Pop Art Happy Birthday

I showed this card to a coworker who saw the profile of a bird rather than a tilted face.  How about you?  And while you're at it, why don't you tell me about your mother.

The Details:  Stampers Anonymous Classics #5, Your Next Stamp Insanely Happy, Memento Dandelion, Rose Bud, Bahama Blue and Love Letter, Versafine Onyx Black, Simon Says Stitched Rectangle Die

Love Cynthia Bookmarks

I received a request to make some bookmarks.  I personally have switched to e-books for the sake of convenience but I do remember paper fondly. :)

The Details:  Love Cynthia Find a Reason to Smile and Donut Worry, MFT Mini Cloud Edges, Distress Oxides, Copics, Lawn Fawn Grassy Border, Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Glaze, Strathmore 140lb Mixed Media Paper

Topflight - Christmas in July

I'm over on the Topflight Stamps Blog today with a fun Christmas card!

The Details:  PaperArtsy JOFY 57, MFT Black and White Stripe 6x6 Paper, Simon Says Stitched Rectangle Die, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Super Fine Detail White embossing powder, Copics

May All Your Wishes

I played with one of my birthday presents yesterday.  Love this set so.  I remember doing this when I was a kid and rubbing the dandelion flowers beneath our chins and if it left yellow it meant something or another.  Fun times!

I started by sponging cardstock in green then using the LF grassy hillsides dies to cut them out.  For the back hill, I used the negative of the die to sponge grass directly on the card base for added depth. I then colored the sky with my Copic air brush and B00. I set that aside as the water spatters dried. I next used by Scan N Cut to fussy cut the animals, coloring them with Copics.  Turned out so cute!

I'm entering this in Seize the Birthday without optional sequin topping

The Details:  Mama Elephant Dandelion Wishes, Lawn Fawn Simple Grassy Hillsides, Distress Oxides, Copics, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Fine White Embossing Powder, Versamark

Sweet as Ice Cream

A little thank you card using some new goodies. Of course, now little ol' lactose-intolerant me craves ice cream. Plus it's summer. Yum!

The Details:  Waffle Flower Sweet Ice Cream, Lawn Fawn I Scream, You Scream and Dotty Coverplate, Newton's Nook Tropical Leaves stencil, Distress Oxides, Copics, PTI Banner Die, Memento Tuxedo Black, Gina Marie Scalloped Rectangle die, Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Topflight - Tickled Pink

I'm over at Topflight Stamps today with my first post as a DT member.  I'm so tickled pink to have joined the team!

The Details: Katzelkraft Farm Animals, Hello Bluebird Farmyard Little Bits (sentiment), Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Inkadinkado Masking Paper

Tropical Popsicles

I was inspired by the reports of the heatwave elsewhere to make this card. I'm still wearing a coat here in the PNW so it's a bit hard to relate.  Give us another few weeks then we'll be right there with you.

I'm using up a Distress Oxide background I had created a while back and assume I used at some point because there was a piece cut out although I don't recall what became of it. I used a wet wipe and the NN Stencil to create the bleached leaves.  Pretty cool.  Heh heh.  I made a punny.

I'm entering this in Make My Monday #74 Ice Cream, CAS(E) this Sketch! #278, Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes

The Details:  Lawn Fawn I Scream, You Scream; MFT Down Slope, Newton's Nook Tropical Leaves stencil, Sizzix embossing folder, Distress Oxides

Good Days Start with Coffee

Oh, my goodness. I almost missed entering this in Mod Squad Coffee, Tea and Summer! Whew! 

I'm also entering this in Cute Card Thursday CAS and Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes

The Details:  Love Cynthia Coffee Addict, Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Borders, Doodlebug Design Cream and Sugar 6x6 Paper, Copics, Ranger Glossy Accents, AMuse Studio Polka Dot Cardstock, Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black

Cards in Envy Twinkle Little Stars

Time for the latest Cards in Envy Challenge which is all about stars!

I hadn't intended to go USA patriotic with my card since I am so NOT all about that but ant at a picnic, July, summer--it all just came together that way.

I started by diecuting the base panel with a Hero Arts star cover plate--I cut another panel and taped the stars from behind for the sentiment to be stamped on.  Beneath I added red gingham (picnic!) and use other coordinating papers and washi to create a focal point for the Let's Do Lunch to try to abscond with the world's smallest apples.  Or the world's largest ant!

The Details:  CDD Let's Do Lunch, Outdoor Landscape 2 Dies and Stitched In Circle Dies, Doodlebug Design Patriotic Picnic 6x6 Paper, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Scor-Tape, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Hero Arts Cover Plate

Puffer Fish Birthday

I love love love puffer fish.  They're so creepy cute!  I masked and created a cluster of puffer balloons being hauled along by another puffer. The googly eyes are like icing on the cake. Mmm . . . icing.

I'm entering this in The Paper Players #400 Celebration, Seize the Birthday Anything Goes

The Details:  Hero Arts I'm a Puffer for You, Craftin Desert Divas Ocean Borders, stencil made on my Cameo ages ago, Distress Oxides, Darice Googly Eyes, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics and Multiliner 0.3, Ranger Glossy Accents