642

Six hundred and forty two?

That is how many photos I had printed

and need to get into albums !!! 642!

Obviously I haven't printed photos for quite some time ;)

I also went a bit overboard documenting the historic flooding

we experienced last year.

Needless to say, I will be a bit busy working on this project

for a while. I also still need to finish older photo albums

as well as scrap road trips!  

I may as well spend leap day getting started on this project :)
First things first, writing the dates on the backs of all of these
since Walgreen's doesn't print anything on the backs now.
Ack! 
Enjoy your bonus day this year!

The year is March-ing right along, isn't ? 

Grungy Gears Mach

I used a bit of brown acrylic craft paint to

make "rust" on the gears cut from black card stock.

Images, card stock and inks from Stampin' Up!

Embossing folder, Foundry Tim Holtz

Enamel dots 

Thanks for looking =) 

Framed Sympathy Card

Images, card stock, inks, embossing folders
and dies are all from Stampin' Up!

This card was inspired by a sample I came across
a while back and kept in the back of my mind.
Sorry, I do not know by who or where I saw it.
I do know that it did not use Stampin' Up! images
and had several fancier die cut details.
I knew I could make a similar card with the basic layout
and the supplies I have. 

I of course had to make this project more difficult
for myself by cutting apart the frame then
reassembling it. I wanted the wood grain to
look like it would on a real frame. Had I left it 
in one piece in the embossing folder, there would
have been short sections of plank on each side.
So I cut it apart at the corners diagonally then
placed the pieces vertically in the embossing folder
so they would each have wood grain running the
length of the piece. I reassembled them
by taping them together on the backside
then mounting it to a piece of fun foam I
cut into a frame to pop it up from the card base.


Thanks for looking =) 

Sweet Pink Gingham Baby Girl Card

Image, card stocks and inks from Stampin' Up!
Various dies from various companies
Gingham ribbon, unknown
Image watercolored with inks and an aquapainter

Thanks for looking =)


The ground hog was correct:
we are still seeing winter weather here
with another 2" snow overnight.
Wind chills in the 20s today, too. Brrr.

Baby Boy Card Trio

image, card stocks and inks from Stampin' Up!
various dies
gingham ribbon
corner punch
paper piercer

image, card stocks and inks from Stampin' Up!
scalloped rectangle die
polka dot ribbon
polka dot Texturz plate

image, card stocks and inks from Stampin' Up!
paper piercer
edge border punch, Fiskars
button punch, Martha Stewart 
congratulations stamp, unknown

All three of these cards are very similar to cards I've made

for a baby girl. I'll share the gingham card tomorrow.

The other two are oldies:

Feathered Friends baby girl

Sweet Feet Baby Girl

Thanks for looking =) 

Baby Card - flip

A somewhat "gender neutral" baby card.

I used:

a flip card die 

patterned paper (unknown)

image, card stocks and inks from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =) 

Coral Blossoms Thanks Card

image, card stocks, inks, embossing folder and "hardware" from Stampin' Up!

The stamped top portion was actually a small card from long, long ago
that I never used. I decided to add it to an embossed leaves background.

Thanks for looking =) 

Wedding Card Duo

image, card stocks, large scallop square Bigz die from Stampin' Up!
Encore silver ink
flower, rhinestones and swirly die cut are all unknown

Stampin'Up! image and paper punches

Floral Edgeabilities die

Encore silver ink

rhinestones

shimmer paper, white card stock, silver card stock

shimmer edge organdy ribbon

Thanks for looking =) 

Celebrate Card

Similar to a Christmas card I made years ago.

Colored with an aqua painter and inks

from ink pads.

Rhinestone details

Thanks for looking =) 

Butterfly Die Cuts Card

I saw this basic idea some time ago 

and finally got around to making a similar version.
Mine isn't nearly as cute as I recall the original being.

I ended up with three cards since I cut the bottom butterflies

layer from three different colors of card stock.

It was tricky, but I do like the results.

Thanks for looking =)

Simple Thank You Card

Pretty quick card to make:

homemade alcohol ink sprays background

 black stamping over the background

white heat embossed image on black card stock

dimensionals under the  word strip

white and textured black card stock layers

stamp images from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =)

Card Class Projects

I made these four cards at a "class" recently.

They are all Stampin' Up! supplies and images.

I don't know if the cards were designed by the demonstrator

or if she copied them from ideas seen elsewhere.

I shouldn't have adhered the banner to the birthday card 

so I could have dressed it up somehow at home.

It looks a bit plain.  Oh well. 

This was the first time I've ever used a 

Stampin' Blends/alcohol type marker. 

Not a fan. I'm sure it takes some practice

to be good at using them. but I really

don't care for the odor. I'm sensitive

to that sort of thing as it is 

(I don't wear perfumes, etc because of that).

The bottom two were supposed to have a greeting

stamped on the front. I didn't care for the 

font or placement on the greenery card .

It was supposed to be to the right of the image,

 I'd rather keep it blank to use for whatever.

The poppy card was the same,

I didn't want the tiny saying on it.

It looked odd to me with size 

and placement, plus I'd rather keep it blank

to use for whatever I wanted.

I will say that wow,

their new style of ink pads

really ink up their photopolymer stamps well!

Too well actually, we all got very inky fingers.

I use the old linen topped style ink pads still

and mostly red rubber on wood mount stamps.

Thanks for looking =)

Quick Cards Embossed Bkgrnds

Various "simple" cards I whipped up

to give my sister along with a stack

of embossed background pieces.

She hasn't seen the new style 3D folders

so I thought she'd appreciate some blanks

to play around with - when she finds time.

Everything used on these cards

(except the white core card stock)

came from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking =)

Friends Card

Simple card made with a Brusho water colored background piece

 I made when I was playing around with them for the first time last summer.

I mounted it to textured black card stock then added a simple heat embossed

 word onto a black hand cut banner attached with a red brad. 

The image is an oldie from Stampin' Up!

I'd guess 20 years old.

It's from the stamp set Smitten. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Meant To Be Card

Shimmery card stocks, silver embossing powder 

and die cuts plus a neat glittered button

topped with silver organdy ribbon made for a pretty card.

Die cuts, stamp images, embossing folder,

inks and card stocks were all from Stampin' Up!

There is no layering heart die in the set to go behind

that fancy die cut heart. It was trial and error to cut

out my own heart to fit behind it. 

Too bad I didn't think to trace it for future reference

before I glued it in place, doh!

Button and organdy ribbon, unknown

Thanks for looking =) 

Bloomin' Hearts Valentine - rustic

This is one of my favorite of all the Valentine's I made this year.

It wasn't too difficult, either. 

I had been putting off buying the wood plank embossing folder,

telling myself I already had a wood grain background stamp.

I'm glad I bought it and I've been using it quite a bit.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!:

Bloomin' Hearts thinlits die

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp

Wood plank embossing folder

card stocks

white embossing powder and Versamark ink

Misc supplies:

rhinestones

baker's twine

Thanks for looking =)

Bloomin' Hearts Valentine - classy

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!:

Bloomin' Hearts thinlits die

Tufted (?) embossing folder

Large scallop square die

card stocks

Silver Encore ink

Misc supplies:

rhinestones

Thanks for looking =)

This card was chosen as a favorite at 

Splitcoaststampers

Two Hearts Valentine

I tried stamping inside the hearts onto

the background kraft paper, 

but it wasn't lined up well and looked a bit busy, too.

So I left them plain, empty.

The tags and ribbons help fill it.

Heart die cuts and stamp image from Stampin' Up!

Mini tags, unknown

Ribbons from my craft supplies, Offray

Kraft, Vanilla, textured black card stocks

Stitched rectangle die, Stamps of Life

Thanks for looking =)

You and Me card - red

A fun hodge podge of some leftover bits were used to create this card.

The large red heart was one of my heat embossing fails,

so I flipped it over and pressure embossed it with a large

polka dot embossing folder.

The heart die cut and embossing folder were from Stampin' Up!

The wee little red heart tag was an extra piece I decided

not to use on another project.

I do not know the manufacturer of it.

The card base with the three strips of washi tape has been

sitting in my "to do something with someday" drawer for a long time.

Washi tape was found at Big Lots in the hardware department (!)

man years ago. I do not know the manufacturer.

Rubber stamp image from Stampin' Up!,

Perfect Pennants with matching die.

Twine was found at Target years ago.

Thanks for looking =)

This card was a CAS favorite at

splitcoaststampers for the week ending 2/8/2020

You and Me Card - gold

This card is inspired by a sample in an old catalog.

I changed the colors and a couple of elements.

Everything used (other than the twine) was from Stampin' Up!

however most items are no longer available. 

Thanks for looking =)

Heart Collage Valentine

Various dies, stamps, inks, embossing folder,

paper clay and mold, even a letterpress plate,

all from Stampin' Up!, were used to create this card.

The ribbon is a scrap from some old Christmas ribbon.

The paper clay flower was painted with silver craft paint.

I inked the letterpress plate with white before pressing the card stock.

Thanks for looking =)

This card was chosen as a CAS Favorite

for the week ending 2/8/2020

at Splitcoaststampers

Owl Always Love You Step Card

I think this is called a  "Step" card.

It was easy to make using a die.

I do not know the manufacturer of the owl 

stamp and die.

The sentiment was done on my computer

 and printer since the one that was in the stamp

set was much too large.

Various heart dies, card stocks, inks

and tiny hearts border embossing folder

are all from Stampin' Up!

Paper punches for the eyes and hand cut beak.

White gel pen to outline the hearts. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Jump Start My Heart Valentine

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!:

Geared Up Garage stamps and dies

Heart die from a different set (I don't recall the name)

Subtle texture embossing folder

Thanks for looking =) 

Detailed Floral Die Cut Card

Putting to use a new to me fancy die to create this card. 

It was on clearance from Stampin Up! recently,

Despite the matching stamp set being no longer available,

I went ahead and bought it because I thought I could make

it work with things I already own.

The heart dies and sentiment were also 

from Stampin' Up!

Silver embossing powder, Versamark ink

Silver satin ribbon

Red and white card stocks

Thanks for looking =) 

The groundhog was correct -

we saw snow again yesterday.

However it isn't stopping daffodils from emerging :)

I am happy to see that they survived after
being under water during the flood last year.