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November 28, 2010
I have a couple of friends coming over soon to make some Simply Adorned locket
inserts and cards using the "Charming" set. This is one of the sample
cards I'm going to have on display.
November 27, 2010
This card does use SU cardstock, designer paper and ribbon, but the image is a digital
one I downloaded from the oh-so-talented Mo Manning. Mo is an author of children's books,
and she also shares her amazing artistic talent through her blog and online store. I made
this card for Kasey Nusbickel, who is currently starring in a musical production of
"Anne of Green Gables" at Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA. I hope Kasey likes the card!
October 29, 2010
I am having fun with my owl punch! Here's a card I made for our granddaughter, Amanda,
for her 14th birthday.
October 28, 2010
I really love the set, French Foliage, from the current Holiday mini. I'm ashamed
to say how long I've had it, and just today for the first time inked it up. This card
is for our friend, Dave, whose birthday is early next month.
October 20, 2010
I needed two birthday cards this week, so I decided to try the techniques
I learned recently at the class with Michelle Zindorf. I made two almost identical cards,
both using the "Just Believe" set. For the first one, I stamped the flowers
with black craft ink, then clear embossed. For the second one, I used the direct-to-rubber
technique, then went over the stamped flowers with a VersaMarker pen and clear embossed.
October 14, 2010
I finally broke down and bought the adorable Owl Punch! Well, I had just seen too
many cute cards made with it. I love the way you can change the owls' eyes to look at
a certain object, look straight ahead, look cross-eyed, etc. I made this card for
my friends, Ellen and Dave, who are celebrating their 48th wedding anniversary in a few days.
October 5, 2010
Recently, my daughter and I had the privilege of spending an afternoon in a class taught
by Michelle Zindorf. Michelle has developed some amazing techniques using a brayer. (A brayer
looks like a miniature paint roller with a hard, smooth rubber roller.) Below are the cards I made
in the class. All three scenes started with a piece of plain Whisper White cardstock.
Please visit Michelle's blog
to see more of her beautiful cards.
September 29, 2010
One of the best places to get ideas for great cards is the SU catalog. Here's a card
CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) right out of the catalog. The stamp sets are "For All
You Do," and "Vintage Vogue." The cardstock is Baja Blue, Old Olive and Whisper White.
The bird and branch are made with the SU bird punch, which is a favorite toy of mine!
A quick, simple, and beautiful card!
September 12, 2010
My first Christmas card of 2010! This is so quick and easy, I'll probably make a lot of them
this year. It uses Shimmery White paper and the Northern Flurry embossing folder and my Big
Shot.
September 11, 2010
I finally got around to using the beautiful set from the Summer mini, Watercolor Trio. I certainly hope SU carries it over into the next
catalog, since it's such a beautiful and versatile set. For the background, I used my favorite wheel, Very Vintage, and I put a little
bling on the flowers with our new rhinestones. Colors are Rose Red, Bashful Bride and Pear Pizzaz.
August 30, 2010
I've been having such fun with Stampin' Up!'s new stamp set, Greeting Card Kids! Of all
the coloring media I've tried, my favorites are my Copic Markers. I love the shading you
can get with them!
The first one is a Thank You note I sent to my friend, Judy. I punched the image with
my 1-3/4" circle punch and the scallop around it with the new 2-3/8" scallop
circle punch.
The second card is for our daughter and son-in-law's anniversary, which is tomorrow. This is
admittedly a very unusual use for these cute back-to-school kids, but they're such a cute
couple, they remind me of Cathy & Tom!
July 3, 2010
I needed a door prize for my needlework group meeting last month, and this is what
I came up with. The purse is sized to hold 4-6 standard-size cards and envelopes, but
I used it for needlework goodies, and a gift card in the little front pocket.
If you'd like to get a copy of the directions to make this "Purse-onally Perfect" purse, please visit
the blog of the very creative
Becky Roberts.
June 22, 2010
This is the card I made for my friend Sue. Her birthday is tomorrow!
The stamp set is "Great Friend," and the colors are
Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White and Bashful Blue. The catalog year is
just about over, and I decided today in a mini-panic that I needed to get one more spool
of that gorgeous Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon. Fortunately, it's still in stock
so it'll be on its way to me soon (along with a few other Last Chance goodies)!
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