Blog Anniversary Candy

Grace is having a terrific give-away, for her 3yr anniversary! 

To qualify for the give-away, all you've got to do is head to Grace's blog "Sugar Cards" and follow the four easy steps! 

It's a pretty amazing giveaway! 

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paper smooches - zoo crew stamp set

lawn fawn - you got mail stamp set

the greeting farm - limited edition 80s anya stamp

the greeting farm - retired hope and grace sing stamp

craft concepts - embossing folder - garden swirl

studio g - adhesive foam dots

3 - k & company accessories

michaels - craft tags

over 50 sheets of 6x6 recollections papers (all colours of the rainbow)

and other surprises in the box =)

Prize package is worth over $75

Valentines Day 2012

While this is only the image, not the complete finished card, I wanted to share anyway.  I came across this picture in my files and realized I had never posted last years Valentine card for you.  This was an image created by Sherry Baldy.  Love her 'Big Eyed' images.  This was added to a jazzed up Red & White card and looked pretty fancy, with Blingy red hearts, etc.

Garden Collage again - the other 3 designs

OK, here are the three other cards that I had failed to post, then no more Garden Collage for a while, I promise.
This one is almost 'electric' with it's bright blue and nearly florescent green papers and embellished with the 'blue diamonds'.  How cheery.

This next one is on a white background, honest.  Have no idea why it scanned gray.  Embellished with tiny blue ribbon and the added bird again.  Doesn't show well in scans, but bird and butterfly are  lightly glittered

This last one is done in the 'Zindorf' style.  Michelle Zindorf does the most beautiful work and travels the US teaching her style.

 

Hope you enjoyed seeing the variety available with a single stamp.

More Garden Collage (Retired SU set)

I think this is the 5th design I've done with this set recently.  Guess I need to scan and post a couple of the others yet.  On both cards, the center design piece is raised above the rest of the card.  On one of them, there is truly a white border.  On the other, the black goes all the way to the edge.  I think it's a little confusing when looking at the photos.  Enjoy.
  This is the one that has the white border:

Friendship Class Card

What a fun card to create.  I am so fortunate to have Heidi Tekunoff as my Stampin Up Demo.  Aside from being an incredible person, she comes up with some of the most original creations.  This is a card we created, at one of her class meetings, using the new Chalkboard Technique.  We also used the Wood Grain embossing folder and highlighted it 'grain' of the tree by swiping our darker brown ink pad across it.  We used the SU border die and the Boho Blossom punch.  Thanks Heidi.

Flower Filled

This fun card was created using the SU set Flower Filled, Black, White & Celery Green Card stock.  Small flowers and 'vase' stamped in black and embossed using Clear powder.  The largest green piece was run through the Big Shot using the Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder.  The Small green piece used the Swirls folder.  Flowers and vase are popped up on dimensionals.  Flat back pearls make cute centers for the flowers.   Fun creation!  It can be used as a Birthday card, thinking of you, etc.

Garden Collage (Retired)

Too bad this stamp is no longer available.  I think it is so versatile.  I've been Casing a number of creations that I found while searching Split Coast Stampers.  These two bear absolutely no resemblance to the original creation, other than some color similarity.  I really went far afield from the samples here.  Hope you enjoy.

  

These scanned a little darker than they really are, not sure why.    The base is on Kraft paper stamped with French Script in Creamy Caramel.  Followed by browns and pumpkin colors.  The bird is a part of the second stamp in the set.  I just love adding him to the flower image.  He is not popped up on dimensionals, but does overhang the frame a little.   It seldom shows in scans, but I have used a touch of Stickles glitter on the bird and butterfly.