Just "B"

Guess what? Right, more cards. These are for my step-sister Brandy. Once again I used Tim Holtz On the Edge “Scrollwork” for a beautiful edge. The front of the cards have paint chip mats (if you think these are some bright colors you should see my walls) and Inkadinkado “Coffee House Alphabet.” You are not going to believe it but I didn’t use Detail Clear embossing powder! I used Psychedelic embossing powder. The hardest part of making these cards was finding inks that matched the paint chips. Thank goodness for ColorBox! I hope your now in the mood to make some cards. They don’t have to be tons of layers to be perfect, they just have to be made by you. So go make something, I’ll wait.

Momma Shoe-Ba

What do you buy the mom who has everything??? Nothing! You make her cards. My mom is in the Red Hat Society and goes by “Queen of Shoe-Ba.” So making her a set of shoe cards was a no brainer. For these I used Hero Arts “High Heels,” Village Arts Press “shoe” stamped with ColorBox black and embossed with Stampendous “Detail Clear” embossing powder (you were surprised weren’t you.) Now for a real surprise…the shoes are stamped on paint chips! As often as we paint I always have some lying around so why not put them to good use. I just cut them to size and rounded the corners. I love the look. I cut the cards with Tim Holtz On the Edge “Scrollwork.” It is a beautiful cut! As if they are not cute enough I also used Ranger Stickles “Diamond” and Stampendous Class a’ peel stickers. Products fit for a queen.

Beautiful Queen Kat Designs Stamps!!!

Oh my goodness…I have found some amazing new stamps!!! I can not tell a lie, I am in love with these stamps. I have been looking for stamps that were a little more “me” and I have found them at Queen Kat Designs! As soon as these were delivered I had to use them. I have a cousin who loves fairies, mermaids, and mythical creatures as much as I do so of course I had to make her some cards. I used black “American Crafts” cards and instead of paper piecing the front I decided to heat emboss a large flourish. I used the Fancy Pants’ “On a Whimsy” stamp with Versamark “Dazzle” and Psychedelic embossing powder to keep the front simple yet whimsical. I really didn’t want anything to take away from the beautiful stamps. The lovely ladies on the front of the cards are Queen Kat Designs’ “Victoria Mermaid” and “Cabaret Fairy” and you know they’re wearing Stickles in “Diamond,” “Turquoise,” and “Lime Green.” Ok, I could go on and on about these stamps but I think I’m going to make me some cards too.

My niece loves to write and she loves anything with her name on it so I made her a little set of cards for part of her Christmas. I used Hero Arts “Woodland Creatures,” Studio g “Series 28,” Technique Tuesday “Beautiful Day,” Inkadinkado “Doodle Alphabet,” Recollections “Alpha Dot,” Tombow markers and Stampendous “Detail Clear” embossing powder. You know I love that stuff! I also had to use Ranger Stickles “Diamond.” Ok, creativity is following me around today so I’ve got to go make something. Bye.

Hey, I’m so busy getting ready for the holidays that I felt the need to stop and smell the flowers. I thought you might need to also, so…here is a cute little vase that I did using Cricut Lite’s “Botanicals.” Hope you enjoyed your quick “flower break” I know I did. Now back to work for me.

A Long Tile

I love my Cricut! I’m always trying to find new things to do with it. Sooo for Christmas last year I made my parents a tile for their house. I just used a tile from the local hardware store and then played around with my Cricut and some vinyl. You can use any size and color tile you want! I like to add a piece of foam on the back of the tile just to give it a finished look. Add an easel and you’re done. What a great personalized gift for anyone on your list; it’s so quick and easy. For this tile I used Cricut’s “Graphically Speaking,” “Opposites Attract,” “Plantin Schoolbook,” “Ashlyn’s Alphabet,” and “Serenade.” Let me know what you’re doing with your Cricut for Christmas. I can’t wait to see your creations.

Key to my Heart

I needed a birthday card for my better half and I wanted something a little different. So I started with a blue Creative Café card on which I stamped Hero Arts Clings “Aged Print Frame” with Color Box black ink. I also heat embossed it with Stampendous “Detail Clear” embossing powder. This is probably my favorite embossing powder ever! I painted a Maya Road Chipboard “Antique Key” with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam “Stiletto” and used Studio g’s “series 11” Happy Birthday to stamp on the tag. For the inside I went a little crazy with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Crème de Cocoa, Jazz Blue, and Graphite. I also stamped the envelope front with the “Aged Print Frame.” This is a simple, but not plain, card that is pretty quick to make yet still has a lot of personality. I call it my clean-grunge look or maybe my grungy clean look. Oh well, whatever you want to call it…I like it.