masculine card

I was looking at my new technique junkie newsletter and found this really cool technique called: snakeskin... When I saw this I thought of my shirt and beer mug from flourishes. I used glossy card-stock and sponged three different colors of ink, lightest to darkest, ink that look like a skin. Then when ink is wet I coated in clear embossing powder. Before I was to heat I made horizontal lines then vertical lines with my bone folder then I heated ... wow does my shirt look like a snakeskin?

SCS Challenge...

I entered a scs challenge today, it was to use flourishes stamps and a animal... This was the first time this set was inked so at first I was kind of having alittle trouble trying to decide what I would do with it but that only lasted for seconds ,then it came together very fast once I had a picture in my head. This is one of only 5 sets I have from flourishes but lucky me it had birds so I could enter the challenge... I stamped the back ground stamp with marvy in then I added some dots to the flower with a glitter gel pen, and colored the leafs with watercolor marker, added a black border. placed all on a purple pattern paper that I added three sticky back pearls to corner. Then I used some chipboard at bottom and a scollop that I placed bird on. I made my bird look kind of rugged looking and used 2 pop dots to make him really stand up...

The tree...

Wow I just love my new sets from flourishes and this set is called : Forest of trees... I used some marvy ink in three shades total for the back ground behind the tree. Then the tree still needed some color so I brushed on some light green shades on top of tree image. A nestie is used for layers that I colored dark brown and added some white dots and then added some twine for a natural element. I used the leafs from the set to make a side border...It's hard for me to think about fall because by flowers are still blooming outside and keeping me busy watering still. Soon here in Texas it will be time to rake leafs before I know it!!!

Pretty lace...

Morning all... Had to take a break from making Christmas Cards this morning and because watering my garden is my next stop I Made another flower card...
Details: I used a corner punch which I took off the casing and made a lace like paper to string my pearls. I then added different layers of paper, background paper being another paper I made using simple green. I cut out my lilac flower and water colored with water color crayons and a blender pen. I used nesties under word which I also colored with my blender pen and added some white gel pen dots...

My Family Christmas cards...

This coat is from rubbernecker stamps. I colored coat with markers then used liquid applique to make the fur. I then cut the coat out and added pearl dots for the buttons... I then used nesties for back ground that I layered and added white glen pen dots attached coat on nesties with pop dots. I then added cuttlebug snowflake strip to bottom of card then tied some ribbon. Two more layered nesties for words ho ho ho with some gel pen dots and embossed with clear...
I have 74 of theses cards for my family to give out during the holidays so when you make as many cards as I do each year it because a real chore at times to complete the task....

In-Laws Christmas cards

Here are my In-Laws christmas cards so after I reached 120 I stopped counting. My In-law send out lots of Christmas cards each year and I have been making lots so they will have enough this Christmas because last year they still needed more. My Mother In-Law just loves snowflakes! Details: This snowflake is from stampin up and I embossed it with stampendous blue tinsel (opaque) on vellum. I then added some glitter dots, then added two different shades of blue paper strips to top and added some rub-ons. Snowflake is then glued under paper strips and then added to card front.
The second two cards: I used snowflakes done same as above. Then I used a punch for a window on bottom card and a nesties for window of middle card and glued vellum snowflake on back of window, tied with some ribbon, and glued on top of card adding some extra glitter dots around outside of scollop window.

My Mothers Christmas cards

Ok so here are a few of my Mothers Christmas cards for this year! I have made about 35 cards all total for my mother. Details: I Layered different nesties for the background that I inked using marvy ink a red and green, Then added some white and black gel pen dots all tied up with two colors of ribbon. The leafs and the poinsettia were colored with water color markers then clear embossed with ultra thick embossing power. I layered nesties with pop dots and poinsettia and tucked leafs under poinsettia to get a 3-D look, I stamped the word peace with black ink and added it to the bottom... The leaf stamp is from starvting artist, The poinsettia stamp came from Northwoods, and the word stamp is from hobby lobby. if you want to learn all about nestabilities from spellbinders and the wizard just copy and paste this youtube site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJpHgDWlB0

Tag Time!
I have been tagged by Kcherrie @http://snippetsink.blogspot.com She has an awesome blog so go check it out:)

So here are the rules and please forgive me if you don't like tag.

Tagging Games Rules

1. Link your tagger and list the rules on your blog
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog some random, some weird
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
4. Let them know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

So, here ya go....seven things about me!

1. I just love cake and I always have! I love to make them, I love to share them and most all I love to eat them..
2. I am very new to card making I have only been doing it for about 3 years and sometimes thats all I can I think about...my next creation.
3. I have been making mine and my parents and my In-laws Christmas cards for the last 3 years. in total that about two hundred and thirty Chrismas cards, takes me about 3 months to complete this task...
4. I just signed my name to go and look around at classmates.com and my childhood bestfriend found me after about 30 years, it's was such a surprise and she lives in Germany so we have lots and lots to catch up on...fun fun
5. I have two adopted kids from Korea who are the loves of my life, my Son is 21 and my Daughter is 16. My Son just moved out into his first place and I miss more then word can express...My Daughter is my BestFriend...
6.My Husband loves boats and loves to sail and although we own many boats but my favorite is a jet ski, even at my age I can't help but sing born to be wild each time I am on it.....shhhh don't tell anyone, I can't sing!
7. I have a yellow nape parrot who says pretty mommy to me each and everyday. Parrots are lots of fun and because I am the one who taught him to speek I wanted him to learn only the important stuff...

So that's it. Here are the seven people I am tagging. They have great blogs and are incredibly talented ladies and well I'm sorry Ladies this is a first for me tooo... So I hope you understand that I wanted to play along and that I find your blogs to be filled with such wonderful things that I want others to share in seeing your talent along with me tooo...

1. Barb@http://stampelicious.blogspot.com/
2. Chassandra@http://cassietrstamping.blogspot.com/
3. Lisa@http://mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com/
4. Chris@http://sketchingstamper.blogspot.com/
5. Tinker Bell@http://jpcards.blogspot.com/
6. Cyndi@http://cyndiwatkins.blogspot.com/
7. Nancy@http://muffinsmemoirs.blogspot.com/

Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles: HeeHaw Blog Candy!

Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles: HeeHaw Blog Candy!
Just hit the link above and enter and you could win some really neat blog candy....Hurry drawing will take place on Oct,8th...

I have been playing around with my new sets from flourishes, and this came out cute, I just wish more of the details on the poppy and the words showed up better in the picture, because holding the card the flower is really pretty with all it's layers and the color is just stunning...well I think it is! This I am going to be mail to a friend. This friend and I found each-other again after more then 30 years, she lives in Germany so this card must travel a long way...
On to the details: I colored the flower and the leafs with water color markers then I cut everything out, making a extra top for the flower cutting out of middle on this extra top. I wanted this flower to really look dimensional, I colored with three colors and added white gel pen to the vines of the flower. I embossed flower top and leaves. stamped saying on round chipboard with black ink then put some ribbon behind. I stamped word poppy with chocolate chip ink and added some gel pen dots, background is made with marvy ink and simply green...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Alzheimer's

This card was made for Cammie's Challenge... Cammie started this to Honer Her GrandMother who suffered with Alzheimer;s for many years. Whimsical Autumn illustrated by Cammie was released by Gina K designs. Cammie is donating all fo her proceeds to the Pennsylvania Chapter of Alzheimers Association, in hornor of her GrandMother....

Please go and read about this challenge here: http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com/2008/09/gkd-whimsical-autumn-preview.html

There ar lots of companies who donated , Flourishes, Starving Artists, My Favorite things, along with lots people who donated like: Denise Marzee and Kittie Caracciolo just to name a few. The blog candy is worth an amount of about 1000 dollar's of some really great stuff and I mean great! Please go and check it out for yourself it's for a great cause....

I am going to sent this card to my Mother who is a wonderful care giver of my Father...

This was made with my new stamp set from Flourishes. I made the background paper with marvy ink (three colors) and simple green. Then I used embossing power to coat and glued with a black border,Then I added my flower which I made extra leafs so they would pop a bit and some white spots to the flowers with a white gel pen, that was also embossed with clear. Then the tag has three layers which I colored with water color markers, added word and some dots, then you guessed it embossed, i love the look of embossing. some pretty ribbon was added purple and pink. Thanks for looking and I hope you play along too...

Another Card For....Swedish Collage Challenge from Starving Artists Stamps!!

I have had a great time trying to do this challenge using lots of different scrap papers,staples,buttons,wild colors and some chipboard along with a starving artists stamp. I used my little puffer fish, I think he is so darling!

I made this card for the Starving Artists challenge they have going on until Oct. 1, wow, was this fun and it is the first challenge I have ever done. Go and check it out, you could have a chance to win...

I made this card using lots of layers of colored papers, I also used lots of extra elements like staples,chipboard,ribbon etc... What do you think, did I follow the challenge. I just love starving artists stamps,The stamps I used were from there one million stamp project stamps, wow did I get lucky when I got these stamps....

Swedish Collage Challenge - http://www.starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/

THE SECRET GARDEN!

Ok so I was just playing with my stamps on the bathroom wall of my Daughters bathroom...What do you think? I used lots of different elements on this wall and my Daughter seems really happy with her own little secret garden! Everything on this wall is clear embossed and layered for a 3-D effect. My Daughter and all her Friends have their hands all over the wall making the butterfly wings go up and down, so if it can withstand a bunch of teenagers I think it's on the wall for good...

Well this is just a quick card using rub-ons and chip board to work on my picture taking,watermark and new photo element 6 program. I Think I'm doing better, atleast my pictures don't need to be taken outside anymore. I could only take pictures on a sunny day when the wind was not blowing, so wow is this a big improvment for me!

I can take pretty pictures atlast!

My Brother in-law is here for a short visit from the Windy City and all I can say is Wow has he ever helped me! Thanks you Chuck I owe you big time. Directions for making this card will have to be added later because the freg repair man is on his way ! So thanks for looking...