A Couple of Cards

I have a hard time using purple for some reason.  The card never turns out the way I originally anticipate it will.  But here are two cards with different shades of purple.  One a thank you card and the other for a birthday.  They're not my favorite, but thought I would post them anyway.  Does anyone have any tips with using purple?  I'd love to hear them!!  Have a great weekend everyone!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Sending A Big Thank You from PTI

Embossing - Preserves Cuttlebug Folder

Dies - Spellbinders Large Scalloped Octagons

Flower - My Favorite Things - Upsey Daisies

Paper and Felt - PTI Royal Velvet

Details:

Card Size - 5X5

Image - Gina K Design's Stately Flowers 1 - Wood Violet

Copics - V12,V15,V17YG93,YG95

Die - Spellbinder's Floral Doily Motifs

Paper - PTI - Guide Lines and Coredinations

Live Every Moment

I was going to use this Impression Obsession stamp for Valentine's Day and then I ran across this yellow and black plaid ribbon in my stash.  So I thought this would be good for an anniversary card too.  There's just something I love about this color combination.  The flower was made from the new die set from My Favorite Things that I just got in the mail and couldn't wait to try.  Love it!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - From Impression Obsession

Flower - Die-namics Botanical Beauty

Yellow Card Stock - Harvest Gold from PTI

Pattern Paper - Recollections

Spellbinders - Labels Sixteen

Merry Christmas in January!

Well....I can't believe tomorrow is the 25th of the month already and of course I hadn't made a Christmas card yet.  Yes!!....I'm actually going to make a Christmas card every 25th of the month.  It might sound crazy (and I probably am) but they will sure come in handy when Christmas rolls around again.  This card is really simple and made with all Papertrey Ink products.  Their card stock and printed paper go together so well you can't go wrong!  So Merry Christmas in January!!  Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a great week!!

Dotted Dahlias

Cards don't always have to be complicated or difficult to be beautiful.  This is a really simple but pretty card.  One of my favorite color combinations too, pink, black and white.  The flower is from Layers Of Color Dotted Dahlias stamp set.  I got the inspiration from Jennie at Stamping Away The Day.  She is on the Design Team and has great ideas.  I stamped the flower in two sizes with ColorBox Black ink and embossed it with Ranger's Super Fine Detail Clear powder.  I colored in each flower with Copic's RV25-Dog Rose Flower. 
You could color this flower in any color and it would turn out beautiful.  In fact, I think I'm going to do just that!  Make up a few of them and then just add a sentiment when I need a card.  I think it would be good for many occasions.  Until next time!!  I hope you're having the best day!

Details:

Card Size - A2

Image - Dotted Dahlias from Layers of Color

Paper - PTI's Raspberry Fiz

Copic - RV25

Tag - PTI Double End Banners Die

Sentiment - Everyday Button Bits

Ink - ColorBox Black

Embossed - Ranger's Super Fine Detail Clear

Happy Birthday Dad!

I don't know anyone who likes to make cards that doesn't find it difficult to make a card for a man.  You don't want it to be boring, but it's so much easier to add a bow or a flower to a card.  So here is my card for my father-in-law.  He is such a special man.  You just can't find a better person than him.

I chose the tree from Gina K Design stamp set called Fanciful Fall.  I thought it was appropriate seeing that his confirmation verse, his father's and my husband's is John 15:5 "You are the vine and I am the branches.  If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."  Inside the card I used a message from Gina K's Masculine Messages stamp set.  It says "Dad, you're such a blessing".  And it's so true.  We love you Dad!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Gina K Fanciful Feast

Sentiment - PTI Inside & Out: Birthday

Paper - PTI Ripe Avocado, Pacific Vineyard, Vintage Cream

Nesties - Classic Large and Scalloped Oval, Ribbon Tag Trio 3

Cuttlebug - Polka Dots Folder

Start each day with "whee"!!

Is this just the cutest sentiment??  Doesn't it remind you of a warm summer day when you were a kid and had no cares or worries??  Just how hi you could swing.  I am just loving all of the great images and dies from My Favorite Things.  Their products are outstanding and the service is unlike any other.  They are just great!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - MFT's Start the Day with Whee stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics - B21,B23,C0,E00,E02,E35,R29,Y17,Y23,YG25,YR23

Dies - PTI's Rickrack Border

Spellbinder's Classic & Scalloped Rectangles

Tag - Double Ended Tags

Flowers made from PTI felt with MFT's Mini Rolled Roses Die

Thanks!

Happy New Year! Along with the usual loose weight, exercise resolutions, I made a couple blogger ones too.  One....I'm going to post more and two....make a Christmas card every 25th of the month.  I did this in 2010 and it was great to have several Christmas cards when the holidays rolled around.  Something that I didn't have this year!!  Besides that, I have so many stamps that are just waiting to be inked, it will be good to get them out and actually make something with them!! LoL!  Here is a thank you card that I made with these great new Loopsy-Daisy Dies from Papertrey Ink.  They were so much fun to make and ohhhh the possibilities.

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Flower from PTI's Loopsy-Daisy Die

Sentiment - Cuttlebug's With Gratitude

Paper - From DOTS - A friend of my gave me a bunch - love the color

Embossing - Swiss Dots

A couple of cuts from the Filigree Border Die from PTI

Christmas Invitation

It's our turn to have Christmas this year.  I wanted to keep the invitation simple, for a change :).  With Papertrey Ink supplies, they make it easy.  I love how their paper and felt match perfectly.  And I like how it turned out, if I do say so myself!! LOL!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back to post a couple Christmas cards later.

Details:

Card size - A2

Paper - From PTI

Poinsettia - Made from PTI felt with Spellbinders die cut

Sentiment - Stamp I got from Michaels

Felt Flower-Birthday Card

This is just a simple birthday card, but I really love how these felt flowers turn out.  Of course they are pretty simple with the die cut from My Favorite Things.  It's called Die-namics Loopy Bloom.  They are too much fun to make.  Supplies from Papertray Ink were used to make the rest of the card.  I'll try to update this post later with all of the details.  One card down and another two to go.  My new goal for this winter is to make a good supply of birthday, baby and whatever types of cards I can make!!

Here's a close up of the flower.  Aren't they just too cute??

Footprints

Sometimes life gets so busy that you have to stop everything and remember what's really important.

Details:

Card Size - A2

Image - Our Daily Bread - Footprints

Ink - Versa Magic - Sea Breeze

Paper - PTI - Hawaiian Breeze

Thank You So Very Much

I needed a thank you card and thought I would practice with my Copic coloring. I'm taking three Copic classes this week and I'm so excited to learn more about how to shade, feathering, color hair and anything else I can learn.  So I'm sure you'll be seeing more copics on my blog after this week!  Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.  I hope to be back with another card later in the week.   See you soon!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Purrr-fectly Delightful Stamp Set from Gina K Designs

Sentiment - Take Three Spring from Papertrey Ink

Colored with Copics - BG000, B000, RV21, RV25, Y11, Y17, YG11, YG13

Nesties - Classic Ovals Large and Scalloped - Long Classic Rectangles Large and Scalloped

Paper - Gina K Designs

Embossing - Cuttlebug Folders Polka Dots and Victoria

Ink - Memento Angel Pink

Baby Gift

Our choir director at our church and his wife are expecting their first child next month.  My husband is very active in the choir.  He sings and plays the trumpet.  I'm just the groupy and the sound check person.  I finally finished the baby blanket just in time to give it to them tomorrow.  I just got Papertrey Ink's Onsie Die Cut, so I thought I'd try making one.  I'm really happy how they both turned out.  The blanket is really soft and I love the pattern.  The card was a little challenge.  Not making the actual card but picking out a generic color.  They don't know if it's a boy or a girl.  They decided to wait until the baby arrives.  How exciting!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  It's really hot here, so I'll be spending a lot of time in our basement in the next week.  If you haven't heard me say it before, I HATE the heat!!!   :)   Thanks for stopping by!!

Inside the card is the sentiment "A baby is a kiss from Heaven".  How true.  Here's the baby blanket. It photographed a little yellow, but it is white.

Happy 4th of July!!

I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July!!  I finished this card earlier and forgot to post it.  Enjoy the day everyone!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Patriotic Boy by Azadi Earles

Background - 4th of July from The Cutting Cafe

Stamp - Happy from Papertrey Ink Scattered Showers

Ink - Momento - Paris Dusk

Copics - B95, B99, E00, E01, E55, E57, R20, R29, Y21

Nesties - Stars Five

Thinking of You

I've been missing in action for awhile.  We've been busy working on our yard and garden.  If you haven't had a chance to check out my other blog Barb's Beautiful Blooms hop on over.  It will help explain why I haven't been making cards lately.  We decided in the spring to raise honey bees.  It has been so much fun and quite the learning experience.  I've been trying to capture our journey with pictures.  Let me know what you think!!

I did actually manage to complete a card today.  Our neighbor has been ill and just wanted to let her know we're thinking of her.  She loves Zebras, so when I saw this cute little one from Papertrey Ink, I knew it would be perfect for her.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!!  I love fireworks, so I know we will be watching tonight if the weather holds out.  Enjoy!!

Details:

Card Size - A2

Image - Papertrey Ink-It's a Jungle Out There

Sentiment - Stamp set from Joanns

Nesties - Classic & Scalloped Circles

Tag - Spellbinders Grommet Tags

Embossing - Animal Prints & Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folders

Misc - Brads, Ribbon (love it), paper from my stash

Pinwheel

So am I the last card maker on the planet to do a pinwheel??  And to find out they are so easy!! OWH (Operation Write Home) had a tutorial a while back and I've been wanting to give it a try. Here are the details in case I'm not alone.  Cut 2 squares 2 5/8 inches. Place these two squares at right angles and adhere together. This becomes your base for your pinwheel.

Cut eight squares (4 each of contrasting colors) at 1 1/4 inches. I wanted to add some texture to my small squares, so I embossed four of them with Swiss Dots.  Layer the squares alternating colors and adhere.

Here is the finished project.  You could do so much with these. You could add a bird, different flowers, the possibilities are endless.  I think this would be great for fall with a pumpkin and just think of the things you could add for Christmas!  I will definitely be using this technique again!  Thanks for stopping by!

Details:

Card Size - A2

Paper - Patterned by Imaginisce and plain paper from Coredinations

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Stamp - White squares were stamped with PTI's Bitty Background Blocks in ColorBox Scarlet Ink

Sentiment - A "thank you" stamp set from Joanns

Nesties - Double Ended Tags

Flower - Tim Holtz Tattered Florals

For God so Loved the World....

"For God so Loved the World He Gave His Only Son that whoever Believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life"  John 3:16.  As we begin this Holy Week, I thought I would share this verse with you. 

I wanted to thank everyone who sent such kind words about our dog Miles.  They mean more to me than I can say!!

Details:

Card Size - A2

Sentiment - Stamp from SonLight impressions

Ink - Color Box Chalk -Wisteria

Paper - Royal Velvet from PTI

Nesties - Labels Seventeen

Embossing Folders - Cuttlebug's Swiss Dot and Sizzix Three Dots

Punch - Martha Stewart Branch

Prima Flowers

Thinking of you and smiling

I know you have seen this image before, but it is really fun to color and I love how the doily (great idear from the PTI Design Team) looks.  This card went to my favorite sis-in-law!!  And I know she has received it in the mail so it's safe to post.  I hope everyone is having a great week!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - PTI's Spring Fillers and Friendship Jar

Sentiment - PTI Hello Friends

Punch - PTI's Lace Edge (Love it!!)

Nesties - Labels Seventten

Copics - R20, R21, R24, R27, R29, YG93, W1

Paper and Button from PTI (can you tell I love this company!!)

Paper - Coredinations

Spring Tulips

Papertrey Ink recently came out with this cute bunch of tulips stamp. It's part of the new Friendship Jar Spring Fillers stamp set. They were really fun to color. I made this card for my mother-in-law's birthday. She likes purple, so I also used PTI's new Royal Velvet card stock. Great color! Hope you like it!! And Happy Birthday Mom and many more!! We love you!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - PTI's Friendship Jar and Spring Fillers

Sentiment - Inside & Out Birthday from PTI

Nesties - Labels 10 and Labels 17

Copics - BV000, BV02, BV11, BG000, YG91, YG93, YG95 C0

Embossing - Cuttlebug's Polka Dots Folder

Paper - Royal Velvet from PTI

Ribbon and Button - Purple is from PTI

Easter Bunny Hugs

Hi everyone!  Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! It's snowing here in Michigan so it made for a great crafting day.  I've been getting back into stamping lately and realized that it has been several months since I've used my Cricut!!  But I picked up the new Kate's ABCs cartridge from Joanns yesterday and had to try it out.  Wow!!  It has the cutest images!!  I didn't know which one to do first.  And I can't wait to try some others.  It is just adorable!!  Since I love bunnies I had to try this one.

I have one quick flashback story for you.  My niece and nephews that I don't get to see as often as I'd like (they don't live in Michigan), know how much I love bunnies.  They are grown up now, but when they were little and Easter time came around they told their Mom..."Aunt Barb must love this time of year, there are bunnies everywhere!"  So so sweet!!

Details:

Card Size - 5X7

Image - Girl4 from Kate's ABCs Cartridge

Sentiment - Easter Circles from The Cutting Cafe

Die Cut - PTI's Limitless Layers 1 3/4 Circle

Heart - PTI's Heart Die cut from Raspberry Fizz Felt

Papers - Misc from my stash

Flowers - Prima

Happy Birthday Card

The other day PTI posted a video showing an easy technique and I thought I would give it a try.  First stamp an image on colored paper using white ink (you can emboss it or not).  Then you take a marker (doesn't have to Copic) that is the same color as the paper and outline the stamped image.  It gives the image depth and is super easy.  This was a quick way to make a card.

Details:

Image - By Your Side stamp set from Gina K Designs

Sentiment - PTI's Delightful Dahlia

Nesties - Classic Oval, Scalloped Oval and Fancy Tags

Ink - ColorBox Frost White

Copic - B23 was used to outline the image

Embossing - Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder

Paper - Blueberry Sky from PTI