Embossing Paste

I'm sharing my card for Group of Seven Cardmakers for March. We are using Embossing Paste on our cards this month. I stamped a Great Impression basket on the back side of cardstock, then used a basket weave stencil from Sweet Stamps with gold paste on the other side. When it was dry I cut out the basket. Using Lawn Fawn and Poppy stamps dies I cut grass for the basket and added it in front and behind the basket. The peeps were cut from colored cardstock scraps with a Simon Says Stamp peep die. I added the eyes to them and glued them in the grass The white frame was from Pinkfresh. The sentiment is Newton's Nook.  

This was a fun card to make. I hope you'll "peep" in the Group of Seven to see everyone's cards this month.

I believe my "spirit animal" has rabies.

Be kind to one another.

First Birthday

It's hard to believe but my great grandson is turning one this week. The time is flying by and I can't keep up!

I got the inspiration for this card from  Pat who posted a card to the Group of Seven Cardmakers. She used letters on her card but it gave me the idea to use numbers for a birthday card. I cut the numbers from colored cardstock and arranged them around the frame with the one in the middle. Thank you, Pat. Since I used dies for the numbers I'm going to add this card to I.D.E.A.S.

Where do bad rainbows go? Prism. It's a light sentence and gives them time to reflect. 

Be kind to one another.

Happy Monday

I just read Darnell's post this morning inspiring me to get back to enjoying making cards. I have been in the worst slump since I started making cards back in the 90's. I can blame it on lots of things going on since summer starting with a hospital visit for five and a half days that left me so weak. In addition to my dog escaping and being in a strange place during 96+ heat for five days and found a breath away from death but I got her back. I didn't want or have energy to do anything. Then I had a huge setback in November that has lasted all this time. So, I'm joining in the IDEAS on her blog today. I hope it lasts and inspires me to keep making cards for the people I love so much and hope you can join in too if you've been slumpy.

I used a Simon Says stamp and die that I had left over from my GO7 card this month and colored the flowers with Copic ink. The circle was cut and embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder and the flowers added. The sentiment is from Verve, no longer in business, and embossed in white embossing powder.

I broke an egg this morning. My insurance adjuster will be here tomorrow to assess the damage and write me a check.

Be kind to one another.

Floating Frames

Floating Frames is this month's Group of Seven Cardmakers theme. I hope you visit and see the fun frames all the ladies created. And, I hope you make some of your own and post them.

I used a flower die that I colored with Copics and cut many times. Using foam tape on the backs of the flowers and leaves I popped them up along the card panel to make the floating frame. The center is a sentiment stamped on white cardstock and glued directly on the card panel.

On the second card I cut eggs from yellow, green, blue and pink cardstock and stamped a sentiment on the front of a pink egg I die cut. The pink egg was glued to the card panel like the first card. When I designed the colored eggs around the frame it looked so bland. I went back to my supplies and this is where I went a bit off the chart. I had these colorful eggs and butterflies and they added so much color so I added foam tape to the back of them and used those for the floating frame. It is a card for my four year old granddaughter and I think she'll like it.

I know how it will end. One of my kids will unplug my life support system to charge their phone.

Be kind to one another.

I Cased

In a quest to get going again, I cased a card I made and loved a long time ago. I made variations of it and enjoyed it so much. I used an embossing folder with silver cardstock. I used leaves from two different companies and a milk can on one. I was so happy to be doing it.

I like the idea of keeping your mouth shut but it's not for me.

Be kind to one another.

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you all have a wonderful day no matter what you do. The sun finally came out even though it is still cold but the sun makes everything better.

I'm sharing a card made a while ago since I haven't been in the card making mode for so long. I'm behind on everything so I'm starting with the next group of birthdays to make cards. Thanks for still being here and I hope to do better.

That awkward moment when you are wearing Nikes and you can't do it.

Be kind to one another.

Sympathy

I needed a sympathy card and that is one that cannot wait. This is the first card I've made since last month. It is so hard to get back into making them after you've been away. I hope this kick starts me. I wish I could send a sympathy card to every single person in the California fires. My heart hurts for all of them.

I used the Memory Box pinpoint leaf plate for the background and die cut the Poppystamps lorelai outline leaf from gold cardstock. The sentiment is Penny Black embossed in gold and cut with a Poppystamps die, then popped up with dimensionals. Now, it's getting it to the mailbox in this below zero windchill weather!

Golf - a game for those who don't get enough frustration during the week. 

Be kind to one another.