Fill This Day With Joy

Happy Earth Day! Today has not gone smoothly. My gmail account was hacked and spammed all my contacts during the middle of the night. A lot of you got a wacky email from me. Ugh!

I made this card for Kristina's 1-layer (no embellishment) challenge. I've never made a 1-layer card...ever!

We've been enjoying some days off for Spring Break. Today was a break in the rain, so I took a picture of my card near a sunny window.

When you were a kid, did you do this type of squiggly drawings on a piece of paper and then color them in with Crayons or markers? Well, I thought I was alone on this until I saw a YouTube video by Courtney and she mentioned the same. Well, instead of Crayons, I used my growing supply of Copic markers. I went to a stamping convention on Saturday and I tripled my collection! Well, that was easy to do since I only owned 3 Copics before. Haha!

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink), Look Up (Practicing Creativity)

Paper: white (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Black Sharpie, Copic markers

Tools: Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: Gray colored pencil (Crayola)

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Yay, it's Friday! The Little Guy is on Spring Break next week. We had planned a last-minute trip down to San Diego, specifically Carlsbad, where Legoland is located. The forecast was showing rain most of the week for the San Diego and Anaheim area, so we're not going. I was even looking up last-minute package deals to Maui. Hey, a girl can dream, right? We'll be relaxing and taking little days trips around the Bay Area instead.

Tomorrow is a rubber stamp convention in San Jose from 9 to 4 PM. I plan to attend for a couple of hours.

Here's another card using For the Love of Dots and Look Up from Practicing Creativity. Can you tell I enjoyed Courtney's stamp designs? I've been using them all week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: For the Love of Dots, Look Up (Practicing Creativity)

Paper: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, Crushed Curry (all SU!)

Ink: Memento Black, VersaMark

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), embossing gun

Other: clear embossing powder, silver brads (Making Memories), foam tape (3M)

Celebrate

I've been having fun in the studio creating cards with Courtney's new stamp designs, so here's another card using For the Love of Dots by Practicing Creativity. This set of stamps was a must-have for me; so versatile. I love the look of heat embossing on darker papers. I especially love the look on black cardstock!

I used my Silhouette to cut the black circle with holes perfectly placed for brads or eyelets. I've had this Silhouette design cut for several weeks, so it was a good use on this card to mimick the dot designs using silver brads.

Have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: For the Love of Dots (Praciting Creativity)

Paper: Basic Black (SU!), white (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Black, VersaMark

Tools: Silhouette and brad_or_stitching_circles_C00290_20509

Other: silver brads (Making Memories), clear embossing powder

Happy Anniversary

Hi everyone! I made this card a few days ago for my Sweetie. We celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary on Monday. Nine years have gone by very fast.

I've been using Courtney Baker's newest stamp sets (For the Love of Dots and Look Up). I also used the Happy Anniversary sentiment from Stampin' Up.

I'm so happy for Courtney and Kelly Marie branching out and creating their own stamp designs. It was great to meet both designers at the Anaheim CHA Supershow back in January.

Well, it's super late. I've got to get some sleep. I'll be back tomorrow with another card using Courtney's stamps. Have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!), For the Love of Dots & Look Up (Practicing Creativity)

Paper: Kraft, Basic Black, Real Red (SU!)

Ink: VersaMark, Memento Black

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Heat tool, heart punch (SU!)

Other: clear embossing powder, ribbon (Michael's), foam tape (3M), white gel pen (Sakura)

Double Thank You

Happy Wednesday, everyone! My morning didn't start out very well, but I had a nice afternoon. Feliz dia del los Reyes Magos to those of you who celebrate.

I'm back today with two more hybrid cards I made using the Cheery Glen by Misty Cato digi papers and my new Papertrey Ink set, Big & Bold Wishes.

I still have many more thank you cards to make. I used skinny strips of cardstock to thread the buttons. I love that technique!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI) Thanks, Courtney!
Paper: Basic Black (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)
Ink: Memories black
Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Other: buttons (Papertrey Ink & Making Memories), black ribbon (Target), Very Vanilla (SU!), white gel pen (Sakura), foam tape

Thank You a Hybrid Card

Hi everyone! I hope your January day is going well, whether you live a brutal cold climate or in the warmth of the southern hemisphere. I'm drinking some hot tea to take the chill away from this cooler California night.

Here's a hybrid card using some great digi papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs called Cheery Glen by Misty Cato.

These papers are awesome! I've got more cards to show you using this pack. It's a very versatile set with a variety of colors and patterns.

I also got to use some new Papertrey Ink goodies. The Thank You stamp is from the Big & Bold Wishes set by Papertrey Ink. I won this set from Courtney Baker for this card I created that incorporated toothpicks. That was a fun challenge. Thanks, Courtney!

Card Ingredients
(Edited to Add: forgot to mention what paper I used to print out the digi designs. It's HP Brochure Paper. Thanks for the question, Ashley!)

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI)

Paper: Kraft (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink (ColorBox)

Other: rope (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's), foam tape