JESSICA'S B-DAY CARD 2011

Another birthday we celebrate during the month of May is for my niece Jessica.  She will be 15!!  Heaven help my brother.  Now for her card NO vintage, after all what teenager is into vintage.  So I pulled out my Hannah Lynn digi stamp for this one.

It is an easel card.  I used Copic and atyou Spica markers to color.  Hannah named her "Bookworm Fairy", her wings are sparkly because the atyou markers twinkle.  I used my Cricut to cut the frame.  My DP is from Close to my Heart.  The butterflies are cut with Marianne Design dies.  This is a pic of the inside.

Yes the important part CASH.  Here I used my Cricut with SCAL to cut the font and a Martha Stewart punch.  You can see the butterflies better here, they are layered and I used some bling for that finishing touch.  I will enter this card in Through the Craft Room Door challenge TTCRD01

JIM'S B-DAY CARD 2011

I created this card for my brother, he is totally into vintage and nautical things.  I didn't want to over do his card so it's rather simple.  I thought the paper and the stamped image gave the feel of the young boy waiting for his favorite ship to return to port.  Hope he likes it.

My DP is Webster Pages and all stamps are from Clear Art Stamps, Sweet Kids collection.  The blue and red on the left side is ribbon.  This is a shot of the inside. 

MOTHER'S DAY CARD 2011

I am so gratful to have two mother's to make cards for.  So this card is times 2.  I am totally into the vintage look.

I used a Sizzix Bigz die to cut the card.  The DP is from Webster's Pages they have wonderful vintage designs, the flowers are from Bazzil, the push pin is Webster Pages.  Then on the inside....

Crafty Secrets has Clear Art Stamps that again play right to my vintage craving... I used a stamp from their Sweet Kids collection, and colored with Copic marker.  Happy Mother's Day!!

How Time Flys Card

Holly has completed her training as an Esthetician and Electrology Technician.  So I made a card for her.

So many fun items in this card.  The rabbit paper is from Crafty Secrets.  I love their vintage items.  Holly is a big fan of Alice in Wonderland stuff so I had her in mind when I purchased it.  The flowers are from Prima, the butterfly is from Creative Charms.
I will enter this in Through The Craftroom Door Challenge TTCRD01

The Stamps of Life Winner

I just found out that I'm a winner over at Stephanie Barnard's Cake2Build gallery.  My "You Take The Cake" card won! :-D   Check it out here. 

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #84

Today challenge was to create a card that featured the color purple.  Kris shared a wonderful devotional  with us you can see it here.

I decided to color up this sweet Magnolia stamp.  I used Tim Holtz mini rosette and added flower soft to the center of the flower.  The ticket is created using Friendship Ticket Sentiments by Whimsy Stamps.

Sweet Little Girl Card

I completed this card and had to send it to Ivy.  It is so sweet and delicate.

The "Sweet Little Girl" image is from Clear Art Stamps.

I used dies from Spellbinders and Sizzix.  The pink roses are from Prima, the cream one is Stylish Accents and the butterfly (yes there is a butterfly in there) is from Creative Charms.

This is the inside the images are from the same set of Clear Art Stamps.  The paper is Webster's Pages love it.

Ivy really enjoyed it.  Which is what pleases me the most.  Thanks for looking.

JUST US GIRLS SKETCH CHALLENGE

I created this card to enter into Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge. 

The main DP is from Melissa Frances 5th Avenue collection.  The postage stamp is from Whimsy Stamps.  What's really cool is they also sell the die that cuts the image...so no tedious cutting required.  Love it.  The image is colored with Copics.  I laid down a lavender ribbon (top & bottom) and topped it with paper punched with an EK Success punch.  Pierced around the card and image for a finishing touch.

VERY PRESENT HELPERS

I created this card for a challenge in Color Me Creative Classroom.  The challenge was to use primary colors in your creation and to use Copics to color your image.  I choose to use Very Present Helpers by Crissy Armstrong.

Aren't they the cutest things you've seen.  Little trouble makers, don't you think.  It was a fun card to make.  Hope you enjoy it.

WINNER IN OUR DAILY BREAD CHALLENGE


I am so honored to have my card recognized in Our Daily Bread challenge.  Thank you ladies.

TILDA IN CHINA

I created this card for the Color Me Creative Classroom final challenge of the birthday week.  It was a color challenge.  We were to use Purple, Green and Cream or Yellow.  I titled this Tilda in China because of the black hair and the branch, it just seems oriental to me.  The flowers and branch are cut with a Sizzix die.





BUTTERFLIES IN THE SPRING

Isn't it lovely when you watch a butterfly flutter by?  Just the other day I was able to witness this and it lifted my spirits.  All these stamps are from Our Daily Bread.  I will be entering this card into their latest challenge.  They asked for  creations symbolizing New Life to celebrate the first day of Spring.  The flowers are Prima, the design paper is from my stash. 

The Lord makes all things new.  May you be blessed by the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.  Psalm 115:45
I have entered this card into challenge ODBDSLC54 Frame It

LISA'S BABY SHOWER CARD

I made this card for Lisa who is having her 1st baby. We don't know the sex, so that means you can use very color :-).

I used a Sew Many Cards image and various papers.  This card I will enter into the Sew Many Cards sketch challenge that is going on this week. 

LIVING ROOM CURTAINS

This is a bit of a diversion from the normal paper crafting I love. But a project none the less. Mom and I made curtains for my living room, it was a full weekend project. I couldn't have done it without her. Basically, wouldn't have wanted to, she is an avid quilt maker and I just feel better having her there when I pull out my sewing machine.

I absolutely love the way these drop with the back fabric peeking through.  And check out that color TEAL.  Love it.

I am so delighted with the way they turned out.  Now for furniture.  I saved a bundle making these myself.  I told Mark that way we had money to spend on the furniture.

COLOR ME CREATIVE CHALLENGE IN YELLOW

I entered this card in the birthday challenge that Suzanne Dean is hosting for her Color Me Creative Classroom.

COLOR ME CREATIVE CHALLENGE IN PURPLE

I made this card to post in Suzanne Dean's birthday celebration.  It is a "sketch" challenge and you are to color the image with Copics.  This is a Magnolia image.

LADY'S REQUEST TO IVY

Well this is just a fun, fun, fun project.  I love this stamp image.  It is from Stephanie Barnard's collection it's called "Cookie".  Cookie is her puppy.  And I think if she saw Lady, she would agree it looks just like her too.  I of course colored it to look like Lady with the black face and white eyebrows.  So I have this cute image and am wondering what to do with it.  Well Ivy is soon to get on her way from Knoxville, TN. to Seattle, WA and with that in mind... I created this little scene.

So there is Lady, she is asking Ivy, "can I come too?".  The car was cut with my Cricut using Nate's ABC cartridge.  All the other pieces I drew and cut myself.  So what do you think Ivy?  Lady has her backpack full of cookies and is all ready to go.

YOU TAKE THE CAKE - CAKE SHOPPE

I had fun putting this card together.  The image is from The Stamps of Life, "Cake2Build" set (plus a few others).  When I put the image on the yellow stripe paper, it started to look like a cake shop window display.  I thought, the title "you take the cake" fit perfectly with this idea.  Don't you think that would be a great name for a cake shop?  Well the rest developed from there.  I have posted this card on Stephanie Barnard's gallery too.

Laura's Card

This card is for my long time friend Laura, who is being treated for breast cancer.  A battle that I am all too familiar with.  As I put this together, I have lifted her up in prayer.  She is one of the strongest ladies I have ever known and am confident that she will beat this disease.

The paper is from BasicGrey's "Pheobe" collection. The butterfly stamp is CTMH and the sentiment is from the The Stamps of Life. The flowers are from Donny Downey and a Spellbinders circle die. The colors are plum, teal and lime green, I like this combination a lot.

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