Happy Mother's Day

It is Mother's Day in the U.S. and that means today's post will be a Mother's Day Card.  My Mom is the best Mom ever to me.  I don't want to start an argument with anyone about how their Mother is better.  This isn't actually the card she is getting - I've already posted that one.  (blush).  But I would gladly give her this card.

Mom You Are the Best Card Recipe

This card started with a background technique.  I used a Taylored Expressions stencil to create this background and you will see that pattern in the future, too.  Using painter's tape, I taped the stencil over a piece of watercolor card stock.  I colored with a hot pink Zig Clean Color Clear Brush marker.  I left the stencil in place and spritzed with water.  Then I just left it to dry.  I trimmed it down to 5.25 x 4 inches and matted it in a coordinating hot pink solid card stock.  MOM is a die from Taylored Expressions which was cut out in the same hot pink solid card stock and some fun foam.  Card stock was glued on the fun foam to give Mom dimension.  You are the best is from another Taylored Expressions stamp set and it was stamped in Versamark on pink solid card stock.  A tag die from My Favorite Things was used to cut out the white embossed sentiment.  Enamel hearts from TE topped off the card.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Give your Mom a hug if she is still here on this Earth with us.  And give yourself a hug if you are a Mom - you deserve it.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Esther 1:  1  -  3  This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[: 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

Happy Birthday to You

Jennifer McGuire recently did a blog post and video showcasing lots of cards using the rainbow colors.  If you follow me you know I love rainbow colors.  The new Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow card stock was quite inspiring.  Now Jennifer McGuire has inspired me with her beautiful cards. 

Happy Birthday to You

If you look at Jennifer's blog post (link in the first paragraph) and you should;  you will see that she painted a new Altenew Stamp called Mega Succulent using Zig Markers.  I recalled that I had a couple large flower stamps in my stash that I could use to CASE that technique.  Taylored Expressions came out with a large rose stamp a couple releases ago and I used that one first.  Using my MISTI, I stamped the rose using Versamark Ink and heat set with white embossing powder.  I did that twice to get a nice thick white line.  I used Zig Markers to color the rose in rainbow order.  Once I colored the image, I spritzed it with water until the colors blended.  After it dried, I stamped the leaves in the Versamark Ink and heat set in white embossing powder.  Zig markers in green were used to color the leaves.  I brushed the water on the leaves.  Once the leaves were dry, a yellow Zig Marker was used to color the border around the flower.  I added water using a brush.  The flower image was matted in pink and placed on a black card base.  A sentiment from My Favorite Things All About You was stamped in Versamark Ink and heat set in white embossing powder on black card stock.  The inside has the big YOU stamped in black ink.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Ruth 4:  5  Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the dead man’s widow, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property.”  

Valentines with Yupo and TE Mandala

Yep - it's January and it's a new year.  First, I would like to wish my husband Happy 29th Anniversary.  Yep - 29 years.  Some days it feels like 50.  Some days it feels like only 28.  ;-)

If you like to be ahead of the game, I am sure you will be working on Valentine's cards in January to be prepared for February.  I myself work best under pressure.  But I needed cards for my January classes, so here we are.  This card will be recreated during my class at Craft Inn in January.  If you're in the Louisville area - sign up if you're interested in making this card.

Here is my Love Valentine card.

Mandala Love Card Recipe

I saw a blog post where the creator of the card used spray starch, Brushos and Yupo Paper.  You can check out the post here at Stamping with Loll.  I thought I have spray starch.  And then I thought, I don't have Brushos, but I have Colorburst.  Then the thought came to me - I can do this cause I have plastic wrap and Yupo paper, too.  And that's what I used to create this background.  The mandala die is from Taylored Expressions and was cut out using a pretty glitter paper.  Penny Black came out with this beautiful Love die that I cut out in white and black and stacked.  Mat is black card stock.  I do want to stamp something on the inside, but haven't done it yet.

April

Luke 2:   39 - 40   When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.  And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

More Valentine's Cards

I was a card making machine the other night.  I knew I would be watching my granddaughter and I needed to get my class cards done so I could get them up to the shop.  They were actually due on the 15th of December, but that day came and went.  I'm pretty proud of myself for getting them up there before the first of January.  I needed to make 4 cards, but actually ended up making 5.  And I have parts for even more cards.

Here is the next in the Valentine's Series.

I Just Love You Card Recipe

This absolutely adorable hedgehog is from - you guessed it - Penny Black.  I stamped it on watercolor card stock in Versamark and heat set it in black embossing powder from Nuvo.  Zig Clean Color Clean Brush Markers were used along with water to color this sweet image.  The heart cut outs are from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment is in the set with the hedgehog.  I would link to the set, but I can't find it.  It is adorable though.  I tried to keep it simple so the focus is on the cute critter and the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  25 - 26  Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 

Bubble Greeting Cards - Hello Friend

It's time for another break from holiday shirts.  I will say I pressed 2 more shirts so there will be more coming.  In the mean time, I have been making some cards with the one of the stamp sets from last months Taylored Expressions release called Bubble Greetings.  Love, love, love these big 'fluffy' sentiments.  So many possibilities.  As a matter of fact, I am doing a class with them at Craft Inn using three different sentiments and three different techniques.

Hello Friend Card Recipe

This card was very simple, but doesn't necessarily look simple.  I stamped the Bubble Sentiment in Versamark ink and heat set it in black embossing powder.  I took Tim Holtz oxide inks in the pastel rainbow colors and rubbed the pad on my craft mat.  I spritzed the ink with water and used that to paint the letters in the word friend.  I made extra purple and flicked it on the water color card stock with my paint brush.  I matted the card front on a piece of purple card stock and put that on a card base.  That was it.  I might have added some enamel dots after I took the picture.  All cards need enamel dots - right?

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another t-shirt or card project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  1 - 3   In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while[ Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  And everyone went to their own town to register.