Happy HOWL-oween

 

My Goodness It's Been way to long!!  Hope I didn't spook you..

All stamps from Our Little Boy (TIM), dies too.  Enjoy

 

 

Hugs Vada

 



Water coloring with Distress Inks

 

  I have two cards today using distress inks and water.

 

 

Stamps used, Stampendous, Papertrey Ink

 

 

 

Stamps used, Arts Impressions, I Brake for stamps, Die’s Papertrey, My Favorite Things.

Have a great week, remember Mothers Day is Sunday.

Two Cards for Today



I was hopping these fresh, spring type cards, would bring on a change in the weather here.  Enough cold windy, rainy weather, bring on the sunny, bright and warm days.

Daisy card credits are

 Penny Black Die   51-008 bashful.

Stamps from Papertrey Ink,

Versafine Black ink and Crayola Markers were also used,

Grosgrain rayon ribbon from Michaels.

Also My Favorite Things dies were used.

 Water colored Poppy card credits are,

Downloaded digital image (Power Poppy?).

Tim Holtz distress inks were used, phrase from Papertrey Ink.

 Thank you for your time today, Have a great week!

Hello Spring #243: Ink Blending Over Heat Embossing

Over at Papertrey Ink the   Make It Monday #243: Ink Blending Over Heat Embossing caught my eye and I remember doing this sometime ago.  So why not give it a go again.  Thank you Danielle Flanders for bring back an old favorite.  You can see her tutorial here. Here’s my entry for Challenge 243 Ink Blending over Heat Embossing.

 

Stamps used:

Papertrey Ink, Spring Woods Stamp Here  Die here . 

From the Garden Variety stamp set I used the Die for the vase, Die here.

 I use the Newsprint stamp for my background, here.

 

Other fun things added were:  Distress Inks, Sequins (5mm), and Glass Beads from The Robin’s Nest.

Thanks so much for popping in today, have a wonderful Easter Holiday.

 Remember Monday is Another Make It Monday Challenge.



Playing Catch Up

 Gee I don’t know where the time has gone;  I do these cards and mail them, but never get time to post them.    Must be old age!

 What’s on your stamping table?

A little Copic Coloring on a new Penny Black stamp, in the background is a tag using another Penny Black stamp.  At top left new stamps from Papertrey Ink.

Oh but I’m not done yet..

Two cards using new stamps from MFT (My Favorite Things).

   First card Receipt for Happiness.

 

And second card You Gnome So Well.

 

 

 

 
Have a Super Great Card Making week-end.
 



Recipe for Happiness.

U - R the Salt to my Pepper 
 

Greeting Ladies. 

Today I’m playing with a new stamp set from

My Favorite Things called, Recipe for Happiness. 

I have had so much fun with this set I couldn’t wait to post this card.

Papers from my scrap box, dies are from,

Tag and Banner from Papertrey Ink.

Small Eiffel Tower die from Penny Black.

Inside of card.

Have a great day.

Hugs V

Easter Cards X 3

Playing Catch Up!  Gee… It’s been some time ago that I made these cards,

 maybe I should post them?

Easter Greetings card uses die’s from Papertrey Ink,

punch from Martha Stewart.

Wishing You a Joyous Easter card was stamped on printed vellum and colored on the back with Prisma Colored Pencils.  Cross image from Inkadinkado. 

Church die and verse are from Papertrey Ink.  Ivy die from Memory Box.

Last is this Watercolor Easter Card. 

Stamps are from Stampin' Up, verse from Papertrey Ink.

Well Ladies it’s back to figuring out taxes.  Have a wonderful week-end.  Hugs V

More Love Notes For Valentines Day



WE have another winter storm brewing for later this week.  So what better to cheer up a winter weary friend than to send a sunny little valentine

This one was made from some of the left over’s from the first valentine.

Vintage paper from Papertrey along with two new dies. (Quilted Die #0913, and #9 Tag (set of 2) #0506. 

Odds and Ends from my stash, flowers, hat pins, lace and ribbons.

Thanks for stopping in today, stay warm and keep your show shovel handy!