Apples Galore....

This layout comes from the Demo only magazine...such a great resource!  I also pulled out a piece of Magic Mesh--remember that stuff?...thought it reminded me of a basket!

Blue and Brown...

I love the color combo of light blue and brown...in this case Cool Carribean (yes, I am still hoarding some!) and Soft Suede...Cool Carribean is actually very similar to Pool Party, so that would work, too!

The embellishment is a giant brad with a small punched flower on top...with a pearl center, of course,,,,

Same layout...but girly!

I used the same layout to make some pretty plain and get well cards....you can adjust the size of the circle to fit your image...used pearls instead of brads to anchor the strips of D/S paper...

Pear Pizzaz, Marina Mist, Concord Crush, Whisper White

Gone Awry...

My attempt at the latest craze...triple stamping...except for the fact that I didn't read the directions!  Still like the card, anyway....will definitely try it again...now that I've watched a video on You Tube!



New!!  Dotted Patterned D/S paper....

Get Well Pendant Park

I love this stamp set, but rarely use it...

But when I saw this card, I had to try it...the original card did not have the embossing of the branches, but I thought it would make the card really pop!  I stamped the tree in Versamark and heat embossed with some clear embossing powder on Always Artichoke...the bench is stamped in Soft Suede and the sentiment is a rub-on...some Regal Rose ribbon and a dyed silk flower finishes off the card...

These would make nice note cards, too...in different colors?...

I finally made it...

I've been wanting to make this card FOREVER, and when my mom came down for a visit, I thought it was the perfect opportunity...it is from "A Slice of Life"...the vase is watercolored--it's hard to tell in the photo..

Concord Crush, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzaz, Whisper White

Mom's flower pot...

My mom came for a visit last week and since she spent a few extra days, we had time to stamp, which we haven't done in FOREVER!

We made this card...it's a CASE from my fellow demo, Madeline Soler...she sent this to me one Mother's Day...I changed up the colors and added texture to the pot...and I added some leaves...

Wouldn't this make a nice bridal shower invite? Or Get Well? Or birthday?

One of my favorites!

This set (Thoughts and Prayers) is one of the most versatile sets...you can make a card for almost any occasion and any age...


On the tree card, I embossed the image and words with black embossing powder...I also wove the paper ribbon through the Top Note die...


Get Well Card:  Marina Mist, Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz


Sympathy card:  Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Baja Breeze

Color Combo obsession continued....

Here's my take on the previously posted card...using the Friendly Flowers set...I inked the stamp with markers to make the center piece...



So Saffron, Rose Red

Well, here it is....

If you read back a few posts, you know that I wanted to make some male Get Well cards....so here's what I came up with...I like this layout so much I think I'm going to turn this into a Christmas card!

I used the Peaceful Wishes (retired set)...the little dots stamped on the Certainly Celery piece are from Itty Bitty Backgrounds...the sprays on the circle piece is from the Color Spritzer Tool...


Early Espresso, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake, Confetti White, zigzag from Tasteful Trims die

A Little Confused....

I sat down to make a Get Well card for a fellow stamper's dad and this is what happened!  I loved the layout of the card (especially using the Tasteful Trim diecut) but then I got taken away to the girly side!

Stop by Monday for the real manly card I forced myself to make!


Orchid Oppulance, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive

A little too wild....

I saw this layout in one of my searches for the Two Tag Die and had to try it....I love the layout, but I think the colors and patterned papers I picked out are a bit too much... but it does make for a very cheery card!   As I was downloading the photo, I realized I forgot to add a pink rhinestone to the center of the flower brad, so I just ran a glued one on!


Pink Passion, Old Olive, Melon Mambo (for the flower petals), Summer Sun, retired Sale-a-bration D/S paper, Two Tags Die...the words are from a Cuttlebug die set that came with a matching embossing folder...Beautiful Wings embosslet

Trendy Trees...part 2

Here's the 2 samples I promised from this adorable set-Trendy Trees....You can match up the leaves with the trunk almost perfectly, but if you are really anal like me, the Stamp-a-ma-jig is the perfect tool for you! I have owned this tool since I became a demo over six years ago, and I think I used it once! It always seemed annoying to me that you had to stamp on the acrylic sheet and then constantly wipe it off....but...then I came across the idea to stamp the images on vellum cardstock with Stazon Ink and then you have a permanent sheet to use over and over again! This is such a great card to make and only one layer!