Embossed version

This is the same Magenta stamp I used a few days ago, However this time I embossed the image with White super fine powder. Then I rubbed pumice stone distressed ink around on the image, and colored with copics to highlight the flower and the stem. The image was cut out and attached to several layers of cardstock. I used the scor-pal to create the lines to frame the image. Today the boys and I are off to town to run errands and then to the Park, it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day!

Justrite

These images by Justrite, are so fun to color. The image was colored with copics then cut out and attached to two sized of deckled oval frames. The sentiment is from PTI and also attached to two sizes of rectangular deckled die cuts. The background swirl is from Hero Arts, and stamped in Pigment cool peri ink.

Today looks like it will be a beautiful day, looking forward to playing outside and getting my herb gardens ready for planting! Owen is so eager to plant, Saturday I let him plants some sunflowers and wildflower seeds. Hopefully by early next week we will be able to plant everything without worring about frost. We are also eagerly anticipating our purple martins, they seem to show up around Easter and we can't wait to hear them again!

Magenta card

The flower image is from Magenta, this is a beautiful image. The image is stamped in chocolate ink, then colored with copics, R20, & R22. The stem is colored with stampin' up certain celery. I used a spica buttercream gel pen for the inside stamins. Then I took Distressed ink in spun sugar and blended it on the stamped image. The image was die cut and then attached to chocolate cardstock. The pink is coordination embossed with cuttlebug. The border punch is MS, and the sentiment is PTI, and also blended with the spun sugar. Last I attached another piece of chocolate cardstock to frame the card.

After a raining morning the sun did come out so I could get some pictures! I spent yesterday at my friend Debbie's house and was very productive! I got quite a few images ready to make into cards so I should be a better blogger this week! Owen is out for Spring Break, which means digi aka Wyatt is able to nap longer! So I am looking forward to having some time in my Office this week! If the weather gets warmer I hope to take the boys to the Park, and/or Beach to play. However,  once again without my car, so it's the big Dodge for me! Chris and Owen hit a deer Thursday and it did considerable damage to my poor car. Tomorrow we have to take it to the autobody to find out the amount of damage. I love my car, so I am hoping it just gets fixed. It seems there is always something going on with us, just the way it is I guess. I am just so thankful the boys were okay. They were both pretty upset, we have always lived in rural areas, but this is our first and hopefully the last deer we will hit.

Daffodils

This daffodil is from PTI: Year of flowers set. On this I stamped the image 2 times, the colored the image using Distressed Inks: Bundled Sage, Scattered Straw, and Wild Honey. The Background (PTI) is stamped with Shabby Shutter to create the pattern. I have lot's of ideas for this stamp, and hope to get back into the groove of creating again! This weekend is going to be pretty busy, we have the gardens to till so we can plant our veggies in the next few weeks. Then there is a wonderful Herb & Garden Festival Sat. and Sun. I think I am going to go solo first and see what there is. Owen has asked to go, but I know he just wants to play on the playground so I think we will take the boys Sunday and I will spend a quiet Sat. afternoon collecting all my herbs for my garden. This year I plan to listen to my DH though, no planting until after Easter! Every year I get too eager and we alway have one more cold snap that kills or stunts my poor tender plants. I just can't wait for the veggies, and herbs to cook with!

Wonderful Dogwoods

I finally felt well enough to make a card yesterday, I love Spring but the pollen always gets me! Today it is raining so I had to work with the little bit of natural light through my french doors for my picture! Years ago I learned a technique where you emboss an image that was stamped on vellum. My friend has been doing these gorgeous cards where she embosses the cardstock and it reminded me of the vellum technique.

I stamped the image with black memento ink and let it dry, then I colored the image with copics, YG03,YG05, Y00, the flowers are RV10, RV11 and RV13. Next I took a foam pad, and my embossing tool and outlined the images from the back. Then I die cut it and decided to sew it to the cardstock, this is my first time sewing on a card, and it was so easy. I have no idea why I haven't done it before. Guess you can bet you will be seeing more of that! Then I used my scor pal to frame the image on the light green cardstock, then I did it again on the darker green. The sentiment was stamped and die cut and then attached to the ribbon. All stamps are Hero Arts. Hope you have a great start to your week!

Pink Tulip

I haven't felt much like creating since Sunday, both Wyatt and I either have a cold, or are suffering from allergies. Either way, when I get a stuffy head all I want to do is sleep! Wyatt on the other hand doesn't sleep and keeps me up a good bit of the night! So needless to say I am very tired.  But I wanted to have something to post on the blog.

The stamped tulip is by Magenta, the sentiment is from PTI and the dragonfly stamp is by Rubber Stamp Tapestry. The Tulip is colored with copics then I sponged the white paper with distressed ink in spun sugar. The edges are distressed and then colored with spun sugar again. Have a great day!

Brayer Class

This post is for my dear friend Debbie, who was unable to attend the class with me on Sunday and is dying to see what we made! I missed her terribly, the drive there and back was so boring! The class was amazing, and I learned so much. I can't wait to have some time to create using the techniques we learned. These are the cards we made in the class, we are allowed to post them, just not the instructions. Hope everyone has a great week, weather is beautiful here! Thanks for stopping by!