Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Happy Day Chicken
Monday, January 30, 2017
A Sunny Card
The other day I was watching a Tim Holtz video and he was using his ink pads to watercolor. He would swipe a few different color ink pads against his silicone craft sheet, spray it with water and then pat the watercolor paper on that. So I used two Stampin' Up ink pads, Daffodil Delight and Green Galore, on my craft sheet and did the same thing. The edges of the watercolor paper got a little two dark, so I diecut the piece using a My FavoriteThings die. Now what will go with those colors? Tropical drinks! I used the Sunny Studio's Tropical Paradise stamp set and dies and added a few sequins. It is a bright, sunny card to go with the sunshine I woke up to this morning. Have a great day!
Friday, January 27, 2017
Loads of Love
Thursday, January 26, 2017
A New Home
It is a great week for me! My son bought a house about two blocks away and I am thrilled. My husband is really thrilled because his house is on a five acre lot and has an out building for all of their toys. When we went to Matt's house yesterday, John wanted to know if we should take the four-wheeler? "No, thank you!" was my reply. I made today's card, coloring the house in shades of brown as Matt's house really is painted. Those Clarity brushes came in handy once again as I used one to create the light blue shading around the edges. The house and sentiment are from Sunny Studio Stamp's Happy Home stamp set and dies. Since there was quite a bit of white space, I added a little bluebird of happiness. I wish Matt much happiness in his new home and the promise that Dad and I will not just drop in. Have a great day!
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tangerine Flowers
Monday, January 23, 2017
Valentine Favors
Can't let a holiday go by without making a favor using Stampin' Up's 2" x 8" cellophane bags. The pink foil is covering Reese's peanut butter hearts covered in white chocolate~~and they are very good! I made little trays to hold the hearts, using a pop dot to keep the hearts in place. The tags were made using the old heart punch after stamping the sentiment. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn and I think it is adorable. Again there isn't an easier favor for any holiday than these. Well, I am sure there are easier ones, but these took the least amount of time and product to create. I even just tied a ribbon on the Melon Mambo and black and it was still festive. Have a great day!
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Bear Hugs For Syd
Today's card is a cute one that I made for Sydney "just because". She had to get her braces on her teeth last week, so it was a perfect time to send the card. I used the Pop of Pink DSP and the Square Layering Thinlets, both from the Annual Catalog.
On a sad note, my dear friend, Regina, lost her 5 year battle with lung cancer yesterday. I know she is in a better place, but I will truly miss her. She was a kind person who would have given you the shirt off her back if you needed it. Hugs to her family. Rest in peace, Regina.
On a sad note, my dear friend, Regina, lost her 5 year battle with lung cancer yesterday. I know she is in a better place, but I will truly miss her. She was a kind person who would have given you the shirt off her back if you needed it. Hugs to her family. Rest in peace, Regina.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Sunshine Wishes Flower
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Baby Bear Again
Today's card was created using Stampin' Up's Baby Bear stamp set. I was using a Clarity brush to create a very subtle background color. I first stamped the bear and then stamped a second. I fussy cut the second bear to use as a mask over the first. Once the mask was adhered, I started brushing the Soft Sky ink from the lower left corner and up and down and across the bottom using the largest Clarity brush. I will say that the background is just what I was hoping for~~a light color difference that faded into the white. I certainly couldn't have accomplished this using sponges or daubers without having definite sponge marks. The heart balloon and the sentiment are both from Lawn Fawn. I see that I did not put a little bow on this guy--have to take care of that! Have a great day!
Monday, January 16, 2017
Clarity Stencil Brushes
Friday, January 13, 2017
Pink or Yellow?
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Bear Hugs
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Floral Butterflies
I continued playing with the pattern paper I used for yesterday's card. For today's card, I used grays instead of browns and butterflies instead of hearts. I did sponge all the pattern paper edges using Smokey Slate whereas yesterday I used Tip Top Taupe on the edges. The sentiment is from the Wetlands set. I put the remainder of the stack of paper away for now as I wait for my Stampin' Up Layering Circles, due to arrive today. I saw a really cute card using the Baby Bear stamp set and the Layering Circles. Hoping to make that card later and post it tomorrow. Have a great day!
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Anniversary Hearts
Monday, January 9, 2017
Lawn Fawn Valentine
Happy Monday! I received my new Lawn Fawn Love Letters stamp set and coordinating dies. I used that stamp set for today's card along with the new Fancy Scallop Rectangle dies. I stamped the images on pattern paper. I then fussy cut each of the envelopes (easy to do since it you only have to cut straight lines). I also stamped the middle envelope a second time on plain white cardstock, added the sentiment and fussy cut the little note so that it would fit right into the checked envelope. This particular stamp set has pretty font and nice sayings, too, such as "Happy b-day", "thank you", "happy mail" and many more. You will be seeing more from this stamp set in the future. Have a great day!
Friday, January 6, 2017
Sydney's Creations

Thursday, January 5, 2017
Winter Birthday
When I was playing over the weekend, this is one of the cards I made. And since it is sooo cold this morning, I thought posting a Happy Winter Birthday card was called for! I used Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Snow, coloring the penguins and adding Wink of Stella clear glitter on the igloo. The balloons were cut using Lawn Fawn Party Balloons and then a white gel pen added a little line of light reflecting off them. I used a retired Stampin' Up color that was one of my very favorites in its day, Taken With Teal. Another cute and fun card! Keep warm and have a great day!
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Occasions Mini & Sale-a-bration
Catalog. After stamping the image, I colored it using Spectrum Noir markers. For both white layers I made an embossed frame 1/4" in on the larger layer and 1/8" in on the smaller white layer, again using the scoring board. Just remember that if you are going to make an embossed frame, use the back side of the cardstock so you will see the indention of the frame on the backside and the raised frame on the front. To me, this card is a more formal/serious thinking of you. I was going to add sequins but they actually looked out of place. Soemtimes, less is more! Have a great day, keep warm and find yourself a little stampin' time!
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Hearts & Love You
Monday, January 2, 2017
Mouse & Cupcake
Once again I wish you all a very Happy 2017! We had a quiet weekend and hope that 2017 is a quiet year! While playing in my scrap room, I made a few "Love You" cards that I can use as Valentines, anniversary, birthday or just because cards. Today's card was created using an image from Penny Black's Loads of Love stamp set. I colored in the little mouse and cupcake using Copic markers and topped off the pink frosting using a clear Wink of Stella pen. The pattern paper is one of the designs in the Sending Love Designer Series paper stack that is in the new Occasions Mini. It contains 6 each of 8 double-sided designs measuring 6" x 6" for a total of 48 sheets of paper. The colors of this stack are Real Red and White and while the majority of designs are about hearts, there are also non-heart sheets. For the sentiment I used Fabulous Phrases, a retired SU stamp set that I will probably never get rid of as it contains 30 individual words that can be put together or used alone. Have a great day!
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