CDS ~ Times of Trial ~

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Today I am sharing a card I created with digital images from Clearly Digital Stamps.  I printed a script circle (Leaves) on white card stock and modified the ink color before printing.  I cut/embossed the circle and added a die cut maple leaf in the center for interest.  I'm hoping to add a few more clean and simple cards to my stash as the holidays approach.  Pretty soon it will be time to gear up for Christmas cards!  ACK!!!  Let me just start hyperventilating now!  :-) 

And here's my card of encouragement celebrating the textures and colors of fall...

Hope you and yours are having a wonderful day! Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow and Friday for Exploring Cricut projects. Tuesday I will have a new Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge to share. Plus Thursday, the Alumni team at ODBD will be hosting another blog hop! And if all goes well, I hope to share a fun tutorial this week featuring floor wax AND a stamped image... Now you gotta come back for that one! Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Image - Clear Dollar Stamps - Digital Image - Leaves

Papers - Bo Bunny Apple Cider, Bazzill, Neenah

Dies - Spellbinders Fall Foliage, Standard Circles Large, Petite Scalloped Circle Large

Misc. - Pearls - Recollections, Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Bit of Paisley

Mojo Monday #204 - Fullness of His Grace

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog earlier this week to celebrate ODBD's mid month release! Today's card was created for a sketch challenge at Mojo Monday. I decided to use the new Scrolly Borders and Scripture Se"ries 2 set for this one. As you can see, the design is a tad more contemporary than what I am used too. But that is what challenges are for, right? They get us out of our comfort zone! So here's hoping that you are having a WONDERFUL Thursday! Check back later this week as I will be giving a little blogoversary prize! I have a Spellbinders Fancy Tags set to give away! Blessings...

Card Details

Card Stock - Bazzill; Designer Paper - K & Company - Blossomwood; Stamps - ODBD - Scrolly Borders; Scripture Series 2; Paper Crimper, Paper Piercer, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large & Floral Doily Motifs; Cuttlebug Folder - Celtic Knot

Dear Sweet Magnolia...

Can you believe this little cutie has been languishing on my desk? She kept waiting for me to do something with her! I purchased the paper a while back while visiting an out of town scrapbook store. This little lady looks like she has finally met her match! I think the image works well with the Bo Bunny paper. Hope you are having a wonderful Thursday. Friday is almost here!

Lori

Supplies

Card Stock - Bazzill, Georgia Pacific, Gina K. Pure Luxury (image)
Designer Paper - Bo Bunny - Love Bandit Tweetheart
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa (sentiment) & Copics

E00,E000, E13, E25, E29, E35, E37, E39, E55
R00, R20, R21, R22, R29, R46
C0, YG67

Stamps - Image (Magnolia Rubber Stamps Romantic Tilda 2010); Sentiment - Studio G. VC0019 Series 41
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Fiber - Stampin Up
Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cuts - Spellbinders Nestabilities Pendant Fleur de Lis; Scalloped Ovals Large

Ranger Stickles - Stardust (light coating on wings)

My Favorite Bird

And it's not because it is the state bird of Kentucky.... I love cardinals! There is something so cheery about seeing the bright red male against a beautiful new snowfall. And even though it is very mild here all too soon the snow will come. And just when the days are their shortest and winter seems so long, Mr. Cardinal will come right along and perk me up with his shot of color! Red is one of my favorite colors anyway. And it definitely improves the mood (unless you are a bull...) lol

I decided to showcase one of my favorite stamps (a cardinal of course) against a very plain background. I wanted to mimic the beauty of a bright cardinal against new snow. Take pleasure in the bright spots in life! Enjoy a little shot of color in your creations!

Blessings

Lori

Card Recipe

5 x 7

Card Stock - Georgia Pacific - White
Image and Sentiment - Close to My Heart - A Season of Splendor
Inks - Image - Memento Tuxedo Black
Inks - Holly Leaves - Memento's Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy
Inks - Holly - Memento Lady Bug
Ink - Beak - Memento Tangelo
Inks - Sentiment - Memento Lady Bug
Inks - Cardinal (Memento Rhubard Stalk on edges and Lady Bug on body)
Inks - Background - Memento Summer Sky (sponged over a scalloped circle to make clouds)
Die Cuts - Spellbinders, Nestabilities - Pendant Lattice
Punch - Martha Stewart
Cuttlebug Folder - Snowflakes (this layer was showered in Smooch Spritz)
Smooch Spritz - Vanilla Shimmer
Ribbon - Offray 5/8 Satin Red
Stickles - Ranger - Diamond (on leaves and holly)



I decided to fix my ribbon to look like a package! I think I will have to do this again!

One Card, Two Ways

Don't you just love when you can use one design and create multiple cards? It warms my heart! Today's cards were inspired by a recent project on Stamp TV. I decided to do a "clean and simple" version and another "busy" version. If you notice the second image uses pattern paper while the first is strictly a no frills kinda card. Most crafters I know have one style they prefer but may wander into different genres as their mood changes. Sometimes I love to use pattern paper and then others... it just doesn't appeal to me. That's the beauty of a simple design. You can easily adapt it to your own unique style. Have a wonderful week and thanks for visiting!

Blessings

Lori

Card Recipe

5 x 7 inch

Card Stock - Georgia Pacific - White, Bazzill - Dark Blue
Stamps - GKD - Blessed is the Season
Cuttlebug - Polka Dots Folder
Ink - Close to My Heart - Moonstruck
Nestabilities - Classic Small Ovals, Classic Small Petite Scalloped Ovals
Ribbon - Offray - 5/8 Satin Royal

(The script stamp was used twice side by side on both cards. I then used the focal image to cover the seam.)



And here is the second card. This one is my favorite!



Card Stock - Georgia Pacific - White
Card Stock - Bazzill - Dark Green
Designer Paper - Doodlebug - Festive Forest
Stamps - Gina K. Designs - Showtime Stamp Kit - Blessed is the Season
Ink - Memento - Bamboo Leaves
Nestabilities - same as above
Ribbon - Offray - 5/ 8 Leaf Satin

A Formal Christmas

When I think of Christmas the colors black and white do not come to mind! lol But today I just had to be different. The card I have today was inspired by a recent post on Stamp TV. I have used the partial embossing technique before but saw it again there and decided to revisit it. This card was very quick and easy! Boy, do I love that this time of year! And relatively inexpensive since I used standard card stock (purchased in bulk at my local discount store). In fact, this card or something similar could be cranked out in large numbers quickly for your holiday cards!

If all goes well, I hope to have mine finished by Thanksgiving! Wouldn't that be great? Blessings to you this Lord's day. I hope you make it a great one! And thanks as always for reading and sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it very much!

Lori

Card Recipe

Design 4 1/2 x 5 1/2

Card Stock - White, Black - Georgia Pacific
Embossing Folder - Provocraft - Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots
Scor-buddy
Stamps - Image & Scripture - Our Daily Bread Designs - Peace & Joy
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black - Scripture
Ink - Embossing - Versamark
Embossing Powder - Image - Stamp-n-Stuff - White Opaque
Nestabilities - Standard Circles Large, Eyelet Circles
Ribbon - Unknown

ODBDSLC35

Amazing that I would be able to put out a second post today! I created a new card this afternoon and am so excited I have to go ahead and post it. As many of you know I love Our Daily Bread Designs stamps. And I love to participate in their challenges. This week the challenge is to create something combining their top three challenges. That wasn't hard for me considering I really love bling! So creating a glitzy card with die cuts and punches was a delight for me! The bling on this card is very subtle. You will have to look close to see it in the photos. But when you see the card in person it really pops! It was cool to use non-traditional Christmas colors too! I mean, who normally thinks of pink and white at Christmas? Maybe I will try purple next? Thanks to those who read and comment. I appreciate your feedback!

Lori

Card Design

5 X 6 inches

Card Stock - Bazzill - White and Pink
Card Stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Flurry
Ink - Image - Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Ink - Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamp - Image and Sentiment - Our Daily Bread Designs - Blessed Christmas
Die Cuts - Nestabilities - Fancy Tags
Punch - Ionic - Ticket Punch
Pearls - Scrappers Must Haves
Stickles - Ranger - Diamond
Smooch Spritz - Vanilla Shimmer
Ribbon - Offray - Swiss Dot Light Pink



Tips

The second layer of white card stock was embossed with the Flurry folder and the image was reversed (placed upside down) before adhering.

The Fancy Tag die cut (under the image) was split in two and then applied to the bottom. It makes the tag appear to be the full length of the image!

The poinsettia colors are very simple.

Petals R20, R22
Centers YR15
Leaves - YG07

The entire poinsettia was covered with a light layer of Diamond Stickles for shimmer. The other "shimmer" is the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz applied to the embossed underlayer.

How did I create the ribbon? I placed scor-tape on the the card and then folded the ribbon onto the card. I placed a small glue dot under each "fold" to help it hold! Voila! I also highlighted the tags with Stickles!

MOJO162

It's that time again! Mojo Monday is back and I am proverbially late in participating... (lol) What else would I expect? The sketch this week was pretty tough. I really wanted to create a round card. I have had this Fluffles image for at least a year. I love Fluffles! Please don't tell my St. Bernards. They would NOT understand my love of cats! So to satisfy this deep need I colored one! (And I even used my Cricut and Gypsy again! Are you proud of me? (wink, wink) Enjoy!

Lori

Card Recipe

Card Stock - Bazzill - Yellow, Black and White
Card Stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Designer Paper - Adornit - Spider Webs
Stamp - Image - Stampendous Cling - Fluffles Broomstick
Stamp - Sentiment - Studio G - Series 34
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black (image and sentiment)
Ink - Coloring - Copics (colors below)
Cricut Cartridges - George, Mini Monograms
Embossing - Provocraft Cuttlebug Folder
Die Cuts - Nestabilities - Standard Circles Large, Petite Scalloped Circles Large
Plaid - Paper Tearing Ruler - Water
Ribbon - Offray - Purple 5/8 inch satin



Copic Colors

Fluffles - C0, C1, C2, C5, C7
Cheeks - R22
Frog - YG23, YG25
Broomstick - E35, Y17, YR15
Hat - V01, V04, V09, V15
Background - BG0000, B41

Sugar, Corn Syrup and Salt...

What in the world could these three ingredients create? Candy Corn! Does anyone really eat candy corn or is it like the Christmas fruit cake that is re gifted from one home to the next? My Dad LOVED candy corn! And as soon as they appeared in the stores a bag would inevitably surface at our house!

There was something about chewing little colorful balls of wax that made me grimace.... and to this day I still grimace... But I LOVE looking at them. They are so colorful and fun! So when I saw this Friendship Jar Filler set from Papertrey Ink, I had to bite! (Pun intended)...

I hope to revisit some of those fond fall memories I have... And yes, maybe I will even eat some candy corn in my Dad's honor! Hope you make it a wonderful day!



Card Recipe
Finished Size
5 X 7 Inches

Card Stock - Bazzill - Black, Georgia Pacific - White
Card Stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Ink - Markers - Copic (colors below)
Stamp - Image - Papertrey Ink - Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Fall Fillers
Stamp - Sentiment - Papertrey Ink - Friendship Jar Fall Fillers
Punch - Martha Stewart - Modern Garland Punch Around the Page
Embossing Folder - Provocraft - Cuttlebug - Mandarin Screen (black card stock)
Ribbon - Offray - 5/8 Satin Orange
Adhesive - Herma Dotto, Scotch Branch Foam Tape

The lid was stamped, colored and then cut out. I adhered it over top of the jar image with dimensional adhesive to give it depth.



Copic Colors

Fabric Lid - YR04, YR14
Twine - E13
Candy Corn - White - C1, Orange - YR15, YR18, Yellow - Y21, Y38
Shadow - C1, C2
Jar - (attempted to get that Mason Jar color) BG0000, BG11

Giving Thanks

There are many things to give thanks for each and every day. We are never promised a tomorrow and for those who know the Lord Christ as their Savior there is the comfort of spending eternity with him. I am thankful for my family, my country and my Lord. There are so many blessings that he has given me. I deserve none of them. It is only through his grace and mercy that I can even be called a Child of the King.

As you may know this week I have taken a slight sabbatical from blogging. There have been many changes this week. If you read my last post you know that our son left for school last Sunday. I had a difficult few days dealing with that. A day later I found out that a cousin had been killed while serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan. The entire family is very proud of this young man and his sacrifice but it is difficult for his mother and grandmother to understand. Death is difficult to understand and hard to cope with when you do not know the peace that passes all understand. Thank you in advance for your prayers for this family. And above all give thanks for the blessings in your life. They are plentiful!



Card Recipe

Finished Size
5 X 7 inches

Card stock - Bazzill
Card stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Designer Paper - Deja Views - Red Oak Leaf on Gold
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamp - Image - Papertrey Ink - Vintage Picnic
Stamp - Sentiment - Papertrey Ink - Vintage Picnic Sentiments
Markers - Copic
Embossing - Provo Craft - Cuttlebug - Flourished Frame
Skittles - SMH - Pebbles - Harvest
Ribbon - Unknown

Notes on image - the two pumpkins outside the basket are actually a stamped image. I first stamped them on two sheets of paper (one on Gina K. paper and the other on scrap paper) and then cut the scrap image out. I used this as a mask over the good image (stamped on Gina K) and then stamped my basket over it. Removed the mask and voila! This way the basket appears to be behind the pumpkins. This is known as "masking" an image.



Copic

Pumpkins - Y38, YR15, YR18, YR68
Leaves - YR14, E19
Basket - E13, E33, E99
Stem - YG05, E04

Challenge SNTODBD16

One of the challenges this week at Our Daily Bread Designs was to incorporate a bird into a card design. Specifically they asked those playing along to do something seasonal that ties in with the bird stamps. Easy right? Except I am a dumb cluck... (pun intended) and couldn't decided whether Mr. Chickadee was a spring, summer, fall or winter creature. That took me back to the Color Me Beautiful days... I think I dated myself with that comment! :-P After search the internet to find a final answer I settled on a winter theme. Most of the photos I saw were taken in the winter months when the little guy was snacking on berries. So hopefully this card does our little black crested chickadee his just dues!




Today's creation was inspired by a recent tent card highlighted on Splitcoaststampers. Check out
this for details!

Materials List

Cardstock - White - Georgia Pacific, Red - Bazzill
Cardstock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Pattern Paper - Bo Bunny - Tis the Season Snowflakes
Stamps - Image and Sentiment - Our Daily Bread Designs - You Will Find Refuge
Ink - Image - Memento
Ink - Sentiment - Tim Holtz by Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Red
Markers - Copic
Nestabilities - Standard Circles Large
Punch - Snowflake - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Provocraft Cuttlebug - Flurry (torn Snowflake background for bird)
Adhesive - Scor Tape, Herma Dotto, Pop Dots (behind image for dimension)
Stickles - Ranger - Star Dust - Snowflake and designs on embossed areas
Scor Buddy
Scissors - Fiskars - (for cutting detail around image)



Copic Colors

Bird - YR00, Co, C1, C5, C7
Branch - E25, E35, C5, C7
Berries - R46, R59
Uniball Signo Gel Pen - White - Highlights

Mojo Monday

Today's card was designed for a contest over at Mojo Monday's blog. If you haven't had a chance to check out their site take a look. This particular challenge gives you a sketch to interpret. Call me a purist but I love sketches. They are kinda like a road map and I am a visual learner! If I had my choice between a good old fashioned atlas and my TomTom, the atlas would win every time! I like being able to see the overall picture of things, what other sites are around and the like. Plus ole Tom has been known to give me a few miscues on occasion. After all, technology is only as good as those who create it... :-) And my hubby would say as good as those who use it! (wink, wink) Hope you have a terrific Wednesday! Friday is almost here!



Card Recipe

5 X 7 Inches

Cardstock - Bazzill
Pattern Paper - American Crafts - Merrymint - Winter Green
Image - Close to My Heart - My Acrylix - Enjoy Every Moment
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Embossing - (Purple Layer) PC Cuttlebug - Folder from Love's in the Air set
Embossing/Die Cut - Spellbinders Nestabilities - Fancy Tags (cut and emboss background for sentiment in green, cut in two and adhered to back of sentiment...)
Punch - Martha Stewart - Modern Garland
Ribbon - Offray - 5/8 inch Satin in Leaf (my new favorite color)
Copics



Copic Color Guide

Morning Glory - RV00, RV04 (veins) V01, V17 (body of flower)
Foliage - G82 (added in layers for depth) YG25

Card Making Machine

Vacation rocks! I have gotten so much done around the house over the last few days. I actually feel like I have a handle on things for the first time in 6 months. That is a great feeling!

Even more amazing is the fact I have 7 cards done, photographed and ready to post over the coming days! This is a new record for me. :-) And I owe it all to nervous energy. Last night I was up until well after midnight making cards. Why? My beloved Morgan, the St. Bernard was having puppies! Some people pace or smoke cigars, I make cards! :-) Poor hubby was up all night and as I type is trying to catch a few well deserved winks. Unfortunately there are so many complications that can arise so he has to stay with them pretty much the entire first ten hours. My big girl had 9 puppies! She is such a good little mommy. She checks on each and every one. What a trooper!

So during the coming days you are going to see a sort of Morgan mini-series... creations I created as she brought puppies into the world. There is an eclectic mix of stamps, papers and the like so it should be fun for you to look at. Many of the images were colored months ago. I often color things several months ahead and "forget" about them. I may be unable to give you specific Copic numbers as I was not as faithful about tracking that months back. Well I am off to snuggle with baby fluffs and maybe make some more cards! Have a wonderful day!

I'll post puppy pics when the excitement settles down... :-)



Card Recipe 5 X 7 Inches

Cardstock - Bazzill
Cardstock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Pattern Paper - Basic Grey - Oliver - Evan (double sided)
Stamps - Image & Sentiment - Stampin' Up - Pedaling Past
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Embossing - Provocraft - Cuddlebug Folder - Polka Dots
Ribbon - Offray - 5/8 Inch Satin - Leaf
Adhesive - Pop Dots, Glue Glider Pro

Christmas in July

I'm guilty as charged! What am I guilty of? Pushing the seasons! LOL Many stamp companies are coming out with beautiful Christmas and winter releases right now. I can't resist making a card and yes, even humming a Christmas carol when I see these beautiful images. Today's card was made with a new set from Gina K. I absolutely love this set! The image and sentiment both just speak to my heart. The original Webster's dictionary defines a conspiracy as an evil plot. Sounds kinda morose, doesn't it? But I think this sentiment means so much more!

John 3:16 says "that God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."

You see God loved us so much that when sin entered the world in the Garden of Eden, God already had a plan. His Son would die for us. So at this season when everyone proclaims good tidings to all the most wonderful tiding we can share is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That is truly a "Blessed Season." Here's hoping you have a wonderful day!



Card Recipe (5 X 7 in)

Cardstock - Georgia Pacific
Pattern Paper - SEI - Alpine Frost - Dust of Snow
Provocraft - Cuttlebug Folder - Flurry (embossing white underlay of sentiment)
Image - Gina K. Designs - Blessed is the Season
Ink - Close to My Heart - Barn Red
Ribbon - Offray - 7/8 Inch Satin - Sherry
Embellishments - Ranger Stickles - Diamond - (applied to snow and trees)
Pearls (corner of card) Unknown

Romance

Here is another shot I took on the grounds of My Old Kentucky Home yesterday. When I think of romance and flowers I don't often think of the Purple Coneflower. It seems terribly prickly after all. But after closer inspection I came to appreciate it's beautiful design. You see butterflies love them! And their delicate petals stretch back perfectly so the occasional butterfly can stop by and enjoy. Even though they have not been blessed with a wonderful aroma like the rose they have the most beautiful purple color. I tried to mimic that with today's card. This one is a 5 X 5 inch design. Hope you have a blessed day!



Card Recipe

Cardstock - Bazzill
Pattern Paper Bo-Bunny - Limited Edition Glitter Series - Jazmyne Plush
Image Cardstock - Bazzill Simply Smooth
Ink - Image - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Image - Magnolia - Romantic Tilda 2010
Markers - Copic
Cuttlebug Folder - Swiss Dots
Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Labels Eleven
Pop Dots
American Craft Gel Pen - White - dots on cheeks and eyes
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Clear Star - Wings
Background - Memento Summer Sky Ink - sponged on
Ribbon - Stampin Up
Dew Drops - Scrappers Must Haves - Egg Hunt
Flowers - unknown



Copics

Hair - E33, Y000, Y11, Y17, Y21
Skin - E000, E00
Blush - R20, white gel pen for dots on cheeks and eyes
Dress - V000, V01, V0450
Shoes - 110, C7, C5, C2, C1
Stems - YG17, YG23
Flowers - R22, R27
Wings - C0 - covered with Sakura Gelly Roll - Clear Star
Socks - outline with E
50

October in July

Funny how quickly my mind can shift to the next season. July 4th is just one day away and I am longing to create fall cards. I'm definitely not in the mood for the winter that follows but I do enjoy the colors, sounds and smells of fall. I found this stamp set a week or so back and thought it would make some beautiful cards. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!



Card Recipe

Cardstock - Bazzill, Gina K. Pure Luxury
Image and Sentiment - TPC Studio - Autumn Harvest
Ink - Memento - Rich Cocoa - image and sentiment, Memento Desert Sand - sponged on
Embellishments - Dew Drops - Scrappers Must Haves - Harvest
Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Labels Eleven, Fancy Tags
Provocraft - Cuttlebug folder - for edging
Scor-Pal - Scored at 3/4 and 1 inch on all 4 sides

Heart Strings

There is nothing more lovely than a little girl in a beautiful dress. I particularly love those beautiful green and velvet ones that come out at Christmas time. I suppose this goes back to my own childhood. I loved to dress up in fancy clothes. Many times this was a figment of my very active imagination with the help of my mother's lace curtains of course... So when I saw this stamp at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design I fell in love. I hope I never lose that sense of wonder and imagination!



Card Recipe

Cardstock - Bazzill
Pattern Paper - Imaginisce - Perfectly Posh / Frilly Floral
Provocraft - Cuttlebug - Plum Blossoms Embossing Folder
Image - Heartstrings by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Markers - Copic
Ribbon - Offray - Sherry 7/8 Satin
Paper Shapers - Swirl Flourish
Pop Dots

Balloons and Cows...

That was an interesting teaser! What in the world would a hot air balloon and cows have in common? Check my final photo out!



Well for one brief evening two summers ago in my part of the world a great deal. You see we have a hot air balloon race here in our area the first weekend in August. On this particular evening my hubby, mother and I gathered on our front porch to watch the launch. Keep in mind that the balloons took off over ten miles away! But as luck would have it and the shifting winds, the balloons got closer and closer! So close in fact several began landing on the property next door much to the chagrin of the neighbors beef cattle! It was an exciting evening for all. People pulled in our country lane to watch the parade of landing balloons and for a little while the world seemed a little smaller. Here's to another wonderful summer chocked with family, friends, lemonade and those wonderful lofty balloons! The above card is an interpretation of that wonderful season called summer...



Card Recipe

Cardstock - Bazzill
Pattern Paper - Kaisercraft - Offshore Collection (background and balloon paper piercing)
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black - Image
Ink - Memento - Tangelo - Sentiment
Sentiment - Gina K - Eclectic Summer Sayings
Image - Gina K - Eclectic Summer
Spellbinders - Fancy Tags
Die Cuts - Clouds - Create a Critter - Cricut
Ribbon - unknowns
Embossing - Provocraft Cuttlebug Folder - D'Vine Swirls
Embellishments - Scrappers Must Haves - Pebbles - Harvest
Pop Dots

Give Me S'MORE!

Summer time means backyard barbeques, get togethers with friends and family and good old-fashioned fun. Nothing gives me more pleasure in the summer than making s'mores. That ooey gooey goodness is wonderful. Why is it food is almost always an inspiration and/or motivation? ;-) Take a look at the card I created mimicking that wonderful concoction... the smore!
Card Recipe

Cardstock - Bazzill
Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots folder (used in reverse to mimic graham crackers)
Punch - Fiskars - looks like someone just took a bite out of it...
Die Cuts - Marshmallows (1 inch) Cricut Camp Out Solutions
Sentiment - Clear Dollar Stamps - Heartfelt Sentiments
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Ribbon - Michaels

Spring Joy

Thanks to all of those who have asked about my recent absence from the blogging world. Hopefully things have settled down now and I can concentrate on some new projects.

I recently completed an Easter LO for a class I taught at my favorite store, The Scrapyard. This card evolved from that class. I decided to take the same design and make it into a card. With the help of my trusty Gypsy all was completed.

Materials List

Cardstock
Cuttlebug Folders - Spots and Dots, Swiss Dots, Mesh, D'Vine Swirls, Love Language
Sentiment - Unknown
Cricut Cartridges - Walk in My Garden, George, Easter 2010
Pop Dots and Cotton ball for Mr. Bunny's tail
Stickles - Diamond for accents