February 2013

Wow, didn't January go by fast?

Yesterday was crazy with both boys wanting 100% of my attention!  So I'm a day late sharing my February calendar page.

I think I'll change the ribbon to red.

After stamping my favorite heart from this set, I laid the heart framelits over the stamping and traced around the edges with a Real Red marker and paper punched within the frame.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Take it to Heart
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento ) SU Marker (Real Red)
Paper: Georgia Pacific 110 lb. white
Other:  Big Shot, Adorning Accents EF, Hearts Collection Framelits

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my new followers!  Welcome to my old followers too. Y'all add so much warmth to my days!

Enjoy!

Non Silhouette Silhouette

I know that silhouette stamps are all the rage and I love the simple black (or dark) images.  But sometimes I look at them and wonder, "what would this look like if it wasn't a silhouette"?  So I took out my markers and gave it a try.

And I didn't ink up the heart outline.  Do you recognize the stamp?

Here's a close up.

I'm not sure I like it that much better than the silhouette, but I tried it and I'm happy with the results.

If you're interested, I used this technique on the Easter Blossoms little girl last year.  You can see the results here and here.

The Less is More challenge this week is to use Three Shades of Green.  


I used Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, and Certainly Celery.  I used some other colors too so I'm not sure this is what they want.  The sky is Pool Party which is a greenish blue (aqua) and the brown is Soft Suede which I always thought was greenish brown.

The CAS challenge at SCS today is to use Scallops.  I haven't been able to play there for quite a while so I'm excited to be able to send a card to my friends there.

I'm really loving my scallop circle nesties.   I've already used them more than all the other nesties I have put together.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Take it to Heart, Live, Laugh, Love
Ink:  SU Markers (Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Certainly Celery Soft Suede, Poll Party, Basic Gray)
Paper:  Whisper White, Garden Green
Other:  2 1/2" Circle, Scallop Trim Corner punches, Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Scallop Circle Nestie (non SU)


I hope you've had as nice a day as I've had.  I found time to stamp some today and it's not often anymore that I can do that.  I hope you've been able to stamp today too.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Dies and Punches

This week's Less is More challenge is to use

Punches or Die Cuts

Hearts aren't just for Valentine's Day are they?  This stamp is just too precious to use once a year.

The lovely scene is stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with black.  I used a Framelits Heart die to cut it out and the Pinking Hearts punch for the strip.

I had so much fun making Valentines with this color combination, that I made an any occasion card using the layout and colors.  I had just received the Triple Treat Flower A la Carte stamp free (with a $50.00 order during Sale-a-bration). The beautiful brad, ribbon and Designer Series Paper are also Sale-a-bration choices. 

I spy a glaring mistake.  I'll have to put something on the inside about a friend overlooking our mistakes and loving us anyway.

I used one of the Adorning Accents Edgelit Dies to cut the fancy edge and the matching Embossing Folder. I also used  the Fancy Flower and Five-Petal Flower punches.

I bought this window die Saturday when my friend and I went to visit The Enchanted Cottage in Lewisville, NC.  We had such a good time and I think they thought we were never going to leave!  I need to play some more with this die.  I stamped the scene and put it behind because of the flowering tree we can see from our window (with snow on it this morning).  Then I realized I couldn't use the window box I'd die cut because this was definitely a scene looking out.  I can't wait to get time to play some more with this and hopefully you'll be seeing something with a little more pizzazz.


As I said earlier, we got the snow I'd been wishing for.  It all fell after dark but we spent lots of time looking out the window and seeing it covering the ground and falling under the street light.  And as NC snow usually is, it didn't last long.  It was sunny today and nearly all, if not all of it has melted.  It was pretty though when the sun came up this morning.


I hope you found some beauty today.


Thanks for the visit.  And thanks for all the comments on yesterday's card.  I'm so glad you liked it.


Enjoy!

Folk Art Hearts

Here's another card using the sketch from Less is More this week.  I really love this sketch!

The Queen last week at SCS was ravengirl (Toni) and I didn't have go far into her gallery to find a card.  I chose this one to CASE.  I wish I had time to CASE more.  She's been a favorite of mine for a long time.

The hearts are stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White. I used my Stamp-a-majig to determine the layout. After stamping, I threaded a big eyed needle with linen thread and connected the hearts with it. I ran a length up the back so I would have two ends to tie a bow with.

The design in layered onto Cherry Cobbler and the card base is Naturals White. The sentiment is also stamped in Cherry Cobbler.

All supplies are Stampin' Up


Card Recipe
Stamps: Take it to Heart, Whimsical Words (retired)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Naturals White, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Other: Linen Thread.


We've all been battling a respiratory virus at our house.  I have completely lost my voice.  The boys think it's really cool that I whisper to them.  They both give me the sweetest smiles when I try to talk.

I'm so glad you stopped by and that you aren't exposed to any germs during your visit.

Enjoy!

ColorQ Bird

What kind of bird is this?  I can't find a bird in my bird books that helps me identify it, so I'm calling him the ColorQ bird.

That's because the design is colored in the ColorQ colors for this week.

The image was stamped with Jet Black StazOn and colored with SU Markers. I used the markers directly on the design for the deeper tones and swiped on plastic and picked up with a blender pen for the lighter tones.

Here's a closeup

We were joking yesterday that I'm going to wear out my Square Lattice Embossing Folder!

All supplies Stampin' Up!


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Take it to Heart, Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Jet Black StazON, SU Markers (Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, More Mustard)
Paper:  Watercolor, Riding Hood Red
Other:  Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits die, Square Lattice EF, Dimensionals


I hope you have a wonderful day.  Thanks for spending some of it with me.

Enjoy!