There is just a little time left

for you to hop and have a chance of winning a FREE stamp set from Rubbernecker. The deadline has been extended, so you have until Friday midnight EST - March 30th - to hop along, and then the winner will be chosen on the 31st! See, I told you there is still enough time.

Click here to see my post about it, then follow the hop, leave comments and WIN! Good luck!

Laughter is

an instant vacation!

I made the sentiment the focus on this card. I began by stamping the sentiment onto white card stock using Festive Berries distress ink and cut/embossed using Deckled Rectangles by Spellbinders. The layer behind it is cut/embossed using Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles. I added a corner cut from the dp I used on the bottom of the card with Spellbinders Antique Frame and Accents. I added a rhinestone for a little bling. A double bow is used as an embellishment.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Garden Shrub Set SKU 560

Kindness

How do you like these colors together? In my book, you can't go wrong with purples and pinks. This is for the color challenge on SCS and the dessert option is stripes. I added stripes! Can you see them? They are embossed in the background. I used an embossing folder which has the flourish and the lines. Clever, don't you think? hee hee hee The image was inked with markers and stamped three times onto the white cs, then cut/embossed with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles. I backed it with just a small rectangle of the melon card stock. I added a few flourishes cut with Cuttlebug Vintage Squares and added a few punched flowers too.

I hope you like it. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Garden Shrub Set SKU 560 and Bud Tree Set SKU 505

Rubbernecker Mother's Day Hop

My Mother has passed away, so I can't send her a Mother's Day card, but I can and will certainly be thinking of her on Mother's Day. This sentiment was perfect for my card. In case you can't read it, it says, "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever."

I stamped the roses image onto shimmery white card stock, added a little color with markers and cut the image out. Using a craft knife, I cut around a few of the petals. I then attached it to the Webster's Pages designer paper using foam squares to pop up those petals I had cut around. I also used a few small glue dots to hold down the image around that so the dimension would really show up. I stamped the sentiment onto the dp using Aged Mahogany distress ink and clear embossed. I then mounted all that onto a Rose Red card front. I colored a length of seam binding and some white lace with Copic markers and alcohol and added that to the corner of the card. You have to have lace and ribbon on a Mother's Day card, right?

Stamps: Roses Large SKU 802 SO, Garden Phrase Set SKU 508
Here are all the Hop details:

OUR PRIZE:
A Stamp set of your choice!
Winner to be announced on the SS Blog 3/30.

HOP DETAILS:
-Follow the route below
-Leave some love at each stop
-Go back to the Sisterhood Blog and let us know you have hopped.
BONUS ENTRY:
-As a bonus we will draw an EXTRA winner for a STAMP SET of your choice, just for sharing our Hop on your Facebook page or Blog!
-After you have shared, go back to the Stampin' Sisterhood Blog and let us know where you have shared our hop.


Thanks for looking at my creation. Now go hop on to the rest of the designer's blogs to see what they came up with.

• Charlene Driggs
• Charlene Merrick
• Ellen Taylor
  
• Jacquie Peifer
• Jen Charboneau
• Jennifer Cuthbertson
• Joan Ervin
• Judy Rozema
• Julia Aston
• Juliana Swanson
• Karen Hunsaker
• Kecia Waters
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Stampin' Sisterhood
  

Mother's Magnolias

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's March Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20
Flap My Wattles Featured March 21
Wild Horses Featured March 22
Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 2012 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 March 23, 2012.

Making a mother's day card really made me think of my Mother and miss her. I can't give her this card, but I made it for her anyway. I kept it very simple, stamping the image and sentiment using versamark ink onto the pink card stock and embossing with white. I added the pink ribbon with just a knot and then added the beaded stick pin.

Thanks so much for looking! I hope you enjoy the rest of the stops along the way today.
Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Mark's Finest Papers

Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

Wild Horses

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's March Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20
Flap My Wattles Featured March 21
Wild Horses Featured March 22
Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 2012 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 March 23, 2012.

Living out west, as I do, this stamp reminded me of the beautiful mountain ranges on the horizons. I am still awed by the sight every day. I love it. I stamped the image using Faded Jeans distress ink and added a little bit of Elegant Eggplant and greyed the horse and cactus just a little bit. I then tore the edges of the paper to create the different mountain ranges and again sponged on the purple. That's how they look to me in real life. The card base is the darker blue. I then added the twine, adding more of the color with my ink pad to the blue one. A simple one layer card. I hope you like it. Thanks so much for stopping by! Now hop on over to see what the other designers came up with.
Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Mark's Finest Papers

Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

Flaps My Wattles

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's March Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20
Flap My Wattles Featured March 21
Wild Horses Featured March 22
Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 2012 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 March 23, 2012.

Doesn't this sentiment just crack you up????? There are a few things that really do flap my wattles! hee hee hee How about you? I just love the chickens in this set, and I'm sure you will too!

Go see what the other gals did with this fun new set by clicking on these blog links.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Mark's Finest Papers

Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

Lighthouses

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's March Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Lighthouses Featured March 20
Flap My Wattles Featured March 21
Wild Horses Featured March 22
Mother's Magnolias Featured March 23

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 March 24, 2012 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 March 23, 2012.

I really love lighthouse images so this set is one of my favorites. I kept it fairly simple by stamping the image with Barn Door ink onto a white panel. I don't know why lighthouses also make me think of picket fences, but they do, so I added one I cut with a die. I popped it up with foam tape to add dimension. I then stamped the sentiment using red onto a small piece of white card stock and popped that up over the fence. The white panel is framed with a red piece of card stock and then adhered onto the white card front.

Thanks for looking! Enjoy the other designer's creations by hopping along the blogs listed below.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Mark's Finest Papers

Our big promotion  this month! With the purchase of the March New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our March New Release Mini:

Brick Wall

Yellow daisies

I love this sentiment. In case you can't read it, it says, Be the kind of woman that when her feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh crap, she's up!" I hope I am that kind of woman. I know many women that are that kind of woman.

I cropped the daisy image for today's technique challenge and put it in the center of the pendant. I used the same stamp for the background on the white panel, just stamping it repeatedly on the white card stock using Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I then sponged the edges with So Saffron ink and mounted that onto the brown. The main image is colored with Copic markers. I thought the brown gingham ribbon was perfect with the daisies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Daisies SKU 506-05, Kind of woman SKU 582-10
Accessories: Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Eyelet Pendant, Ovals, gingham ribbon

Red Work Chickens

Here is another card made with this new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company. It is called Flaps my Wattles. Don't you love it? hee hee hee

This is a super simple card to make. I just stamped the chicken images using red ink onto white card stock and then mounted onto the red. The white circle is Quickutz Antique Doily which was cut from white card stock and then embossed with the Textile Texture folder. Don't you just love it all mounted onto the red dot paper? So cute. The sentiment is also from the new set, punched with ovals and popped up.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Old Cluck

This card is created using a new set (sneak peek) being released next week by MFP called Flaps My Wattles. hee hee I inked the images with Barn Door Distress ink and stamped, then colored with markers. The polka dot stamp at the bottom is inked with pool party. That stamp is also included in the set. On the inside I continued the sentiment by stamping "You're no spring chicken". Such a funny sentiment - at least if you are younger than the person you are giving it to. lol

Blue and white - so fresh

I created this card today and love the fresh clean look of it. It is a case of Harriet's card and to honor her as the Featured Stamper this week on SCS.

I changed the image and the embossing folder at the top, and the ribbon is a new one I just got. I love how fresh it looks. The image is stamped onto white cs using Faded Jeans distress ink stamped off once. The image panel was then cut/embossed with Spellbinders Deckle Rectangles and popped up onto the light blue rectangle. The bottom of the large panel is embossed with Flourish Journal and the top with Birthday Set 2.

Congratulations Harriet. Enjoy the spotlight!

Thanks for stopping by!

How about some roses?

I love the rose images in this new set by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company. The first card shows the large blossom, but done in a very clean and simple way. I stamped the image twice at the top of the card and the sentiment at the bottom right with Victorian Velvet distress ink. I cut/embossed the lower edge with Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop die. I then added the seam binding which was dyed with the ink and added a half pearl for a little bling.



I really love how the next one turned out. I even pulled out some dusty old hardware from my stash. It wasn't really dusty, but hasn't been used in quite a while. I love the hardware frame for the sentiment. I even added some of the light pink to it with a Copic marker to coordinate with the rose panel a little more. Isn't that nice? I love that you can do that with Copic markers.


The rose image is stamped onto vellum card stock and added to the pink panel which is cut/embossed with Spellbinders Lacey Square. The card front is embossed with Sizzix Corners Damask folder. Isn't that pretty?

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs to you!

Rubbernecker Spring Hop!

Hey there Sister Friends!! What's new? SO glad you could join the

Stampin' Sisterhood for our Springtime HOP!!

As always, we are SO excited to share with you!

Rubbernecker Stamps has a wide variety of stamps for your

Spring and Easter projects!

For my card today, I used stamps from four sets:
Garden Phrase Set SKU 508(for the sentiment)
Wild Garden Border 1 SKU 515-01 for the grass
Grapevine Basket SKU 15-02 for the basket
Easter Inchie SKU 436 for the eggs

I stamped the basket using Gathered Twigs ink onto the white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I then used my craft knife to cut the top of the basket so I could slip the eggs into it. I then cut/embossed the panel with Spellbinders Label die. The card front was stamped with the Wild Garden Border and the edges sponged. I then stamped the sentiment on the top of the card front using the same green ink. I stamped the eggs adding color with Copic markers and sparkle with AtYou pens.

The Stampin’ Sisterhood has put together some AWESOME creations to share some of these images with you! I have a HOP ROUTE for you to follow and you can find it at EACH stop along the way, so you will not get lost! The ROUTE is below, along with MY creation! OK, in true HOP fashion, you will want to leave a little LOVE everywhere you visit! We want you to have a chance to win a PRIZE!
*************
You could WIN……………….
an AWESOME stamp set
Of your CHOICE!
The winner will be announced,
on the Stampin' Sisterhood Blog ,
FRIDAY 2/5
**************

So you all have time to HOP!!
AWESOME, right? Well then, off you go, there is LOTS to see!! Hope you will join us in MARCH, for our NEXT HOP!! We cannot wait to do some MORE sharing and prize giving!! Until then, be sure to check out the daily posts on the STAMPIN’ SISTERHOOD blog!! There is LOTS of inspiration to be found! Thanks again for joining us today and ENJOY!!

**HOP ROUTE**

Bev Gerard

Charlene Driggs

Charlene Merrick

Jacquie Peifer - Creative Coordinator

Jen Charboneau

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Joan Ervin

Julia Aston

Juliana Swanson

Karen Hunsaker - you are here!

Kecia Waters

Kittie Caracciolo

Rubbernecker Stamps

Getting my craft on!

I recently visited a home with a gorgeous wreath on the front door. I wanted one! So, I went to Hobby Lobby and found all the flowers were 50% off! Yipee! I started choosing flowers and flowers and flowers. I think I have four different kinds on my wreath. I also chose the berries with the squiggly branches and the pussy willows. They are soooooo cute.

I had the grapevine wreath at home, so I plugged in my trusty old glue gun and got busy. It took me about an hour which I didn't think was too bad and I am thrilled with the results. Now my front door has on it's Easter bonnet. I know lots of the world is still in winter mode, but it will probably hit 80 degrees here today, so I'm feeling springy!

So, yesterday I went to Joann's and found this cute little bunny on sale. I thought my wreath would be a great place for him to rest from all the hopping and digging up carrots. I wired him in place, so, after Easter I can easily remove him - if I want to. I like the wreath with or without! How about you?

Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Tulips birthday

I created this card for a friend's birthday tomorrow and the SCS Color Challenge this week. What's better than pinks and gray? I don't know! I love this color combo.

I stamped the tulips using pretty in pink and pink pirouette inks with always artichoke stems and leaves. That was cut/embossed with Spellbinders Labels Four, cutting the embossed edge off the white panel so the grey would show. The sentiment was punched with an oval and then mounted onto Spellbinders Parisian Accents in grey and white and stacked. The card front is embossed with Textile Textures and Thank You Set 5 with a little lace where the two panels meet.


Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Single Leaf Rose on Black

I created this card using white, black and rose colored card stock. The rose stamp was inked with Aged Mahogany distress ink, stamped onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I then cut/embossed it using Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three. I added the Want2Scrap pearl nestabling to the fancy tag. I then stamped the stem and leaf again and colored them, cut them out and tucked them under the Fancy label which is popped up with foam squares onto the black panel which is embossed with Sizzix Thank You Set 5, matted with white and then attached to the rose card. I stamped the love sentiment onto the white card stock, inked around the edge with the Copic marker and popped it up on the card front. I added a few half pearls to embellish the sentiment panel and tie it to the image panel.

Thanks for looking.

Stamps: Single Leaf Rose, Love Set
Embellishments: Nestabling by Want2Scrap
Tools: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three, Sizzix Thank You Set 5 embossing folder

Dogwood Blossoms

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card, I stamped the dogwood image using rich cocoa memento ink and colored with Copic markers: Y13G21. G24, RV13, RV14, E15, E0000, 0. That is matted onto the pink card stock. The card base is Gray Storm. I added a strip of the pink embossed with Swiss Dots folder and the other strip is Paper from The Authentique Uncommon pad. The edges are cut using Spellbinders Classic Scallop and Classic Triple Scallop. The pink edge of that panel is embossed with Organic Flourish. I then added the main panel and added yellow stickles to the center of the blossom. The sentiment is stamped with Basic Gray ink and the edges were dragged across the ink pad. I added the pink pearl and popped it up using foam squares.

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 February 18, 2012 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 February 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

Blessings

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card, I let the sentiment and the beautiful shimmery paper be the focus. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder before cutting/embossing with Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two. The main panel is the beautiful shimmery paper from MFP which was embossed with Sizzix Thank You Set 5 matted with gold card stock. I took another panel of that gold and embossed it with Textile Texture folder and adhered it where the plain panel was left. I popped up the sentiment panel with foam squares. I added a small gold ribbon bow for the finishing touch.

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 February 18, 2012 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 February 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

North American Woods

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

For this card I stamped the bear image using Rich Cocoa Memento ink onto a light blue card stock. I mounted it onto the dark brown card stock and then stitched around the edges. The "bear with me" sentiment is all in one line, but I chose to stamp it this way, utilizing my stamp-a-ma-jig, then punching it out and mounting it onto a brown circle. I used linen thread behind the sentiment and added a little knot of it to the I forgot panel as well.

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 February 18, 2012 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 February 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

Relax a bit

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's February Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Relax A Bit Featured February 14
North American Woods Featured February 15
Blessings Featured February 16
Dogwood Blossoms Featured February 17

I stamped the teacup image onto white card stock using London Fog Memento ink and colored with Copic markers before cutting out and popping up. The card front is embossed with Thank You Set 5 and the sentiment stamped with Rose Red ink. I cut slits in the card front to weave the ribbon and then tied the bow.

For this one, I stamped the teapot onto white card stock and colored the image with Coic markers, then cut out and mounted onto the white Swiss Dot panel which is mounted onto the blue. I punched the top of the panel and added a ribbon. The sentiment is stamped onto the white card stock and it was cut/embossed/stenciled with Spellbinders Labels Three. The front of the card is embossed with Sizzix Corner Damask.

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 February 18, 2012 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 February 17, 2012.

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Brenda
Mark's Finest Papers


Our new promotion begins this month! With the purchase of the February New Release Package, you will receive this stamp set for FREE!

Our February New Release Mini:

Spring Joy

I can stamp a rainbow!

Here is another sneak peek from a set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.

I used just one of the sentiments from the set Dogwood Blossoms, stamping it repeatedly in the colors of the rainbow. I then added the ribbon treatment on the right and mounted the card front onto a yellow card. Bright and cheery, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to come back next week for the blog hop! It's gonna be great!

Stamps: Dogwood Blossoms

A Sneak Peek!

Here is another sneak peek of a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.


I cut/embossed the card front using Spellbinders scalloped heart. I then stamped the Dogwood branch on the inside, adding the single blossom to the bottom to fill the heart shape a bit more. I inked the sentiment with Close to Cocoa marker, separating the words to fit the open areas. I added a grosgrain ribbon around the edge of the heart opening.

Spring

This card is a sneak peek of a new set being released next week. I used dp from Kaisercraft and embossed the yellow panel with Thank You Set 5. I used blue ribbon for the one panel. The lilies are stamped using Pumice Stone distress ink and colored with Copic markers. I lined the edge of the front panel with the green Copic marker to make it stand out just a bit more. The word spring is embossed with white embossing powder.

Stamps: Blessings by Mark's Finest Papers

Be the kind of woman

I love this sentiment. I made this card for a friend who quoted this just the other day. Luckily, today's colors fit her home decor, so she should like it.

Alas, my inventory doesn't include Daffodil Delight, so I substituted Barely Banana. It's a little pale, but I think it works.

The sentiment is stamped onto the barely banana card stock using Soft Suede ink before being cut/embossed using Spellbinders Beaded Ovals. That is mounted onto Soft Suede card stock with all four corners punched with the MS Swirling Lace punch. I added the Poppy Parade which is cut/embossed with Spellbinders Parisian Motifs before embossing the entire front with Cuttlebug Textile Textures folder. I added clear rhinestones to the sentiment panel and added a bow of seam binding dyed with the Poppy Parade ink.

I think she will like it. Do you? Thanks for stopping by!

Happily Ever After Rose

I created this card for the SCS technique challenge this week: create your own stripes. I cut two designer papers into different sized stripes and mounted them onto the brown striped designer paper which is matted with black. I then stamped the rose image onto vanilla card stock and colored with Copic markers before cutting out and popping up. The sentiment is part of the designer paper cut/embossed with Spellbinders ovals and scalloped ovals. I then added the triple bow of seam binding as a finishing touch.

Stamps: MFP Love Remains

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Birthday funny

I computer generated this sentiment to go with this image. It is a birthday card for my son-in-law. I hope he likes it.

The sentiment was printed onto the white card stock, then I stamped the image using Pumice Stone distress ink. I added the black photo corners and matted onto red and black. A very simple card with a funny sentiment. Well, since I'm on the other side of that hill, it isn't that funny! lol Or is it? Truth for sure.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Gent with bike SKU 535-05

Ribbon carousel giveaway

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Stampin' Sisterhood

I hope you popped over to the Stampin' Sisterhood blog and took a look at my card posted there. I really love it!!!! I used shrink plastic and lots of distressing to create a very vintage and feminine card. If you haven't yet, take a look!

Teenage boy birthday

This card was made as a masculine birthday card for my grandson turning 13. Once I got it done, I realized it looks a big like Santa's belt. Don't tell him. I hope he won't notice. But it did make me chuckle.

I inked the stamp with markers before stamping onto white, cutting out and mounting onto the lucky limeade card stock. I put the black strip behind which is embossed with the diamond plate folder. The card front is embossed with the distressed frame.

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