Saturday, May 4, 2013

You are simply the best

Happy Saturday, all!  It's been a busy day for us, just finally sitting down to post a fun card for tonight:

you are simply the best APR Pub2

This card follows a sketch challenge and is published in the April issue of CARDS Magazine.  Do you like sketches? I love the fun and challenge of trying to follow a sketch and twisting it up a bit.

Have a great one!

Supplies:
 Cardstock: Bazzill.
 Patterned Papers: Teresa Collins.
 Sentiment: Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday.
 Die cut flowers: Teresa Collins.
 Pearls: Hero Arts.
 Ink: Versafine Onyx Black. 
 Crochet flower: Bella Blvd.
 Butterfly chipboard: Teresa Collins.
 

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

You sparkle, you shine

Yellow has to be my fav color this past year......yellows and oranges, lol....I seem to say that with just about every new color that I obsess over, don't I?  Here is a card with mostly yellow and a hint of blue:

you sparkle you shine thanks Apr Pub1
Have a beautiful day!

Cardstock: Bazzill.
Patterned papers: studio calico and Webster's Pages.
White Button: Teresa Collins.
Flower chipboard: My Mind's Eye.
Scalloped sentiment chipboard: My Mind's Eye.
Doily: Michael's.
White large flower: Recollections.
Gems: Teresa Collins.
Masking tape sentiment: Pebbles.
Twine: Michael's.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Hello Sunshine

Another spring-y card to share!  Is it warm in your part of the world yet?  Hope you are getting beautiful weather!

hello sunshine

Supplies:
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White.
Patterned Papers: Teresa Collins.
Clouds and tree sticker: Echo Park.
Letter stickers: Bella Blvd.
Sentiment stamp: Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday.
Pearls: Doodlebug Designs.
Flower stickers: Echo Park.
Corner punch: EK Success.
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Hello Spring!

A little spring time and bunny card using some leftover clear cuts, and fun little chipboards from Little Yellow Bicycle:

hello spring


Hope you all have a fabulous Easter weekend coming up!   Take care!!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Hey birdies!

Chirp..chirp....a quick springy card, hope it gets you in the mood for warmer weather, wherever you are in the world today.....it makes me happy and yearn for the sun to shine even more in the coming months:

hey birdies

Enjoy!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill.
Bird stickers: My Little Shoebox.
Ribbon: Michael's.
Green pp: Crate Paper.
Flower pp: Crater Paper.
Orange pp: My Mind's Eye.
Birdhouse chipboard: Bo Bunny.
Musical notes: My Little Shoebox.
Purple letter stickers: Doodlebug Designs.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Hope you have a super fun birthday

Just a fun card for my day! Don't you just love birthdays??

hope you have a super fun birthday FEB Pub4

Have a good one everyone!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White.
Patterned papers: Echo Park/Sweet Day.
Balloon sticker: Echo Park.
Cloud sticker: Echo Park.
Button: My Mind's Eye.
Sentiment stamp: hero Arts.
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black.
Corner punch: EK Success.
Twine: Michael's.

Friday, March 8, 2013

So happy

This card, I made for a sketch challenge, I'm so in love with orange and yellow nowadays and decided that the main colors for this would be orange and a small mix of yellows with blue:

so happy sketch FEB Pub3

A lot of fun MME products used here!  Enjoy! Have a great weekend!

Supplies: 
Cardstock: Bazzill.
 Patterned Papers: Teresa Collins and My Mind's Eye.
 Die: Spellbinders PaperArts.
 Die cutting tool: Provo Craft/Cuttlebug.
 Wood chip button: My Mind's Eye.
 Flag: Bella Blvd.
 'So Happy' layered sticker: My Mind's Eye.
 Crocheted flower: Bella Blvd.
 Blue button: Teresa Collins.
 

Monday, March 4, 2013

With Sympathy

Sometimes, I like to take a stamp and simply just ink it with black ink, stamp directly onto patterned paper, and leave as is,  no coloring required.  I think this stamp works beautifully that way for a simple, sympathy note:

with sympathy FEB Pub2

Thanks for peeking. Oh, and BTW, for those of you who knew about my arm problems....and after a much lengthy wait, I am thrilled to announce that my arm is at 100% again! I will get back into crafting eventually but still haven't tried anything new yet. I hope to soon!

Supplies:
 Cardstock: Neenah Solar White.
 Patterned Papers: Teresa Collins and Dear Lizzy/American Crafts.
 Floral stamp: Hero Arts.
 Sentiment stamp: Hero Arts.
 Ink: Versafine Onyx Black.
 Ribbon: Michael's.