Saturday, September 24, 2011

This little girl just fascinates me.  She's from Whimsystamps.com.  It is fun to work with digi stamps.  Her expression says it all.  I put in a few little sparkles that you probably can't see very well..

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Just a little of the fall colors in this card.  Used some spellbinders and and SU punch.  Paper has a little sparkle to it.  I also just added a little bling.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Just a little Happy Birthday card with balloons popped out of paint chip cards.  You can get a large variety of colors from Home Depot or Lowe's.  SU paper, along with Prima paper and a Martha Stewart balloon stamp.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Now that Fall is almost here, I like to use the colors of Fall.  They are soft and warm.  For this card I used spellbinders in two coordinating sizes to make the frame and then embossed it (which you probably cannot tell from the photograph).  I used a StampinUp set for the wreath, some StampinUp papers and ribbon, and also papers from Prima.  I don't know whether you can tell or not from the photograph, but I sponged the wreath with a soft yellow before stamping the leaves for the wreath and popped the frame up  Another alternative would be to stamp the message in the middle of the wreath, if the space allows.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

This was the first stamp I ever bought and discovered it was much too big for a regular sized card.  So I eliminated the writing around the stamp and just used the picture portion.  Even though we are coming into Fall, this is a great time to go to the beach. 

Thursday, September 8, 2011

This is always a fun card to make, especially for kids.  I love this little bear and like to pop him up.  I hope you all have a nice day today.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Here's an idea for all you stampers.  Instead of  using a stamp on the back of each card, I put this card stock through my computer and made my own signature line and added my blog.  My daughter suggested this to me and I thought it was a great idea.
I enjoyed working on this card as a challenge.  The rose had quite a few black lines and I wanted to do something other than just stamp it in one color.  So I highlighted it with two shades of pink copics and green copics, then added a little sparkle.  The sparkle was done with Sakura pens, but it is difficult to see where I placed it (in the center of the flower.)  The antique paper set it off.  It's always fun to use spellbinders as part of a card.