It is often the Bend...

It is often the bends in the road that teach us how to live our lives. Funny how a car stamp and saying make me look at life. October is here and gone and now we are into November. How time slips away sometimes. I say goodbye to October with a cold that is still hanging on and memories that I wish that I did not have from this month. But I have learned that God does not protect us from what will perfect us. Certainly when I made this card, I did not think it would be a life lesson, but sometimes the simplest things come from the things and people we love.

Onto the card: I used some burlap like ribbon, Tim Holtz patterned paper, and Authentic Man stamp set from Ippity.

Detail Shots:

 

Enjoy!

Halloween Page and Card Class/Kit available

Come join the fun! Have fun creating this Halloween page and card along with learning some cool techniques. The class includes all supplies to create the layout and card and you take home the stamp set - That's Creepy. All the fun is only $25. Unable to attend the class but still want to learn, sign up for a class kit. Just choose the proper add to cart buttons when signing up. Space is limited - so sign up 

 quickly.

 

 

Kit (Some supplies may vary from what is shown)

$25.00

Many Paisley Thanks

Creating a thank you note that can be sent to a man or woman can be a challenge in itself sometimes. 

I kept this card simple by using kraft paper and light blue cardstock. I used Bitty Pixie Paisley stamp set with cobalt and chocolate inks to stamp the images.

The "many thanks" is stamped inside a Spellbinder Nestablities label die with the edges inked.

The twine is threaded from the back of the button so that the twine could be tied into a bow.

 

Enjoy!

A Jar full of Love

A Jar full of Love is something that we all wish we had sitting in our kitchen as one of our ingredients. Something that you could add to any recipe that you are baking or cooking and it would just add love to the people who ate your creation. If making everyone see and feel love in the world would be that easy. 

This is my little creation that I hope can show that love can be shown just that easily. I used Quotes a'la HAPPY to create this card of love.

To add a touch a character to the patterned papers, I inked the edges with Color Box Chalk Ink in Dark Brown. The oval was cut using a Spellbinders Nestabilities and the coloring was all completed using a plethora of Copic markers. To soften the look, ribbon was tied to the right side of the stamped image. 

Copic marker used: BG01 - Aqua Blue; BG02 - New Blue; BG10 - Cool Shadow; BG11 - Moon White; BG13 - Mint Green; BG23 - Coral Sea; BG32 - Aqua Mint; BG45 - Nile Blue; BG53 - Ice Mint; BG70 - Ocean Mist; G00 - Jade Green; G12 - Sea Green; G20 - Wax White; G21 - Lime Green; G24 - Willow; G40 - Dime Green; G82 - Spring Dim Green; YG11 - Mignonette; YG61 - Pale Moss; and YG63 - Pea Green. 

Seriously, I cannot believe the amount of markers I used to color this little jar.

 

Enjoy!

Happy Heart...

Sending a little love in the mail is a special thing to do. I don't a specific style - just what I like. This card is of the simple style. 

I used Loads of Love to create this card.  This is one of my favorite sets.

The stamped images are created with Archival Ink in Crimson and the scalloped border is an EK Success punch.

To create a visual triangle, I tied a red sheer ribbon around the top of the card and made a bow with the ribbon. This creates a softens to the card and makes the eye flow around the card.

  

Enjoy!

Every New Season...{ippity} Challenge Entry

It is time for a new 2-week {ippity} challenge. The theme for this challenge is Fall. Use fall inspired papers with an {ippity} or Unity stamp that reminds you of fall. Or think out of the box. Then link your creation to the {ippity} challenge blog post for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate that you can use here to shop for some fabulous {ippity} stamps. 

Now, for my entry, I used the New Season, New Wonder stamp set and some fall like Basic Grey patterned paper. 

I stamped the pear image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto watercolor paper. Then I colored the image with Copic markers.

Detail shot of sentiment area

Detail shot of ribbon and button

Copic markers used: YG97 - Spanish Olive, YG99 - Marine Green, and 0 - Colorless Blender

 

Enjoy!

My Story...

I decided today that I would create an 8x8 album called "My Story...". It would be a simple album to tell my story of where I have been, where I am at, and where I am going. And I will share this journey with you, too. As the weeks and months go by, I will be adding to this album to simply tell a story - my story. I hope that it inspires you to do the same in some form or another. 

The page itself is made up of five shades of cardstock. I wanted to keep each layout simple to focus more on the stories. The most unique thing about this layout; however, is that I printed my photo onto cardstock as well. I used French Vanilla Bazzill cardstock for this technique. Then I distressed the edges of the photo with my edge distresser. For all of the cardstock I used the direct to paper technique to ink the edge with chalk ink to add a softness to the page. I used small scrabble letters from my stash and stained them with distress stain to match the layout for the title area. 

The story for this page: "Our lives are always being written and we have no ending."

The supplies that I used are shown below:

{ippity} stamp - Books a' Flutter

Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

Distress Stain - Wild Honey

Chalk Ink -Gingerbread

Tim Holtz Edge Distresser

Copic Markers Used: 

BG72 - Ice Ocean

BG75 - Abyss Green

C1 - Cool Gray No. 1

YG91 - Putty

YG93 - Grayish Yellow

YR18 - Sanguine

YR21 - Cream

YR23 - Yellow Ochre

Zig Writer - Chocolate

Enjoy!

Uniquely Unity...

 I was so excited when Archiver's called to tell me that my kit for the Uniquely Unity class was in. I immediately paid for it over the phone so that I would for sure get it. Then on Mother's Day I was able to swing by my local Archiver's to pick it up. And a crafting I began...

I love the papers in the kit and the stamps. Of course, I love the stamps - Unity Stamp Company. Love them! I created this card using multiple inks, Copic markers, ribbon, and of course, paper. I stamped the rose image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a ATC watercolor paper and colored the image with Copic markers. When the image was finished, I distressed the edges with an edge distresser. And a finishing touch of spritz with a pearl spritz. The patterned paper is edged with Distress Ink using direct to paper and the saying is stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

 Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Distress Ink Crushed Olive

Copic Markers - BG11, BG13, BG15, G94, G99

Enjoy!