For Lynnda

I made this card for my friend, Lynnda. She moved a few towns away. Not far, but I miss her just the same. Of course, she used to live 10 minutes away and I hardly ever saw her, but at least she was close KWIM?

The photo is not the best because I did not take it in natural light. It was dark outside and I wanted to get this in the mail today so she will get it on Monday (everyone needs happy mail on Monday) so I went ahead and took it in my stamp room. This card was inspired by Julia S. She made this card a while ago but it has been in my favorites for a long time and I finally found the perfect reason to case it.

I stamped the flowers in Versamark and the embossed them with Iridescent Ice Embossing Power. Then I cut out a rectangle to use as a mask (the hardest part of this card) and then sponged on all the color. The ink resists the embossed area, making the image pop out. You can see a tutorial on this technique here.

Stamp Set: Petal Prints & Rough Edges Alpha Inks: Vintage Violet, Pixie Pink and VersaMark Paper: Whisper White and Vintage Violet Accessories: Hot pink polka dot organdy ribbon, Iridescent Ice EP, Heat tool

Rejected Valentine

Here is a card I was trying to do for a Valentine Swap for Bloggers. I like it but felt it was to traditional and wanted somthing a little different. I would love to share the one I created but Sarah aka Staramaze would hurt me :) ! So for now you will have to settle for the rejected version which I think is quite cute.

Stamps: Sweet Shapes

Paper:Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Basic Black

Ink: Red and Pink

Accessories: Pink Brads, Red andPink grosgrain and Word Window Punch

My Cuttlebug Finally Arrived!

And I LOVE it. And who knew this thing would amaze my husband and children as well.
Anyway, I have played around with it a little and made a few cards last night. A few were for my Secret Sister so I can't post those (yet) she may see them and find me out. But I did make this one for a friend that I never see enough. This card was inspired by many like it in the SCS Gallery.
I think the first one I saw like this was one done by JulieHRR.
And I recently saw this card done by Mytime. I was going to add ribbon to my version, but I kept felling like it was taking away from the embossing. So I decided to let the Cuttlebug shine. Especially since part of the reason I made the card was to show my friend how cool this thing is! Can you say enabler?

Stamp Set: All Year Cheer; Card stock: Elegant Eggplant and Naturals Ivory; Ink: Elegant Eggplant; Accessories: Cuttlebug, A2 Embossing Folder Stylized Flowers, SU! Pastels: Eggplant, Celery and Pale Plum

Color Challenge 95

As you may know I LOVE the Color Challenges on SCS! This weeks challenge colors are Basic Black, Cool Caribbean and Whisper White. I ended up doing two cards with these colors. I love the way the colors pop off of each other.


My first card was CASEd from a card uploaded by Vicky. NurseT made the card for her. This card has been in my favorites for a few months and these colors seemed to be the perfect match. I used my Aqua Painter to color in the birds and I used my Cool Caribbean Ink pad to dye some grosgrain ribbon to match. I also painted a floor under the little birds so that they weren't floating in mid air.

Stamp Set: Love Ya Bunches; Card Stock: Basic Black, Cool Caribbean and Whisper White; Ink: Jet Black Staz On & Cool Caribbean: Accessories: Aqua Painter, Black and White Grosgrain.


My second card was inspired by a card created by Chantel. I am always looking for a way to use my Year Round Fun II Set. I changed things a little but stayed with her basic layout. I wanted to do a larger black square, but my punch would not reach to the center. I ended up with a 3 inch square and used the 1 3/8 SU! Square Punch. To get it centered ( I can never eyeball it) I turned my square panel over and drew lines from each corner, creating an X in the center. Then I centered my punch over the X and made sure that the lines I had drawn lined up with the corners of my punch. Voila! Perfectly centered! Again I used my Aqua Painter to color in everything and create the "table" that the cupcake sits on.

Stamp Set: Year Round Fun II & Mini Mates; Card Stock: Basic Black, Cool Caribbean and Whisper White; Ink: Jet Black Staz On & Cool Caribbean: Accessorise: Aqua Painter, Black gingham ribbon and Square punch

Secret Sister Reveal Gift

I love being a Secret Sister! So much that I am a part of two groups on SCS! This month is reveal month for DDSS (Dabblin' Demo Secret Sisters). This is part of the gift my sis will be receiving. I am also including a stamp set she is wanting, some ribbon, another mailbox that is white for her to decorate, some stickers and Accents & Elements from the Winter Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! I can't wait until she gets this! I hope she loves it.

In the spirit of giving, I am going to do a little drawing. You will get your name in the drawing for:
1) making a comment to this post and
2)Referring someone to my site. Be sure to have them mention your name!

I will be drawing a name on Thursday, Jan 4, 2oo7 at Noon CST. The winner will receive a 6x6 SU By Design Album and a few surprise goodies.

Stamps: Mini Mates, Sweet Shapes, Nice &easy Notes; Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Whisper White and Real Red Target Dollar Spot Printed Paper; Ink: Real Red, Basic Black and Pixie Pink; Accesories: Circle Punch Cuttlebug scallop die, assorted ribbon, Aqua Painter and Sticky Strip


ETA: The winner is mnhyrkas at SCS
Please email me with you address so I can get your stuff in the mail. Stay tuned the 15th is my annivesary and I may have to celebrate by doing another drawing.