Bold and Funky

Happy Monday, everyone!

I needed a bold and fun card for a friend - this is it.

A wild color combination and lots going on!  I used my standard "glamor" stamp (Inky Antics H2-0865-F) and some bold papers to put it together.

That is the Simon Says Stamp Folded Banner die and coordinating stamps - LOVE it!

I added a butterfly with an ek success triple layer punch (but only 2 of the layers work). Doing so qualifies this for an entry (my second) into the current Simon Says Stamp "Things with Wings" challenge.

Thanks for the peek - have a great week!

Happy Easter!

And how I wish I could send along some of our sunshine and lovely blossoms to all of you.

I just had to buy this cute Inky Antics Easter set (Easter Millie 11094SC). So darn cute and fun to color! I hadn't made an easel card in ages, so I used that technique to highlight this little mouse.  The design is simple, using Spellbinders Labels 4, Hero Arts Frame Cuts DI006, Viva Pearl Pen, MS Glitter Pens and a Culltebug embossing folder.

This is heading to the current Simon Says Stamp challenge for Easter/Spring.

I am suffering a bit of burnout here in the "rubber room"! I've made lots of birthday and Easter cards this month, I've been taking two online card classes and I had a "live" class this weekend. I also prepared four large boxes of stamps and supplies for the annual used stamp sale at my local store. Way too many hours in the craft studio!

So, I am pulling the plug for about a week! I plan to catch up on all of your lovely blogs and photos, but I will not be posting. I am going to prepare for Easter and we will be heading out of town for several days.

Thank you for your visits and and your sweet comments. You make it such fun! I can't wait to catch up with all of you. Wishing you a beautiful Spring/Easter! Enjoy!

A card-making get-together

This weekend we visited our dear nephew and niece and their two sweet kids. I did some card-making with our grand-niece, Grace.

Grace is a fun and bright "almost-12-year-old" for whom I have been making special cards for years. She is now old enough to make some with me. Great fun!


















We made a fun Thanksgiving card using Inky Antics Honey Pop stamps (11122MC Turkey). There is a cool pop-up surprise inside.






Grace fell in love with my Cuttlebug, which we used for this cute Christmas card. We used Sizzix/Hero Arts 657765 and 657781 to add lots of detail and dimension. The sentiment is Hero Arts CL343.

There is nothing I'd rather do than share my love of card-making. Thanks for the great day, Grace! You're a girl after my heart. 

Hollywood

When I saw the Fascination with Feathers Challenge on Moxie Fab World I immediately thought of a feathered boa (perhaps inspired by the luscious one which adorns Trends Editor, Cath?).

I cut a free-hand star for the card and used Spellbinders for the label and the cameo shape. My favorite glamor girl stamp (Inky Antics, H2-0865-F) is colored with Copic pens. The sentiment is computer-generated from my silly mind. Some glitter and rhinestones add to the glitz.

See you on the red carpet! Thanks for looking. Have a great week - a little rainy here, but we really need it.

A Star is Born!

A little while ago I had a small (one two-word line) walk-on role in a local production of the musical "42nd Street". It was the thrill of my life! Such fun! The producer, costume director and the entire cast and crew were so kind and lovely to me. And friends and family were so supportive and enthusiastic!

I wanted to make so special thank you cards to everyone. I had this stamp from Inky Antics (H2-0865-F) which looks quite a bit like I did when I was dressed for my part - even the hat. I colored her with Copic pens and added lots of star-power. The background is Hero Arts CG299 and the sentiment is on a Memory Box die cut embossed in silver with Hero Arts CL342. Distress inks, Stickles and some rhinestones from my stash were added for some punch.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Monkey for Mary!

I hope that everyone in the USA had a great holiday weekend! Ours was really nice - we had lots of fun and got some chores done, too.

About a month ago I shred with you a cute birdie card I made with a new product by Inky Antics called Honey Pops. At that time I told you that I had also made a monkey card with a pop-up inside and Mary commented that she couldn't wait to see it. Okay, my friend, this one is for you! Isn't that smile a total knock-out? How can you not love him? Great tropical colors, too. I made this card with my friend Kathleen on one of our crafting get-together days.

And, as you have learned, with these cards the big surprise is on the inside. Check it out! Too much fun, eh?

There is not much else to say other than these are really fun to make and I can't say enough about the quality of the product and the customer service of this great company. There will be more of these types of cards to come. I can't help but keep monkeying around!

Have a great week and thanks for looking!

Honey Pops!

I was recently introduced to a stamp company called Inky Antics. Now, they may have been around for some time, but they are new to me. I have found a few of their stamps in my stash, but I somehow never inked them up (why do we all do that?). Anyway, you all know I am typically not one for cute little smiling animal stamps, but SERIOUSLY, their stamps are too darn cute! I love them - they make me smile big-time! They also have great sentiment and other stamps - such a versatile & fun company. Check them out.

Today I want to share with you their new line of stamps called "Honey Pops". What did I tell you? Isn't this little bird the sweetest thing? I stamped her with Memento Ink and colored her with Copic pens. Love that cherry!

But, the birdie fun has just begun! The big surprise with these cards is the inside. Inky Antics has nifty honeycomb paper packs to go with these stamp sets and there are easy instructions for using them to make the insides really pop! Check it out.

Can you believe it? Have I said "cute" too many times? And it really is not at all difficult. My new friend Jackie at Inky Antics has made the most amazing video over on the Inky Antics blog. It just takes a little practice to get the positioning correct. This is the first card I made, and with subsequent cards I now have the technique down perfectly. You will soon see how my skills improved with the sweet Monkey and Elephant cards, both equally cute. CAn't say it enough - cute! Along with my crafting friend Kathleen, I think we have 7 or 8 sets of these great stamp sets. The stamp sets and the honeycomb pieces are very reasonably priced and such fun. Don't you know a kid - or, a grown up kid - who would go nuts for these cards?

I am hitting the road to southern California (I am hoping there will be some warm weather there) next week to visit with family, so I will not be blogging. I'll be back in about a week. In the meantime, take good care and, as always, thanks for stopping by.