Day 311: Sympathy Card

Unfortunately, the mom of one of my daughter's friends died yesterday, so tonight I helped her to make a sympathy card.  I showed her how to use the Cuttlebug embossing folder, how to use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position her stamps where she wanted them, and how to use Copic markers to color the praying hands image (Dollar Tree; all other images and verses shown, card stock:  Stampin' Up!). Inks:  Brown: Memento and Silver: Colorbox. My daughter selected the card stock, embossing folder, and all the stamps and inks used. Hopefully this card will help lift her friend up after the sudden and unexpected death of her mother.

Day 303: One Moment in Time Gears Card Part 2

I punched gears and circles out of brushed silver card stock by Stampin' Up! I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and rich cocoa Memento ink to stamp the pocket watch (Rubber Stampede) and the verse (Repeat Impressions) onto the silver card . I ran everything through the Xyron machine, then attached  the pieces to the front of my card.  The inside verse I wrote says:  Your birthday only comes once a year, so Celebrate!

Day 290: Reindeer Frame Card

Tonight I was inspired by a Christmas card my Stampin' Up! representative had demo'd for my stamp club.  I die cut a frame from red Stampin' Up! card stock, embossed it in Cuttlebug's snowflake embossing folder,  adhered it to a craft card base (Recollections by Michael's), and then used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp the reindeer inside of the frame. My representative used a felt snowflake from Stampin' Up! at one corner of the frame, but I added my own twist and also used a snowflake brad (Creative Impressions) and a clear die cut snowflake to add more depth and dimension to the card. Clear snowflake from Sizzix die, clear material re-purposed from packaging. I added a little bling by using pearlized white Smooch at the end of the reindeer's antlers and on the center of the white snowflake brad.

Day 125: Mother's Day Rose Heart Wreath Card in Yellow

I have to hurry up and get my Mother's Day cards made.  Everyone lives in different states, so I need to get these made and in the mail.  I made this yellow one for my mother-in-law, as yellow is her favorite color.

Day 116: Mother's Day Card Inside Sentiments

Tonight I finished the interior of my mother's day card.  I used a Mother verse (unknown manufacturer) and Always Be Grateful from Repeat Impressions as my sentiments.  I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to place my stamps accurately. Some of my stamp did not get inked, so I decided to just go over all the text with a Stampin' Up! stamp and write marker.  It gives it a handwritten look, which on a card to my own mother is a nice touch.

Day 84: "Ode to Spring" Easter Cards

Tonight I started to work on my Easter cards.  I am using "Ode to Spring" by Repeat Impressions (http://www.repeatimpressions.com/images/2605.gif ) as my focal image for my cards.  I covered the flowers with painter's tape and used VersaMark on the rabbit portion of the stamp, wiped off the painter's tape with an alcohol wipe, and then stamped onto white cardstock.  I then poured a pastel embossing powder (Stampin' Up!) over the VersaMark rabbit image.  Despite having the painter's tape on the flowers, embossing powder still wanted to collect where the flowers were supposed to be.  I just used a sponge paint brush to brush off the embossing powder in the areas where I didn't want it.  Then I heat embossed the rabbit. Using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line the images up, I then over-stamped the flowers in brown Memento Ink, and colored the flowers with Copic markers. Tomorrow I will finish the cards.