Love Parrots

Not quite sure what I will use today's card for~~Valentine, Anniversary, Just Because~~but it is cute. I was coloring stamped and either die cut or Scan N Cut images and couldn't just throw them away. So I added the little parrots to retired SU paper together with the die cut heart.  The "xoxo" was an SVG file that I downloaded and used in the Scan N Cut.  It fit perfectly on the heart~~after numerous attempts!!!!  I will add a sentiment at a later date.  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Puppy, Turtle & Hearts

Friends and I had a crafting afternoon the other day and once again, everyone was busy.   Nancy was sharing some cards she found on the internet.  When I saw a card created with the Bella and Friends stamp set, I knew I would be making something very similar.  And here it is.  The sentiment is from the Pretty Pink Posh set, Thoughtful Greetings.  I lightly brushed blue and green ink on the white background and used scraps of retired paper to add a little contrast.  One of Stampin' Up's Stitched Shaped Circle Framelits was used for the white circle and I layered that on a circle that was cut with a Layering Circles Framelit.  Should I put a couple of little black hearts in the upper right corner?  I am thinking about that right now.  Have a great day!

Happy Bird-day!

As I continue to use the images I stamped and cut on the Scan N Cut, here is today's card.  The bird nest is from Stampin' Up's Flying Home stamp set.  For the image, I wanted to create a mat.  So I put a black piece of cardstock on the mat, in the same place the stamped cardstock was and increased the offset a bit. Pressed start on the SNC and it cut a perfect mat. The sentiment is from another set and was punched using a retired SU punch.

I show you the many successful things I am making with the Scan N Cut's help, but I still have my frustrations with the it.  It doesn't always cut each stamped image perfectly.  As a matter of fact, there have been two images that I cannot get the SNC to cut no matter what I try.  If not careful, the mat will still load crookedly and that really ticks me off.  But all in all, I am liking the machine a lot more than I used to like it!  Have a great day!

Love You Much

Since I cut out more than a few stamped images on the Scan N Cut, I have been coloring and using those images.  The images on today's card are from Simon Says Stamp's Springtime Critters set. The background was brushed with Distress Inks.  The images were all colored with alcohol markers.  I really like the font used on the sentiment stamp on today's card.  It is from a long-retired Stampin' Up set, Well-Scripted.    Little hearts complete the card`s cuteness!  And now I have an anniversary card, a Valentine or just an 'I love You" card.  Have a great day!