Been Sick!

Hello Everyone,

I'm sorry I haven't been active lately but I have been out with a blown knee and then I got another chest infection. (I actually think the first one didn't go away properly).  I am slowly but surely getting back to business.

It has been a trying couple of weeks but I am hopeful that I will feel back to myself soon.

But just because I have been sick doesn't mean I don't have anything to show you today.  I was actually ahead of myself and had several cards to share with you.  So here's today's share!

I chose to spotlight "Love and Sympathy" for my cards today.  This stamp set will be retiring soon and I wanted to let you have a look at it before it is gone!

 

The colors for this card are Coastal Cabana and Old Olive.  I used a masking tape technique to make the background.  The focal image is stamped in Memento Black.  The card base is Whisper White.

 

 

 

This card is done very simply.  I used Whisper White as my card base and the top layer with the stamped image is actually water color paper.  I used Melon Mambo and Garden Green Markers directly onto the stamp.  Then I misted the stamp with water and stamped onto the watercolor paper.  I love the softness of this technique.  I lightly colored the edges with Daffodil Delight ink and an aqua painter.  The side sentiment was Teeny Tiny Wishes and I free handed the doodles.

 

 

This card was done in So Saffron a color I don't use much and now I'm wondering why lol.  I used a Very Vanilla layer under the focal image.  I also used the long stamp with the dashes from Butterfly Basics.  Once again I used markers to color in the stamp and then added a pearl to the center.  A tiny Butterfly from Petite Papillion and a few more pearls to embellish. 

 

And there friends you have it.  I hope you liked the cards I have for you today.  Hopefully I will get back to my regular schedule!

 

Healing hugs! 

Oh Happy Day!

Good Day my Crafty Friends!

I am sitting in my favorite place right now and thinking about all the things I want/need to accomplish before my hubby hauls me off camping,

I had a productive weekend - got all the windows cleaned inside and out - I know, how great is that.  Well some of you wouldn't agree but since I couldn't do that the last two years it feels good to finally get that done.  It only took me two days with some resting in between. 

We went out to supper on Friday and again on Saturday so no cooking yay!  Didn't hit the craft room for a couple of days so I am recharged and ready to go.

I have announced my next class on Facebook and am e-mailing my customer base later today.  Classes have been changed from weekends to week nights cause no one including me wants to be indoors on the weekend lol.

My next class is called "It's A Man's World!"  (we all know that isn't true but lets keep up the pretense ok?).  This class will focus on the men or man in our lives.  Lots of earth tones and not a flower in sight! (sigh)  Faux Patina is my chosen technique and I will be posting pic's later in the week as I design this class.

Anyway on to my share for today - 

I was looking through my cards and found a couple of cards that I haven't shared yet so here we go -

 

This was a card I sent to one of my stampers who had lost a loved one.  I used the new Hardwood stamp found in the Spring Mini (it's carried over in the new Catalog thank goodness). 

 

I stamped it in Versamark ink on Baked Brown Sugar card stock and used White embossing powder.   I added Petite Petals stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe and the Bird Builder Punch and Pistachio Pudding card stock for the leaves. 

 

The sentiment is from Love and Sympathy and the framelits I used were Apothecary Accents and Labels Collections.  Added a few small pearls and it was done.  I love the Hardwood stamp because there are so many possibilities here.  A must have for next year for sure!

 

This one is a case from Pintrest.  I believe  Pam Gale did this one in a class just after Christmas.  I love Gorgeous Grunge and the look of the window.  The flower is from Flower Shop and the Leaves were cut out with the Little Leaves sizzlet die (retiring) in Vellum.  The frame as made using Designer Frames (retiring) by cutting out the middle. 

 

The colors were Early Espresso and Pistachio Pudding accented with Smoky Slate.  Nice color combo don't you think?

 

This last one was from one of my Stephenville stampers, Lisa Payne.  The lovely ladies are still sending me cards to let me know that they are thinking of me.  Thanks Lisa it means a lot to me that you all miss me!  xoxo

 

So I'm starting Physio tomorrow and can't wait to get at it.  Right now I am in a holding pattern but that is changing.  I will soon be dancing and crafting up a storm.  Well dancing up a small draft maybe lol!  Wish me luck!

 

Endless hugs!

Clearance Rack Updated!

Hello Everyone!


How is your week going?  Mine has been great!  I have been busy in the craft room cleaning up and creating.  Just what I needed! 

I have a share for you today but I wanted to mention that Stampin' Up! had updated the clearance rack so that means lots of goodies for you!  You can find the link here or click on the link on the right hand side of this blog that says Shop Now 24/7 to have a look.  Enjoy!

Now on to the card I have for you today.  I cased this card from one I found somewhere.  I seem to have lost the link and only had the picture and I will apologise right now to the lovely stamper who gave me the inspiration.

Here you go -

 

I used Elegant Eggplant for my base and ran the Whisper white border piece through the Big Shot using the Framed Tulips embossing folder (soon to be retired).  The Art insert was made using Crumb Cake ink and  the Hardwood stamp featured in the Spring Mini.

 

After this was stamped I inked up the flowers from Love and Sympathy with Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant markers.  For the stems I used Gumball Green (another retiring color, will miss this one for sure)  I did this three times inking my stamp up with the markers each time.  Then I cleaned the stamp and just colored in the stems with Gumball Green and stamped several times to get the grassy background.

 

After all my stamping was done I broke out the sponges.  The sky was sponged with Soft Sky (of course) and then the edges were sponged with Marina Mist very lightly.  The hardwood was sponged with Crumb Cake ink and the grass with Gumball Green ink.  I added my greeting and I was done.

 

Overall a very nice effect!  I made this one a sympathy card because sadly,  I  always seem to  need one way too often. 

So that's it for me today, short and sweet!  Oh and don't forget I have a class coming up this Sunday May 4th.  Please register to hold your place at the table. 

 

Artsy hugs!