Life's a Bloom

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for joining me today! A little late with today's post - quite the day yesterday! Hope my boss lets me out early today for too many hours. :D

Today I am bringing you a birthday card I made for my cousin with a beautiful digital image from Tsunami Rose Designs - their Life's a Bloom collection. You can check out all of their beautiful images on their website - but you have to check out their blog post for today featuring a magnificent fan card! Don't miss it.

Have a great day, and I'll see you tomorrow with yet another Tsunami image with my snowfriends in the East in mind.

Queen of Cards - Week 5

Special thanks to Linda Moore on the Cardmaking and More Facebook Page for putting these challenges together for us! This week's challenge includes a Fancy-Fold card, Shabby Chic style, Spring themed - with three patterned papers, ribbon, dry embossing, stamped images, and 3D embellishments. Whew! Got tired just reading about it! And here is my design.  

Watch for future postings on Scraps to Treasures - Teach-Me Tuesday. I will be making a similar card and posting step-by-step instructions. This card makes great use of scraps because all the panels are so small - which brings us back to that question "What size scraps do I save?"

Hello, St. Patrick - You Rock!

Kind of modern, funky card today.  St. Patrick's Day card - I used Classic Glitter cardstock from the Robin's Nest, as well as tags and images from Graphic 45's Place in Time Collection.

Viva Rub-Ons

Viva Rub-Ons (The Robin's Nest) are another classic addition to the way you embellish cards. Today's card uses two Viva Rub-Ons. My card from Friday's Blog used three Viva Rub-Ons.

Teach-Me Tuesday - Top of the Morning to You!

Good morning, 

I hope you are having a great week so far. Now, on to some scrappin'! Here is a card I made in about 15 minutes. 

First lesson - If I purchase a paper pack for a specific project, I try to keep all my scraps from that project together...storing them in one plastic 12 x 12 storage envelope That way, when I need a quick card, everything in that envelope is color coordinated - and I have fewer decisions to make. I used scraps from Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters Collection. I've been working on St. Patrick Day cards for a couple weeks now - so cut a whole page of shamrock accents (freebie from Images by Heather) in different sizes on a piece of scrap green-patterned paper. So I already had some of those laying around.

I began with these scraps.

I began with a cream card base - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4". I used a deckle blade to cut three sides of the striped cardstock to be the card front - 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". The other scraps - I pretty much cut five rectangles. The only measuring I did was to mat a couple of the scrap rectangles. Just used whatever size rectangles I could get from the scraps I had left...starting to just glue them down wherever! I did decide I needed something to bring it all together - so added a green border matted with purple. 

I popped up the last couple pieces of scraps I selected - and added a couple of the Shamrock Accents.

Come back to visit us as we keep posting new ideas for using scraps.

Welcome February

Start February off right with a Delicate Aster from Heartfelt Creations.

Happy Groundhog's Day!

Happy Groundhog's Day! Here is a card I made for a friend; I colored the image in Photoshop (which I enjoy more than Copics, by the way). Coloring in Photoshop is not hard to use - I just can't get a grip on all the effects - but I do love playing around with it. The image is a digital freebie from Little Scraps of Heaven.



Now, remember there is a Pink-Grey-White Challenge going on at Scraps to Treasures - be sure to link up your project for a chance to win a RAK.

Scraps to Treasures - Anything Goes (if it's Pink, Grey, and White)

Welcome to our ANYTHING GOES challenge. For this challenge you are to use your scraps to create any project with any theme, BUT you MUST use the colors PINK, GREY, and WHITE.

Here is my contribution. The butterfly was actually intended to be background paper for wedding invitations I made last summer. However, they didn't print well and turned out more grey than the dark black I needed. After adding a little pink Copic, I was able to make good use of the scrap butterflies.



For a chance to win a RAK, please link up your creations on the Scraps to Treasures blog by February 7. A winner will be announced on February 11.

Life is Good - Rub It On

Morning, all!

Once again I'm using scraps as a jumping off point for today's card.  I had leftover rub-ons from The Robin's Nest that I used on plain cardstock.  A little different style for me....but enjoyed putting them together.

Queen of Cards - Week 4

Morning, all!

For today’s card, I'm continuing with the Queen of Cards challenge from the Cardmaking Facebook Group.  I was intrigued with this week's challenge by all the requirements - specifically the requirement to be 3.5" x 5.5".

I used a Christmas paper pack I got on sale. I just love the colors in this pad.

This is the second Christmas card I made for 2014 already.  Second?  Yes, I made a similar card for the challenge - then more carefully read the instructions and see I missed a requirement.  The challenge was described as being a Tall & Skinny card, so I made a card to fit a business envelope.  Ooops....Wrong size!  But I'm sharing that card as well.

Keep Warm

Morning, all!

For today’s card, I am still with a basic card that lets images be the focus of the card. I love cards like this - so simple to make if you have some fun images.

I used images from the Place in Time collection from Graphic 45.

So, enjoy the card! And....remember....What Day is It?????

Amazing Mother

Hello to everyone,

Hopefully those of you out East have weathered the snow.  By now I hope the "worst" is over for you, and you will soon be feeling some warmth.  Ha, ha, ha...sorry, I just can't quit chuckling as I enjoy a beautiful winter with highs in the 70s.

So I am currently on a countdown to true retirement - 309 days to go.  I am truly enjoying my job - but I don't have enough time to do all I want to do with my card making.  Of course, when I retire, the question may be how that will impact my crafting budget.

At any rate, that is why many of my cards right now are basic.  Have a card to share with you that is perfect for Mother's Day, Mom's Birthday, and just because you're thinking of Mom.  Here it is.

Until tomorrow - have a fantastic day and happy crafting.

Cupcake Frog

I've been working on replenishing my inventory with new birthday cards...so using one of the new cupcake digis was in order - today I chose Cupcake Frog. Everyone will absolutely love receiving a birthday card with this adorable character.

I'm continuing my learning process of filling in digi stamps using Photoshop. This image sports using some texture (cupcake wrapper) and shading (frosting), as well as background highlighting. Don't ask me yet how to do this - I'm still just pressing keys until I get what I want. 

Here is a close-up of the colored digi frog.

Scrap Borders

Hi, all!

For today's card, I really wanted to use up some borders from Graphic 45's Place in Time collection and Halloween in Wonderland collection. I've had all these scrap borders for quite a while and would often take them out, look at them, and then use something else. I suppose I was waiting for an idea to strike. I'm sure that's happened to you. You love a paper, buat it just takes you a bit to come up with an idea for it. Who hasn't experience that!

Anyhow, I decided to add an image from Place in Time - and a butterfly chipboard embellishment from The Robin's Nest.

Collage Card

Morning, all!

For today’s card, I'm continuing using some leftover images from a Place in Time by Graphic 45.  I am intrigued by the simplicity of this card idea.  It's basically just a collage card.

First eClips Test

This is a card I did to test out my eClips when it was new and thought I'd share it here. I love the intricate detail the machine cut - I was never able to get that with my Cricuts. I'm using my eClips much more than I used my Cricuts...my results have just been beyond satisfying!

Recycling Project

Treasure those unforgettable Christmas cards by recycling the card front. I don't generally like to do that with cards I receive....but I couldn't pass up this beautiful image. I teamed it up with a scrap of border from Graphic 45 and a dotted chipboard border to make the perfect card for my family and friends who are snowed under out East.

Queen of Cards - Challenge-Inspired Design

Hi all!

Super late. Keeping it short so I can head to bed. Just sharing my card for the Cardmaking Queen of Cards Challenge. Card must contain a butterfly, dry embossing, 6-9 inchies (all matted - four with a stamped image), sentiment, small bow, and colors red - orange - green.

Not my best work - but I think I hit everything! :D Enjoy!