Here is a picture of my BFFs from college:
I hope by Monday, I'll be back in the card making business. I have two new sets I'd like to try out and show you! I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Terri
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Back from Georgia
Hi everyone! I am back from Georgia. I had a wonderful time. I went home to attend an Alumni weekend with my fellow choir members from Brewton Parker College located in Mt. Vernon, GA. There were over 300 choir members in attendance. We actually performed a concert on April 9. Here is a video link of one of my favorite songs we sang. It's called Expression of Gratitude. Expression of Gratitude
Here is a picture of my BFFs from college:
That's me in the middle, on the floor,with the purple on. The blonde on your right is Sherri Kicklighter Cooper; she was my roommate my sophomore year. We had such a great time getting together. We picked up as if it were yesterday and to think it has actually been 30 years. I can hardly believe it! We are going to be getting together again in June. We'll be road tripping it to FL for some beach time and more catching up! I can hardly wait!
I hope by Monday, I'll be back in the card making business. I have two new sets I'd like to try out and show you! I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Terri
Here is a picture of my BFFs from college:
I hope by Monday, I'll be back in the card making business. I have two new sets I'd like to try out and show you! I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Terri
Monday, April 4, 2011
Easter Blossoms
Happy Monday everyone. I'm starting on my Easter cards before I leave for GA tomorrow. I'll have to finish when I get back. Here is the card I want to show you. I cased this card from Laurie Zoellmer. You can find her card and website HERE I varied it just a bit.
Card recipe:
Pink marker, Black Stazon
Technique Tips:
- I used the black stazon ink to stamp because I wanted to make sure the ink didn't smear or run when using the white gel pen. I'm not sure if it would have, but better safe than sorry.
- I used the white gel pen and colored in the petals. I didn't take the time to be meticulous about it, I just used circular motions in the petals and got about 90% of it. I didn't want to totally do away with the black shading marks.
- I used a pink marker and just dabbed the inner part of the flower to make it pop.
- I didn't have any white ribbon like Laurie's and the Happy Easter stamp is much bigger than the Sending Springtime Smiles stamp. So that would have made both ovals much bigger and would have taken up too much space. I decided on just stamping directly on the card. If I had known I was going to do that, I would have given myself a little more room on the card by stamping the tree limb differently.
That's it for me right now. I'm going to be in GA for two weeks visiting family. I have a friend and fellow SU demonstrator there, who I may be visiting and making cards with. I hope I have the time. And hopefully, I may have some new posts for you while I'm gone!
Blessings to you all,
Terri
Stamps: Easter Blossoms
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Going Gray
Other: Going Gray satin ribbon, Tulip EF, White gel penPink marker, Black Stazon
Technique Tips:
- I used the black stazon ink to stamp because I wanted to make sure the ink didn't smear or run when using the white gel pen. I'm not sure if it would have, but better safe than sorry.
- I used the white gel pen and colored in the petals. I didn't take the time to be meticulous about it, I just used circular motions in the petals and got about 90% of it. I didn't want to totally do away with the black shading marks.
- I used a pink marker and just dabbed the inner part of the flower to make it pop.
- I didn't have any white ribbon like Laurie's and the Happy Easter stamp is much bigger than the Sending Springtime Smiles stamp. So that would have made both ovals much bigger and would have taken up too much space. I decided on just stamping directly on the card. If I had known I was going to do that, I would have given myself a little more room on the card by stamping the tree limb differently.
That's it for me right now. I'm going to be in GA for two weeks visiting family. I have a friend and fellow SU demonstrator there, who I may be visiting and making cards with. I hope I have the time. And hopefully, I may have some new posts for you while I'm gone!
Blessings to you all,
Terri
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Spring Blossoms
Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!
Here are some wonderful samples using the paper and the frames: This card is by Mary Fish.
A simple, yet elegant card by Sharon Berkart:
As you can see all four use the frames stamp set and two of them use the Paisely Petals paper. I wanted you to see how you could use the frames stamp set on all different types of cards. They are really beautiful and easy to use. They also fit the new Designer punch.
Four Frames Stamp Set
W: item 123440 | $20.95
C: item 123442 | $15.95
Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
item 122367 | $9.95
Think about hosting your own Spring Workshop and get your hands on these exciting, new products in April--three months before the debut of the new Idea Book & Catalog!
Blossoms and Blessings,
Terri
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Flores Suaves SC324
Happy Wednesday everyone. Only two more days until the weekend. My DH and I are going to see a hockey game this weekend. The Buffalo Sabres are playing the Washington Capitals. It will be hard to know who to root for since John is from Buffalo. Considering we'll be sitting among mostly Capital fans, we would probably be safer to root for the ol' Caps. Besides Ovechkin is back in the game.
Ok, enough already with the hockey. Here is my card for today.
- I used markers directly on the stamp, then I used my blender pen and filled in the white spaces.
- I added a little color to the body of the bee and darkened down the body with black, again, using my blender pen.
- I sponged the crumb cake along the sides of the panel where the script is and all over the face of the sentiment, just to soften it. It was WAY too bright left alone.
- I used dimensionals under the bee (which was cut out) and under the sentiment.
I wanted this card to be soft and muted. I wanted it to have somewhat of a "dreamy" effect. It didn't turn out too bad. I hope you like it!
This sketch is from Splitcoast Stampers, SC324, which you can find HERE . This set, Flores Suaves, is from the Hispanic Catalog. I fell in love with it a while back after seeing it used on SplitCoast, but kept forgetting to order it, until recently. I hope to use it again soon.
I hope you've enjoyed my card for today. Happy creating!
Ok, enough already with the hockey. Here is my card for today.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Flores Suaves
Ink: Crumb Cake, multiple SU markers
Paper: Very Vanilla, Rose Red
Other: Dimensionals
Technique Tips:- I used markers directly on the stamp, then I used my blender pen and filled in the white spaces.
- I added a little color to the body of the bee and darkened down the body with black, again, using my blender pen.
- I sponged the crumb cake along the sides of the panel where the script is and all over the face of the sentiment, just to soften it. It was WAY too bright left alone.
- I used dimensionals under the bee (which was cut out) and under the sentiment.
I wanted this card to be soft and muted. I wanted it to have somewhat of a "dreamy" effect. It didn't turn out too bad. I hope you like it!
This sketch is from Splitcoast Stampers, SC324, which you can find HERE . This set, Flores Suaves, is from the Hispanic Catalog. I fell in love with it a while back after seeing it used on SplitCoast, but kept forgetting to order it, until recently. I hope to use it again soon.
I hope you've enjoyed my card for today. Happy creating!
Blessings,
TerriTuesday, March 29, 2011
Hello New Baby!
On March 23, I became a Great Aunt again! My 7th time! woohoo! Her name is Myla Rose Frank and, of course, she is beautiful. I get to see her in June when we travel to Buffalo. (That's where all of my husband's family lives!). Here is the card I made for her Mama!
Card Recipe:
Satin Ribbon: Close to Cocoa
Pretty in Pink
The sketch for this card is this week's splitcoast challenge No. 325. I cased Sue Robertson's card which can be found HERE I used the all white background and the same embossing folders, but changed the rest. I thought the all white layers as well as the particular embossing folders she chose were just perfect. Why mess with perfection!
So, that's it for me today. I hope you have a wonderful week.
Stamps: Baby Tees, Tiny Tags, Fast & Furious (sentiment)
Wedding Sweet (inside background)
Paper: Pretty In Pink, Early Espresso, Pink Polka Dot
Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty In Pink
Other: Tiny Tags Punch, Small heart punch,
scalloped edge punch, Tulip EF,
Square Lattice EF, Polka Dot EF, Satin Ribbon: Close to Cocoa
Pretty in Pink
The sketch for this card is this week's splitcoast challenge No. 325. I cased Sue Robertson's card which can be found HERE I used the all white background and the same embossing folders, but changed the rest. I thought the all white layers as well as the particular embossing folders she chose were just perfect. Why mess with perfection!
So, that's it for me today. I hope you have a wonderful week.
Blessings,
Terri
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Black and White Birthday
Whew! Hang on to your hats, this is going to be a long post for me. I have run across some great websites that I want to share with you. I'll post my pix first and then tell you about my new finds.
I made this card for my nephew Caleb, who just turned 20. The years are passing by way too fast. I really enjoyed making this card and it is the first time in a long time where I really felt my creative juices flowing freely. The past few months have been difficult for me. It seems I have been struggling with my creativity and I think it shows in my cards. They just haven't been up to par for me. However, this card I really, really like. The pictures are never as good as the real thing, but hopefully, you will get a feel for it. The first pic is the outside; the second is the inside.
See what I mean about my creative juices flowing? I even made a great inside. I'm not very good at that. But this could almost be another outside! Woohoo!
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Uncharted Territory, God's Blessings (sentiment)
Paper: Old SU DSP, B&W
Ink: Black
Other: Scalloped oval punch, Decorative Label Punch,
In Stitches EF (by Craft Concepts)
If you look really close, you'll see that the white background is embossed. It is a new folder I bought called In Stitches by Craft Concepts. I purchased it from a website I discovered that is awesome for embossing folders. They have brands I have never heard of before. They are a company out of Rhode Island called Crop Stop. You can find it HERE.
They even have embossing folders that are made for the European Market. I think I have bought at least 12 of them. I really, really like them! I think you will too. AND...... they also have storage sleeves for your cards. They look like clear sheet protectors only with pockets. The 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 or A2 sheet holds four cards per sheet. They also make a 5 x 7 sheet that holds 2 cards. They may even have other sizes. Just check out their storage sleeve sections and you will see ALL KINDS of awesome things.
The next website I want to share with you is the Stampin Place, which you can find HERE. For those of you who are unmounting your wooden stamps, they have some great cling vinyl. And it really works. It comes in a pkg of five - 9x12 sheets. (I glue it to the grey part of the stamp with a wonderful glue I found described next.)
I also found another website to buy glue that you can use up under the vinyl or use on the stamp itself that will act as an adhesive. Here's what I mean by that. When I heat up my wooden block stamp, I remove the label as well as the rubber stamp. I then immediately reapply the label to the grey side of the stamp. Just like you would if these were the cling stamps from SU. I then applied the Sailor 2in1 glue. (It has a tip that looks like a magic marker). I only apply a small amount and swish it across the stamp. You then let it dry. Once dry, it will have somewhat of a tacky feel and it will adhere to your clear blocks. Wallah. you don't even need the cling vinyl. So now you have options. Personally, I prefer the sailor 2in1 glue over the vinyl. It means less work. However, they both work wonderful. You can find their website HERE On the left hand side click on supplies and then click on Adhesives and tapes.
Whew! Finally, I'm done. I hope you will like some of these websites and that some of their stock will find its way into your craft inventory!
I made this card for my nephew Caleb, who just turned 20. The years are passing by way too fast. I really enjoyed making this card and it is the first time in a long time where I really felt my creative juices flowing freely. The past few months have been difficult for me. It seems I have been struggling with my creativity and I think it shows in my cards. They just haven't been up to par for me. However, this card I really, really like. The pictures are never as good as the real thing, but hopefully, you will get a feel for it. The first pic is the outside; the second is the inside.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Uncharted Territory, God's Blessings (sentiment)
Paper: Old SU DSP, B&W
Ink: Black
Other: Scalloped oval punch, Decorative Label Punch,
In Stitches EF (by Craft Concepts)
If you look really close, you'll see that the white background is embossed. It is a new folder I bought called In Stitches by Craft Concepts. I purchased it from a website I discovered that is awesome for embossing folders. They have brands I have never heard of before. They are a company out of Rhode Island called Crop Stop. You can find it HERE.
They even have embossing folders that are made for the European Market. I think I have bought at least 12 of them. I really, really like them! I think you will too. AND...... they also have storage sleeves for your cards. They look like clear sheet protectors only with pockets. The 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 or A2 sheet holds four cards per sheet. They also make a 5 x 7 sheet that holds 2 cards. They may even have other sizes. Just check out their storage sleeve sections and you will see ALL KINDS of awesome things.
The next website I want to share with you is the Stampin Place, which you can find HERE. For those of you who are unmounting your wooden stamps, they have some great cling vinyl. And it really works. It comes in a pkg of five - 9x12 sheets. (I glue it to the grey part of the stamp with a wonderful glue I found described next.)
I also found another website to buy glue that you can use up under the vinyl or use on the stamp itself that will act as an adhesive. Here's what I mean by that. When I heat up my wooden block stamp, I remove the label as well as the rubber stamp. I then immediately reapply the label to the grey side of the stamp. Just like you would if these were the cling stamps from SU. I then applied the Sailor 2in1 glue. (It has a tip that looks like a magic marker). I only apply a small amount and swish it across the stamp. You then let it dry. Once dry, it will have somewhat of a tacky feel and it will adhere to your clear blocks. Wallah. you don't even need the cling vinyl. So now you have options. Personally, I prefer the sailor 2in1 glue over the vinyl. It means less work. However, they both work wonderful. You can find their website HERE On the left hand side click on supplies and then click on Adhesives and tapes.
Whew! Finally, I'm done. I hope you will like some of these websites and that some of their stock will find its way into your craft inventory!
Blessings,
Terri
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Floral birthday SC323
There is a stamp site called Tapestry Stamp Techniques that uses multiple small stamps to create background floral arrangements. I fell in love with them and unfortunately for my bank account, I had to buy a few. The only stamps I had from Stampin' Up that I thought would even come close to creating this style is the Baby Blossoms stamp set. I also used SplitCoast Sketch #323 for the design. Here is my card.
Stamps: Baby Blossoms, Well Scripted
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue
Paper: Paisley Petals DSP, white, Bashful Blue
Other: Scalloped edge punch, bashful blue ribbon, pearls
Oval spellbinder nestabilities
Technique Tips:
- I colored inside the oval using my sponge dauber. To leave the outside white, I left my nestie on the cut out and sponged around the nestie. This left the "white" layer. You may have to look closer to see it.
- The Paisley Petals DSP is a sneak peek at the 2011-2012 big catalog. You can order this paper along with a new set called Four Frames beginning April 1 . Here is a better sneak peek. (They are little blurry. Not sure why, sorry!)
Four Frames Stamp Set
W: item 123440 | $20.95
C: item 123442 | $15.95
C: item 123442 | $15.95
Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
item 122367 | $9.95
item 122367 | $9.95
Visit my Stampin' Up website, click on shop now and add these two items to your Stampin' Up collection on 1 April.
Blessings,
Terri
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