Anniversary card for Hubby

I made this card for my hubby for our 18th wedding anniversary back in June, and he must have really liked it cuz it has sat on the counter next to his laptop since then, *blush* thus the grease stains on the edge and water dripped in the center.... Anyhow! It is a simple card and I used my Cuttlebug with the Hearts folder to emboss the piece of Wild Wasabi on the left. The base is Garden Green, don't the greens go well together?!



Stamps: So Many Sayings, Moose You

Paper: Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla

Ink: Ruby Red

Accessories: distressing tool from Cutter Kit, Crop-A-Dile, Real Red eyelet, detail scissors


Here is a link to a printable instruction sheet for this style card- it is titled Be Happy card

Finding Joy page from Stamp Club

Sorry I haven't posted in a couple days, I have been working, as I mentioned in the previous post. I thought I would do a quick post this morning before work though!

This a simple page we did for Club that I think is great for a variety of photos and situations, and for all of those odds and ends pictures we all have. It also uses 2 retiring sets, which was my goal at Club this time...kind of a "Retiring Party" LOL! You can find the printable instruction sheet here. My daughter took all of these wonderful photos, isn't she great?!

Stamps: Little Pieces, Polka Dots & Paisley
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Designer Series patterned paper in Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue and Real Red
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Apricot Appeal, Real Red, Garden Green, markers in Summer Sun, Bravo Burgundy, and Not Quite Navy

Accessories: 1 1/4" Circle and Scallop Edge punches-preview item!

Camping Scrapbook Page for Club

This 1 of the 2 scrapbook pages we did for Stamp Club tonight. I wanted to use retiring stuff, so since the Happy Camper set is retiring, I assume the coordinating Nature Hike JW will also be going. And a few of my beloved stamps will be going....

Stamps: Stamp of Authenticity, Weathered BG, Print Pattern BG, Nature Hike JW
Paper: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive
Ink: Chocolate Chip JW cartridge, Craft Whisper White, Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Wheel Guide

Printable instructions found here.

Stamp Club Today!

Ok, ladies, today is the day, and I thought it was the day the retiring accessories list same out. Nope, got my dates mixed up! That comes out on Monday July 21. Oh, well!

I have 2 projects planned for club and need to come up with 2 more, but I have put so many limits on myself, I am having trouble coming up with something! Ok, now I need to stop procrastinating and go DO SOMETHING about it, LOL!

In the mean time, take a gander at the card I made for the Grandpas for Father's Day. I wanted striped paper in these colors and didn't have any. So I used the SAMJ and the All In A Row stamp set to make the stripes....for THREE cards! My hubby thought I was crazy! Ok, I am but hey, it turned out great! Don't forget, the All in a Row set is retiring soon, so grab it if ya gotta have it! The bird and the turtle are also from a retiring set- Wildlife Reserve. I just got that set and it went on the retiring list! Glad I got it though, I will still use it alot.

Stamps: All in a Row, Wildlife Reserve, happy father's day-Great Impressions (got this a while ago, pre-demo time)

Paper: Real Red, River Rock, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Blue Bayou, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, River Rock, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Blue Bayou

If you want details on how to do this, leave a comment and if enough people want them, I'll do up some instrutions. Thanks for looking!

Another Black Magic card with tutorial

Here is another Black Magic card. I just love this technique! I used my Watercolor Pencils for this card, nut when the humidity is up, the white gel pen ink picks up color from the pencil marks.. sounds cool, but it isn't the look I am going for here!

Stamps: Fabulous Flowers

Paper: Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Ballet Blue, Whisper White Craft, white gel pen

Accessories: Heat gun, CAD blue eyelets, 2-way glitter glue, Fine Cosmo glitter, sponge


here is a link to a printable instruction sheet for this technique.

Everythings Retiring card

I made this card about a week ago. I had a hankerin to use some of my soon to be retired stuff! Everything except the gel pen, and the eyelets used on this card is retiring! I did use my Cuttlebug with the square Nesties to make the scalloped and embossed panel.

Stamps: Carte Postale, Weathered BG, Print Pattern BG, Warmest Regards (retired hostess set -sentiment)
Paper: Soft Sky, River Rock
Ink: Soft Sky, River Rock, white gel pen
Accessories: Antique Brass eyelets, Soft Sky double stitched ribbon

I just got back from the cities, and I am so pooped! I spent yesterday afternoon thru this early afternoon with Tanya T. and then drove back up to Bemidji.... long day! It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that we were up until almost 3 am talking, laughing, and pretending to watch movies! Nah! Not at all.... :)
I didn't get to see Ariel, she is still in strict isolation to prevent infection after her stem cell transplant. She is having a really hard time, feeling really sick, mouth and throat are covered with sores, can't eat, has been vomiting....
I am going to ask that anyone who can send her a card, she loves to get cards from all over, it really cheers her up! If you would like to see more of her story go to this link and if you want the current address to send cards go to post #61 . Thanks to all of you who have already sent cards to her!

This is the card I made for my kids to give to my hubby for his birthday, back in May! Can't believe I am posting this now.... Oh well! I was inspired by a card in the Spring/Summer catalog for Stampin Up! . I think it turned out good, and the hubby liked it. I mean, he saved it didn't he, LOL! I took this picture on Wednesday, I think. I embossed all of the stamped images. The white ones I used Versamark and white EP , the colored ones I inked the stamp with Versamark, then with the colored ink, stamped the image, then embossed with clear EP. Cool huh!

Stamps: Sporting, Lots of Thoughts

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Versamark, Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, White embossing powder, heat gun

I am going down to Minneapolis to see Tanya Tix, Ariel's mom. Nancy and I, another mutual friend (we all went to RN school together), are going to get Tanya out for some R&R. She spends 24 hours a day at her daughter's bedside. Her husband is going down to the hospital around noon on Saturday to take over for a couple days.

If you are reading about Ariel for the first time here, you get the full story on a thread on posted at SCS here.

That's all for now! Hopefully I'll be posting more again in a day or two before I have to go back to work!