I sincerely appreciate all of the people that follow my blog to see what I've been up to. And I especially appreciate those who take the time to leave a comment for me. Sometimes that one little action can really make my day.
My buddy Etha awarded me with this tag on her blog, which I comment on frequently. I can't help it--her work is fantastic. If she hadn't already received this award, she would definitely get one from me. Other people who have already received this award but comment frequently on this blog are Gwen, Teresa, and Vicki.
Two people who I would like to pass this along to are Kirsten, who is so great about staying in touch with me here, and Lee, who gives me lots of support at Splitcoast and on our Yahoo groups. Thanks so much girls!
This is the card that I made for the sketch challenge CPS102 for Card Positioning Systems. The Bible verse stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms and the heart stamp is from Stampin' Up. I took a foil heart (that I think is from Hallmark) and heat embossed using a background stamp from Stampabilities. My favorite part is the thin red and white lace at the bottom--a garage sale find!Happy Valentine's Day!!
I love stamping birds. They are so much fun to color. In this case, I painted the main image with Shimmerz and Blingz paints. Since I used gold in the frame around the bird, I decided to mat with a piece of mirror gold cardstock. All stamps are from Birds of a Feather. The layout is SC214 from Splitcoast Stampers.
We are supposed to have high winds, thunderstorms and such today, so if I am offline for a while, it's because we lost power. Hopefully that won't happen! I need to do some sewing for my girls.
Have a great Wednesday.
PS. Etha made a beauty of a card, AND some ATCs that she is giving away. Check it out on the Cottage Studio.
I received this gorgeous butterfly from the incredibly creative Etha (thanks girlfriend!), who never stops amazing me with her imagination and versatility as an artist. Check her out--she updates her blog often.
Here are the rules for this award: 1) Post the award’s logo on your blog 2) Add the link to the person who nominated you 3) Nominate at least 6 others & post their links.And now, the 6 that I have chosen out of the many cool blogs that I know and follow:
- Heather--her work is great, and she's a mooselover!
- Tineke--if you like cross-stitch or quilting or just looking at pretty work, check out this blog (not in English, but she speaks English if you email her)
- Kim--she loves to stamp and is sweet as can be
- Pamela--I've been a Pam fan for a long time
- Belinda--I think I became a Bel fan before I even knew her name, I just loved her stamps
- Gloria--her work is just plain gorgeous
Check these girls out!
I made a fun and feminine valentine card using the Hearts and Lace stamp set from Clear Artistic Stamps. I cut a piece of designer paper 5 1/2 by 12, and then folded it twice to make a trifold card of 5 1/2 by 4. I cut 3 panels of vellum and attached them with pink and white brads. Then I printed out the poem on white cardstock and stamped in pinks and orchid, matting on the same color of cardstock. The images are colored with chalk pastels. For the last line of the poem, I put it on a tag that can be tucked under the last vellum panel. Sort of a fun little thing to add at the end!I think I know more than one girlie girl who would like to receive this on Valentine's Day!
If you go to this great blog by Kristen, you will find an awesome giveaway. You don't want to miss this!
Have a good Saturday!
Here is the card that I made for the sketch challenge CPS101 at Card Positioning Systems. The stamps are from Clear Artistic Stamps, and I used Shimmerz paints for the main image. Definitely fun to play with!
Have a great Friday.
