Out with the old...

...in with the new. I apologize to all the followers of this blog - I have not posted here in over a year! For that reason, and the fact that I'm going in a bit of a different "crafty" direction, I will not be continuing this blog. But don't you worry - I've started a new one! Come check it out at www.paperyummies.blogspot.com. I just created it today, so I've only posted a welcome message, but I promise lots of paper yummies to come! Thanks, and I hope to see you all at the new blog.

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 4

I hope everybody had a great weekend. Here is card 4 in my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections (kraft), Georgia Pacific (white), and Bazzill (dark green Dotted Swiss); stamps are Sandylion (bicycle), KI Memories (tree and mittens), and I can't remember who made the merry Christmas stamp; ink is Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx black); images colored using Prismacolor markers; brads are Bazzill; ribbon is Creative Cafe; scallop border punch is EK Success; twine is Darice; white gel pen is Signo Uniball; sewing machine is Janome Sew Mini; thread is Singer; button is from Michael's

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 3

Welcome, everybody! Here is the third card in my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Enjoy!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections; stamps are Hero Arts (reindeer and background) and Walmart ("warm wishes"); die-cut window is Nestabilities; inks are Joann (white), Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx black), and Clearsnap (Colorbox Scarlet red); ribbon is Creative Cafe; button is Michael's; reindeer colored in Prismacolor markers; glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Xmas Red on reindeer nose and sentiment, Frosted Lace on window); corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 2

Here is the second card in my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections (kraft) and Georgia Pacific (white), Plaid background stamp is Hero Arts, Santa and Merry Christmas stamps are Craftsmart for Michael's ($1 bin), inks are Tsukineko (Versamark for background and Versafine Onyx Black for Santa), patterned paper is Anna Griffin, die cut is Nestabilities Labels 13, image is colored using Prismacolor markers, glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Diamond color), Liquid Pearls by Ranger on hat trim, corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 1

Hello, everybody! Here is the first of my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Hope you enjoy!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections (kraft) and Georgia Pacific (white), stamps are Hero Arts (merry christmas) and Studio G by Hampton Art (Santa's clothesline), ink is Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx Black), ribbon is Creative Cafe, images colored using Prismacolor markers, corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Frosted Lace and Goldenrod)

Happy Cyber Monday!

I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I've been outta touch with blogging lately, but I'll be back in the swing of things soon. I'm designing a card class to teach at my LSS, so I'll be posting the cards here soon. It's "The 12 Cards of Christmas". If you're here locally and are interested in the class(es), they're next week, December 6, 8, and 10 at Pages In Progress. I'll be doing 4 different cards each session. Sign up for one, two, or all three. I'd love to have you! And if you're not in the Tucson area, well just stay tuned... I'll be back to posting really soon!

Happy Halloween card (and a challenge)

Well the weather here in southern Arizona is finally cooling off...and you know what that means!?! Halloween is coming! YAY! I absolutely LOVE all things Halloween! Well, I challenged myself to make a Halloween card without using any black...and here it is. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. If any of you are so inclined, I'd love to see your take on a Halloween card using no black. Leave me a link in the comments, and I'll come check it out. Thanks for looking!
Supplies: kraft cardstock is Recollections, white cardstock (for stamped image) is Georgia Pacific, patterned papers are My Mind's Eye, image stamp is Stampin Up! ("Greeting Card Kids" set), colored with Prismacolor markers, sentiment stamp is The Paper Company Studio ("Jeepers Creepers" set), ink is Memento Rich Cocoa by Tsukineko, border punch is EK Success, corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, tulle is from Joann, twine is Darice, and the machine stitching was done with the Janome Sew Mini and Singer thread.
Close-up of stitching/tulle/sentiment: