Double the Fun

Here is a double pocket card I made and I noticed as I was about to post it on Splitcoast, that they have a tutorial for a double pocket card, although it is not quite the same as this one. Not sure if you can see it, but I used a stylus to make vein lines on the leaves for a more realistic effect.
Here is the card open...I used Beate's Grid technique tutorial on scoring your paper for the background on the first page you see here and I used my corner rounder with the guide removed to make the scalloped edge on the second page.
Here is the tags. Nothing out of the ordinary here. Simply used various punches.

Thanks and have a terrific Thursday,

I've Been Cased!

I was just on SCS checking the recent posts and I found a card similar to my Sympathy card I posted earlier in the week, so had to check it out and erbobbin says my card was her inspiration. It is not an exact case. Here is a link to her gallery on Slpitcoast...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=15452



I don't know if I have ever been cased before, but this is the first I knew about it. Glad to know my work inspires others as, so often others have inspired me.



Thanks,

My Chocolate Fix!

I love chocolate! Dark chocolate best. Well, needless to say I also love the Au Chocolat DS paper. So here are a couple of cards I made using Chocolate Chip cardstock and Au Chocolat DS paper. The card above uses a punch technique I first seen on Cambria Turnbow's blog. You can see it here...
http://cambriaturnbow.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorials

You will need to scroll down to the Build a Flower/Build a Brad section. here is a closer look...I then used my uni-ball Signo pen to add cross stitch marks for the faux-stitching. The embossed rectangular look is done with my Skore-Pal.

I am not sure what this fold is called, but I love it. The belly band comes off to open the card.
and here it is opened...

Thanks and have a great Wednesday,

For a Friend

This was very quick to make. It was made for a friend who lost a relative shortly after giving birth. A terrible loss and shock.

The Recipe (all items SU):

Paper: Kraft, Sahara Sand and Whisper White
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Mellow Moss, and Sahara Sand
Stamps: Petal Prints, Close as a Memory
Other: Taupe Grosgrain ribbon, Color Spritzer tool

The image was stamped off second and third times to get the lighter images. The rest, I think is pretty basic and easy to figure out. The edges were sponged. Spritzing was used on the white as the background.

Have a great Tuesday and thanks for looking,

Mini Pocket Tag Book

I love creating books...especially since I got my BInd it All. I would create them before I had it as well, but now it is soooo much more fun! This book has a pocket for each of the tags shown below. Above, the cover, has chipboard details. The base is solid black chipboard. The scroll is a Spellbinder die, one of the scallops is a cuttle bug die and the other is the SU scallop punch.The center flower is from the Boho Blossoms punch and One of A Kind SU Stamp set. Paper is Petals and Paisley DS paper also from SU.Bling is from dollar store.

This book was so fun to make..now to figure out who to give it to..hmmm.

Thanks for looking,

Blissful Pocket Card

Made this card about 2 weeks ago, but wanted to upload something creative today. I have been struggling with getting my camera to take decent pictures of my creations, so I got out the manual and I can already see a difference. The first image is taken before I read the manual, the second is after. I definitely see an improvment, especially with the color and the text readability.
Recipe:

Stamps: Friendship Blooms, One of a Kind
Ink: Purely Pomegranite
Paper: Berry Bliss DS paper, Purely Pomegranite, Pretty in Pink
Other: SU Round Tab Punch, Boho Blossom punch, Nestabilities - oval and oval scallop,Pretty in Pink Grosgrain, Piercing tool, Dollar store Bling and Dimensionals.

I just love this paper, it is soooooooo perfect! I will definitley have to stock up on this one.

Thanks,

What do you think of my Blog?

Hi,

I don't know if anyone has visited this blog

I would appreciate any comments left. If not for the encouragement, simply for the knowledge someone other than myself has visited this page. They should invent counters that do not count the person who created the site. Maybe they do have that and I just don't know where to find it.

Anyways, if you have visited this blog, I would appreciate any comments left.

Thanks,