We love the SNOW!

Used some more of my new Eat Cake Graphics stamps to create this fun winter card. Colored them with Copics. Am I getting better at using them? lol. I have to admit, even though I love the way they look all colored up, I think Copic coloring takes a lot loooonger than my trusty colored pencils. All that blending so you can't see the lines between different shades--phew! Takes forever!
The paper/ribbon and sentiment is all from Papertrey Ink.

Well, I think I'm done sharing my Christmas cards for the time being. I've started working on V-Day and even some everyday type cards. I'll continue making winter themed cards, though. Winter birthdays and such. I do love winter color schemes.

Christmas is almost here...I'm just about done with my gift shopping. One stop at the bank for cash gifts and that's it! My kids had VERY short Christmas lists this year, they just wanted money or gift cards to their favorite clothing stores. My daughter is 12 years old and the only things that interests her are new clothes and her cell phone, LOL! Easy for me!

Well thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento, PTI

Paper: PTI

Accessories: Nestabilities, SU scallop punch, metal snowflake brad, PTI ribbon, Copics, Spellbinders Label die

SNOW DAY!!

I woke up early this morning to see almost 6 inches of snow on the ground! We still had snow left over from a few days ago, and now this! This must be a bad sign...snow before Christmas. It's going to be a whopper of a winter.

Since I'm not risking the hour long commute to work, I'm sharing this 'Snow Day' card with you all. How can you not love the adorable images from Eat Cake Graphics? So whimsical and sweet.
Somehow, I ended up using all pastel colors, which wasn't the plan, LOL! Just turned out that way. The card background is all stamped with Papertrey Ink's Beyond Basic Borders. I really enjoy making my own patterned paper, it's a lot of fun. The image is colored with a combo of Copics and colored pencils.

If you're snowed in like we are, have fun! If not... oh well, so sorry... ;-)

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento, Perfect Match

Paper: Papertrey Ink, Stardream

Accessories: Satin ribbon, PTI button, Martha Stewart snowflake edger punch, colored pencils, OMS, Copics, Stickles

How Many Sleeps till Christmas?

Before I share my card with you all, I figured I'd let you know that I've stepped down from the Magnolia design team. It was fun working with their stamps, and I love their designs, but it's on to new things for the future!

Now onto the card...
This card was one of those 'happy accidents' I have every once in a while. I started playing with Papertrey Ink's new Giga Guide Lines set, making a background paper on kraft cardstock, then another coordinating pattern paper with Beyond Basic Borders. I fully intended to make this a PTI card, but somehow I ended up coloring these adorable children gazing out the window from Eat Cake Graphics and just had to use it immediately!

Doesn't it look like they are just counting the days till Santa comes, maybe dreaming of the presents they will get? I LOVE them! This sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps is perfect too.

Of course I had to put Liquid Glass over the window panes, cut them out and popped them up with foam tape. Some Polar White Flower Soft and the effect is amazing. I am loving this card! All in all there was a LOT of stamping on this card, more than usual, but worth it, no?

Anyway, thanks all for the wonderful comments, it's what really keeps me going! I would be stamping anyway, but without my loyal readers, I wouldn't bother blogging!

Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Eat Cake Graphics, Waltzingmouse Stamps

Ink: Memento, Perfect Match, Distress

Paper: Papertrey Ink, Heavenly White, SU, Bristol vellum, The Paper Company

Accessories: Colored pencils, OMS, Martha Stewart edger punch, silk ribbon, EK Success holly punch, Liquid Glass, Flower Soft, PTI button, silver twine, Sharpie poster paint pen, Scribbles 3D paint

Pull Toys Baby Card

These sweet pull toy images from Eat Cake Graphics have been in my stash for a while, I just love them! They're pretty small so I decided to color three of them for this card. You can never have too many baby cards, seems like every month someone in the extended family is getting pregnant, lol! I like to be prepared.

Oh, and I have some great news to share, I was asked to be a permanent member of the Impression Obsession design team! I've been enjoying my three month term very much, LOVE all the new stuff they've been coming out with, so it's pretty much a no-brainer. I said YES!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend everyone!

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics

Ink: Memento

Paper: K & CO. , PTI, Bazzill, Prism, Bristol Vellum

Accessories: Nestabilities, silk ribbon, Fiskars apron lace punch, colored pencils, OMS

Wishing you Sunshine

Cosmo Cricket has some new papers out, more adorable than ever. I used the Earth Love collection for this card. Their colors are so muted, and subtle, the patterns sweet and whimsical. They suit me to a tee! How perfect are they for this Eat Cake Graphics stamp, Girl at Window? I love when I can choose papers and colors easily to go with a particular stamp!

This could easily have been a baby card, as well, I thought about it, but then remembered the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's 'Scattered Showers' and just couldn't resisit using the sunshine saying instead.

No work this weekend, I get to lounge around and stamp, woo hoo!

Have a great Saturday!

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento, CTMH, DIstress

Paper: Bristol vellum, SU, PTI, Cosmo Cricket

Accessories: Nestabilities, Spellbinders small labels die, Brads, Stickles, colored pencils, OMS, Copics, PTI stitched ribbon, Fiskars apron lace punch

Whimsical Flower Fairy

I've had these papers from K & Co.'s Mira collection for a while. I love the colors, but always found them hard to work with. I don't know why. I forced myself for this card though, it did take me a while, but I think I pulled it off!

The flower is a Spellbinders die that I sponged with ink before layering it all together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics

Ink: Palette, Paper Salon

Paper: Bristol vellum, K & CO., PTI, Bazzill

Accessories: Spellbinders Blossoms die, brad, colored pencils, OMS, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Dew Drops, Fiskars edge punch, sheer lime ribbon, Nestabilities

Pudgy Little Sprout Fairy.

Well, in my never ending search for more stamps- new, fresh designs that I've never seen before, I ran across these sweet little characters from Eat Cake Graphics! How cute is this little sprout fairy??! I fell in love with the whole fairy collection and of course, had to bring them to my house, LOL!

I had to use lavender and spring green for this card, those just seem like fairy colors, don't they? Besides, I love this paper from Basic Grey. I think it's from the Lily Kate collection, but if I'm wrong, I hope someone will correct me.

Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Eat Cake Graphics, Studio G flourish

Ink: Palette, Distress

Paper: Bristol vellum, Basic Grey, DCWV mat stack, PTI, Memory Box

Accessories: Prima flower, PTI button, Martha Stewart branch & lace scallop punches, colored pencils, OMS, Stickles, white seam binding ribbon