More Cheap Talk

Another card made with the 'Cheap Talk' stamp set. It works so well with the 'Birds and Blooms' Die for the Big Shot!! I die cut the bird and flowers, and then stamped the legs from one of the birds onto the Whisper White Card stock. Then I added the tree branch which I colored using my Chocolate Chip marker, and blender pen and Kiwi Kiss ink refill. As far as the cardstock, I haven't had much use for the Pacific Blue In Color, but this stamp set works so well with it. I also used the DSP 'Good Morning Sunshine', Kiwi Kiss CS and a small strip from the 'Candy Lane'. I used the 'Scallop Edge' punch for the trim, and then layered the flowers and put a sticky rhinestone in the center (from the dollar bin at Joann's). Can't forget the new White silk and organza ribbon!

Happy Stampin'!

Judy

On-Line Club Projects

Happy Monday! I don't usually say that, but with the beautiful weather that we're having here, how can I help but be in a good mood? I went on a walk with the dog this morning and couldn't believe the warm temps. Gotta love spring!

Speaking of spring, my post is a 'springy' kind of thing. The colors from SU!'s Good Morning Sunshine paper, and the cute little birds from the 'Cheap Talk' stamp set make for some really cute projects! I can't remember where I got the pattern for this fun little purse, but I changed it up a bit and made it work for this project. I just love the little envelope on the front that holds postage stamps!

The idea for one of the cards, the one with the little heart, was found here and the other was my own brainchild. I just love this DSP and stamp set! The colors used were, Kiwi Kiss. Pacific Blue, Chocolate Chip, and Summer Sun. Just straight stamping on this card with a little paper piecing. The heart was punched with the Heart Trio Punch. The Happy Together is from the Family Phrases stamp set and I thought the cutesy font worked with the sweet birds. On the 'Hello There' card I added a little of the Kiwi Kiss Satin ribbon, and one of the new Large Brads (one of my favs from the new catty!).

3rd Club Card

This card is my favorite of the 3 Stamp Club cards that I made. I love the 'Just Buzzin' By' Stamp set and it looks SO CUTE with the Sale-a-Bration DSP 'Delicate Dots'. It's really simple too, the hardest part was cutting the paper. Because my Club was all about learning watercoloring techniques, we used the Stampin' Write Markers to watercolor this one. I used Crystal Effects on the dripping honey and on the bees wings to add some dimension to the card. The ribbon is also from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. I used SU! watercolor paper, Sahara Sand, So Saffron and Certainly Celery cardstocks....just love how it turned out!

2nd Club Card

I can't take credit for this card.....I think I saw it on someone's blog, but I don't remember who's! If this was your card, please comment so that I can give you credit for it!

I just loved the simplicity, and the fact that it used the Texturz Plates from SU! These plates are so fun and add so much pop to my projects. It's hard to see how textured they really are in this picture, but I used another piece of cardstock to 'shim' my 'sandwich' in the Big Shot and it really deepened the embossing on the card.

Again, this uses the 'Crazy for Cupcakes' stamp set. I used the Certainly Celery ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, and a ribbon slide from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware. I watercolored using the Watercolor Wonder Crayons, and added sparkle to the frosting on the cupcakes with Dazzling Diamonds. Cardstock colors are Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. Super easy card!

FINALLY!

I finally figured out a way to take pictures that don't have an 'apricot appeal' glow to them!! I think that my flash isn't working properly, which has caused all of my pictures to take on a peach hue. I solved the problem by taking my pics in direct sunlight in the morning, which fixes my blog pictures issue, but I'm still needing a new camera (hint, hint to the hubby!).

The first card is one that I made for my stamp club. We did a class on different water coloring techniques and I came up with three different cards using the same layout. I'm always looking for masculine cards, so this one uses color and patterns that fit the bill.

The stamp set is the popular CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES, and the color palette is, pacific blue, kiwi kiss, tangerine tango. I used the reinkers in those colors to watercolor the image, and then when it was dry I stamped on the 'happy birthday' from the FAMILY PHRASES set. The patterned paper was from the Tangerine Tango Pattern Pack, and I used the SU! watercolor paper (the best!) to stamp my image on. The stars were punched with the large and small star punches, and I added one of the new Jumbo brads.

I will post the other two cards tomorrow!

Happy Stampin' !

Judy

long lost blogger......

I had such good intentions to post at least twice a week, and then my camera died on me. It's officially gone, my poor little Cannon Powershot. I'm thinking the fact that I may have gotten salt water in it in Florida was the kicker. SO....I'm off to search for my son's little Kodak Easyshare and see what I can do with that. Hopefully I'll have some pictures for you soon because I've been making LOTS of stuff! Hope you have been too!

BTW, did you know that sales on craft items are WAY UP?? That includes stampin' and scrappin' supplies. It turns out, in a bad economy, those of us who love craftin' actually spend more time doing what we love! It has a lot to do with people staying home more, and making homemade cards and gifts to save money. I'm not happy that the economy is in the crapper (excuse the expression), but I am excited because there are so many talented ladies that are blogging A LOT and sharing all of their wonderful ideas.

Pull out your supplies and create something today....it will take your mind off of the state of the union.

Happy Stampin'!

Judy

National Send A Card to a Friend Day

I didn't even know that there was such a day! It's tomorrow (Feb 7th)!! In these days of e-mail and Facebook, we don't send snail mail cards very often anymore. I don't know about you but I still go to my mailbox and hope that there's something besides bills, so personal piece of mail that will brighten my day. And a handwritten note in a handmade card? It doesn't get much better than that! So.....I'm digging through my card stash and going to write a quick note to as many people as I can manage to in 1 day. Hope this inspires you to do the same!!