Published again...

I have gotten emails saying I have another card published but was out of town so haven't gotten the magazine yet. I hope to see it tomorrow.

Life's been crazy fun busy. I've been creating but haven't shared any as they have been submitted. :)

I hope your June is wonderful and hope to post some creations soon.

Bird on a post at sunrise

A manly card for my husband's boss -- and made a second one just like it for his boss' boss. I struggled to make something manly enough but this was a keeper.... also catches a bit of what Florida is all about.

Rubons are your friend...

When I first saw the word "Rubon" I was saying it like Rue-bons.... Then a lightbulb came on and it's Rub-ons -- as in rub them on your paper. LOL

I had bought some sheets of Rubons many moons ago but hadn't used them -- until now... made this super fast and easy card for my hubby's best friend's birthday. Simple, manly, and just love the bird cage image. The sayin on the front has said "A little birdie to ME"... but I just used a marker, inked up the all of the words but the "me" part and stamped. Then I used a small alpha set to make the word "us".

happy birthday

This one made it to Andrea so I can post.... The finished card is 6 1/2" x 5". The butterfly's wings are bent up and the ladybug is on with a pop dot so it 3-D'd.

Birthday Boy Turning One

We will celebrate Andy's first birthday soon and this one will be going to him...
The ear is 3-D and the card front is layered with foam tape and lined up perfectly with the wallpaper scraps in blue checks...

A hello to a friend's mom and dad...

I've known this friend's mom and dad since 1987... They don't get on the computer anymore so snail mail or visits in person are the ways to say hi to them. This one is going in the mail tomorrow...





And the inside stamped:

Pressed faux flowers

Learned this technique a few weeks back. Super easy, super fast. Added some thread since I have my sewing stuff out. :) A birthday card done.

Bubbles and Flowers

This one is going to a friend who is recovering from surgery... Stickles on the bubbles. Could also do Crystal Laquer for a wet look. :)




This is napkin card -- a technique I taught at my LSS quite a bit. Love doing this. For a friend's birthday.

Beth stamping her shirt

Bought Bethany a plain shirt and she went to town stamping on it. She had fun doing this project.

Nude man

Nude man walking the beach.... Love how it turned out.

An old Christmas ornament new again

I bought this Christmas ornament for a quarter knowing I could alter it... I love to find something and know I can make it my very own.



It's heavy and so pretty... and opens up to reveal a nice saying.


With Sculpy clay, I made an oval that would go over the orginal. Wrote what I wanted and edged the sides with a gold marker.


This will go on the 7' tree we up at our cabin in the mountains. Perfect. :) I love the cardinal and the stained glass here at the top.

Fly away butterfly, fly away...

We received a beautiful gift basket of tasty goodies from our neighbors, as I would go and take pictures of their place as it was being renovated -- along with the change of seasons. I was surprised they would give us such a great basket so I made this card as a thank you to them for it.

Just got the butterfly dies (from QuicKutz) and the new embossing folder called Flowers from the same company.

I hope they like it.

Steampunk necklace...

Steampunk has hit me. I recently found someone's blog and she did an amazing necklace. I had most of the stuff she used and went to the store today to pick up the chain and some beads. I had to make my own version. Mine is less stuff but I like it. And even sweeter that my husband thought it was cool piece.

Love that I had the K charm, the M charm and the D for Dream key charm... my monogram. :)

I've been dancing with my Mojo...

Happy Meter -- yes, you can actually move the arrow to change your happiness. LOL
Took pics with cell phone on this card, as I can't find them on my computer and it's getting way past my bedtime.




Using a new Sizzix die (train set)... Cotton for the smoke. :)




Love taking silk flowers and smearing glue and glitter on them. This one is amazing in real life with the light...



My favorite butterfly image. I went to a get together last weekend and this technique was demo'd. I had done it before (might even have samples on my blog from years ago) but love it so much, decided to play. A used dryer sheet over your stamped and colored image. A bit of glitter and a stunning card IRL.







Formica tile and about 7 layers of UTEE (Ultr Thick Embossing Enamel). It's so smooth, like glass. This is dedicated and going to April -- her hubby is in the military.




Another luggage tag -- this one stamped directly to the tile and added just a little bit of glitter. It's really pretty IRL.





I told you that I love this butterfly stamp -- it's big and my go-to stamp when I need a great nature image.

Me

Copy cat...

Every now and then I'll find a card or something that I want to duplicate as close as I can with what I have...

Here is the card I found online... For some reason when I first saw this, it didn't register as a card to me.




And here is my Copy cat version. I actually have mine covering a junk CD. So it's not a card -- I will add a ribbon on the back and the finish the back off with some nice papers. So it will be a piece of wall art. I love how mine turned out and all with what I had on hand.

Special card for my mom's birthday

I love how these cards come out but very time consuming... worth it though. My mom loved it and still talks about it being her very favorite card ever. (that's saying something considering this is my 11th year stamping.) :)