Bird Basics Card

This is a new stamp set in the 2009 Spring Idea Book. When I saw it, I knew I had to have it. It came the other day and I have been dying to play with it. This is what I came up with and how I did it. 1) Ink your stamp with VersaMark and then in your color of choice. This way you are achieving your color and the embossing powder has something to stick to. 2) Stamp your image. 3) Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat set. 4) Ink up your brayer with color and ink it good. The secret to good coverage is firm, even pressure with a brayer loaded with ink. 5) Ink up your Flourish stamp with a light color first and then sponge your accent color on randomly before stamping. 6) Last, to add some depth, sponge some ink around the edges of the card. It is hard to see in this picture, but the bird's wing is actually pop dotted up for dimension. This stamp set is great because it's kind of like build a bear, except this is build a bird!

Card Stock: Chocolate, Creme Brulee, Juniper, Whisper White
Inks: Creme Brulee, Sorbet, Goldrush, Juniper, Bampboo, Chocolate and VersMark
Stamps: Bird Basics, Key To My Heart, Whooo Loves You
Misc: Birds Nest Baubles

The first sign of winter

Deer in my yard is not unusual, but we haven't seen them in quite awhile. They are just now starting to come down from the higher elevations. We have had a few buck sightings in the last few weeks, but this is the first herd family this season. The kids love throwing them carrots and apples and the mistletoe that grows on the oak trees is one of their favorite treats. I love where we live, I am just not a city girl! I hope that moments like this will help my kids appreciate nature and the importance of preserving the world we live in.

Party-girl-bella

Here is another Bella card for a girlfriend's birthday that is coming up. I hope she doesn't check my blog before she gets this, but if so "Happy Birthday, Sue"!!!!

Card Stock: Whisper White, Orange, Key To My Heart paper and misc. scraps

Stamps: Partygirlbella

Ink: Black Stazon
Misc. items: Liquid Appliqué, Prismacolor markers, CTMH rub-ons and CTMH ribbon

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LatteBella Birthday Card

This is a card I made for a friend's Birthday. I am adding a Starbucks gift card in it, so I thought this Bella stamp was perfect!

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Blush, Sweet Leaf and Misc. scraps

Inks: Black Stazon

Stamps: LatteBella

Misc: Coordinating CTMH markers, Prismacolor markers, chocolate brads,

CTMH White Daisy ribbon and sparkles

Snow Day

What do you do on a Snow Day????? Well, we played four games of Yahtzee, watched "A Christmas Story", baked and decorated sugar cookies, a little sledding, hot chocolate by the fire and Jacob built this snowman all by himself!!! I think he may be the best snowman ever.

The Slice

I just got my new Making Memories Slice today and all I have to say is WOW, I am impressed!! I had a Cricut when they first came out, but it had issues like many of the first ones did. So, I have been without a die cutting machine for some time now. I was on the fence about getting a new Cricut Expressions when I ran across The Slice on Frantic Stampers website here. I watched many videos on You Tube and called Fran at FS and asked a lot questions. Boy, was she nice! Can you believe I was the second person from Tehachapi to order one that day??? Anyhow, fast forward to today when it came. I took it out of the box and started cutting. I had seen Jennifer McGuire make a star ornament that I thought was cute, so that was the first thing I did. It was so easy and my favorite part is that I can use any size of card stock because you set the machine on top of the paper to cut. I am IN LOVE with this little machine!!!!

Star Ornament