Love, Hugs, and Prayers

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a sympathy/hugs card.  Unfortunately, I'm needing a lot of those lately.  It took me several days to make since my mojo has taken another unauthorized "leave of absence". 

I started out by stamping four WP846 Watercolor Butterflies from Impression Obsession on scrap white card stock in some rarely used (RBUS) Versamagic mango and thatched straw chalk ink before fussy cutting two of the butterflies out to pop up later.  I then stamped the love and prayers words in the same chalk ink onto the uncut panel before stippling Tim Holtz wild honey and spiced marmalade ink on the side and over the stamped images.  I then spritzed some orange ink over that using a color spritzer tool and an orange marker.  After layering the image panel, I added some punched some "faux brads" using punched circles and a glue pen. 

For the card, I stamped the background using images from the same Watercolor Butterflies set in memento tangelo ink before stippling spiced marmalade around the edges.  I then added my fussy cut butterflies to the image panel using glue dots before adding black pearls to the center of the bodies.  My final embellishment was spritzing the orange marker ink over the popped up butterflies.

Challenges entered:

Impression Obsession - Sending Hugs
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1911 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Friday March 8 to 21 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!


Stamps: Impression Obsession Watercolor Butterflies
Ink: Versamagic Mango, Thatched Straw Chalk, Memento Tangelo
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Stampin Up Only Orange Marker, Color Spritzer Tool, Glue Dots, Stipple Brushes, Pearl Bling, Hole Punch, Glue Pen

Well Then.....

When it rains, it really pours doesn't it.  *sigh*  A lot has been going on these last few weeks.  You have to live here to believe all of the stuff that's been going on, however,  I live here and am having a hard time believing it.  I've tried to stay positive, and as busy as my health will allow, but two more members of our family are no longer with us.  It's now been a little more than two months since our sweet fur baby, Bella, died in my arms from a massive seizure.  It still hurts so bad.  I'm really missing my cute little girl so much.  On top of that, my step-dad also passed away as well a couple weeks ago so I'm still dealing with that as well.  My precious kitty's have done everything "in their power" to help heal my heart.

My health hasn't been doing well either.  Migraines have been overactive again, and I'm sure it's the stress on top of the weather changes helping cause the flare-up.  California desperately needs the rain and snow, I just hurt so much more when the storms come in and not just from the migraines but the fibromyalgia as well.  Chronic pain really sucks!! I really feel like I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown again.

Thanks for listening.  Needed to vent a tad.

It Is Well

Hello and welcome.  Today I'm sharing a sympathy card made for my step-mom after the passing of my step-dad.  Because of my own health problems it's taken me longer than I would have liked to make this.  Dusted off some older stamp sets that I had yet to use from Our Daily Bread Designs which is now Divinity Designs.  I have a very hard time making sympathy cards as it is although I'm not sure why.

I started out by stamping the hymn It Is Well in memento black onto vellum card stock then stamped The Mighty Sea in weathered wood distress ink before coloring with chalk and layering. I used two silver brads along with vellum glue dots to hold the vellum hymn over the colored sea shore before adding everything onto a blue card stamped with the same sea shore in faded jeans distress ink.  Silver cord ribbon with a silver heart charm finish the front off.

For the inside, I stamped sayings from both The Mighty Sea and With Deepest Sympathy.

Challenges entered:

Pammies Inky Pinkies #1909 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Festive Friday 2/22 to 3/19 - Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps & More #331 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #376 to #377 - Anything Goes
Splitcoast USEIT2019 - Use Your Forgotten Stash
Double D Challenges - Let's Make Music

Thank you for stopping by today.  Have a great day!!


Stamps: Divinity Designs (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Weathered Wood, Faded Jeans
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Chalk, Applicator, Silver Cord, Heart Charm, Silver Brads

Kitty In Flowers

Hello and welcome.  My mojo seems to have returned after taking a unauthorized vacation.  I'm sharing a card I made using the Cat In Flowers digital stamp from Aurora Wings. 

I printed the image at 3.5x5 inches since I'm still dealing with migraines to make it easier to color for me using prismacolor pencils with a blender pencil.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled some broken china distress ink around the edges before layering and adding gold brads.  I then pulled a scrap of turquoise card stock for a border behind the layered image.  Once the card was assembled, I added some gold cord and ice stickles to help highlight the flowers.  I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Challenges entered

Aurora Wings #75 - Over The Rainbow
Show Us Your Pussycats #39 - Anything Goes Cats
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1908 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Say It With Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Aurora Wings
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor Pencils, Blender Pencil, Gold Cord, Brads, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals.

Melting Snowman Marshmallows

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card I made for a few challenges using an old image I've had for a while, and never used (NBUS) from Darcies.  Unfortunately in my recent move, I have either lost the actual wooden stamp or accidentally deleted the digital file from my computer. 

After coloring the image using prismacolor markers, I stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and stormy sky distress inks around the image before layering.  I then dry embossed my card and border stripe using a snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder and my big shot before stippling garden green and real red inks over them.  After adding some silver brads and the image panel, I added some silver cord and pulled out a few bottles of ice stickles to finish my scene.

Challenges entered:

Jingle Belles - All That Glitters
Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Not Just Cards Feburary - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1908 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Darcies
Ink: Stampin Up Garden Green, Real Red, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals, Stipple Brushes, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Silver Cord, Brads

Little Mushroom Home

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I've made using an image from the Mushroom Lane collection I've had, and never used.  It image was originally from Cornish Heritage Farms which has now closed, however you can still get it from Riley and Company. The card was originally started a couple weeks ago, but with the death of my step-father, I didn't finish it until now.

After coloring it using both prismacolor and copic markers, I stippled tumbled glass and garden green inks around the image before layering, distressing and adding silver brads.  For the card, I used garden green card stock dry embossed using my big shot and a cuttlebug circle embossing folder then stippling garden green ink over it.  I then took a snippet of tangerine card stock, dry embossed it and stippled tangerine tango ink over that before applying to my card using glue dots.  My final touches were adding silver brads, punched flowers with silver ice stickle centers, and then highlighting areas of the main image using diamond and yellow ice stickles.

Challenges entered:

Shopping Our Stash #389 - Make Your Mark
Splitcoaststampers MMTPT549 - If You Build It
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #349 - Anything Goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1907 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!!!

Stamps: Riley and Company
Ink: Stampin Up Garden Green, Tangerine Tango; Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Card Stock: Stampin Up
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, MS Hydrangea Punch, Silver Brads, Ice Stickles, Silver Cord, Stampin Up Distressing Tool, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stipple Brushes

Little Mushroom Picnic And More Never Before Used Stuff

Hello, and again, welcome.  This last week has been hard.....and I mean REALLY hard.  On this last Tuesday, I found out my step-father had passed away in his sleep the night before.  So, to try and keep my mind occupied, I pulled out this little Mushroom Sprite from Aurora Wings. 

After coloring her using both prismacolor and copic markers, I very lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges before layering onto scrap card stock.  I then pulled out some Queen & Co. brads I've had in my stash for years, and never used, added dimension before adding some Queen & Company brads I've had in my stash for years and never used (NBUS).  I then pulled out a piece of Japanese handmade washi designer paper I'd received as a RAK a few years back to add to a scrap white card base before adding a scrap of lavender card stock for a border.  After adding dimensionals, and popping up my layered image over the border, I pulled out snippets of pink card stock to make my own embellishments using Martha Stewart butterfly trio and hydrangea trio punches.  The final touch was diamond ice stickles to highlight the flower centers.

Challenges entered:
Aurora Wings #74 - Anything Goes
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #345 - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1906 - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards February - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!!

Stamps: Aurora Wings
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up, Designer Washi Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Computer, Printer, MS Punches, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Queen and Co. Brads, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles

No Dumping Allowed

Hello and welcome.  We've had some wild weather here the last few days.  Love all of the rain, and snow, I can definitely do without the migraines and fibromyalgia flare up that came with it.  Consequently, it's taken me a few days to type up this blog post.  With that in mind, I'd like to share with you my husband's Valentine's Day card (he doesn't read my blog) I made using stamps from Impression Obsession.

I decided to go with a little "bathroom humor" and pull out my County Seat (K1014) stamp to use as the card's focal image because of the "no dumping" sign.  Once I had stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink, I colored it using both prismacolor and copic markers.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass, brushed corduroy and Stampin Up garden green inks around the panel before layering and adding some pewter brads.  I then stamped a background on the card base using stamps from Watercolor Butterflies (WP846) in memento ladybug ink.  I  then stamped the love image using memento potters clay ink.  Once that was done, I popped the layered image panel before adding a red ribbon and pewter heart charm.

Challenges entered:

Impression Obsession - All About Love
Crafting From The Heart #236 - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies #1905 - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges #96 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!


Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Stampin Up Garden Green, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ladybug, Potters Clay, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Old Paper, Brushed Corduroy
Card Stock: SU
Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stipple Brushes, Ribbon, Charm, Silver Cord, Brads, Pop Dots