Oceans of Joy

I made this card to be used as an Anniversary card. Love this Hero Arts stamp set. I colored the fish with Copic markers and then added Glossy Accents on the fish and bubbles so they look like they are underwater. The circle is adhered with dimensional pop-dots.

That's all for now.  :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Copic markers, Fiskars border punch, Basic Grey paper, Glossy Accents

Smile Crocodile....

I made this card for one of my nephews. He loves monkeys. I used Glossy Accents on the Crocodile's eyes...or is this an alligator?  :)



Thanks for dropping by. Hope you're having a great week!

Earth Day

Every year I send one of my sisters a card for Earth Day (it's on 4/22). She and her husband are both environmentalists and work in that field. Here is the card I made for them this year.  I love the tree patterned paper. I used a Hero Arts stamp for the background with distress ink. This card actually looks better in real life. :) 

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're having a great day!  Have you  made your Earth Day card yet?  :)

Stamp Layering

I don't think I've posted this card yet.  I used the technique called stamp layering on this. I used a couple different Hero Arts stamps and also distress inks.  This card is fairly flat so it's a good card to mail.  Don't have much else to say about it. :)

As always, thanks for dropping by!  :)

Spring and butterflies...

I'm so ready for Spring, but it doesn't seem to be cooperating with me.  :)  It's been in the 40s this week. I created this card to lift my spirits and pretend that Spring has sprung. I used all Basic Grey papers and the Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I used a Hero Arts background cling stamp and a HA stamp for the greeting too.

Hope it's Spring where you are! Have a great weekend!

supplies: Basic Grey papers, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Hero Arts stamps

Scraps....

I wanted to use up some scraps that have been sitting on my desk, so I created this 4x4 card. I didn't even use one stamp on it. Hard to believe. :)  Hope you're having a great weekend!  Have you been watching the NCAA??  Go Butler!  :)

supplies: Basic Grey paper, Martha Steward butterfly punch and lace punch, Hero Arts gems, Corner Chomper

Back from Florida and a Birthday Owl

Well I'm back. We've returned from Florida on Friday the 28th, but we've had major ice storms here. We're wishing we could have stayed in FL for another week....or month!  :)  Anyway, I did have a chance to pull out a couple of my older Hero Arts stamps and create this birthday card.  I used my Copics to color in the big owl and then cut it out. I used Basic Grey paper/leaf and a chipboard flower.  This is a 5x5 square card.  I was so glad to hear that Hero Arts and Basic Grey are teaming up! Can't wait for their new releases! They are 2 of my favorite companies! 

I hope you're warm and safe!  And I hope it's warmer than it is here wherever you are!  :)

supplies:  Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey card, chipboard flower, leaf sticker, scallop, Copic markers

Lucy's Sketch Week Challenge

I made this card based on the sketch from Lucy's Sketch Week - Day 1. Check out Lucy' blog. She's the ultimate cardmaker!!  I used Hero Arts stamps - both the large plaid stamp with shadow ink for the background, and the hearts and owl stamps. I colored the owl with Copics and added some Glossy Accents for shine. The hearts are clear embossed.  I think this will be a cute Valentine's day card for one of my nieces.  :)

Hope you're having a great week. Have you had a chance to play along with Lucy's challenge? 

supplies:  Hero Arts stamps and shadow ink, Copic markers, Kraft paper

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!  I hope you all had a safe and happy New Year's Eve and wish you many blessings in 2011!  I've been playing with a new Hero Arts stamp set in the last few days and here are a couple of cards I created.  I submitted this first card for the Hero Arts December contest.

The second card I just made yesterday. I love this new Wish You Were Here stamp set. I also used the Fiskars Notebook border punch which was another Christmas gift I received. Love it!

I hope you are all having a wonderful New Year's weekend!  Thanks so much for visiting my blog in 2010 and leaving such sweet comments! Happy 2011!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Cosmo Cricket paper, Fiskars notebook border punch

I Heart New Stamps!

I made this thank you card for my sister because she bought me this Hero Arts bicycle stamp for Christmas. Love it! I used several different HA stamps on this along with distress inks and Copic markers. I added Glossy Accents to the bike seat and handles, the basket and the flowers. I also added Sakura sparkle pen to the bike gear, pedals and around the cut out cloud.

This card took a lot of time, but I really enjoyed making it. I can tell this is going to be one of my favorite stamps! Thanks for dropping by!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Copic markers, Sakura Gelly Roll pen, TH Distress Inks, EK Success punch, PaperTreyInk cloud die

Wedding card...

I made this wedding card for Hero Arts hostess, Jenny and her fiance Jason. They got married on 10.10.10. How cool is that?  Any time I think of a wedding card, I always think of butterflies. Weird, I know, but I think they remind me of new life....as in the couple's new life together. I wanted to use a non-traditional sentiment, so this is what I came up with.

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment on this post if you want to be entered to win the giveaway!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Archivers ribbon, Basic Grey paper

Not What I Imagined...

Do you ever have an idea in your head and then your card turns out nothing like you imagined?  :)  Well, that's what happened to me on this card.  I'm still working on some Fall/Thanksgiving cards and was playing with distress inks. The leaves are pop-dotted for extra dimension. Also, the flower and brad look better in real life than in the photo. Do you think I should leave it on or remove it? 

Hope you're having a great weekend! Don't you just love the weekend?  :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and flower, BG paper and brad, TH distress inks and distressing tool

Butterfly

I created this card because I wanted to use this Hero Arts butterfly stamp and Ranger's Perfect Pearls.  Sometimes that's all it takes to get a card maker going....a cool stamp and a new product to try.  :)  I colored the butterfly with Copic markers, cut it out and then sprayed it with perfect pearls. I then stamped the Hero Arts antique brocade background and added some border-punched patterned paper and ribbon. I used pop-dots to make the wings on the butterfly stick up a bit and viola, the card was done.  Later I added a sentiment on the bottom and gave it to my niece.

Happy Thursday! The weekend is almost here. Yea!  :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, My Minds Eye paper, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Copic markers, Making Memories staples, kraft cardstock, Fiskars punch, EK Success punch

Cardvaarks CAS Challenge

I made this card for the Caardvarks Clean and Simple challenge. They teamed up with Hero Arts, one of my favorite stamp companies for this challenge. Yea! I used the Hero Arts Hanging Christmas Ornaments stamp on this card. My sweet online friend Tiffany sent me this stamp and I had to ink it up and try it out. I colored the ornaments with Copic markers and added Glossy Accents to the yellow ornaments and the dots on the big red ornament. It's hard to tell in this photo though.

Hope you're having a great week.  Thanks for dropping by! I hope I have time this weekend to post some wedding photos from my sister's wedding last weekend.

supplies: Hero Arts notecard and stamp, Archivers twine, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, Glossy Accents

So Blessed So Thankful

I decided to take a bit of time and make a Thanksgiving card today.  I used TH distress inks and inked up some white cardstock, then ran it through the Cuttlebug with my leaf die cuts.  I used all Hero Arts stamps (that background flourish is one of my favs). 

Hope you're having a great week! Still doing some last minute things for my sister's wedding this weekend, so I'll probably be MIA for awhile. :-)

supplies: Hero Arts notecard and stamps, Cuttlebug leaf die cuts, May Arts ribbon, TH Distress Inks

Hero Arts 90 min Scramble Challenge

Last night, Virginia teamed up with Hero Arts Flickr Group to hold a 90 min card making "scramble."  Virginia challenged us to make our own background using Hero Arts stamps. This is the card I came up with.  Thanks Virginia for hosting the challenge!  Everyone had fun! I hope you can play in the next scramble. See this site for more details.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH distress inks, Archivers twine, May Arts ribbon.

It's been awhile....

Life has been busy....so not much time for blogging. I made this card several weeks (maybe months) ago. I've lost track of time!  :)  Just thought I'd better post something soon. So, here it is. I hope I haven't already posted this one before. 

Thanks for stopping by. Sorry I've been missing lately. Once things settle down a bit, I'll be sure to visit your blogs again. Oh, and I wish I was at Scrapfest this weekend! It looks like the HA flickr group is having a good ol' time! Enjoy!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Bazzill paper, Copic markers

More BoBunny...

Hi there! Well I decided to try to create a card with absolutely no stamping at all. That was pretty hard for me. :)  Anyway, I used more BoBunny products - stickers, chipboard and paper and this is what I came up with. 

I can't believe the weekend is over already. I hope you have a great week! Thanks for all of your nice comments. They make my day!

supplies: BoBunny paper, chipboard, stickers, Hobby Lobby kraft paper.

BoBunny leftovers...

Hello! I had some left over paper from a scrapbook layout that I made, so I decided to make this card. Most of the products are from BoBunny, except the stamp is Hero Arts. I love the BoBunny chipboard flowers and butterfly. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great week!

supplies: BoBunny paper, chipboard and Hero Arts stamp

Circles and more circles

I created this card for the Hero Arts contest this month. I decided to try something different. I was trying to use up some of the scraps on my craft desk.  This is what I came up with.  It's a little wacky, but I think I like it. :)  What do you think?

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

supplies:  Hero Arts stamps, BoBunny paper, PaperTrey Ink die cute, Glossy Accents, TH Distress Ink