Bigsby Mouse, Something New

A blog friend Dawn ask a favor. Her friend Karen Johson is an artist that draws unbelievable designs. She would like to start a digi image blog and offering her images for sale. She told Dawn to pass this image on to the talented ladies she knows. She sent one to me. I was honored. This is her first image Bigsby. This is the card I made with Bigsby. Isn’t he cute? I used Copic Markers to color him. The Christmas paper is something I had. The sentiment is a Stamp TV stamp. The layout is from Unscripted Stektches 26. I love their sketches. A good sketch is a great way to start a card.
I think Bigsby is pretty cute. What do you think?
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A Very Busy Weekend

Hi everyone! Boy did I have a busy weekend. I could use a snow day tomorrow. ONLY KIDDING! We are suppose to get some snow tomorrow. Boy I am not ready for that.
I had a great time with on the Scrapbook Bus Tour. We went to three scrapbook stores . I really like the Scrapbook Super Store in Madison. That is were we started. The other stores were nice but they don’t have the tools like the Super Store does. I am a big fan of tools. My favorite stores growing up were hardware stores. I just love all the different tools and gadgets. That is why I am so hooked on card making.
I would have liked to go to Gina K's store but it is small and wouldn't be able to handle all the people that were on the bus. The picture is of my friend Terri and me. We are at the second store doing our make and take. Each store had wonderful make and takes.
Today I cleaned, did laundry, and went to the grocery store. Then I cleaned up my card stock scraps in my craft room. When that was done I just had to try the Stamp TV technique challenge for this week. The second picture is my project for this week's challenge at Stamp TV. It is a candy challenge. I used the new set by Theresa Momber called A Very Merry Christmas for the bells. I embossed them with Stampenodous Jeweled Gold and colored them with Copic markers. The little stocking on the candy nugget, the pillow box, and ribbon are all from the new Stamp TV set called Holiday Cheer by Gina K. I made two other cards and a cute Frankenstein box that I will show you later this week, so please stop back.
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Stamp TV Sketch Challenge32

Hello, Well this is the last card I have to post this week. I made this card for Stamp TV's Sketch Challenge 32
The stamp set is A Year in Flowers by Melanie Muenchinger. The rose is stamped with SU Rose Red and colored with Copic Markers RV32 and RV34. The stem and leaf are stamped with SU Always Artichoke and colored with Copic markers YG03 and YG23. The ribbon is SU Rose Red. The base card is Pure Luxury Green Apple. The DS paper is Vintage Holly Quarters from Stamp TV. I love this paper. It is digital paper and it so easy to use. I like that it is light weight. That makes is so easy to work with. The brown on the edge is on it when you print it. You just go on line to Stamp TV buy it and it is sent to you right away. You print it and your ready to go. It would be great if that is how I got all my paper. Just think of how much space I would have in my scrap room. Unfortunately I love paper. When I go into a scrapbook store and see something I think is pretty, cute or different and I just have to have it. I don't always know what I am going to do with it but I buy it anyway. I really, really like this paper. The best part is that I can make it anytime I want. The paper comes in quarters. That means there are four different prints on a sheet and they are the perfect size for a card.
I am not sure I will have a chance to make a card until Sunday. Saturday I am going of a bus trip to scrapbook stores with a very dear friend. It is an all day event starting with breakfast and a make and take at the Scrapbook Super Store in Madison. I am very excited about it. I have a feeling it is going to make my credit card melt from over use. Oh well what's a girl to do.
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Technique Challenge Stamp TV Shimmering Background Paper

This is my card for this weeks technique challenge at Stamp TV. I use Pure Luxury 120 weight white card stock and embossed it. Then I used a Sakura Clear Stadust Pen on the swirls. That is the technique called Shimmering Background. It doesn't show up to good on this picture but it looks great in real life. I used Melanie Muenchinger's stamp set called, Say it with Flowers for the poinsettia and sentiment. The little gems in the center of the flower and the ribbon were in my stash.

Squigglefly Color Challenge

I have wanted to do this challenge for a while but I lost all my digital stamps. It is the color challenge for Squigglefly Digital Stamps at SNR (Scrapbook News and Review The Card Universe.) I bought this image this week and am working on recovering the lost ones. I wanted to do this challenge because my sweet friend Stef better known as Glitterbabe is in charge of this challenge for Squigglefly. She has encouraged me so much with my card making. Well you might know this week she in taking the week off. Holly is taking over and she is also very helpful. She is helping me get my images back.
This image is from Squigglefly and it is called Roger and Jo’s Pumpkin Fun. If you haven't tried digi stamps yet you can try one for free at Squigglefly. They really are cool. You can do a lot with them. I colored Roger and Jo's pumpkin with Copic markers. Holly’s challenge was to use yellow as your main color. I don’t think the picture show how yellow this card is but it is really yellow. The base card is Yoyo Yellow from SU. I embossed the sentiment and around the flower with Zing yellow embossing powder. The ribbon was white but I learned at my last Copic class that I could color ribbon with Copic markers. So I colored it yellow. The border is a Spellbinders Borderablilies die called Lattice. It is neat because it embosses and only cuts on one edge. There are yellow eyelits under the ribbon but you can't see that. This is a very cheery card. I am happy with the way it turned out.
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World Card Making Day Gold

Hi Everyone, Happy World Card Making Day! I hope you got to make a card or two. My hubby is doing so well I was able to make a card. Thank goodness for lots of football and the Wisconsin Badgers win:) This card is for my in-laws 65 wedding anniversary. Can you imagine 65 years? They were married October 7, 1944. They married right in the middle of the WWII. They met in England. That makes Gary's mom, Mary, was a war bride. My parent were married the same year and my mother's name was Mary also. They met in Atlantic City. Dad worked on the boardwalk. He ran the farris wheel on Steal Pier. Mom worked in the biggest hotel on the boardwalk. My parents lived long enough to make it to their 62 anniversary. Gary's parents still live in their home. Do you know that there is not a gem for 65 years? I was going to make the card to go with the gem. The only thing I could find was; "65 - iron, The married couple have experience the vicissitudes of almost an entire human lifetime: often that demands an iron will." It does take a strong person to have a successful 65 year marriage. I guess the post on the card could be made of iron since I used black ink. I ended up using gold because Potluck Challenge #33 at stamp TV is to use gold. The stamp set is called Elegant Post by Nina Brackett. The white card stock is Pure Luxury 80 and 120lb. The gold card stock and ribbon is something I had. The gold embossing powder by Stampendous Jeweled Gold. The little flowers are from Hero Arts. I am happy I could make a card today.
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World Card Making Day

Today is World Card Making Day and Unscripted Sketches is having a Blog Hop.
They have blog candy and wonderful ideas. I hope to make a few cards today but I am taking care of my hubby. His shoulder surgery went well but he needs lots of TLC. I am happy I can help him for once.
Happy World Card Making Day!

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You've Got Flair

This card was inspired by Kristina Werner’s Finally Friday video from last Friday. The base card is Kraft. The stamp is from CTMH called You’ve Got Flair. I stamped it with Memento Rich Cocoa. Then I used a Uni-ball white gel pen to add dimension to the image. Easy-peezee. I really like they way the white gel pen stands out on the Kraft card stock. Another good thing about this card is that it won’t require extra postage.

Overalls you all!

This card might be a stretch. The Potluck Challenge this week at Stamp TV was called Dress for Success. You are suppose to make a card with something you love to wear or an accessory. Well I love to wear bib overalls. I haven’t worn mine out in public in a long time because they aren’t in style right now. I do wear an old pair when I work in the garden. They are so comfy and they have all those pockets. I have a pair hanging in my classroom that I hot glued a bunch of pockets on and I use it as a job chart for the students. Maybe I’ll take a picture and show you sometime.
I inked an embossing folder with Memento Desert Sand and used SU So Saffron card stock. I used the other Borderabilities from the Lattice set and Nestabilities ovals to cut out the image. The ribbon is something I had. The image is by Theresa Momber from her set called Autumn Beauty. I colored it with Copic Markers. I think this is a fun card. I am happy with the way it turned out. What do you think?


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