Thank You Country Style

I created this thank you card with the thought of a "country thank-you" .... doesn't that rooster just make you want a day back on the farm?  tee!hee!

I used Elegant Eggplant CS for the back of the card and layered with Old Olive which I ran through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  The flowered paper is from the Springtime Vintage DSP pack.  The rooster is from the Countryside Stamp Set and the thank you came from the Hostess Because I Care Stamp Set.   I colored the rooster with my blender pens and Watercolor Wonder crayons.  I used some of the 5/8" Victorian Ribbon across the middle.  I punched the rooster out with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch and layered it onto a Scallop Circle punched from the Elegant Eggplant CS.  The thank you was stamped onto Very Vanilla CS and layered onto Old Olive CS punched with the Scallop Oval Punch.  I punched holes in the scalloped circle with my paper piercer.

Fresh Apples ~ Happy Birthday

I love this little pick-up.  I saw a card that Dawn did on her blog  Dawn's Stamping Thoughts  and used that as my idea for making this one.  Her's is done with a little darker colors and different ribbon, but basically they're the same.  I used Countryside for the pick-up truck, stamped with Staz-On Black Ink and colored with colored pencils using the blender pen.  The card base is Soft Suede and then I ran the next layer of Crumb Cake through the Finial Press Embossing Folder.  I layered the little truck on another piece of Soft Suede, punched the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch and sponged with Soft Suede Ink.  The Happy Birthday is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set stamped in Soft Suede on Water Color Paper.  The Brads are from Glimmer Basics Set.  I used some Victorian Ribbon and the newspaper looking layer is from Newsprint DSP.  I punched the Happy Birthday with the Word Window Punch, sponged it with Soft Suede and layered onto Soft Suede Paper punched from the Modern Label Punch.

Halloween Card and Purse Card

I made a card and a little purse card yesterday ~ for the card I use water color paper for the stamping.  The Spooky is from the stamp set Wicked Cool and the bird is from Dark & Dreary.  I got the spider from Dark & Dreary and the spider's web from Wicked Cool!  I tried to antique it after stamping onto water color paper.  I used Early Espresso Classic and Soft Suede Ink.  The background paper is Wicked Fun Specialty DSP and I used the Victorian Ribbon and flat back pearls.  The card purse I cased from Inking Idaho.  I used the Wicked Cool Stamp set for the shoes and the leaf and stem are from the Two Step Bird Punch.  The paper is again from the Wicked Fun Specialty DSP and Basic Black CS.  The little purse closure is one of the new antique brads.  I also used some of the Chantilly Ribbon on the handle that was punched from the Scallop Oval Sizzix Die.