With Sympathy

Unfortunately, I find myself needing a sympathy card and somehow this one just felt right.  The image is called Summer Dovecote, by Flower Soft.  It is watercolored and the Dove is affixed with dimensionals so it stands out.  Flowers on the ground and on the post are covered with Flowersoft which gives it a very soft, warm finish.  An oversize card, it fits in a regular business size envelope.

Graduation Time

Our beloved granddaughter, Jessica, graduates from High School this year.  We had planned on traveling back to Michigan, but will have to send a card instead of us. It doesn't show well in the scan, but there are three layers of the graduation girl, affixed using dimensionals, so that there is real depth to this card.  The entire card was created using an assortment of digi images.  We wish you all the best Jessie.

  

Tulip Time (and true confessions)

OK - confessions first.  I've been pretty sick for awhile, and to make matters worse my scanner was sick too.  Therefore, I didn't get much creating done and what little I did create was not posted.  Promise....am feeling better and rejoining the race!  Will be more productive and a better sharer.

My dear friend, KellyRae, gave me the most beautiful birthday card.  And of course nothing would do but for me to borrow her supplies and create a dozen myself.  I just finished them today and want to share them with you.  Because they are all just a little different, I want to show you all of them, so hope you don't get bored.

They are all created on a 140 lb cold press watercolor paper.  Using her Joanna Sheen tulip stamp, I put the flowers on with a Sienna Archival ink pad.  With her stencil, Sequin Waste, I sponged the turquoise dots onto the top portion.  Words were stamped lightly onto the bottom portion.  I should have used a dye ink but used archival and it makes a difference.  Everything was colored with Lyra Watercolor Crayons.  I borrowed her words too and stamped them on using Stazon Jet Black and filled in light areas using the Copic pens.  The cards are oversized, 5 x 7.   I had way too much fun and hope you enjoy them.  Thank you so much KellyRae.

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! 

*****

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: