Best Mother Ever Card

I used some of my old brass templates by Lasting Impressions for this card.

After embossing the images on the colored papers,

I lightly sanded the raised portions to reveal

a bit of the white core for contrast. 

The rubber stamp image, pink patterned paper and 

card stocks are all from Stampin' Up!

The white core textured green card stock, Close To My Heart.

Black polka dot paper, Die Cuts With A View.

Sequins from my crafts stash.

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CAS Mother's Day Card

Using up some scraps for a pretty quick card.

 

Rubber stamp image, unknown

Dies and inks, Stampin' Up!

Card base, DCWV

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Tractor Card

 

An old image from Stampin' Up! that I water colored.

Kraft card base

Chicken wire background, 
an unknown unmounted stamp

Ribbon, unknown

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National Scrapbooking Day

It's National Scrapbooking Day,

 the perfect day to announce that I'll be a 
Guest Creative Team member for 

Designs by Connie Prince
this June and September !!!

I'm looking forward to working with

her terrific kits and team members

to create digital scrapbook pages. 

On a side note somewhat related,

I've been slowly making progress on

the traditional paper crafted scrapbook

album for my dog - 10 years after she passed! 

Image created by myself using 

Memories kit by Connie Prince

Floral Dance Die - pink

Happy May Day!

This card is a work in progress.

I left it at this point and will add something

else to it when I am ready to send it.

I don't have a need for it at the moment.

Maybe I should have stamped or embossed the pink background.

A solid ribbon, not sheer, probably would have been better, too. 

It's kind of "blah" to me.

 The border is die cut with a Diesires die, 

Floral Dance, and colored with chalks.

Rhinestone accents.

Thanks for looking =) 

Bonus Guy Card

 

I missed a birthday and needed a belated card for a "gearhead".

That blob behind the car is supposed to resemble smoke

from the burning rubber of the tires,

peeling out in a hurry to send late birthday wishes ;) 

SUPPLIES:

Rubbernecker Mustang image

Other images from Stampin' Up! 

Chevron border punch

silver mini brad

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Guy Card 7

I mentioned several posts ago that I made 

numerous masculine cards,

well here is the final one.

Everything used on this card came from Stampin' Up!,

most of which is from the Geared Up Garage suite.

The decorative strip that resembles a road was made by

myself with a white gel pen on black card stock.

The "smoke" from the tires "burning" was an image

in the set stamped onto vellum then hand cut out.

The sentiment tag is altered and uses two different stamp sets.

The one in the Geared Up Garage set says Happy Father's Day. 

This was an experiment to try to change it to Birthday

and it worked pretty well inking up a word from the

Crazy About You stamp set. 

Subtle embossing folder on Smoky Slate card stock

for the card front. I should've stamped the old 

Highways and Byways background stamp on it,

it looks too "empty" to me now.

Image is water colored and has silver ink accents.

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Guy Card 6

Another card I made recently that many men 

(and some women!) would like to receive.

The stamp images are from Stampin' Up!, One Wild Ride set. 

Geared Up Garage dies, also from Stampin' Up!

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Guy Card 5

Another card suitable for a man -

or even a woman that likes hot rods!

The truck image is from Stampin' Up!, Classic Pickups.

It was water colored with inks from my ink pads

using an aqua painter.

The words are also from Stampin' Up!

Heat embossed onto black card stock

to resemble a tire and wheel. 

The patterned paper and die cuts are from

Stampin' Up!, Geared Up Garage.

Diamond Plate embossing folder by Darice.

Papers and inks, Stampin' Up!

We, like many parts of the country, are going to see SNOW today!

Unusual for this late in the season.

We'll also have below freezing temperatures

 coming in the next two nights,

good thing I didn't put out any plants yet.

I was always told "don't plant until after tax day",

but I don't even plant that soon, just in case.

I'd be safe if I used this year's tax day

since it was extended ;) 

Thanks for looking =) 

 

Guy Card 4

This is a flip card/swing card.

I used a die from Sizzix to cut the base.

Darice Diamond Plate embossing folder

Gears from Stampin' Up!, Garage Gears dies

HB die cut from chipboard and patterned paper 

(Stampin' Up! Geared Up Garage papers) with 

thick cut alphabet dies from Sizzix. 

happy birthday are stamps from Stampin' Up!. Flexible Phrases

Thanks for looking =)