Hop! Hop!

Hi Again....
Let me show you two more cards I made using another Art Impressions stamp set called Hop Hop (UMU4388). What a FUN stamp this is, guess that's why I had to make two of them.....
Here we go..........

both of these I colored using my OLD set of SU-Watercolor Crayons, for the edges I used Ranger inks and a black Mementos marker just to make the die pop.  The die on the left is called Tile Works (S5-193) and the die for the right card is called Labels 40 Decacarative Elements (S4-467).
Here they are one at a time.


and the other one....


I only did the inside of the first card so far... not sure what I'll be doing with the second so left it blank for now.


This is from a Technique Tuesday stamp set called O Shoot (OhSho).... love this and know I will be using this one a lot.

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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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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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Dog Days and Coloring

WOYWW

(What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday)

Every Wednesday Julie Dunnit hosts a gathering of crafters from all over the world to share what they are working on with a pic of our play area.  It's really fun to see all the different things people are working on from all over the world and I must say I've meet some very interesting people from Julie's site, Thanks Julie!!!!!!

Will here's mine for today; 

First I'd like to thank you for stopping by my place and visiting!  I so enjoy reading your comments and encouragement!
This week I've been coloring and working on DOG's,,,,,, and here they are;

 Now these little guys were either stamped on Canson Watercolor paper or SU regular paper.  Sometimes I stamp with SU Craft basic black ink pads and some times I use Memento Tuxedo black but always use clear embossing power with both..  For the two bigger ones I colored them with SU-Watercolor Crayons and the smaller ones with Memento and CTMH Markers.

Here's a different view of the same, I tried to stand them all up so you can see them better.
The Spoiled Dog - 6601 sleeping on the pillow and the Sick as a Dog-10403 are both from QKR Stampede.  All the rest are from "Eat Cake Graphics".

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Birthday Bath

I've been working on some coloring and had just finished this little guy....
He is just not looking like he is having very much fun and though I would try to use him for a BD card.

I love this background paper from an old 6x6 pad DCWV-The Pets Stack, it has so many cute sheets. It really worked will with this little pooch getting his BD Bath, he's from QKR Stampede called what else "Dog Bath-1801"  He's just one of several dog stamps I got and started coloring I'll have to show you later this week.

Here's a better shot to see the bubbles and water drops. I used Glossy Accents first then when that dried added some Stickles Rock Candy here and there. 

And this is the inside.... a nice clean pooch and ready to Party....this little guy is from "Eat Cake Graphics" called "Fetch Leaps through the Air-3036-G".
I just fussy cut him out and glued him down.

I do most of my coloring with SU-Watercolor Crayons and Memento markers.

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Cut Away Hydrangeas

Today I'm posting a card I made using a beautiful stamp by Inkadinkado, there was no name on it but had the number 97776-P By Cynthia Elmore 2007.  I bough this stamp second hand but looks just like brand new... I'll have to change that......
I'm also using a style by Maile Belles here's the post I got the idea from.  Just love the look of the card with feathers she has here......For mine I used the Hydrangeas, and was just going to used the green CS, it just did not look right so I matted it with brown and it looks much better...

 

 

 

 Here' s a close up of the cut away I did... I did not have a die like Maile used so I just eyeballed it and used a straight edge and X-acto knife. I think it turned out quite nice if I must say so myself...

 

 

 and here's the inside... I did just a small panel at the bottom the same way. 

 

Haven't decided what kind of card to make it yet so just left it blank for now... I'm sure that won't last long........

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Hi! -Happy Thoughts

I'm trying to do some CAS cards... and boy is this tough.  Every time I see them on other Blogs I think "I should do that" will I've decided to really make it my business to do just that.  Here's one of my tries.......It's called HI

I used MFT stamp and die set called Flower Silhouette, I scored around the outer edge and then rulered a black line between the score and edge.  For the flower I stamped it on a small piece of white CS and then used Momento Markers to colore the flower.  I Die cut the flower out of the top CS and then attached the colored one from behind with some Dimensionals.  The Bee ribbon I've had for years and don't think I've ever used it, but thought now was the perfect time & place.  The little Hi came from the Flourishes set- Call Me. And then the whole white CS I popped up with double Dimensionals to give it some... Something.

Here's a closer look of the little flower..........

and the inside I stamped another flower from the same MFT Flower Silhouette set, and the saying came from Flourishes Happy Thoughts.  I did the same thing around the edge here with scoring and the black line. 

So that's it for my try at CAS... and while I was working on this one, I remember another I had seen and wanted to try... so maybe you will see another soon....

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Sweet Peas

For the last few days I've been working on a New to me Flourishes stamp set called Garden Fresh.  I stamped the basket of Sweet peas and then colored them with my Memento Markers and SU Watercolor Crayons and a Aqua Pen to soften it some... I used this method on all three images. 

 

 

Here's a close up of the frist one....I'm going to use this for my Honny's card for our Annversary next week.  He'll get kick out of it... (I hope)

This whole layout was barrowed from a blogger I just love Dawn B. from a July 8, 2011 post she did with this same stamp set. I had saved it even thow I didn't have the stamp yet.  So when I went looking for a way to use this I came across her card that I had saved... and this is my version.

 

Here's the inside......

 

this is my second one, I used some different dies and a little different layout too... but used the same papers

 

and here's the inside of the second card.

 

Now on this one I went a little too wild maybe with my border die... I had the cut the border for the left side of the card and had this leftover pice so I used it for across the bottom... Maybe a little to much but it was fun!

 

and this is the inside of the last one....

 

If you have any question let me know I'll be glad to try and answer anything....

 

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A New Prayer.

Hi All,

Today I made a card using the 4 Ladies at the beach by Ai-Art Impressions called Friends.  Here they are right after I finished coloring them.... there just on Watercolor paper here...

 

I just love each of the ladies, I'm the one in the pock-a-dot pink bathing suite... will because she has the smallest boobies..... :)

I printed the words for the front of the card on my PC  (Spell check did not find my spelling error because it was not spelled wrong..... but my hubby said it's just not used right,,,  so now it reads "Prayer" not Pray. Thanks Honny!)... to go with the inside....you'll see why.

 

Here's how the front looks not so close up.....

 

And here's the inside.... I just love this saying....

Just in case you can't read it;

 

Dear Lord

If you can't make me

skinny,

can You make

my friends FAT?

 

I've had this stamp for a LONG, and just had to have it when I saw it but when I went to use it I could not think of a way to use it without hurting someones feelings....which is not what I meant to do at all since I'm always fighting the battle it just strikes me funny that's all...

 

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With Age......

Hi All...

Today I'm posting the card I finished that I was talking about in last weeks blog.

This is the new stamp I started with....I had pick out my papers but had not put anything together yet...

 

Will here's what I came up with...remember I said I had stamped it kind of low on my paper and when I went to cut it out using the die I wanted it was a little too low... will this was how I got around that.  I just moved it down to the very bottom as if that was just how I wanted it to be.....te he.....

 

Here's a full front view, I think it worked out just fine....?

 

and here's how I dressed the inside.... love that saying ;)

 

The main stamp was by Ai-Art impressions, and the saying came from CTMH...the punch on the inside was a Martha Stewart border, and the die was by Spellbinders. If you want any detail info just let me know and I'll be glad to get it for you.

 

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Getting Older......

Today I'm posting a BD card I made using a new IO-Impression Obsession stamp I found before Christmas and just had to have it....

just look at the cute little cup cakes on the end of the candle... Love that...

After coloring my little cakes and candle (wow-big deal) I left a little of the candle and the glass stick out of the die when cutting... I edged the white and the blue with Smooch Gold Lame, and I used crystal effects on the booz in the glass (but you may not be able to see that)

Here's a look at the full card front...

The saying came from CTMH- Just a Number Occasions set (D1514). This set has some really fun BD saysing, I'm sure I'll be using this set a lot...

And this is the inside...

 

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A few thing's I've been working on

Hi Everyone!

Will I'm finally posting a few things...

Here are 2 new stamps I got before Christmas and just now getting to use..  Both are by Ai-Art Impressions....

This first one is called Girlfriends.... I just LOVE each one of these girls, and can't wait to put them onto a card....

Arent' they a Hoot????

 

This next one is called Golden Oldies, I stamped them to low on the water paper so had to move my die down when I cut them out.... but I can make that work I'm sure. 

 

Have the paper's picked out but have not had time to put this one together yet.

I'll be posting them soon tho....

 

Both of these I colored using Memento Markers and SU crayons, I used crystal effects on all the glasses but I don't think you can see it... and even a little Stickles Rock Candy and Smooch Gold Lame here and there...

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