Some Get Well Love

Another card using my Crafter's Companion stamp set.  Here's the details:

• The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink.  
• I colored the image with my Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, and Worn Lipstick.  
• The patterned papers are all from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads. 
• The green organza ribbon is a reuse from the stash.  It works so very well here!

 
I also sent this card to my grandma during her recovery from surgery.  She has a well know endearing habit of raising one hand hear her cheek and making a very small wave to draw in great-grandchildren whom she hasn't seen for months.  Her simple wave almost always overcomes their shy tendencies and they climb right in her lap.  Mrs. Mouse looks just like my short grandma as she waves with her broom in her hand.  This one brings a smile to my face!  I'm sure grandma noticed and was pleased.

This card was made in almost exactly the same manner.  She's a busy little mouse.  Those papers are a perfect match.  I have plans to make more cards with this stamp set as I really enjoyed making these.  We'll just have to see how that works out for me.

ETA:  I'm linking this up with Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: D is for Distress because I used my Distress Markers to color the images.  

Like Clockwork

I picked up a paper pack of Authentique Grace collection- 8 x 8 double sided patterned papers, coordinating tags and other embellishments, and word/alphabet stickers.  It was in the clearance bin of my local LSS.  I can't imagine why.  Still, my good fortune. 

I thought I'd join in with Simon Says Stamp's Tick Tock Challenge.  I recently had the great fortune to help out Heartfelt Creations at a local stamp show.  They needed register help and so I work Saturday and Sunday to help fellow crafty addicts purchase more products than we need.  As a result, I was able to pick up the March release of Heartfelt Creations Once Upon a Time stamp and die set before it's release.  The vintage clock was stamped with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  It created a very antique feel as the water based ink "beaded" a bit before stamping the image.  I die cut the clocks out and then layered various pieces (the die cuts +10 clocks with one pass of the die) using foam squares.  The leaf was cut using Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf die.  All papers are from the collection and are edged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The sentiment was stamped using Our Daily Bread Designs Ornate Border Sentiments. 

I'm linking this up over at the challenge.  There's only a little time left, but come join the fun!

Get Well Card

I've owned a Crafter's Companion stamp set since last year's CK convention in April.  My children's nursery (17 years ago, yikes!) was Beatrix Potter design and I've loved her art every since.  Truthfully, I read the books when I was a kid.  Here's the details:

• The image was stamped onto watercolor paper using brown Archival Ink.  
• I colored the image with my Distress Markers using the watercoloring technique- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, Broken China, and Worn Lipstick.  
• The patterned papers are all from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads.  It's hard to believe this paper has been in the stash for nearly three years.  Wow time flies.
• The arrow comes from the Sweet Threads sticker page.  I stamped the sentiment in black Archival Ink with my ODBD Ornate Borders sentiment stamp. 

This beauty was sent to my grandma during her recovery from surgery.  It is sure to have brought a smile to her face.

 

Deepest Condolences

It's never easy to make a sympathy card and I recently had cause to send my heartfelt condolences.  I created this using papers from MME's The Sweetest Thing Lavender paper pad.  The design was straightforward using Fired Brick Distress Ink to stamp my ODBD's Ornate frame and cut it out with the coordinating die.  The sentiment was stamped with the Fired Brick as well.  All papers were edged with Fired Brick using my Ink Blending Tool.  Some pearl accents finished the frame hopefully added a bit of elegance. 

I also did a bit of recycling, turning this store bought notecard front into a get well card for my grandma.  I stamped the Feel better frame and cut it using my ODBD Ornate borders and flowers set.  After trimming the used notecard, I adhered it to my card base and attached the new sentiment.  I'm noticing a smudged stamp job in this picture, but I swear to you I didn't notice this in the final product.  Maybe it wasn't as obvious.  I figured I'd share here so that you'd know I'm human and I mess up on occasion.  By the way, I know you know that about me already.  ;)

I've entered the first card in The Shabby Tea Room's Week # 208: Pretty Polka Dots.  The contributors over there create such beautiful works of art.  Go check them out and then join the fun.

A Cute Little Card

This card is ultimately a paper piecing job and just sort of fell together.  I was eying some of the leftover pieces from my MME The Sweetest Thing Tangerine paper pad.  It is chock full of little fussy cut pieces.  I used this Pinterest pin as inspiration to coordinate all the pieces.  The shaped background was cut using my Labels 17 die and trimmed off the top to create a straight edge like the inspiration.  I used my paper trimmer to cut the other patterned paper pieces and sewed them to the background frame.  The flower was cut using my Posy dies, shaped and finished with a pearl accent.  The flags and the sentiment embellishment were fussy cut out of a piece from the paper pad.   Just a piece of whimsy to send one day to brighten someone's day.