Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve posted anything. Here’s why . . . I had hand/wrist surgery last week after dealing with pain and cortisone shots in my right hand for some time. I decided it was time to fix it. The downside of it is that I need to keep my hand elevated for two weeks which means I can’t stamp! I can’t really …
Here’s another sympathy card. Unfortunatley, I needed to make many of these this summer. I used the Lovely as A Tree stamp as the focal point. Once again, I used my good old companion, the Big Shot. I embossed the Very Vanilla card stock with the woodgrain embossing folder and used my Circles Collection Framelits to mount my tree. Perfect masculine card! Before I embossed …
I know it’s been several days since I’ve posted anything here – I got back from vacation last week and I’ve been trying to catch up on things. As soon as I got back home, I went to my studio to whip up 10 cards that I needed for this past week alone . . . 4 birthdays – for my mother-in-law, my 3 nieces; …
When I saw the Two by Two stamp in the 2012-13 Annual Catalog I knew I had to get it… it’s so cute – I love it!! It’s a wonderful set to use for a baby card and that’s exactly what I used it for this past weekend. Click here to see another baby card I made using the Little Additions Stamp set which …
I needed to make an anniversary card for good friends of mine so I decided to play around with some of the colors that will be discontinued once the new catalog debuts. I used the combination of Bravo Burgundy, Baja Breeze, River Rock and Always Artichoke ink using daubers. I like how well the colors blend together. I embossed River Rock cardstock with Lacy Brocade and …
The Patterned Occasions Sale-A-Bration stamp is a great stamp set to own because of the fun images it has. I love the jeans in this set along with the cute elephant in this post. When I first saw the jeans, I immediately thought of a friend card. Makes a great teen card – don’t you think? Did you notice the background? It’s not a stamp – it was done with rubberbands …
I can’t believe it’s been a week since my last blog post…it’s been an extremely busy week! Here’s a fun card we made at my stamping club using the Patterned Occasions and Bloomin’ Marvelous stamps from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I love this cute elephant, don’t you? This is a tent topper card where the focal point is on the top and extends above the cardstock base. And …
The Winter Memories Stamp and the Good Cheer Builder Wheel are two of my favorite Holiday items. See my Top 10 Holiday Catalog Favorites. I love the look of this sled with the wreath. It has a warm feeling to it – don’t you think? I think it looks great against the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I remember years ago my neighbor gave my kids an old wooden sled similar to this one. It brings …
When I discovered the brick wall technique a while back, I knew I had to try it. I loved the look of it. I also wanted to change the usual fold to a fancier fold so I used the double dutch fold technique. The top opens upward and it has two small panels at the bottom that open outward. I love the brick wall technique, and …
Here’s a quick but elegant 3×3 thank you card. I used From My Heart Stamp Set. It has many nice sayings with cool graphics and if you want to add an extra dimensional layer it’s easy with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies #125598. I embossed the image with Tangerine Tango embossing powder, added a small basic rhinestone in the middle of the heart, pierced the corners and it was done. …
On June 12, 1880 a perfect baseball game was pitched by Lee Richmond. Do you realize how rare a perfect game is?! You don’t get to see too many of those games!! In addition to the pitcher being superb, he must also have fantastic defense–it’s a team effort! I love baseball–whether it’s watching it on tv, going to the stadium to watch the Yankees (it helps to have a …