An Assortment

Keeping Busy!

I've had time recently to make a few cards with some of my digital images that aren't Mo's. I never get tired of working with her designs, but it's good to branch out once in a while.

So Sassy!

This first card uses one of Sassy Cheryl's little girls. I've always thought this one was cute, so when Cheryl had a sale recently, I grabbed this one and a few others.

My team mate, Dorcas, makes a lot of 'patchwork' backgrounds for her cards, and I love the look. I also love using up scraps of my DP, although my pile never seems to decrease by much! I can't imagine what it does behind my back!

I think Cheryl's fun designs are all a little wonky, so I did a bit of wonky stitching to go along with the look. I found it's not as easy as it seems to get it right. I need more practice!

Images: "That's One Big Flower!" from Sassy Cheryl's, Sentiment stamp by PrintWorks

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Sewing Machine, Tacky Tape

Papers: SU! Poppy Parade, Summer Sun, Neenah smooth white, Assorted DP

Embellishments: Gingham ribbon, Daisy trim, Silk leaves

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Vine Wreaths

These two cards use  a very pretty image from Nana Vic called "Tweet Wreath".  It's a good design for all kinds of cards for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and even sympathy! I did a lot of fussy cutting on these, but I like the look.

That's it for now! Thanks for stopping by!

Elaine

Mo's Challenge #127

Bling It On!

We are asking that you  use some bling on your card or project this week for Mo's Challenge. I've used one of Mo's sweet angels for my card, along with a lot of gold accents. I like this card except for the coloring of the puppy. I think the black spots throw the whole  thing off, but I had no time to make another, and I'm sure the recipient won't care!

Images: "Angel With Puppy" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Digital sentiment

Tools: Copics, Spica pen, Versa Mark pad, Gold EP, Heat gun, Oval punches, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Marianne swirl die, Mounting tape

Papers: SU! Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Gold metallic CS, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Flower from WOC

So that's your challenge for this week. Use as much or as little glitz on your card or project as you like, along with one of Mo's great images for a chance to win a gift certificate to Mo's Digital Pencil!
Good luck!

Elaine

Lots of Cards!

Assorted Greetings!

I've made a lot of cards over the past few weeks that I never got around to posting, so here are a few using Mo's images.

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This was for one of my daughter's friends who is very ill. We thought she could use a laugh!

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Inside: "An onion a day will take care of everyone else!"

 Images: "Bite?" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Computer-generated sentiment

Tools: Copics, Silver Spica pen,  White gel pen, Exacto knife, Tacky tape

Papers: SU! River Rock and Night of Navy,  Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Red lace, Heart pin with beads

I cut some of the elements in the DP partially free and slid the image panel under them. I also cut out some of the leaves and flowers and used them to embellish the panel.

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 This was for the 11th birthday of one of our grandsons.

Inside: "Here's your ticket for an awesome day!"

Images: "Skateboard Schoolboy" from Mo's Digital Pencil,  Digital sentiments

Tools: Copics, MS zig-zag border punch

Papers:  SU! Bayou Blue and Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Screw brads, Baker's twine

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I made this one for our school nurse who is recovering from back surgery.

Images: "Nurse" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment stamp from Hero Arts

Tools:  Cuttlebug with Hear dies, and Die-namics  border die, Paper crimper

Papers: SU! Really Red, Brocade Blue, Going Gray, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Nurse's hat and Stethoscope brads, Rose
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A couple using vintage images from Digital 2 for Tuesday

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Two using floral images.

This lily of the valley image from Fred She Said was colored using Prismacolor pencils on SU! Kraft CS

This vase of roses was done with Copic markers.


That's it for now. Thanks for dropping by!
Elaine

Odds & Ends

An Assortment

My husband needed a Sympathy card, so this is what I came up with.

Images: Peony from Fred She Said, Digital sentiment from Paper Garden Project

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Mounting tape, Tacky tape, Cuttlebug with Nestie ovals and embossing folder

Papers: SU! Sage Shadow, Cool Caribbean, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Lace trim, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

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  This is a Thank You for a lovely old couple who put up nine of our family members in their five bedroom rental house in northern New Hampshire at no charge! Their grandson is good friends with our youngest, so they wouldn't take any money. We left them something anyway, of course!

 

Images: Pansy Cluster (?), SU! stamped greeting

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nesties and Parisian Accents die, MS Hydrangea punch

Papers: SU! Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Confetti white, Neenah smooth white, Gingham DP

Embellishments: Pearl Cabochons, Seed beads, Satin Ribbon

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I finally got around to finishing  a Trudy card. I had her colored and the dresses made, but I had just put them aside in an envelope. I winged it while putting it together, so things didn't work out exactly as I'd intended. I'll do it a bit differently next time.

  This is how it looks when closed.

Here it is opened.

Here she is with her dresses.

She can stand on her own. You can see the slits in the card which keep her in place. 

This is actually mounted on a slightly larger card so that I can insert a printed greeting.

Image: Trudy's Party Dress from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copic, Prismacolor pencil, Quickutz Swirl die, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch, MS Border punch

Papers: SU! Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, and Gable Green, Neenah smooth white, Assorted DP

Embellishments: Prima flowers, Pearl flower brad, Brads, Pearl cabochons, Narrow satin ribbon, narrow lace trim, Tiny ribbon rose.

Hope you liked the cards!
Elaine

Such Sadness.

In Keegan's Memory

Our hearts are broken. Our youngest son's friend and best man at his recent wedding lost his battle with Hodgkin's disease a few days ago. He had almost completed his chemo therapy and was to be pronounced cancer-free, when he suffered a severe reaction to one of the drugs. He was placed on a ventilator and put into a medically-induced coma in the hope that his lungs would recover.  Unfortunately, it wasn't to be, and he died shortly after his family and friends got to say their final goodbyes. He was just 31 years old.

These are the cards I made to send to his family and girlfriend.

He had been planning on proposing to her when he was done with his treatments.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Elaine

Sympathy Cards

In Sympathy

This has been a terrible year for losses. I can't count the number  of condolence cards I've  had to make so many over the past months!

These two use images from the Digi Doodle Shop. They have a lot of realistic floral and vintage images.

This one uses their "Roses" image. I've been practicing my shading on flowers. I think it turned out okay, but I've got to do a bit more blending next time to get a more realistic look. 

The Copics I used for the roses were R81, R83, R85, and R59. G82, G94, and G99 were used  for the leaves.

This is a close-up that better shows the "dew drops" I made using Crystal Effects.

Images: "Roses" from the Digi Doodle Shop Computer-generated sentiment

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Craft Concepts embossing folder, Nesties label die , and Marianne dies, Circle punches, Mounting tape, Tacky tape, Crystal Effects

Papers: SU! Rose Romance and Mauve Mist (both retired, unfortunately), Neenah smooth white

Embellishments: Satin ribbon

I'm entering this in their Challenge  #59, use embossing.

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Ever make a card where you loved all the elements of the card, but didn't care for the card itself? This is one of those cards for me! I love the image and the way the pump is colored. I love the way  the sentiment looks and the cluster of flowers. I like the colors, but.......the card itself......not so much! LOL!

Images: "Antique Water Pump" from The Digi Doodle Shop, SU! sentiment stamp

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, White gel pen, Cuttlebug with Nestie oval dies and Marianne leaf die, Martha Stewart Branch punch, Mounting tape, Dimensional dots

Papers: SU! River Rock, Rich Razzleberry, Lavender Lace, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Embellishments: Pearl cabochons, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (colored with Copics)

Thanks for looking!
Elaine

Cards for Adults

I have so many cards to show you today that I'm going to forgo listing all the elements and just give you the basics. If you have any questions, just ask!

The first two cards are for a customer who ordered them for May and June birthdays. That's a good thing, 'cause I don't like doing consignments, unless I have plenty of time to do them when the mood strikes me! LOL!  I actually have enough time to make more cards in the same themes so that she can have her choice of designs.

Choo-choo Charlie

I just love Mo's image of adults! I think the very first images I purchased were "Mummu Dancing" and this image, "The Engineer." This is for a man's fifty-first birthday.

The inside says, " I hope you're never too old to have fun! Happy Birthday!"

 The rectangular sign was computer-generated, the lantern was a Google image that I colored, and the other two were also Google images.

 Let's Party! 

This one, for the same customer, is for a woman's fiftieth birthday. I used Mo's "Party Girl."

The inside says, "Happy 50th Birthday! Celebrate! Inebriate!"

 In Sympathy

This is just a sympathy card I made up to have on hand. It was fairly quick and easy and uses part of the beautiful "Bunny with Violets" set from Angel's Landing.

Exuberance!

This card uses Mo's " Abby Celebrating." It's funny, but I like all the elements of this card, but am not crazy about the card itself.  I've learned not to worry too much when that happens, because it will appeal to someone out there!

I had a lot of fun coloring the bunch of balloons, though! It was my first attempt at making them look transparent, and I really like the way they turned out!

 It's just a matter of using several shades of the same color and imagining the shape of the balloons that are behind the others.

Well, that's all for now. I've got to get back to coloring!

Thanks for stoppiong!

Elaine

More Mo!

Free Time!

I've had some time to color recently and I've enjoyed every moment of it! I used to color an image and immediately make it into a card, but the last few times I've sat down at my desk, I've done image after image! Now that I have a real back-log, I'm taking the time to put them all on cards. 

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 This is Mo's new  "Flower Girl".  Isn't she just lovely? She's also available with straight hair.

I think she could be used  for a wedding or  birthday card equally well.

Image: Flower Girl from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Dauber, Blush Blossom ink pad, Cuttlebug with MFT border die

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom and Real Red CS, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey DP

 Embellishments: Pearl cabochons, Prima flowers and Silk flower petals, Enameled brad

This card is entered in the Allsorts Challenge, "Blooming Blossoms"
and the Copic Creations Challenge to use your favorite Copic technique. ( I like to color ribbons!)

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  This one uses Mo's "Angel With Puppy."  This image is available with curly hair, too, and also with straight or curly hair holding a kitten.

 This is a pet sympathy card.  I really love how it turned out!

I "aged" the ribbon by hitting it lightly with a blast of hot air from my embossing gun. Be careful! It can get ruined very quickly if you let it stay in one place too long. Ask me how I know! LOL!

Images:  "Angel With Puppy" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment stamp from SU!

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nestie, Embossing folder, Tag die, and Marianne Swirl die, Nellie Snellen Embossing leaf punch set

Papers: SU! Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink, Neenah smooth white

Embellishments: Rosebud lace trim, Prima roses

Pearled flower brad, Sheer ribbon, Tiny pearl cabochons

This card is entered in the Stamp Something Challenge to use a digital image

Thanks for stopping in for a visit!

Elaine

They Come in Threes

Good things and bad things are said to come in threes. I don't know if it's true or not, but here are three new sympathy cards I finished yesterday.

Vintage Sunflowers

I love the look of sunflowers, and this vintage image from Digital Two for Tuesday is so pretty! I enjoyed making this card even though it's for a sad occasion.

The oval window was cut out of the green CS using Nesties, and the lighter green frame was cut using two oval  Nesties, one slightly larger than the other. The CS was then mounted on the image panel using mounting tape to give it dimension. 

The flowers were made with Prima daisies and corduroy button brads which were colored with a Copic marker.

Images: Free digital sunflower image from Digital Two for Tuesday, Sentiment is part of a dollar stamp from Michaels (omitting technique)

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with Swiss dot embossing folder, Nesties, and Marianne leaf die, Circle punches, Black SU! marker

Papers: SU! Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Vanilla, and More Mustard

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Prima daisies, Corduroy buttons

Dainty Columbines
 

Columbine come in other colors including yellow, white,  purples, and even peach , but this is my favorite type.  I shaded the inside of the circular frame with blue to give it more depth.


Images: Digital coloring book columbine, Digital sentiment from Jenete's Sentiments 2


Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencilMartha Stewart Punch Around the Page punch set


Papers: SU! Bashful Blue and Marvelous Melon, Neenah smooth white, PTI white


Embellishments: Satin ribbon, silver flower charm, pearl cabochons


I've entered this in the Papertake Weekly Challenge, Triple Tastic, use three of something.

Aster Frame

I love this image! It was a joy to color. I love the color combination of greens and purples or lavender.

Images: Digital coloring book aster frame, Digital sentiment from Paper Garden Project


Tools: Copics, Distressing tool, Ribbon slot punch


Papers: SU! Orchid Opulence, Bazzill textured mauve, Neenah smooth white, Recollections gingham DP


Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Thanks for visiting!
Elaine

In Sympathy

Out of Necessity

My daughter is a visiting nurse, and when one of her elderly patients dies, she cleans me out of sympathy cards. She was here today, but I only had two, and she wanted to send cards to four of the patient's relatives. These two cards should satisfy her needs.

I've said before that I'd rather make cards for happy occasions, so, when I have to make sympathy cards, I try to make several at a time.

I collect both full-sized and miniature Salmon Falls salt-glazed pottery, so I had to have this stamp

when I saw it!

The fat little pitcher in the photo is part of my collection.

Image: Tulips in Salt-glazed pitcher from Fred She Said

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nestie, VersaMark pad, Clear embossing powder, Tacky Tape

Papers: SU! Barely Banana and Brocade Blue, Neenah smooth white, Gingham DP

Embellishments: Paper Doilies, Satin Ribbon, Pear cabochons

Quick and Easy

This card went together very quickly. That's unusual for me as I usually obsess over every little detail whenever I make a card!
The twig frame is from a site called Gathering Leaves. She offers her digis for private use only, but she has some very nice, classic images. Unfortunately, I've lost all my bookmarks and can't provide a link.


Image: Twig Frame from Gathering Leaves, Digital sentiment from Paper GardenProjects

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil,Martha Stewart Border punch

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Papers: SU! Pretty in Pink and Gable Green, Neenah smooth white, Martha Stewart DP

Thanks for visiting!
Elaine

Waiting for Spring!

Spring Holidays

We are still buried in snow, but thoughts of spring are keeping me going. It's so much fun to make cards for all the upcoming holidays....the colors just make me happy!

This is a new Easter image from Mo called " Bella and Bronte at Easter." Isn't it cute?!
I love green and lavender together...it's such a nice combination for spring!
The little straw hat in the picture is a pin that I made several years ago. I must have had it in my mind while I was coloring Bella's hat.

Image: "Bella and Bronte at Easter"  from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Martha Stewart Hydrangea, Ribbon Slot, and Branch border punches, Mounting tape

Papers: SU! Gable Green, Bazzill textured lavender, Neenah smooth white, Green Gingham DP

Embellishments: Grosgrain ribbon, Pearl cabochons
I've entered this in the Stamp Something Challenge....go digital.
Also Charisma Cardz Challenge...four-legged friends
Creative Belli Blog...Animals
Dutch Dare Card Challenges...Who's in the Zoo?

The Easter Bunny

Don't you just love this image?! It's the first of a new series of digital nature sets from Angels Landing. Once in a while it's nice to work with more realistic images, especially when they are as well-drawn as these! This card is a bit fancy for my taste, but  you can get away with fancy at Easter! I do want to do another with a more earthy look, though.

There is a coloring guide for this image on the site, but, unfortunately, I didn't have most of the colors that were used. I still like the way it came out, though.

I was sure that the digital DP  I used came from Jak Heath's blog, but couldn't find it to link it. She has a lot of other  really nice designs, though, so check her out.

Images: "Nature Bunny and Violets"  from Angel's Landing

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Glue dots, Tacky tape

Papers: SU! Opulent Orchid, Bazzill Textured Mauve, Neenah smooth white, Digital DP (?)

Embellishments: Lace from Wild Orchid Crafts, Ribbon flowers, Satin ribbon, Flower charm

Blue Birds

Not a holiday card, of course, but it makes me think of spring. I have to force myself to make sympathy cards, so I try to make more than one when I find it necessary. I've already sent the other one out, so no picture of that one. 

I love this image! It's public domain art that I believe came from Digital Two for Tuesday. She has so many pretty vintage images available in digital form. New ones are offered every Tuesday.

I'm still trying to master Dorcas's sky technique with Prismacolor pencils. Not there yet, but I think it's getting better!

Image: From Digital Two for Tuesday, SU! Sentiment

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Mounting tape,

Tacky tape, Black ink pad

Papers: SU! Sage Shadow and Bashful Blue, Neenah smooth white, Martha Stewart DP

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Dragonfly charm, Pearl cabochons, Ruffled lace, Pearls on a string

Thanks for dropping in for a visit!

Elaine

Joy and Sorrow

The other day I had to make two cards for two very different reasons. I was asked by co-workers to make a wedding card and a sympathy card.  While I was making those, I decided to make a baby card, so I guess I covered all the bases.

 Oh, Baby!

This card uses Mo's new "Baby Girl" with wispy hair. She Also comes with curly hair or bald.
I cropped a digital sentiment and rearranged the words so that it would read "lovely little blessing".

Image: "Baby Girl" from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment from Tameko

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Corner rounder, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Mounting tape, Glue dots

Papers: Neenah smooth white, PTI White, Pink gingham DP

Embellishments: Picot satin ribbon, Silk flower, Pink pearl cabochons, Gathered lace trim

In Sympathy

I never seem to have enough sympathy cards on hand, because, given the choice, I'd much rather make cards for birthdays or other happy reasons. Unfortunately, death is part of life, so every once in a while I'll sit down and make a few. 

This one uses a gladiola image I got or free somewhere. I wish artists would put a small signature on their images or name the files in some way that would make it easier to give credit! 

I love glads! They are my birth month flower and they last so long as cut flowers. They also come in almost every color of the rainbow!

Image: Digital Gladiolas

Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Mounting tape

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Capella DP

Embellishments: Lace, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Oh, Happy Day!

This is so pretty IRL, but appears a little washed out in the picture. The digital image is Mo Manning's "Bride and Groom".  It's a great image and surprisingly easy to color. I've used my favorite "Out-of-the-Box" technique to highlight her train.

Image: "Bride and Groom" from Mo's Digital Pencil

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Cuttlebug with Nesties., Mounting tape, Martha Stewart Leaf, Branch, and  wide lace punches

Papers: SU! Blush Blossom and Certainly Celery, PTI Cream, Neenah smooth white, Basic Grey Capella DP

Embellishments: Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

Thanks for visiting!

Elaine

Two Cards....Two Looks

Scroll down for the Rainbow Challenge!

Autumn in Provence

I love this image! Her dark, curly hair reminds me of our daughter's when she lets it grow long. Everyone else has always said how much they envy her gorgeous mane, but she always hated it when she was younger. Now she knows how to deal with it and somewhat tame her abundant curls.

This little girl makes me think of the French countryside. This time I actually colored the image before going through my DP and was pleasantly surprised to find this perfect Basic Grey paper. I think it's from their Marrakesh line.

Images: Sadie with Apples from Mo's Digital Pencil, Computer-generated sentiment

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with embossing folder, Martha Stewart Cosmo punch, SU! Oval and Label punches, Nellie Snellen Embossing Leaf punch set, Slice with Vintage Findings design card,  Mounting tape, Glue Dots, Distressing tool

Papers: SU! Wild Wasabi, More Mustard, Really Rust, Garden Green, Basic Grey Marrakesh DP, Neenah smooth white

Embellishments, Corduroy button brads, Pearl cabochons, Fringe trim

In the Arms of an Angel

I was thrilled to see this image when Mo first came out with it. People were always asking for pet sympathy cards, and I never found any images that I thought were really right. I think this one is just perfect! 

There are four different versions....two with long hair; this one holding a kitten and another holding a puppy., and two curly-haired angels with a puppy and a kitten. All of them are just as sweet!

Images: Angel from Mo's Digital Pencil, Sentiment stamp from SU!

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with Nesties, CM Oval-cutting system, Mounting tape, SU! Bashful Blue ink pad,  Dauber

Papers: SU! Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery CS, Martha Stewart DP, Neenah smooth white

Embellishments:  Satin ribbon, Pearl strands, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Paper doilies (both daubed with Bashful Blue ink)

Thanks for dropping in for a visit!

Elaine

Sympathy Cards

Lovely Scenery



Unfortunately, it's a fact of life that we all have the need for sympathy cards on occasion. They are my least favorite cards to make, but I've found some pretty scenic images that I've really enjoyed coloring, and they make wonderful cards for expressing condolences.

This first card uses a beautiful free image from Digital Two for Tuesday. They have a lovely image of an old mill with a waterwheel as well.  I really love this homey scene! It's very versatile and could be used for other happier occasions, too. It would be perfect for Mother's Day, birthdays or for someone moving into a new home, to name a few.

Images: Scene from  Digital Two for Tuesday, Sentiment from Paper Garden Projects

Paper: SU! Blush Blossom , Sage Shadow,  Dusty Durango, Wlid Wasabi, Neena smooth white

 Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Martha Stewart border punch, Creative Menories oval-cutting system, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Glue Dots

Embellishments: Prima Rose, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Pearl  cabochons, Heart charm, Narrow satin ribbon

 

This pretty bridge scene is from Imag-e-nation. They have a few more scenic digital images that are equally as nice.

This card is going to a family friend who lost his father very recently.

Images: Scene from Imag-e-nation, SU! Canvas BG stamo, Sentiment from Paper Garden Project

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Prismacolor pencil, Cuttlebug with Spellbinder Large Label die and Quikcutz Swirl die, Mounting tape

Paper: SU! Going Gray and Buckaroo Blue card stock, Neena smooth white, Metallic gold CS

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

I hope you don't have any sad occassions to use these images, but they would certainly do for happier times, too.

Thanks for dropping by!

Elaine

More Digital Images

A Vintage Image


I check the Digital Two for Tuesday Blog every week or so. She posts at least two free vintage images each week. The subjects run the gamut from nursery rhymes to fashion through the decades to old autos, so I'm sure you'll find something to your liking there.

This is an image I downloaded quite some time ago....it looks to me as if it's from the 20's or 30's. She gets a lot of her images from old children's  books. She also sells vintage images in clear stamps.

Image: Digital Two For Tuesday

Papers: SU! Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Basic Grey DP

Tools: Cuttlebug with Nesties, Paper crimper, MS branch punch, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Tacky Tape, Glue dots, Mounting tape

Embellishments: Prima flowers, String of pearls, Buttons, Bird charm, Ribbon


Thanks for stopping by!
Elaine

The English Countryside

I came across a new digital company, Just Inklined, on Lydia's Blog recently. Of course, I had to check them out and found this pretty image (and a few others!) that I had to have. I'm not usually fond of scenic stamps, but I needed something other than flowers for sympathy cards, and this looked so serene and inviting.

Images: Scene from Just Inklined, Sentiment from PrintWorks, SU! Itty Bitty Backgrounds 

Inks: Gold metallic, VersaMark, SU! Creamy Caramel, Basic Gray

Papers: SU! Garden Green and Certainly Celery, PTI Vanilla, Gold metallic

Tools: Cuttlebug with Nestie label die, Gold EP, Glue dots, Mounting tape, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Heat gun

Embellishments: Pearl Cabochons, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

This and That

Just a Few Cards!

This first card uses Mo's little day dreamer. I love this image...it makes you wonder what she's thinking about.

Almost all my cards are 5" x 7", and when I cut a standard sized sheet of card stock, I always have two long, narrow pieces left over. I've got quite a stack of these scraps now, and in trying to use them up, I came up with this layout. I just wove some strips together, glued the weaving to a piece of computer paper,  and cut them out using my Cuttlebug and the Large Label Nestie die. I stitched around the edges to give it the feel of a patchwork quilt.

Card Stock: Scraps of SU! in assorted greens and turquoise and aqua.

Tool: Copics, SU! Soft Sky ink, Cuttlebug with Nestie Big Label and Mega Oval dies and embossing folders, MS Cosmo and leaf punches, Small five petal flower punch, mounting tape, Sewing machine

Embellishments: Brads, Wired gingham ribbon, Primas.

This image is from Isabella's Sketchbook. I've had it colored for a while, but just got around to putting a card together. I used up some scraps on this one, too. All the punched elements were from bits and pieces of CS.

Card stock: SU! Groovy Guava, Sage Shadow, Scraps of Certainly Celery, Barely  Banana, Guave, and Blue (?), PTI white

Patterned paper, Scrap of Basic Grey Kioshi

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, , Groovy Guava ink, Sponge dauber, Martha Stewart, Leaf, Fence, Grass and Hydrangea punches, SU! Flower Trio punch ( the five-petal  flowers was cut up into small leaves) Embossing stylus

Embellishments: Grosgrain ribbon, Yellow seed beads

This is the first of two floral Sympathy cards.

 I bought this image, but, for the life of me, I can't remember where! I love violets even if they are purple. That's a color I'm not found of except in flowers!

Image: Unknown source, Computer-generated sentiment
Tools: Copics, Cuttlebug with embossing folders, Micro Pen, Creative Memories circle cutting system, Mounting tape
Card stock: Bazzil textured and SU! in shades of lavender and purple, PTI white
Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Lace, Large and small pearl cabochons, Flower charm

 This image is from DZ Doodles. I'd love to have some real Japanese peonies, but I'm no longer able to do any planting, and my husband does not enjoy gardening at all, so I don't have much hope of any of my own.
Whenever I get a new floral stamp, I use Google Image to see what colors they come in, then print out a picture or two as a guide for coloring. I like to color them as realistically as possible.
I find that the MS Around the Corner punches never work for the size panel I want to use. I've solved that by punching a panel in the dimensions they give, then cutting the panel in half and adding some extra punched loops to increase the length or width. Then I just adhere the image panel on top, and it's an almost seemless 'fix'! It works with this set of punches, but I have yet to try it with others.

Images: Japanese Peony from DZ Doodles, SU! Natural Beauty butterfly,  Computer-generated sentiment
Card stock: SU! Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette, PTI white
Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Stumps, Cuttlebug with embossing folder, Martha Stewart Around the Corner punches
Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Pearl Cabochons


Thursday starts my month as hostess for Mo's Challenge Blog! I think I have some interesting but not too difficult things for you to try! I hope you'll drop by and check them out!
Elaine