Go with the flow

I made this card with the ippity hop in mind. It has taken me forever to figure out how the hop works, but I think I've got it down now. I didn't realize the hop was different from the challenge, so that would be why I was confused. We're supposed to have our cards posted by 9 am on Monday to make the hop and I kept thinking "How in the world can we do that when we don't know what type of card to make?". I now know how it all works.

I used the Fishy Philosophy set with this card. This set didn't really appeal to me at first so I figured I wouldn't use it much, but I'm happy to report that I LOVE it. Leave it to ippity to come up with some unique stamp sets. I'm hooked.....

More Spring colors

I broke out the Nestibilities today and went to town. I really like the layered look, don't you? The sentiment is from Unity's AUG KOM. I had a chance to get it at a great price  so I jumped on it. There are so many stamps in it that I LOVE.. I'm still trying to learn how to use the glitter the best way possible. I've seen such beautiful cards made using it so I'm going to keep trying until I get it down. 

Hope y'all are having a bright sunny day.  

Spring is in the air

I found a blog that I just adore,  http://scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/

It is full of spring colors, flowers and glitter. I've found so much inspiration from reading Betsy's blog.

This card came about from looking at her blog. It took me awhile to do, but it was so much fun. There are flowers, buttons and ribbon oh my!!!

Here is a close up of the top. I need to learn how to tie bows better, but this was the best I could come up with. Who wouldn't love to get a little card like this in the mail? Now, I'm off to do more crafting....

Simple Unity card

Sometimes I just like to make something quick and simple. This was one of those days. I am lovin' Unity's KOM. These two stamps come from this month's "Rockin' it Unity Style." I also used some Spellbinder's Nestabilities. I wish I had all of those sets. They work great in my Big Shot.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm looking forward to it.

Spinner card

I love to get ideas from other crafters so I spend time blogging. I have a few blogs that I go to every day and http://www.chicnscratch.typepad.com/ is one of them. Angie Juda made these cute spinner cards and so I decided to give it a try. I used a Unity stamp from March's KOM and used SU paper. The semtiment is from SU as well..

 I am part of shareacard.org, which is sending homemade cards to those with illnesses. It was important to me that I use the cards that I make. It does cost money to have a hobby like this so I like knowing that I can bring a smile to someone's face.

This card will be going in the mail tomorrow to a young lady who battles cancer. You might want to look into sending cards yourself. Who doesn't love to open the mail box and have a homemade card waiting for them there?

Chipboard fun

Keeping on with new techniques. Today I did something simple, but fun. I did some stamping on chipboard.

I found a lone letter in my drawer so I just used it. I also used one of my new ippity sets, Regal Greetings. I'm really liking these new sets. If you're looking for some ideas of card layouts I recommend the Wishes book from CTMH. I just love everything about it and am learning so much. Take care......

Technique #2: emboss resist

I tried another technique out of my CTMH Wishes book. This card took me 2 hours to do. I think it's way to long for a card, but I had fun trying something new. So you heat emboss the background and then sponge over it. I then added all the rest. The sentiment says "Time for your shower", but it's hard to see that in this picture.Overall, the project was fun, but I would choose a different color next time. I'm on a purple overload right now. :o) Tomorrow it's off to do another new technique. See you then....