More Easter Cards

I feel like I'll never finish all the projects in my project pile! Most of what I'm working on is stuff I've prestamped within the last couple years and just haven't gotten back to it. There's an upside and a downside to that. The upside being that you already have the stamped image and don't have to cut up the paper or pull out the different inks. The downside is that once you finally get to the project, you've forgotten what you were going to do with it! Not to mention that by the time I get to it, I would have preferred for it to have been cut differently. Oh well... I had a lot of fun doing these two cards. First off, I LOVE DeNami and Elzybells chick stamps. They are too stinkin' cute!

Stamps - Elzybells Easter Chick, MFT sentiment from Hoppy Easter

C/S - SU! lavender lace, Memory Box lavender, Hobby Lobby petunia, Paper Source chartreuse, Neenah avalanche white, unknown pp

Ink - Memento tuxedo black ink

Copics - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, R20, YG03, YG09, YG17, G24, V12, V15, YR65, YR16, BG11, BG32, BG34, R81, R83, R85, BG01, BG02, BG05, lavender Spica

Misc Supplies - unknown ribbon, white gel pen, SU! word window & modern label punches, Spellbinders scalloped ovals & classic oval, tiny white pearls

Stamps - DeNami Design Easter chick basket, AMuse eggstravaganza

C/S - Memory Box aqua & lavender, Neenah avalanche white, unknown pp

Ink - Memento tuxedo black, VersaMagic turquoise gem

Copics - BG11, BG13, BG23, BG49, V12, V15, V17, Y11, Y13, Y15, YR16, YR65, turquoise Spica

Misc Supplies - SU! scalloped circle punch, Marvey Clever Lever scalloped oval punch, Martha Stewart border punch, unknown ribbon

Time to go plant some herbs, lettuce, & beans. I'm so looking forward to nice warm weather so I can go outside and get my hands in the dirt. Did a lot of work last summer on compost piles. Hopefully this will help my garden grow better because last year was positively horrible! For all the work I did, I practically had nothing to show for it. I'm thinking positive though... this year will be a great garden year!

Happy stamping til the next time!

Elzybells Chicks

My intent when I started working with these earlier in the week, was to make Easter cards. The more I looked at the hatched egg, the more I wanted to make these cards baby cards. The only thing missing from the card is a sentiment I would have loved to have used, which is "newly hatched." That would have made it perfect. Looks like I have to find/buy a newly hatched stamped! :-)





Stamps - Elzybells daisy canopy and AMuse bundle of joy

C/S - Neenah classic crest avalanche white, misc Memory Box & SU, DCWV Nana's Nursery baby girl pp
Ink - Memento tuxedo black
Copics - 0, B0000, B000, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, R20, YR16, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG03, YG09, R81, R83, R85, R29, YR61, YR65, YR68, B21, B24
Misc - AMuse papaya sheer ribbon, misc sheer green ribbon, classic & scalloped oval Nestabilities, SU oval & scalloped punches, adhesive pink pearls, Sakura white gel pen, Micron black pen

The following 2 cards are basically the same with the exception of the sentiments. I like making the same card a few times and changing out the sentiments because I sell my cards and sometimes people like a certain card, but with a different sentiment on it. It gives my customers more variety. Enjoy!

Stamps - Elzybells spring bloom, AMuse happy easter & easter greetings
C/S - Bazzill yellow and blue, unknown pp, Neenah classic crest avalanche white

Ink - Memento tuxedo black
Copics - 0, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, YR12, YR16, R20, R29, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG03, YG09, B0000, B000, RV17

Misc - blue gingham ribbon, crimper, Savvy little paper flowers, Spellbinders Labels 2, white gel pen

Hope you liked the cards. I have several more I've worked on throughout the week that I'll post in the coming week.

On another note, it could be 3 more weeks before I get my laptop back from Best Buy and then it's moving all the files back to the hard drive which will be a long harrowing process. I sure hope everything is perfect when I get it back. Anyway, I'm using hubby's laptop and he works long hours so I will get posting in as I can... maybe even try to get ahead a little bit and schedule posts.

Happy stamping till the next time!

Elzybells Card Share

Today's cards are from Elyzbells which is no longer in business. The owner, Elizabeth, is working with Penny Black from what I understand. I think it's a good fit because I really liked these stamps and I love love love Penny Black! Supplies will be updated when I find the recipes.

I loved making this card after I saw something similar to it on the cover of CardMaker magazine. Since I didn't have enough of the background paper left from Memory Box, I used stamps to create a background that looked almost exactly like the actual pp.

Supplies: Elyzbells, AMuse & Memory Box stamps, Memory Box & misc c/s, white gel pen, Bazzill flowers, Spellbinders scalloped & regular ovals, Copic markers, brads, glue dots, pop dots




Supplies: Elyzbells stamp, Cuttlebug embossing folder, misc c/s, Martha Stewart craft seam binding, Spellbinders scalloped & regular circles, glue dots, pop dots




I'm looking forward to seeing how well "Elyzbells" meshes with Penny Black. Some stamps may already be out, but I'm not sure since I haven't had the chance to go online and look at the catalog. Although speaking of catalogs, the new Hero Arts catalog is something I will have to spend time drooling over! I love those stamps too! I guess I just love lots of different companies! :-)

Happy stamping til the next time!

Today's Card

Good morning stampers! Last year, I decided that I was going to start my Christmas cards early and make several a month so I wouldn't be so far behind by the time Christmas comes this year. For many years, I sent my cards out the day after Thanksgiving; however, once I became disabled, it was very difficult to get everything holiday related done (baking, decorating, shopping, present wrapping, etc) much less get cards NOT handmade signed, addressed, and mailed out in time for Christmas. Even though it's already March, I am proud to share with you my first Christmas card of the year below.

Card details... stamps - Elzybells sending winter wishes, AMuse enjoy the wonders MA; card stock - Hobby Lobby sea blue & mood blue, AMuse red kitchen dot, Georgia Pacific white, Neenah; ink pads - StazOn black, AMuse black dye, VersaMagic aspen mist; Copics - B91, B95, B97, C00, YR24, B0000; supplies - 1/4" light blue loopy edge ribbon, AMuse sheer red ribbon, 1mm "pearl" strand, frosted lace stickles, 05 Micron pen, pop dots, glue dots, adhesive; tools - EK Success snowflake edge punch, 3rd & 4th (from the smallest) classic scallop circle Nesties, 3rd (from the smallest) classic circle Nesties, Japanese drill punch, Sizzix Big Kick.

Envie details... stamps - AMuse enjoy the wonders MA, MB holiday bird; Copics - G05, G19, B00, YR16, R29, R59, Y11, Y17, 0, gold Spica.

I don't have tons of cards to make as everyone does not get a handmade card... especially if I know the person doesn't save it! That sounds awful, but I put a lot of time and effort into my cards so I like to know that the people who get them will cherish them. Last year the only card I got to make took me at least 1 hour to make each one. Needless to say, I only made 12. Plus, that's all the time I had anyway, hence, getting an early start this year. :-) I have to say that it was very relaxing once I got into it. Of course hubby thought I was out of my mind, which wasn't the first time and probably won't be the last. LOL Here's the card from last Christmas:

I love Great Impressions stamps and own a nice little collection of them (mostly Christmas) so you will be seeing more GI cards as I make my Christmas cards this year. This card was so much fun once I figured out how I wanted the elements to come together. The picture really doesn't do it justice.

Card details... stamps - Great Impressions Build a Snowman (from 11/04 collection), Savvy Merry Christmas; cardstock - Hobby Lobby (HL) dark grey, Stardream Chiara pink, HL ice, HL lavender, unknown shimmery pp with winter words in pale colors, Neenah; ink pads - AMuse black dye, StazOn black; pens - 05 Micron brown; Copics - B000, B01, B05, BV11, BV17, C1, C5, C7, E41, E44, E59, N4, N5, N7, N9, R20, RV13, RV17, W1, Y28, YR04, YR09; Spicas - silver, black, gold; supplies - Martha Stewart white craft seam binding, pop dots, glue dots, adhesive; tools - classic square Nestie, SU! scallop border punch.

My favorite dye ink to use with Copics is by AMuse. I've tried others, but do not get the same results. Usually I stamp the sentiments in StazOn just because it dries very quickly. As you can see, I love to decorate the envelopes when I can. Hero Arts came out with a bunch of cute little stamps last year that I could NOT resist. They are perfect "envelope stamps!"

This year I want to experiment with digital stamps. I've bought several already, but have yet to do anything with them. Once I get something done, you'll be the first to see. What I like about them is that they can be resized and layered together to make a sort of "scene". Something you really can't do with your regular stamps unless you stamp it, scan it into your computer, and then resize it. A little too much work for me right now. I can't wait to work with them though. Hmmm, maybe I'll surprise you with a card this weekend; no promises though!

Happy stamping til next time!