one more christmas in july

the SU ornament punch is great !  you can make all sorts of things with it besides christmas ornaments.

this IS a christmas card though.....startling (for me) colors ..... black and white...hmmmm, doesnt exactly say holidays to me.  the weekly challenge on southernbreezes.com has opened the door and it is hard for me NOT to start on christmas cards.  i am deliberately not going into the christmas paper stash, hence this card.

sentiment PTI

the background is teensy pindots set on a shiny textured pearly white.  the ornaments were cut from an old cardstock pack that had realy ugly glitter paper.  being that the ornies are small, i think they dont look too bad.

nifty basket with sunflower

the basket directions are on stamptv.com (flower gift basket), it is made from one 8x11 sheet of cardstock....you start with an 8 1/2 in square and score at 2 1/2 in on all sides then cut some parts and  finagle it together.  the DP is from SU.

the flower is made using ten SU ornament punches folded in half and inked, and one 1 1/2 in circle embossed with the CB swiss dot folder in a rich brown. popped up.  i found those directions on splitcoaststampers....done by jtwadd.  really pretty and eye popping.

i am using it as a gift basket for specialty teas, but you can put a small live potted plant in it or anything else that fits !! it is a sturdy little soldier.

flowers in a jar

same set as my hostess gift set.  this one has a vellum mason jar...PTI die that coordinates with the PTI friendship jar set......i stamped and cut out the doo-dad around the jar lid and popped it up.  glazed the flower centers for some dimension

colored the flowers with prisma pencils and of course, added raffia for a wild look.  i think it is my current substitute for glitter...the dots are made with sequin waste and ink

set for a hostess gift

there are four cards in this set...each bouquet is colored with copics in a different color.  the package is a clear box (love those !) and tied with raffia.  i found a great stamp (stampabilities) that says "uniquely handmade...limited edition"...i think it gives a nice pizzazzy touch

the flowers are tied on each card with raffia.....seems i can NOT make flat cards.  for each envie i used sequin waste and inked a corresponding color....you can see a bit of yellow on this card in random places if you really look hard........i roughed up the edges and popped centers with clear glaze.  glitter didnt seem appropriate....yikes...i said that?!  each card has a different sentiment (PTI) so she will have a get well, birthday, happy anniversary and thank you.

christmas in july challenge

now this was scary for me.  tempted me to start on my christmas cards....but i resisted and only made 3.  whew, that was close.

three snowflake brads, heated and then embossed with pearl EP...tiny blue rhinestone in each center.....

the polar bears are made using punches....and nesties...oval for mama polar bear, circle for baby....1/2 in circles for ears and a narrow oval for the snouts.  sentiments from PTI

cuttlebug embossed snowflakes background inked in craft white and then dusted with ultra fine clear glitter .... a bit of sparkle on the bears faces....eyes made with small and teensy black brads.....baby is popped up on both cards

for this one i made a "wreath" using two nestability shapes and then glued buttons on....edge made with new tim holtz edge die.....sentiment PTI.  tulle bow tops the wreath....odd colors, coral (not quite as garish as shown in the picture) and mossy green...paper from an old paper pad that has numbers on it....but i think it works

queen anne's lace stamp

borrowed this stamp from a friend and now cant remember what company made it...oh well.  made a set of 4 A2 cards.....used memento rhubarb and versafine olympic green ink for the flowers.

wedding card

two hearts punched out, embossed with swiss dot folder....made the groom's heart to mimic a tux.  a few buttons, clear dew drops and a script embossed nestie label...and a simple wedding card is born !  the tulle flecked with gold adds my favorite aspect....BLING !  saw this idea on several cards on splitcoaststampers.com.  love that site.

robot friend

this image is from dustin pike....a freebie.  colored with copics.  sentiment....done on my computer.
a funky different for me card !

easy poppy

here's an easy poppy card......i cut one scalloped circle with my SU punch.....rolled and rolled and rolled it till i was able to separate it into two layers.....peeled it apart and then made a 1/4 hole in the center of both

i used a small piece of grosgrain ribbon, pulled threads at either end to fray it....the ribbon was yellow, so i colored it black with a sharpie pen.  stuck that through the middle of the flower and anchored it and smooshed the flower till it looked like a poppy. then i stamped a stem and a little leaf.....popped the poppy on.  sentiment from mega messages (PTI) with a red rhinestone for bling.....the focal image is placed on cream cardstock with the edges distressed and inked.  red dot paper from PTI itty bitty dot paper. 

finished card is 4x4 inches

pretty butterfly

this technique was "smooshed tissue on acrylic".....i stamped the butterfly in stazon black ink on a piece of acetate.....then set it aside to dry for a few minutes. then i dropped some blue reinker on the backside of the image and smooshed the color around and then crinkled up wrapping tissue and placed in right on the inky surface.

gives a watery background for the butterfly.  two scalloped circle nesties sit on a flocked butterfly background....got that 12x12 stack at Michaels.....really interesting paper...from Anna Griffith.  the large, poofy sheer ribbon finished it perfectly

re worked cards

looking through my stash for cards to donate to the local ronald mc donald house in charlotte,  i found a few cards in need of a "fix up"

this bloom is made of circles folded to make petals....the background is made using a Cuttlebug embossing folder and the stem is stitched with sparkly green ribbon. the old card had the hot pink base and flower on a pale pink card...it seemed lost.

when i  popped it on a springy green i think it went from ho hum to happy....

punched puppy

saw this idea on a SU site...i used the small oval, large oval, scalloped circle, word window and 1 1/4 circle punches. i sponged all layers with creamy carmel ink and used a nifty paw print ribbon in the bad.... he's a cutie.

another 3x3 set

penny black hedgehog stamp......colored with copics, little lady bugs glazed with glossy accents.....same pizza box holder.....love those little guys

3x3 in set

i made this set of four 3x3 note cards using the PTI set "up and away".....i love PTI and this set is just fabulous, lots of balloons and puffy clouds !  i colored in each balloon with copics.....set the balloons on a scalloped sq nestie.....the box (center) is a pizza box....found the directions on splitcoaststampers.com

i made the envelopes using my scorpal.....so easy.

card and it's envie.....

more 4th of july

Cuttlebug stars folder makes the red and blue backgrounds....this started out as something else, but i goofed, so i used the torn pieced cardfront to cut a nestie scalloped circle for a focal piece.  the butterfly is a SU punch, the little stars a judith stick punch...a bit of blue sparkle foam is the butterfly's body.....

more 4th of july

in this one i used the SU ornament  punch to make the fish.... patriotic little guys....the white background is made using the cuttlebug stars embossing folder, the blue is cardstock from a Sam's pack....foam stars cut with an original sizzix die....love their silly eyes.....the lips are made with a small heart punch (SU) and the fins from a SU circle punch cut to provide three bumps.

shows that horizontal stripes make you look fat !!   yikes, i need to remember that.....

4th of july cards

i am probably among the few that sends 4th of july cards....but i love to make them.  this year's are sparkley....here's a few.  (not one is the same of course)

i used the SU ornament punch for the vase....and the 5 petal punch for the flower.... sparkle foam in the flower center.  the butterfly is a martha stewart punch.  the background is made using the sticks CB embossing folder on crisp white cardstock.

summer challenge on southernbreezes

Had this one made already too !  This is a digi image i found for free online (can not remember where though)

I cut an oval of acetate, ran that through the CB using a multidot folder to mimic water......Makes me want to be on a tube, floating with a pina colada in hand on a sunny beach with aquamarine colored water.....ahhhh, only 200+ days to go for that wish to come true.

This fat cat has a pink brad for a nose.....must have gotten a bit too much sun? The image is colored with copic markers.....they give a nice watery color to any image. The stamp is an old $$ Michaels find.  One can always dream, right?

puzzle pieces

i saw cards with this theme on splitcoaststampers......and remembered i had a red sizzix die of puzzle pieces, never out of it's case.

so............i put coordinating cardstock from the safari pack onto chip board and cut out two sets....so i could make two cards.  missing you sounded interesting, one piece missing....get it?

....the stamp is from mega messages (PTI).

shades of brown challenge for southernbreezes

i had two that fit the bill for this week's challenge.....brown may be my new favorite color

the first is an easel card...so easy to make.  love this sentiment....... the background cardstock is from a mini stack of safari prints

here's the side view....a little bit of leopard ribbon and two copper brads complete the card.... the card is held open by a button strategically placed.

next one is made using PTI fly away set.....love this little plane.....it is a happy plane i think.  the background paper is from a PTI stack...hodgepodge.  while stamping on the linen-like cardstock....some texture happens on the plane itself...unintended, but nifty

cake.....and champagne

one more shot...maybe two

jen struggling in the wind with the long veil

our jennifer is married

congratulations to the happy couple......

tom and jen were married by a good friend of theirs in AZ today....may 22, 2010

   good for them !!

jen wore my veil.....made by my mother for my wedding a little more than 42 years ago.

we can not wait to hear the details.....they are having a party at their home in NH end of june to celebrate with family and close friends

paint chip challenge

we are leaving for a week in Hilton Head, SC....but i happened to have made this awhile back.  one paint strip had three colors of yellow....perfect for this southernbreezes weekly challenge !

the stamp is a $$ stamp from Michaels....the sentiment is from PTI Green Thumb....and so true !  papers from a variety of scraps.....a bit of stickels for the poofs on the shoes and DONE !

strawberry

stamp from green thumb set (PTI).....top is stamped again, cut out and popped up.....red mat made by using scalloped square nestie....

this image from  http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/blog/2010/05/tutorial-tuesday-strawberry-boxes/
my cyber friend Shelia (i have spelled your name wrong forever...so sorry!) made a pretty card using this and  other images from that site....really nifty.

this makes me want to go on a picnic !!  maybe it was the red gingham paper that did it?

easy easy flower

i cut 9 small flowers using a nestability die....from a crepe paper streamer of all things !

just layered them, attached with a brad and popped on the card.....i think it is a happy little card.

i seem to favor the 4 1/4 square cards lately.....

the leaves are from the Blooming button bits set (PTI).....cut out and creased to give dimension....the patterned square has two edges rounded...sort of flower like.....2 little gems on the bottom are just a wink !!

weekly sobreeze challenge

this is a recipe card:
3 circles
3 layers of paper (not including base)
3 repeating images

my busy bee is repeating.....layers of paper include PTI CS/designer paper and one from an archiver's sale bundle.....a bit of diamond dust on the edges and wings.....

 inside has the sentiment

cute airplanes

these two are from a small PTI set....Fly Away.....love it.

memento ink, a bit of a crackle background stamp.....good for kids or folks going on vacation or guys....versatile set !

sail away

this stamp is from the masculine motifs set (PTI)..... i used markers on the stamp so i could get more than one color on it......background navy is embossed with the stars CB embossing folder...red checkered paper from a stack bought long ago.  the button serves as a sun (i hope).

this is my first attempt to have a frame around the card....still haven't gotten the hang of doing that, but it's a start.

hedgehog cutie

penny black hedgehog...such a happy little guy !  matted using a scalloped rectangle nestie.....paper from a sale pack at Archivers....memento ink, copics and a touch of glossy accents on the small flower.....
i love her hedgies !

more happy flowers

paper from a sale pack at Archivers.....more Martha S punched flowers.....and a bit of lace from a a MS border punch....various buttons finish it off.

inside: SU round label punch, greeting can be lifted from it's pocket. ( a friend said i should include some card insides....most of mine are interactive and not one seems to be the same.....so here it is)

card base.....PTI kraft CS.

happy flowers

used a martha stewart punch for these flowers....cut from CS scraps.

background paper from PTI...various buttons......happy happy flowers !

cute basket

got directions from www.stamptv.com, just love gina K's tutorials and paper.

this was made with an 8.5x 8.5 piece of cardstock......and some pti floral paper.  i have no use for it yet, but i just had to try it. the stamp is SU.....used versafine ink.....and some diamond dust and a button.  there is one on each side.  hope you give this a whirl.....pretty sturdy container.  perhaps i can use it for gifts....maybe for 4x4 card sets

scrunched flower

made this flower with a die set from PTI (beautiful blooms II)...large, medium and small flower....misted and scrunched up......secured by a gold brad.....there is a bit of glittered tulle in it for some depth.  the leaves are made with a leaf nestability die...metallic lavender background was made with a nestability die as well.

spring card for southernbreezes.com weekly challenge

....Bloomin' button bits....from PTI.  it is my newest favorite set.

stamped the leaves with chalk ink and embossed with clear embossing powder...various buttons comprise the flowers....butterfly made with a martha stewart punch....hot pink wire for her antennae.....

happy spring !