Love this stamp set - Wetlands

Masculine cards are something I can always use and that just don't always get made but I can get one made quickly with stamp set.  I love how versital it is, it is great for sponging a background and for just stamping.  Here I made a paper sunset look, some DSP paper and some cardstock stamped on to give texture.  Used Deco Labels framelits and the Stylish Stripes embossing folder to add dimension.  Colored the goose with markers after stamping on the layered papers. Oh yes I needed to tell you that I used the new chalk marker for the white up on the neck of the goose. It is available in the holiday catalog, this marker works well on the dark colored cardstock. Since it's Monday I'll say:  have a great week!!!  :)

Special Packaging

Re-made this round box into a fancy decorated Wedding Gift box.  The bride had sunflower/fall flowers --this was an outside wedding- all weddings are special and this one was no exception.  It rained till the bride came out and then at the end of the ceremony the sun decided to peek out around the clouds before starting to drizzle again. Realized I hadn't posted a picture of this soooo since I've got weddings on my mind I thought it would be nice to show.  Hopefully this was one wrapping that didn't get thrown in the trash!!!!  Have a great day.

Bridal shower peek

The bridal shower is over!!!  We had a great time and so I thought I'd add some pic's...  here's the bride to be with her cupcake wedding dress :) I saw this on pintrest and thought it was sooo cute! and then some flowers I made to sit around.

 

Blocks, baby wipes, reinkers= Fall stamping fun!!!!

okay the first card I have to share with you involves all the items listed in the post title!  Blocks you say, well yes, doesn't every stamper play with them?!  this time though you won't need to add any rubber to it,  that's right just stamp your block right in the stamp pad and then directly onto the card stock.  Every one you do will have a little bit of a different look and you can either ink it a lot or just a little.  Next on this card I used an alcohol free baby wipe to create my own "stamp pad"  lay your wipe on a cool whip lid (or something like it) and then add drops of re-inker colors of choice, you will want them close enough to sorta blend the colors.  (is that as clear as mud?  I hope not)  the number of drops really depends on the size of the stamp you'll be using.  This is a really fun technique especially with leaves as no two are alike, either in real life or this kind of stamping!

This next card isn't hard it just has a lot of layers...  I'm taking these two card to my monthly group were Margaret lives and I've decided they need a name.  hummm I'll have to ask them today to think of something! 

This card has a folded back piece on the front to add just a little interest.  I used a new stamp set called Truely Grateful it is fall related without being leaves.  Either one of these cards would be good to send to men as I didn't use any girly girl colors!  That was the request- fall cards, men cards.  So what do you think?  will they pass... I'll find out this afternoon.    :) 

 

 Close up of the front two panels

Thanks a bunch for looking, have a great day!

Flashback Friday

This card is made with one of the first stamp sets I ever bought, it is from stampin' up and has 8 different flowers in it, I actually made this card back then.   I have had the card in the stamp set so I could copy :)  I love the word stamp set also, it has verses in it...it also is from years ago.  thanks for stopping by. remember to come back next week and see the pictures of all I've been making for the shower!

Anniversary Card Request

I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted, I have been getting ready to have a bridal shower for my future daughter!  This is exciting for us since Micah is the first to get married and then it will be my first "daughter"!!!!  She is such a sweetheart and we all really love her already.
Each month I meet with two groups of ladies/gent.  The request I had for Margarets group was for anniversary cards.  This is what I came up with and thy really liked them.  The "swing" card  I cut for them and made envelopes since they were a larger size.

the Love on this card was one stamp and we stamped it twice and cut, some of the ladies used all blue and then they all had enough letters to make another card at home.Closed and then opened below!

  this kind of card is sooo easy to make now that stampin' up has come out with a die that cuts the swing part.(course I didn't have them at the making of this card)  but even without the "die" it isn't too hard.  If you'd like to learn how I could show you, just contact me and I'd love to come to your home(if you live close enough :)  and share with you and your friends!!!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by and looking. If you come back next week I'll have pictures of what has been taking up my time - I have been in my craft room just not taking the time to post, sorry! Don't forget to come back - you won't be sorry :)

Bridal Shower invitations

Wow I can't believe that I haven't posted anything for almost a month!!  I have been stamping a little bit but this time of year I'm mostly canning...... green beans, soup beans, peaches, red beets, freezing corn, plenty of tomatoes, made sauce, pizza and plain, tomatoe soup, will be doing more tomatoes!!! We've had corn and I've frozen about 50 bags, yellow squash and zuchinni are doing well, I even have some spaghetti squash growing, it's the first time we've planted that.

Okay so on to stamping, I have been doing a little.  Right now I'm working on Bridal Shower cards, Micah our 2nd son is getting married in Nov. and I'm having a shower when his fiance - Stephanie and her mother come in Sept. I saw something like this on pinterest - this is my creation for invitations for the shower.  Let me know what you think.  :)