Cherries

 Cherries

Today is just a quick post to show a couple of cards with cherries that I made for my dentist, and her assistant.  I am such a baby when it comes to going to the dentist or any doctor appointment...I thought it would be nice to share a set of cards with them as a thank you for putting up with me.

stamps used:  Stampin' Up small cherries &DSP, ASITH big cherries

For the A2 card I stamped the small cherries on white cardstock, and die cut with circle die.  Layered it up on card panel that I die cut with SU edger die.  For the shape card, I die cut a folded card, with circle die hanging off the folded edge, just a little to keep the fold of the card.  Layered other circles on the folded circle shape card with the stamped cherries that I also took a black sharpie, and doodled around the cherry image.

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Doodle-Doo Arched

 Doodle-Doo Arched

Today it's all about the arches, and of course Doodle-Doo bird.

stamps/dies used:  Unity coffee-doodle-doo stamp set, arches nesting dies, Bevy of balloons stamp/dies bundle

I like to make different style cards, and this one fits the bill.  I placed the arch die on a folded card just off the folded edge, then ran it thru my die cutting machine.  And there you are a shaped card.  This is a nesting die set so after I colored the bird I cut her out with smaller arch die.  Mounted her on the front of the shaped card.  The background on the base card was done with the stamp/die/stencil set.  Basically I placed down the first stencil and pounced on some white pigment ink through the balloon stencil.  Repeated the white ink for the second stencil layer.  You need to dry the white pigment ink ... you can either let it dry on it's own for hours, or heat it with a heat tool.  I'm impatient so I do the heat tool.  Next I put the second stencil layer back in place to add more ink to the balloons ... but this time I did a color ink over the dried white ink.  The white ink under the colored ink makes the color pop on the kraft cardstock.

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Popcorn challenge - lines

Popcorn challenge over at The Daily Marker blog is to draw lines then color them in however you like.  I did wavy lines then colored them in with gelatos and made a scallop circle card.  Did another shape card with straight lines and colored it in with pastel pencils.
card details:
stamps: MFP Stamp Shop
shapes: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Happy Birthday to me-sneak peek

Yes, it is my birthday today and I'm hosting the challenge at  Simple Salutations this week so I thought it would be fun to have a virtual birthday party!

so the theme this week is Birthdays!

all week at Simple Salutations and since it is my birthday I thought it would be fun for me to do two cards one serious and another humorous. Look close and you can see a couple of sneak peeks of images from MFP, A Heinrich Co. on my cards.   My first card has some collage stamping for the background and then a saying layered across the center of the card with a brad embellishment.  On to my second card is a shape card and ........ humorous!  you have to love that saying!  at least I do and I do feel it fits my birthday this year because I'm getting up in years and my husband is a retired fire captain so he knows all about extinguishers!  lol!  I really feel you need to have a sense of humor in life so go give someone a laugh today.   Add your birthday card over at Simple Salutations this week and you will have a chance to win this stamp.
card #1 -
stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company flower from new June release I need a vacation.  Happy Birthday from Celebrate mini. 
inks: Hero Arts shadow inks - bubble gum, green hills, butter bar and Staz-On black ink pad
cardstock: gray from my stash
card #2 -
stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps! a Heinrich Company Celebrate mini and Happy Birthday(inside card) from new June release Classic Dad
Spellbinders Nestabilities

Challenge Winner Guidelines

We encourage you to participate in all of our challenges, we would like to ask you to limit your submissions to 5 per challenge, per week. Each submission needs to be a new card (no cards that have been posted prior to the challenge date). Please do not submit the same card for every challenge, each submission should be a different card for each submission and each  challenge.

 



MFP April blog hop - Columns & Topiares

April Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
FeaturedApril 16 Columns& amp;Topiaries

FeaturedApril 17 Be a Showoff
Featured April 18 Honor& amp; Glory
FeaturedApril 19 Birds & Trees

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 20,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.

The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Zoo Friends"

The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"

This month I decided to create spotlight cards and reverse spotlighting...this is a fun technique that has been around for years.  Basically what you do
is stamp image twice then punch out sections and mount them onto second stamped image.  clear as
mudd, right?  lol! Besides doing the spotlight technique I did a shape card and easel card using Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. You know
what they say a picture is worth a thousand words so please check out my samples then check out what the rest of our design team has to offer this month.  Next check out what Janine has done with this stamp set.
 

PattyP. Lois Vicky

Jane C Debbie Pam Pat G

Thrifty Stamper MariLynn Karen K Bonnie
Kathy B Angela B Cathy C Toni
Sue W Janine B An'jenic Kate Z
Shirley Q Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co