Flashback Friday: Timeless Textures Pup

Each Friday I am going to try and share a post using an old favorite along with something new. I'm sure if you have been stamping for a long time like me, you have lots of old favorites that maybe don't get used as often as you would like. For me, I think it's because I tend to grab the latest and greatest while my old favorites are stashed away. This weekly post will remind me to use these oldie, but goodies. This weeks Flashback Friday project uses this adorable puppy image from the retired set For Father, which appeared in the 2008 Occasions Catalog. Can you spot the new items used with it?

Along with my old favorite stamp set I used a new favorite...Timeless Textures. This stamp set can really add nice subtle detail to any project. The die cut flower is one of the dies included with the Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies. I used two prints from the Love Blossoms DSP Stack as well...they are such cute prints!

After water coloring the sweet pup and allowing it to dry, I went over the top of the image with the wood grain looking stamp from Timeless Textures inked lightly in Crumb Cake. I also did the same to the strip of Love Blossoms DSP. Here's a closer look...

Notice the touch of sparkle on the little die cut flower? I used the clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to do that. It's an easy way to add a touch of glitter to your stamped or die cuts images with no mess. I love it!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Love Swag

Yesterday I showed you three projects from my Sending Love Valentine Class. I promised to share more on my favorite project, the LOVE banner today. I created mine horizontally so that I could attach it to pegs on a shelf, but another option is to have it run vertically to enable you to hang easily from a door knob or a single peg,  nail, etc...

The base of each square is a chipboard coaster, which I covered in card stock ran thru my Big Shot using the Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder. The letters are also chip board which was cut using the Serif Essentials Bigz Dies. I had fun decorating each lettered square with different patterned papers from the Sending Love specialty pack. Here's a closer look at each letter.

The "L" uses Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon that is on sale in the Clearance Rack right now. I also used a cute button from the Latte Button pack. The "love" phrase on the side of the letter is cut from card stock wheeled with the I{Love}Love jumbo wheel.

Inside the center of the letter "O" is also is cut from card stock wheeled with the I{Love}Love jumbo wheel. I accented the center of the glittery flower, cut from Sending Love paper, with one of the cute Chocolate Chip Epoxy Brads. The "all you need is love" sentiment comes from a retired set called Cute Converse.

My favorite print from the Sending Love pack is this red piece with the pink and vanilla glittery flowers. I decorated the "V" with a Real Red Corduroy Button attached with a piece of Linen Thread.

The "E" is also embellished with a cute Chocolate Chip Epoxy Brad. The XOXOXOXO phrase is cut from card stock wheeled with the I{Love}Love jumbo wheel. I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the top corner of each square and joined them together using Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon.

Snow Swirled Snowflake

This is the make & take project everyone made at my workshop on Friday. I used the large Sizzix Snowflake die along with the Snow Swirled set to create this beautiful, yet simple card. I just love that large snowflake die cut!Stamps: Snow Swirled & Heard From the Heart
Card stock: Pacific Point, Baja Blue & Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point & Baja Blue
Accessories: Big shot, Large snowflake die, White Gel pen, Vintage brads

With as freezing cold as it is this morning, I wouldn't be too surprised to look out and see real snowflakes! The sun is shining, so hopefully it warms up a bit. Enjoy your day!

Graduation Gift Card Holder

We went to our nephew's graduation party yesterday and this is the card I made for him. I recently saw this cool design to create a gift card holder on another blog and wanted to try it. It has a pocket on the inside to hold a gift card, or in this case cash or check. I changed the dimensions of this card a bit from the original so that it fit in a standard envelope. Here is how it looks opened:

The Word Window punch was used to create the notch that slides into the slot to keep the card closed. Isn't that a great idea!? Click here if you want to see the super cute original card along with directions. For my altered version, keep in mind that I started with a 12 x 4-1/4" base which I scored at 2" & 7 -1/4". To make the pocket a little deeper to hold cash or check rather than a gift card, I also added a 2" x 4-1/2" piece of card stock (the Eggplant with the 1/2 circle notch cut out)
I thought the quote used here from the Live Your Dreams set was perfect for a graduate. The dotted journaling stamp from that set was also used to create the lines of the "notebook paper".
Stamps: Tassel Time, Live Your Dreams & Typeset Numbers
Ink: Summer Sun & Elegant Eggplant
Card stock: Summer Sun & Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Word Window, Spiral, 1-3/8" circle punches

Last Stamp Club Meeting

Wow! The past 6 months sure went flying by! I cannot believe that last night was already the last stamp club meeting! I hope everyone has had as much fun coming to these club nights as I have had holding them. I'm lucky to have had such a great group of women! I will be starting up another group of 6 in August...let me know ASAP if you are interested in joining, and I'll fill you in on all the details.

Last night I prepared several projects, which everyone completed in between chit chat, laughs, good food and wine, provided by our hostess Tami. Thanks Tami! Here's a look at the projects we did.
I'll describe each one a bit because unfortunately one member of our group couldn't make it last night. We missed you Miriam! I stamped your projects, but you'll still have to assemble...that is if Rach gives them up! hehehe

I think everyone's favorite project of the night was the glass coaster. I found them at Target in their Dollar Spot a month or two ago. Unfortunately even after searching several stores I wasn't able to get more than 4 packs, so everyone had to choose either the butterfly or the bird from my favorite retiring set - Touch of Nature.
I photographed them here with the box in case others want to try and find them at your local Target. They come 2 to a box. All you need to do is stamp your image and insert it inside the pocket on the back. That way if you get sick of a design you can swap it out...or even change for the season. To add extra detail we also stamped the front with White Stazon. The bird coaster uses the fern image from the TON set. The butterfly has the swirl from Baroque Motifs. I also promised a masculine card so we used my favorite masculine set at the moment- For Father along with a couple retiring sets- Flannel Plaid and Trimtastic. Color combo is: Bravo Burgundy, Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke & Chocolate Chip with Antique Brass Hodge Podge Hardware.
This is a trio of note cards using the new Fresh Cuts set with the die cut note cards. Everyone got to select their favorite color combo and make one note card. To add a little extra detail to these otherwise quick & easy cards, I added a little faux stitching on the layer behind the die cut opening. That layer was then attached on the inside using dimensionals to show off the die cut flower.

Last but not least, we did this adorable little boho bookmark. This cute project uses a variety of punches: Scallop, 1- 1/4" circle, Ticket Corner & Boho Blossoms. The scallop topper is held in place with a bit of adhesive at the top and the Jumbo Pewter Eyelet, this allows the scallop to slip over the page to hold your place. I didn't come up with this idea, but saw a tutorial on another blog...check it out here. Thanks for sharing this project Mary Jo!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Apples and Pup For Father

I think that poor old pup was tired of smelling that nasty old work boot so he moved on to the pile of apples! Good choice! ;-) This is the card I made for my hubby for Father's Day. He is the produce manager at a large grocery chain so I figured he'd love to see a stack of apples on his card (hehe)...along with the cute puppy of course! That took a little bit of doing...

First I stamped the crate of apples, omitting the leaf on the right side. Then with the help of my stamp-a-ma-jig I positioned the puppy where I wanted him. I carefully inked him up using my Basic Black Journaler pen (because it is water proof) and stamped him next to the crate. The pile of apples that he is resting his head on are hand draw using a .20mm Pigma Micron pen by Sakura. It has a super fine tip and is also water proof. After that, I was ready to water color...the fun part!

I used various classic inks and my aqua painter. When I was done painting the image and adding a bit of shadow underneath, I used my pastels to create the background. This is an easy way to add a bit of blendable color to show the sky and ground.

Stamps: For Father, Riveting (retired) Print Pattern & Weathered backgrounds (soon to be retired...sob)
Card stock: Blue Bayou, Ruby Red, Old Olive & Very Vanilla
Ink: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & various to water color.
Accessories: Photo corner and circle punches, Vintage brads, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Blue Bayou Double stitched and Artichoke grosgrain ribbons.

Hope your day is a good one!

Live Your Dreams in Plum

I hate making sympathy cards. Not only because I feel sad as I am creating them, but because I always worry whether it's suitable or not. After I photographed this card and uploaded it here, I decided that the black ribbon with it's polka dots was too whimsical of a touch for such a solemn occasion. I removed the ribbon, but I still felt it "needed" something. That's when I decided to add the butterfly image instead. What do you think...is this a better option?
Even though I'm still not entirely sure about this card, I decided to share it here because I wanted to show you that I could stamp with the Live Your Dream set and not use Guava, Wasabi or Soft Sky! It dawned on me as I was working on this card that everything I've done with this set up until this point has been done in those colors, because I've been using it along with the matching Afternoon Tea papers.

For this card I stamped the image in White Craft ink on Basic Black card stock and used my pastels to add color.

Stamps: Live Your Dreams, Sanded background & Brighter Tomorrow (retired)
Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow, Basic Gray & Basic Black
Ink: Perfect plum, White Craft & Basic Black
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Stampin' Pastels, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

I thought & I thought....

...and then I forgot! Doesn't it look like this poor little puppy could be thinking this? I needed a belated birthday card for one of my nephews and I thought this adorable image would be perfect. Plus...I just LOVE this little puppy so I'll find any excuse to use him.

I really like this color combo for a masculine card...Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke & Creamy Caramel. The green in the ribbon is a bit off but the other two stripes are dead on color matches. Not sure where I got the ribbon, but everything else is SU!.

My nephew probably won't pay much attention to the card, but I'm sure he'll like what's in it. ;-)

Looks like I gloomy day here today...rain will soon be on it's way. Maybe it will pass through quickly and clear up later so I can get outside and do a little planting. If not...guess I'll have to stay inside and do some stamping...er, I mean cleaning! Have a good one!

Live Your Dream Card for Mom

I just can't say enough about how gorgeous the Afternoon Tea papers are! I just love them...along with the matching stamp set...Live Your Dream. Combining the two makes it's so easy to create a lovely but quick card, like the one shown here.

Nothing really to explain as far as how to recreate this card...just cut your papers, stamp your design and assemble. I do however have a tip that some of you may not have tried.

As you can see here I used this years In Colors to stamp this card. However, with a bold stamp like this flower image where you want the leaves and stem to be Wasabi and the flower to be Soft Sky, it is harder to do when there are no markers available in those colors. This is how I easily solved this problem:

I laid my stamp rubber side up on the table, then inked the flower with my Soft Sky ink pad. If I get some unwanted ink on the stem or leaves I wiped it off and proceeded to ink the stem & leaves with my Wasabi ink pad. There will be a gap on the stem and leaves that is hard to get without getting Wasabi on the flower, so I dipped my blender pen in a bit of Wasabi re-inker and used that to fill in any uninked areas...just like you would with a marker.

Many people dedicate a set of reinkers as In Color markers by simply filling them with re-inker. I suppose if I wanted to use a certain color quite often as a marker than I would probably do that, but for just for a quick touch of color here and there, this option works great for me. This way I can still use my blender pen for other colors if I choose.

With this catalog year soon coming to an end, that means we will have to say goodbye to these beautiful colors we've grown to love so much. Make sure to purchase a re-inker for each In Color ink pad you own and that way you can continue to use them for years to come.

Have a beautiful day!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

First I want to wish all the Mom's out there a very happy Mother's Day! I'm excited to see my Mom today so I can finally give her this adorable purse album I made for her using Jan Tink's awesome design and instructions. When I first saw this on Jan's blog I knew I had to make one for my Mom as she an avid sewer & quilter who loves to make purses and tote bags...so I know she will love this. Besides, she has always loved anything I've made for her...she still has many of the cards and drawings I created way back in elementary school.

The purse is constructed from the new Carousel Notes featured on page 8 in the Occasions Mini Collection along with the Afternoon Tea designer papers and the matching stamp set - Live Your Dream. Since I loved Jan's purse so much I didn't stray too far from her original design. I did have to make a few changes because I didn't have some of the stamps used or the Pick A Petal brass template used for dry embossing and piercing. I dry embossed a circle on each scallop of the Carousel Notes, but I had to use my Seeing Spots brass template and keep moving it as I went. It sure would have been easier to have that Pick a Petal template, but I couldn't bring myself to purchase it for just this project not being sure I would get much use out of it later. Here's What the purse looks like opened:

The notes fit into a pocket on each side created from the envelopes. I used photos from our recent trip to Disney along with some of my Mom & I taken at Christmas.

I hope you all enjoy your day today! Thanks for stopping by!

For Brother

Here's a card made with the For Father set, but it's for my brother...not my Dad. I'm such a rebel! hehehe Actually, when I first saw this set I thought of my brother and his favorite dog who was a chocolate lab. So I'm sure he will like this card I made him for his birthday.

I used a bit of Artichoke Prints paper, but the striped paper looked a little too new and perfect. So to age it a bit and make it blend better with the other colors used, I stamped it with the Sanded background inked in Chocolate Chip just like I did on the other layers. Then I sponged the edges with some Old Olive ink. With that little extra detail, the once perfect stripe now looks aged just like the rest of the paper. I did get the background a little heavier over the main image than I would have liked...even though I used Close To Cocoa for that part, but I still like the over all look.

I stamped the words "my brother" on the twill tape using Every Day Flexible Phrases. The Happy Birthday sentiments bordering the image came from Big Bold Birthday & Birthday Whimsy.

At this time tomorrow I will be on a plane heading to sunny Florida! I won't be doing any blogging while I'm gone, but I'm sure I'll have things to share when I return. Have a great week!

Bloomin' Birthday Bouquet

I haven't been too good about posting on my blog lately. I haven't had time to visit and post comments at other blogs either...sorry about that! I guess I've just been an all around bad blogger! What is my excuse, you ask? The weather here has been just perfect! Sunny and in the 70's! It's been so long since we've had such beautiful weather that I've really been enjoying it!!! I've been trying to get my flower beds all cleaned up, spring cleaning around the house also, so I haven't been doing a whole lot of stampin'. Besides that, we are leaving on vacation in a couple days! A week in Florida...woohoo! We'll be visiting all 4 Disney parks plus Universal while we are there...so we're gonna be busy! I doubt I'll be posting here at all while I'm gone either. Well, enough of my excuses, right?...on to today's card.

It was a good friends birthday this past Friday, so I certainly had to make time to create a special card for her. This was my first time using the vase of hydrangeas (many have also called them violets or pansies?) I think they could be either...but since I'm the one coloring them I decided to make them hydrangeas. I cut the flowers out and popped them up from the vase. I also added some sparkle to the center of each flower with my stardust gelly roll pen, but the photo doesn't really show those details well.

I grabbed some River Rock card stock since I haven't used it in a while and it looks so nice with the Porcelain Prints paper I wanted to use. For accent colors I used Artichoke & Blue Bayou. I'm going to be sad when this years In Colors are gone. I use them so often and love them all...I'm going to be lost without them! Hopefully I'll like the next batch of In Colors just as well.

I had fun with the background here...using River Rock ink, first I used the Sanded background stamp, then I added the blossom definition down the left side of the card and then on the right is the cute little bee. I finished off the card with some Antique Brass Hodge Podge Hardware and Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon.

I hope you had a fantastic day on your birthday Rach!

It's All Good!

Last night was stamp club night, and like always we had fun visiting, eating & stampin'! Hostess of the month - Kim, brought a super yummy dessert called Lemon Berry Trifle Thanks Kim!

I prepared a scrapbook page and a pocket card for everyone to make. The scrapbook page used a combination of different sets to create a fun and happy page. I have been wanting to use It's All Good along with Pick A Petal for a scrapbook page so that was my inspiration. Normally I have photos I want to use and that's where I decide my color scheme, but since I wasn't sure which photos I was going to use I took my color cue from the designer paper I chose - the Flowers For You assortment. I figured these papers would work well with the bold images from the Pick A Petal set and the other assorted flower stamps I planned to use. See the striped "ribbon" down the side? This was created by scoring and folding over the double-sided paper.

Since Live Your Dreams is one of my favorite new stamps sets, of course I had to use the cute line stamp in that set to create a journaling block! First I stamped the Live, Laugh & Love stamp in the bottom corner, masked it with a post-it note and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to add the lines so they didn't end up crooked. Then I used my markers to ink up the cute little line of flowers at the top - also from the Live Your Dream set.

I gave everyone a choice of which piece of patterned paper they would like to use for their page and what color they would like for the background. Each one picked a different patterned piece so the finished pages all looked unique. It was fun for me to see how each page turned out looking so different just with those little changes. They all did a great job, don't you think?!

This is Kim and her Sister-in-law Jill.

Here's Rachel & Miriam

Rachel, please note how nice I am...I used the good photo and not the one I threatened you with! (Don't worry, I didn't delete it...it may come in handy for future use! ;^) Both Cheri and Tami were absent - we missed you guys! and somehow Michelle managed to avoid the camera...watch out next time you three!


Stamps: Pick a Petal, It's All Good, Live Your Dream, Make It Count (hostess set), Always (I used just one flower...see if you can spot it) & the Spunky Spots jumbo wheel
Ink: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise (stamped off once) Lavender Lace & White Craft
Card stock: Flowers For You DP, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace & Whisper White
Accessories: Mat Pack, White gel pen, various Circle punches, Photo Corner punch, Stamp-a-Ma-Jig

The pocket card was created using the Wild Wasabi pre-scored card stock from the Wild For Wasabi promotion. I had to trim it down a bit so that the finished card would fit in a standard envelope. I thought this would be a cute little card to give someone next time they ask for a recipe. Or maybe give as a little thank you card to someone who hosted a potluck type party...you could include the recipe for the dish you brought to pass.

Can you tell I'm just loving the Live Your Dream stamp set and the matching Afternoon Tea papers? I can't stop reaching for them every time I stamp lately. The pullout is a recipe card using From the Kitchen Of stamp set and the same color scheme I used for the cards in my recipe box set.


I had fun last night...I hope you all did as well.

Arte y Pico Award & a Bloomin' Boo-boo

I logged in here today to see I was given the Arte y Pico award by the very talented Carrie from Artistic Avenger . Her blog is new to me and she does beautiful work! So go check it out...she even has video tutorials. I certainly added her to my list of favorite blogs and will be checking back regularly.

Here are the rules for the award:

1. You pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.
   
2. List the names of the people you chose to receive the award on your blog and link to their blogs. Then go comment on one of their posts to notify them that you have given them this award and link to the post on your blog.
   
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name of the person who gave them the award and link to their blog.
   
4. The Award-winner and the one who has given the award have to show the link to the Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

Choosing just five blogs to pass on this award is going to be tough since there are so many great blogs I visit. Stop by and visit these great blogs:

Stamps, Paper and Ink
Pat's Corner of the World
Stampin' With Denise
Stamping Ever After
Elaine's Creations



Here's my Bloomin' Boo-boo

This finished card isn't what I started out to create. Actually it is the result of several little boo-boos that I had to keep fixing so not to scrap the whole thing. I originally intended to watercolor my image...which I did - no problem there, mask off a square to sponge on the Bashful Blue background and then dry emboss a frame around it. All was going according to plan until I removed my paper mask after sponging. I guess I didn't let me "temporary" adhesive dry long enough and it tore away part of the white card stock. After spending the time water coloring and liking the result, I didn't want to throw this in my reject pile, so I had to cut off the nice white border and mat it on the Saffron.

No big deal...I could still dry emboss on this layer. So, I did that, along with my Purely Pomegranate base and then somehow I got Pomegranate ink smeared on the corner of the Saffron mat. That is when my corner punch came to the rescue! At least I was able to cover up my mistakes. Hope you still like it!

What's Cookin'?

I mentioned in a previous post a few days ago that I was busy working on a project that I was really excited about. Here it is...an altered recipe box using the Afternoon Tea designer papers and the new Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, along with matching recipe cards and an adorable clip to hold the recipes while cooking.

The inside of the box has 6 dividers to organize my favorite recipes. You know what this means? I'm finally going to have all my favorite recipes organized! If you want to get your recipes organized, sign up for my class to create this set for yourself or to give as a gift!

The class includes everything you need to make the box, 12 recipe cards with protective sleeves, 6 dividers, recipe clip, plus 1/2 package of Afternoon Tea designer paper- which is more than enough to complete this project and still have leftover paper to use for future projects. (Six 12x12 double-sided sheets = 12 patterns to choose from) You can also pre-order the From the Kitchen Of stamp set and I'll have it mounted and ready for you to use at the class.

I'll be preparing a couple of my favorite recipes to snack on during the class and invite you to bring a dish to pass (along with the recipe) if you would like. This class will be a lot of fun! Hope you can join me on May 18th from 11:30 - 4:00. Please contact me for more info.

Wish you lived closer and could come to my class? I am working on offering this as a class by mail. Please contact me if you are interested in taking this class by mail.

Happy Spring From Michigan!

Yesterday morning I awoke to another beautiful "Spring" day here in Michigan. Even though I am sick of snow and more than ready to see green instead of white, I have to admit this sight from my front window sure was pretty! The way the snow glistened in the early morning sunlight looked magical and sent me running for my camera. However...I sincerely hope that this is the last pretty winter scene I photograph for a while! I WANT SPRING!!!

OK...now that I got that off my chest I have a pretty springy card to share with you. I made this for my Aunt's birthday this week using some of the new Afternoon Tea designer paper. I think this might be my favorite assortment yet! It is just gorgeous!

I stamped the poppy image from the Bloomin' Beautiful set and water colored using classic inks and aqua painter then added the Sanded background stamp inked in Soft Sky over the top of it. I used it on the base of my card also. It seems like I cannot create a card lately without using the corner rounder to add some kind of scalloped border. It just adds such a nice touch...so I used it again here.

Enjoy your weekend! I hope you are somewhere warm!

Pretty Puppy

I wanted to make a feminine card using this set since all of my other creations using the images from the new For Father set have been masculine. I think it turned out pretty cute! I used the color scheme from the Berry Bliss papers as my color inspiration. (I just love those papers!) Don't you just want a pair of these pink boots now?

The word "Thanks" is from the Make it Count hostess set. I've had that set since my first big catalog order in January, but wasn't sure if I should mount it the way I was considering mounting it or just leave it the way it was. If you're not familiar with the set, each word has a {bracket on the left side of the word. I wasn't too sure I liked having just the one { as much as I would have liked having one on {either side} of each word. So I finally decided and separated the { from each word and mounted it on the side of the block. I think it makes this set a lot more versatile, and I'm glad I did it. I'll try to take a photo of how I mounted it and add it later so you can see what I mean.
Edited to add photo ~ I finally had a chance to take a photo of this set. Just so you know that there is definitely room to trim off the { on each stamp and mount it on the side. I mounted the rubber on the right side of the block so that I could still easily use my stamp-a-ma-jig with the set if I choose to. Also, instead of centering each word, I mounted them on the left edge so it is easier to see where I'm stamping.


The girls loved the cards we made using this set at my card class yesterday. I know I enjoyed my afternoon of stamping, snacking and girl talk with you! Thanks for signing up for my class ladies! You guys made my day yesterday!



Today Denise made my day for passing on the "You make my day award!" That was so sweet! You need to check out her blog...she always has great projects, plus...she started another blog called Lovin' Stampin' Up! which lists tons of other awesome Stampin' Up! only blogs. Also making my day was Laurie at Tip Junkie for show casing an altered notebook I made on her blog along with many other beautiful altered journals and notebooks. Thanks Laurie! I am also passing on this award to everyone who stops by here regularly and takes the time to leave me a comment...especially my friend Cheri who has always taken the time to leave me comments of encouragement from the very beginning...I used to joke saying I think she was my only reader. She doesn't have a blog, but I still wanted to pass this award onto her anyways...because she's one of the nicest people I know and she always makes my day!

Have a wonderful day!

How do ya like them apples?

I told you I've been having fun coloring the images from the new For Father set! I spent all my stamping time the other day just coloring a bunch of different images. Now I have a bunch of things I need to put together. For me that is the hardest part. Sometimes it seems to take me forever...moving around the different elements and deciding which embellishments to use. Luckily this one came together easily.

Like yesterdays card, this one also uses the Weathered background. The greeting is from the Love & Happiness SAB rub-on pack. It was so easy to add it to the twill tape and I think it's a great look.

Stamps: For Father, Weathered
Card stock: Runby Red, Blue Bayou, Kraft & Very Vanilla
Ink: Black Stazon, Close to Cocoa, various others to water color
Accessories: Antique Brass HPH, Twill Tape, Photo Corner punch, Aqua painter, Rub-ons

Thanks for stopping by...have a good one!

Can't resist a cute puppy!

That's exactly what I thought when I saw this set in the new Occasions Mini. I just love the puppy image and had to get this set! Actually all the images in this set are great for masculine cards...the sentiment is nice too. I've been having lots of fun watercoloring them! You can order this set starting March 1st thru May 31st.

If you like the new For Father stamp set, you may want to attend my All Occasion Card class I am offering on March 2nd. We will be using this set to make 3 of the 12 cards during the class. For those not able to attend my class, I will also offer it by mail. For more info on both classes please contact me.

Stamps: For Father, Weathered background
Ink: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and various others for watercoloring
Card stock: always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla
Accessories: Twill Tape, Vintage brads, pop dots & aqua painter

Have a great day!