So Blessed...

SO BLESSED...

Today was the day I  was going to "jump" and try myself at those flip cards you can see all over the Stamping Blogs.

What a better  occasion to celebrate than a new arrival?

Below is my take on it.

Those flip cards are from A Cut Above.

I used a EK tags punch for the drawers, and the little detail at the bottom of the dresser is made with a Nestability.

I inked the edge of the cards and the drawers to make them stand out a little.

Until next time...

S {ICK} ?

S {ICK} ?...

...feel better soon!

Another wonderful find on Pinterest! (Don't you love that place...

After Facebook, here is another dangerous way of loosing a lot of your time.)

Anyhow, this card is a card with a twist! Once you open it, you have a...

...kleenex box stuffed with a tissue!

What a clever idea!  Lorri Helling on her blog,  "Confessions of a Stamping Addict", has very easy directions on how to makes this tissue box.

Here is the direct link:

http://stampingaddict.blogspot.com/2012/01/cold-and-flu-season-get-well-card.html

Unfortunately the stamp I used doesn't have a brand on... I got it at Joann, of this I am sure.

I also took my Martha Stewart Baker's twine. It always add a beautiful final touch to any card.

Until next time...

You made my day...

YOU MADE MY DAY...

... a little brighter.

There is no other day better fit for this card than today... or the other way around.

I was awaken this morning by a phone call from my daughter announcing she was accepted in Boston University for graduate school. 

We have been waiting for months to hear such a good news.

Here I am, uploading this card on my blog, and I am thinking this is a card made for occasions like this one.

I lifted this idea from Debby Hughes. She has a wonderful blog, Limedoodle and if you want to see her card, follow the link below:  

http://limedoodle.blogspot.com/2011/08/you-made-my-day.html

I do not own the Lil' Inker dies and stamps, I used a Quickutz rainbow die and two Fiskars punches for the small and bigger clouds, instead. 

The big cloud was turned into a tree canopy per Debby idea. I run it through my Cuttlebug with 6 different colored card-stocks to make a truer that life rainbow.

The sentiment was printed in my computer, and the little heart is a Stubby from Stamps by Judith.

Until next time...

It's a Boy/ It's a Girl

IT'S A BOY...

... or it's a girl. I had those two sentiments in mind when I designed the next four cards. A couple days ago, I played with my new stamp/die cut set from Papertrey Ink and made a few pieces of baby clothing but I had no definite idea of a card. 

Yesterday it hit me...

Below is the result of that "bon sang mais c'est bien sur".

Two sets of cards, with the "boy" and "girl" version for each...

The stamps and die cuts are from Papertrey Ink.

The two different fonts I chose are Kozuka Gothis Pro and England Hand DB.

I just love to mix fonts...

Until next time...

Graduation... a last hick-up....

GRADUATION...

... a last hick-up. Well just for this week at least. I can't say the Graduation virus won't strike again but for now, this is it.

Two more little simple cards, with popped up graduation classic (a cape and a diploma), inside a circular sentiment.

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

I chose silver and black, but this card could be customized to any high school or college colors.

Looking at the pictures below, I just realized I forgot to highlight the tassel and the cord on the diploma in gold... just close your eyes and imagine.

I am still using that $1 stamp set, my favorite when we talk graduation.

The circular sentiment were downloaded from the internet at:

http://rubberstamping.about.com/od/digitalstamps/tp/free-printable-sentiments.htm

Until next time...

Graduation... again?

GRADUATION....

...again???? Well, when I get inspired, I just ride the wave...

Two words were blinking in my mind: Graduation and Simple... Below is the result. 

Two very simple graduation cards, made in mere minutes...

I used one of those $1 stamp set in metallic ink on black card-stock. I also stamped the image in black ink on the white card-stock and use a metallic Pentel to highlight the tassel. The black cape was propped with another dimensional sticky.

Until next time...

Love You

I LOVE YOU...

... three little words, packed with punch AND oh! so versatile. 

A card adorned this way, can work from Valentine's day to Father's/Mother's Day to a special anniversary.

I first saw this card on a papertreyink blog, and fell in love with it...

The mix of Kraft paper, baker's twine and the simplicity of the message...

Check it out:

http://apassionforpapertrey.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-needle-and-thread.html

Choosing the font is very important; you have to find one that feel just right.

I printed "love you"  on a Kraft paper from paperandmore.com and use Martha Stewart baker's twine. 

I made 3 more of this card and I made the "X" smaller (1 inch instead of 1 1/4)... I think it looked better. The kraft panel is raised by dimensional squares.

Until next time....