Butterfly Bookmark/Tag

I made this bookmark/tag for a friend who is recovering from knee replacement surgery. She is going to have plenty of time for reading as she heals.

4th of July part 2

 Butterfies made from soda cans. Coke and Pepsi together for the celebration.

Happy 4th of July

Crisp Cantaloupe abounds

I am finding that Crisp Cantaloupe ink is very versatile. It blends so well with many of the existing SU! colors and has become one of my go to colors. I would be happy if SU! added this one to their regular line in the future.

Loving the new In Colors

I am enjoying the new In Colors and have been finding fun ways of using them. Hope you enjoy.

I'm back

I was going to post all my cards on Pinterest until I noticed people were still stopping by this site, so I am going to resume posting here as well as Pinterest.

Here are a few of my latest creations. Thanks for looking.

Bling and new clay

This card just evolved. I wanted to use the coral stamp from By the Tide as a background. I decided some hand dyed chrystals would be nice on the coral and then kept adding them to the card on the side strip.

I really like the new clay. The flower for this card was sponged with Crisp Cantaloupe and then it just had to have some bling too.

My M&T for stamp club

Each month I get together with a group of demo's for a stamp club. We started to get together before we were all demos and have continued for several years now. Half of us make projects and half of us bring food. 

This month it is my turn to bring one of the projects and I decided to give everyone a choice between two similar designs. Hope everyone enjoys.

Friday Creations

I enjoy this transition season of SU! because I take the opportunity to look at what I have left over from the past year and how I can blend it with the pre order items I have received. 

These two cards are examples of those mergers. Strawberry Slush card stock is going to be a go to color for me this year and it blends well with items from the Spring mini. (I think am going to save this card for my Mom,)

This card was made with pieces from a card club card that I didn't finish at the event. I redesigned the card a bit and used the new Cantaloupe card stock as my background.

Old and New continued

SU! is introducing a new neutral color - Smokey Slate. 

I am not a big fan of white and vanilla base cards, it's just my personal thing, but I do like a soft background and this color does the trick.

I used it for this first card and one of the things I like about it is that it highlights the bit of slate in the dsp's I used for accents. I also used the new clay with a non SU! mold for the center of the design and sponged Coastal Cabana over it after it dried.

I am sorry the Feeling Sentimental stamp set was only available for SAB. It is one of my favorites and I will continue to use it because I like how flexible it is for creating masculine and feminine cards. 

It sounds like I am in a bit of a "current only" rebellion, but I am enjoying myself.

TFL

Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush

This color combo is so fresh and on trend right now, and I just like how it looks. We have had sunshine in the Northwest the past few days, so I was inspired to make a card that fit the weather. This is the outcome of that effort.

Although the bottle caps haven't been carried forward I stocked up on them and plan to keep using them because they are fun and add a nice touch to cards. So you will see them from time to time as the months go by. 

I used a stamp from Mosaic Madness on the ribbon with Strawberry Slush and just a garnish of Crisp Cantaloupe with the You Make Me Smile from the A Round Array stamp set. 

Thanks for stopping by.

In Colors

I am going to enjoy the new In Colors for months to come. They remind me of the house colors in the Caribbean and that brings a smile to my face. 

These cards are a combination of something old, something new, and something not SU!

Hope they bring smiles to your face, too.

K is for Kindness

I made this card using the sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. I like the soft pastels that are in this season and wanted to use them for this card. They remind me of nice Spring days.

Playing with retired SU paper

I have been playing with One Stroke painting and stamping for a bit now. I decided to use paper colors that SU! retired  a couple years ago because I didn't want to "waste" current paper if the projects didn't turn out like I expected.

People who know about all my paper stash are ROTFLOL right now. Actually, I was digging through my office and came upon the retired paper plus I was to lazy to go out to my craft room/trailer to get something current.

Here are the results. The first one uses a background die cut and the second one is hand painted and embellished with a stamp greeting. Enjoy.

Mom's Birthday Card

I've been reviving my painting recently and decided to combine it with my stamping. I made this one for my Mom's birthday.

SU's paper has responded well to the major acrylic paints on the market as well as paints designed specifically for paper.

Thanks for stopping by.