Heart on a String

YOU MADE THIS FOR KARLA??????

That's what I heard from Creepella when she saw the one that I DID make for Karla. Dejection and just a tinge of green had me punching MORE and LARGER hearts to make this one.

It's not that it's difficult to make, it's just time-consuming. I tell you I nearly poked my eye out while making the crochet mini-heart (found it and the pattern on the Attic24 blog - lovely stuff!!). Granted I was using cotton thread (the stuff you make doilies and table cloths with....) and a #10 hook (really can't see the hook part) - so basically I was crocheting by FEEL. Even under two Ott lites I really couldn't SEE what the heck I was doing.

Bottom line, Creepella was happy, Karla was happy and I was able to continue on with my V-day cards.

NO stamps!!

B&T Paper - CTMH

Marvy Heart Punch

Ink - Colorbox Chalk Ink

Darling Drucilla

Creepella and I LOVE these stamps. They're pricey and they come unmounted, shipping (from Canada) is quite a lot but oh my - these are great images, they lend themselves for some fun Copic coloring and they are a hoot!!! Slightly sick, a bit twisted and definitely dark - say, that's right up our alley......

This was Creepella's main b-day card and I love every minute of making it!!

Stamps - Kraftin' Kimmie (Drucilla) and A Muse (sentiment)

Star Dream CS

White CS - CTMH

Memento Ink

Copics & Spicas

Corner punch - EK Success

Ribbon - A Muse

5-Cat Panel

The only thing that I'm disappointed with in this card - you can't see the little paw-print border that's punched through some B&T at the top. Heidi gave me this set of stamps for my b-day and I've finally used some of the stamps! Loads of different styles of cats - perfect for all of my kitty-loving friends.

Kraft CS - CTMH

Stamps - Inka-Dinka-Doo

B&T - Basic Grey

Memento and Colorbox Chalk Ink

Copics and Spicas

Ribbon - A Muse

Paw Print border punch - EK Success

Corner Rounder

Multi-Butterflies

Another fast & easy 3x3 card. The gem butterfly was a $1.00 find at Michaels and of course layering it all on Dream Star CS makes it shimmmmmer so!!

Dream Start CS

Butterfly border punch - Martha Stewart

Gem butterfly - Michaels

Baby Bug

Had to get some baby cards in the basket and I couldn't find my baby stamps (no clue where they could be) - so I fiddled around with what I have and came up with some acceptable cards. Love the cloud B&T and the little dragonfly was a lot of fun to color.

Stamps - CTMH

B&T paper - Doodlebug

Inks - Memento & Colorbox Chalk Inks

Copics

Stickles

Corner Rounder

Cardbase - Memory Box

Ribbon - Michaels

Ladybug Ladybug...

PTI did this card with zebras - while I wasn't wild about the zebras I really liked the look so I dinked around with what I had and came up with this. I knew that "ladybug" ribbon would come in handy one day!!

Stamps - CTMH (scroll background); PTI (ladybug leaves and sentiment)

Memento & PTI Inks

Ribbon - ???

Brads - Making Memories and CTMH

Black gel pen

Sooooo Much

Another card using CTMH's retired "More to Adore". Some consultants would NEVER post a card using retired items but since I'm more about the card (let's face it, I'm definitely not pushing my business), I want to use whatever I have available and am in the mood for...what can I say, I'm complicated that way!

The only thing that's stamped is the sentiment and that row of swirly flowers making a border.

Stamps - CTMH (small swirly flower); Hero Arts (sentiment)

B&T and CS - CTMH

Inks - CTMH

Stickles

Organza Ribbon - CTMH

Grinning Greenie

Another tiny card!! Love this little monster.......he looks like he knows how to have fun. Stamped him on B&T paper and white CS and then just the top of him on white CS again, layered the B&T body onto the white CS and cut out the eyes from the partially stamped image on white CS.

Scraps made up the banner and just a small square of B&T finished the card.

Stamps - Paper Smooches (monster); CTMH (alphabet)

CS - CTMH

B&T - CTMH (monster); Cosmo Cricket (party hat) and the other mini-dots are so old........

Memento Ink

Copics

Bakers Twin

Marvy Triangle punch

Oh Goody - CAKE!

I think these were some of the first stamp sets I ordered from A Muse Studio when they became a catalog company (still don't understand why they did that). Had some Basic Grey scraps that were (luckily) big enough to punch so that put a fun spin on a "this & that" type of card.

Stamps - A Muse Studio

Memento & A Muse Studio Chalk Inks

Copics

B&T Paper - A Muse Studio and Basic Grey

Stickles

Martha Stewart Loopy Border punch

Seafood Luncheon

Last month we toodled over to smell the salt air and to feel the ocean breeze on our faces and to catch a few glimpses of these guys. Watching through the camera lense, I was quite entertained with this otter fighting with (and winning) his crabby lunch.

Such a fun little trip - just enough time to clear the mental cobwebs, run around on the beach and have some yummy seafood........aaaaaah..........