Motorcycle and Cracked Glass

Motorcycles are not popular in my family, however I just love this stamp from the Summer Mini Catalog. For this card I used the Cracked Glass technique and soft suede ink. The Happy Birthday is from the Teeny Tiny Messages Stamp Set and I added some paper piercing. The paper is sahara sand, whisper white and some retiring DSP. I will be offering a technique class in the middle of July and the cracked glass will be one of the techniques that I will be teaching.

Vintage Stencil

I love the look of the Vintage Stencil. It is available in the Summer Mini Catalog and also is in the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog. It makes any card or scrapbook page have a touch of elegance to it.

First Father's Day

Here is the Father's Day card that I made for my husband. This is his first Father's Day! He loves getting handmade cards, however I always have trouble coming with with just the right card for him. I saw this somewhere on Splitcoast and thought it a really neat idea.

Playing with a New and Old Stamp Set

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. My mother and I had a garage sale last week and it took just about all my time and energy. I finally had some time to play with some of the new items I was able to preorder from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog last night. This is a new stamp set called Artistic Etching. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line everything up and think it turned out pretty well. I was hoping for a masculine birthday card and think this just might work.

Here is an oldie but a goodie. Inspired by Nature and Flight of the Butterfly work nicely together.

Mini Starter Kit for only $99

Ever thought about being a Stampin' Up demonstrator? Want to get a discount when you order Stampin' Up items? Well now is the time to join my Stampin' Up family!

The Mini Starter Kit--valued at over $180--contains the items listed below; while all items are recommended, you can substitute a like item of equal or lesser value.

Watercolor Trio stamp set (wood-mount)
I {Heart} Hearts stamp set (clear-mount)
Clear-Mount Block C
Homemade single stamp*
Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
Brights Collection assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")*
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad*
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon*
Color Coach*
SNAIL Adhesive

Plus all the business supplies you need to get started. *New demonstrator who join Stampin' Up! in June will receive a free box of 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogs during the first part of July.

Contact me for more information today!

One of my new favorite toys!

I am discovering just how amazing Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio really is. The neatest thing about it is you can download stamp sets, or paper and use it with Adobe Photoshop instead of having to buy the entire Digital Studio. I loved the stamp set, Vintage Vogue but it just wasn't in my budget so instead I bought the download for $3.95 and now I can use it to make cards, scrapbooks, and calendars. The other really great thing is once you have an item it never goes away, so Mellow Moss, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, and Close to Cocoa you are here to stay. You do have to purchase the downloads from my online store if you are interested. Here is a scrapbook page I made on MDS using the Sweet Pea DSP. Here is a card I made using the Vintage Vogue stamp set.

And the inside of the card...

More Summer Mini Swaps

Marty has been in Japan the past week so with being a single mother I haven't had time to stamp much to my dismay. So here are a couple other cards I received from the Summer Mini Swap I participated in. The first one was created by Pamela Staples. I would have never thought about buying this stamp set but she just might have convinced me. I think this makes a great masculine card.

The next card was created by Sherri Eddleblutz. I think this is a beautiful card again using a stamp set I wouldn't have thought about buying. She used the Smooch Spritz which I recently put an order in for. I think it definitely adds a lot of character to the card.

Finally the last card for today is probably my favorite that I received in the swap. I think the stencils that Stampin' Up has started carrying are beautiful and again she used the Smooch Spritz. This card was done by Donna Rogers.