shade too much on the images so I'll probably go back and finish that up soon.

The card base is 5.5x5.5 Real Red cardstock. I mounted the main image on a piece of Cool Caribbean. The Real Red grosgrain ribbon and silver cord is also from Stampin' Up.

Tilda with her lantern is popped up on dimensionals (and her boots aren't cut off the card, it's just the photo). Gasp... I just realized I didn't put any Stickles on the card! I will have to do that on at least the wings and lantern light when I go back to shade!

I really like these background/scenery stamps and I have a few more that I need to ink up and make cards with!

I hope everyone is able to think about Remembrance Day or Veteran's Day tomorrow. My oldest son has an assembly today and his class sang a song. It was an awesome reminder of all the people who have and are risking their lives or lost them for other's freedom.

Out on a Limb for fall

I love Papertrey Ink's stamps! Especially the clear factor when trying to line things up. I'm sure a Stamp-a-Majig works great, but I haven't gotten one yet, so with red rubber or wood-mounted, I have issues. And of course, I have issues with things not lining up perfectly ;)


So, that brings me to this stamp set: Out on a Limb plus the additions! The branch with the leaves, berries, flowers is beautiful! I wanted to make a fall card and this is what I came up with.

I used Really Rust, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, and Apricot Appeal cardstock from SU! for the base and layers of the card. Images are stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White using Close to Cocoa ink for the branch and Really Rust and Ruby Red for the leaves. I pierced the Apricot Appeal layer and used 4 Apricot Jam baubles from Stamping Bella.

Thanks for stopping by!

Billy and Tilda

I've got a few cards to show tonight. Two using Billy from Pink Cat Studios and one using Tilda with Rose from the Pink Collection (supporting Breast Cancer Research).

This is one of my favourite cards, ever, I think. I love how the layering turned out even if it is a simple card. It's mostly SU! supplies: Autumn Vines DSP, More Mustard, Really Rust, Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip cardstock, circle punch, markers to colour the image, clip and twine. I did use some ribbon from Michael's and Stamper's Select White Cardstock from PTI.

I love this DSP and I thought it went well with the cowboy image. I don't have any western patterned paper so I wasn't sure what I was going to use and then I came across this - it worked perfectly!

This next one is also Billy. I used the super hero image and cut it out. I used Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Basic Black and Brushed Silver cardstock. The stars on the red is from the Billy Background Plate 4 stamped in silver Encore ink. I used the SU! scallop punch, large star punch, and small star punch for the little medallion. The blue ribbon is trimmed in silver and goes perfectly with the card, even if it's not from Stampin' Up (I bought it at Michael's last Christmas).

I think I need to add Billy's little dog to the silver panel though. I coloured using Copics. These the the BEST markers. I love how the SU! ones coordinate with their other products, but the alcohol markers are fabulous! I'm still working on shading and getting them to look fabulous, but I'm happy with my progress so far.

This last card has one of my new favourite images from Magnolia. They have a line of stamps that were introduced for Breast Cancer Awareness month (October) called the Pink Collection. You can see all the images available at the previous link. I purchased mine here. Diana is a really sweet woman and shipping is incredibly fast!

I used Pink Pirouette and Purely Pomegranate cardstock by SU!, Stamper's Select White from PTI, and a sheet from the Pink Patterns collection from PTI. I coloured her using Copics, with some help from my artist husband (thanks Neil!), added Star Dust Stickles to her wings and the rose and put a tiny rhinestone in her bow, to cover up where I got carried away with colouring her hair! There are also two pink rhinestones on the bottom of the top layer. The sentiment is from SU!'s All Holidays set. What do you think of the rhinestones at the bottom? I feel it's a little unbalanced, but I don't want to put two more rhinestones at the top as I don't think there is enough room. Any other ideas?

Happy Birthday Hunter!

My son had a 6th birthday party to go to yesterday so I whipped up a pirate card using Pink Cat Studio's Pirate Billy stamp. I love these Billy plates! I think I should pick up the other ones available and the Lily ones, too. You never know when I'll need to make a girly card.

I stamped the images on PTI Stamper's Select white cardstock (the BEST) using Staz-On black ink. I coloured the images using my Copic markers. I didn't shade anything since the spaces are pretty small. The sword, skull on the pirate hat, and the skull and crossbones all have Diamond Stickles on them. I used SU! cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Apricot Appeal and Real Red. There are two fake gemstones that I picked up from the dollar store. These are great as they already have adhesive on them. Gotta love that!

As always, thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!

More cards: Magnolia style!

I'll be back with details, but here are some recent creations. I can't wait to get more Magnolia stamps!

My first Magnolia cards

I've been a stamper for over 10 years, but I'm not a very good one - at least I don't think so when I compare my cards and others out there (see side panel for some awesome card crafters). However, I'm quite happy with my simplistic style, but I do want to work on creating more complex cards. I usually just want to make lots of cards since using techniques can often take up a lot of time and with my very active three-year-old, that isn't something I often have a lot of. My oldest is starting grade one tomorrow so I will have a couple hours each afternoon without children to do "mom" stuff and I'm hoping that most of that time will be spent creating and not cleaning.

Now, on to my 1st cards made with Magnolia stamps. I love these little angels! These girl images are named Tilda and her counterpart is a boy named Edwin. I have placed my first order and will be receiving my very own little package this week. I can't wait to play! These images were kindly stamped and sent to me from some wonderful ladies on the Magnolia-licious Yahoo group. Thank you Jackie and Tricia!

Recipe:

stamp sets - Tilda with Lilacs and Stone Wall by Magnolia Stamps, Warm Words by SU

cardstock - SU Soft Sky, Garden Green

ink - SU Classic Garden Green

(I apologize for not knowing the white cardstock or ink used with Tilda and the stone wall)

accessories: SU blender pen, watercolour pencil crayons, Purple Stickles

techniques - paper tearing, sponging

This card was created for the Magnolia-licious August card mingle - the requirements were to use a Magnolia image and flowers on the card. The flowers didn't have to be on the image, just somewhere on the card.

Recipe:

stamp sets - Tilda with Basket by Magnolia Stamps, Warm Words by SU

cardstock: PTI Berry Sorbet, PTI Spring Moss, SU Soft Sky

ink: SU Classic Kiwi Kiss

accessories: SU blender pen, watercolour pencil crayons, PTI Berry Sorbet grosgrain ribbon, Making Memories crystal brad, Icicle Stickles, SU five petal punch

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