Quickutz Critter Cards

It's been awhile since I've used any Quickutz dies on a card, project or layout. I forgot how much fun they are to play with! I think this frog and turtle are retired now but they are just too darn cute and I need to find more excuses to use them! I made a couple of really simple cards with them using scraps (of course). My box of scraps grows by the day and I won't throw a paper away unless it's less than 1" square otherwise it's good for inchies! Anyway, On the turtle card, I used some green Stickles on his shell and a googlie eye. The hello sentiment is from Inkadinkado and the ladybug is from Amuse. I stamped the hello using Stampin' Up Real Red ink and the ladybug has a coating of diamond glaze to make her shiny. The turtle and ladybug are also popped up on dimensionals. The frog card has oval and scallped oval Nestabilities dies, the butterfly and hey there! sentiment is from the new Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Love That set. Both of these cards are pretty small, only measuring 4" X 3.5". Thanks for looking!

Mini Gift Cards

I made these little cards for gift boxes and bags and they don't measure any more than 2"X3.5". I used some $1 stamps from Michael's colored in with Copics and lots of little scraps. I punched a hole in the corner or top center so they'd be ready to attach to packages with gift ribbon!

Rectangular Card

I bought a pack of these Amuse elongated rectangle cards w/envies a while back and just now found a use for one! I made another birthday card and used my oval Nestabilities (love 'em, absolutely one of the best inventions ever) and the cupcake stamps are one of the $1 Michael's clear sets. The sentiment is Amuse and the cupcakes are colored in with Copic markers and the sprinkles have Stickles on them and I used some Diamond Glaze on the cherries. I bought a Crop-O-Dile Big Bite with my 50% off Michael's coupon over the weekend (I couldn't resist a bargain like that) and I was already able to use it to for the ribbin at the top of the oval!

Some New Cards

I made a few new cards over the holiday weekend using some new stamps and some I haven't used in a long time. The girl on the Vespa card is made with Amuse stamps for both the image and the sentiment and the scallop frame is Pink.Sugar.Pop which I think is Pink Paisley now. The blue pp is from a K&Co stack and the striped background is an old scrap of Doodlebug pp. I colored the image in with Copic markers and there is a little touch of icy blue Stickles on the exhaust puffs. The second card with the doggie also uses Amuse stamps for the dog and the sentiment and the frame is 7Gypsies. I stamped the green dot background with the backgrounder stamp from the Stampin' Up Polka Dots & Paisley set. The pp is an old Chatterbox scrap. I have a box full of scraps so I always try to use those up first on any cards or small projects I make!

Ice Cream Sundaes

Since one of my greatest weaknesses in life is ice cream, I thought I'd make a birthday card inspired by a neopolitan sundae :) I made this little 4x4 card with a Niki Tescher clear stamp set from Michael's colored in with Copics, Nestabilities, leftover We R Memory Keepers Diner Drive Thru scraps and some Robin's Nest jewels. The cherry on the sundae is topped with Stickles and I put a little Diamond Glaze on the hot fudge for shine!

Lots of Birthdays

There have been lots of birthdays to make cards for these last couple of months. It seems like there will be a whole lot all together and then no birthdays for months and months! I just need the slightest bit of an excuse to make someone a b-day card and I'm happy :) I made the blooms with the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge and then hand sewed the stems and petal details with embroidery floss and little buttons. I made the dragonfly with the Doodlecharms cartridge also and added some stitching to his wings. The sentiment is from Gina K Designs.

Gettin' Creative Again

I've had a creative dry spell lately but have been working on a few cards. This is one I made using Gina K Designs stamps, my fav Rob and Bob Super Slab pp and Copics. That sundae makes me crave some frozen yogurt!

What I've Been Up To

I haven't been doing too much creating lately since I've been busy with another hobby: running. I am in the best shape of my life and owe it to running, strength training and core workouts. To quote Jeff Corwin, "Running is like my fetish, my addiction. It's always present. I'm constantly thinking about my next run." By no means am I ready for a marathon or even a half marathon but the more miles I log, the closer I get to achieving more of my personal goals.

Taylor's Cupcake Card Sketch Challenge #10

I seem to be on a purple kick lately. I don't use use that color in my projects or wear the color but recently I've been feeling drawn toward it. I even wore a lilac color blouse today! So with that in mind, I made this card using the Rob and Bob slab (surprise) using Taylor's cupcake card sketch for inspiration. The image stamp is one of the $1 clear stamps from Michael's and colored in with my Copic markers. The sentiment is PaperTrey Ink. I cut out the scalloped square using my Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge.

Bella

I love all the different Bella Stamps and had a really hard time deciding which ones to order. In the end, I chose this Cupcakebella and the Dogwalkbella. They are a blast to color in with Copics. I paired this image up with a sentiment from PaperTrey Ink and more paper from my Rob and Bob slab and the cherry on the cupcake was highlighted with a dab of red Stickles.

MFT

I love all the different stamp sets from My Favorite Things, especially this one called Hot Stuff. I colored the images in with my Copic markers and the paper is from We R Memory Keepers. I had a few pieces of their Diner Drive Thru pp laying around and thought that it could really brighten up the card. It's so bright and cheery I think, perfect for a thank you card! I even got some use out of an old Fiskars corner punch where the coffee cups are, I just punched the corners of the narrow rectangle and voila it's like a little decorative piece!

Birthday Card

I used one of my favorite AMuse stamps to make this card and more Rob and Bob pp. The sentiment is also AMuse and the little flowers are Quickutz. I used my Copic markers to color in the image and put a dab of crystal Stickles in the center of each doodad flower.

Summer

The last few days have been in the 80's or higher and I thought I better start dusting off the sandals and tank tops! I made this card using a set from My Favorite Things and new K&Co. pp. I used my Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridge for the bookplate and it's hard to tell in the photo but her hat, the seagull and shells are all adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Card Making Saturday

Since the hubby is working a 24 hr shift today, I decided to sit down and get some more cards done. I had some images stamped and colored that just never made their way onto a card so I wanted to clear those out of the way first. I made this one with a $1 clear stamp set from Michael's and the sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. I used Rob and Bob pp, rectangle nestabilities, and the oval bookplate was created with the Fabulous Finds cartridge on my Cricut.

SCS Card Sketch #124

Here's another card I made using a card sketch from Splitcoast Stampers. I used another stamp from my $1 Michael's clear stamp set, Rob and Bob pp, Copics, and my rectangle Nestabilities.