Christmas Thanks...

Now that Christmas is over...

And the decorations have all been put away...

It is time to create our Christmas Thank you cards!

No.  We do not express our thankfulness in an email....

Or a text message...

We send a hand made card!

And this is what our friends and family will be receiving this year.

And yes, I deliberately put the white embossed paper on the red cardstock crooked.

The heart-shaped grommets aren't on straight either.

I did that on purpose!

Too often us crafters get caught up in perfection.

We think that our images need to be on straight.

That our corners need to be perfect.

And that if we smudge something, we need to start over.

Well, nope.

I like the fact that my heart-shaped grommets aren't straight.

...and I wanted the white paper to be askew as well..

...just to keep things interesting.

That is what makes hand crafted cards so special!

Enjoy... and Happy New Year!

~Doris  

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Essential Sentiments stamp from Hero Arts (Ellen Hutson)
Paper: Sugar, Cranberry cardstock  (A Muse Studio), and various patterned paper.
Ink: Bamboo Leaves ink from Memento
Extras:  Tiny/Medium Dots embossing die from A Muse Studio (white background paper has embossed with medium dots), Red Large Heart Eyelets from Stampin' Up (retired); Glue Glider Pro and High Tac Refill adhesive.  

Just "popping up"...

Yes, I know I have been absent for awhile.  But life has really gotten in the way, and with the holidays coming so soon upon us...I have been a bit preoccupied with that.  However today I got the chance to do some stamping, and this is what I created....

I have discovered "Lawn Fawn" stamps, and have found their images to be adorable!  Don't you agree??

When I create cards, I have usually stamped the image on a solid colored cardstock, or on white...and then colored the image in with Copic markers.  But today, being the daring gal I am...I decided to stamp the image directly on patterned paper (the toaster) to jazz things up a bit.

Hope you enjoy it!

~ Doris  
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Supplies: 
Stamps: Love 'n Breakfast from Lawn Fawn Stamps (Ellen Hutson)
Paper: Sugar & Sky cardstock from A Muse Studio; Petite Paper "bright side" paper pack from Lawn Fawn (Ellen Hutson) 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras: Copic E31 Brick Beige, E33 Sand, W2 Warm Two; 3D foam adhesive. 

Tee-Riffic!

Our son just had a birthday, and one of his favorite things to do is play golf.

(we do live in Arizona, ya know....)  

So I decided to create a Thank you card, that highlights something he loves.

And this is what I created....

A Muse Studio has a "grass" die, that I use for many of my projects,

and it worked beautifully in this one.  It was perfect for my golf cart.

Paper Smooches provided all the other images...

the golf cart, the saying, and the cute bubble....

and the 3D foam adhesive was a great way to 
make the comment "pop"!
Fun huh??

Thanks for visiting!

~Doris  

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Supplies: 
Stamps: My Guy, He Said/She Said from Papersmooches (Ellen Hutson)
Paper: Sugar, Onyx, Grass Polka Dot, and Blueberry cardstock (all from A Muse Studio)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras: Copic R29 Lipstick Red, B21 Baby Blue, C3 Cool Gray #3; C1 Cool Gray #1; Grass die from A Muse Studio,; 3D foam adhesive. 

Something different...

I decided to try something different.  I made a card using an image created  from a die as my focal point.

In this card I punched out the image and adhered it to the apricot cardstock with 3D foam adhesive.  The cardstock was stamped with the sheet music background stamp. (using a masking technique)
The effect is simple, yet very striking.  

The ocean cardstock that I used to make the cake, I also used to make the banner at the bottom.
Me likey!  

Thanks for visiting!
~Doris  

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Chit Chat, My Guy stamp sets from Papersmooches (Ellen Hutson);  Sheet Music background stamp from A Muse Studio
Paper: Ocean and Apricot cardstock (all from A Muse Studio)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Slate ink pad from A Muse Studio
Extras: Savvy stamps Cake Die , Marvy Square punch (to make tag) , 3D foam adhesive. 

Orange ya gonna say...Thanks?

Yeah, I know it is corny, but I HAD to say it!

Created this simple "thank you" card today.

Thought you would enjoy it.

Have a great day!  

~ Doris  

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Sugar Rush, Sentiment Sampler (both from Ellen Hutson) 
Paper: Sugar, Orange, and Ocean cardstock  (all from A Muse Studio) 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras:  Copic: B04 Tahitian Blue, YR68 Orange, BG10 Cool Shadow (I used this around the rim of the glass) 

Congratulations!

When great things happen to great people, they need to be celebrated!

My sister-in-law just got a new job, 

and we wanted her to know how excited we are for her.

So...I created this card.

This Paper Smooches stamp set, is just adorable.

For the clouds I stamped the cloud image on the gingham cardstock

and cut it out and attached it to the card.

Coloring with copics added the color to the helicopter and

a spika glitter pen, added sparkle to the blades.

Have a wonderful creative day!  

~Doris  

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Supplies: 
Stamps: Sunny Side Up from Papersmooches (Ellen Hutson)
Paper: Sugar, Onyx, Cherry Polka Dot, and Sky Gingham cardstock (all from A Muse Studio)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras: Copic R29 Lipstick Red, C3 Cool Gray; Spika Silver Glitter Pen, 3D foam adhesive. 

Just another...

....Birthday!

A buddy of my son is turning thirteen, so I created this card for him.

3D foam squares add a nice touch.

It makes the cupcake just "pop" off the card.

Are you using twine in your card designs?

I purchased quite a few colors, and love the effect.

Hope you do too! 

Have a great day!


~ Doris  

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Supplies:
Stamps:  Sugar Rush, Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches from Ellen Hutson) 
Paper: Sugar, Kraft, and Basic Black (Stampin Up)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Extras: Copic: R29 Lipstick Red, E31 Brick Beige; Divine Twine; 3D foam adhesive