Twisted Valentines Day Card

So... my neighbor and I were stamping a bunch of cards from our stamp club that we hadn't gotten to finish during club. One of the cards was for Valentines day. Well, she proceeded to tell me about a good friend of hers who wanted to give her hubby a card that said "I f 'ing love you". I had no idea how we were going to accomplish this, but while I was working on my card, I started to cut apart the letters that spelled love. Next, I was turning them upside down and playing with them to see if I could get the letters we needed to pull this off. Well, never let it be said that SHEER determination will not eventally get you exactly what you need.

The stamps and papers are all SU!, but the love and little hearts are actually from a Martha Stewart punch that came out last year.  Here's the creation:

This was the front of the card. Looks very innocuous. Cute with lots of love and hearts and hugs and kisses... la la la la la

then... scroll down some more...

When you open the card, this is what you see. Because I couldn't get an "ing" out of the word love, we decided that we would just go with the letter "n." So, it reads,"i fn' love u" which is exactly what her friend wanted. What made us laugh our butts off doing this, was that we got everything from the word love! It's amazing what you can do with the little you have! lol The "f" came from the "l" turned right side up and then another "l" turned upside down to form a cursive style "f." The "n" and "u" are the "v"  in love. Hey, I did the best I could! It was a total scream!

Hope you enjoyed our "twisted" Valentines humor...

Happy stamping till the next time.

Changed My Mind

Last week (Friday?) I posted a bunny card with a cute little saying that read something like this: "it's good to have a friend who's all ears". Well, the more I looked at the pic, the more I wanted it to be an Easter card. I literally became fixated with the card, which isn't good because I have SOOOOO much to do! Anyhoo, I plain ole changed my mind. I stamped another sentiment, used a different punch and it all covered up the cute saying I just didn't want anymore. Gosh, that sounds mean... So, to the right is the card with the saying I actualy like better because it makes me feel like I made Easter cards.

Below is an Easter card I made using one of the SU! stamp sets that was out last year in a mini catalog. I got to use that nice wide ribbon too; never thought that would happen! All in all I am very happy with it. The Happy Easter stamp is Memory Box. I also stamped a sentiment inside; I think that was from PrintWorks, but I'll find out for sure.

 

Hope you liked these cards. Tomorrow I have a "twisted" Valentines Day card to share that my stamping neighbor and I came up with for a girlfriend of hers to give to her hubby. It truly was TWISTED!!

Happy stamping till 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!

Easter/Friend Card

Here's a card I made today inbetween going through all my old stamps, cleaning through all Club Scrap/Stamp kits, and trying to get my butt moved completely back into my craft room. Everything is such a mess! I knda feel like I'm never going to get everything straightened out and mostly that I need a bit more room. I could take over my son's old bedroom, but I think hubby would have a fit. :-)

I knew exactly how I wanted this card to look! You know, I have always wondered exactly why I would need the petite versions of the classic Spellbinders dies and now I know. I really wanted the purple scalloped oval to be about an 1/8" bigger. Guess I'll have to put those petite sizes on my wish list. It still turned out so cute and I would have preferred for it to be a true Easter card, but when I saw that I had this AMuse sentiment that goes with this bunny, I had to use it.

 

Stamps - AMuse bunny basket, all ears, and tiny egg

C/S - Memory Box yellow & water blue, Hobby Lobby lilac, AMuse lime kitchen dot, Reminisce Easter Chick pp

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black, new sprout, lulu lavender, angel pink

Copics - 0, B000, RV10, G40, V12, V15, V17, YG03, YG06

 

Tomorrow's post will be using the Elzybells chicks. I just love those little stamps!

Happy stamping till the next time!

Computer Problems/Valentines Card

Hey all... my laptop went belly up. Thank goodness I suspected something awful was going on and had already started to move files to an external hard drive. I couldn't back up or anything and everything moved slower than molasses!! I do have a desktop available and I can use hubby's laptop once he gets home at night, so I'm not completely stuck. Once I move all the files to my desktop, I will continue with the card shares. I've only been without the laptop for 2 days and never realized just how attached I am to the darn thing! It may be 3 weeks before I get it back... bummer!

Anywho... I took this picture of a card I made for hubby for Valentines Day. The stamp is by Great Impressions; I adore their stamps!! This card turned out so super cute. The pic does it no justice... Tried brightening it a bit, but it still didn't pick up all the details I see when holding it.

Happy stamping til the next time!

Stamping Bella Card Share Part 1

Hey all... it's an absolutely beautiful day here in sunny NC!! I was sitting outside on the deck and actually had to come in because I was getting too hot out there in my shorts & tee shirt! Summer's a coming! I look forward to when I can get my hands in the dirt to plant my veggies. That means a summer filled with eating out of the garden. Love it!

Today's share is from Stamping Bella. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these stamps. I have been buying SB stamps way back when they only had a few dozen images and I owned practically all of them! Now, they have stamps available by so many wonderful artists like Christy Croll, Mo Manning, Chichiboulie, and Lori Boyd to name a few. I have several of pretty cards I've made so I'm splitting the post into 2 parts.

As always, recipes will be updated when I get to and find my written recipes. Hope you enjoy!


Supplies: stamps - Stamping Bella Minty Wreath & Holiday Wishes; c/s - unknown c/s & pp (but I think the pp is from Hobby Lobby); AMuse black dye ink pad; Copic markers & Spica pens; Spellbinders regular & scalloped circles; white gel pen; misc ribbon; pop dots; glue dots.




Supplies: stamps - Stamping Bella Pia Puddingtop & Holiday Wishes; c/s - unknown c/s & pp; AMuse black dye ink pad; Copic markers & Spcia pens; Spellbinders regular & scalloped ovals; Martha Stewart red craft seam binding; white gel pen; pop dots; glue dots.




Supplies: stamps - Stamping Bella Chefabella; c/s - unknown c/s & pp; AMuse black dye ink pad; Copic markers, paper & Spica pens; photo corner punch; glitter glue; Bella's baubles; silk leaf; pop dots; glue dots.


That's it for today. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. For those of us in the southern states, not bogged down by all the snow and everything yucky that goes with snow, have a sunny afternoon!

Happy stamping til 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!