Mouse in Stocking Card

psiloveyou ♦ October 28, 2010 ♦ 5 Comments

This little mouse is holding on for dear life, yet he’s nice and cozy in the stocking. This is such a versatile stamp. My card class girls came up with lots of uses. You could do it in traditional Christmas colors for the holidays, baby colors for a shower, or stamp “Hang In There” or “Let’s Hang Out” on the side.

I ran the base of the card through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Then I lightly sanded the dots to reveal the core color. The card can then be assembled as shown. The white dots were drawn with a Uniball Signo Pen….an absolute MUST HAVE! It writes smoothly on dark colors, no skipping or clumping. It’s great for making the whites of eyes and adding details to images. It’s also wonderful for signing cards that have a dark colored inside or journaling in your scrapbooks on dark colors. I also have them in silver and gold which will be awesome for Christmas Cards! It’s difficult to see in the picture, but I used a Star Dust Clear Jelly Roll pen to add shimmer to the knitted top of the sctocking and a few accents on the bottom part as well. It’s a great way to add a little bling without having to wait for Stickles to dry.

Here is a list of supplies:

• Core’dinations Cardstock
• Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Bazzill Cardstock and ribbon
• House-Mouse Stamp “In a Pinch” HMUR1066
• Water Color Pencils and Blender Pen
• Oval and Oval Scalloped Nestabilities Dies
• White Uniball Signo Pen to make dots on black paper
• Sakura Jelly Roll Pen in Star Dust

Day 229 – Shape Up!

psiloveyou ♦ October 16, 2010 ♦ 12 Comments

For Day 229′s challenge you had to use a circle and a diamond. I was really stuck, and was going to skip it I was going through my scraps and came across this patterned paper, and thought Voila! I can do this!!! Here is a list of supplies:

1. Crab Stamp – Oh if I could just find this stamp to sell in my store, I’d be rich! We’re right in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay region. I found it by accident on ebay a couple of years ago. The date on it is 1982, and I haven’t been able to find anything similar since.
2. Ivy, Walnut, Blue, Fawn, and Admiral Bazzill Cardstock
3. Ribbon by Stampin’ Up
4. Warm Green Colorbox Ink

Now that I’ve made one crab card, I’m inspired to make more! Enjoy your weekend!!

Day 226 – Tuesday Trio

psiloveyou ♦ October 15, 2010 ♦ 4 Comments

It’s back to feeling like fall here in Maryland! After several days in the 80′s, the temperature has dropped and the breeze has kicked up, inspiring cards that are more appropriate for this time of year! I did this card for a challenge at http://365cards.blogspot.com. The challenge was to use gold, leaf, and ribbon. Pretty easy!

Supplies used:

1. Leaf Stamp from Inkadinkado Mindscape Fall Set
2. Gold Embossing Powder and Versamark Pad
3. Rust Ribbon
4. Cheddar, Leapfrog, Walnut, and Fawn Bazzill Cardstock
5. Rust Ribbon from CTMH
6. Border Punch from Stampin’ Up
7. Patterned Paper is an older fall paper from Flair Designs (not sure if it’s still available.)

I have friends in Scrappy Places…..

psiloveyou ♦ October 13, 2010 ♦ 2 Comments

Here are my Easton Weekend Cropping Friends. Its always hard to get a group picture at a crop. Just when I thought we have everyone, I realized that Betsy wasn’t there It was a small group, but we had an awesome time and everyone wants to come back in March. As an added bonus, I got tons of cards and layouts done!!!