A Card for a New Friend...

...at least I hope she wants to be friends!! How can she not, when I am so talented and more cards like these would be in store for her!!! LOL Yeah...my humility will astound her!! LOL NOT!! Anyway... I broke out my new "My Favorite Things" stamps for both the inside and the outside...I have done the tame versions before, but this was the first time my ink touched the "naughty stamps" - and to think the inside verse of this card is pretty tame from THOSE!! heh heh heh...SNAGGED! ...now you know how my mind REALLY thinks!

I was a just a wee little bit afraid she might take it the wrong way...but I was also pretty sure I was right on the money...my friend Heidi thinks I'm a witch since I can read people so well - but I was probably burned at the stake in Salem way back for my "knowledge"!! LOL I'd better ask Garry, my psychic!

uh-oh!! Rubbah-dultery!!!! Eeek!

So, Friday night was stampin' at Jacqui's house (where my rubbah addiction started many years ago - so yeah, Jacqui, ...Bob just LOVES you!!! LOL) So besides doing a quick sample to redemo the faux tearing technique for Sue, I made five duplicate cards, a new sample card and this rubbah-dultery card using my new Sarah Kay stamps. See - Influence from my overseas sistahs in blogging (SBS9)! WOW was this time consuming to color!! Although I do love to color - this one is done with all SU watercolor pencils and a blender pen, except for the skin. For that I used the 'ol ink-in-the-lid trick using blush blossom and the blender pen. All the other supplies are SU! The other thing that took a long time was getting the sentiment into one small place so I could use the 1 1/4 circle punch. The saying is from a new SU stamp, however, it is one long line. I just covered all except what I wanted with plain 'ol scotch tape, inked on the pad, removed tape and stamped. Over and over again!! LOL but came out cute, eh? I really like the way this came out! Hope you enjoy it....

Stamps: Sarah Kay is the main image, then saying from Serene Spring (level 2 hostess), and BG on brown is Canvas.
Ink: basic black, blush blossom, creamy caramel, close to cocoa
Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Access: watercolor pencils, blender pen, aqua painter, white gel pen, white taffeta ribbon, copper brads, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 circle punches, scallop circle punch, ticket corner punch, dimensionals

Cuttlebug Sympathy Card

I wish to goodness I could remember who I CASE'd this from - they are genius! I am most positive it was the Stampin' with Beate Yahoo List serve group. A totally talented bunch of ladies (I don't think I saw any gents) - and I learn a lot and get great ideas there. I put this card here as I used the Cuttlebug, which is not sold by SU! and I try to use the main page for ALL SU stuff now. However, I do believe this is beau-ti-ous. Too bad it is a sympathy card. The sentiment can easily be changed though if you want. I did two cards at once as you mist the stamp before stamping and so the second card looks much more watery colored. KWIM? But I also used my new Scor-Pal too - so I was totally happy using my new(ish) toys. I don't always get to play as I have class stuff or swaps to do. It was easy to do and quick - as well as being beautiful. I like cards like that. I usually do really involved things (like you didn't notice?) but I really do like simple and elegant too! Try this one out!

My shower card

Ok - so - with the way cool gift I had to make a way cool card....so - with the colors I had to design something myself for the background - so after getting my DDSS10 card - I thought - "perfect!" and used the shaving cream technique...I made a criss cross card - and I almost forgot to take a pic, but my friend Judy held it up for me to shoot...not the best pic - but you get it....



I used two ribbons that I used on the clothes pins on the belly band and some flowers I found in Michael's (I had a gift card that was burning a hole in my lovely purse!!) that were orange - when you find it and "its IT" you gotta go with it!! So - not all SU which is why its over here!! LOL

The only laugh I got out of this was that the card completely smelled like my grand-dad!!! I used the less expensive shave cream and forgot all about the scent! We all chuckled! I told Jenn it was a scratch and sniff card!! LOL

(gasp!) MORE Rubbah-dultery!!

so I am totally sorry that I have taken a blurry shot and not realized it before I mailed the card off to my girlfriend down at the shore. It is adorable IRL and additional Rubbah-dultery committed by me with Stamps by Judith! I did it using the masking technique and water coloring (my favorite thing evah!) I will just need to do another one - oh shucks, gol darnit!! LOL But you can still see how vibrant the colors are and how cute the layout is! I hope you get the idea here.....next time I will check my photoshop pics BEFORE sending!