It's grad time!!

We have 6 people graduating this year and I have one card, it's a start, right?

I have been trying to get better at taking pictures of my cards, 

not something I find very easy!

I have been reading different blogs but it is like a foreign language.

My girls are both photographers but I forget what they tell me by the next time I take pictures, oops!

 

Birthday wishes!

 

I am so happy to have my card box full of cards again, 

birthdays just seem to pop up and I like to have a card ready.

I love all the layers on this card!

The bottom strip of paper is actually embossed with the chevron folder, 

hard to tell in this picture.

I also used the spritz tool with Early Espresso marker on the main card stock.

I got the idea for this card right from the current Stampin Up Catalog!

The Catalog is such a great resource for ideas; 

I am very excited for the new catalog!!!

Family Time!

We had a wonderful visit with Dad and his new wife Cathie, she is a beautiful woman of God!!  Enjoyed ever moment of our visit but I have to say I was a little happy this morning when I knew I could stamp again!  You know your addicted when....!  Actually I think I have a bit of Adrenal Fatigue, just from the high stress in recent months!  One of the things that they suggest for treatment / healing, is doing something every day that makes you happy!  Well that made me happy because making cards makes me very happy and I like to do at least one a day!!  Scarpbooking is also very rewarding but it requires a bit more energy and commitment, than making a card.

 

This card was fun, I started it and thought, what am I doing, it is so ugly but I kept adding stuff and it turned out good, it should make a friend happy on her birthday!!!

 

Supplies:

 

Stamp Sets: Mixed bunch stamp set, Papillon Potpouri stamp set, Itty Bitty Banners

 

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

 

Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Gumball green (love this green), and Whisper White.

 

Accessories: Bitty Banners Framlits, Oval Collection Framlits, Jewels, bird punch for the leaves, Blossom punch, butterfly punch, Beautiful wings embosslits and Honeycomb embossing Folder





Island Indigo

 

 

So Much to be thankful for today!!!  For one the Sun is out, and spring will be right around the corner!

For this card I want to highlight the background card stock, Island Indigo, it is one of the, 2011-2013 in color's.  I don't know why I have never used it before now but now that I am I love it!!  So far I just have the card stock, so I will have to order the ink before June.  Saying that, brings me to, how I stamped the background without the Island Indigo ink.  Well I used my favorite ink, Versa Mark!

 

 

Not only can you emboss with Versa Mark but it leaves a watermark on any colored card stock.

 

Supplies used on this card:

 

Paper Doily Sizzlits

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Labels collection Framelits

Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Red Ridinghood and Whisper White Card Stock

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, half backed Pearls

Itty Bitty Banners you can also earn this through the Sale-A-Bration Promotion

Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set

Elegant Butterfly Punch