Valentine Cards!

Here are some Valentine's I've been working on. I just had to have this owl and saying when I saw them. I'm kind of crazy about owls right now :). I'm also crazy about Imaginisce paper. I just love it! This one is from the fairy tale line, it's got just a little bit of sparkle, so cute. I used my new nesties for the circle and scalloped piece. They are FANTASTIC! So easy to use and they just look great!

I've had this set for a while and just used this stamp for the first time. I just think it is so cute. I love the look of houndstooth, so I thought this paper would be perfect for a funky, vintage feeling valentine card. I added glitter and glossy accents to the olive for some bling. I also added the little heart gems.

This one is just a simple love card. Could be used for valentines, wedding, anniversary. I loved the paper, and wanted to do something simple with it. I used the Love stamp from Unity Stamp Co., some gems, a paper flower, and a little heart acrylic accent. Thanks for looking :).

Hello again!

I'm finally getting around to putting more projects on here. With the Holidays and everything I've been so busy. I was getting sick of my blog, so I changed it all up! So much fun! Here are some of my new cards. This one is really fun. I got this cuttlebug folder and it inspired the whole card for me. This butterfly from Unity Stamp Co. is just so pretty. I colored it using Bic Mark it's for a faux copic look. I'm already sick of winter and snow, so I needed to work on something springy.

This is just a simple thank you card with a new House Mouse that I got. I had this idea right away when I saw the stamp. Just colored it with colored pencils. Really easy but such a cute little mouse.

This bird stamp is a new one I got, so I wanted to get something made with it. I added the cuttlebug border, I love the look of the borders. The colors are very different from those that I usually use, but I like them. They look kind of vintage. It was just a really quick and easy card.

Challenge Fun

This card was done for a challenge on the Unity forum at SCS. The challenge was to case a project from Lynn Warner's Blog and use something new and something old in the new project. This was the project I cased. I kept the same layout, but used different colors and stamps. I used some new Unity stamps I just got, and some old paper and ribbons I had lying around. This was a fun challenge and I love the layout of Lynn's project. It was a great starting point for this card. Thanks for looking and happy stamping everyone!! :)

Limelight Papercrafts Sketch Challenge

This card is for a challenge on the Limelight Papercrafts blog. Their challenge is to use the sketch and use your favorite things on a card. So this card uses many of my favorite things. Unity stamps being way up there at the top of my list, along with anything sparkly, girly or flowery. Thanks for looking and happy stamping :).

Finally adding some new cards.....

Here are some new cards I've made. It's been a while since I uploaded anything new, so here's some fresh new stuff I've done. I absolutely love this set from Unity Stamp Co. growing in unity. I stamped an image from this kit on plain paper to make matching patterned paper. This is a really simple card, but I love it. The colors are so soft and I love the vintage feel of it. You can't really see it, but I added glitter pen to the birds and swirls.
This is another card using the stamps from growing in unity kit. This tree is just fabulous and makes really quick but gorgeous cards. Can you tell I just love it??? I added clear dew drops that I colored with permanent markers. I also added glossy accents to the birds to make them pop a little. Some orange twill tape finished it off.
This was one of my first circle shaped cards. It was challenging to figure out a layout, but I think it's funky and fun. I loved this pattern paper from autumn leaves and had to use it with this fun stamp from the floral fantastical kit by Unity Stamp Co. Thank you for looking!

more new cards

Some more new stamps that I got at a garage sale. I absolutely love house mouse stamps. This one is just so fun. I colored the image using colored pencil and goo gone. It gives a great soft look to the image. I added the sentiment on punched circles and a scalloped square. Red stickles was added to the sentiment for some sparkle.Monochromatic cards are so great. This is what I came up with for a monochromatic look. I did the two different cuttlebug embossings on white core paper, so the designs show up when sanded. It is so easy but looks great. I just added simple black twill ribbon and the stamped image. There is a little half pearl in the corner of the stamped panel, too.
I just love these fun little owl stamps from Hero Arts. I had to have them and had to make something with them right away. I stamped the branch multiple times using green ink and colored it in with brown colored pencil. The owls are colored with colored pencil and goo gone. I added the scalloped piece behind the owl piece and attached pink ribbon and a little prima flower. The background paper is from the Target dollar spot. I think it goes well with these little owls.

Cards Again!

It's been so long since I've updated my blog. I've been stamping like crazy for a while and haven't had time to blog. So here are some of the cards I've been working on. I got some new stamping supplies and wanted to play with them. This is what I came up with using a new quote set from Heidi Grace and these beautiful paper flowers (that I got at a garage sale!). I embossed the background with my new textile embossing folder.
This card uses a new technique that I learned from SplitcoastStampers called stained glass. It is such a fun technique and has beautiful results. For this technique, you stamp an image with stazon on acetate. Then you color it in (on the back side of the acetate) with crystal effects and reinkers. So cool and easy to do!
This is another card using the stained glass technique. It's so much fun to make these cards. They take a little bit longer than normal cards, but so worth the extra time. I used white stazon refill on this one to get the opaque snow look. It turned out pretty cool.