A {Happy Day} Card...

Hello, hello, hello!!!  I'm sharing a card with you that's been days in the making.  This is the very first card I'm sharing using copic markers.  I was finally able to color an image that actually turned out pretty good, and it was so much fun!


Notice anything different about my photo?  I've been noticing lately that my cards are looking dark and out of focus, even the one I took outside in the last post.  Well, I think I've played with the settings a little too much. It was difficult to tell what the setting originally were.  So, I reset my camera back to the factory settings.  Viola, look at today's photos!!!  I only had to crop them.

Anyway, I'm having a great day.  I've had most of the day to myself, I went for a short/hard run this morning.  I had an eye doctor appointment, which wasn't fun but I'm excited about picking out some new glasses that I'll wear as needed.  I got to make a super cute card while watching "The Last Song" on my ipad.  Speaking of ipad, I am officially hooked.  I have the older edition, but I still love it.  The weather here has been gorgeous, high 60's.  I sat out on our deck this morning with a cup of coffee and Scrabble on my ipad.  Perfection.  


We are hanging out with friends tomorrow and Scott and I are running in the Heart Mini Marathon 5K on Sunday.  Scott says my running is more like jogging!  Oh well, I get where I need to go.

Enough about me, I hope you all are having a great day and will have a wonderful weekend.


Have a great day!

{Hope Your Day is Happy}

Stamps: Friends 'til the End (Papertrey Ink), Topiaries (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: SS White (PTI)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Foam Dimensionals, R81/R83/R85 Copic Markers, Twill Ribbon (PTI)

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A "You've got a friend in me" Card

Hello!  Hope you all are having a happy Monday.  We had a great weekend, even though Scott was out of town on a "man-cation" from Wednesday through Sunday.  I have some great friends who kept us busy the whole time so we weren't sitting at home alone.  I've included some pics at the bottom of this post.

Now, onto my card.  This card uses the Sept. SOTM  (Topiaries) from Clear & Simple Stamps.   As soon as I saw the tall, thin topiaries, I knew they would look great repeated on a card.  The topiaries were stamped with Versamark onto white cardstock and then clear embossed.  I then sponged blue ink over the entire white area.

The image panels are popped up on foam dimensionals.  The patterned paper in the background is woodgrain.  I love the sentiments in this set, even though this one has me singing "You've got a friend in me" from Toy Story.

Now, here's a few pictures from our weekend.  We had a play date, a MaryKay party, a long drive to Archiver's and Borders, and a birthday party.  We stayed home yesterday to watch the Bengal's game, of course.  Scott came home from is "man-cation" for about an hour and then headed off to the game.  The Bengals won!!!

After the birthday party.  Halle and the birthday boy enjoying s'mores.

Halle & Colin decked out in their Bengal's gear playing on the deck with moon sand.  Moon Sand is definitely an outside activity.

Halle writing in her new diary (with a lock) that she bought at Border's using her gift card. 

 That's about it!  I hope to start including more pics every week.  Some of my favorite bloggers do this and I really enjoy it.  

Have a great week!!!

{You've Got a Friend in Me}

Stamps: Topiaries (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Kraft Like a Rockstar, Espresso Your Style

Patterned Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI), Brilliant Blue (SU), Espresso Your Style, Versamark

Accessories: Navy Sheer Ribbon (Offray), A Blanc Check Brads, Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Foam Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponge (SU)

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Hello there...

Hey guys!  Hope you all had a nice weekend.  Ours was nice and relaxing spent with lots of friends and football.  Our Bengals lost, but we still had a great time with great company (and great food!).  

I have a card to share with you using the September SOTM: Topiaries from Clear & Simple Stamps.  I used the solid image topiaries on my card with a mix of bright colors.  I added some matching rhinestones for a little extra glitz.  I just love this color combo with the Simply Blue-tiful card base and sentiment panel.  

Here's a close-up to show how the topiary panels are popped off the card using foam dimensionals. I also inked the edges of each panel with blue ink, swiping the paper directly on the ink pad.  I rounded the edges of the sentiment strip by sliding the edge into a circle punch.  Love that little trick. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!

{Hello there...}

Stamps: Topiaries (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Simply Blue-tiful, A Blanc Check 

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Lime Pastel, Orchid Pastel, Lavender (Colorbox), Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories: Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Circle Punch (SU), Foam Dimensionals

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Clear & Simple Stamps - September 2010 Release

Hello!  Today I'm sharing the Clear & Simple Stamps' September SOTM.  This month's set is called Topiaries.  I've always loved topiaries and now I can stamp them on my cards.  You can even mix and match the trees and pots.  So fun!  I especially love the sentiments in this set.  I am a font fanatic and I love sentiments that mix fun fonts with plain type.  

Here's what the September SOTM set "Topiaries" looks like:

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And here is just one of the cards I've made using this set:

I stamped the fruitful topiary and pot onto Kraft Like a Rockstar card stock using Perfect Little Black Dress ink.  That ink is perfect to use with watercolor pencils since the ink will not bleed or smear.  Then I colored the image with watercolor pencils and went over the image with an aqua-painter.  See that yummy brown with the distressed edges?  That's the new color this month.  It's called Espresso Your Style and it is such a rich color.  I punched two holes on my image panel and threaded my ribbon behind the panel and around the card.  I think this really draws your eye to the focal point.

The new color, Espresso Your Style is available today in card stock, ribbon, ink, re-inkers, and buttons as well as the Copic Trio Bundle (see below).

Thanks so much for sharing in the excitement today!!!  I know you'll love this month's SOTM set.  I'm looking forward to sharing more cards with you using this set.

{Fruitful Topiary}

Stamps: Topiaries (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Espresso Your Style

Patterned Paper: Basics Manila (Basic Grey)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Espresso Your Style

Accessories: Sheer Ribbon (Offray), Hole Punch, Watercolor Pencils (SU), Aqua Painter, Edge Distresser (Heidi Swapp), Foam Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponge (SU)

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