Another Baby on the Way!

My dear friend Jessica does my hair, but I've known her since she was a little girl and she figure skated with my daughter. She was like a big sister to Katie. Now she's a married woman, expecting a baby! I had a hair appointment today (looks fab!) and I took this card to her to congratulate her and her hubby. Time flies so fast. I guess it comes with age :)

Now about the card! I decided to try the Bargello technique that was spotlighted on Splitcoast Stampers a few weeks ago. So easy, and so striking! The flowers are colored with Copics. I used the best Copic paper ever, Copic X-Press It Blending Cardstock. The stamps are from Unity.

Have an awesome day!

Frame for Eli :)

My sister's baby shower is coming next weekend, so I'm getting on the ball to get my new nephew's gifts done. I saw these big 12x12 frames at Michaels and I had to have it for him! The opening is 5x7, so there's room for a nice size picture. I Mod Podged this gorgeous Daisy D's paper on the frame. It truly made me sad when they went out of business :( Lord knows I tried to keep them in business on my own, but I didn't have that kind of money ;) I stenciled the letters of his name in acrylic paint. I Mod Podged over that too. I added the same green paint around the edges. Then I added the BUTTONS! You know I love my buttons!

Thank you everyone for stopping by! And thank you for commenting. I really appreciate it.

ETA: I submitted this for the Moxie Fab Home Decor Challenge. The deadline is tonight, April 21, at midnight!

Baby Baby Baby

My little sister is having a baby! She has been on total bedrest for quite awhile already, and she's due in June. So I had to make a card for the shower we're having for her in a couple of weeks.

I don't usually go for the purely pastel colors for babies, so this is a great alternative. It's a boy, so the blue was a given. I struggled with this card. A lot of changes along the way. I did the image first, then had to find some paper to go with it. No the greatest idea I've ever had.

Let me say how much I love this quilt stamp from Unity's Kit of the Month from December, 2010. I added the little bird and the grass at the bottom of the posts. I colored it with lots of Copics. My coloring is coming along. I was pretty proud of this one ;) After cutting the image out with Spellbinders dies, I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Destress Inks while still in the die. The whole image was a little bright for what I was trying to do, so I lightly sponged the entire thing with Old Paper Tim Holtz Distress Ink to tome it down a little. It worked great. The image was mounted on Core'dinations cardstock, then on Crate Paper's Restoration Collection paper. That doily was sponged with Tim Holtz Mustard Seed Distress Ink. I hope enjoyed the card. Have a wonderful day!!!

Another Canvas!

I'm loving these canvases! Here is a big departure from the first one, but I think I like the style of the first one. I admit she looks a little like a linebacker, but I still like her.

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Fun with Canvas!

Edited to add: I added a piece cotton lace across the dress because it needed something. I also added a smile. Like it much better.

Sorry I haven't posted in FOREVER! I have been busy with school, kids, hockey, and a couple of awesome online workshops. Fun ones! I took Melody Ross' Soul Restoration Workshop first. I'll post about that later. Now I'm taking Christy Tomlinson's She Art Workshop. Love it! She teaches how to make these She Art girl canvases, mixed media darlings. She rocks!

Here is my first canvas. So much fun to just keep throwing stuff on the canvas. There's a ton of texture on this canvas. There are close ups below this one. I made this for a friend who is dealing with cancer. I hope she likes it. I think the proportions are a little off. He body is awfully big ;) I love it though!

This was so much fun to make! Of course my dear sweet husband didn't get it. He figured I wasn't done because she doesn't have a face. Gotta love him.
I stamped these flowers with ink, but they weren't showing up very well, so I painted them with paint. I LOVE paint!
Thank you for looking. It's always great to see that I've had visitors!
Have a blessed day!

Re-visiting a Papertrey Ink Post

Here is a grad card using Papertrey's Enjoy the Ride along with the die. I grabbed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock from the Super Assortments Roy G Biv collection. Awesome stuff! I used the Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, also from Papertrey. Yum! I lightly sanded the surface of the cardstock to show the pattern more. Love the effect! After stamping the car, I cut it out using the die. I took the solid stamp for the car, inked it up with SU Pumpkin Pie ink, then carefully touched it on the impression plate, which I had inked up with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink. The colors match much better in real life. Crystal Effects on the headlights and windshield. The car is popped up with dimensionals. The whole card front is mounted on Basic Black by SU. I added an orange rhinestone and it's good to go. Thanks for checking it out!

A Couple of Sweet Soft Cards

Sometimes I just want a card that's soft and pretty.

This new Springtime Vintage paper from Stampin' Up fits the bill. I wasn't thrilled with the colors, as they aren't as vibrant as pictured, but they are great for soft cards. Their new embossing folder, Framed Tulips, is awesome! Great texture. The sentiment is from Melody Ross' Unity set "All Worth It..." I stamped it in Tuxedo Black Momento Ink, then I went over it with a black glaze pen so it would stand out. It looks like it's not put down very good, but trust me I fixed that after the picture ;)
I put lot of layers and extras on this card. The doily is a Wilton doily that I sponged with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. That adorable little heart is Webster's Pages Little Whimsies. So cute! The little embellishment in the corner is My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Market Street Love Brads. I switched out the brad that was in the center for the teal one from the package. I attached a tiny safety pin from SU's Vintage Trinkets top the bow. That bow is made from some seam binding I bought from Mish Mash ;) I think that all makes for a very soft pretty card!

This next card uses the same designer paper from SU. Very vintage. I believe the tea cup and saucer are from Unity's December '10 Kit of the Month. They were stamped twice in Basic Grey ink and cut out and layered. The print on the nestie is a Unity background, Giving it all Meaning. It was stamped in Versamark and embossed with clear powder. I love the rose button on the cup! There is a flower image on the cup, and I just covered it up with the button :) . It's from The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig buttons.

The ribbon is the same as the card above, but this time I wrapped a pretty pearl brad around the middle. The brad is from the same My Mind's Eye brad pack as the embellishment in the previous card.

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Have a beautiful day!