November 2, 2011 - Post #3

Wow!  I've been saving up these pictures for a while, so I have several posts to get them all published toady!

Here's the first Thanksgiving card I've made for this year.  Isn't he just the cutest little turkey??

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I used kraft cardstock for the card base.  The colored cardstock is just some I had in my stash ~ no idea what company it's from.  I created the turkey, pumpkins, and leaves using the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge.  The tail is cut from an All Seasons pad I got at Hobby Lobby.  I outlined and added details to some of the leaves and parts of the turkey with a brown metallic jelly roll pen.  I alo added a metal corner and brad to the card front ~ got those from Hobby Lobby, too.  The ribbon is just a seam binding cut from my local scrapbooking store.  I used my MS scoreboard to create the border on the inside panel.  The tag came from my stash, and the front sentiment is handwritten.  The inside sentiment was stamped with a stamp from the $1 bin at Pat Catan's.  I sponged the edges of everything with Chestnut Roan chalk ink.

I'm working on another Thanksgiving card, so I'll be back later with that one!

November 2, 2011 - Post #2

Back again with a couple of Halloween cards I made.  I actually made two others, but I forgot to snap a picture of them before popping them in the mail.  Oops!!  Also I didn't keep track of the materials I used.  I'll have to do better with that next time!

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The scarecrow's arms are my first attempt at paper piecing!

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Hope you've enjoyed my trick or treat cards!

November 2, 2011 - Post #1

Hi everyone!  Well, I'm back after a looooong absence!  The last two months have been very trying for me.  My mom passed away on Sept. 9th, and I've been struggling to get all of the paperwork for her estate and moving her belongings from her assisted living facility to my house and then sorted.  It's not easy being an only child at this time.  I had spent most of her last month with her ~ she had Alzheimer's and came to the point that she refused to eat, take her meds, etc.  Such a sad ending!  It was so difficult to watch her health deteriorate.  Her sister, for whom I was legal guardian, passed away in June, and I think Mom just kind of gave up after that ~ they were the last of 7 children in their family.

Between my mom's death and school starting in late August, I didn't have a lot of time in September and October to work on cardmaking, so that's why I haven't posted anything for so long.  Time to work on anything was just hit-and-miss.

Here's a birthday card I made using a Tilda image.  I just love her ~ she looks so innocent!  I didn't keep track of the materials used ~ you'll just have to enjoy the end product!

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I'll be back with another post in a little bit!

Monday, August 29, 2011

I wanted to show you a new card I've made.  I just love Tilda!!!  She's so cute!

I'm still practicing with the Copic markers.  I think I just need to take a class to learn all the basic techniques!  I really do love these markers, though ~ so fun to be able to blend easily!



I used Distress Ink and the blending tool to "dirty up" the edges, rick rack, lace, image panel, and ticket.  I'm working on trying to incorporate more techniques into a single card, too.

This was a fun card to make!  Hope you enjoy her!

Wednesday, August 3,2011

This post is for the "R Is for a Riley Recipe" Challenge over at Riley & Company.  The card had to include Riley, red, ribbon (I used twine), and rhinestones.  I love this little moose!!                                                 

I know this is a repost of a card I posted last week, but I wanted to post again as I'm entering my very first challenge.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Wowzers ~ it's been ages since I last posted!  Lots going on to distract me over the past month or so!
I HAVE devoted some time to make some cards though.  Hope you enjoy looking at them!

This is one of my first attempts with using Copic markers.  They're going to take some getting used to, but I do love coloring with them!  I used the Ribbon Tilda stamp (think she's actually from a past Christmas collection).  Isn't she just the cutest?

Thought this cute little mouse couple was perfect for this anniversary card sent to celebrate the 51st anniversary of my friend and her husband.  This image was colored with Prismacolor/gamsol.

I was busy making graduation cards during May and June.  I stuck with the same design for all of them ~ just tried to find DP's that matched each person's school colors for their card.  The grad images are Gilli designs ~ aren't they cute?

 

 

 

 


The last card I have to share is one I made for my friend's husband.  He likes cars and goes to car shows, so I thought this was perfect for him!  Isn't Riley cute in his little red convertible??!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Stay cool and enjoy the summer weather!!







June 9, 2011

It's been quite a while again since I posted.  Guess I've just been busy with lots of "summer" things ~ planting, weeding, just getting outside!
I've made a couple more cards and colored a few more images, and I've also been trying to learn some new techniques by surfing from blog to blog and looking at all the tutorials.
One thing that's been taking up my time is learning to use my new Gypsy!!!  I've watched several videos about it, read the manual from cover to cover, etc.  Still not feeling totally comfortable with it, but at least I can do a little with it.  I made the first card below using it ~ totally lifted from the "Creations With Christina" blog.  She has a video that guides you through the creation of this card.  I loved the card when I saw it on the blog, though, and it's a perfect one for me right now ~ my daughter-in-law just secured her first teaching job on Tuesday, so I made her a "Congratulations" card.

Isn't it cute??  I just wrote a note of congratulations inside, made an envelope for it, and it's ready to pop in the mail today.  It was a great way to learn to use my Gypsy!  If you've never been to that blog, you should make a point to visit it.  It's WONDERFUL!!!  She has so many videos with directions for making cards, layouts, etc., and they're all very easy to follow and understand ~ I've learned SOOOOO much from her!  This blog is wonderful for a newbie like me!!!!  I think Provocraft should be paying her or at least giving her free machines because she does so much advertising for them by teaching people how to use the PC products!!  Thank you, Christina!!!

This card was made with a Stampendous stamp ~ House Mouse, I think.  I gave the sunburst technique a try on this one, and I love the way it turned out!  Colored with Prismacolors.  Also used some Bo Bunny brads and some ribbon to dress it up a bit.

 And finally, a Riley the Moose card.  I went to a scrapbooking convention in Columbus, OH, a couple of months ago, and I got my first taste of Riley stamps there.  He's so cute, and I like the fact that he's easy to color.  Used some brads, ribbon, dry embossing, and stickles to finish this one off.  I also made the matching envelope.

Have a great day and a relaxing weekend!