With A Cherry On Top!

Hello!  O.k. at least two weeks in a row, I have had cards to share, but I haven't done blog posts to show you ... that's bad!  And what makes it worse, is seeing that my August count for blog posts is only going to be 15.  I have to do better for September!  After all, you are doing your part by "following" and I must do my part too!  I have two cards for you today. They both are stamped with the same set of stamps and use the same set of papers, new from Bo Bunny.  But, they are so cute ... here they are.  Enjoy!

As you can see, one has the honeycomb cupcake pop-up when you open it and the second card is an easel card.  These two cards I made for a class I am teaching next week at Country Scents, which is a small, local scrapbook store.  I guess I will be kinda like a guest teacher for them as they don't have outside teachers in to teach.  But, Lisa, one of the owners, (the store is owned by mom and daughter, Mae and Lisa, and is located in the big garage at Mae's house) knew I had made many cards with the honeycomb pop-ups and so she asked me to teach it.  I have to say the customers that go to this store, are pampered by these two store owners.  When I gave them the supply list to pass on to the class takers, I was told that they furnish all the supplies and I know for a fact that every time they have a class, they serve lunch!  Wow!  And to add to that, in this class, as part of the class fee, they will be taking home the stamp set too.  Can you say, bargain?

Recipe:

Paper - Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth line (new), Cardstock White, Pink, Hot Pink, Brown, Honeycomb
Stamps - Inky Antics Honey Pop Birdy set
Ink - Versafine Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol
Tools - Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder, Classic Scalloped Circle, Classic Circles, Petite Oval, & Ribbon Tags Nestibilities
Other - Ribbon, Pearls and Rhinestones by Queen & Co.

Goodbye to August and hopefully goodbye soon to all these 100 + degree days.  I think we have had about 64 of them!  So, I will see you in September --- tomorrow!  I promise!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  We are moving right along though the 2010 sketches from Mojo Monday.  Every four to five weeks, they have a week where there was a choice between a circle card or a square card.  This is one of those weeks.  And this time, Debbie and I had totally different ideas, as I did a circle and she did a square.  So, let's do it!  Here is my card, Debbie's card, and the sketch.  Enjoy!



My Card



Debbie's Card



The Sketch Choices

Note, that my card is kinda weird this week.  I used a printed image on a scrapbook page from one of the new My Minds Eye 6 x6 pads as my focal point, and then added elements to follow the sketch.  I was running way late in completing my card this week, so I left it as it was, but ... do I think the image goes with the flowers, and the heart ?... not really.  Better luck next week!  Hey did you see that on Debbie's card she rotated the sketch?  That is completely legal, and a pretty cool idea!

I am teaching my second class today at The Crafty Scrapper.  I was worried last week whether I would have any sign-ups.  As it turned out, I made 15 kits and all but one is sold. Who knows, maybe one more will sign up today!   Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Join me in sending prayers to the East coast for those being affected this weekend by Hurricane Irene.  See you next week!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

What's Up?

Hello!  I really messed up this week.  Last Sunday, I made two cards to show you, one on Tues. and one on Wed.  I guess, I thought I did both posts ...NOT!  I never did the post for Wed., so here you are this week wondering ... where is she??  Especially, since it is now Friday and you have only seen one card from me this week!  Here is my card that should have been shown on Wed.  Enjoy!

I inked up my new balloon scene stamp I got at the Deadbeat Designs class last week.  This is a very simple card, as the balloons are just colored with pencils and layered with some pattern papers.  The best part is how I used his stamp, What's Up? on the cloud die!  I like how this very simple card turned out!  How about you?

Recipe:

Paper - Echo Park Summer Days 6 x 6 pad, Cardstock White, Aqua
Stamps - Deadbeat Designs
Ink - Versafine Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol
Tools - Cloud die by Papertrey Inc., Spellbinders Labels 8
Other - Ribbon, Rhinestones by Queen & Co., Glitter Pen

Well, I will have the Sat. Sketch share tomorrow, but other than that, I guess this week is pretty much a bust!  It seems that happens on the weeks I teach two days.  I always think I will get ahead, but I don't.  Frankly, I just don't think that is in my nature to do it that way!  I have always been the type to push whatever needs to be completed to the last minute.  And I am 51 and don't think I will be changing!  Hee Hee!  See you tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Start Each Day with "Whee"!

Hello!  Over the weekend, I realized I had not done Jen's Sketch For You To Try for the month.  The challenge is to participate in the monthly sketch for a whole year to be entered into the grand prize.  I have done every month so far, so I am not stopping now!  When I was in my shack over the weekend cleaning, I found all my Pure Innocence stamps and put them together in one basket.  There were several I had forgotten I had.  When I printed out the sketch, and the panel was slanted, I immediately thought about the girl swinging!  The paper pad I picked had a paper with a wood grain background.  Too perfect to create the image of a tree.  Here is my card.  And the sketch.  Enjoy!

I do want to note a couple of quick changes I made to the sketch.  I added the sentiment panel slightly below the main panel instead of over the main panel.  I just didn't want to cover up too much of the swing.  And, the corner pieces came about because on the top right corner of my card, I used a little bit of Diamond Glaze to add some rhinestones and it gooped out onto the paper, so I had to cover it up with something!  But, I think it adds to the card, so that makes it a "happy mistake"!  I like my card, how about you?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party 6 x 6 pad, Cardstock White, Mint Green
Stamps - My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Start the day with whee
Ink - Versafine Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Copic for skin
Tools - EK Success Corner Punch
Other - Fancy Rhinestones by Unknown, Rhinestones by Queen & Co.

Yesterday and today, I am in my shack cutting layers to make up my card kits for my classes this week. I made one more card over the weekend to show you, hopefully I will get it posted for tomorrow.  See you soon!

Happy Stamping!
Tina   

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  I am back with another sketch share.  This is a week that my friend Donna is participating so I have three cards and a sketch to show you.  Wait until you see, they all came out so cute.  The sketch is an easy one and I love it.  Here they are.  I love how they all came out!  Enjoy!

My Card



Debbie's Card

Donna's Card



The Sketch

I very happy to say my craft room is now clean!  Well, it is probably not perfect, but that might be because I have a lot of stuff in my little metal building! But, all the paper scraps are in their proper place instead of in a big pile, and you can actually see my desk top!  Wow!  I even vacuumed to get all the scraps of paper off the floor.  Woo Hoo!  I know it won't last long, but for now, this stamper is one happy camper!

Monday and Tuesday I will be working on my class kits, but I hope to get into my very clean room this weekend to make some cards so I have some to show you next week.  Enjoy your weekend!

Happy Stamping!
Tina 



 

Deadbeat Designs Class Share!

Hello!  I thought I would get this post done yesterday, sorry about that.  I want to share with you what I made in the Deadbeat Designs class that I took Wed. night at Googly Eyes.  But, before I get to that, I want to say how much fun we had.  Not only was it fun to enjoy the creating process but our table was cutting up and laughing the whole time!  Lynn, who taught the class, is a friend of mine and we go way back from when we both had stores, so it was awesome to get to catch up with her.  All the projects were basically created the same way, in the fact that we stamped an image in Versamark and then added color with chalks with a pom pom applicator, and then continued the same way by stamping the next image and doing the same process.  After each project, we would trade chalk sets, so we got different looks each time.  Here they are!  Enjoy!
 

I am not sure if you can tell the different stamps used on the card, but there is one stamp that has like 5 balloons on it, and that is the one I purchased.  I also got a stamp that says ... what's UP, a must have, right?  The life is short stamp used on the last card, was our freebie to take home!  Love it, as it will go with many stamps I already have!  What I guess was kinda cool, was that every one's card came out differently depending on the set they used, and also depending on how heavy they added the colors.  I actually wish I would have added my colors a little darker, but it's o.k.

I will be back tomorrow for the Saturday sketch share between Debbie, Donna, and I.  I am sorry that you are not getting much from me this week.  But, I promised myself, I would not make one more card, until my room is straightened up.  It looks like a train wreck!  There is stuff everywhere, on every surface!  I don't mind a little chaos, but it is crazy in there.  So, yesterday, I got started, but I am not done yet!  Hopefully, I can finish and get some cards made to show you for next week, because on Monday I will be making card kits for my next class.  See you tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!
Tina 

Card Class Creations Share!

Hello!  I have been working hard on getting my samples made for my August card class at The Crafty Scrapper.  They are finished, but the bad part is the class is next week, which doesn't give a lot of time for sign-ups.  That sucks, but it is just the way it worked out.  You see, I decided I wanted to do a class with "flowers".  I personally, have lots and lots of flower stamps, but, I needed to use product that she sells, so I had to get her to order a couple of sets for me and that took some time.  We'll see how it goes. You never know.  On a good note, I have three very creative cards to share with you!  Enjoy! 

  

The first card is that Faux Pressed Flower technique that I have done in the past, but I thought this would be a fun one to show, since it is something different.  This technique is one I got from an ex-customer friend, Anne Harada.  She is a friend on FB so I asked if it would be alright if I taught it.  I got an a.o.k.!    Do you love the rolled flower that I made using a My Favorite Things die and some felt?  The second card is a Flower Pot Pocket Card.  I found the instructions for this one on line, but the instructions I found had the pot a lot smaller, so I played around with it and this is the result.  The result is a little larger than an A-2 size, my guess would be an A-6 size so that is still a good size and I will have envelopes to give out in class.  The last card is a Joy Fold Card, which I have taught in a previous class, but I had several coordinating papers that I wanted to use, so I decided to repeat this type of card.  Last time, the card was a vertical layout and this time it is a horizontal version. 

I am teaching the same class on Wed., the 24th at 11 a.m, and Sat., the 27th at 2:30 p.m.  Here are the details:  Say It With Flowers - $25  You will complete three creative cards in class using two stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge. You will learn a Faux Pressed Flower Technique, make a Flower Pot Pocket card, and create a Joy Fold card. Please bring adhesive, small pop dots, glue stick, detailed scissors, and your preferred coloring medium (Copics, colored pencils, etc.) All other supplies provided. 

Tomorrow night is the Deadbeat Designs class I told you about a while ago at Googly Eyes in Irving, Texas.  Mark Jetton of Deadbeat Designs is team teaching with a very good friend of mine, Lynn Lloyd, who has owned stamp stores in both Florida and Texas.  No one knows what the project will be, but I do know it is gonna be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to it.  I will post class pics on Thursday, so be sure to stop back by! 

Happy Stamping!
Tina  

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  Today a have a couple of shares for you.  First, since it is Saturday, I have this week's sketch share between my friend Debbie and I.  And then, I am sharing the project that our 12 year old granddaughter made for her friends when she was here these last two weeks.  Let's get right to it.  I will be showing Debbie's card, my card, and then the sketch we both used to make our cards.  I loved this week's sketch!  Enjoy!


My Card



Debbie's Card

The Sketch

Aren't both cards awesome?  I love both!  This is definitely a sketch you will see me use again!

Now, let me share the project Jordan, my granddaughter, made for her two friends.  Her two friends also play softball together so that was her theme combined with the friend theme! I helped her cover a  canvas with scrapbook paper, and she added a big letter for each friend's name and lots of fun stickers, and then we used the Crop a Dile 2 to add holes to the top, so she could add ribbon.  Voila ... wall hangings were created.  She did a great job.  And,  I wanted to share them with you.  Here are the pics.  Enjoy!

That's the shares for this week.  Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Wiggle Your Toes in the Sand!

Hello!  Since, it is Friday, I decided I should make a card for Forgotten Stamp Friday.  This is a challenge to myself  to ink up a stamp that I haven't stamped since before I closed my store, which means it hasn't been inked for at least two years.  I decided to go with a stamp from Art Impressions that has a great little beach scene and a great sentiment too.  The sentiment reads "Wiggle your toes in the sands of the sea, dream of tomorrow and all that can be".  This particular stamp I sold along with a stamp of a window.  And I am thinking the theme was "windows to the world" or something like that.  I do have the stamp of the window but this time I just used the scene stamp.  However, I dug around in my stash of old cards from the store, and found one of the cards that we made in a class that has this same scene, looking thru the stamped window on the front of the card.  So, I have today's card to show you and the card from long ago.  Enjoy! 



Today's Card



Card from 2 + Years Ago!

First a note about the old card ... it must have been made during the last year or two at the store, since it does have scrapbook paper, as before that we mostly used cardstock or made our own pattern paper.  But, it is quite simple.  It's not a bad card, but I like the new version so much better!  Now, a couple of things about the new card ... for one, I did something I rarely do.  I colored the image first and then had to find paper to match.  But, surprisingly I thought this striped paper was a nice match, even though the colors don't exactly match.  Now, you wouldn't think a stripe like this would go with such a busy scene, but it works!  Since, I was doing the "forgotten" thing, I used a couple of other old favorites, like the flowers, and the dot sparkler stickers on the scalloped frame.  I love how it came out.  How about you?

Recipe:  (new card)

Paper - My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky (12 x 12), Cardstock White, Hot Pink, Turquoise
Stamps - Art Impressions
Ink - Versafine Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Gelly Roll Stardust pen (another old favorite & a new favorite of mine)
Tools - My Favorite Things Oval Chain border Die-namics, Scalloped Classic Square, Classic Square Nestibilities, Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder
Other - Prima Flowers, Glitter bauble in flower center by Forever in Time, Dot Sparkler stickers by Stampendous, Twine by The Twinery

I will be back tomorrow with Saturday's sketch share.  Love this week's cards, so be sure to stop back by or better yet, sign up to get an email sent to you when I have a new post.  Just add your email address to the box on the right side of my blog. 

Happy Stamping!
Tina

 

For the Birthday Girl!

Hello!  Today's card was made to send to our granddaughter that lives in Arkansas.  She turns 6 next Monday.  I decided to use one of the Pure Innocence girls for her card.  And, even though I have plenty of cards already made in my stash that I could use, like the card I showed you yesterday, I decided to make a new one!  At least that way, I have a card to show you too!  As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I have quite a collection going of these cute little girl stamps and I love them all, but, I think the most versatile one is the Crazy for Daisies girl because even though I love the daisy stems she is holding, her hands are perfect placement for her to hold all kinds of things.  She has held a 4th of July sparkler, a kite string and now today ... a balloon!  Here is my card.  Enjoy!

When I decided on my papers, I realized that one of the jars I have of Glitter Ritz would be a great color match, and so that is when the idea for the balloon came.  I actually stamped directly on the liner part of the Be Creative Tape and then stuck the tape to cardstock and cut it out around the stamped image.  I also used the tape down the side of the cardstock on the left panel and added the matching Glitter Ritz there.  The products are ones that I have from when I taught my June class at The Crafty Scrapper.  What's most interesting about this glitter is that after you add it to the tape, you burnish it with your finger, and it becomes so shiny and sparkly, and to the touch it feels like velvet.  I love it and I am glad I got a chance to play with it again!  (Even though it meant having glitter on my face again! ... you know I think I have a stamp that says that!)  So, what do you think about my card?  Do you like the balloon idea?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky 6 x 6 pad, Cardstock White, Pinkish Mauve
Stamps - My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Crazy For Daisies
Ink - Memento Black, Pismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Copic for skin tone
Tools - Classic Ovals and Classic Circle Nestibilities, Cuttlebug Polka Dot embossing folder, My Favorite Things Dainty Dots Border Die-namics
Other - Ribbon by AMuse, Twine by My Minds Eye (I bought a couple of colors of twine from My Minds Eye at the convention and this pink is one of them, but I wanted to say that I do not like them as well as the twine from The Twinery.  The MME is softer and is harder to handle than the Twinery is.  Just my 2 cents!), Pearls by Queen & Co., Glitter Ritz and Be Creative Tape by Elizabeth Craft Designs

I have a new addition for my blog!  Now, if you want, you can follow me by email!  What this means, is that anytime I post, you will receive an email about it.  This is great especially if you don't have a reader where you go to each day to look at multiple blogs in one place.  But even if you do use a reader, I still think this way is helpful.  Take me, I personally use a reader, but still have a couple of blogs that I get emails about too, and I like it.  I have to have time to go through all the blogs on my reader, so getting the emails is helpful because if I want, I can go check out just the one, or sometimes when I get the email, I don't look right then, but it is nice to know that there is a new post.  All you have to do is put your email in the box on the right under Follow By Email.  You will be sent an email to confirm your address and it's done.  Easy Peasy!  And from me, you get a big THANKS!  I love my followers! 

Happy Stamping!
Tina

It's A Cupcake Kind of Day!

Hello!  I think I can say I am addicted to those Pure Innocence girl stamps from My Favorite Things.  At first, I was just buying a couple here and there, but now, I seem to have quite a collection!  The latest one is the girl holding the cupcake, which is pretty funny that I bought her, as I had a chance to buy her a few months ago, and decided I didn't need her, but when I saw her again, I decided it was time she found her way to my house!  I combined her with a paper pad that has the cutest cupcakes on one of the pages!  Here is my card...enjoy!

I love how my card came out, except for one thing ... the sentiment just doesn't show up that well on the right panel.  But, I couldn't figure out a better solution, so I left it.  It really doesn't show up in the pic, but on the cupcake sprinkles, I used the Stardust pen to add a little shiny sparkle.  I have heard my friends say they love this pen, and I can see why.  I think I sold them when I had my store, but I had forgotten all about them.  What do you think of my little cupcake girl?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party 6 x 6 pad, Cardstock White, Peach, Mint Green
Stamps - My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Hello Cupcake
Ink - Versafine Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Copic on skin, Gelly Roll Stardust Pen
Tools - The Cat's Pajamas Flower Buttons die, Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder
Other - Button, Grosgrain ribbon, Linen Thread by The Cat's Pajamas, Metal Dots

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Have A Splendid Day!

Hello!  I have a few new cards to share with you this week ... woo hoo!  Last weekend, Jordan (the granddaughter), Gary and I drove over to the big city of Tyler to have lunch and shop a little.  O.k., I realize you Texas girls are thinking that Tyler is not that big, and you are probably right, but they do have tons more restaurants and stores than we have here, so when you live kinda out in the country, like we do, Tyler is pretty darn big.  They have a Michaels there, so I made Gary take me there, but my best find was next door to Michaels at Big Lots.  I got a stamp set for $2.00 and today's card is made with a couple of stamps from that set!  I loved the rose in the set, but I had a hard time with it, but I will tell you more about that once I show you my card and the set of stamps.  Enjoy!

I think sometimes companies don't always think of how their stamps will work when they are inked when they make them.  The rose is the perfect example of this.  Most stamps are either a solid image or an open image.  This one is both.  I first stamped the image in black, thinking I would color it in.  So, when I did that, the solid leaves were black.  I tried stamping in several different colors but didn't like the coloring process.  So, then I went to the pattern paper piecing idea, and liked it better. The first thing I tried was just embossing in clear onto the pattern paper but it didn't show up good enough, so I had to go with some ink color. But, I had to use two different inks, one on the flower part and one on the leaf part and piece them together.  I went with a gray on the flower part, figuring it wouldn't be as dark as a black.  And the leaves were stamped in a green onto the pattern paper.  I liked it but it was very dull looking, so ... I added clear embossing powder and embossed it.  The oval layer behind the rose has my original embossing idea with a bunch of roses embossed in clear. Here is a close-up of that panel.  It is still kinda hard to see but if you look close, I think you can see the roses in the background. 

I used a sketch from one of Saturday sketch shares. (Mojo 122).  Oh, and do you see the embossed image on the right side panel?  That is a new stamp I got at the convention from Rubbernecker.  Yes, I know I didn't "need" another swirl stamp, but I wanted it!  Hee, Hee!  Do you like how my card came out?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Stella & Rose: Floral pattern from Hazel 6 x 6, Dot pattern and Stripe pattern from Gertie 6 x 6 (Yes, I actually combined papers from two sets ... don't tell the paper police!)
Stamps - Rose & Sentiment by American Crafts, swirl image by Rubbernecker called Flourish 2
Ink - Versafine Smokey Gray and Olympia Green, & Black (sentiment),Versamark, Detail Clear Embossing powder from JudiKins
Tools - Classic Scalloped Oval and Classic Oval Nestibilities
Other - Button, Ribbon by unknown

See you tomorrow! 
Happy Stamping!
Tina

Saturday's Sketch Share!

Hello!  Did you hear that my friend Donna is now participating every other week in the Saturday Sketch Share?  That means that this week, I will be showing you not two, but three different looks using the same sketch!  How fun is that?  This week's sketch, as you will see below, was a square layout.  But, as you know, that doesn't always mean that one has to keep it a square ... so let's get to it, so you can see how the three of us did with the square layout.  I will show you my card, Debbie's card, Donna's card, and the sketch.  Enjoy!


Tina's Card



Debbie's Card



Donna's Card





The Sketch



Wow!  I love all of them and so different!  I went with the ice cream theme because it is so HOT here!  With over 30 days of over 100 degree temps, I needed something cold!  The sentiment that Debbie used on her card, is a great one,  It really makes you think!  And "whooo knew" how cute Donna's card would be using that owl stamp from Inky Antics!  I knew, that's whooo!  Ha Ha!

I haven't had as much time as I would like with the granddaughter being here this week, added to the fact that it is just too hot to even take the couple of steps outside to my shack.  She and her dad will be here this next week, but I will try to get you some cards made to share with you!  See you soon!

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Each Day is in His Hands!

Hello!  On my card today, I inked up a new stamp I got at the last convention, combining it with a very old stamp, some papers from my stash and a new technique!  So, in other words, old and new came together to create today's card!  Let me show you my card.  And, then I will give you more details.  Enjoy!

I love the sentiment, as it reminds us to "trust".  And the font is beautiful.  The only thing I wish is that it was a smaller stamp, as I had trouble finding a sketch that I wanted to go with that would make sure a large sentiment fit.  I again went to my stack of sketches from 2009 and roughly went with sketch Mojo 108 which you can see here.  Now, let's talk about the coloring technique I did on the round flower panel.  A while back, I saw on a blog, which you can see here, a coloring technique using water based markers.  It looked pretty easy and since I have a whole tub of Tombow markers I rarely use, I knew I should try it.  However, a few days ago, when I was out in my "shack", and I remembered I wanted to try it out, I did not have the actual instructions with me, but I still think I did "good", as I love how the coloring on my little flower panel came out.  It is really simple to do, and I love the look!  I think I will be trying out this coloring idea again real soon.  What do you think?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine line, Cardstock White, Aqua, Dark Red (Note: I wouldn't normally think to put these cardstock colors together with the peach scrapbook paper panel, but surprisingly it worked!)
Stamps - Sentiment by Stamp A Mania, Flowers by Hero Arts
Ink - Versafine Black, Tombow Markers, Ranger White Pen (probably can't see it well, because it wasn't working well, but it is there)
Tools - Classic Scalloped Circle, Classic Circle Nestibilities
Other - Ribbon by Creative Impressions, Button by Basic Grey, Pearls by Queen & Co.

I hope to get back to my room later today so that I will have something for you tomorrow.  My granddaughter is working on a project for her friends, so maybe that will be done so I can share that.  I will definitely be back on Saturday with Saturday's sketch share!  And guess what?  My friend Donna is planning to get in on our sketch share every other week and her first week is Saturday, so that means you will see 3 cards with the same sketch!  How fun! 

Happy Stamping!
Tina

Praying for You!

Hello!  I bet you have been wondering about me ... Jordan, our 12 year-old granddaugter is down for a visit and so instead of spending my afternoons in my "shack", we have been watching movies, we have played UNO, Monopoly, Life, and gone to see The Smurfs!  Actually, I have to say The Smurfs movie was kinda cute!  So, yesterday, when we got back, I did spend some time making a couple of cards for you.  And have one for you today.  This one was made for an ex-customer who recently lost her hubby.  Let me show you my card ... enjoy!

The paper pad I used here, called Gertie, I have used so much that I really had mostly smaller pieces left, but no worries, because I recently got a second pad, so you will continue to see more of these colors and patterns.  I decided that the couple of Stella & Rose pads that I have used repeatedly, I should get another pad of them before they are sold out and you can't get them at all.  In fact, I had a little trouble finding this one, so I guess I am not the only one that loved it!   Anytime, I don't have a specific sketch to use, I go thru the stack of Mojo sketches from 2009.   Today's card roughly follows sketch 119 which you can see here. You can't really see it in the pic, but I did stamp out a second butterfly and lay it over the first, adhering just in the middle to create the appearance of flight.  Pretty, huh?

Recipe:

Paper - My Minds Eye Stella & Rose line - Gertie, Cardstock Natural White, Black, Rose Red
Stamps - Butterfly by Rubbernecker, Praying sentiment by Verve
Ink - Versafine Black
Tools - Classic Scalloped Circle, Classic Circle, Lattice Rectangles Nestibilities
Other - Swirls Class a Peels by Stampendous, Pearls by Queen & Co., Ribbon by May Arts

I have another card made that I will show you tomorrow, so I hope you will stop back by! 

Happy Stamping!
Tina