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Wedding Card

I seem to have trouble with wedding cards. Not sure why. I think maybe I try to put too much on them. So you hardly see me post anything that looks like a wedding card. After I posted this card with Dave's Orchard Tree Frame Die, I thought the die would make a nice wedding card with the right color scheme. Something soft looking. I noticed the light blue patterned paper that is in the Memory Box Aerial 6x6 paper pack and thought this would make a perfect wedding card. It goes perfectly with Memory Box Water.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment, Happy Wedding Day. That stamp is a real oldie! It is a PSX stamp. Anyone remember PSX?! They sadly went out of business some years ago. The die cut piece is Memory Box Delicate Vine.

I hope you enjoyed today's card! I'll be back next Tuesday, have a great weekend!

Stamps: PSX Happy Wedding Day stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Water for the card base, Memory Box Aerial 6x6 paper pack (retired) and Memory Box Water card stock for the die cut.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Dies: Memory Box Orchard Tree Frame Die, Memory Box Delicate Vine Die.
Other Products: Prima Marketing Snow Tea Roses, Prima Marketing French White Fairytale Roses, Zva Creative 2mm White Pearls, Pearl Headpin, Spacer & Swarovski Aquamarine Bicone from my stash.

Cool Chick Card

Isn't this litle chick too cute?! He's all ready for spring and summer with his shades on! The chick and flowers are from Kim Hughes' Paper Smooches Spring Fling set. The sunglasses are from another Paper Smooches set called Sunny Side Up. I thought the chick needed something and when I looked at the Sunny Side Up set, I noticed the sunglasses. Perfect!! I applied some Ranger Glossy Accents to the glass part of the sunglasses.

The fence is a Taylored Expressions Picket Fence Border Die. I ran it through my Big Shot with Balsa Wood. I used Taylored Expressions Cloud Duo Die for the felt cloud you see at the top of the card.

I used Dave's Memory Box Modern Landscape Border Die for the top part of the patterned paper. I was inspired to use this border die from this blog post. I loved the use of other stamp companies stamps with the Modern Landscape Border Die. I would not have thought to use that more cutesy girl image with this die. So keep in mind to play around with your different stamp companies images and your dies to make more use of them.

The patterned paper is another piece from the Memory Box Sprout 6x6 paper pack. This pack is retired.

Thanks for stopping by today and I will be back on Friday.

Stamps: Paper Smooches stamp sets: Spring Fling and Sunny Side Up.
Paper: Memory Box Snapdragon for the card base, Memory Box Sprout 6x6 paper pack (retired), Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped images.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Taylored Expressions Picket Fence Border Die, Taylored Expressions Cloud Duo Die, Memory Box Modern Landscape Border Die.
Other Products: Ranger Glossy Accents, PTI Vintage Cream Felt.

Spring Card

Isn't this bunny adorable?! This is one of the cutest rabbits I have seen in a long time. This image is from Kim Hughes' Paper Smooches Spring Fling stamp set. The little ladybug and butterfly are from the same set.

I used another retired Memory Box patterned paper pack called Aerial. I can't remember when this one was released, but it's been awhile. I thought this particular pattern went well with the bunny and her carrot! I used one of Dave's new spring Memory Box dies called Orchard Tree Frame. It is so beautiful! I can see using this die for a sympathy card, maybe even a wedding card. In fact, there is a patterned piece out of this Aerial pack that would make a lovely background to the Orchard Tree Frame die.

Have a great weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Paper Smooches Spring Fling set.
Paper: Memory Box Parsley for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean card stock, Memory Box Aerial 6x6 paper pack (retired), Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped images.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Memory Box Orchard Tree Frame Die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm Taupe Pearls.

Warm & Fuzzy Kitty Wishes

Another birthday card! I love Kim Hughes' Paper Smooches Party Posse so much that I just had to make another birthday card with the cute cat in this set. I also used Kim's Vogue Abode set. I masked the cat and placed the chair from Vogue Abode under her.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment, Happy Birthday.

Have a good week and I will be back with a cute spring card on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Paper Smooches stamp sets: Party Posse, Vogue Abode.
Paper: Memory Box Thistle for the card base, BasicGrey Picadilly 6x6 paper pad for the patterned paper, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped images.
Ink: Tskukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Impress Fresh Ink - Chocolate.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Hero Arts Lace Ribbon pack.
Other Products: Memory Box Cherry Red Jewels, Martha Stewart Edger punch.

Turtle Birthday Card

This turtle is just adorable! The image is from Kim Hughes' Paper Smooches Party Posse set. Kim really came up with a clever saying to go with this fun turtle, Let's Shell-Ebrate. I cut out and molded the purple shell so that I could give it some dimension. I applied two small dimensional pop-ups on the back of the shell. For the turtle's "toenails", I applied some Ranger Glossy Accents so that it looks like she painted them!

I used the Memory Box Cupid Heart die to die cut the heart shape on the patterned piece of card stock. I again used a retired Memory Box patterned 6x6 paper pack called Sprout. Dave released this pack some years ago and it is one of my favorites.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment, Happy Bithday.

Happy Friday and have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by and I will be back on Tuesday.

Stamps: Paper Smooches Party Posse set.
Paper: Memory Box Parsley for the card base, Memory Box Sprout 6x6 paper pad (retired), Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Memory Box Cupid Heart Die.
Other Products: Ranger Glossy Accents.

Ice Cream Birthday

I needed to make a birthday card so today it's ice cream day! I used Taylored Expressions Build a Treat set that has mainly cupcakes in it, but it does have ice cream cones in two shapes, one of which you see here. The tops that Taylor had done can go on the cupcakes or the ice cream cones. I masked the ice cream tops to make a triple layer ice cream cone! Looks very yummy. I used My Mind's Eye Six by Six Dwell 6x6 paper pad that I bought last year.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the clever saying from the Build a Treat set, Hope Your Birthday Stacks Up To Be Extra Yummy!

Have a wonderful week and see you on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Build a Treat stamp set, the Happy Birthday stamped on the banner on the front of the card is from a different Taylored Expressions set called Fresh Flowers.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image, My Mind's Eye Six by Six Dwell 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tskukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Taylored Expressions Note Frame 1 Die, PTI Double Ended Banners Die.

Pooch & Kitty Heart Canopy Card

I have another Valentine card today. I used Dave's new Heart Canopy die that goes with the Twiggy Tree die. I used an old Memory Box paper pack of Dave's that he released some time ago. I am almost sure that it is retired. I had not used this pack much when it came out, but I thought of it immediately when I was trying to decide what card stock and patterned paper to use. It is called Grove. I used Cotton Candy for the card base and it goes perfectly with this patterned piece from the Grove paper pack.

I was going to leave the card as is, but had Dave's kids stamps sitting out. Emma and Cooper started Poppystamps in 2008. Dave draws the images for them. I thought the pooch and kitty stamps were so cute! They come in 2 sizes. I stamped them out on the patterned paper as you see and colored them in with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. Since these are the smaller images of the pooch and kitty, they fit just perfectly under the tree! I am making a few of these to have on hand to use for birthdays.

I used a Memory Box sentiment, Happy Valentine's Day, inside the card above.

Hope you have a good weekend and I will be back on Tuesday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Poppystamps Small Pooch and Small Kitty stamps, Memory Box Happy Valentine's Day stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Memory Box Grove 6x6 paper pack (retired), Bazzill Prismatics Suede Dark Brown for the Twiggy Tree die cut.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread.
Dies: Memory Box Heart Canopy Die & Twiggy Tree Die.
Other Products: Memory Box Cherry Red Jewels.

Serafina Valentine's Card

Today I have a Valentine card using two of Dave's new Memory Box dies called Cupid Heart and Serafina Heart. Cupid Heart is the solid die cut heart. Serafina Heart is the brown delicate die cut piece that fits on the Cupid Heart. I love the shape of the Cupid Heart and the intricate Serafina Heart. I also used the Blank Ticket die and Chrysanthemum Frame stamp that I used on the sympathy card here.

The patterned papers used are Memory Box called Gossamer. It came out 2 years ago or it might have been 3 years ago. I did stitch around the background patterned paper with my little Janome Sew Mini.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment, Wishing You the Warmest Valentine's Day. This is a Memory Box stamp released 2 or 3 years ago.

I hope you enjoyed the card today and I will be back on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Memory Box Chrysanthemum Frame stamp, Memory Box Valentines Duo stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Memory Box Gossamer 6x6 paper pack, Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Dies: Memory Box Dies - Cupid Heart die, Serafina Heart die, Blank Ticket die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm & 3mm Soft Pink Pearls.

Wheelbarrow of Flowers to Plant

Today I have a card to share showing Karen Lockhart's new wheelbarrow of plants. This is one of Karen's new spring/summer releases. Even though I am not into gardening, this image is calming to me and it was fun to color. I used patterned papers from Echo Park's Springtime 6x6 paper pad.

Hope you are having a good day and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Ready to Plant.
Paper: Neenah 110# weight Solar White for the card base and stamped image, Echo Park Springtime 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Frayed Burlap Distress ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers, Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: MemriMare Etsy store - scrunched seam binding in Vanilla Creme, Macaroon Francias.
Bling: Zva Creative 3mm Taupe and White pearls, Hillcreek Designs Normandy Linen Thread.
Other Products Used: Memory Box Round Buttons die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangles and Small Labels.

Any Occasion Card

I had a request from an aunt for cards. One card that she wanted was a card that is for just saying hello. I mentioned to my aunt that I could leave some cards blank and that way she can use as she wishes. I used PTI's Wishing For stamp set. It has tulips in the set that are solid stamps for quick stamping. I used Impress' Fresh Ink pads in Pink Lemonade, Basil and Chocolate. These ink pads work well for solid images. If you use A Muse's pigment ink pads that they put out last year, they must be using the same manufacturer. I bought a couple of the A Muse ink pads last year and the case and ink pad itself is identical to Impress' Fresh Ink pad. A Muse's ink pad stamped out exactly as Impress'.

The layout for this card is one that Cindy Lyles used in her blog post here.

Have a great weekend! I will be back on Tuesday with a Valentine card most likely. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: PIT Wishing For stamp set.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, October Afternoon Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad.
Ink: Impress Fresh Ink: Pink Lemonade, Basil, Chocolate.
Ribbon: Divine Twine Cotton Candy twine.
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals.

Another Birthday Card

I hope that everyone is safe and warm with the recent snowy and icy weather that the Pacific Northwest had last week! It was not bad where I live and the snow is pretty much all melted now.

I have another birthday card to share today. This is Karen Lockhart's Garden Roses stamp. I love this basket of roses. This is another image where you can use it for various occasions. I used October Afternoon's Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad. I thought the yellow roses matched this patterned paper perfectly. I die cut the bottom of the patterned paper with one of Dave's border dies called Pearl Lace Border Die. I put some May Arts Lace Ribbon and twine above the scallop border. The border die does leave a little line from going through the die cut machine and I wanted to cover that up plus it adds more to the card. I used thin cork for the butterflies from the Butterfly Delights die.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment of Happy Birthday. I used PTI's Rickrack Border die for the piece that I taped at the top.

Have a good week and I will be back on Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Garden Roses, Memory Box Happy Birthday Script.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, October Afternoon Sidewalks 8x8 paper pad, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts Lace Ribbon and Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread.
Dies: Memory Box Pearl Lace Border Die, Memory Box Butterfly Delights Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Oval & Scallop Dies, PTI Rickrack Border Die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm Peach and Soft Pink Pearls.

Birthday Card & Snowy Weather

Today I have a birthday card to share. I used Karen Lockhart's new Kate's Garden Flowers stamp. I love this stamp! But it took me forever to figure out what colors to use. I was going to use oranges and yellows. Then I decided I didn't like that. Then I tried different pinks and purples, but I wasn't happy with that. Then I finally came up with what you see!

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the sentiment.

This above photo is outside my back yard with the snow we got on Wednesday. The snow hit the Seattle area this past weekend, but I only got a dusting where I live. It melted on Monday. Meanwhile, pretty much the rest of the region around Seattle got dumped on! Then we got about 5"on Wednesday. It is pretty as long as you don't need to go anywhere!

Happy Friday and have a great weekend! I'll be back on Tuesday with a card. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Lockhart Kate's Garden Flowers.
Paper: Memory Box Cotton Candy for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean for the brown layer, Neenah Solar White 110# card stock for the stamped image, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two - Blush 6x6 paper pad.
Ink: Tskuineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Creative Impressions Soft Pink 1/2" width Silk.
Dies: PTI Medium Scallop Border die, Spellbinders Nestabilities Square dies.
Other Products: Zva Creative 3mm Taupe & Soft Pink Pearls.

Various Occasion Card

Karen Lockhart released new images right at the end of 2011, early this month. I think this is one of my favorite releases that Karen has done in awhile! I bought a couple of the flower images that I will be doing something with soon. Today's card shows Karen's new Clear Lake Sofa, Itty Bitty Sleepy Kitty and Itty Bitty Basket of Yarn! When I saw these, I thought these images would make a great retirement card, thank you, get well, birthday card. The sofa and kitty are so soothing and calming. Makes you want to take a nap or lay on the sofa and read. Or watch TV!

I am very addicted to October Afternoon's Farmhouse line! I used the Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad for the patterned papers you see. I also used a button from the Farmhouse Button pack. I wasn't too sure about the colors in the pack when I first saw it, but as I put the various colors up to the papers, they match perfectly. I used some Hillcreek Designs Linen Thread to tie a little bow through the button.

Have a great week and I will be back on Friday. Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Lockhart Stamps: Clear Lake Sofa, IB Sleepy Kitty, IB Basket of Yarn.
Paper: October Afternoon Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and Solar White 110# for the stamped images.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts 7/8" Lace Ribbon, Hillcreek Designs Normandy Linen Thread 16/2.
Other Products: October Afternoon Farmhouse Buttons.

Another Baby Thank You Card

I have another baby thank you card I made for a gift. I used the carousel from Lawn Fawn's Admit One set and the ticket beneath the main image is also from this set. The thank you is also Lawn Fawn's. I used a shipping tag and tied some Divine Twine Green Apple twine at the top.

Have a wonderful weekend and I will be back on Tuesday with another card. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Admit One set and separate thank you stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Key Lime for the card base, Memory Box Vanilla Bean card stock, Memory Box Distressed Dots & Moroccan patterned papers, Neenah Solar White #110 card stock for the stamped image.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress Ink.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Divine Twine Green Apple.
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Small Labels.
Other Products: Shipping tag purchased from StarLitStudio.

Baby Thank You Card

Today I am sharing a simple baby thank you card. I made several of this card to give as a gift. The baby carriage is from Lawn Fawn's Plus One stamp set as well as the little raindrop. I applied some Glossy Accents on the raindrop. The Many Thanks stamp is also Lawn Fawn's, but I am not sure it is part of a set. When you order direct from Kelly Marie (owner) at Lawn Fawn, she always includes a little thank you clear stamp in your order! I thought this larger Many Thanks stamp would go well on this card.

I have not used my Inchies in a long time so I pulled out my Inchie Plus size and stamped and colored in the baby carriage.

I will be back on Friday with another card. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Plus One set & Many Thanks separate stamp.
Paper: Memory Box Bluebird for the card base, Memory Box Bluebird Moroccan patterned paper, Inchie Arts White Inchie Plus matboard, Bazzill Prism Black card stock.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: Strano Designs Striped Grosgrain - Fia 3/8".
Other Products: Ranger Glossy Accents.

Sympathy Card

I have another sympathy card today. Not that I am waiting for people to depart, but as I mentioned a few weeks ago, it really is nice to have these cards on hand. It's always fun to whip up a birthday card. It's never fun to have to quickly make a sympathy card and yet you want some thought put into it for someone's family that is grieving.

Dave just released his Valentine dies and stamps for 2012 and he has again outdone himself! This Chrysanthemum Frame stamp is one of his new ones for Valentine's. It matches the Blank Ticket die that he released last year. I hope we see more stamps like this to fit into the Blank Ticket die. When I was looking at this stamp, I thought that it would be appropriate for other cards. Thank you, thinking of you and I immediately thought it would make a beautiful sympathy card. Then I had a light bulb go on and thought of the Wrought Iron Gate die that Dave released last year that I had bought, but had not used yet. I thought it might go well on this stamped image and it does! LOVE this gate! It is simple, elegant and so intricate. I also thought it would be nice to put a butterfly on the image. So I used Dave's Butterfly Delights die where the butterflies all cut out and they are very small. I used cork to cut out the butterfly. I used a different stamp set for the saying that I stamped at the top of the image. I have used this stamp before. It is from the Unity With Sympathy set which is one of the best sets I have bought.

The above photo shows the inside of the card with the saying. This too is from the Unity With Sympathy set.

I hope you have a good weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Memory Box Chrysanthemum Frame stamp, Unity With Sympathy set.
Paper: Neenah Natural White 110# card stock for the card base and stamped image, October Afternoon Farmhouse 8x8 paper pad, Memory Box Vanilla Bean, dark brown metallic paper from my stash for the gate.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa.
Markers: Copic Sketch Markers & Prismacolor Pencils.
Ribbon: May Arts Natural 5/8" Crochet ribbon & May Arts 1/8" Butter Cream Velvet ribbon.
Dies: Memory Box Blank Ticket die, Memory Box Wrought Iron Gate die, Memory Box Butterfly Delights die.
Other Products: Zva Creative 2mm Taupe Pearls, Creative Impressions Thin Cork, Martha Stewart punch.