A rainy day...

Today was one of those days.  We were suppose to go camping (in a tent that we've had for 3 years and still haven't used), but then the weather forecast was for thunderstorms.  Oh well, we thought, a little water never hurt.  But then my husband ended up at an emergency dentist appointment this morning and had to have a tooth pulled.  Oy.  Needless to say, the camping trip was cancelled.  We were only going about a half hour from home for one night, so it really wasn't all that sad to cancel (and I know I would NOT have enjoyed sleeping in a tent with a thunderstorm going on around me anyway.  LOL)

So what's a girl to do with a unplanned day at home?  Stamp, of course.

I decided to go against the weather and make a bright, cheery card using Main Street (Whipper Snapper).  The birdhouses are all paper-pieced with Neapolitan (Dear Lizzy by AC).  The little flower garden is two dies; Spring Border (Memory Box) and Fresh Cut Grass (MFT).  The flowers and stems are colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from the Year Round Sentiments set (Hero Arts).  I love the little strip of washi tape that was a gift from a wonderful friend (she actually gave me a whole roll, not just the little strip.  LOL)

So... all in all, not a bad day.  Considering.
Thanks for visiting!
HB

Revisiting Vellum

Look at this - 2 posts in one weekend! LOL

It's our wedding anniversary this weekend so I didn't have a whole lot of time to play, but I did make one card.  I was inspired by Friday's Free For All challenge over on SCS to use vellum.  I love vellum, but it's one of those "old" things that doesn't get much use. 

I stamped the flower bouquet (Hero Arts) on white cardstock and colored with Copics.  Then I stamped it again on vellum and embossed with clear EP.  I colored only certain flowers on the back-side and cut each out.

 The vellum flowers are attached only at the center and the petals are curled up to look all fluffy.  Each vellum flower has a black Viva Pearl dot in the center.  A couple little vellum butterflies (Martha Stewart punch) are added in the corners.

The sketch for the card is from Retro Sketches #11.

I hope you had a fabulous weekend!
HB

When a card morphs...

Hi all - happy Friday!
I have the day off and am enjoying time playing around with new stuff.

I went over to Splitcoaststampers to see what challenges are going on and found the Friday Free 4 All challenge. Today's theme is "blue flowers". That's where I started...

This is where I ended up. LOL Now you understand my title! I went from a simple, blue flower card to the side of a cabin in springtime. I love when my creative brain takes a bunch of twists & turns.


I used the Small Madison Window and Small Flower Box dies from Memory Box along with various small flower punches from EK Success. The tulips are a Hero Arts stamp I've had forever and the sentiment is from Wildflower Garden (Papertrey Ink). Papers are from Dilly Dally and Dolled Up 6x6 pads (My Minds Eye).

I hope you are having a wonderful day - thanks for stopping by!

HB

Sewing?

I have been seeing such fun sewing-themed stamps for quite a while and finally gave in and bought this adorable set from Hero Arts. I made two cards right away... one with a clean , simple look. (Don't you LOVE the little hangers from Tim Holtz?)


And this one with a vintage feel. The little skirt is vintage lace, rubbed with Spun Sugar Distress Stain, loosely gathered with needle & thread and then attached with glue.

Ya, that needle & thread was the only "sewing" I did on these cards. LOL The zigzag stitching on the first card is a STAMP! Don't you love it?

Thanks for stopping by!
HB

Everyday is a Gift

Hello my crafty friends!
We are enjoying a lovely, cool (yea!) Labor Day weekend here in MN! And you know what THAT means... it's a 3 day weekend! wooHOOO!

I can't think of anything better than to sit in front of an open window, with a cool breeze and sunshine coming in, and STAMP!

This simple card uses Hero Arts butterflies, a Papertrey Ink sentiment and My Minds Eye papers. A black Viva Pearl Pen gives the dots on the butterfly wings dimension.

Don't you just LOVE when your Copic makers match the pattern paper so perfectly? *sigh*

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
HB

You made my day

Happy Sunday everyone! The sun is trying to poke through the dreary skies here in MN this morning. I hope it tries a little bit harder!

Yesterday was raining, and there really isn't anything better than spending the day at my stamping table on a rainy day. A couple friends and I decided it was "challenge day". We each picked a challenge out in blog land that we'd all participate in. Today's card is for the Hero Arts' May challenge, which is all about flowers.

After coloring the bunch of flowers in shades of yellow with Copic markers, I filled the centers with a little dot from my bronze pearl pen (Viva Decor). I love those things!

The stamps are all Hero Arts and the papers are My Minds Eye. The sentiment is on a Spellbinders ribbon tag.

I hope the sun shines on you today!
HB

Hello!

Do you ever buy paper for a specific holiday, thinking you are going to make all kinds of cards for family and friends? And then the holiday comes and goes and you didn't use even half of all the cute papers you bought? Best laid plans... right?

That's what I did for Valentine's Day this year. Since I didn't get any (yes, I said any, as in none, notta, not a one) Christmas cards mailed this year, I thought I would send Vday cards. Well... February wasn't any less busy than December, so now I have all this cute heart paper.

Good thing is... hearts are good all year long! :o)

I love this little friend tree (Hero Arts)! I stamped it on ivory cardstock, cut it out and then gave it a green hue with my Copic Airbrush. I stamped it again on pink paper, cut out the word HELLO, and attached it with a little foam tape.

Don't you just love that plump little bird! LOL! I love birds. A couple glitterfied hearts in the corner and I now have a stack (albeit small stack) of cards to fill with hugs and put in the mail. You don't think they'll mind getting hearts in March, do you?

Thanks for stopping by!

HB

Beate's sketches

My mojo has all but dried up lately. I sit at my work table and just stare into space. Does that ever happen to you?

Last week I sat there looking at this adorable new Hero Arts mini set, the one that I've been searching everywhere for, and nothing sparked. Nothing. Nada. Zip. I knew if I could just come up with a layout, everything would start to flow (ok. I didn't really *know*, but I was sure hoping hard!)

I finally turned to the amazing Beate and her fabulous layout challenges. And it worked!

This one is her Friday sketch # WSC64. I LOVE this layout and I know I'll come back to it often. I stamped the cute little critter angel on PTI Kraft in black, filled in the wings with white craft ink using a mini sponge applicator and then covered them with glitter.


I used a round Nestability to cut out the circle and edged it with white craft in. The polka dot strip is PTI Kraft embossed with the CB Swiss Dots folder and I then ran the white craft ink pad lightly over the top.

The next started out as a Christmas ATC for a swap, but it just didn't look right. Again, I reached out to Beate's fabulous blog for an idea as to how to use a 2.5 x 3.5 image on a card.

So, now that the holiday is over... and a tiny bit of mojo has returned, I may have some more things to share with you! ;o)

Thanks for stopping by! I sure do enjoy it when you visit!

HB

Supplies

Critter Angel - Stamps: Magic Holiday (Hero Arts) Paper: Kraft, Pure Poppy, White (Paper Trey Ink), Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), White Craft (SU!), Copic Spica pens Misc: Nestabilites, Cuttlebug, glitter (Stampendous), corner rounder punch

Puppy Angel - Stamps: Magic Holiday (Hero Arts), Rustic Snowflakes (Paper Trey Ink) Paper: Heidi Grace Designs, PTI, SU! Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), chalk inks (Versa Magic), Distress Inks (Ranger) Misc: glitter (Sampendous), ribbon (May Arts), tracing wheel