Birthday Card with Pink & Main

 My mom turns 70 this year!  And she loves turtles.  These Pink & Main turtles were perfect to be part of this shaker card.  I chose to put the sentiment on the inside (which I didn't take a picture of before sending it off).

The stamp set is Turtley Awesome which I colored with Copics along with the Large Circle Burst die from Memory Box.  

A Trio of Christmas Cards

I was last minute getting at least a few Christmas cards done this year, so I went very clean and simple with most of them.

Card 1 - This is actually a spinner card that was challenging and fun to see in action.  I used stamps from Hello Bluebird, dies from Hero Arts and Lawn Fawn.

Card 2 - Holiday Seal from The Stamping Village with snowflakes by Lawn Fawn

Card 3 - Holiday Seal from the Stamping Village with Snowflake Wire by Memory Box.

Birthday Card with Tonic

 My grandpa turns 90 this year!  And I wanted to make a special card, but it had to be masculine.  It took a bit of thinking and going through my stash, but I decided to try a Jennifer McGuire technique and do a shadow box card.

The Whaley Great stamp set from Tonic made the perfect scene along with help from Altenew's Bold Numerals.

I made the card 6-1/4" x 5 so that everything fit nicely including the rounded corner die that I used to cut the window.

The back ground was creating by layering Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch for the ocean and Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap along with some Sand embossing powder for the sea floor.

Mother's Day Card with Altenew

For this Mother's Day card I created a background using Altenew's Flower Vine set and colored it with Copics.  Here are the colors I used:  V01, V04, YG23, YG67, RV04, RV09, Y08, Y38, B21, B24.

I used a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Mom's Meadow which I heat embossed using Hero Arts gold glitter.  I fussy cut this out and them glued it to a piece of vellum which I also cut out a bit larger.

Thanks for visiting and Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day Card with My Favorite Things

I wanted to do something different for my grandma for her Mother's Day card this year and I had this great sentiment from Technique Tuesday's Grandma Blessings set.  I decided that MFT's All the Cupcakes was the perfect set to compliment the sentiment.  I stamped each of the cupcakes and colored them in rainbows keeping the frosting white.  Here are the colors I used:

Brown: Y28, E57, E59

Violet: V01, V04, V06

Blue: B21, B24, B26

Red: R32, R35, R29

Green: YG03, YG17, YG67

White: C0, C2

Yellow: Y02, Y08, YR24

Orange: Y38, YR04, YR09

Fuschia:  YR14, YR09, YR29

Once done, I covered each with Wink of Stella for some shine and attached them to my 6x6 square card with foam tape.  Then I added a shadow to each and called the card done.

Thank you for visiting.  Any Happy Mother's Day!

Christmas Card with My Favorite Things

I always seem to only make 1 Christmas card each year.  Here was 2020's card that went out:

For this card, I created a background using watercolor markers then die cut it with MFT "Starry Circle".  I die cut it a second time from some silver glitter paper and paper pieced the stars.  The puppy is from MFT "Happy Pawlidays" which I colored with Copics.  And the sentiment is from "Happy Holidays" by Altenew.

 Copics E31, E35, E37, YG23, YG17, Y17, Y15, W8, W6, C0, C1, R29, R35

We've Moved Cards with MFT & Newton's Nook

I've been meaning to post this one for some time, but moving is a lot of work!  Moving almost 5,000 miles over sea and land with 3 pets was almost unsurmountable.  But we made it!

I made a few cards right before I packed away all of my craft supplies so that I could share my new address with parents and grandparents.

Here are the cards I made:

Stamp set used:  "Happy Hummingbirds" by My Favorite Things.

Copics used:
B24, B26, B28
G14, G07, G17
Y02, Y15
W5, W7
Outlined with EK Success pen and added Wink of Stella for shimmer

Stamp set used: "Newton Loves Boxes" by Newtons Nook

Copics used:
C0, C1, C5, C7, T3, T5, E57, Y28, R20

Birthday Card with The Stamping Village

Masculine cards are the hardest.  I kept this one simple and the "Happy Birthday" stamp set from The Stamping Village was perfect.

I stamped the balloons in Copic friendly ink and set about coloring each with a range of Blues.  Then I covered each with a layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.

Birthday Card with Mama Elephant - Rain or Shine

Hello and welcome to my Blog!

For this card, I colored a piece of MFT vellum using Turquoise Sea dye ink by Gina K.  Then I broke out the "Rain or Shine" Simon Says Stamp Stamptember special stamp set by Mama Elephant.  I colored everything with Copics and stamped some rain drops with Gina K Blue Raspberry ink.

Here are the Copic colors I used:

Kitty colored with E30, E33, E35, RV11
Chick colored with Y02, Y15, YR04
Flower colored with Y04, Y15, RV11, RV04
Grass colored with YG03, YG17, YG67
Sun Y02, Y04, Y15

I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Whatever the Weather.

Thank You Card with Altenew

For this card I used Altenew's Sweetest Peas stamp set.

Stamped with flowers with Hero Arts Intense Black and then colored them with Copics in V01, V06, YG25 and YG17.  After I finished coloring, I went over the image with a black marker and then added a shadow with C1.  Then I decided it needed some sparkle.  I couldn't find my Wink of Stella since almost everything is currently boxed up for an impeding house move, but I did have a Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen that laid down a nice thick layer of glitter!

Thanks for looking today!

Thank You Card with Hero Arts

My sister gave me a card kit from The Paper Crate for my birthday and once it arrived, I had to make her a card using the supplies.

I used the inks that came with the kit and did some blending to create the background.  I stamped the mouse from the December 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit separately and then colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is from "Simply Said: Amazing" by Avery Elle.

Birthday Card with Concord & 9th and Honey Bee Stamps

Here is a colorful birthday card I made using the "Birthday Basics Turnabout" stamp by Concord & 9th along with a cupcake from "Piece of Cake" by Honey Bee Stamps.

After stamping the turnabout stamp with multiple inks from Catherine Pooler, I cut it down using a Stitched Hillside Border from Lawn Fawn.  I adhered that to my card base and then stamped the sentiment. The cupcake was Copic colored then fussy cut and adhered with foam tape.

Just Because Card with The Greeting Farm

I saw this shirt at the Maui Ocean Center and just had to buy for a girlfriend who is a big fan of Pink Floyd.

I decided that I should also make a card to send to her along with the shirt.  I was inspired by a card that Kristina Werner made using small images and the Circular Grid die by Mama Elephant.  I had recently purchased the "Mermaid Kisses" stamp set from The Greeting Farm and they were begging to be colored.

I stamped each image then colored them with Copics.  I also added some shimmer with Wink of Stella and gel pen details.  I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black card stock and popped it up with foam tape and darn if I didn't put it on crooked.

Here is a shot of all of the colors I used:

Thank You Card with Lawn Fawn

To show my appreciation to my grandparents for letting me stay in their guest room while I was visiting California, I made them this CAS card using the "Winter Village" stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped the images then colored them with Copics and die cut them.  I blended on some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide to my card base and then adhere my images with liquid glue.  To finish it off, I added a bit of Stickles in Diamond to the trees and the roof lines for some sparkle.

Pivot Pop-Up Birthday Card with MFT - 2018

My first Pivot Pop-Up Card!

I had to use these cutie "Bitty Bears" from MFT!  And the Pivot Pop-Up is a die set from Lawn Fawn.

I paired the bears with some images from an older Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit, all colored with Copics.  The inside also has a sentiment from "Birthday Wishes" by Mama Elephant and the "Sprinkles Turnabout" by Concord & 9th.

I should have used heavier cardstock since you can the inside clearly from the outside. Oh well, she still loved it!  And the right side is blank so that I could add in a gift card.

Box Birthday Card with Mama Elephant - 2018

My first Box Card!

I used the Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up die set from Lawn Fawn along with images from Mama Elephant's "Dragon Wishes" (that I colored with Copics) and fireworks from the July 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.  The sentiment on the back panel is "Make A Wish" by Mama Elephant.

I love these dragons!

Shaker Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

It is so fun making these shaker cards!

Here I used the chili pepper and a sentiment from the April 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.  I stamped the chili peppers repeatedly on my background (some are even mirror stamped for more fun), then I colored them with Copics.

I cut my frame using Taylored Expressions Stitched Frame Stacklets.

The sentiment was heat embossed in white on black cardstock them cut into a flag and adhered to the acetate window.

Birthday Card with Lawn Fawn - 2018

I decided to try out my Wreath Builder from Gina K and made this fun card!

The narwhals, party hats and presents are from Lawn Fawn's "Mermaid for You" and "Party Animal".  The numbers are "Candle Numbers" from Jaded Blossom.  I added pompoms to the party hats that I got from Queen and Company.  Finally I added a few details with a white gel pen and Nuvo Drops.

Mother's Day Card with Altenew - 2018

I made an eclipse style car for my mom for Mother's Day.

I used the "Hennah Elements" stamp set by Altenew and lots of masking to create my image.  Then I used "Large Alphabet Dies" by Kat Scrappiness to cut out the word "MOM".  I colored the letters with my Copics then cut the letters out of some black fun foam and put everything back together on my card base.

Shaker Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

My first shaker card!

I absolutely adore the "Mermaid Kisses" stamp set by Hero Arts.  I colored a few of the images with my Copics.  For the water background, I followed this tutorial by Rachel Bergfeld.  I die cut the Hero Arts "Reef Border" and left it white to keep the focus on the mermaid and the background.  The sequins were a mixture of those from my stash.