Someone Has a Birthday Today

Nope - not me!  Joanne is having one today.  This is the card I sent her.

Bela Lugosi is my most prized stamp and of course, my favorite.  I use him on every card that I send to Joanne.  He appears for every holiday.  Sometimes subtly, sometimes not.... I was thinking of making this a shaker card, but it was already kind of thick from the flowers.  The photography was not so good on this one, the details in the window box and shutters aren't really showing up very well.  Must try harder next time...

 

 LET'S GO FLY A KITE

In honor of our cold, blustery weather today, I made a bunch of kites.  I think the die is from Hero Arts, and the stencil for the clouds is from Rubbernecker, which I believe was bought out by another company.  Thanks for popping by. 

Funky Florals

I used a die set from Sizzix called Funky Floral for these two cards.  They were out of my norm, but I ended up liking them anyway.  😏

 

JUST FISHING 

Because it seems like the puddles here are big enough to fish in, I grabbed a set from Whipper Snapper called Hooked on Fishing and turned it into a tiny shaker card.  The background is from a stencil that I picked up at a yard sale or thrift store or somewhere I don't remember.  If it doesn't stop raining soon, I may go looking for an ark!

Just a Quick One

I've been organizing dies and found this one and wondered why I didn't use it for Valentine's Day.

Fast and easy cards!  

 

The Rabbit Is On The Way 

I haven't had a lot of time lately, but I managed to squeeze out this quick card.  I've been in a sidecar, it's really awkward!  Everyone else on the road is smiling and pointing at you...  

What's The Buzz?

I went through a big shaker faze a while back.  Just found this one in my stack of cards.

It's from a kit from Queen & Co.  

 

Sending Smiles 

I made a second attempt at using a stencil over a piece of cardstock where I had put down some of the same color.  I had the sentiment already in a drawer, so it was easy to pick the colors.  I wasn't happy with how it turned out, it seemed bland, so I used a white gel pen to outline the sentiment and it looks a little better.   I did a big cheat on the music card.  That was pre-printed paper and I printed the sentiment on the computer.   I'd like to get back into making a card a day but today the weather is great, so maybe not today.  

 

I've been watching youtube videos for inspiration.  Kristina Werner did a video on laying color on paper and then putting a stencil over the top and laying down a heavier layer of the same color.  So that's what I did.  I had this sentiment already in a drawer from a previous failed card (tons of those) and so I used it here.  Fast and easy, except I got a lot of ink all over my fingers.

Free Hugs 

I made these a couple of days ago and I just tried to find the set so I could post info on the manufacturer and I can't find the stamps or dies.  That just shows you the condition of my stamping area.  Not good!!  I may need to focus on organization for a day or two, the only problem with that is, I find things and decide to use them right then and there and so the organization thing takes a back seat.....

It's Been Awhile!

Sadly, I didn't really remember how to log in and I'm not sure I remember even how to post but we'll see how it goes.  

I have been making cards - I never stopped!  But, Joanne and I started this blog together, and I felt and still feel, a bit guilty posting things on my own because she hasn't been making cards for a few years.  

Anyway, I couldn't find inspiration this morning and I decided to try looking up blog hops for something like that to light a spark.  I couldn't find much except Christmas stuff, so I remembered that Carol still posts a card just about every single day, so that's where I went.  And it worked!  Thanks, Carol!!!!