Father's Day Gears

Hello!

Today is the last post in my

Father's Day Car series.

For these cards I used the

Cogs & Gears stamp set from Inkadinkado.

I used my MISTI stamping tool and positioned the stamps on the tool.

Using the MISTI makes it so easy to stamp more than one card and have 

them all positioned  and stamped perfectly.

I stamped with VersaMark ink then brushed on Perfect Pearls Powder

To give the shine to the images.

I layered the panel with the images onto card stock then onto

white card bases. The card on the left I used shiny silver card stock

for the mat, you can see the shine of the silver in this picture.

I stamped Happy Father's Day from the

Happy Birthday Set from QKR Stampede.

Here is a picture that shows the shine from the Perfect Pearls.

Here are the other 2 cards I made with this design.

The sentiments are a variety of techniques,

plain stamping with VersaFine ink,

VersaMark and Perfect Pearls or

Heat embossing with silver powder.

I enjoyed making these cards and making each one a little bit

different from the others.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have enjoyed

my Father's Day Card series and have been inspired in some way.

Father's day is going to be here soon, I hope you've made a card or two.

Until next time,

have fun making something!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

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.

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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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.

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 #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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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.

Kelsie's Card

Hello!

Today I have a card to show you that my daughter made.

She wanted to make a card for her boyfriend's father

for his birthday.

First she made the striped background with my 

MISTI stamping tool, 

Simon Says Clear Stamps - Basic Stripes

and 

Faded Jeans Distress Ink

She then stamped the cupcakes onto white card stock

with Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

The cupcakes are an old set from Inkadinkado

and I can't find them anywhere to link to.

She fussy cut the cupcakes, adhered them to the 

striped panel with foam tape 

and adhered that to the card base.

Inside she simply stamped 

'happy birthday' 

from 

Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Words

stamp set.

She then made an envelope to go with the card 

using my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

I think it turned out great.

We had a nice time and I got to teach her some new things

which I know she will use again for future cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

have a wonderful day

and learn something new.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

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.

Autumn Greetings

Happy Autumn!

I'm not crazy about the fall time,

I don't like the cooler weather,

but I do love the colors of fall.

The trees are so beautiful and the leaves on the

ground are so pretty.

The card I have today is kind of a mash up of a

 cards that I saw on blogs.

This is kind of how inspiration works for me.

I see different techniques and designs and end up 

combining them into something that I like.

For this card, I started with a piece of white card 

stock.  I used different colors of Distress Inks to 

cover the front of the card stock.

I then found all the leaf stamps that I had,

 and stamped them onto the 

colored card with brown Color Box Chalk Ink.

I used 2 rectangle layering dies to cut the

 window in the card.

The outside was adhered to the card base.

The frame was layered with craft foam and card stock

 cut with the same dies to give dimension to the frame

around the window.

I used the frame as a guide to adhere the inside piece

to the back of the window.

I used a piece of acetate that was from some packaging

that I saved to cover the frame and adhered the 

colored frame piece on top of it.

I used a variety of sequins in the shaker window

as well as a few acorns and leaves that I stamped and fussy

cut.  I then stamped the sentiment and fussy cut that

and adhered it to the front of the shaker area.

For the sentiment inside I used a stamp that I borrowed 

from a friend.  Sorry there was no company name anywhere

on the stamp.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you are enjoying the beauty of autumn.

See you again soon.

The supplies I used are:

Darice Embossing Essentials Nesting Rectangles

Inkadinkado Autumn Foliage Stamp Set

Large Skeleton Leaf (#90312) Biblical Impressions

Leaf (#3901)  QKR Stampede

Open Maple Leaf (#10501) and

Lg Open Oak Leaf (#10402) from

Eureka Stamps

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

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.

Zig Zags and Roses

Hello Blog friends!

About a month or so ago, I was fortunate enough to win a set of the new

Color Theory inks from Studio Calico

All I did was make a comment on a post on 

Jennifer McGuires' blog 

and I was lucky enough to have my number come up as the winner

 It's a new line and she sent me all 12 colors.

Check out these colors. 

 Are they awesome or what?  

And I have to say, I am loving them.

They stamp beautifully with nice even colors.

I found I didn't have much luck with using them with a 

blending tool, but for stamping they are great.

I made this card using a couple stamp sets I got on clearance at 

Joann's.

The flower is from the Vintage Flora set from Inkadinkadoo

The zig zags are from Fiskars Teresa Collins "Baby" set.

I used my Perfect Layers Mini Tools to cut a perfect mat 

of yellow card stock around the zig zag pattern.

I fussy cut the flowers, then adhered them to the card base with foam tape.

Follow the link to the Perfect Paper Crafting online store 

and you will be able to use my code, 

which you'll see there, to receive a discount on your purchase.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll come again.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Get Well Card

Welcome bloggy friends!

Today I'm showing you a get well card that I made for a fellow crafter.

Doris comes to My Happy Place from time to time and her daughter, Jen is one of our regulars, who I have become good friends with.

Doris recently suffered a heart attack and I wanted to send her a card,

so I made this one for her.

For this card I used

"Crazy Kitty Set" (#32111)

from Biblical Impressions

and "Thinking of you" which is from a set I borrowed from a friend,

I believe it was by Inkadinkado.

"Crazy Kitty Set" come with this adorable cat and paws.

I stamped him onto white cardstock and colored him with FlexMarkers

and I think he is just adorable.

Inside I used some white cardstock and punched he edge with an

EK Success border punch.

I hand wrote " Peeking in to say I hope you are feeling better every day."

I sure hope Doris likes her card. I think she will, she is an animal lover and she loves handmade cards.  How could I go wrong?

Thanks for stopping by today, leave a comment if you will.

Come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Jen's flowers

Hello!  I hope you are having a beautiful day!

Here are some beautiful flowers that would brighten any day.

This stamp is from Inkadinkadoo and is colored with

FlexMarkers.

My friend Jen was kind enough to let me use her stamp.

Thanks Jen!

Thanks for stopping by today. Leave a commnt if you will.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Gift card holders

I generally don't like to give gift cards for Christmas, but I have come to the realization that sometimes, this is the best gift for a person.

For instance, my Aunt Marilyn, who lives is North Carolina

 and is 88 yrs old.

For years I struggled with what to give her for Christmas. 

Then one year I hit on something that she really loved.  So, for the last 4-5 yrs I have given her gift cards to restaurants.

She loves this gift from us every year.  $10 at Burger King can last for a long time when you just get a burger and a senior coffee!  She loves to get out of the house for a bit of a walk each day and then stop for a quick little lunch.

I like to dress up her gift cards a bit with some kind of cute little holder.  Today I'm showing you what I made for her this year.

"Ice Penguin" (#7902) from QKR Stampede.

 Snowbaby stamp from Department 56, 1995 Rubber Stamp Heaven

Snowflakes are punched with punch from Creative Memories.

 "Poinsettia" (#83407) from Biblical Impressions

 "Joy" (#15703) from QKR Stampede.

 Snowman is from Studio G Clear Stamps

Tree is from Bo Bunny,  Merry Christmas Clearly Stamps set.

 These two are stamps from my stash and have no name on them.

Inkadinkadoo Holiday Assortment.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'd love to hear what you think of my little gift card holder, so leave me a comment and let me know.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Gift Tag

Hello there friends!  I had one more Christmas gift hanging around that Santa dropped off at my house for delivery and that darn Santa didn't have the courtesy to wrap it.  Sooooo, I thought I better do it. 

I decided this gal needed a special tag, as she is a very special person.  She owns the "studio" where I go, to do my scrapbooking.  My Happy Place truly is my happy place.

Here is the front of the tag.  I started with a premade tag and used some Broken China Distress Ink to give it a little color.  I then used a stamp from the Inkadinkado Christmas in New York set and embossed it with burgundy embossing powder.  The silver flakes at the top of the tag are from a different stamp in the same set.

The Merry Christmas is  from Bo Bunny  Merry Christmas Clearly Stamps set and embossed with green powder

This is the back of the tag.  For "Jen" I used gold embossing powder and stamps from "Coffee House Alphabet" also from Inkadinkado.  Both the Inkadinkado sets were ones I got for Christmas in a grab box of acrylic stamps from Frantic Stamper.  The little jewels in the bottom corner are from Frantic Stamper also, from the Prima grab box I received.

Here is what the gift looked like once I was finished wrapping it.  I simply used a grocery bag that had been cut open and ironed to smooth it out.  The ribbon and other embellishments are from my stash.  I think it turned out looking very pretty.  Hope she likes it.  I have orders to report back to Santa about it. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Leave me a comment to say hi or give me some feedback.  I always like to hear what people think.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!