We Moooved....

Well, actually, we haven't but I couldn't resist breaking out some Penny Black stamps and coloring them. These cows just crack me up! Can't you just imagine them standing around, munching grass and gossiping?

Hmmmm, I think I've been away from my stamp cave for far too long.....now I'm imagining animals having conversations. LOL

Okay, I've got to get this posted and then assemble a couple more cards and get them up in the next few days. Come back again and see me soon!

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Green Galore and Whisper White, The Paper Company Basic Cardstock Charcoal Black
Stamps: Image- Penny Black Ladies Devine, Sentiment- Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Co.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R000, R05, R08, R20, R32, B000, B32, B34, E09, E11, E33, E35, E53, YG03, YG07, YG17, Y15, C-3
Fiskars Border Punch, Nestabilities Large Deckled Rectangle die

Christmas in March (barely!)

Soooo much is going on right now, I haven't had time to get in my craft room for almost two whole weeks!!! I am definitely suffering severe withdrawals. :-D The only thing that has kept me sane is I've been working very hard in the garden getting it ready for spring planting. Gardening is my other passion, so no matter what the weather, I always have something to keep me busy, LOL.


This is the Christmas card design I came up with for March. I'm still on course for four Christmas cards per month, woohoo! This one was easy-peasy, which is good, since I haven't had time to stamp and color anything.

I started with some snowman peel-offs made by Mark Richards (available from Paper Wishes), placed on Whisper White cardstock cut just slightly larger than the stickers. They were colored with Copic markers, and matted on Brilliant Blue cardstock on which I stamped snowflakes with VersaMark Dazzle Frost, (which gives the most lovely subtle frosty sheen!) and tied a ribbon.

The layout give me a bit of trouble, until I decided to turn the snowpeople askew. I felt it still needed something, so I matted them (again) on white cardstock to make 'em stand out a bit from the designer paper background.

The sentiment is from Heart & Soul Rubber StampCo.





Copic colors used>>>>


Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Brilliant Blue
DP: HOTP Paper Pizazz Snowflakes
Stamps: Snowflake- Papertrey Ink Snowflake Serenade, Sentiment- Heart & Soul Rubber Stamp Co.
Ink: Stampin' Up! Pacific Point Classic
Enbellishments: Snowflakes by Joelee's Boutique (EK Success), ribbon from my stash

Get Well

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My mother's husband just had major surgery on the spine in his neck (eight inch incision!), so I made this card for him. I wanted to use Spring-y colors, since Spring is right around the corner. The poor guy is really in a hurting place right now, so I hope this cheers him up a little.

The pale pink parchment background paper was run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder. That gorgeous Gladiolus (#1727) image is from Heart & Soul Rubber Stamp Company. They have amazing prices on their stamps, as well as very reasonable shipping. Plus, customer service was fantastic. I recommend checking them out! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.

The corner embossing punch is made by Fiskars, and the pink Crystal Stickers Elements were from Sally.

Copic colors used>>>>

Cardstock: Bazzill Kiwi Crush, The Paper Co. pink parchment, SU Whisper White
Stamps: Image- Heart & Soul Rubber Stamp Co., Sentiment- Hambo Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Ribbon from my stash, Crystal Stickers