believe...

playing catch up today.  trying to get some things done like christmas cards, tags, etc.  here's one tag i've been playing with.  it's got quite the mix of things...regular stamps, digital, used the silhouette.

believe

stamps:  eat cake graphics, unity
cardstock: white
ink: onyx black, iced spruce, tumbled glass
embellishments: prismacolor markers, washi tape, hemp twine, tag
silhouette design: kolette hall

trivets...

a few weeks ago, i posted some coasters that i made from tile. i sold a few to a friend from work. she was asking if i made any that were bigger, that could be used as a trivet (you know the things you put pots or hot dishes from the oven on to protect the counter/table). i hadn't thought about it, but told her i probably could. she wanted some to give as gifts and asked if i could make them with dogs on them. so...after borrowing a few dog stamps from chelsea and suzi, this is what i came up with. i made a total of 8, but these are my favorite ones.

(ps i love him...i've named him winston)

stamps: eat cake graphics, hambo stamps, inkadinkadoo, the angel company

ink: jet black & timber brown staz on

other:  stone tile, prismacolor markers

summer days...

i am still dreaming of summer. probably because it keeps snowing almost every day. i can't wait to see the sun for longer than a day!! this is my entry in ellie's summer circle journal. hope she likes it! i think i used a record number of blue inks! i also tried embossing with versafine ink, which i didn't know you could do. i love it. it's my new fave black to emboss with. gives much finer detail than either black craft ink or versamark.

summer days!
stamps: hanna stamps, riley, studio g, purple onion stamps, eat cake graphics, kim huges, green grass stamps
cardstock: bermuda bay, soft sky, american crafts pp
ink: baja breeze, buckaroo blue, pacific point, blue bayou, taken with teal, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers, clear embossing powder

and so it begins...

another circle journal swap, that is. this one is a summer theme. i had a hard time coming up with my cj for this theme. i knew what i wanted to do for my pages (then did something completely different as i got going!) but couldn't figure it out for the journal part. i had an idea sunday morning and just went with it. this is the result. now that i look at it, it's kind of minimalist, compared to some of my others. but i love the simplicity of it. and i can't get enough of this cute paper and stamp set from stampin up. i originally used the hemp twine to hold it together during the mailing process, but i think i may leave it once i get it back. i think it's cute!









2010 summer cj
stamps: basic grey, eat cake graphics, kim huges, imaginisce, purple onion designs, riley, stampin up
cardstock: river rock, stampin up pp, bo bunny pp, my mind's eye pp, we r memory keepers pp
ink: baja breeze, pacific point, melon mambo, crushed curry, chocolate chip; onyx black, vintage sepia, majestic blue
embellishments: prismacolor markers, stickles
fonts: ck fun, ck new years day
tools: corner chomper, bind it all

5 favorite things...

the end of the 2009 holiday circle journal is getting near. i can't believe how fast this one has gone by. i have loved seeing each one and trying to figure out what to do for each one! this entry is for sherri's holiday cj.




5 favorite things...
stamps: amuse, rubber stampede, my favorite things, maryse carrier, eat cake graphics, inkadinkadoo
cardstock: riding hood red, stampin up and deja views pp
ink: riding hood red, wild wasabi, cranberry crisp, onyx black
embellishments: glossy accents, xmas red & diamond stickles
other: bic & primsacolor markers

christmas favorites...

i can't believe that the latest circle journal swap i'm hosting is half way done. where has the time gone? it's been fun (and challenging!) doing this swap. here is my entry for ellie's cj. in it we were supposed to use our favorite christmas stamps. (and i think we were supposed to put why they were our favorite, but i forgot!)

christmas favorites
stamps: my favorite things, eat cake graphics, maryse carrier, rubber moon, stampin up, river city rubber works
cardstock: riding hood red, blue bayou, wild wasabi, my minds eye pp
ink: riding hood red, blue bayou, wild wasabi, onyx black
embellishments: stickles, liquid applique

first class mail...

i have a ton of stamps. i'm not even going to guess how many. so when i was talked in to joining a swap (thanks sherri!) that had to have some sort of mailbox, i thought no problem. oh my. i went through nearly every stamp i own and could not find a mailbox anywhere!! i even went to archivers to find a mailbox stamps and found nothing!! so i had to improvise, since the swap is due in a few weeks. thank goodness for the internet and clip art!! i ended up printing out a little mailbox and just cutting it out and adding it to my atc.

first class mail
stamps: eat cake graphics, maryse carrier, my favorite things
cardstock: melon mambo, kraft
ink: going gray, rich razzleberry, morning marigold, melon mambo

look! an actual card...

it's the first card i've made that i simply stamped on the card and didn't use any layers. i just love the little guy floating in the tube!! he is from eat cake graphics and the bubbles are maryse carrier. i even tried the cloud making technique using a scalloped edge. it looks more realistic in real life! inside says "wishing you a sunshiney day!"