Beach Kitty

I just love this stamp set from the angel company. Not sure why because I hate spending time at the beach because I always get burned. The set is called Summer Fibi & Lilly. If you are interested in purchasing it just let me know and I can order it for you.

It is colored with copics. The pail has diamond glaze on it. The sand has the mini sand flower soft on it and some glitter. The starfish has stardust stickles. The dp is also from the angel company and is called Emma. I used two labels from the dp collection and stamped Happy Birthday on them using red brick chalk ink. I also used the same ink to edge the yellow dp. Added a bow and some buttons. 

Hope you enjoy this creation.

Strawberries

I love strawberries and they are in season here now. I have been eating lots. And who can complain when they are so good for you. So in honor of strawberries I used the new strawberry Tilda on my card.

This is a gatefold card, held shut by the flowers. Tilda is colored with copics. The strawberries and lace have stardust stickles on them. The boots have diamond glaze. The fence is done with a Martha Stewart punch. The dp is from bo bunny.

Here is a picture of the card half open.

And of a picture of the inside.

Hope you enjoyed today's card. I'm off to eat some strawberries.

Graduate Edwin

Life has been very busy lately. I had to have my dog put to sleep. She was 16 years old and I think she had a stroke. Poor thing was so tired and having trouble moving her back quarters. It was time but oh so sad. 

Then I had to get my dd ready to go to Boy Scout Camp. She is going to work there this summer. I think this is a hoot. She will be in a Boy Scout uniform and driving a truck. This is my daughter who puts on a dress and says it makes her so happy. I want to be a fly on the wall and see how she does. 

Anyway I finally made time to make another card. 

Isn't Edwin just so proud of his accomplishment, as well he should be, it takes a lot of hard work to graduate. He is colored with copics. I used a white pen to make the details of his shoes shoe up. I have trouble in really small areas using the copics. The red glitter is from art institute glittering system. The glitter on the tassel and the stars are stickles. The stars are from a retired angel company set. The dp is  from basic grey and the banner was done with word.

Here are a couple of pics of the inside.

Now you can see it with the gift card.  Now to get it mailed out. 

I really enjoy your comment; they do lift my spirits.

Graduate Tilda

With graduations in full swing I have lots of graduation cards to make. Here is one I just finished.

This girl's high school colors are red and white. Tilda is colored with copics. The words are stamped with an angel company stamp.The red under the nestabilities is covered with glitter. You will see lots of stray red glitter if you look closely. The red dots are colored nail head stickers. Those are two rows of ribbon right next to each other.  I added a star paper clip near the top. This girl is rather a tom boy so no flowers here. 

Here is a picture of the inside.

Hope you enjoyed my creation for today. I do love reading all your comments.

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop - May Mini Tilda

I didn't get this posted this morning due to the power outage. What happened I don't know, but about 44,000 homes were without power. So glad to have it back on. My dd and I didn't know what to do with ourselves so we took a long walk and then went to bed early. I'm glad I don't have to live without electricity very often.  Anyway here is my card for today.

Tilda is celebrating with balloons. Not the usual fare for Christmas but I just got this mini Tilda and wanted to try it out. Everything is colored with copics. I stamped Tilda three times. I cut out the first one and the other two I just did the balloons.  I also stamped Tilda on the green nestabilities cut out and then adhered a colored Tilda to it. Then I added the two extra balloons and drew in the extra strings. The banner across the top was done with the computer, the shadows were done with copics. The poinsettias are from hero arts and the centers are from Robin's Nest. There is green ribbon on the side and a piece of mini rickrack from my sewing supplies. The dp is from bo bunny. 

Hope you enjoyed my creation. 

You can visit Robin's blog here http://robinroom.blogspot.com/ to see what she created for the blog hop.

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop - May

If you are here for the blog hop I am sorry but I don't have a card to share. My electricity went out while I was making my card last night and never came back on until 6:45 this morning. I will try to finish it tonight and then share. In the meantime please visit Robin's blog

http://robinroom.blogspot.com/

Happy Anniversary

I needed an anniversary card for Sunday. A couple in our church has been married for 50 years. What a wonderful testimony to the power of love - theirs and God's. Of course I had to use a couple of Magnolia images.

I just love this couple. Everything was colored with copics. I have to say I love the way that Edwin's shirt came out. Lots of stickles everywhere. The butterfly border on the bottom was done with a die cut by memory box. The dp is basic grey.
I even decorated the inside a bit, something I rarely do.

I made this for the following challenges:

flutterby Wednesday to use butterflies and their sketch here

Magnolia-licious Challenge to use black and white and one other color here

wedding challenge at Magnolia-licious here (what is an anniversary but a wedding that has lasted.)
And for the using the sketch by Carly I entered it here.

Hope you enjoy.

Shy Edwin

Edwin is just so cute and isn't used often enough by me. I just got this one recently and finally had a moment to create. The grass has been growing so fast this spring that all I seem to do is mow it. Did God really want us to mow grass? lol

This is really a simple card. The dp is from bobunny. I stamped the image and colored him with copics and adhered him to the blue dp. Then I stamped and colored just the rose and popped it up and applied stickles. The corners are scalloped nestabiliites.  In the opposite corners are nailhead stickers. All the nestabilities have a dark blue chalk ink edged around them. A piece of ribbon and it was done - only not near that fast. I agonize over each little step.

I am posting this on the Magnolia Monday blog here

Have a great day. And I would love it if you could take a moment to leave a comment.

Birthday Mouse

I love the house mouse stamps. I don't have very many of them but they are so cute. This is another card for my dd's birthday. I send one from the church and one from me - so she gets two.

Everything is colored with copics. Stardust stickles are added on the frosting and the mouse's breath. The candle has diamond glaze on it. 

 I struggled over it trying to get the layers just where I wanted them and in the colors I wanted them. Then before I was finished with it I got stung by something and my hand and half my forearm swelled all up. That meant a trip to the doctor to get some meds. Such fun. It is getting better now. 

Hope you enjoy the card.

Together

I love teddy bears and so does my dd. So this card is for her birthday next Sunday. 

My dd is a strawberry blond so that is the color I tried to make her hair. Every thing is colored in copics. The dots in the dress are done with the colorless blender. There are dew drops from Robin's nest in the corners. Pink Stickles are in the middle of the yellow flowers and on the butterfly wings and teddy wings and stardust stickles are around the ring of flowers and the butterfly path. The edge is done with a fiskars punch. The bow is done with a bow easy. This was a little harder because I used two layers of ribbons.The dps are from bo bunny. You can get the image from stampingscrapping here.

This card is also made for the Flutterby Wednesday challenge here. You were to use three flowers, two dps and one button.

Have a great day and if you weather is like ours try and stay dry.