Paper Cuts

TGIM.  I’m not as chipper this morning as usual.  I’ve had a headache since yesterday and I was awoken this morning (5:34 a.m. to be exact) by a woodpecker pounding on something metal right over my bedroom window.  I must have a “Psychotic Birds Stop Here” sign on my house.  Remember the Cardinal that followed me around last year…and the year before… pecking non-stop on my windows?   (sigh)   Anyway…

My nephew’s birthday was yesterday.  I don’t have many stamps that work with a “teen boy” theme so this is what I came up with. 

Let’s Party

I used several Kim Hughes sets to create my scene along with Cosmo’s Mr. Campy paper.  I threw in a piece of Dutch Girl for the background.  The bluish-green is a pretty close match to one of the dots on the paper but of course I covered all of them so you can’t tell.

We bought my nephew a book from his Amazon list but wanted to give him a little extra something so I created a pocket on the inside to hold some money.  If I’d had more time, I would have added a brown matting to the pocket and a thin strip of brown paper across the top… like a teenage boy even cares…but I do. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the My Favorite Things blog hop at 10 p.m. (EST).  We have some fun new releases to share!  (And don’t forget to check out that Bubble Bin!  Have a great day!

Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms “Bear Hugs,” “Birthday Bash,” “Summer Trees” and “U R A Hoot” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy and Dutch Girl   Accessories:  Copic markers (E33, E35, E37, E43, E57, YG95, R29, W1), hemp, Sakura 3-d black gel pen (on bear’s eye and nose), pop dots, sewing machine. Finished size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Yesterday was tons of fun.  My daughter did get in the lake even though it wasn’t clear like the swimming pool.  She drove a boat and also caught a fish.  My son spent lots of time trying to catch a fish too… with his hands.  He was unsuccessful.  (lol)  But it was a great day! 

Today is my 11th anniversary.  :)  This isn’t the card I made for my husband.  I just thought it was funny.  (I actually used a new My Favorite Things set that releases in a couple weeks so I can’t share that just yet.)

Been Through a Lot

The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw this image was “Hmmm…he’s getting an earful.”  So I thought that sentiment went along with it pretty well.

I hope you’ll check back tomorrow for the Jiffy girls’ May ”Just For Fun” challenge.  We have a “little” (but big to us) announcement. 

Have a great day!   Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Casual Conversation” (Saturday Evening Post), River City Rubber Works “Most of it was your fault”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Prism  Birchtone Medium and Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Wisteria 6×6   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, YR20, YG91, BV13, BV31, E43, E31, E000), corner rounder, Basic Grey brads, pop dots.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

My husband’s friend is turning 50 today and his wife has whipped up a little surprise party for him.  The party is at a lake so we’ll see if my children are interested in swimming/playing in water they can’t see through.  (My daughter’s first response was “Are you serious?” lol)

Look Who’s Turning 50

I love Kim’s owl for birthday cards.  I paper-pieced (and popped up) the poof on the hat, and paper-pieced the larger dots on the hat.  I tried coloring them but wasn’t satisfied with the color so my sure-fire way to get a match to the paper is to use the paper.

Thanks for stopping by!   Enjoy your day!   And don’t forget about Lindsey’s sale.  Code MEMDAY09 gets you 25% off everything at Jacksonbelle Embellishments through Monday.

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “U R A Hoot” and “Number Fun”  (Kim Hughes Collection)  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  The Paper Loft Cosmic Fusion   Accessories:  Copic markers (E33, E35, E37, E29, YR23, C1, C3, C5, C7), brads, pop dots.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Short and sweet…it’s an action-packed day here with haircuts, a winter swim banquet and a play (starring my nephew).  

Here’s the second card I made for Sunday.  This one is for my mom.  (Hopefully she won’t see it before then!)

Happy Mother’s Day

Once again, I used Silhouette Blooms I, huffing, distressing and stitching.  And, of course, I had to add a little heart charm to this one as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a WONDERFUL weekend! 

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms I” (Kim Hughes Collection), “Mother’s Day Centers” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Prism Crabapple Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus   Accessories:  Stampin’ Up! markers in Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip, ribbon, edge distresser, sewing machine.

It’s finally Friday.  And it finally stopped raining here…for now anyway.  We’ve had rain the last nine days with more predicted this afternoon and tomorrow.  But for now the sun is shining and it’s nice to finally see it.  (Not so nice to feel the 96% humidity, but I guess you can’t have everything, right?)

Happy Mother’s Day

This is the card I made for my mother-in-law.  She’s already received it so it’s safe to post.  :)  (Not that she peeks at my blog anyway…at least I don’t *think* she does.  She still has dial-up so I imagine that might be quite painful.)

I used my friend, Kim’s Silhouette Blooms I.  I colored the stamp with markers then re-huffed (is that a word?) to get the additional lighter impressions.  It’s been a while since I used my edge distresser so I gave it a bit of a workout on this card.

The paper is from Basic Grey’s Wisteria line (the same paper pack used on yesterday’s card.  It’s my new favorite!  I love the patterns and colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms I” (Kim Hughes Collection), Mother’s Day Centers (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up! Elegant Eggplant; Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Wisteria 6×6 paper pad   Accessories:  SU markers in Elegant Eggplant, Ballet Blue, Close to Cocoa; ribbon, charm, sewing machine, edge distresser. Card size 5” x 5”.

I was inspired by my friend, Jody, to play with some of my Kim Hughes sets.  I’ve used them for submissions but none just for fun…until today.  So here are a couple, just for the heck of it.  Both use Kim’s new Zooper Fun set.

You’re Zooper Fun

I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the ”You’re” (from Kim’s U R A Hoot set) in front of the rest of the sentiment.  Kim’s sets are so much fun to mix and match, images as well as sentiments.

Have a Zoo-riffic Day

Not much to say about this one other than that I colored the flourish with a brown Copic marker.  (And, hopefully, the bright colors didn’t hurt your eyes.) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Zooper Fun Card    Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Zooper Fun” and “U R A Hoot” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  3 Bugs in a Rug  Snips and Snails Collection “Inchworm” and “Snails”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E31, E33, E35, E57, BG93, BG96, E0000), American Crafts button, white string, pop dots, SAMJ.  Card size 5” x 5”.Zoo-riffic Day Card    Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Zooper Fun” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee “Fast Track,” “Cubicle” and “Green Lace”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E29, G14, B05, RV04, B02), Making Memories chipboard flourish, Hero Arts button, white string, sewing machine.

I’ll admit I’ve never been a big fan of gnomes, but this little guy is just irresistable (in my opinion anyway).  But then I love everything designed by Kim Hughes.  She’s so talented… and just as sweet. 

Whimsical Wishes

This little guy is from one of Kim’s most recent releases, Forest Friendzy.  Such a cute set!  I can’t wait to play with it some more.

The gnome was cut out and raised on pop dots.  (I can’t seem to make a flat card. **shrugging**  I like dimension.)  I thought about popping up his nose/moustache but decided in the end that my shading turned out well enough.  (Look at that cute face!!  Hee, hee, hee!   Don’t you just want one?)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Oh, before I go…if you’re a fan of Shimmerz, Jacksonbelle Embellishments has the newest colors in stock and they’re on sale through Friday!  (There’s one called Choc-o-lot.  Mmmm.) 

Ok…bye! 

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Forest Friendzy” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:   Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Creative Imaginations   Accessories:  Copic markers, Queen & Co. mini-brad, American Crafts eyelets, hemp, Sakura 3-d black gel pen, pop dots.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

I know someone with breast cancer who is having a hard time dealing with the the side effects of chemo, not to mention the obvious fear of what is happening or what might happen to her body.  My heart just breaks for her.  I can only imagine how terryibly scary it would be.  I wanted my friend to know that I’m thinking about her and praying for her.  And I wish I could just make everything better.

Thoughts of You

This card is so much softer than it appears here.  The light pinks are soft pink and the darker pink is not so mauve-ish looking.  (So irritating.)  I know people often say “It looks SO much better in person” and I’m sure it does, but I always wonder if people are really thinking, “Sure it does….” with a big eye roll.  I promise this one DOES look better in real life. 

I used Ranger distress inks to stamp the flowers, stamping off as many times as I could for lighter impressions, then stamped off onto scrap paper once before stamping the ribbon in the corner.  The buttons are a soft pink, like the lighter pink cardstock, not as dark as they look in this photo.    (lol)

I used a Paisley backgrounder (Scrapblock, actually) on the lighter pink, a different one with darker ink on the darker piece.  Even with using darker ink on the darker cardstock, the ink has totally disappeared.  I’ve had this happen before (it’s one of the reasons I don’t often use backgrounder stamps…the other and more prominent reason being that patterned paper has made me lazy).  If you use Prism cardstock and Ranger ink, have you had this happen?  It’s there…and then it isn’t.   Don’t get me wrong, I really like Prism paper….maybe it’s the ink?  Maybe it’s just not a good combo?  I don’t know but I’ve never seen that happen with Stampin’ Up ink and cardstock.  It’s so weird. 
I hope you’ll come back tomorrow (tonight actually, at midnight, EST) for the My Favorite Things March release blog hop!  It’s always so much fun!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms I” (Kim Hughes Collection), “Ribbons”, “Paisley” Scrapblock   Ink:  Tattered Rose and Old Paper Distress by Ranger; Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Crabapple Medium and Light, Natural Smooth   Accessories:  Basic Grey buttons, sewing machine, pop dots.

TGIF!  I’ve decided to make today a lazy day.  It’s my birthday so I’m entitled, right?  I’ve just been listening to my iPod in my new docking station, enjoying the music.  It’s so nice to not have those little rubbery plugs in my ears.  They make my ears kind of itch.  Is that weird?  (I think it is. lol)

Grin & Bear It

I used one of the latest Kim Hughes releases, Bear Hugs.  (She’s just so darn talented.)  The trees and bear were colored with Copics and the main panel is raised on pop dots.  I stamped and colored the bear a second time so I could pop up the more forward piece, then added a shiny nose and eye with a clear gelly roll pen.  All stitching is faux.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Bear Hugs” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy   Accessories:  Copic markers, EK Success punch, piercing template/needle, pop dots.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”

Hi everyone!  Nothing exciting on my agenda today.  I have something I *need* to get done this morning and then I *must* clean my disastrous stamp room.  I was in a frenzy yesterday trying to get some things done on time so there are hundreds of “things” all over the place.  Deadlines.  Gotta love em.

Howdy

This was a very simple card (other than the linen stitches).  I used Kim’s newest set, Happy Trails.  One ink, no coloring, easy layout.  I totally love this new Basic Grey Porcelain paper.  (It’s the same thing I used on yesterday’s post.)  I promise tomorrow will be different!

I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for our monthly Just For Fun Challenge with the JiFFy Girls (assuming everyone is ready…Carole.)

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Happy Trails” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke  Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Porcelain   Accessories:  Piercing template/needle, linen thread, Basic Grey button.