Inspired Sympathy Cards

 I needed a sympathy card for dear friends that recently lost their beloved dog, Cocoa.  He went everywhere with them and was like their child. I know the pain they are going through. Cocoa will be missed!

 I  made a couple of these.  I used SU Inspired by Nature stamped in Chocolate Chip.  The rest of the card is sponged ala Zindorf style in  SU Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust and Chocolate Chip and used co- ordinating cardstocks.. The one above is left plain of the right side so I can add another image as needed. I stamped the one below with a dog from SU "D" is for Dog set.  I tried stamping over the top of the sponged cardstock as well as embossing.  Brads and punches are also Stampin' Up.

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Verve Valentine

This card is one that I will giving to my wonderful hubby for Valentine's Day!  The Winne The Pooh saying from Verve is one of my favorites!  This card uses a sketch challenge from Verve.  This is more paper crafting than stamping as the only stamp on the card is the sentiment.  I used Spellbinder Label Nesties and Corner Flourishes, patterned paper from Basic Gray, solid colors are SU Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Crisp, self adhesive rhinestones, SU Cranberry Crisp stiched grosgrain ribbon, paper piercing tool, heart punches and the layers are pop up to add demension. Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed day! 

Lockhart Adirondak chair

 Just a quick post for today.  Pretty straight forward card.

Stamp: Lockhart Adirondak chair
Ink: copic markers
Cardstock: SU DSP, Bashful Blue & Close to Cocoa
Accessories:  Nestie Labels, SU grosgrain ribbon

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Rose of Sharon for Sandy

It's my Step-Mom's birthday this week and I made this card for her.  She and my Dad are down in the Texas Gulf enjoying warm weather while we are cold here in Oklahoma. 

This image is Rose of Sharon from Lockhart that I got as a Wish RAK from bottompish.  After using it, I loved it so much that I ordered it for myself.  I tried to be good really I did.  This card uses:

Stamps: Lockhart, Rose of Sharon & SU Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics: R32, R36, R37, YG95, YG13, E33, E36, W00 & W1

Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Regal Rose, Rose Red & DSP Raspberry Tart (I  LOVE it)

Accessories: Nesties, Oval , Scallop Oval, Fancy Tags; SU Word Window punch, Rose Red brads and Ribbion Originals stiched ribbon.

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My Favorite Bunny Slippers

This week I used the color challenge over at Splitcoaststampers for inspiration. The challenge was to use Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzelberry. I substituted the Rich Razzelberry for Purely Pomegranate. I wanted to use one of my unused sets and decided on My Favorite Things, Who’s That Girl, Bunny Slippers. Here is what I came up with.

To get the patterned look on the robe, I inked up my Paisley Background stamp from SU and stamped Purely Pomegranate ink on Pretty in Pink cardstock.  Then I stamped the MFT Bunny Slippers image in Memento Tuzedo Black and paper pieced it over the full image.  I drew in the wood floor and the rest of the image was colored with Copic markers.  I added Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate Chip ribbon,  self adhesive rhinestones and stickles for a little bling.  The paisley patterned paper is Basic Gray and the white cardstock is Gina K Pure Luxury.

Since I had gotten this new (to me) stamp inky I wanted to make a few cards to have on hand. Here are a couple of varations. 

Colors used are Chocolate Chip and DSP, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette DSP.  White cardstock is Gina K Pure Luxury, embelishments are Stickles, Dew Drops, Rhinestones and Pima Flowers, colored with Copics.

Here are my last two with a different color theme, So Saffraon, Brocade Blue and Sara DSP.

The one on bottom is colored with Copics and the one on the top is paper pieced. The punches, brads, button, ribbon and hemp are all Stampin' Up.

Favorite card of 2010 so far!

Okay, if you haven't figured out that I am an animal lover, I will just let you know it here and now. I love love love animals! I love it when I can incorporate something that I love into a card for someone else that might not be as crazy about animals and it works. This is my favorite card I’ve made for 2010 so far. I used Splitcoast’s sketch challenge SC262 and an adorable RAK image that I got from cyber buddy SuperJen. This little pig image just made me smile when I saw it, but I didn’t know what I would use it for. I realized that I needed a birthday card, the day before a birthday and knew that it would not be received on time. I thought the little pig butt would just fit the bill as I am always just a little behind. Don’t know if anyone else thinks it’s funny but it made me and hubby both smile, so there.


Stamp: RAK image from SuperJen
Sentiment: printed from my computer
Ink: SU Pink Pirouette sponged around edges and Copic markers, N0, N2, RV00, RV02 & R20
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette patterns
Accessories: Ribbon, SU Pink Pirouette; Felt Flowers, SU; Self adhesive rhinestones, Kaiser; Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels 8 and pop dots.

I am on a mission to start collecting animal backsides and come up with sentiments to go with them. I would love to hear any ideas or suggestions that you have!

Branching Out

Stamp Sets: SU Branching Out & Finest Flourishes

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Handsome Hunter and Pretty in Pink

Cardstock: Patterned Basic Gray, SU Handome Hunter, Taken with Teal, Whisper White

Accessories: Label nestie, grosgrain ribbon, filagree corner punch, dew drops and sponge

Thank for looking!

Ride em Cowboy!

Here is my first card and challenge of 2010!  One of my New Year resolutions is to stamp at least once a week and  to use all my never before used stamps (be it old or new) at least once.  I participated in a Cards for Troops/Operation Write Home project and one of the challenges was to make western themed cards. *Gasp*  I didn't own a single western stamp and I live in Oklahoma!  Guess I'm still just a California girl at heart!  I haven't been able to get my hands on the extremly rare Stampin' Up set, Wild Wild West or Dream Catcher, I got Bronc Buster.  Not actually needing a specific card at the time, I turned to Splitcoast for inspiration.  I combined both sketch challenge SC261 and color challenge CC251 with the desert option of a charm, as well as my own personal challenge and came up with this manly wetern card. I made one card with the heavy thick charm and one without that would be suitable for mailing. Thanks so much for stopping by to look. 

I'd love to hear your stamping or scrapping related resolutions!

(All Stampin' Up except charm from a stash  and Spellbinders Nestibilities)

Stamp: Bronc Buster

Ink: Basic Gray

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Really Rust, Barely Banana, Confetti white & Outlaw DSP

Accessories: brads, help twine and Nesties Circle & Label

Have a root-n-tooin day!