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May 19, 2012

I love this little no-name bird stamp, which I colored with Prismacolor pencils and the Gamsol technique. I used my Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Nestabilities for the little rectangle, and the retired "It's Beautiful" wheel. Those wheels work really well if the ink pad is really juicy! The color is the retired Brocade Blue.

May 11, 2012

Splitcoast Stampers is having a mini challenge each Friday this month. This card is for the challenge to make a card with an international flair. This is the first card I've ever made that's all black and white, but I thought the paper had a kind of Paris feel.

May 6, 2012

I made this card for a challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge theme for a few weeks is journeys; this challenge is "Sentimental Journey," to make a card where the focus is the sentiment rather than an image.

April 27, 2012

A sympathy card for the son of my friend, Nylene, who died two months after her 99th birthday. She was a remarkable woman and will be missed by many.

April 24, 2012

Birthday cards for teen and pre-teen boys are so hard. I figure it doesn't matter all that much, because they're really only interested in the check that's inside, right? Anyway, this is a card for our great-nephew, Brandon.

April 18, 2012

I joined a little circle of people who send cards to each other. Not sure how often I'll play along, but this card is going to Arizona! It uses an old set that I love, Blossoms Abound, and the Cracked Glass technique.

April 17, 2012

I've been wanting to try some of the Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page punches, and I finally used a coupon from Michael's to buy this set. I think the large size punches are probably best for scrapbooking, where you need a big sheet. My punched piece started out as 4" x 4," and as you can see, it just about fills up the front of the card. I used the Fresh Vintage stamp set and coordinating paper, brad and ribbon for this card.

April 3, 2012

I am pretty darned excited about this next picture. I recently purchased a new throw pillow for my living room sofa, and it inspired me to make this card, which is a mixture of five stamp sets! It's actually a wonder that I can keep track of my stamps, but I had to order the Eiffel Tower set and so this card has been rumbling around in my head while I waited for the delivery. The sets are: Winter Post, French Foliage, Fresh Vintage, The Open Sea, and Artistic Etchings.

April 1, 2012

A get-well card for our daughter and son-in-law, who have been sharing a cold. The image is a digi from Mo Manning.

March 29, 2012

Here is an Easter card I made for a challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.

February 28, 2012

This card was made with the retired set, God's Beauty. I love the bright colors and the lifelike butterfly.

February 14, 2012

My physical therapist is an avid golfer, and his birthday is coming up, so I decided on a golf theme for his card. This digi from Mo Manning was a perfect starting point.

February 12, 2012

I recently needed a very small gift box, and decided to go all out and make a special one, using the SU Bitty Box die and the Sizzix 3-D flowers die.

The only kind of card I don't enjoy making is a sympathy card, but sometimes it's just necessary. This card is for my daughter-in-law's mother, who lost her husband a few days ago.

February 3, 2012

Splitcoast Stampers really came through for me with a tutorial and template to make this card for DH for Valentine's Day. Since he never, ever looks at my blog, I can post it here for you to see!

January 13, 2012

This is the card I made for my daughter's birthday, which was yesterday. Lots of punched and die-cut flowers and leaves!

I made only a very few of this card, and only very special people got them. I made one in red and green, and the rest in this color scheme. They were very well received!