I Love Elisabeth Bell images!!

TGIF to one and all. I hope you are all feeling better than I am. I think I caught a bug from my husband... (that meanie :-) ) Today's card is using an Elisabeth Bell image that I got from Susanas Custom Art and Card Design. This image is from the Never before seen section. When I saw it, I had to have it. I'm weak.. I know. I colored the image with Copics on Neeah cardstock. I used copic spica pens on the candle holder. I used Shimmerz on the candle and Twinkiling H2Os on the snow and ice. The windows are covered in Cyrstal Effects to give the glassy effect. Thanks so much for stopping by. Time for me to go back to bed now :-)

Recipe:
Stamps: I will leave the light on; Cornish Heritage Farms (sentiment)
Paper: Lipstick Red, Chocolate Brown (Gina K); Nennah Solar White
Ink: Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand, Ladybug Red (Memento)
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Copic, Copic Spica, Labels 8 Nestabilities, Shimmerz, Twinkling H20s, Crystal Effects

Another Christmas card

Looks like 3 or 4 people might get handmade Christmas cards this year. Woo Hoo!



This is another CAS Christmas card that wouldn't be difficult to produce a few of. The only stamping is the sentiment which came from the Gina K set Holiday Greetings. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I used a Cuttlebug stamp and emboss set for the snowflake. I colored the snowflake with Solar Gold twinkling H2Os. The ribbon is some that I found at Michael's last year.

Recipe:
Stamps: Holiday Greetings
Paper: White, Moonlight Fog, In the Navy
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories: Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, Cuttlebug snowflake cut and emboss, ribbon, twinkling H2Os, water brush, oval punch

CAS

Sometimes CAS (Clean and Simple) tends to be difficult for me. I try.. but then there is just something missing.. This is a CAS card that I tried. I fear that some would say that it isn't truly CAS because there are layers. However, it is CAS for today :-)

Recipe
Stamps: GinaK
Paper: White and Kraft (GKD)
Ink: Memento Desert Sand, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Impressabilities plate, twinkling H20s

Weddings

I love Weddings... especially when it means that my friends are going to be entering into a love filled marriage! My friend Brenda, who'd better be to busy planning to read my blog, is getting married on Friday. I have not met her finacee, strange I know... but I know he's a keeper because Brenda wouldn't choose anyone but! Anyway, here is my tribute to her wedding.. the card!


I used my new edgeabilities by Spellbinders. I haven't seen these used a lot, but they are so cool!!!!! Brenda is having lilies at the wedding, I think...(at least she was looking for lily stamps) so of course I used the Lilies Edgeability. The embossed sections are colored with Twinkling H20s as is the brides dress and the grooms tux. I used copics on the bride and groom. I also added a little sparkle on the bouquet and the sentiment with the stardust clear gel pen! TFL!

Recipe:
Stamps: To Have and To Hold
Paper: Bayou Blue, Silver, White
Ink: Bayou Blue
Accessories: Edgeabilities (Calla Lily), Copics, Twinkiling H20s, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Clear Stardust Glitter Pen

Featured Stamper

Yesterday was the featured stamper challenge on Splitcoast. Kharmagirl, is the lucky subject. Y'all should see her gallery. IT IS AWESOME! I chose to case this card. I left off the embellishments and changed the color and sentiment. Yes, I used Twinkling H20s AGAIN! One of these days the newness will rub off..... maybe!

Recipe:

Paper: Purely Pomegrante, Going Gray, Very Vanilla, Berry Bliss DSP

Stamps: Embrace Life (SU) ; Hero Arts clear (H)

Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Going Gray

Accessories: Many Marvelous Markers, Twinkling H20s

By the way, I'VE BEEN TAGGED! Look for more info on that in my next post :-)

Happy Stampin'

Another Challenge (2 of em actually)

I knew I wanted to make a card last night so I was trying to figure out what challenge to try. Allison (http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/) posts a challenge every Sunday. Last Sunday it was to case a fellow blogger. Then my friend Tami (http://journeyoflifetamijo.blogspot.com/) posted a challenge on her blog. Well I managed to complete both with just one card!!!

I cased Denise (http://thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/2008/04/huggy-monkey.html) or used her as my inspiration...howver you choose to look at it. Tami's challenge was to use a monkey, like Denise's (peanutbee on SCS) card does.... Can you say lucky for me???

Anyway, here is today's double challenge card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Older and Wiser

Paper: Summer Sun, Kraft, and White

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, and Twinkling H20's

Thanks for the inspiration Denise!!

Something New for me!!

So, the challenge is for blog candy on http://www.thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/ . The theme is April Showers bring May flowers. I received this image "spring greetings" from luvallthisstampin over on the PIF thread... My DDSS big sis turned me on to Twinkling H20s.. So thanks to both of you for helping me create and to peanutbee for giving me the reason... this time ;-)

The new for me comes in the form of the Twinkling H20s (http://www.luminarteinc.com/catalog/twinkling-h20s.html) - which I happened to find at Archiver's last weekend after the fabulous card from my big sis! Also, I finally got brave enough to try out my nestabilities in my cuttlebug! It was soooo much fun!!! I NEED them all now and the only people to blame are my friends on the PIF thread who made me need some to begin with....