Happy Birthday Teresa!

Mornin' hens!  

Yes I know, I've been pretty quiet for some time now huh?  Well, I decided to take a little time away from blogging so I could focus on ME!  While I do LOVE card making, the fun sort of ends up getting lost when it becomes expected of you.  So, I've decided IF I do make a card, it will only be for birthdays, at least for this year anyway.  Once I retire, I may make more then.  But for now, I'm trying to eat better, exercise more and focus on feeling GOOD about myself.  And you know what?  I DO!!  I've lost 17lbs and I feel fantastic!  Anyhoo, enough about me and onto today's card. 

Today is my sister Teresa's birthday.  She's 60!!  Whoa!!!!  She's gonna love that I said that!  Ha-ha!  I couldn't think of a more appropriate stamp then this one, right?  OMG, is she a hoot or what? Who am I kidding, she sort of looks like me when I wake up!!  Pfffft!  

I stamped the image onto some PTI speckled cardstock and colored her with my Copics and Prismacolor pencils.  I cut the image out using my Nestabilities oval die and before removing the die, sponged some chalk ink around the edges.  You can see a tutorial of this technique HERE.  Then I cut a scalloped frame from some cute DP and mounted the image to it using foam tape.  I printed the sentiment using my FABULOUS Canon printer and adhered it to some coordinating DP with two small brads.  To finish, I tied some pink and white baker's twine around the card base and added some shine to her coffee cup with a Gelly Roll pen.  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a FABULOUS Friday!!  {{{hen hugs}}}

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Have a Bright & Sparkly Christmas!

Mornin' hens!  Isn't this little guy ADORABLE?  I made 13 of these!!  I guess you can tell I love to color, cuz' there was a lot of it with this image.  Tee-hee!  The image is stamped directly onto the Kraft cardstock and colored with Copics and Faber Castell pencils.  I added some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to the lightbulbs to give them a little shine and twinkle.

I cut the sentiment into thirds and only stamped the top and bottom lines in black.  Then I stamped the Bright & Sparkly separate using Versamark ink and added some red glitter embossing powder.  You can see the sparkle in the photo below.  It's even prettier in person. 

To finish, I added some red & white baker's twine to the bottom, rounded the corners, and then added some faux stitching lines around the edge.  Awww, there's no friends like SNOW FRIENDS!  Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a TWINKLING Thursday!  {{{hen hugs}}}

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ENVIRONMENT Desert Storm Card Stock - 8 1/2 x 11 in 100 lb Cover Smooth 100% Recycled 250 per Packag	Art Impressions Christmas Cling Rubber Stamp, 8 by 4-Inch, Lighted Snowman	Polychromos 36 Pencil Studio Set	Copic Marker 72-Piece Sketch Set A	Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (152490-1004)	*03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Dahle 12	*Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12 Mat Black 10671	*We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER	We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper Tool
Martha Stewart Crafts Modern Festive Twine	*Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012	Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board	*Martha Stewart MEDIUM FOOTED STAMP MOUNT 40-24029 New 2011	Martha Stewart Medium Footed Stamp Mount	*Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear	ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker Pen 999 Clear	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	Sakura 37488 3-Piece Gelly Roll Blister Card Medium Point Gel Ink Pen Set, White	Inkadinkado Embossing Magic	*Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag 5847
*Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200	Milwaukee Model 1400 Heat Gun	Tinsel Emb Powder Red 1oz	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	*Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive

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