Tears Running Down my Legs......

So Funny.... since the first time I saw this stamp set I knew I had to get it some day....
This is just so cute...I smile every time I see it for some reason....

And then the inside, I love using this saying because I seam to send so many of my cards out late for some reason.... how dose that happen?

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Rodeo Girl

The day I ordered this stamp set from Stampendous called Rodeo Girl (CRW124) I  know I wanted to use a Wobbler on it..... never using a wobbler before I was not even sure how to stick it on but found several YouTube that solved that.
So here we go...

Here's the front view,,,, pretty cool ha? Love how it has some of the first real Cowgirls list all around her.

I did the coloring with the new ZIG Clean Color Real Brushs, still getting use to how these brushs work.  But this was a ruff sketch so was pretty easy to color.  

Here you can really see both horses.

and another view of the same.

Here's the inside.... 

I would love to know if you think this is a good way to use a wobbler?

And if you have used a wobbler before too?

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Train Card

Today I'm show a card I copied from Jenny's blog "One Krafty Kat" 
I've had this stamp set by Stampin-up for years called Happiness is a Journey but always struggled on how to use it... always loved the train image but for some reason I always though there should be something more I can do with this.... 
So here's my take on Jenny's card.

here's my front view.... I used fun foam behind the main piece with the leaves on it and also behind the train...

I think you can see the domination better on this view... 

here's the inside, very simple... 

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Something a little different.

Hi Ladies...
Today I'm posting my first large card, it's a 5x7 size.  It take some getting use to all this extra space, but I think before I decide I'll have to make several more....
Here we go,

I can't take credit for this style or idea it was on  this post by Amazing Paper Grace back on July 14, 2015... I don't have access to ALL the BEAUTIFUL dies Becca dose so I did the best I could with the dies I had.  In her post she shows how to make the top hing out of the corner dies, so if you need that please take a look at Becca's post

 

For my card I used the corner die by Cherry Lynn Designs called Lace Corner B174.

The Beautiful flower stamp is a Flourishes called Wild Roses SS266, then I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 14 the largest one. and backed it with another Spellbinders Pendants Lattice S4-210.

The white bow is Hug Snug tape. 

The base of the card is from K&Company pack called Life's Journey.  It's two sided so I just used a single sheet. 

The inside is the other side of the K&Company paper and the sentiment is Fiskars from "Make a Wish Quotes Birthday".  Used the same Labels 14 die along with Labels 10 too. 

And that's it...

If you have any questions, let me know.

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"Duct Tape"

Today I have another Manly card to show....

This image I stamped years ago when I was just learning to stamp and a few gals that were prows came over and let me use there stamps... I came across this one and another one that I stamped 2 or 3 times each and just never did anything with them....Why I don't know. .....?

For the background I used some old colume pad paper that I've got loads of... backed it with some orange.

The image I colored with SU-Watercolor crayons and a few Memento Markers.  For the wood I cut some wood paper I had left over from the last card I made and ran it thru the wood embossing folder, then popped it all up using Fun Foam.  

Here's the inside, used a few different stamp set for the words here.... and used up my last piece of wood too. 

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Relax

Hi All!!!
Today I'm posting a manly card,,,, Yea, aren't they the hardest to make.
Will this is what I made my Stepson for Father's Day and also to Congrats him on a promotion he just received too!

the image by Serendipity Stamps call Grill-1266G I stamped on Canson Watercolor paper, I've used this stamp a few time now and always love how it turns out.... use SU-watercolor crayons to color and for the clouds too... The clouds die is by IO called Puffy Clouds 068-A and I used all three dies that came with this set.

This background paper is My Mind's Eye called On the Bright side, and the base of the card is Neenah Desert Storm, just LOVE this heavy paper for the base of my cards. 

Here's a close up so you can see how I popped up the image using Fun Foam and a few of the clouds too.  

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I won a BLOG Hop !!!!

Hi Everyone!
If your still checking my blog it's been a month since I've posted anything.... been so busy with family things I just could not find time to craft and blog....
BUT I did particapate in Jo's Blog Hop for her Birthday and a Give-A-Way back in May... Yes you guessed it I WON.... I can only remember winning 1 other blog hop and really had quit doing them... but something said, Go Ahead, Try It.... and I did and WON!!!!!
Just Look at all the Wonderful things in this .... I could not believe it!!!!  It all came in two boxs......

This is a shot of EVERYTHING.... I tried to get it all in the pic...just all sourts of GOOD STUFF!!!

This is the 1st box I opened... Not only did it have 4 differnt Beautiful paper packs, but it had a We R memory keepers Gift Box punch board.... a Colorbok chipboard book and papers to match the shape, a book call; The Photo Scribe, How to write the stories behind your photographs....a Teresa Collins vintage stamp set, Wood embossing folder, 3-pks metal charms, buttons, ribbon, sequens, roll of Jewel border, SU-Magic Mesh..... and one more thing,,, look at the next pic.....

this was the 2nd box.... OMG... can you believe it... this is one of thoes michings that heats up the pre-glued spins for your pages.... always wondered if I needed one of these and now I have one.... Oh My Goodness....

Thanks so much Jo for EVERYTHING.... this was just like Christmas for me, Really!!!!

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1st Christmas Card........

Yes, yes I know .... not Christmas Cards yet...... but I had to try out this new stamp set I just got by Art Impressions called Mini Front & Back Elf & Reindeer Set - 4507...this card is the Reindeer.....

Just look at the Cute little Butt..... 

And here is inside, very simple but cute too.... 

The half circles at the bottom are from the circles I cut out for the little deer.... 

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Card in a Box for Mother's Day

Today I finished my Mom's Mother's day card..... I made her a card in a box... she loves 3-D card so I know she is going to love this one....I found this last year on a blog by Tina Weller she even has a video on this link.  She made several different ones all very pretty, much more so than mine...

My first couple of pics are with the card closed, you'll see a little blue clip in the middle to get the pic of how it will look when she pulls it out of the envelope. So pretend the little blue clip is not there....

this is the front, I need to add Happy Mother's Day yet......maybe in the clouds.

this is the back.... 

so as soon as I take the clip off or pull it out of the envelope it starts to open like this.........

Here's how it looks from the front.....

the side view......

and the back, here you can add your love......

so now I'm ready for Mom's day..... I'll have to get her a real plant too of course.  She may like this card more thow because she won't have to water this....

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Bug Box....

I should have waited till today to post my bug cards so I could have showed you the box....
Just finished the box and it looks so cute together....I'm going to give it as a gift to a Dear Friend of mine I had not see is several months..... sham on me...

here's the front view.....

and a little bit of a side view... Just had to add the ribbon and slip in a bag for her....

Hope she likes it........

Look at the post below to see the cards.

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Mindscapes......

Will now this is a bit different for me.... I've had these little creatures made since April of 2012.. as you can see below.....Now you might ask, why did I never finish the project... I started to several times but never liked the look that I was creating... so there they sat in a bag....

Yep, you guessed it I just happened on them this week and though I really need to do something with these little guys... so here we go.
The stamp set is by Inkadinkado called Mindscapes-99121, and used it several times with great success. Here's my try for today;

If you visit often you will notice I changed my background and foreground.... not sure if I like that or not...

but here are all the little creatures all colored up bright with markers and ready to be seen. With all of them I went with a clean look all white background with just a strip of colored paper to add interest.  Then just added the words to each one. 

The white paper is pop up with fun foam, and used dimensionals under the wings and places that need lift.

Sorry for the washout coloring on all these... I think it's the white background setup that I changed..... 

and here can you see the birds in the wings and body of the dragonfly???

Can you see the butterfly wings on this humming bird and even a little butterfly in the tail???

on the butterfly it's got fairy's in the wings and body.......

and this little Ladybug has a little dragonfly near the head of the body....

These are so much fun to look and play with I know I'll be using them again.

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Chrysanthemum

Today I'm showing a card I made last week but did not have time to post....

I just love these flowers and have made this card a few times in different colors... it looks good no matter what I seam to do with it...... This stamp is from a stamp company that went out of business that I miss so much... Flourishes and this stamp set is call what else.... Chrysanthemum SS247.  The card base I embossed with a folder called Loving Thoughts-657667, and the die is by Spellbinders called Lattice-S4-210.

I stamped it twice on Watercolor paper and cut some of the flower out on one.... then popped them up over the first stamping and placed one at the top of the card. A little sponging here and there to bring out the embossing a little more.

the inside I used one of the flowers from that set at different angles here, and the bottom I used the border die from the Lattice set, and sponged that too. 

I didn't put a saying on the inside yet, but this could be used for most any occasion. 

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Happy Belated Birthday

You know for a card maker you would think I would remember to send cards... will not true!!
Here's one I made with that though in mind;

I used one of new Clean and Simple styles I found on Yep! you guessed it; Maile Belles blog.  It's the last one in this post she did.... mine is a little different but do love this quick and easy way to make cards.  I really like the buttons but after I had them on it really made the card too thick,,,,,sooooooo,,,next time I may try putting the buttons in with the HB by CTMH... the Paisley is from another old CTMH set called You've got Flair and then I just used colored pens to color it. 

here's a side view so you can see the layers better. Not sure if you can see it but I went around the white paper with a dark gray pen just to make it stand out more... 

And the inside, love this saying by Rubbernecker called -Cards on time....... 

Then I used the other half of the gray strip from the front of the card here on the inside taped down flat. 

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Two Sympathy Cards

I've been trying to make some cards ahead and never have Sympathy cards when I need them so here's two I have now, which I hope not to use any time soon.

The one on the left is very simple, card base is Desert by Neenah that I embossed with wood grain, added a piece of leafy print paper, then just the tag with a few words.

The card on the right I used the same Desert by Neenah for the card base then layered brown and white that I stamped with Cornish Heritage Farms stamp called Trees Backgrounder, added a strip of washie tape and glued string on each side of it, added the tag.

the inside I matched with the same papers and stamps I used on the fronts. And stamped the sayings by MFT. 

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Puppy Sympathy Card

Today I had to send a sympathy card to our neighbor who's dog passed on.... I just hate that.... Us Dog parents know the hole we have in our hearts when we lose our best friend.... So here's the card I made for them.

For the outside I used some doggie paper I had and stamped the saying on the flag. I know it's busy for a sympathy card but I wanted them to be able to smile when they see it. 

and on the inside I added a strip of the same doggie papers I had and printed the saying on my PC.. 

That's it.

Hope it warms there harts some.

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i'm thinking of you

Today I tried something new for me, it's a very clean and simple design that I've been seeing on Maile Belles blog.  Take a look at this beautiful card Maile did it's the 4th on down, and then see how I tried it.

I tried to get the same colors going and do like this combo.  the stamps are an OLD SU set called True Friend. and the paper is also Old SU called Fall Flowers, the button is just an old button I had in a jar.

When I cut the striped paper I secured that flat on the card base, but the white piece I popped up using a sheet of Sticky Back Foam sheets, boy is stuff works great!!!! 

Here you can see the saying I created on my PC and then cut using MFT die and then sliced it long ways and popped both pieces up. It's funny how it's white on white but with it being popped up it really shows up.

and here's the inside where I used another MFT flag die and sliced it too.  I had to make it match right??

Will let me know what you think and be sure to visit Maile's blog! She does Beautiful work.  I know I'll be tyring more of her style!

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