~*HAPPY BIRTHDAY*~ colorful flower card

I had a few of the flower images left from the last card, so I thought I would color them in.. I colored one in all the way and the other two I only did parts, cut them out and they are all layered on the flower.

I sponged everything.. the Basic Grey background paper got "louder" with sponging, so I'm not overall really happy with the way it turned out.. but I do like the colors on the flower.

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~*You Only Live Once*~ flower card

I so wanted to do a card to participate in the Clean and Simple challenge on SCS, however, it didn't work out that way.. I like the way this card turned out.. it was a bit time consumingand I hope whoever receives it will enjoy it.

I used Fifth Ave. Floral and Touch of Nature (ret.) stamp sets, SAB DSP (ret.), Oval Frame Sizzix die, Sizzlits Little Leaves die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch (the one with three butterflies on it), some brads, gold organdy ribbon and a sponge to tone down the DSP and for around the edges of everything. Oh.. I almost forgot.. some gold stickles on the center stems of the flower.

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~*WAYNESVILLE TIGERS*~ Tiger card for my daughter

My oldest daughter "LOVES" Tigers.. that was the school mascot where she went to high school. I have been looking for this Tiger stamp for a long time and I just happened upon one on ebay several weeks ago and emailed the seller asking if they might have another.. I got a very nice email reply saying that she might be able to get one for me. A week later, she had found one and today it arrived in the mail. Brand new and ready for me to use (course I had to mount it/it's a TAC stamp).


I know that my coloring isn't the greatest.. and I was so intent on finishing the card that I didn't get up to go look a tiger up on the computer.

I know that she will enjoy it.

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SC241 ~ "BLAST OFF!!" Rocket ship heading into space

These images are from the same set I used on the last card. From Recollections "Robots" set.

Aren't they cute!

This card uses a sketch challenge layout from SCS.

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Wowzers~ BRIGHT LIGHTS! BRIGHT LIGHTS! BRIGHT LIGHTS!!

Maybe that should read: Bright Colors! Bright Colors! Bright Colors!!

I reached for this adorable Robot stamp set and started coloring it in

with my Copic markers.. and then went to find cardstock.. Whoops! I didn't

have a single piece of Green Galore and had to dig in a few places where I have

scraps and cut card bases and finally found a piece.. probably the last in my room!

I used Only Orange and Yo Yo Yellow as well.

The Robots are stamped three times, then colored with Copic Markers, trimmed into a rectangle piece.. layered on an Only Orange piece.

I cut out two circles with the nestabilities dies, then took the Crop-i-dile and punched holes around on the yellow circle using both punches on the tool. Then I took a bunch of dimensionals and put between it and the green circle.

I stamped some stars in versmark on the green background layer and then used some clear embossing powder and heat set it.

After I had stamped "you wind me up" and clear embossed/heat set it.. I layered it on another cirlce and then the punched the scallop circle and then put it back into the punch holding it in with a slither of cardstock I glued to the center of it.. got it all lined up and punched again giving it the pointy look.. the piece was too big, so I cut the top off of it and put it under the main image.

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Super Duper EASY ~*HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN*~ cards

These really are super easy.. the pumpkin face is an EK Success punch... punches like butter through the card stock.

On one card I clear embossed some spiders.. on the other I stamped "Trick or Treat" in black, it literally disappeared so I used some Versamark.. should've embossed it too, but didn't.. I added some eyelets on this card.. remember what eyelets are? I was laughing when I was putting them on the card because I haven't used them in forever and I have all that Stampin' UP! ever made.. ha ha.




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~*TRICK OR TREAT*~ embossed Halloween card

This card has no stamping on it.. can you believe it!! I used a Sizzix Halloween die to emboss the orange layer, and for the trick or treat panel I cut out the rectangle using a nestabilities die, then slipped the piece into the Sizzix embossing mini folder.. I used a nestabilities scallop rectangle to layer behind the green piece.. used some dimensionals and put it all together.. super simple card.

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~*HAPPY WEDDING DAY*~ embossed card

This card has a lot of "wow" in person.. the background is Stampin' UP! Brushed Silver card stock that is embossed, then I tied some silver organza ribbon with silver cord into a bow on it, then stamped Happy Wedding Day in memento black onto Whisper white cardstock, used some nestabilities dies to cut out and emboss the white, silver and black layers. I took some white flowers from the SU pretties kit and smooshed them onto a Brillance silver ink pad, but they look more vanilla.. that is the only part of the card I don't like.. my hubby loooked at it and said it was a really nice wedding card and didn't say anything about the flower.. so I guess it's alright.

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#2 ~*Trick OR Treat*~ Halloween Spider Web Card

I decided to make a second card tonight.. changing up the web part.. I punched out the inner parts with a square punch after I took a pencil and drew lines to know where to punch.. then took some white cardstock and doodled a web.. I changed the versamark pads and still go the white specks when I embossed the spiders.. it looks pretty neat. I added the orange brads this time.. basically the same card with a few changes.


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~ Trick OR Treat ~ Halloween Spider Card

My hubby got home today after being gone for the week .. I am so glad that he's home, I missed him so much.

We went out to eat tonight at Buffalo Wild Wings, it was really good.. the food didn't take too long to get to us, and the place was packed.. the waitress wasn't spot on, but that's alright.

Anyways, after dinner, we hopped over to Michael's which is nearly in the same parking lot. I had two 40% off coupons, so I had Steve use one and while digging for my scissors to trim the coupons, I found a 50% off ACMoore coupon, so I opted to use it. I got the spider punch. While waiting in line, I seen a man with a whole bunch of stuff, I asked him if he items were on sale, he said no.. I told him I had an extra coupon that he could have, so I gave him the other 40% off coupon, him and his wife were very thankful for the savings and I was happy to share.

I made this spider card by punching out the spiders, then stamping Versamark all over them, clear embossing powder (some white specks must be in it because of how it turn out.. but when I use it on other things it comes out clear as all, but on this black cardstock it looks like it has white specks in it).. the spider web piece was punched around the edges using the new Martha Stewart punch around the page spider web punches.. and then laced with dental floss.. I stamped the Trick or Treat with a stamp from the set that my hubby bought for me.. then I used some nestabilities dies to cut out the white oval and purple scallop oval. I took a green piece of cardstock (all the cardstock is Stampin' UP!, I just can't remember what it is because I am grabbing from a scrap box as I make this).. and I took a Fiskars embossing plate and ran it through the Bigkick to emboss the background.. some paper piercing and it's done. I had wanted to add some orange brads, but after I did the paper piercing I decided not to.



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