Love You

Hey friends...wanted to post this to a couple of challenges before I head for the cottage. Can't wait to squeeze those grand babies!!!

I love the delicate flower background that Penny Black achieved with this stamp. LOVE!

Stamped and colored a larger flower to use on the ribbon. Edge die is appropriately named XOXO by Die-Versions, and the sentiment stamp is by Avery Elle. Love this sentiment!!!

The ink I used on this card is Versafine Vintage Sepia then heat embossed with clear powder. I also used a toothbrush to flick the Sepia ink across the top portion of the card.

Hope you have a super duper weekend and

thanks for stamping by....

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Card stock (Michaels)

Ribbon and Faux Pearl (Michaels)

Versafine Sepia Ink (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)

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enjoy the journey

Hey friends..this week at Operation Write Home the challenge is to make a card with some form of transportation. 

How about a new die from Die-Versions.

Pretty simple card to make using several colors of card stock. Die cut train two times for a slight shadow. Added eyelets and twine with a stamped sentiment.

Hope you are having a crafty day and as always

thanks for stamping by....

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Colored card stock (Michaels)
Die: Train Border (Die-Versions)
Stamps: Letter Background (Penny Black), Playful Journey (Stampers Anonymous)
Watermark & Versafine Black inks (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)
Eyelet & Twine (Michaels)
White gel pen (Signo Uni-ball)
Round Binding edge punch (EK Success)

Blossom with love

Hello my friends....did you have a wonderful holiday weekend. I know I did. We went out with friends, went to a cookout and I blog hopped at Operation Write Home.

Today I made a card just for fun and I absolutely love this color combo of Teal, Black & Lime Green.

Flower and banner are popped up with foam for dimension. White Enamel Accents were added to the flower.

Hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!!

Thanks for stamping by...

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Nautical Wheeler Doily (Cheery Lynn Designs)

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Penny Black Giveaway

I am interrupting your holiday weekend to let you know that Penny Black is giving away a whole collection of stamps to one lucky winner...hoping it is me...but it will all be good if it is YOU!

Click on the logo to go to their blog and get yourself entered!

Good Luck!!!

Operation Write Home Blog Hop

Hello friends....are you enjoying the great blog hop with Operation Write Home?

I am so thrilled to be involved today to honor the brave people who have volunteered past and present to keep our country safe. 

From Sea to Shining Sea, thanks to those who keep us FREE.

A big THANK YOU to the men and women of the United States military.

Using Sketch 168 at OWH as inspiration.

This card will make a wonderful Any Hero card.

Just click the logo above to take you back to the beginning of the hop.

Get involved. Make a card for a Hero. Now go...go create something wonderful for our service people to send home.

Thanks for stamping by......

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Ultra Thick White card stock (Simon Says Stamp)

Patterned paper - Glory (Authentique)

Stamp - Military Thank you (Whippersnapper Designs)

Watermark ink & Memento Toffee Crunch (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)

White embossing powder (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)

Veneer Stars (Studio Calico)

White gel pen (Signo Uniball)

A2 Curved Border One (Spellbinders)

Scoring board (Scor-Pal)

Corner Chomper (We R Memories)

Distress tool (Ranger)

Foam Adhesive (Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

a little hello

Hello friends...playing along today with the 3x challenge at Operation Write Home.

Use a stamp or embellishment 3 times on the card.

Stamps are all Penny Black, Martha Stewart punches and a Heidi Swapp stencil.

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Across the Miles

Hey friends...I have been so busy lately with no time to post. Have you been busy with card making too?

I love the Sketch challenge over at Operation Write Home and wanted to play along.

Pretty simple card, but such an impact.

Red and Blue card stock embossed with Star Folder from Darice.

Sentiment is Eloquence Transparent Set by Penny Black.

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my true North

Hello my friends...it is Friday and that means....well nothing really to me as I am retired from the rat race.

And LOVING it !!!!

How wonderful is this new die called "On the Trail" by Die-Versions ?!?

White card stock was inked all over with Memento Dandelion as well as the die itself. Sentiment is hand made with Silhouette Studio. The word "true" is a font die called Mucho Micro (adorable micro font perfect for card making), & added a tiny veneer star to the navigation "o".

Hope you have great plans for weekend and

thanks for stamping by.....

Paper Crafts Magazine

I would like to thank Paper Crafts magazine for publishing this set of cards in their 350 Cards & Gifts Volume 2.
I am so honored to be selected by Susan Opel and company for this magazine.

I would also like to thank Paper Crafts magazine for selecting this card published in their Card Creations Volume 11 edition.

Shellebrate

Hey friends...this is my last card for the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party....the Bonus Round. Make a card with googly eyes.

How cute is this turtle stamp?!? And the sentiment...PERFECT!

I used the "out of the box" cutting technique on the turtle...fun!!!

Hope you have a really great day and

thanks for stamping by.....

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Card stock (Michaels)

Stamp: Turtley Awesome (Stampers Best)

Twine (Queen & Co.)

Versafine Black ink (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)

Sparkly Clear embossing powder (Stampendous)

Balloon die cut panel (Silhouette Store)

Foam Adhesive

Paper Creations Magazine Summer 2013

I would like to thank Paper Creations magazine for publishing these three cards in their Summer Issue.

I just love working with Jane at PC...she is wonderful!!!

OWH Challenges 4, 5, 6 & 7

For the Scrapbook Layout Challenge at the OWH Virtual Card Making Party.

I used a sketch from the Scrapy Land blog and will enter this card there also.

I was at the cottage when I made these four cards...which means I have very limited supplies.

The whole thing was cut with my very old Silhouette. The sentiment is a stamp from Hero Arts.

For Challenge #5 at the OWH Virtual Card Making Party using Sketch 171.

Does the paper look familiar?  Same paper I used in Challenge #4.

Again, everything cut with the Silhouette. Background stamp is a retired one from Penny Black.

Challenge # 6 is to use a photo on an AnyHero card.

I added a mat and a few corners cut from Silhouette...done!

The 7th challenge is a Summery card. 

Bees & Bunny stamped and colored with pencils. Very old corner punch and ran some American Crafts ribbon through it. Background is Squeeze til I Squeek (both stamps by Penny Black).

Thanks for stamping by and as always I really do appreciate your kind comments.