I'm Thinking of You ...

Here's a quick card using a Hero Arts stamp set. 
It's 5.5" x 5.5", scored to create a square pattern.  The images were colored with Copic markers and the sentiment from a Close To My Heart Cricut bundle stamp set.

Copic colors:

RV000, RV02, RV04; YR00, YR02, YR07; BG10, BG13, BG15; BV00, BV02, BV04; YG11, YG13, YG17; Y02, Y08; B000, B00.

It didn't photograph well, but I brushed a little Wink of Stella on the images ... it added a really nice shimmer.

I finished by making a matching envelope.

Thanks for stopping by ...

I Think I Need A Tropical Vacation

The Life's a Beach cartridge has been calling my name ... the flip flops are just too cute! This was made using the card feature cut fit-to-page on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of black card stock. The finished card size is a square 5 x 5. I cut the layers from a light peach paper and added some beads using a quick drying white glue. Then I cut the flowers, inked their edges, added a little doodling and then pop dotted them. Next, I lined the card with a checked paper that I'm calling mango (because it sounds so tropical). To finish, I cut the word 'Enjoy' using the Graphically Speaking cartridge ... it's doodled and pop dotted as well. All in all, this card was fun, quick and cute. What more could you ask for?

Here's a look at the inside. The sentiment is computer generated.

Chirper Challenge #18 - Another Snail

Okay, two snails in one day ... I don't know why, it just worked out that way. This one is for the Chirper Challenge. We're to use brown, a zig-zag, and brads. This idea has been floating around in my head for sometime, so I thought I'd put it to good use. The brown and green card stock are from Papertrey Ink and the patterned paper is digital paper from my Funky Hand cd (have I ever told you how much I love digital paper?). The snail was cut using Walk In My Garden and the tag was cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I found the letter stickers at a discount store and thought the colors were perfect for this paper ... every now and then you just get lucky. I added stitching for my zig-zag, inked the edges and popped on the brads. And, since I have a hard time making a card without ribbon, I tied on a little bow. Kind of reminds me of a bandana. Anyway, this is the last card of the weekend ... back to work tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great week!

No Layer Card

I made this card for the ThreeCloversDesigns

Thursday Challenge #18. This week's challenge was to make a card using only one sheet of card stock...no layers. My image is from Peachy Keen stamps, colored with Prisma's and OMS. I embossed around the image using my Cuttlebug and a Nestabilities circle. The sentiment stamp is from Whipper Snapper's Sweet Expressions set. I added a rhinestone, a little ribbon and some doodling. It was a fun, little card to make....something different. What do you think? Let me know!

Hello Kitty - Thinking of You

I have friends who recently lost a baby as a result of a miscarriage. They also have a three year old who is just a gem... such a sweet little girl... she was so excited about being a big sister. I thought she might need a "Happy Card". This is what I came up with.

The card size is 5"x7". I used the Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge and cut Kitty at 4.75". The flower on the inside was cut at 2.75". Other items used: Prima flowers, rhinestones, a brad, ribbon trim, heart lace trim, Martha Stewart punch and pop dots. The printed paper is from a Michael's stack and the card stock is from my stash. I added a little doodling with a Copic glitter pen and the sentiment is computer generated. Hope you like it!

Two Challenges, One Card

With this card, I'm combining two challenges. At The Cuttlebug Spot, the challenge was to use Brown with either Blue or Orange or both, and this layout is from MojoMonday. I made an A2 size card using brown card stock and topped it with orange card stock embossed using the Spots & Dots cuttlebug folder. The patterned paper is called Retrogrunge... I downloaded it from Designer Digitals. The image is from Stampendous, colored with Prismas and OMS and then cut using Nestabilites small classic oval. The blue scalloped oval was cut at 2" using my Cricut with the Storybook cartridge. I added a little ribbon, brads and pop dots. Hope you like it.