Stamp with Jodie

Religious Christmas

I did not own a religious stamp for Christmas.  When I saw this image in the Holiday Mini, I instantly loved it.  The image is simple, and I knew it would be great for watercolouring.

I used a sketch from Splitcoast stampers for this card.  The base of the card is Very Vanilla.  The center panel and the two side triangles are Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Merry Moments DSP.  Next I stamped my image on Very Vanilla using Chocolate Chip ink.  When I first stamped the image I was not planning on using my blender pen to colour the image.  If I had decided that ahead of time, I would have used Basic Brown ink.  The image is coloured using my Blender Pen and Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Garden GReen, Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Pal Plum and Rich Razzleberry ink pads.

I hope you like the card.  Have a great day!

Season of Friendship

I love this set.  It has to be one of my all time favourtie sets.  I wanted to use Razzleberry, Olive and Plum for this card. 

The base of the card is Pale Plum.  it is layered with Rich Razzleberry and an Olive printed from Merry Moments DSP pack. 

I stamped the tree slightly off to the left in Chocolate Chip.  The flowers are stamped using Pale Plum and Rich Razzleberry.  The leaves use Old Olive ink.  Using Old Olive ribbon, I tied a little bow.  Dangling from the bow is a Razzleberry flower.

The greeting was stamped using Razzleberry ink and is mounted on a Razzleberry modern label.  I completed the card with two silver brads.  Hope you like the card.  Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Mom

Clint and I both come from large families.  When you have large families, it means there are lots of Birthdays.  This is the card I made for Clint's Mom's Birthday.  She just turned 60.  You would never guess she was 60 if you met her!

The base of this card is Pale Plum.  It is layered with Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Watercolour paper.  I stamped the floral image from Fifth Ave. Floral using my Stazon ink.  I stamped the rose and the orchid on a scrap piece of watercolour paper.  The watercolouring on this card took a long time, but I love watercolouring, so I do not mind.

Here is a photo of the rose from the side.  You can see the detail in the watercolouring and how I popped the rose up to add dimension to my card.

The card was complete with a greeting from On You Birthday.  I stamped the greeting on watercolour paper as well, to have the same colour paper.  It is mounted on Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.

Hope you like the card!  Have a great day!

 

Thinking of You

Unfortunately, I needed to make two thinking of you cards for family and friends who have lost a loved one. 

I wanted to keep the card simple, so I stuck with a fairly neutral colour pallet and a simple stamp set. I chose to use my new Charming set (which I won at Convention) because it makes me happy.  The base of the card is Kraft.  It is sponged with Old Olive.  The medallion like images was stamped in Old Olive on the center panel and is layered on Old Olive.  Before I added my ribbon, I used my finger nail to distress all the edged and I sponged them for added depth.  I followed the same process for the main image as well!

Hope you like the card.  Have a great day!

Screne Snowflakes

I defiantly have a lot of favourite stamp sets, but this has to be one of my new favourites from the Holiday Mini.  It is my first snowflake set, and I just love it!  For this card, I used a sketch I found on the Clean and Simple blog.  I love all of the simple layouts that get posted weekly.

The base of the card is Kraft.  The snowflakes are stamped using Soft Suede, Versa Mark and Real Red.  The middle panel is Soft Suede, Real Red and Christmas Cocoa DSP.  Before attaching this layer to my front, I added some Real Red ribbon, which looks like a strange colour in this photo.

The greeting is stamped on Kraft using Real Red ink.  This mounted on Real Red and Soft Suede.  The little snowflake dangles from some silver cording.  Hope you like the card!  Have a great day!

Snow Buddies

Ok, so I know on Monday I said that Serene Snowflakes was one of my new favourite sets, but so is this one.  Snow Buddies in on of the hostess sets available in the Holiday Mini and it is sooo cute!

The base of the card is Real Red.  It is layered with Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa DSP.  I used a small piece of Real Red ribbon to cover the seam of the DSP.

My little snowman (who I see is missing his arms...whoops) is stamped in Basic Black.  I added some colour with my Real Red, Soft Suede and Dusty Durango markers.  This is mounted on Real Red and popped up on my card with dimensionals.  My little greeting is stamped in Real Red, punched out using my word window punch, and mounted on a Modern Label.  I added on Vintage brad to embellish this card! 

Hope you like the card.  Check back Friday for what I am sure will be another Christmas card!

Happy Birthday Jessica

Today is my Brother-in-Laws girlfriend Jessica's Birthday.  We celebrated last night with home made lasagna, ceaser salad, garlic bread and dessert.  This is the card I made for her.

The base of the card is Taken with Teal.  It is layered with Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry and DSP from a retired Simply Scrappin kit.  I tied a bow with some Crushed Curry ribbon, and added a greeting (from On Your Birthday).  The greeting was punched out using my small oval, and is layered on a large oval, and modern label.

The cupcake is was stamped in watercolor paper using Stazon ink.  I used my Aqua Painter and Taken with Teal, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry ink pads.  Once the watercolouring was dry, I mounted this on Taken with Teal, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry.

Hope you like the card, have a great day!

In The Pink Challenge

This is the card I made for the PAA "In The Pink" Challenge.  I love playing with pinks, so I was into this challenge.

I wanted to keep my card fairly simple, so I started with Melon Mambo as my base.  It is layered with Basic Black, and Melon Mambo/Pretty in Pink.  I ran these two pieces through my Big Shot using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder.  Once I adhered these to my Black card stock, I used some Melon Mambo and PRetty in Pink ribbon to cover my seam.

For my stamped image, I pulled out my Flight of the Butterflies set.  I stamped the large butterfly twice using first Pretty in Pink and then Melon Mambo using my stamp-a-ma-jig to keep the floral pattern on the wings even.

Once this was attached to my Whisper White card stock, I stamped my small butterfly in Pretty in Pink and a few little flowers in Melon Mambo.  The card is complete with a cute little greeting (which I borrowed from Pocket Silhouettes).  The greeting was punched out using my word window punch and is mounted on a Modern Label.  One black brad completes the card.

Happy Sunday!

Modern but Serene

It feels great to be back stamping again.  I really missed it, but life was busy.  Last weekend, I was able to get a lot of stamping time in.  I made a bunch of Christmas cards.  This card is a little more modern than my normal cards.

The base of the card is Whisper White.  It is layered with Basic Black, Melon Mambo and Night and Day DSP. 

I stamped my snowflakes (from my first snowflake set, Serene Snowflakes) in Basic Black and Gray and Melon Mambo.  I tied a small bow with Melon Mambo ribbon before attaching it to Melon Mambo, Basic Black and Whisper White.  This card is finished with a cute little greeting that is mounted on my Modern Label and popped up with dimensionals! 

My stamping friend Martha in coming over today to stamp and then I will be handing out candy to trick or treaters before heading to a Halloween party at my sisters house.  Happy Halloween!

Congratulations Liz and Mike

On October 3, my sister-in-law Liz married her new husband Mike.  The day was cold and rainy, but the ceremony and reception were fabulous.  The rain did clear for just enough time in the afternoon to allow outdoor photo's!  Liz and Mike had a chocolate fondant cake that was beautiful, so I knew this cake would be perfect for their card!

The base of the card is Pretty in Pink.  The center panel is Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.  On the Whisper White layer I used my Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo inks with Fifth Ave. Floral to create my own DSP.  I tied a simple bow with some Melon Mambo ribbon and attached this to my card front.  Next I used my paper piercer and mat pack to add some detail to the card.

The cake (from For the Bride) was stamped in Chocolate Chip on Whisper White card stock.  This is layered on Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Chocolate Chip.  I attached this to the car using dimensionals.

Congratulations Liz and Mike!  Have a great day!