Using favorite embellishment...

Back in the day when I used to scrap book a lot, chip board was my all time favorite embellishment. I almost never use it on cards. Yesterday, I decided to drag out my chip board stash and see if there was anything there I could interpret onto a card. Here's what I came up with:

The design would have been improved, I do believe, if I would have had a bigger star to use at the top of the card, but I was determined to use only what was in the stash.

Hip Girl

Well, I just had to use more of that great DP that I received. I'm not real sure if a hippy girl goes with skull paper though -- but I really like that paper and just had to use it!

Bracelet

My granddaughter will be 2 at the end of October. Here is the first "big girl" (made on a wire instead of elastic)bracelet, I strung for her. You'll never guess her name. No, it is not Rumpelstiltskin.

Gift Cards

There I was with nary a gift card to slip inside my package, so it was to the crafting table with me...

Made a few for my stash, too:

Figured I might as well do a Christmas tag while I was at it:

Baskets of Flowers

Here are three separate baskets full of flowers cards. I colored the flowers using a glaze pen because I like the shine and the depth that it gave to them. The glaze pens didn't allow for any shading though which I could have achieved using Copics. A bit of a trade off, I think.

The Rolling Stones on Rock-n-Roll: "I Like It."

First, I want to thank two of my dearest cyber-friends for making this card possible. One for the image and one for the designer paper. You, two are just wonderful -- and generous to boot! Thank you, ladies!

Boy with Flowers For You

This image was given to me during a swap at the Anything Goes group on Paper Craft Planet. I was quite pleased with the way this little card turned out.

Spring and Easter

I was downloading a card onto the computer and realized that I hadn't posted some of the spring and Easter cards that I had made. This first one I tried to make in non- traditional Easter colors. I think I will be liable to stick with tradition from now on.



You all know I have a passion for Karen's Doodles turtles, so I tried making another version with Herbert, too.



Two colors of Karen's Doodles Bunny were used for spring cards too.

Christmas Bear

Christmas Greetings

Monday the temperatures here soared into the high 90's; with the humidity factored in the heat index was 115 -- so I did the only thing possible -- stayed in the air conditioning and made Christmas cards!

For You

Top Heavy

Love a Good Hat!

Simply Chicks

Every time I sit down to make a card I hear the voice of FDR saying "Keep it Simple, Stupid." And yes, FDR is the only past president who speaks to me when I try to scrap. And no, I don't know exactly why he thinks I am so stupid. I guess I am just lucky that it is my favorite past president who haunts me and not Nixon -- imagine the names he would call me! This card turned out really simple, even by FDR standards, but I do like the image. I believe it is from Oscar's Door County Rubber Stamps, but unfortunately I am not sure of that.

If I Had Wings

School Days

July 4th

Kicking It

I stopped by Hobby Lobby yesterday and all the aisles of Fourth of July decorations and Fun In the Sun goodies were replaced by Fall treats. On arriving home, I dug out this autumn stamp created by Victoria Case for Susanna Custom Art and Card Design and made this "fall in July" card.

Turtle Thanks

Cats Rule Dogs Drool

These were my entries to the Cats Rule Dogs Drool Challenge at Anything Goes on Paper Craft Planet. The dog image is from High Hopes. The cat image is from Victoria Case. They are both colored with pencils.