Country Home

Stampin' Up's Country Home stamp set caught my attention right away.  The set includes pretty images, nice sayings and the small label image with little words is the perfect addition for the rustic pitcher and vase.  After coloring the images using alcohol markers, I used cardstock layers to draw attention to the image.  The large purple layer was embossed using a Close To My Heart embossing folder and little adhesive dots embellish the completed card.  Have a great day!

Joy

Last week Richard Garay did a live video in which he made a pretty Christmas card.  Black isn't a usual Christmas color, but it works with the pattern paper.   The layout of his card is what I used for today's card.  The stamped wreath is from the retired Stampin' Up set Wondrous Wreath.  The word "Joy" is from the coordinating framelits.  Old Olive was the color of choice for both the wreath and card base.  The stitched satin ribbon is one of my favorite ribbons from SU.  I have it in every color in which it was available.  It makes very pretty bows~~until they are smashed into envelopes!  Have a great day!

For Ayden

Today's card is for Mark and Jen's 18-month old nephew, Ayden.  The cute puppy and little tree are both from MFT Stamps' Happy  Pawlidays.  After stamping and heat embossing, I colored the images with alcohol markers.  SU's Little Letters dies were used for Ayden's name.  The little dog is so cute!  Have a great day!
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Lovely As A Tree

Paula was here over the weekend for a crafting afternoon.  She made this card and brought the supplies for me if I wanted to make one.  Paula used Crumb Cake to stamp the green checked pattern.  She then used a ruler and red marker to add the red lines and create a plaid look.  The tree is from Stampin' Up's Lovely As A Tree stamp set.   Paula's card is so pretty that I decided to make a card using the background stamp.  But, I used white instead of Crumb Cake for the background. My card turned out  okay.  The Crumb Cake is perfect for this card. It gives it a vintage look, especially since the tree is stamped on Vanilla rather than white.  Pretty card, Paula!  Hope everyone has a great day!