"Asian Inspired" first of many!

This is the first of what I know is going to many of the cards I will make using this wonderful Fiskars stamp set called "Asian Inspired". I had to put a black piece of paper behind it in the scanner to get it to show anything close to the actual colours of the blossoms.  I did the colouring using my "rose" prismacolor pencil and blended with OMS.  I mounted it on black CS for a border then onto a pre-cut A2 card. The inside of the card is left white with a couple of blossoms stamped and coloured, then finish it with the Japanese "peace symbol" stamp.

I'll be sending this off to a card buddy who just needs a little "something".

Thanks for dropping by,

Sandy

I'm So Blessed

I'm so very blessed! Mary-Jane went on a trip down to Boise, Idaho to take a class from Michelle Zindorf and did some shopping along the way. She brought me back some wonderful stuff as you can see by the picture. The Fiskars clear stamps are called "Asian Inspired" and they definitely inspired me. I'll share with you in another post the card I've already made with them. Also, included in my goodies was a MS pansy border bunch (I have a passion for pansies), a package of Georgia-Pacific 110 LB CS (we can't get it in Canada), Tombo Mono glue (again unable to find here), a great stack of pre-cut card bases and a Signo "white" pigment ink pen. 

Here's a sample of what the MS punch can do...

How much fun is it going to be to play with this?

Thank you so much M-J!

Sandy

It's been a long time!!!

This card represent a lot! It is a Birthday card for my cousin, however, is a lot more than that.

I usually don't share much about my personal life on my Blog, but due to health issues I have not been able to do much in the way of card making for almost a year.  This is my first card since May of last year and it feels so good to be back!!!

Two Cards to Share

After a very long break from posting I finally have another couple of cards to share with you.

The first is a card I did last month for a "mingle" on one of my yahoo groups. The theme of this mingle was a card for a female. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the flowers on the front. The CS is a pink shimmer, with a black matte finish used for the borders. The wording "Happiness-Joy-Bliss-laugh" is one of my many clear stamps. Thanks to M-J for the little black bow, she had just the right ribbon to give this card the finishing touch.

The second is one I made yesterday for my niece's birthday that is coming up next week. I got the idea for this card layout from one I received in a mingle. I used my Cuttlebug twice to emboss the front of the card and then again for the border. The ovals were made with "nesties".

A piece on red with white polka dots grosgrain ribbon ties it all together.

Thanks for dropping by,

Sandy

A touch of "Spring"?

This is a card I made for a "mingle" on one of my Yahoo card making sites. It had to be "pink" or yellow. Of course I chose pink as it is one of my favourite colours! The flowers and embossing were done using my Cuttlebug. I am hoping that those of us who still have snow on the ground will soon see a "touch of Spring"! LOL

Sandy

A cute note card in its own folder

As we often say in cardmaking..my "mojo" has left me lately. But on Friday I did finally made something I liked. It is called a Criss Cross Card and as you can see by the two views it is a note card that fits into its own pocket. It it nothing new but I had seen it a couple of different places. The first was in the December 2007 issue of ScorPal's E-Zine, as well it is on the SplitCoastStampers site.

I do hope that this means that my days of enjoying creating cards are returning...I will share what I do as it comes.

Thanks for dropping by,

Sandy

Another Christmas card

Just to show you that I have done other backgrounds for my card...just haven't done a red one yet. Maybe tomorrow when I plan to stay at home for the last chance I have before I leave on Tuesday for my Christmas vacation.

Hope you are all having a great time preparing for your Christmas

Sandy