In Everything, Give Thanks

Here is another card using Stamps of Life stamps. I love fall colors! They're so rich and vibrant! Oranges, greens and reds! I've notice quite a few tree's around town changing colors. Still waiting for mine to change....





Products used: Stamps of Life - Back2Basics, Thanks2Fall. CTMH - Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush, Olive. Just Blooms. PTI - Autumn Abundance paper. Cuttlebug emboss folder. PTI - Kraft paper. buttons, ribbon, twine



EnJOY!

They Say It's Your Birthday

Today is my Cousin Carma Jean's birthday... I made her this card.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAN!
My new The Greeting Farm stamp set got here just in time.




I also created this digital page for her. I framed it and shipped it off to Eastern Idaho.
This picture was taken of us in March of 1965. We're more than cousins. We're friends.



Products: Little Dreamer Designs, Jenn Wilson Designs, Designer Digital brushes.


Yesterday was my friend Kim's birthday and I sort of made her the same card..



Products used: CTMH. Cosmo Cricket. Nestabilities- Circles, Rectangles. SU ribbon. Cuttlebug embossing folders. Twinkling H20's. CTMH inks. Watercolor brush. Stickles - distress antique linen. Shimmerz. The Greeting Farm - Rock the Farm.

EnJoy!
Michelle

Unforgettable

Unforgettable..... That's what you are... Unforgettable.. Though near or far...
Like a song of love that clings to me, How the thought of you does things to me,
Never before, has someone been more...

Oh sorry! I had that song stuck in my mind...



I used my new CTMH Unforgettable X7106B paper. D1335 Intrinsic Backgrounds, C1340 Aspiration. I ran the Sorbet cs through my Cuttlebug to emboss it. Inked all the edges with Sorbet ink. I stamped two flowers then watercolored them with my Sorbet ink and some twinkling H20's. I glued one on top of the other to make it look dimensional then dotted the center with Crystal Effects. I then added an extra large eyelet and some chocolate ribbon.



I love all of these new colors!

EnJOY!
Michelle

Euphoria

When I seen this new Clear Art Stamp - Bouquets of Joy, I had to buy it! Not only because I love the flowers and the cute little girl holding them but because... remember?? My word for the year is JOY. Wishing you bouquets of JOY!

My Mama had a birthday on the 8th. She was planning on coming to town on the 6th for a week to visit. It was snowing pretty hard and she didn't want to drive on the snowy roads so I talked her into getting a plane ticket and she could rent a car when she gets here.. Well.... She got her ticket to arrive the night of the 7th ... She called me that afternoon and told me it was blizzarding and that all flights had been cancelled. Dang It! Now she's going to try and come in April.

I made this cute card for her....





Products used:
Basic Grey - Euphoria. Clear Art Stamps - Bouquet of Joy. CTMH - Boutique borders D1332.
Twinkling H20's. Grape Glace Shimmerz. CTMH - Purple Pansy ink, Taffy ink. Ribbon. Buttons. Nestabilities. Cuttlebug emboss.

EnJOY!
Michelle

In The Leafy Tree Tops

CHF released this fun new stamp set - Spring Tree's. I seen this fun idea in a stamp catalog and had to give it a try. I used the tree trunk from one of the CHF stamps and then punched a bunch of circles in various shades of green using my nestabilities. I then ran the circles through some of my cuttlebug embossing folders. I added a few colorful buttons and a pretty little butterfly.


Stamps - CHF Spring Trees. Whippersnapper- Blooming expessions
Papers - CTMH White, Chocolate, Sweetleaf, Olive, New England Ivy, Baby Pink.
Cuttlebug emboss folders. Circle Nestabilities.
Twinkling H20's. Buttons.


(turn off the music player at the bottom to watch video)

Mr Blue Sky... please tell us why you had to hide away for so long..............



EnJOY!
Michelle

Cardinals

Cardinals. Aren't they the prettiest little red birds! I don't think we have them in Idaho. I've never seen one. Only in pictures.



I created these beauties using CTMH Chocolate CS. Basic Grey Wassail. My new Cuttlebug embossing edges. Stamp is CTMH - Flights of Fancy. I colored the cardinal with my Prismacolor pencils (see previous post for instructions) I then colored over the top of the bird with my new Gold shimmerz. I love the sparkle. I added a Martha Stewart snowflake punch embellished with Diamond Dust. I lightly sanded the embossed edge to make the image POP!





Enjoy!

Something Tweet

Yesterday was my friend Rhonda's birthday... I created this card using my new rectangle nestabilities. You can view a great video HERE on how to use them in your cuttlebug.

I used Stampin UP! Groovy Guava and Wild Wasabi CS. Afternoon Tea B&T paper.

Stamps are CHF from the Kim Hughes Collection. Pretty Birds and Pet-Tootie Sentiments. I attached the cut out bird image with a dimentional element. I colored the images with my Prismacolor pencils. I embellished with CTMH mini medlies - Chocolate flower a punch of guava and a colonial white brad.

I also created this little tag to hang from the gift bag.

karma... be an adventure...

So Happy Together

Its the season of Weddings.. Scissorbella told me she has 5 weddings to attend this year.

I created this card using CTMH White Daisy CS that I embossed with my Cuttlebug. I used silver metalic rub on it. I used MFT - Boho Blossoms and Verve Visual - Anniversary Birds stamps. I glued the heart to CTMH Vineyard Berry CS, then cut out around it. I embellished the heart with Liquid Glass, Frosted Lace Stickles, and Diamond Dust. The ribbon is steel grey and I sponged the edge of the card with Vineyard Berry ink.



karma... be in love with the world..