Happiness

This is one of my all time favorite SU! sets, I just love it! This is the height of simplicity for me. A little embossing, that's about it. The DP is Sassafrass Lass.

Graduation Card

This isn't the greatest card I've ever made, but I'm posting it anyway for a couple of reasons. First, I had the little cap stamp from an old SU! set, but no sentiment. I was trying to remember what I had that would work well with the cap, when I ran across my favorite old Spiritual Sentiments set. I thought, "What could possibly be more appropriate for a young person striking out on their own than a word from God?" Forget all those schmaltzy sentiments, go to the Word!

Second, this is just a library pocket, and it's perfect for cash, checks or a gift card. Oh, and one last reason I posted this card: eighth graders aren't as sophisticated as you are, they won't know this isn't a FAB card!

Hope you're having a Happy 4th! We're celebrating tomorrow. We're going back to CO, to DH's parents' ranch, where we're having a huge family reunion for two days. Sun, fun, and more family than we even knew we had-sounds good, huh?

Blue Roses

I used Tattered Angels stencils to make the top of this card. I'm sorry about the picture, I'm having a bad computer month! We finally got Internet after 20 days, then my computer crashed! It's completely dead. I'm on DH's laptop, and I don't have my regular photo editing software. Don't you hate using someone else's computer? Everything is alien, from the keyboard, to the programs, to the screen. The pictures on this computer are beautiful, but they are all smashed a little, shorter and wider than usual. What's up with that? Well, wish me luck in getting my puter issues all resolved, I'm going to assume they eventually will be!

When I first got my cuttlebug, I went wild buying folders and embossing quarter sheets of card stock. I still have at least a dozen sheets left from that time, almost two years ago! There are two reasons why this embossed flower sheet was still around. First, I don't really like Taken With Teal, second, I was baffled by how to use this particular folder. I decided to use the darling little boy from Artistic Outpost's Playtime sheet in the middle of the flower. I popped him up on foam. I then thought I needed something more, but what? Well, when in doubt, put glitter on it, that's what I always say! So, I outlined all the embossed parts with Beetle Black Sugar Coating from Doodlebug. I stamped the sentiment in TH Black Soot, and embossed with Holographic ep. Finally, I dragged out my SU! gingham, which I haven't used in years, and added that as my final touch.

This card has a similar story. I was trying to use some of my cb embossed quarter sheets. This is also from AO's Playtime sheet. I stamped the wagon in TH Dusty Concord. I glued some little buttons on the corners, and outlined the main image in Art Institute glitter in Azure, it looks beautiful with Almost Amethyst. Since I had the gingham out, I went ahead and used it on this card as well.

By the Way, make sure you stop by and see AO's newest plate!! I'll be posting my projects here soon!

"Keeper" is the newest plate from Artistic Outpost featuring nostalgic images from the lazy, hazy days of summer. On this plate you get 7 deeply etched images, including a snapshot of a boy with his first catch and a scenic view of a wonderful summer cabin. We're sure you'll love the versatility of this plate.

Heart's Desire

This card uses Fancy Ovals by Creative Play Stamps, and the flower medallion is from Bombshell Stamp's Butterfly Queen set. The star in the middle of the medallion made me think of combining these two stamps. Then I found the MM rub-on sentiment while I was rummaging through a drawer, and I had my elements. I embossed the medallion in SU!'s retired Antique Gold Glaze, and colored with markers. Then I smeared the color around with an aqua painter. Ta da! It looks a tiny bit like I know what I'm doing when I use this method. I'm usually pretty pleased with the results, which helps me resist the Copic craze. I've been stamping for eight years, and I find myself better able to resist crazes as time goes on. One temptation I have not been able to resist is designer paper, such as this Basic Gray pattern paper, which I love!

Back to the card. I did not have a matching heart embellishment, so I just heated up an Art Accentz heart brad and dipped it into the AGG ep, and so it matches perfectly now, since the gold is the exact gold of the embossed images. I put Candy Cane Stickles in the center of the stars, and on the crest of each ric or is it rac?

IN OTHER NEWS~~~~~~~

I still do not have Internet at my house. It has been 20 days. I'm actually a trifle annoyed about it, and will probably be moving into bitterness and anger shortly...;)

Artistic Outpost Hero

More of the wonderful new plate from Artistic Outpost! It's called Hero. Please check back tomorrow for a sneak peek at the newest AO set, Keeper. I think it's going to be very popular, I know I've enjoyed playing with it!!

Happy Independence Day!

A little early, I know, it's just a reminder! I'm usually behind on my holidays, so I thought I'd get one done on time for once! The sentiment and the stars are from A Chemistry With Paper's huge All Year Bag Toppers set. I always check this set when I need a sentiment. The flag is from a set of card stock punchies I once got from a secret sister. I added the dots with my FAVORITE Inkssentials white gel pen. It truly puts my American Crafts white gel pen to shame; it's superior in every way! It's better than the SU! ones as well, I think. I used only those when I was a demo, but now that I'm retired, I can use all the contraband I want!!;)