Owen's Valentine

     This card is for my sweet little grandson Owen.  At 11 months, he really doesn't care about cards, but I couldn't not make him one when his sister got one.  Today was my playday with him and he was given a Mickey Mouse book for Valentines Day.  He was actually more interested in the wrapping paper, but that's a kid for you. 

     I only wanted to color the solid hearts in the image and leave the rest black and white.  I inked the stamp in black, used a Q-tip to clean the solid hearts and colored with with a red marker.  Then I used pop dots to pop it out.  (The better for Owen to pull it off with)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  SU Gift Givers

Paper:  SU Whisper White; Echo Park Yours Truly

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Real Red

Kenzie's Valentine

     Here's another of my Valentines for my granddaughter Kenzie.  Pink is her color, so that what I used for hers. 

    My glue got a little crazy on the ribbon, so the heart with the sentiment is over that.  I LOVE how you can fix a boo boo.

SUPPLIES

Stamps: SU Occasional Alphabet

Paper: SU Whisper White; Dooblebug Sweet Cakes

Ink:  TH Distress Picked Raspberry

Accessories:  White Ribbon

Tools:  Die-Memory Box Twirled Hearts; SU Heart Punch

Vintage Valentine

Twas the night before Valentines
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Except Lisa, who waited until and last minute to make valentine cards for her family.  Her DH told her she never did anything ahead of time and that it wasn't 12:01am on Valentines Day, so why would I worry.  He knows me too well.

     Anyway, enough of my new twist on a old poem.  I really had to hurry to make four Valentine Cards AFTER watching American Idol and still get to bed at a decent time because I'm watching Owen today.  He may only be 11 months, but he can best his gramma if she's sleepy.

     Oops!  Off the track again.  OK.  The card....I stamped the base with the flourish from Baroque Motifs.  The image is dsp from Graphic 45 with some distressing. 

     I also stamped the inside with the flourish.  Easy Peasy!  Done in a jiffy.  I also did another one for my other son and his girlfriend, Donnie & Jerika.  But since they live in Harrisburg I guess they won't get theirs until a couple days late.  Sorry!

SUPPLIES

Stamps:  SU Baroque Motifs

Paper:  SU Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla; Graphic 45 Place In Time dsp

Ink:  SU Cherry Cobbler & Crumb Cake

MOJO279 Valentine

Hi all.  I'm back with another card.  This one is a challenge and it seems that my challenge was to get it posted in time.  Well, I missed the MOJO deadline, but I did make the card.  This one is a Valentine card for my DH.  I was using scraps of black (in my "Black Scrap Ziplock") and since I'm getting low I didn't have one for the Gray Flourish dsp.  It seems that all my black scraps are long and skinny.  Anyay, I cut the middle out of the largest black piece and TaDa....I had my square of black.  It also made the card less bulky.  Have a great day!

SUPPLIES

Stamps:  SU P.S. I Love You

Paper:  SU Whisper White & Basic Black EP Yours Truly dsp

Ink:  SU Basic Black

Accessories:  SU Twine; Darice Heart

Tools:  SU Large Oval & Scallop Punches

A Guy Thing

Ever need a card in a hurry for a GUY?  Well, from time to time I need a guy card, but that is my biggest mental block for creativity.  Especially in a hurry.  So I decided that the best thing to do is make a few blank cards that I could use for many of life's events and customize them with a sentiment.  So for any of my fishermen friends and relatives, here it is!  The only thing I did that was out of the norm was that I inked my Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder with Distress Brushed Corduroy.  That helped darken the debossed area to give it more depth.  I also stamped the inside of the card.  I always love it when people do that, but seldom think of it myself.  Hope you like it.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  SU Fishin'

Paper:  SU Island Indigo, Soft Suede & Very Vanilla

Ink:  SU Early Espresso Soft Suede and Island Indigo;  TH Distress Brushed Corduroy

Tools:  TH Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Spellbinders

Joy

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.  I hope your day was as filled with joy as mine.  Which brings me to my card "Joy".  This is the card that I sent to all but the Gigglers this year.  It was very simple and quick and WYSIWYG. 

SUPPLIES

(all Stampin' Up)

Stamps:   "Joyous Celebrations"

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, dsp Jolly Holiday

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler & Gumball Green

Accessories:  Gumball Green Ribbon

Tools:  Large Oval Punch

Christmas Greetings

WOW!  It's been so long since I posted that I almost forgot how.  But let me tell you, I've got a tag that used almost everything in my craft room.  This was the Christmas card (or tag) I made for the Gigglers this year.  I made a different (easier one) for everyone else. 

     I started out with a 8 X 4 tag from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  Linda (the owner) has the best prices around, but due to her moving her home, she's closed until 1-20-13.  But mark your calenders because when she reopens, she's having a discount on her already low prices. 

Looks start at the top and work our way down.  The background has been done in Distress inks of Chipped Sapphire and Stormy Sky.  I distressed the border with the Tim Holtz Distressing Tool and sponged with Distress Vintage Photo.  Then a spritzed it with Sparkle.   The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  I LOVE their stamps.  Using a blending tool I colored the die cut tree with DI Pine Needles and Vintgage Photo. 

On to the roof!  This is Tim Holtz's Rickety House die.  I embossed it with Distress Embossing Powder which gave it a sandpapery texture.  I used the plastic packing that came with the die to used on both the upstairs and downstairs windows.  For the upstairs window treatment I used some lace and some material I had in my material box.  Right under the roof I used some Paper Studio pearls for lights.  

For the house itself I used the TH Bricked embossing folder, first coloring the debossed side with DI Black Soot.  Using a blending tool I rubbed on Fired Brick and then I used the ink pad directly on the embossing giving it a two-tone brick look.  The wreath is TH Movers and Shapers die cut wreath using TH Coreordinates paper.  I then embossed it with SU Square Lattice ef, and sanded it to show the core.  Next was some Distress Peeled Paint Stickles.  The bow (from the same die set) is SU Cherry Cobbler and Distress Rock Candy Crackle Paint.  Besides the clear plastic in the window, it also used cardstock with DI Squeezed Lemonade.  I didn't want you to see right though the house.  Right?  The deer I found at the Fairy Garden center of the Country Cupboard in Lewisburg, PA.  An EK punch supplied the snowman, with Shoestring Paper frosting for the body and nose.  The hat is made of felt, of course.  His scarf, a scrap of material.  The snowy hill in the back is SU Shimmery White. 



A TH die made the fence with DI Vintage Photo for color.  Some Flower Soft Polar White for the frosty tips and a light strand from a mini tree decoration section at Hobby Lobby.  The name plate was done on my computer and punch with my SU small oval.  I used a couple eyelets and jump rings to connect the red and white bakers twine from SU. 

For each giggler, I typed their last name for the sign and their house numbers beside the deer to make it personal.