Masculine Happy Birthday

This is the second card that will be made at my January class - my Birthday Bonanza stamp a stack. The other one you have seen so far is Lucy's Cheese. Keep checking in the next few days - as I'll be posting ALL of the other cards from the class too!

This one is made with the beautiful Willoughby paper from The Angel Company. The image is from the Stampin Up set Yukon - not sure where I got the Birthday sentiment - I have so many! I highlighted the scenery with Earth Tone chalks.

Got Cheese?????????????

This mouse is just so darn cute! And the saying - well - gotta love that too! I am so glad I bought this set from The Angel Company before they closed! Background paper is from October Afternoon. I colored w/ my COPICS of course. The cheese was paper pieced for more dimension. You can't see it so much in the picture - but it pops a bit in real life.

Posts two days in a row - aren't you impressed!?!?!?!?

Happy Birthday!!!!!

So - I have made so many Christmas and Chanukah cards over the past two weeks - I decided to play in my craft room - and work on OTHER stuff! I love pink and green together - so when I found this yarn I just had to figure out something to do with it. I had fun making this card!

Projects for Fundraiser

So - I have been BAD BAD BAD........ I have been meaning to update my blog more frequently - but - just haven't done so. I'm not going to make excuses - rather just share! A department where I work is having a fundraiser craft sale - so I decided to put together some quick projects to sell. I had fun doing these magnetic calendar and post-it holders, corner bookmarks, and notepads. I am sharing a few of the projects here!

Bar Mitzvah Card

This card definitely took me out of my 'box'. My nephew is getting Bar Mitzvah'd tomorrow, and of course I had to make a card! Couldn't bring myself to buy one. I am pleased with how it turned out!

I used my nesties labels 23 die (gotta love those dies!) Colored with my COPICs and cut, popped up the Torah.

Trick or Treat!

This card features stamps and papers from The Angel Company. I just love to stamp with frogs - so the fact that this was in a Halloween set just added to the fun for me! It is so sad that we can't get these products any more - but I am using them ALL the time for my cards - and my classes! I tend to do lots of layers, as you can see - and I will ALWAYS love my Scrappers Floss!

Technique Spotlight - Walnut Ink Resist

I am SO SORRY I haven't posted for three weeks! My goal is going to be to post every week...... I will work hard at it!

This card was made using a technique I refer to as Walnut Ink Resist. The top with the leaves, is what I stamped, along with the sentiment. The bottom is patterned paper. I took out my Crimper, and made a little strip between the upper and lower pieces.

How exactly did I do the Walnut Ink Resist? Here's how:

I stamped the leaves with a Versamark stamp pad, and embossed using Clear Embossing powder. I used Terra Cotta Walnut Ink, with the Dauber on top (instead of the sprayer). I covered the stamped area with the Walnut Ink. Then, I used my iron (don't use it for anything but crafts - but it does come in handy!). I placed a sheet of regular white copy paper on top of the stamped piece, and then ironed. This picked up the Embossing Powder, leaving a unique, and flat (not raised) image on the cardstock!

If you have any questions - please ask!