Birthday Case

As I was browsing through the catalog one day.  I saw something on page 121 that I am sure is a simple card in a folder.  I decided to use that layout (folder and all) and that is where the idea for this card came from.  The card opens like a usual card..in case you are wondering lol

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Details:

Stamps: Perfect Punches, Serene Silhouettes

Paper: White Whisper, Island Indigo, Gumball Green

Ink: Island Indigo, Gumball Green

Accessories: Extra Wide Oval Punch, Island Indigo 3/8"Ruffled Ribbon, Big Shot, Fancy Fan Impression Folder, Tasteful Trim Die

Retiring List

Retired Accessories

Retiring stamps

Cast your Burdens

Can you tell I am in a simple card making mode  I think the use of the Adorning Accents folder adds so much to a simple card.

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Details:

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Blessings from Heaven

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Primrose Petals

Ink: Primrose Petals

Accessories: Big Shot, 1" Circle Punch, Adorning Accents Impression Folder, Primrose Petals 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Windows Frame Collection Framelit, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

Alien Owls

I saw these little alien guys while browsing a punch art search.  I knew I just had to give them a try.  I saw so many I do not know where they originate from.  If you are the originator or know who the may be please let me know so that I may give credit, they are GREAT!

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Details:

Stamps: Ciao Baby, Confetti

Paper: Sahara Sand, Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Sahara Sand

Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary accents Framelits, Owl Builder Punch, Petite Curly Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/8" Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

Friendly Hearts

Another quick and easy card.  The hearts are popped up on dimensionals.  I had to cut them in half to get them to fit without showing.

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Details:

Stamps: En Francias Background, Perfect Punches

Paper: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Raspberry Ripple

Accessories: Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Small Heart Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Rhinestones

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my Mother's birthday.  Here is the card that I sent to her.  I had intended on being with her but another storm is on it's way and we could not afford to get stranded.  She said that it arrived with no problems! (Sorry, I grabbed my phone for a quick pic before it headed to the mailbox) The front is embossed

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Details:

Stamps: Vintage Verses (SAB), Sweets for the Sweet, Curly Cute

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Glimmer Paper, Retired DSP

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark

Accessories: Toothpicks, Pinwheel Die, Mini Brads, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Cherry Cobbler Embossing powder

Fall Lattice

This was a fun, simple, quick card to make.  The sentiment was once again printed from the computer since I wanted a specific look and wording that was not available.  I used a Whisper White card base and cut it down to 4" x 5.25" and adhered it unto a 4.25" x 5.5" Early Espresso to make it a more firm base.

Details:

Stamps:  French Foliage

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White, More Mustard

Ink: More Mustard, Garden Green, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Big Shot, Designer Frames Folder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Lattice Bigz Die

Marvin Martian Punch Art

My son has a friend who loves getting my punch art cards.  His first was my Yoda card.  I was running out of unique cards to give him so  I had to go looking.  I ran across a design by Ellen Kemper  by that was just what I was looking for.  My son and his friend were both very happy with the card.  This is a full sized card made from one whole sheet of card stock. The inside I made a bunch of Owl punch aliens to go along the bottom.

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Details:

Stamps: Confetti

Paper: Marina Mist, Garden Green, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, More Mustard

Ink: So Saffron, Marina Mist, Sponging-Garden Green, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch-Hands, Word Window Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile-blacks of eyes, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Retired Alphabet

Baby Rattle

I wanted an elegant baby card.  I did a rattle card a  couple of years back for my niece when she was born and decided to go down the same path with this one.  I am trying to use up a lot of my retired paper.  I had nothing to match the color to go with the top of the rattle so I ended up stamping the pattern on it.  The rattle is popped up on dimensionals.

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Details:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny Tags

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Retired DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder, Top Note Die, Word Window Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 3/8" Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon

Fall Thanks

I love fall leaves and this set is so pretty to use to ,make beautiful leaves.  I stamped the image in More Mustard and used my markers to add more colors to the leaves.  The sentiment was just printed from the computer since I did not have any that said what I was looking for.


Details:

Stamps: French Foliage

Paper: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgandy, Crumb Cake

Ink: More Mustard, Bravo Burgandy, Garden Green, Early Espresso

Accessories: Extra Wide Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Adorning Accents Folders, Designer Frames Folder

Birthday Candles

This was a fun, simple card.  I cut the strips from the DSP, sponge shaded the sides of the flames with Cherry Cobbler

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Details:

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Paper: More Mustard, Whisper White, Regal Color pack DSP, Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Extra Wide Oval Punch, Flame-Merry Minis Punch Pack, 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Argyle Impression Folder

Casting Leaves

I have wanted to do this technique for quite some time.  It is so easy and produces a great card.  I cut all of my layers first and then removed the back layers.  I used a temp adhesive to hold together because I have a bad tendency to move things and I wanted it to stay lined up.  Then it is as simple as gluing all of the layers back in place.

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Details:

Stamps:  French Foliage, Blessings from Heaven

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Bravo Burgandy, Garden Green

Accessories: None-Can you believe that? Lol

Hello Kitty Birthday

My 5 year old niece is a big Hello Kitty fan, so I had to come up with something theme related for her birthday.  I did not have a lot of time so I kept it pretty simple.

Details:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Paper: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Melon Mambo

Accessories: 2.5" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes-Circles for eyes and nose, Small Oval, 1/2" Circle, Big Shot, Adorning Accents Folder, Needle Border Point Impression Folder, 3/8" Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon

Baby Cards

I am always needing Baby cards either in my store or for my own personal use.  I saw this fun simple layout and i knew I just had to use it.  The bigger square with the letters on it are poopped up on Dimensionals.

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Details for Baby Girl:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Elegant Eggplant DSP

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Big Shot, Cloudy Day Impression Folder, Corner Rounder Punch, 1" Square Punch, Flower Punch from the Itty bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearls, Retired Alphabet Die, Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Details for Baby Boy:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Retired DSP

Ink: Midnight Muse

Accessories: Big Shot, Cloudy Day Impression Folder, Corner Rounder Punch, 1" Square Punch, Retired Alphabet Die, 3/8" Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

MDS Price Cut

With the popularity of MDS (My Digital Studio) being so high they were able to reduce the price.  You don't see that happening too often in today's market.  What a bargain it is at $19.95!!!! I thought it was a bargain at the $79.95 I paid for it a few years back and they have done some awesome upgrades since then. If you are still not sure if it is the digital scrap-booking program for you, don't forget you can try it free for 30 days. Can you get that offer from any program you buy in the store?...Plus if you buy it through me you can ask me any question, any time of the day and I will answer you as soon as I can.  If you are local we can set up classes.  I can also do on-line classes for those long distance customers.  This is a superb program and easy to use.  

Purchasing Options:

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Friends

Have you heard me say "I love this set!" It has such great sayings and images.  I used a piece of tape to cover the image/saying as needed so that I could get just what I wanted where.

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Details:

Stamps: Lean on Me, Tiny Tags

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Retired DSP,

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Peach Parfait, Early Espresso

Accessories: 7/16" Naturals Trim Ribbon, Tag Punch, Circle Punch-Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot, Flower Garden Impression Folder, Linen Thread

MDS Trading Cards

I love taking pictures and my husband bought me a great new camera for Christmas.  I have an addiction to my children so when they have a sporting event , I am there.  I think I have missed 3 events in the 27 years and 6 kids. I take about 200 pictures per game-what player does not like to see pictures of themselves so I try to take for all of the team and give CDs out at the end of the year.  For those you know me here, know that I love to play around with MDS.  I hate how much I have to pay to get these fun trading cards made for my kids so I decided to make them myself in MDS.  My kids are home-schooled and they play basketball for our church's school. (Bragging rights-They went 28-2 this year and placed first at state for the Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools class B).  My kids loved them so much I ended up taking orders and making them for both the JV and Varsity teams (only about 10 kids).  I was able to fit 6 cards on an 8x10 sheet.  I bought double sided photo paper, placed the cards all grouped in the center of the page and printed both sides.  It was such fun and a great and easy job in MDS!

Kindness Matters

I was going through a bunch of cut card stock I had laying in a pile and came across a stack of card fronts that were extra from our Christmas cards 2 years ago.  I decided by adding the ribbon and the stamped doily they would make a great simple thank you card.

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Details:

Stamps: Kindenss Matters

Paper: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Retired DSP

Ink: Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Flurries Impression Folder, Perfect Pennants Die, 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Elegant Thanks

I needed some Thank you cards and I needed them fast, easy and yet elegant.  I really need to move my Naturals Card Stock to another shelf.  I have it way to high that it does not jump out at me to use.  I am so glad that I saw it as it is just what this card needed.

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Details:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Paper: Naturals White, Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder, 3/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Apothecary Accents Framelit, Flower-Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearls

Christmas Card MDS

For my Christmas pictures I want them to be able to fit them inside the card.  So I design them in the size of the envelope I will be using, in this case 4.25" x  5.5" .  I then bring them in to my photo editing program and put them on a 4" x 6" canvas.  That way I can send them to any printer to be printed on a 4"x6" sheet and I just cut off the 1/2" I leave white on the end. To make the background paper the way I wanted it I layered it and then made the top one more transparent so that the small flakes shown through.


Details:Made in MDS

Calypso Floral

I just recently bought this set and have been wanting to do the resist technique with it since I saw it.  I embossed the image with clear embossing powder.  Then I dabbed the colors I wanted where.  I wanted it a bit darker in the center so I used the marker to color that area in.  The ribbon is one of the free items in the SAB catalog.  You only have until March 22nd so make sure you order now to get all of the free SAB items that you want!!

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Details:

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, En Francias Background

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Calypso Coral

Ink: Versa mark, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1/4" Calypso Coral Ribbon