Three Penguins

Thanks for stopping by today!

Here's a card I made with one of Anna Wight's previously released cling mount sets, "Penguin Antics", by Whipper Snapper Designs. It was inspired by a gift bag I saw at Michael's a few weeks ago, as I was drawn to the circle-like placement of the penguins.



I cut a circle with a Nestabilities die from Neenah Solar White cardstock. I stamped the penguin image three times around the circle with Marvy black dye ink. I then colored the penguins with Copic markers. I covered the images with a Versamarker and added clear embossing powder and heated to create a resist. Then, I sponged Distress Ink Spun Sugar onto the circle. I dotted around the circle with a red Copic marker.

Panels were made using patterned paper from My Minds Eye, Bo Bunny and Lasting Impressions. They were framed using Georgia Pacific cardstock. The largest panel, the one using My Minds Eye, was run through the Cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder. I then took some Brilliance Moonlight White pigment ink and rubbed onto this panel to add some shimmer and shine.

Snowflake brads and some Recollections pink rhinestones complete this card. The sentiment is also from the Penguin Antics cling mount set.

Have a great Tuesday.

It's a Boy Dog!

A co-worker of mine got a dog for her two boys over the weekend. I am so excited for them. Sloopy suggested I make a card for their new arrival, and I wanted to share the results of her suggestion.

The sentiment is a digital stamp from KLM Designs. I printed it on Georgia Pacific cardstock, cut it into a small panel and paper pierced around it.

I've been on a shape card kick, so I used my Cricut to cut a bone shape image using blue cardstock and Making Memories patterned paper. I paper pierced around the patterned paper bone. The dog was cut from a Cuttlebug die and I did a little sponging with Adirondack Latte dye ink around him. I added dog paw ribbon made into a bow to the sentiment.

A very quick and easy creation.

Now, trying to get Sloopy to ink her paw to sign the card. That will be the hard part. LOL.

Have a great day everyone!

Warm Heart

Though my body froze, my heart was warm during the 37-7 whooping of scUM yesterday. So, so proud of my Buckeyes!!! Another year to be happy. After suffering through the 1990's, I will never ever take a win for granted.

Speaking of warm hearts, I wanted to share this card I made using Anna Wight's "For the Love of Snowmen" cling mount set from Whipper Snapper Designs.

On a small panel of Neenah Solar White cardstock, I stamped the snowman using Marvy black dye ink. I created a mask for this image with a Post-It note, and used a Post-It note to mask the ground. I then sponged the sky using Distress Ink Spun Sugar, Whispers Lilac dye ink, and Colorbox Chalk Ice blue. I removed the masks and then colored the snowman with Copic markers and shaded with Prismacolor pencils. For the snow on this panel, I added some Stickles.

The sentiment was stamped with Marvy dye black ink onto a panel.

Patterned paper from My Mind's Eye were used to create panel for this card and patterned paper from Penny Lane was used to frame the image, sentiment and panel. The large snow ground that goes across the bottom of the card is simply torn white cardstock with some added Stickles.

The snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die, and small pink heart brads were put in the centers. Some Stickles were also added for a little sparkle.



Thanks for visiting today. Still more cards to share, so come back soon. Here's wishing everyone a great conclusion to what has been a FANTASTIC weekend.

A Special Day...Go Buckeyes!!!

Happy Game Day!!! The one we wait for all year long! GO BUCKEYES!!!

Today is really special. Not only is it The Game, but it is also my Dad's birthday. How incredibly cool is that? A home game against M!ch*g@n on my Dad's birthday. My Dad and I have gone together to Ohio State games for 27 years. A very special father-daughter thing that I wouldn't trade for the world.

So, in honor of my Dad's birthday...of course a card needed to be made. And, given it the day of The Game, it needed to be Buckeye style. (A side note...growing up, my Dad never wanted a store bought card, he always wanted me to make one for him, so perhaps, may paper-crafting can be credited to him).

I stamped the football player bear from Darcie with Marvy dye black ink onto Georgia Pacific cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers and cut the image out with Cutter-bee detailed scissors. I tried to color the uniform to match what the current Ohio State uniforms look like and not sell out to Nike.

Then, came the hard part. But as Woody Hayes used to say, "anything easy ain't worth a damn." So, the construction of the Block O began using black and scarlet cardstock. I am the most straight-edge, ruler-challenged person on earth and so to me, this was a painstaking doozy. But, I somehow drew it, measured it and once I put all of the Block O layers together, I added a little dotting around the Block O with a white gel pen. I also added a ribbon with a football brad from Paper Studio. I then made a little pennant with a silver strip of cardstock and a piece of Ohio State ribbon.

The inside sentiment is also from Darcie and reads "May your day be filled with touchdowns". YES!!!

Here's to a great day! Go Buckeyes!!! Beat scUM!!! Here's hoping for a victory to make this already special day, perfect.

Happy Winter

I'm trying to brace myself for the colder weather that is blowing into my area, and hoping that this card can mentally prepare me to sit outside in the very cool temperatures at tomorrow's GAME. GO BUCKEYES!!!

I made this card using Anna Wight's new cling mount sets from Whipper Snapper Designs, "For the Love of Snowmen" and "Got Mistletoe?"

I stamped the snowman image (from "For the Love of Snowmen") with Marvy black dye ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers. I cut around the image using a Nestabilities circle die. Brown cardstock and patterned paper from Bo Bunny and Making Memories were also used for panels of this card, including a brown cardstock scalloped circle cut also from a Nestabilities die. I paper pierced around the largest patterned paper panel. The sentiment is from "Got Mistletoe?" and was adhered to the card and highlighted with Copic markers. I used a Cuttlebug die to make the snowflakes and added Recollections pink rhinestones to the centers of some of them. A white sheer bow completes the details on this card.

When is spring?

Give Thanks!

It is so important to stop and give thanks, today and every day. I have so many blessings in my life...my loving husband, my parents, my friends and Sloopy. I'm grateful too for all of you in the paper crafting world that provide me with inspiration and encouragement.

Special thanks to The Stamping Boutique for this freebie, such a wonderful digital image to help celebrate today. I printed it onto Georgia Pacific cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. I cut around the image and pop dotted it onto another copy of the image that I had sponged around with Adirondack Butterscotch dye ink. A white gel pen was used to color in the steam from the yummy pumpkin pie. A Nestabilities die cut the circle and a scallop punch provided the scalloped circle. The sentiment is from a $1 stamp from Michaels. Patterned paper from Gooseberry Patch and brown cardstock provide panels for this card, and is finished off with a gold ribbon.

Stop and give thanks today for all of whom you are grateful, and have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.

Dancing Gingers

First off, let me welcome readers from Stampin' When I Can. I am honored to have my blog listed on this wonderful resources for stampers.

Yesterday, I was able to just sit down and color. Aaah! I love to immerse myself in an image and just color, color and color some more. I decided to print off a Christmas time image from Sassy Cheryl's that is called "Dancing Gingers" because Christmas is a little over a month from now. (Gulp!) It will be here before we know it. And, Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog is challenging us with the theme of "Countdown to Christmas" which certainly helps me jump-start the Christmas card season.

I printed "Dancing Gingers" onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers. I am noticing more and more with the X-Press It cardstock that the Copic colors are easier to blend, so I'm beginning to appreciate everyone's positive reaction to this cardstock, especially when working with hard-to-blend reds. I cut out the scene with a Nestabilities die, and then took my Cutter-bee detail scissors to cut around the Christmas tree tops. I then used the same Nestabilities die and cut a piece of patterned paper from Paper Pizazz to act as the sky. I added some little details to the scene, like some detailing with my can't live without Uni-ball Signo white gel pen, and added some Recollections rhinestones on the tree. The big star in the sky is cut with my Cricut and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onxy black ink and is from a Martha Stewart stamp set. Patterned paper from Making Memories and beige cardstock helped make panels to frame the main image.

I love using Cheryl's images. So happy she shares her talent with all of us paper crafters.

I hope all of my new visitors (and you regulars too) visit again soon. More cards to share, I promise.