Christmas 2024

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I had so much fun making this card!  For a Clean and Simple style card, I cut out the images and popped them up with dimensions, a black bead was added to the Hedgehogs nose and pom pom on his hat.  Matted on red for a pop of color. I tore paper, popped it up and added glitter on the top edge for sparkle, white satin ribbon finished it off.  Thanks for stopping by!

Beary Christmas 2023

 

I wanted to share this sweet image that I am using from MFT Stamps for our Christmas card this year!

This specific card is going to a very special young lady who happens to be our niece.  I hope it brings a smile to her beautiful face.  We love you!

Beary Christmas and Happy New Year to All!

Supplies: MFT, Recollections Papers, Pop Dots, Star Bling, SU Ribbon, Copics, Stardust Pen

Dachshund Through the Snow

 

Hey! I had so much fun making this card during the holiday season.  The sweet image was colored with copics and cut out.  Snow drifts die cuts were used and popped up for dimension than the tops lined with Sakura Stardust pen for shimmer.  Bling added on lights and a pom pom on his Santa hat.  He was tucked into the snow drifts and having a great time!  TFL!

Coffee and You

 

 

Been a long time since I've posted.  I have been taking some time off from making as many cards as I used to but wanted to start up again.  I made this card for a very good friend of mine and had fun making it! I popped up the coffee cups and added black gems for the bears buttons on his sweater and pom pom on his hat.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunny Smiles

 

It's been a long time since I have posted here on the blog!  I have been on and off with my cardmaking and hope to be more active.  I wanted to share this card today to celebrate summer.  I found this great designer paper at Hobby Lobby of palm trees and used it as a border for my summer scene.  The sand was created by using designer paper as well.  I colored and cut out the image and than added dimension by coloring another section of the image (hula skirt n flower) and popped them up. A tiny pearl added to the center of her hair flower, than used my wave scissors and white gel pen. Two shades of blue for sky and water and circle punch for the sun. Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Beachy Christmas for Rick

 

I wanted to make my hubby a special card this year.  He's been through so much and I am so grateful he will be here to share another Christmas with us.  He went through cancer and quad bypass surgery and he's finally feeling better!  He loves the beach and I had a blast making him this card!  I ended up adding teardrop bling on the Christmas lights on the palm tree!  He 

actually gave me that idea after he opened it (he said Im surprised you didnt put bling on the lights on the palm.)

Bits of red bling were added to the wreath on the van too.  Silver sakura pen was applied to Santas glasses n bucket. 

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful hubby!  I love you Rick!

Supplies: MFT Stamps, Pop Dots, Teardrop Bling, Red Bling Dots,Copics, Sakura Stardust Pen

Nice List

 Just finished up my Christmas cards for 2020 and mailed them today.  I was so wanting to add the snow drifts on all of them but due to personal issues I didnt have enough time.  I wanted to post one with the snow drifts (it doesnt show up in the pic but sakura silver pen was added on the caps for shimmer.)  Thanks to my Aunt Lori who gave me this adorable set and die cuts by Birdie Brown and on My Favorite Things store.  Because of Aunt Lori everyone will get this sweet Santa!  I added a pom pom on his hat and sakura pen on his buckle.  Dimensions were used on Santa n the snow drifts and the polka dot paper was a great backdrop for a look like snow is falling.

Supplies: MFT Birdie Brown Stamp n Die Cut Set, Copics, Sakura Stardust Pen, Pop Dots, Recollections papers, Snow Drifts Die Cut and Pom Pom.

"Spooky" card with Guest Designer Lori

 

Hey guys!

I wanted to share this great Halloween card "Spooky" by Designer Lori Hamilton.  Isn't it adorable?! I love the cute scene she created!

The splattered paint and water technique she did looks awesome!  The slimline card is perfect for making a scene like Lori did here.

Lori has a real love for creating cards and does it beautifully!  Thank you Lori for sharing this adorable slimline card with us!

Supplies: 

Stamps: MFT SY Spooktacular Friends Slimline dies: diagonal stitched die from Pink fresh Studio; grass die from Trinity Stamps. Other dies: spooky tree and bat from Gina Marie; ghost and gravestone from MFT Spooky Scene "Ghostly Greetings" stamp/die from TE Mini Strips-Halloween "Spooky" letters from stash

CAS Mini Scene

Theres a CAS Challenge over at SCS to make a card that makes you smile and I had so much fun cutting out this cute Gnome and making a micro scene with him!  You can do this by stamping your regular sized image and scanning it and resizing it.  I made another one picture here with a different Gnome.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Pawfect Birthday

I had so much fun making this card!  It went to my Aunt Lori who I also call my Fairy Craft Mother (because she keeps me stocked in goodies.) She loves her doggies as so does my Uncle.  She just had a birthday and I knew just what I wanted to make her.  I love making scenes like this using different punches and images.  I will be sharing several other cards I have made since hibernating.  Love you Aunt Lori!  I hope your day was as special as you are!

Supplies: Recollections, SU and Neenah papers, Copics, MS Fence Punch, Fiskars Circle and Flower Punch, White Gel Pen, Tiny Pearl, Cloud and Grass Die Cuts, Heart Puffy Stickers and Pop Dots

Heartfelt Thanks

I made this for a challenge over at SCS for being thankful to all who are involved with helping out during this time.  I decided to make mine for chemists who are working to help to get this under control.   There are so many out there doing their part.  I hope we can all get back to normal as soon as its safe. I fussy cut the images, scored the paper for the wall, used brick emboss for the floor and a strip of white cardstock for the baseboard, Sakura stardust pen was used on the bottles and the tiny bubbles I added.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: MFT Cute Chemist, Recollections and DCWV, SU Papers, Copics, Brick Emboss for Floor, Score for walls, Pop Dots, Sakura Glitter Pen in Lime Green, Tiny circle punch for bubbles.

Memories are made...

We just had a wonderful visit with my Aunts and Uncles!  And had so much fun catching up and getting to see Aunt Lori's craft room and seeing the cute cards shes been creating.  I just love this adorable card she made using MFT stamps.  Such a sweet scene using die cuts and sequins.  Her coloring is so beautiful.  I had to take a pic and share it!!  Thanks for stopping by.

Santa Kitty

I wanted to share another Christmas card I made using the same sweet kitty but on this one I tore a few layers of paper and used pop dots inbetween for dimension of my snow and a silver sakura pen was added to the caps of the snow layers for shimmer.
I ended up trimming his whiskers when I fussy cut the cat out.  Red bling was added to the holly around his neck.  This kitty is ready to get in the house where its warm!  Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:  Penny Black, Recollections and SU papers, Red bling, Pop Dots, Copics and silver Sakura Pen.

Meowy Christmas!

Been a long time since I posted and wanted to share my Christmas Card for 2019.  I ended up using 7 different designer papers and this is one of the cards using the holly leaves and I added a red strip of cardstock just along the bottom.  Three bits of red bling were placed on the cat image over the holly berries.  The image panel was raised with pop dots for dimension.  White sheer ribbon tied to the side to finish it off.  Over 40 cards were put together and they came together pretty quickly.  Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and Happiest New Year yet!

Supplies: Penny Black Santa Cat, Recollection and Brazzil Papers, Pop Dots, Copics, Red Bling and White Sheer Ribbon with Satin Trim.

Sunshine

I love making scene cards and this sweet girl from MFT made it easy.  I cut out the images and used die cut grass and clouds along with a round punch for the sun.  I ended up cutting the bottom portion off the basket and hanging it on the fence.  Copic were used to color. Thanks for stopping by!

In the swing of things...

A friend of mine hasn't been feeling well and I made her this card hoping she's back in the "swing of things soon."  I used MFT adorable image by Birdie Brown stamped in Momento Black, colored with Copics and cut them out.
I had this cute designer paper for the backdrop and then used my Martha Stewart fence punch and grass die cuts for making the scene.  Pop dots were used for dimension. 
Hope she likes it! Thanks for stopping by today!

Not again!

Hello!  Been a long time!  I have been very wrapped up in some personal matters and haven't been making too many cards lately.  I made this one today for the challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers to make a card involving rain.

I made this card using SU card stock and a cute clipart image.  I printed the image on blue cardstock twice and then cut out just the umbrella on one image and taped it down over red cardstock to cut out the red umbrella.  I found a teardrop bling above her hand and a bit of red satin ribbon on her dress waistline.  Dimensions were also used to pop up the umbrella and image panel.  It sure has been raining her a lot so this was the perfect card for it!  TFL!

Delivery 2018

Christmas is almost here and I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year!  I wanted to share a card I made during the holiday season.  I like to make cards while the tree and house are decorated because it puts me in the spirit. But I think next year I will start a bit earlier with making cards so I can spend more time embellishing them.  Today I want to share a card where I cut out the hedgehog and added dimensionals to give him a 3-D look. I tore some paper and popped it up in front to give the effect of snow and added glitter on the top of the snow bank and parts of the mailbox as well.  White ribbon was added and I punched out some musical notes to add to the white space on the top right.  Thank you for stopping by! 
Supplies: Penny Black, Papers by Recollection, Studio G Glitter, Offray Ribbon, Music Punch and Dimensionals

Happy Holidays Elf!

Hello!  I hope you are doing well and appreciate you stopping by.  I wanted to share a card I made last year that I never got around to posting here on the blog.  I will be uploading a card in the next couple of days that I made for my 2018 card.  On this I ended up cutting out the whole Elf image and applying dimensionals.  I colored him with copics before I cut him out.  Green bling was added for buttons and silver glitter pen on the bell on his hat.  I love this sweet image by Birdie Brown at MFT's.  He was so much fun to color. Hope you have a Wonderful Christmas! 
Supplies: MFT Birdie Brown, Copics, Pop Dots, Green Bling, Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen.

Guest Designer Ashleigh Mello with CAS Christmas Party Invites

Christmas will be here before you know it and today I want to share with you one of my favorite card designs known as CAS (Clean and Simple).  This adorable Christmas Party Invite was created by Guest Designer Ashleigh Mello who loves to create and is a great cook as well!
The CAS design is perfect for mass producing for invites or Christmas cards.  And with this card, not only is it clean and simple its packs a punch by using the contrasting colors and an adorable Santa with his red sparkly hat.  So much fun!  And it was made by using a Christmas gift tag.  So clever! Ashleigh removed the string and then placed red glitter tape to hide the hole. Popped it up on the card and you have a quick and easy, clean and simple adorable Christmas Party Invite!  Thank you Ashleigh for sharing this adorable card!

Supplies: Printed cards from Hobby Lobby, Santa Gift Tags and Red Glitter Tape