Happy 4th & Thank You

I made these cards to send to family and troops.

Here are the deets:

Stamps: Happy 4th

C/S: Brilliant Blue, Rose Red, Naturals

Inks: Brilliant Blue, Rose Red, More Mustard

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Wide Oval, - Scallop Circle, - & Scallop Oval Punches

(C) Stampin'Up! TFL

A Card Only A Mother Can Love, Hopefully!

My Mom’s birthday is coming up and she loves swans. I bought this swan stamp off of EBay and had a hard time trying to figure out how to use it. After I stamped the trees and the swan, I stamped the swan again on a piece of plastic, lined it up and pressed it on the card for the reflection. I had to cover both the swan and the swan reflection and then stamped the trees on another piece of plastic and lined it up on the card as tree reflections. Then, I water colored the sky, land and water. I hope she likes the card.
Deets:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Swan

Paper: Naturals White

Inks: Green, Blue Yellow

(c)Stampin'Up TFL!

Donations? Donations? Anyone?

Threw these boxes together at the last minute for a fundraiser for my church. I wanted to use flower vases, but my DH pointed out to me that if they fell off the counter, there would be glass all over the place. I put pillar candles in the bottom of the boxes so that they would be more stable. We bagged groceries at our local Winn Dixie for tips. All the proceeds went to the Adullam House which provides a place for children of prisoners to live. I was amazed (and proud!) of the generosity of our community. We had a wonderful time and the kids were richly blessed!

TFL!

Who Says You Can't Play With Your Food?

The church I go to had a meet and greet for the new Music Pastor and his Fiancee. I saw an ad on TV for this and thought I would see if I can put one together. I think it turned out pretty nicely. Everyone enjoyed it! TFL!

Father's Day

I LOVE the way these came out! They are made out of cardstock, but they look like leather! I had fun making them. I used my DH's wallet as a template. After cutting out the pieces and assembling the inside components, I rounded all the corners. Then, I used my paper piercer to create the illusion of stitching around the edges. It's not easily seen on the black wallets, but the Chocolate Chip wallets allow the black lines that I drew from each "stitch hole" to the next show up as if I sewed them. I pressed my VersaMark Ink Pad onto the outside panels. Then, added Embossing Powder and before I heat set it, I drew the lines. They don't feel like cardstock any more! I googled around and found a bunch of different coupons, mounted them on cardstock, add slipped them into the various sections. I hope to make purses soon. Never enough time in the day! I have three other projects in the air before I can get to them. TFL!

So Very Sorry

I made this card for a friend of mine who had a miscarriage. She lost twins. I never wanted my cards to be associated with anything bad, but I hope her and her family find some comfort in it. Deets:

Stamps: So Very, Happy Harmony

Paper: Bordering Blue, Vintage Violet, White

Ink: Bordering Blue

Accessories: Ribbon, Paper Peircer

(C)Stampin'Up! TFL

HB Luis

I made this card for my BIL's birthday. I'm hoping that all that extra cardstock won't have me paying extra postage too! Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I hope he likes it. Deets:

Stamps: Birthday Whimsy

Paper: Blue Bayou, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Going Grey

Ink: Blue Bayou

(c)Stampin' Up! TFL