Get Well Soon Kara!

This card is for a good friend of mine who broke her foot! Hopefully, she's on her way to a speedy recovery and I thought this might brighten her day!


This little kitty is from Inky Antics. They have such cute images and they're such fun to color too. I stamped my kitty onto some Papertrey Ink CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my scalloped Nesties and matted her with some brown Bazzil CS. This DP is from the Basic Grey Sugared collection and I matted it with the brown CS as well. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and I punched it out with my SU large oval punch. The card base is Papertrey Ink CS as well and to finish it off, I tied some pink gingham ribbon into a small sweet bow. Leave a comment below and let me know what you think. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Inky Antics, Papertrey Ink; Copics; CS - Papertrey Ink, Bazzil; Punch - SU Large Oval, SU Scalloped Border; DP - Basic Grey Sugared; Nestibilities

Happy Birthday Sis!

Today is my sister's birthday! She just loves mice, so any time I find a stamp with mice, I always snatch it up!

This little guy is from Whiff of Joy and I got him over at All that Scraps. I colored him with my Copics and shaded the background with my Lyras. I cut and embossed both the image and the mat with my Nesties. The DP is from Basic Grey's Cupcake line and both the ribbon and card base are Stampin Up. Oh, and I added a little glitter to the candle flame just to add some glitz for my sis!

Leave a comment below and let me know whatcha think. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Whiff of Joy; DP-Basic Grey; Nestabilities; Copics; Ribbon and Kraft CS-Stampin Up

You'z Mine - All Mine!!

Happy 26th Anniversary to my hubby!
I made this card for my DH and I just LOVE how it turned out.


This little stamp in from Eat Cake Graphics. I colored the image with my Copics and added some Crystal Effects for his glasses. Love her polka dotted dress. (I think her butt's as big as mine!) I cut out the image with my oval Nesties and matted onto some SU Basic Black CS cut and embossed with my scalloped oval Nesties. The DP is from Basic Grey's Bittersweet line. The sentiment was computer generated and the card base is SU Kraft, my "go to" favorite CS!! Dont' forget to leave a comment below. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Eat Cake Graphics; DP-Basic Grey; Nestabilities; Copics, Brads; CS-SU Kraft & Basic Black

A Home for Robbie....

Can you tell I'm really liking this Basic Grey Figgy collection? I think it's SO pretty. This is Christmas card #4 for those of you keeping track!! Woo-hoo!!


I just received this little stamp in my last Whipper Snapper order. It's from their new Fall/Winter 2009 collection. I stamped the image in Momento Black Tuxedo and colored with my Lyra pencils. I added a little Glamour Dust to the snow on the birdhouse roof and to the base of the pole to give the snow some shimmer. I also used some red Liquid Pearls for the holly berries. I matted the image with some brown Bazzil CS that I punched with my Martha Stewart border punch. I used the same punch on the edge of the image as well. I think it added a nice look with them overlapping each other a bit. I printed the sentiment and punched it out with my SU Large Oval punch and then matted it with the brown Bazzil punched with the SU Scalloped Oval, with dimenstionals in between both layers. I stitched around the edges and added some polka dot ribbon to complete the look. It's a cute little country look, don't ya think? Leave a comment and let me know what you think of #4. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Whipper Snapper; CS-Bazzil and SU Cool Carribean; Lyra Pencils; Punches-Martha Stewart Border Punch, SU Large Oval, SU Scalloped Oval; DP-Basic Grey Figgy; Liquid Pearls Red; Glamour Dust; Ribbon

Have a Rootin' Tootin' Merry Christmas!!

Am I gettin' ya in the spirit yet??? For those of you keeping track, this is card #3. I absolutely LOVE this stamp!! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to order it. I live in a REALLY small town and our community is BIG on rodeos, so this image is just perfect for one of my Christmas cards.


This is another Whipper Snapper image that I stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black and colored with my Lyra pencils. He's just too "purdee" ain't he? Oh, and I have to tell you about the great deal I got today!! I picked up this box of 5.5x5.5 cards at Michaels on the clearance aisle for $3.97!! Oh, how I do LOVE "Clarence". Next to my hubby, he's my favorite man!! No matter what store I go in to, I always look for him and sure enough, there's an aisle named after him. {he-he} These square cards are from We R Memory Keepers and came in this cute little box. There are 5 patterns, two of each, and they have matching envelopes too. I picked up the Kitchen collection and they coordinate perfectly with my new Basic Grey Figgy patterned paper. Now how cool is that? Ok ok, back to the card... I added some Diamond Dust to the base of my little snowman and stitched around the edges of the matted image and the matted patterned paper. I punched a slot to thread my ribbon through and that finished up my little rodeo snowman! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of him. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Whipper Snapper; CS-Bazzil; Card Base-We R Memory Keepers; Lyras; Punch-SU slot; Ribbon; Diamond Dust

Brrrrrr....

I wish I was where this little guy is, cuz it sure ain't cold here... Oh well, I can still wish, can't I? If you're keeping up with my count, this is Christmas card #2!! So far, so good. I love it when a plan comes together! I think I can, I think I can..... Actually, I'm ahead of myself but that's ok. Last year I made close to 50 cards (all different mind you) and I was spending every weekend in October and November locked up in my craft room pumping out cards!! Of course now that I'm thinking about it, that's not really a bad thing, now is it? But I have to say, I don't like the stress of waiting until the last minute to do anything. I kinda get freaked out. I like to have everything all done and then I can sit back and enjoy the holidays. *grin*


This little bundled up cutie pie is from Whipper Snapper and I colored him with my Copics. I paper pieced his scarf with the same patterned paper as the background. It's from the Basic Grey Figgy collection. I matted the image and the patterned paper with SU Cool Carribean CS and used my Fiskars Apron lace border punch to make some fancy trim for the bottom of the card. I punched the snowflake and then added some sparkle to make it look cold. Finally, I added a brad to the top of his little beanie hat and also to the center of the snowflake and then finished it off with a button and bow. I just want to poke his little belly and hear him giggle, don't you? Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Whipper Snapper; Copics; CS-SU Cool Carribean; DP-Basic Grey Figgy; Punches-Marvy Snowflake, Fiskars Apron Lace; Ribbon-SU; Button; Brads

Be nice to me...

Happy Thursday!! Woo-hoo, the weekend is almost here! This is another card I had made for Nurse's Day in May.

This stamp is from Art Impressions and boy she sure looks mean, doesn't she? I bet when she says, "drop 'em" she means business, huh? (he-he) I stamped the image on SU Very Vanilla cardstock and colored her with my Lyras. I punched the edges with my EK Success border punch and matted on to some Basic Grey paper from their Cupcake collection. The card base is SU Real Red and the ribbon is SU Striped Grosgrain in Pacific Point. I finished it off with a funny little sentiment printed off on some scrap SU Very Vanilla CS. Ok, that about does it for me, leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Have a great day!


Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Art Impressions; DP-Basic Grey "Cupcake"; Punch-EK Success; Lyra Pencils; Ribbon-SU Striped Grosgrain "Pacific Point"; CS-SU Real Red & Very Vanilla

Ah, stop your crying...

Nurses sure do put up with a LOT of crying and whining don't they? Whew! I don't know how they do it but aren't we blessed to have them? I made this card for Nurses Day last month and I just love this lady, don't you? Her name is Nurse Stella and she's from I Brake for Stamps. You've gotta check out their Humerous Seniors line! I colored the image with my Lyra's and then sponged around the outter edge with some chalk ink. I cut her out using my oval Nesties and mounted the matted image on some paper from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey collection. I applied some Crystal Effects to her glasses for a little added shine. I used one of Martha Stewart's border punches on a coordinating piece of paper from the same BG collection and finished it off with some ribbon I picked up at Michaels.

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp-I Brake for Stamps; Paper-Basic Grey Lime Rickey; Nestabilities; Lyra Colored Pencils; Punches-Martha Stewart & SU Horizontal Slot; Ribbon; Crystal Effects

Being Crotchety Is Fun!

Woo-hoo!! Look at her go! This stamp is from I Brake for Stamps. Her name is Cowgirl Aunt Mae. Is she a hoot or what? I stamped her onto SU Kraft CS and colored her with my Lyra pencils. I added a bit of sparkle to her belt buckle and glasses with my Gelly Roll metallic pen and used an Inkssentials white gel pen to add some interest to her hat and bandana. (You can click on the image for a closer look) I cut and embossed the image and the mat using both the Classic and Scalloped rectangle Nesties. The Basic Grey DP is from the Boxer collection and I found this denim paper at my LSS. All of which is mounted to the SU Kraft card base. I finished with a Martha Stewart border punch and some ribbon.

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-I Brake for Stamps; Basic Grey-Boxer; Border Punch-Martha Stewart; Nestabilities; CS-Stampin Up Kraft

Birthdays are like an OUTHOUSE...

....you gotta have them but they usually STINK! This card was for my Brother in Law's birthday and he loved it! I bought this stamp, from Stamps by Judith, at my LSS. I colored the outhouse with my Lyra pencils and matted the image with SU cardstock. I added the little copper brads and then mounted with SU dimensionals. I love Basic Grey paper and this is from their Marrakech collection. The sentiment is computer generated and last but not least, I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder to add a little texture behind the image. Have a great Friday!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Stamps by Judith; DP-Basic Grey Marrakech; Brads-Making Memories; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; CS-Stamping Up; Lyra Colored Pencils

No, I Can't Hold It Any Longer!!

This is my first blog posting. I have spent numerous hours (my husband would say, more like years!) blog hopping (blurfing, I think it's called) and after some encouragement from my friends and family, I've finally decided to do my own blog. I am quite the novice, so please be patient with me. It'll take me awhile to learn how all this is done.

Ok, now on to my first card.
This is a little stamp I bought a few months back from Eat Cake Graphics. I thought he was just the cutest thing. The name of the stamp is Little Boy in Front of Bathroom Door. Simple enough, huh? The DP is Basic Grey, Ambrosia. I colored him with my Lyra colored pencils and the speech balloon and words were done on my computer and then just cut out. I sponged the edges with ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink and mounted on SU Chocolate Chip cs that was cut and embossed with my Spellbinder Nestabilities, classic scalloped rectangle. Ok, I think that about covers it. Have a great day!