Dieing for Memory Box

Well Dave listened to you and he came up with his own dies! Some match his stamps and some stand on their own like the flower border above.

I have been having such fun working with them! Along with the dies he has a new collection of papers called Valise- they are done on craft paper and inspire the shabby chic in me.

The butterflies are Dave's. A row of butterflies to use as a border or on their own.

Stay tune for more Memory Box die cut cards.

I will be teaching a Memory Box die cut class at One Little Spark on May 21.

Happy Spring!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Easter is over but it still is spring even though it feels like summer out there now.

Here is a spring time card I made for my niece using the "Easter Blossoms" set from StampinUp.

The flowers are the tattered flowers die by Tim Holtz.

The soft pink reminds me of dogwoods blooming.

Have a nice evening.

More Easter Cards

Here are the cards that went to my great nephew and great niece for Easter. With all the new Easter stamps I bought I went back to a few old ones for them. I used both these stamps on their cards last year, not they noticed.

Hope you have happy Saturday!

Eggsactly

Good Afternoon everyone!

Ahhhhhhh... a quiet moment to myself. I got out of work on time, George isn't home yet, and dinner just needs to be reheated.

Here is card I made, that I saw somewhere in my blogging travels over the last month. I love the soft natural look of the eggs. It really evokes springtime huh?

I die cut the ovals and then sponged the ink onto them. Lo and behold I still had a speckle stamp that I had not gotten rid of in the last purge. I just lightly stamped the speckles onto the eggs and finished the card.  

You expect a wee chick to pop right out of one.

Happy Spring Everyone!

Hop to it! Time for those Bunny Cards!

One week until Easter and I am busy getting all my Easter cards done. Being as both the Pa. conventions were before Easter this year I bought lots of new Easter stamps. So I have been having loads of fun!

The Copics are perfect for the coloring on the stamps I bought.  I saw 30 seconds of a demo on Copics at the Allentown convention and learned more in those 30 seconds then I have in the 3 classes I have taken.  Boy- I can see my improvement already.

The first card is using the Close to my Heart set - "Sensational Season". The second card is from the Penny Black set- "Garden Friends".

The interesting technique in card 2 is the background is done from just inking a cuttlebug folder and placing a piece of card stock inside and gently pressing the ink onto the paper without putting it through the cuttle bug. It looks like a background stamp huh?

Stay tune for more Easter cards!

Trifecta!

Last week was a trifecta of stamping. On Friday I came home and a box from Memory Box was waiting for me along with a package from Hero Arts!!

WOW where to begin! I don't know if you can tell but the MB box is 2 layers deep. The lower level is the newest collection not being released till April. If I show you, I will have to kill you! :)

The envelope design block by Hero Arts is one of those stamps you clearly think you can live without UNTIL you see what everyone is doing with it! It couldn't arrive soon enough!

Sooooo... I had my Saturday all planned, me, Memory Box and Hero Arts and a day of creativity. But wait it was the weekend of the Stamp Scrap Art tour in Oaks. Off I went with Pat and Bevy B for some more shopping.

I hadn't planned on spending to much, but Darcie's stamps was new to me and I really had to restrain myself. They are cling stamps that are well worth the money! The copic book to keep track of my markers was the best find. While there were only 12 vendors it was still fun. It is nice being at the conventions, I always run into old friends that I only see at those times.

So the stamping will be saved for my day off. The question is where to start!!

Happy Stamping!!

Note Card Frenzy

I have been having the best time making notecards. It has taken me 10 years to realize what a great gift they are!! People love them. Especially if they come in a cute little purse made from a paper bag.

I will be teaching this in a class at One Little Spark in Tuckerton NJ on April 16 at 12 noon.

Hope I see you there.