Red and Black Birthday

I am going to Cozy Crop again in April.  

I have been making card kits to take with me.

This was one kit that was fun to make.

These flowers are a new die from Nestabilities.

I am always drawn to red and black for

some reason!

I have been running out of cards for personal use

so I am making a ton of these at Cozy Crop just for me

to use!

Distress Inks and Watercolor

I got some new Ranger distress inks for Christmas.  Today I played with

them a little.  I ran the ink on the inside of an embossing folder and then misted it with water.

I put watercolor paper in the folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug.  

I like how it turned out.  I also stamped distress ink on my heart stamp and then misted it

with water before I stamped it.

These will go in my next box for Operation Write Home.

2 Step Stamping

The other day, my friend Cindy made a card using a 2 step stamping set.

While talking to her on the phone, I realized I had the same set and never used it.

Cindy taught me how to do the two time steps and how to use my

Stamp-a-ma-jig.  I have had that thing for years and it has never been

out of the package.  Well, hooray for me, I got it out and used it

and now I love it.

All the flowers on these three cards have been double stamped.

I used all the stamps in the set and made multiples of these 3 cards for my next

box to Operation Write Home.

Thanks Cindy!

Colorbox 6 x 6 pad

I got this 6 x 6 pad from Walmart.  

It is made by Colorbox and it had 100 sheets of paper

in it.  

Well for the last few days, I was bound and determined to use

up every last sheet of that paper.

I am sick of the browns and blacks and am ready to start

on some Spring colors.

I just finished the whole pad and it is such a weight off

my shoulders!!!!

Birthday Cards

I am a member of a new Facebook card group and my goal

is to send each and everyone of them a birthday card this year!

I make a few birthday cards every time I come to my craft room to have enough.

I am using up busy paper that I did not know what do do with it.

Paper piercing

I tried some paper piercing today!

This technique is out of my comfort zone!

I really like how they came out.

So much prettier in person though.

The pinks just matched up so pretty!

Happy New Year 2015

Happy New Year Everyone!

Wishing you all the best in 2015