Easel Card

Happy Tuesday! 

How has everyone been? I have been super busy. Hard to find time to create. 

It is easel card time. I forget how much I like to make easel cards.  They are super easy and the end result is beautiful. 

I used this template: at Splitcoast stampers

I made this card for a girlfriend who's birthday is coming up.... she loves purple. It just ended up being monochromatic. 

I used a technique that I have not tried in a while. I stamped and embossed clear over a pattern paper and then using distress ink, rubbed over the image.... and like magic, it pops out!

Recipe:

Solid Paper: Archivers

Pattern Paper: Papertrey Ink

Ink: Distress Ink-dusty concord

Die Cuts/Folders: Martha Stewart Edge and Sizzix Embossing folder (perfectly paisley)

Stamps: Inkadinkado-bird, SU-sentiment

Other: twine, gems, Copics and clear embossing powder

We'd love for you to play along at The Cuttlebug Spot.

Prickley Pear day 3

Good Morning!

Welcome to the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamp Release Party! We have 5 beautiful new
clear sets and dies we are so pleased to announce. Our Scalloped Circles Set,
New Butterfly, New Build a Bird, Blobby Flowers and Hearts! Visit the Design
Team's daily releases and our blog over the next 3 days to have chances to win
one of these beautiful sets.

Each day you have more than one chance to win. Start at the Prickley Pear Rubber
Stamp Blog. Simply post our logo onto your website, become a follower and leave
a comment on the Prickley Pear Blog for one chance to win. Then hop on over to
the day's release blogs and make comments there for more chances to win. Sounds
easy enough. And the bonus is that you'll see some fabulous paper projects
featuring the new sets. So lets get started!

Go to the

PRICKLEY PEAR BLOG

for all the details

Today we are viewing the New Build-a-bird stamps.

Isn't this bird cute?

I love this set. The bird die is perfect for the bird that you always seem to need. And the stamps that fill it in are too cute.

We really need spring to come here in the upper-midwest. Today we woke up to 34 degrees. YUCK! On the second of May.

A little birdy told me

Thursday again...and that means it's OCC Sketch day! 
Here is the sketch.

This one was a little tough for me, but I just got some new stamps from
Clear Art Stamps. As you probably know by now I love birds.
I could not help, but buying this super cute set. I told myself...
no new stamps until after the used stamp sale on March 6th.
But, that did not last long. I missed this set the last time the stamping
store had it. Of course I did not want to miss it again.

I also has this card blank sitting on my desk for over 3 months now.
I found it just perfect for this cute little bird and saying.

I actually had this card all done and posted to the OCC blog....
and then I looked at it again. It was really boring.
So I went back to my desk and added the paper piercing
around the bird, the added ribbon to the bird and
saying as well as the crystals to the corner.

I have to say MUCH better.

Recipe
Paper- Solid White {Neenah}, Green {DCWV}; Pattern {pink, French}
Ribbon-Unknown
Stamps- Birds {Clear Art Stamps}
Ink- Green {SU}, Pink {SU}, Black {Memories}
Coloring-Copics
Other- Nesties, 1" round punch, Vintage Button, Sewing and String

Prickly Pear Update!

Pretty purple card using the new Delphinium stamp, Wildflower saying, and the ATC swirls.

Style using new Wildflower Garden stamp

Mother ATC using the new Small flower in vase stamp and ATC Transparency

And last, but not least....

I used a couple stamps here, the ATC swirls (this is a great stamp very versatile) and Bird stamp.

Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge #51

A cute little birdy! That wants to say "Happy Bird-Day!"

As you can see I am still playing with the newest release from Stamps and Smiles, Love Birds.

Recipe:

PP-SEI, Solid-Archivers

Ink-Copics

Other- Scallop oval nestie, Stickles, May Arts ribbon, Fiskars punch and Hero arts clear stones

Making Memories

My card made Making Memories' website of customer samples! yeah... go look and vote! at the bottom of the page is my card!