Wire Mobile

This a mobile I made using an old mobile my dad made me as a child for a guide. I used almost an entire roll of wire. The challenge at Arty Girlz this week is Wire. I punched the circles with my Nestabilities. The stamps are from Clearly Vintage and the beads are Darice. I used Versafine ink to stamp the images.

Yet Another Christmas Card

I used my Nesties for this card. I just love this frame. The snowflake stamps are from Walmart.

Another Nesties Card

I made this card using my Nesties for the frame. I embossed it with a Cuttlebug die. The label is also a Spellbinder's die. The stamps are Studio G.

Christmas Album

This is an album I made using my Nestabilities for the shape of the book. I used the Mega label dies in the largest size. I punches the paper, then the chipboard shape. The Nestabilities went through thin chipboard quite easily. You really on need thin chipboard for this project as you cover both sides with patterned paper making your pages quite substantial. The paper for this project is a pad from My Minds Eye for Christmas. The punches are from Punch Bunch. The stamps are Studio G. I was able to curve the clear tis the season stamp on my acrylic block to mimic the shape on the paper. I used a Bind it All to bind the book.

A Drive By Card Lift

I was at this wonderful blog The Shamrock Stamper last week and saw a lovely card that I decided to copy. I made some changes and added lots of glitz(which does not show in this photo).

I used my Nestabilities for all the layers. The stamps are Inkadinkadoo and Studio G. The snowflakes are by Punch Bunch.

Hanukkah Card

For some reason I just can't get motivated to make my Hanukkah cards this year. I think one reason is there are so few exciting Hanukkah stamps. I got the new set of Papertrey Hanukkah stamps. They are very traditional. I do like them but for some reason I am not inspired. This is one card I made using these beautiful stamps.

New Tim Holtz Stickles

So of course I had to try the new Tim Holtz Stickles. It is more like glass glitter and gives your projects a unique look. My only disappointment was that there isn't as much of the glass glitter pieces as I would like in the glue. I made this card using three colors of Stickles; Fired Brick,Antique Linen and Peeled Paint. I stamped the image with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I then added the stickles. The stamps are Just for Fun and Studio G.

One Step Further

So with this card I took the corner rounder method described below a step further. I used the EK Success Corner Rounder Punch Interlaced. I punched the corner rounder around a circle as described in Becca's Blog tutorial. Then I went back in and punched in between the first punches just clipping a bit of the edge. I was left with this great lace circle frame. The flowers are a Martha Stewart punch. The papers are from a new K & Co pad called Blue Awning. I used a small piece of antique fishnet lace for the background and the card is embossed with the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder. The stamps are from my new set of stamps coming out soon called In the Garden.

Corner Rounder Card

Becca's Blog had a great tutorial on how to use a corner rounder to make this filigree look in a circle. I used several elements from her card and added my own. I do love this look. I never get bored with my punches. The punch used was the EK Success Card Creator Decorative Corner Slot Punch Venetian. For the background I used two Cuttlebug folders. I'm not sure their names but they are the bird in the tree and the bark folders. The sentiment charm is a Cuttlebug plate. The stamps are Studio G and OI. The pearls are by Kaiser.

Lots of new Stuff

I think I am addicted to gadgets. I just got new embossing folders and then today I picked up the cutest new Halloween border punches from Martha Stewart. The border punches are of slime and a picket fence. Of course I have to think of different ways to use them. This is a card I made using a new winter Cuttlebug embossing folder and I used the slime border to simulate melting snow.

Argyle Girl

I couldn't resist using my new argyle embossing folder with my cute flower girl stamp.

Card for Baby

We have a few friends who are having babies this year. Here is a card I did for one of them.

Cuttlebug Combo Card

This is a card I made using four different embossing folders. The red is one of the new border embossing folders. For the green part of the card I used a new border embossing folder at the top and the bottom, then I embossed the middle. I was able to emboss only the middle by using a smaller acrylic plate for the top plate in the sandwich. This is the plate for the Sidekick. I believe you get two for $2.99 or less if there is a sale. Anyway these plates are great if you just want to emboss a small area. The cardstock is DCWV. I sanded the embossing to make the white core paper appear. I cut out the bottom of the green card following the design of the folder. The stamped image is from Outlines.

More Cuttlebug Cuties

Here are two cards for new babies. I have used my new Cuttlebug argyle embossing folder for the background and new smaller border folders for accents borders. I sanded the DCWV paper to reveal the white core paper. The stamps are Studio G and Fiskars.

Another peak

Here is another peak at one of my new stamps.

Got My New Cuttlebug Folders

I got my new Cuttlebug folders. 14 different designs!!!! Here is a card I made last night.

The stamp is by Studio G and the leaves are Prima.

This is an image from Stampsmith I got a few months ago. I finally had some time yesterday to put a card together.

Using Metal in the Cuttlebug

Here is another Cuttlebug card. This one I used the Swiss Dot and the Textile folders. The black metal was easy to emboss. Then I sanded it lightly to bring out the silver finish. It created a great contrast. I then took one of my wheels from Ten Second Studios and rolled it across the top and bottom of the metal. The photo is one from my collection. I also made the dots on the black brads using a Uniball Signo pen. The lace and button are vintage. I used my Nestabilities to make the oval and scalloped oval behind her head.

Another Monogram

I had a few minutes to upload some of my projects from this weekend. This one is using my Justrite stamper. It uses the small font set and the Curlz font set.

Everchanging Art - Cute Dollar Stamps

So some of you may have noticed I am going through a cutesy period in my artwork. I am a conflicted artist. I love all the collage and antique image cards but occasionally I love cute cards. I have a young daughter and her eyes just light up when I do something with a cute image. Who can resist that? Here is another cute card I made with a set of Studio G $1 stamps at JoAnn's. Of course I couldn't resist the bargain.