Bovine Cutie

I discovered a new Digital Stamp Shop.    There are a lot of fun images over at Karen’s Doodles.  You can also find rubber stamps there.

I found a few that I liked and I couldn’t resist Bovine Cutie…

I colored the image with Copic markers.  I added a little bit of stickles and some white marks with a white gel pen.

Products used:  Basic Grey – Kissing Booth. Digital stamp – Bovine Cutie. Copic markers. Distress ink – vintage photo. Stickles. CTMH – D1475 – Card chatter Birthday. Hollyhock. Seam binding ribbon. Button. Twine.

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Perfect Day

Have you ever had a perfect day?   What is a perfect day to you?   At this time in my life, I think its playing and cuddling with my Grandkids.    They’re spending the day with me tomorrow.  I can hardly wait.

This stamp is from a new set out of the new CTMH book that is available in February.

It reminds me of the beach!  I haven’t been for 3 years.  This year I’ll be spending a week on the Oregon Coast..  I can hardly wait!   We have a house reserved for September.

 

Products used:  CTMH – C1499 – Perfect Day. Desert Sand, Indian Corn blue, Free Spirit. Twinkling H20’s. Crop A Dile. Copper eyelets. Distress ink – vintage photo.

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Project 52 – week 4

Yay!  I’m ahead of schedule!    This week’s challenge word is imperfection.   What an interesting word that is….  How do I come up with a picture for it? 

Last night as I was in the garage painting,  I had paint all over my hands, making a mess and the idea came to me.

   

My hands are not perfect. When I create, my hands get messy. With these hands I create things that hopefully will bring a little  joy into someone’s life.

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Power Tools

 

I  {Heart}  power tools.   As most of you know, I paint.  Decorative painting, Tole painting, whatever you want to call it, that’s one of my hobbies.  I cut most of my own wood so I have a couple of different kinds of saws, sanders etc…    It shouldn’t  surprise you that I asked for a new DeWalt palm sander  for Christmas and Santa delivered.  I finally pulled it out of the box today to work on a new project.

I bought the items I needed for this project sometime in November.   I needed a little prep done by My Handyman before I could get started.  I told him it was no rush because, well…  I was just too busy creating things for Christmas.    I am Grateful for his help. He finished up for me a couple of weeks ago so now it’s time for me to begin.

The piece of wood is sanded, drilled and ready for paint.   I painted the base with Traditional Burnt Umber.  I use Americana paints by Decoart.  They are my favorite. 

The  base coat is really the undercoat.   It will look much different when finished.   You know me and my distressed look!  I’m trying to decide if I’ll use blues or green’s….  

I guess you’ll find out when it’s done!

 

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Project 52 – Week 3

This weeks word is Inspiration…   You would think that would be an easy word.  I thought about it all week.  There are so many things that inspire me… but they’re usually Blogs, Pinterest, Books, Nature,  etc….

I decided to take a picture of where I make good use of my inspiration.  Where else could it be besides my desk in my craft room?

 

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Choose

I mentioned the first part of the year that my word for Twenty -Twelve is Choose..  I have many reasons for that word (previously posted).  I was doing a little doodling last night; thinking of words to go along with it.

 

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Fast Cars and Freedom

I’ve had this Old Corvette stamp for a few years.  It’s from Cornish Heritage Farms which went out of business.   They just recently opened back up and now sell digital stamps.

The last couple of cards I’ve made,  including this one, I’ve pulled out older papers that I have in my stash.   A few months ago I cleaned out my paper closet and gave a lot of papers to my DIL.   I need to use the rest of this old stuff.  This one is from Cosmo Cricket’s paper packet – Wanted

The stamped image is kind of shadowy.  Not super detailed.  I colored it in with a watery wash of Twinkling H20’s.

Products used:   CHF – Corvette stamp. Twinkling H20’s. Seam binding ribbon. Distress ink – Vintage photo. Spellbinders – Label 17. Cosmo Cricket – Wanted. Zig calligraphy writer – black.

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All Kinds of Happiness

I’ve had this Sparkle Creations stamp for probably over a year and this is the first time I’ve used it.  It’s called Cupcake Ruby.   Isn’t she cute?

I stamped her on a good heavy cardstock and colored with my Copic markers.

The template is from the VivaLaVerve challenge January Week2.

Products used:   Sparkle Creations – Cupcake Ruby.  Cosmo Cricket – Hey Sugar. Copic markers. Verve – VLVJAN2012. CTMH – Little Princess. Robins Nest baubles – Flame. Distress ink – Vintage photo.

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Take Flight

I finally had a chance to make a couple of cards I will be sharing with you over the next couple of days. 

This one is from CTMH set – D1234 – Take Flight.    I am great at making pretty girly cards.  Not so good at masculine cards.  Out of the 100’s of stamp sets that I have…  I don’t have many for men so they tend to all look the same.

Products used:   CTMH – D1234 – Take Flight. Spellbinders – Medium Circles. SU papers. Distress ink – Vintage Photo. Pink Hedgehog – Sea Glass baubles.

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Project52 – Week 2

We’re at week 2 already and this photo challenge is challenging me. I pretty much have weekends and evenings to come up with a photo. So , I’m pretty sure that it will be a Saturday project. 
This weeks word is  LIFE.    It’s Winter and it’s cold out, even though we haven’t really had any snow to speak of.

(hopefully next week)    I spotted this tiny bit of green in my flower beds. It’s holding on to it’s life for as long as it can.

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Pinterest

Today I thought I would share a few fun things I’ve recently pinned over at Pinterest.   (Click each picture to go directly to the link.)
 




 









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