Very Vintage

A quick card for you today; hopefully later I can do the CAS challenge at SCS....I have an idea in my head!

I am working on techniques for my club and thought I would use my new Very Vintage jumbo wheel with the emboss resist technique. I am still waiting for my Vintage Vogue set to arrive...the first one I got was in French! Oops! Very pretty, but not what I wanted! So what do you think?

The center panel is stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I took a sponge dauber and added Rich Razzleberry ink to the unembossed areas. I also used the new heart border punch on the this monochromatic card. Do you think it looks silly with the hearts upside down on the top panel? Let me know!! Cardstock is Rich Razzleberry and Confetti White; ink is Versamark and Rich Razzleberry.

Oh and here are a couple more Christmas cards.....

A cutie-patootie from Julia:

A lovely creation from Chris (mudmaven):

An awesome, embellishment-filled, lotsa fun card from my CTD teammate, Broni:

And a sweet old-fashioned card from my friend Toni:

And last, but not least......a cute little Merry Chris-moose from my creative friend MaryAnne:

and you can see she added a little bag of goodies with this little fella!

Thanks for being patient while I showcased all my RAKs. I get so much positive feedback from my blog friends and I love to show off their creativity! Thanks for visiting today!

JUGS Challenge #14

Welcome to 2010! I have learned many times NOT to make resolutions (I am very poor at keeping them!) but I still feel like a new year is the perfect time to TRY to start a new habit! So after my cookie-binging of Christmas, I think I'd better keep an eye on my eating habits!! How about you? Well, enough about that, it's Saturday (although it doesn't FEEL like it) and that means a JUGS Challenge! Today it is a lovely sketch, which is just what I needed to get me started:

And here's my birthday card for a special friend:

I am beginning to try some new techniques to teach my clubs this year, so this is my first attempt at the watercolor crayon/spritzing technique. I am not even sure what the exact name of this technique is!!! Some teacher I am! Anyway, it turned out pretty nice, but I'll keep practicing. One of the resolutions that I AM going to try is to "tag" my posts so I can find them more easily....I may need you to keep me on top of it!

Are you sick of Christmas cards yet? I actually still have some more to share with you....I am getting to the end of my pile, though!

This is a cutie from Jen:

And a wonderful easel card from Linda:

And an awesome creation from Pam:

Thanks for visiting today!

• Stamps: On Your Birthday, Of The Earth
• Paper: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Watercolor, Tall Tales DP
• Ink: Always Artichoke
• Acc: Watercolor Crayons, Spray Bottle, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Circle Punches, Corduroy Button

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all my friends!  You have blessed me so much this year with fun, laughter and tears!  I hope the coming year brings you health and happiness!

I love this antique post card--thanks to Barbara who found a wonderful blog called The Graphics Fairy!!  It has so many wonderful vintage and antique images, it makes one's head spin!  I do have a quick card to show you this morning, then it's off to dismantle the tree and take down the decorations.   This image is a digital image I found through Lisa Foster; you can see HER wonderful cards (much more creative than mine) here.  Lisa knows how to embellish and brings life to this little guy!  Mine is a little more "subdued" as I am still learning those Copics!  Here you go:

This is actually a thank you to someone special!!!  I hope she likes it!

And a few more of the last Christmas cards I received:

A beautiful silver-embossed card from Ruth:

and a sweet one from Anna:

and an iridescent beauty from Juanita:

Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting!

 

ColourQ Challenge #13

Needing some quick thank you cards, I went to Arielle's ColourQ challenge for my inspiration:

I made use of my new SU stamp set, I {Heart} Hearts as well as the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and the new corduroy buttons in Pretty in Pink.  I also used Lots of Tags for the die cut; sadly, I realize I need a couple new cutting pads.....there are LOTS of scratches on mine!!  Just a couple layers, some Melon Mambo ribbon and it was finished! I really love this color combo, so I may just do a few more!

Here are a few more Christmas cards I received; I am ALMOST done--I got A LOT!  I still need to photograph a few of them!!

An elegant beauty from Shawn:

another beauty from my upline, Pennie (this whole card is SHIMMERY!):

and from another downline, Alison:

I hope everyone has a safe, happy, healthy New Year's Eve---no matter what you're doing! 

Chickadee Birthday

I saw this sweet chickadee image on SCS and immediately knew I had to have it!  Even though it is probably considered a Christmas image, I used it for a birthday card for my sister, because we both love birds, and I just thought it was still appropriate for a January birthday!!!

This little guy is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics; DP is BG's Wassail---it really is more of a green than shows here!  I added some shimmer with a Gelly Roll pen, which of course, doesn't show up here!  A few pearls added a little extra elegance.

And here are a few more wonderful cards to share with you:

A very sweet "quilted" card from Beth:

An adorable card from my CTD buddy Danielle:

and a very cleverly-done set of ornaments by Robyn:

I am going to try to sneak in some stamping time before dinner!  Thanks for visiting today!

Cupcake Birthday

Just a quick little card today for my nephew's birthday....I am sure he will be wishing there was a deer or an elk or something a little more masculine on it, but he'll have to enjoy sprinkles on a cupcake!!  Here we go:

I used Mercy's sketch#54, turned on its side:

and an assortment of BG Cupcake papers, Real Red, Old Olive and Brocade Blue cardstocks, and SU sets Crazy for Cupcakes and On Your Birthday.  Pretty straightforward as it is a guy card....but I did stick a little glitter on the flame!  :D

Now for some more Christmas cards!

One from Bonnie:

and a sweet, simple, but oh-so-striking one from Carol:

a wonderfully-executed one from Wendy in non-traditional colors:

and a fun glittery one from Denise (peanutbee):

Thanks for visiting today!

Sweet Friend

Here's a sweet little card I made for a nice friend:

I used Mercy's sketch shown here:

The image is from Crafty Secrets, and was stamped in Basic Brown on watercolor paper, then colored in with reinkers. Sentiment is from Flourishes; DP is Nook & Pantry; card base is Close to Cocoa; felt flower is new from SU, available in the upcoming mini catalog!  Thanks for visiting today!