Christmas Thanks

Life really does go by quickly.

One minute I am posting something for my son's birthday, and the next minute the year is gone and I am creating thank you cards for the gifts we received over the holidays.  

Crazy I tell ya!

For Christmas I received some dies from Papersmooches.

So I had to use one to create my card.

With this card I thought it needed a bit of sparkle, so I added a bit on the scarf.

The die I used was the "thanks" die.  I thought it really made the card stand out.

In addition, I used flocking powder, to create "snow".....

It just makes the card a little bit more fun.

Hope you like it!

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Snowman stamp is from Papersmooches
Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red from Stampin' Up
Extras: Copic Markers: YR68 Orange, R29 Lipstick Red, G07 New Green, 110 Special Black; Stickles in Lime Green; Flocking Powder from Martha Stewart crafts

Beachy Thank You

I wanted to create a simple Thank you card for my son's birthday.

Because I had my watercolor crayons out...

I decided to use them in creating his card.

As you can see, the beach was my inspiration in this card.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for visiting!  

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Life's a Breeze stamp and Hand Scripted sets from A Muse Studio
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor paper
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Teal Zeal ink
Extras: Karat Aquarell Watercolor Crayons

Watercoloring...

There is a technique that I have not used in ages.

Wanna know what it is?

Watercoloring!

My daugher is having a birthday soon, and I wanted to create a card

and use a technique that I haven't done in years.

And this is what I created...

It is simple and elegant...

...and I like it.

Have a great day!

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Poppy Stems from Stampendous; Thank You from A Muse Studio (retired)
Paper: Strathmore Watercolor paper
Ink: Staz-On Black ink
Extras: Karat Aquarell Watercolor Crayons

Floral Birthday

Flowers do not always have to be positioned on a card vertically.  

I wanted to "shake up" my card design and position this stamp horizontally, 

and add the sentiment within the stems.

I loved how it turned out, but

thought that the flowers needed a little bit

of sparkle...

so I added a bit of stickles on the peach flowers

to make the card just a little bit more fun.

Here is what it looks like...

Did you also notice something?  

This is a single layer card.

Yep, and even though I did not add extra papers, 

embellishments, or ribbons...

the card is pretty striking.

Have a great day...

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Tall Flowers stamp from Hero Arts ; Handwritten Sentiments from Simon Says Stamp
Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras: Copic Markers: R32 Peach, R14 Light Rouge, YG67 Moss, BG13 Mint Green, BG10 Cool Shadow, C1 Cool Gray; Stickles in Stardust

Loving Tree

We have quite a few friends celebrating Anniversaries over the next several months, 

thus I decided to create a simple card 

to express our congratulations.

And this is what I came up with...

In order to add a bit of interest and dimension

to the card I decided to cut out the heart

and adhere it to the tree using 3D foam adhesive.

For an added bit of sparkle, 

I used stickles on the heart...

...it was a great way to make the

card a little extra special.

Don't you just "love it"?  

Have a great day!  

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Good Gab by Paper Smooches; Tweet Heart by A Muse Studio
Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Kraft cardstock from Stampin Up
Ink: Memento Ink in Cottage Ivy, and Lady Bug
Extras: Stickles in Christmas Red; 3D foam adhesive; Washi Tape

Father's Day

Well my husband is a father.

And this year I decided to make a quick and easy card 

that was really quite simple in design, 

but looked great.

So this is what I created for him...

The Alphadots stamp set, in which I created the word "Father" is a set

that I purchased from Stampin' Up years ago...

I love it because it is so versatile, and with a punch

really allows you to create a fun 

element within your card design. 

Hope you enjoy it!  I know he did!!

~Doris

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Supplies: My Guy from Paper Smooches; Brief Notes and Hey Man from A Muse Studio (retired); Alphadots from Stampin' Up (retired)
Stamps: Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Inks in Tangelo, Pear Tart, Lady Bug, Bahama Blue, Cottage Ivy, London Fog, and Rich Cocoa
Extras: Circle Punch and 3D foam adhesive 

Embossing...

I have to admit that I haven't embossed a card in years.  

In crafting, everything goes in spurts, and fads come and go....

but sometimes it is nice to revisit something you did years ago.

What is embossing?  

It is stamping your image in versamark ink, then sprinkling a fine 
embossing powder over the stamped image, 
and heat setting (or melting) the embossing powder into 
the card using an embossing gun.  It looks like this...

What is great about embossing is that your stamped imaged is raised, 

and has a shiny finish...

It is not something I do on many cards....

but in this case, because the sympathy card I designed was so simple....

it needed something to make it stand out.

The pearl embellishments, added a lot too.

So try something new today in your crafting.

You just might love the results!

Have a great day!

~Doris

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Say Hello stamp set from Hero Arts (retired); Handwritten Sentiments from Simon Says Stamp
Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Ink: Versamark Ink
Extras: Superfine black embossing powder; Hero Arts Embossing Gun; Pretty Pearls stickers from A Muse Studio; Enamel Accents in black; Copic Markers: Y17 Golden Yellow, RV14 Begonia Pink, RV13 Tender Pink, R00 Pinkish White, YG23 New Leaf, YG25 Celadon Green, YG 67 Moss, R29 Lipstick Red, YR68 Orange, E37 Sepia