Good morning!  Can you believe it’s me again?  I can’t!  I’ve been struggling try to get the flowing so I’ve just decided to make a few cards to get it going again.

One day when I was out shopping in Louisville, I decided to stop in at Archiver’s since I was so close.  At that point, I only had the broken wrist and wasn’t otherwise sick.  I knew that I could probably color so I was looking for something new to color with Copics.  I picked up a few stamps from Hero Arts and my card today is made with one I picked up then.

This is one of those generic cards to be used for anything.  It does look like I need to adjust the tension on my sewing machine  . . .  I just noticed!

Of course I colored the image with Copic Markers and decided after it was colored to add some blue in the background by airbrushing.  After die cutting/embossing the border and the second layer of the image, the edges and embossing were sanded with my handy dandy sanding tool.  The silk ribbon was matched by Sharon Johnson and thrown in with the paper when I got it from her.  Too damn cool!

Now I have to tell you that I struggled with the scalloped layer behind the image.  I tried blue, a light brown, a darker brown and finally tried the orange.  I still didn’t like it and when I grew tired of it all, I simply walked away and went to grab some coffee.  When I came back to the project and looked down at what I had on my desk, I liked it.  That’s why there’s just that one pop of orange.

• Stamps: Hero Arts Delicate Blossoms from eclectic Paperie
• Paper: Tangerine and Chocolate Mocha Core’dinations; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; River Rock; KaiserCraft Devonshire Collection
• Ink: Ranger Antique Linen Distress Inks; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite, S4-126 Classic Squares – Large, S4-128 Classic Squares – Small, and S4-129 Classic Scalloped Squares Small; 1.25” Blue 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Sanding Tools; Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!  ME . . .  it’s my birthday  . . . Mallory will be 22 next week and my momma got another year older today.  I’m gonna go celebrate by either taking myself to the flea market or maybe lunch!

Good morning!  Now I don’t want any of you to or anything but I actually stamped yesterday.  Yes, I KNOW!  It was a little difficult with the brace but I finally got a card made!  My inspiration?  I got a goodie package from my friend Daisy, and included were some Hero Art stamps!  I had been eyeing some of them since CHA and when I opened the package I knew that I just HAD to create.

It’s a simple birthday card for my aunt’s birthday this month.  Shhhhh Carrie, don’t tell her!

I broke out my Copic Markers to color the image and then did a tad bit of sewing.  The sewing theme was essential since my aunt has always sewn, making clothes for us and for our dolls when we were little girls.  Now she alters or hems what we need to have done.  Just way too much fun to finally get a little creative!

• Stamps: Hero Arts Sew Stylish from eclectic Paperie; Happy Birthday (inside) from Endless Creations
• Paper: October Afternoon Thrift Shop from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Black; Cream; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
• Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Old Paper Distress Inks; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers
• Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-142 Long Classic Rectangles – Large, S4-143 Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles – Large, S5-023 Mega Ovals Large; S5-024 Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals – Large; 1.25” Red 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Tim Holtz idea-ology Ruler Ribbon; Vintage Button; Black Twine; Foam Mounting Tape; Sewing Machine

I hope y’all have a great day and thanks for stopping by!