Awesome Gears

Hi!

My last post was showing a card I made to share kindness.

Today I have a few more cards that I made for that purpose.

I wanted to make some cards that were a bit more masculine and I

decided to use the

"Cogs and Gears" stamp set from 

Inkadinkado

I arranged the stamps on my MISTI stamping tool

and stamped the images with VersaMark ink.

For the card on the left I only used the VersaMark,

which gives a watermarked image.

For the other 2 cards I stamped with the VersaMark

then brushed on some Perfect Pearls powder

which gives color and shine and only adheres where there

is the sticky VersaMark ink.

The banner was cut with the 

banner die from Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is one from the 

Titled Banner Sayings set

also from Simon Says Stamp

This picture shows a little bit of the shimmery shine that the

Perfect Pearls gives.
I also used a little of the Perfect Pearls around the edge of the 

white card bases and the banners on 2 of the cards.

I love how these cards turned out,

I hope you like them too.

I hope you'll stop in again soon,

Father's Day isn't too far away and I have a series of

Father's Day cards to share with you.

Until then,

Create!

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Birds

Hello crafting friends!

Today I have a card that was inspired by 

this post 

by Jennifer McGuire

After seeing Jennifer's post I decided that I needed to make a few cards

that I could use for sharing kindness.

This is one of those cards.

These little birds are from a set I found at ACMoore

in a clearance bin for only $1.00!

Aren't they adorable?

They are from Inkadinkado.

Unfortunately I can't find them anywhere that I can link to.

The banner is a die from

Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is from

Titled Banner Sayings

also from Simon Says Stamp.

I colored the birds with my Lyra and Neo-Color II

Watercolor crayons

and fussy cut them.

The inside is blank so I can write or stamp a sentiment

when I decide who it is going to.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll be inspired to share some kindness today.

Come again soon.  

Until then,

Happy Crafting!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Mother's Day Card #6

Today I have #6 and the last in my 

Mother's Day Card Series.

I enjoyed making these cards and coming 

up with different looks for each one.

I hope you have enjoyed them and as

I have said before, just change that sentiment

and they can be used for almost any occasion.

Today's card was again inspired by 

Jennifer McGuire

and her video on using scraps.

For this card I chose 2 colors that I thought

went well with the flower I had colored.

I used the single flower from

 "Poppies" from Stacy Stamps,

stamped it onto water color paper

with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

and colored it with 

Neocolor II watercolor crayons.

I fussy cut the poppy and backed it with

craft foam.  I also used craft foam on the back

of the sentiment strip. That little bit of 

dimension makes a big difference.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

Thanks for popping in today to see

what I've been creating lately.

I hope you've been inspired in some way 

and will come again soon.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Mother's Day Card #5

Hi crafty friends!

Now you are probably wondering why I have 

made so many Mother's Day cards.

Earlier this year I decided that I wanted to make

a point of sending out more cards to my family,

so that's what I've been trying to do for 

holidays.  I'm lucky enough to still have my

Mom, she is 92 yrs old and going strong.

But I also have a few sisters in law that I'll be

sending them too.

Just because they are not MY mother

doesn't mean they don't deserve a card, right?

Today I have card #5 in my series.

This poppy stamp is one of my favorites.

It is "Poppies" from Stacy Stamps

I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

onto water color paper.

I colored it with 

Neocolor II water color crayons,

and fussy cut it.

The black background is from a piece I had

in my stash.  I made this using Perfect Pearls

and black card stock.

It's hard to capture the shimmer in a photograph, 

but in real life it's just beautiful.

The larger background was also in my stash,

it was made using

 deli paper and alcohol inks.

I simply wrapped it around a piece of white

card stock to give it stability,

then adhered it to the card base.

I love having these handmade background

pieces in my stash to choose from.

I used some craft foam on the back of the 

black piece to give a little dimension.

The sentiment is from 

The Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

I hope you are enjoying these cards,

I sure did enjoy making them.

Come again soon for card #6 and the

last in the Mother's Day Card Series.

See you soon!

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and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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Mother's Day Card #4

Hi all!
I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day!

I know it's passed, but I'm continuing my
Mother's Day Card Series

since I think any of these cards could be 

used for any occasion,

just switch up the sentiment and you're

good to go.

Today's card was inspired by
Jennifer McGuire and a

 video that she posted recently

using scraps.

I found some colors that I liked and

just went to town with it.

I'm so glad I added in that scrap of 

card stock with the silver hearts.

The sentiment is from QKR Stampede

The Happy Anniversary Stamp Set.

I cut the sentiment into a banner shape and

adhered it with foam tape to give it a bit 

of dimension.

I really love how this card turned out,

I love the bright happy colors and

hopefully the recipient will too.

I'm so glad you stopped in today to

see what I've been up to.

Come again soon and you'll see

#5 in the series.

Until then,

try something new!

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see what the products are.
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except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Mother's Day Card #3

Hello!

Today I have card #3 in my
Mother's Day Card Series

For this card I used the 

Zinnia stamp from 

Impression Obsession

I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink

onto white card stock.

I stamped onto some scrap paper and fussy cut

 the flowers to use as masks.

This gives the look of the flowers being 

in front of or behind others.

I colored the flowers with my 

Fantasia colored pencils

and a 

Prismacolor Colorless Blender Pencil

I fussy cut around the top of the flowers,

adhered it with foam tape to the card base.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

To finish off the card I added some 

small sequins and Yellow Nuvo Drops.

I think they added just the right touch

to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you are enjoying my 

Mother's Day Card Series.

Next time will be card #4.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Mother's Day Card #2

Hi crafty people!

Today I have #2 in my 

Mother's Day Card Series
This card was inspired by my friend Marleen

Marleen posted a video 

showing this background technique 

on her blog

Marleen's Crafty Space.

I used the tree stamp from the
Mindscape Fall Stamp Set from Inkadinkado

for both the background as well as the 

tree as the focal point.

The sentiment is from 

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set

from QKR Stampede.

I used Versafine Onyx Black Ink

for the background and

Crushed Olive Distress Ink 

for the tree and sentiment.

The tree was fussy cut and adhered with 

foam tape to the background panel.

This card could be for any occasion,

just change up that sentiment and you're good to go.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

And I hope you'll pop over to Marleen's 

blog and check out her video to learn

how to make this background.

Until next time, 

Make something pretty!

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and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is coming up pretty quickly.

Sunday, May 14th is Mother's Day,

have you started your cards yet?

I have to make a few cards to send out, 

and this is my first.

When I was shopping with a couple friends

in Ohio, I found this 

"Spider Mum" stamp set from Stampendous 

for half price, so I had to pick it up.

I do love flower stamps!

I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink,

colored it with my Fantasia Colored Pencils,

then fussy cut the pieces.
I used my Prismacolor blender pencil 

for the first time and love how it works.

I wanted something more than a plain white background,

so I went into my stash of goodies and found

a piece of deli paper that I had colored with 

alcohol inks and used that.

The sentiment is from the

Happy Anniversary Stamp Set from

QKR Stampede

I wasn't sure at first how I liked this card, but 

it really has grown on me and I really do like it.

I'm hoping to get some more
Mother's Day cards done this weekend.

How about you, what do you have planned?

Thanks for stopping by,

see you again soon!

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I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

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and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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G-Ma

Hello Crafty Peeps!

I'm so lucky to still have my Mom.

She is now 92 yrs old.

I made this layout the other day with pictures

of my Mom and my kids.

We are so blessed to have her in our lives.

I hate covering beautiful paper and patterns,

so I use a craft knife to cut around the pattern,

then put it over the picture.

I love this picture taken at my niece Tammy's 

family picnic a couple years ago.

Jaryd, always calls Mom G-Ma.

When Kelsie was little she called her Mommy Mama,

to differentiate her from Daddy Mama, 

which was what she called my hubby's Mom.

The picture of just her is one of my favorites,

I took it when we were out to  dinner with the kids

after our "Great Pumpkin Hunt" one year.

The one with the 3 of them was Mother's Day 3 yrs ago.

Not sure when the other one was taken, but I love it,

it makes me smile, I think it shows Jaryd's happy personality

and how glad he is to be spending time with her

.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to lately.

Hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

create something wonderful!

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