Sketch Book

I came across a cute stamp from Waffle Flower named Sketch Book.  So I ordered it.  The stamp set arrived and contrary to what I thought, the sketch book image included a few images on the pages of the stamp that were not separate.  In order to have blank pages, I had to mask the inside of the pages.   What a mess!  There were black marks and smudges on each and every image I tried to mask~~no matter how careful I was trying to be!

Once I got a decent stamped image of the sketch book, I could work on what little things could be on those pages.  The colored pencils and coffee cup are part of the stamp set.  The flowers and leaves on the sketch book pages are from My Favorite Things stamp set, Fluttering Friends.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's A Dozen Thoughts.   If I can master masking this image, I see many cute cards in the future.

Be careful outside and dress warm!  Have a great day!.

Get Well Otter

Today's card is cute and simple.  The otter is from My Favorite Things' Otterly Love You stamp set.  This little otter is so cute, I am going to make John's Valentine with him.  The layering ovals from Stampin' Up are another one of those worthwhile purchases.  I see myself using them as much as the layering squares and circles.  The sentiment is from Everyday Greetings by Pretty Pink Posh. The polka dot paper is from Echo Park's Dots and Stripes paper pack.  With the gray, white and black color scheme, this is a good masculine get well card.

Be careful if you have to go outside in this frigid cold!  Have a good day.

New Baby

I will be needing a new baby card in the near future and MFT's Up In The Air stamp set was used to create it.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's Scrumptious Script stamp set. We know the new arrival is a girl, but her parents aren't necessarily into "pink for girls".  So, they are getting a green and yellow card and I think it is adorable!  Once again, I used the cloud stencil from MFT for the faint background and the Scan N Cut to cut everything out.  Stay warm and have a great day!

BRRRR Day

A couple of weeks ago when I was playing with MFT's Penguins In Paradise stamp set, I had this great idea to make a "BRRRR day" card using the "BRRRR" from Elizabeth Craft Designs' Cute Winter Sentiments stamp set.  It was supposed to be a birthday card but didn't turnout exactly as I thought.  Then I woke up this morning to a -25 windchill!  It might not be the perfect birthday card, but it is a cute really cold weather card!

Earlier this week I posted a card using Stampin' Up's new butterfly paper.  Today I am posting a similar card.  This time, I stamped and colored the butterflies using images from the Butterfly Gala stamp set.  So many possibilities with this suite of products~~and I haven't used the Gingham Gala paper yet!  Keep warm and have a great weekend.