Kids

Sometimes I feel like this lady, fabulous stamp by Rubbernecker! There is a sentiment on the stamp I just masked it out, it reads "When I woke up I had one nerve left, & now you're getting on it..." I made this card for a friend who's having kid issues, lol, this card is perfect. Its also perfect for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and that was to use Distressing This could be anything, distressed colours, ink distressing, tearing, paper edge distressing - it's up to you! SOOO I am not really good at distressing but my image is completely distressed, so that is my distressing!! I am taking this "its up to you" literally. I love the sentiment I added because its sooo true. I was completely normal before I had kids, well almost, ok not so much.
Stamps: Rubbernecker One Nerve, sentiment inkadinkadoo
Paper: chocolate chip, Stampin up dp hostess pack apricot appeal, whisper white
Ink: Apricot appeal, blush blossom, close to cocoa, ruby red
Other: ribbon, brads, cuttlebug label 3, cuttlebug argyle embossing folder

BJ's Birthday

This birthday card is for my middle son. As soon as I saw this digital stamp I knew what I'd do with it! Every time we mentioned "work" of any kind, school, yard, chores, BJ needed to do his business first, lol!! We tease him about it and this card was perfect. I also did it for a sketch challenge at Stamp TV.

Stamps: digital Marjie's Malarkies, sentiment is computer generated
Paper: chocolate chip, ballet blue, whisper white
Ink: ballet blue
Other: prisma markers, stampin up scallop oval, large oval, cuttlebug argyle, ribbon

Ken's birthday card

This card is for my Uncle, I'll be seeing him this week in Tuscon AZ. The inside says "It makes it harder for the vultures to land! I LOVE funny cards. I used a dp from Stampin up as the background. With most dp its much thinner than regular cardstock and has a white core so when I embossed it the white showed through. Now I have a design on paper, an embossed design AND white added to it. Great background!
Stamps: Stampin up Golden Oldies, computer generated sentiment
Paper: navy, dp from Stampin up, whisper white
Ink: bashful blue, bordering blue, blush blossom
Other: ribbon, nestabilities label 4, ribbon

Stamp Fridays

Yesterday was Friday and I had friends over for a stamp-n-play date. I love Fridays! We cased (copied) two cards. The first card was by Theresa Momber from her website crafting the web found here. She is an incredible artist, her cards are like paintings! We used slightly different colours, added a different saying and used a different butterfly but otherwise it was the same.
Stamps: Life is good (cattails), KC & company (butterfly) Stampin Up whimsical words, vintage vogue, itty bitty backgrounds
Paper: Dusty durango, apricot appeal, basic black, whisper white
Ink: apricot appeal, pretty in pink, tangerine tango, dusty durango, basic black
Other: brads
The second one was by Cindy Lawrence found here. If you've never been to her website you should visit, she also does beautiful cards. She is great at watercolouring something which I have to have more practice with.
Stamp: Stampin up Echoes of Kindness
Paper: Almost amethyst, whisper white
Ink: Almost amethyst, apricot appeal, elegant eggplant
Other: eyelet punch, ribbon, dew drops, argyle embossing folder