Peace on Earth

This card is CASED from Connie Stewart at Simply Stamping. She has a great tutorial on how to create it, thanks Connie~

The frame is the Framed Tulip Embossing Folder used on Whisper White CS and then sponged with Night of Navy Ink.  The backing for the Peace ON EARTH is Night of Navy CS and the card front is Glossy White CS.  It doesn't show in the picture but it's so shiny.  The background sky is Night of Navy on the top and Marina Mist for the lower sky.  The moon is Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango.  I used the Serene Silhouettes for the bird image and stamped with StazOn Black Ink and outlined some of the branches with a Watercolor Wonder Crayon.  After you sponge the background you can rub off the crayon and it looks like snow that has gathered on the branches.  The Peace On Earth is from Greetings of the Season Stamp Set. 

November Birthdays Begin!

Our family has so many birthdays in November (well at least Bob's side)...and add one from mine and it's at least a weekly thing...

Here's the first for this month for Wendy ~ we miss those East Coast kids, how could they be getting this old already, thought that was our age???

I love the layering on this card, I've made them previously and originally got the idea from Gloria Plunkett who did a long-distance trade with one at our Luv 2 Stamp Group Meeting.  I used Melon Mambo and Lucky Limeade stamp pads with the Creative Elements & Bring on the Cake Stamp Sets.  The base is Melon Mambo CS and the images were stamped on Very Vanilla CS.  The inside sentiment is computer generated.  Birthday Wishes was stamped with Staz-On Black Ink.

Hope she has an awesome Birthday and doesn't check my blog ~ her Dad just mailed it yesterday and takes a few days to get to New Hapshire!  LOL!!!  That's okay Wendy, they always look even better in person so you still have something to look forward to~

Cowboy

I did another frame using the Horse Frontier Stamp Set.  The ink is Early Espresso and some green a blue from the Water Color Wonder Crayons and the Blender Pen.  The backing is Cherry Cobbler Co'ordinations Paper and Early Espresso Co'ordinations Paper ran through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I used Labels Collection Framelits for the horse and ChampagneGlimmer Paper around the horse and horseshoe.  I cut the horse shoe with circle punches and scallop circle punch.  The saying is cut with Apothecary Accents Framelit and sponged with Early Espresso and I added two of the glimmer brads.  The frame is from Wal-Mart.  Hope you like it!

These are really fun to make and come out really pretty (the pictures really don't do them justice), in person they are very elegant.

Hugs and happy stampin'

Christmas Frame

Last week-end my Twin Judy and dear friend Nancy (both Demonstrators) came to my house and we created some pretty cool frames.  The original idea we saw on Cindee Wilkinson's Blog (Just Sponge It!)
and she had brought her creations to Patty's October meeting. 

Judy came down again yesterday and we each made one of our own.  Mine is pictured above.  Love the Framelits, they make die cutting so easy.

Products used: Core'dinations Early Espresso & Cherry Cobbler for the background.  The Merry Christmas is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set.  The candy from Jolly Bingo Bits, Gingerbread Men and Candy Canes from Scentsational Season Stamp Set.  Jars and lids from Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set.Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green Ink Pads. colored the Rhinestones with a red Sharpie, Bakers Twine around the lids cut from the Festival of Prints DSP Stack.  The frame was from Wal-Mart.  Ran the background papers through embossing folders, Square Lattice and Fancy Fan.  Cut candy with 1/2" circle punch, used Framelits to cut the Gingerbread Men and Candy Canes, Jars, Lids, background for jars and the Merry Christmas Label (Cannery Set, Holiday Collection, Window Frame and Apothecary Accents Framelits).  Added mini silver brads to the corners of the Window Frame pieces. Dazzling Details were used on the candy, candy canes and Gingerbread Men.

They are even more awesome in person ~

Gettin' ready for Christmas ~ it'll be here before we know it!!!!

Going Away Card

A lady at work left last week (she worked for our tree contractor), so of course I had to make her a card with trees on it!

The base of the card is Early Espresso CS and I did the triple layer technique using Crumb Cake CS.  We've had several card swaps using the technique and I've seen it on a lot of blogs, so cute and much easier than it appears!  The Stamp Set I used was one of my all-time favorites: Lovely as a Tree.  I drew the little bird in free hand.  The inside stamp is from the Word Play Stamp Set.  The ribbon is Chocolate Chip Scallop Dot.  I cut the words for the inside with a Window Frame Collection Framelit.

Luv2Stamp Group Meeting October 2012

We had so much fun at Patty's Meeting yesterday.  What an awesome group, what great ideas and swaps!  This is the card I did for the trade:

It's always so hard to vote for your 3 favorites because I love them all!  I used Black CS for the base, ran Whisper White CS through the Spider Web Embossing Folder after stamping with the little spider from Googly Ghouls (of course added the Googlies eyes) and the Trick or Treat from Toxic Treats Stamp Sets.

Happy Halloween everyone!