Train for Dylan

We have a birthday party this weekend. The little boy loves trains. I thought this set would be a hit with him. I embossed the train with Whisper White embossing powder on Basic Black paper. The orange I ran through the Big Shot to add the dots. I even went out and used the Bold Brights. I hardly use that color family, but I wanted this card to be bright and colorful.

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Short & Sweet

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Really Red, Only Orange, Basic Black

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Brilliant Blue

Accessories: Large and Small Oval Punch, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Texturz Plates, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/2" Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets

Caramel Apple Train

Today I was in a carmel apple color mode so that was set even before I saw the Ways to Use it Challenge. The challenge was to do something cracked. I love doing the cracked glass technique! First I stamped the train in Riding Hood Red and ran the Chocolate Chip marker around the edge before stamping on the card stock. Sometimes I rub the ink in the cracks of the glass and sometimes I do not. It seems I am going through a shabby look phase so I decided today I would. After I had cracked it I just ran the image over the ink pad and then wiped off the excess. This is a different fold card than what I usually do. I tried to get a good picture but the sun just would not cooperate today. I cut the Chocolate card the regular size and trimmed an inch off the top side. The Riding Hood Red is just a smaller version folded the opposite way. I used the twill on both of the backgrounds and did quite a bit of sponging (even the ribbon)...if only my fingers tasted like caramel apple :). For the sentiment I stamped in Riding Hood Red and then just went over Journey with the marker. I rubbed the brad in Chocolate Chip craft ink and dried with my heat gun. After it was dry I wiped off the top and the indented spots stayed.

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Twill Background

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Mat Pack for Piercing, Circle Brads, 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Techniques: Cracked Glass

Kiwi Train

Boy, am I running late today. I had a short doctor visit this morning that lasted over 2- 1/2 hours. So everything else got pushed back. Today I really wanted to get my cards designed for my October Stamp night. Well, I had the ideas in my head and written down on paper but I just had to take the time to do them. This will be one of the easy cards we do that night. I found by sponging around the edge of the Top Not Die you got color and dimension without having to cut and layer. I love this Double Sided Satin Ribbon! I stamped the image in the Kiwi Kiss and rolled the edges (could be done with a marker too) in the ink pad. If you have any questions feel free to ask in a comment or e-mail!

Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts, Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Haiku Designer Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Build--Brad, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Double Sided Satin Ribbon, Horizontal Slot Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2"Circle Punch

Happy Journey

So toady I went and grabbed another Sketch Challenge. Thankfully I just had to go back to yesterday. :) I was blog surfing this morning before I got my lazy bones out of bed...I ran across this color combo and just had to apply it today.

I have numerous times changed the whole color of an element but I saw on a site somewhere that you can just change certain areas of the element. So I dabbed the brad in the So Saffron Craft ink and wiped off the raised areas. It stayed, no problems, in the indented sections. Usually the easy way to do the words in two colors would be to use the markers. Since the In Colors do not come in markers I just eyed it up on the pad and only inked the sections I wanted that color.

To do the multi-color image I stamped it in So Saffron first (I put the lightest color in the center for this reason) and then did each edge in the other color pads. I could not help myself....I sponged around the edges of everything with Chocolate Chip.

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron

Accessories: Designer Circle Brads, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Designer Label Punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches

Antique Train

Wow, two days in a row I have had time to stamp! This one is for my nephew who turned 14 last weekend. So it won't be too late...

Today's goal was to do a fairly simple card. I was going to do the split image but after I embossed the train I wanted to keep it all black. The Happy Birthday is also embossed. The photo corner punch is popped up with a glue dot. I sponged around the outside with Basic gray because I did not want it as bold as black.

For those of you who have been asking about my heath: Things are improving. They have changed my daily meds again as the last stuff made my blood pressure raise too high. I have only been on this current stuff for just about a week now and I am still adjusting. She said to give it 2-3 weeks to get into my system. I still am getting migraines every night but at least it is not every day all day. So I schedule my busy times in the day time. I periodically loose the use of my left arm (such as today) and it bugs me as it really limits how fast I can get things done or what I can do. I appreciate all the well wishes cards and prayers! God is in control!

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background, Mark the Date

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Craft-Basic Black, Whisper White; Classic-Basic Gray

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Small Oval, Large Oval, Black Brads, Winter White Embossing Powder, Basic Black Embossing Powder, Black Twine

Train Birthday

So I took some time out of my busy house face lifting day to make a card. I am getting so rusty that I went straight to the Sketch challenge for Wednesday to give me a boast. After seeing the sketch I knew exactly which set I wanted to use. We have lots of train lovers in our family and extended family so this set was a must. I stamped the train with Night of Navy Craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The letters I cut out with the Big Shot. I love how easy they are to apply with the glue pen. Hopefully next week I will have less to do and more time to stamp. The tile is laid and tomorrow we finish grouting. Hopefully I can move my furniture back in from the deck this weekend!

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey

Paper: Garden green, Night of Navy,Basic Grey, Prestwick DSp

Ink: Night of Navy Craft

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Naturally Serif Alphabet Die, Photo Corner Punch, Night of Navy Grosgrain

Have a WONDERFUL Weekend!

ETA: Ok, I was in such a hurry to get this card together this afternoon that I just now (8 hrs later) noticed that I have one of my p's and the d turned around. Oh, well at least I can fix it on the card....