Let Freedom Ring!!

Hello again and welcome.  Sorry for not being around much the last couple of weeks, I have been dealing with a nasty migraine and a fibromyalgia flare up.  Definitely wiped out my mojo.

Today I am sharing a card I've made using Patriotic Angels from Angel's Hearts N Memories.  I printed my digital image slightly larger than normal at 3.5 x 5 inches since I have been dealing with a migraine.  Once the image was printed off and colored using both prismacolor and copic markers, I stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges of the image before layering and adding brads.  Once that was done, I adhered some patriotic star designer paper I bought from Costco years ago to my card then dry embossed a red strip using a star embossing folder with my big shot.  For an added effect, I lightly stippled some fire brick distress ink over the embossing, added it to the card, then added my image panel using pop dots.  I then sponged some faded jeans distress ink around the edges of the card before adding some star ribbon, clip, ice stickles to the sparkler and crown, then added some prima flowers with a blue jem center.

I'd like to enter this project into the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #310 - Flag Day
Not Just Cards #45 - Summer Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: AHNM Patriotic Angels
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China, Fired Brick, Faded Jeans Distress Inks
Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Costco Designer Paper Pack
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ribbon, Clip, Pop Dots, Bling, Prima Flowers, Big Shot, Star Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Ice Stickles, Sponge, Stipple Brush

Forever In Poodle Skirts

Hi there and welcome.  Today I am sharing another card I've made for the new release over at Angel's Hearts & Memories.  Today's image just reminds me of my mom so much when she was younger and cancer free. You are so missed mom.  I love you.

After I printed off Poodle Skirt Cristina and colored her using both prismacolor and copic markers, I sponged some Stampin Up! Bermuda Bay dye ink around her before layering then adding some white brads and prima flowers.  I created my card using some white pre-folded white card stock from Michael's and added a panel of  (NBUS - never before used stuff) "Mom's Diner" designer paper from my stash (think I bought from Michael's years ago).  The "Mom's Diner" designer paper was an impulse buy at one time and has sat waiting for the perfect image to pair it to.  Once the designer paper was adhered to the card, I sponged some more Stampin Up! Bermuda Bay ink around the edges before adding a matching "star" border using my Fiskars star punch, then added some aquamarine ribbon then my image panel.  The final touch was adding a forever charm clip then coloring the poodle on Cristina's skirt using a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a safe Memorial Day weekend here in the States.

Stamps: Angel's Hearts & Memories Poodle Skirt Cristina
Ink: Stampin Up! Bermuda Bay
Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Mom's Diner Designer Paper, Recollections Pre-Folded White Card Stock
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Brads, Sponge, Fiskars Star Punch, Brads, White Gel Pen, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Forever Charm Clip, Ribbon

Let's Do The Charlston

My second try writing this post since blogger ate the first one just as I was saving the finished copy.  Ugh!

Hello and welcome.  I would like to share a card made using Flapper Helen from the new release over at Angel's Hearts & Memories.  After I printed off the image onto white card stock and colored using both prismacolor and copic markers, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges before layering and adding some silver baby brads.  Then I adhered a panel of Die Cuts With A View (DCWV) glitter stack designer paper onto a white pre-folded card.  Once that was done, I stamped a border using a long retired Stampin Up! set called Fresh Fillers onto a  basic grey scrap.  Once that was done, I adhered both the border and image panels to the card using glue dots before tying some silver cord around one side and adding two silver feather charms.  My final embellishments were pink glittered prima flowers, pink bling and coloring the pearl necklace using a white gel pen.

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies 1721 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a safe Memorial Day weekend here in the States.

Stamps: Angel's Hearts & Memories Flapper Helen Digi, Stampin Up! Fresh Fillers

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Stampin Up! Basic Grey

Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Michael's Pre-Folded White Card Stock, DCWV Glittered Designer Paper

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bling, White Gel Pen, Feather Charms, Silver Cord, Silver Baby Brads, Glue Dots, Pink Glittered Prima Flowers

Run For The Roses

Ok, second post for me today.  To see my Twisted Thursday post, please scroll down one.  Thanks.

Another card to share this time for the Festive Fridays challenge over at the Outlawz.  I decided to use Kentucky Derby Hat Lady from Angel's Hearts & Memories.  After printing the image to fit an A4 size card, I colored her using both my prismacolor and copic markers.  Once that was done, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass and old paper distress inks over and around the image before  layering and adding some Making Memories baby brads. I wanted to keep the card fairly simple so the image would be the main focus,  so the only embellishments I added after sponging ballet blue ink around the card, were the brads was a paper rose and a die cut horseshoe all while having Dan Fogelber's song "Run For The Roses" going thru my head.  In fact, I kind of allowed the song to be my inspiration for the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Angel's Hearts & Memories
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Old Paper Distress Inks, Stampin Up! Ballet Blue 
Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Making Memories English Garden Designer Paper
Accessories: Markers, Sponges, Stipple Brushes, Paper Rose, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Horseshoe Die, White Gel Pen