Great Friend

My new favorite set!! From the Occasions Mini Catalog this stamp set is *Great Friend* item 113792 and is only available until June 30th. I used my Pretty In Pink marker to outline the frame for the sentiment. I love how this makes it pop!! The decorative border to the left of the Tea Party designer paper is created with the Eyelet Border Punch. The butterfly is embossed with the Iridescent Ice embossing powder. Very sparkly in person.

What is your current favorite set??

Crazy For Cupcakes

I designed this card with Stampin' Up! supplies only. I LOVE Stampin' Up's Sizzlit die "Swirls Scribbles" and use it all the time! The swirls are a perfect choice for adding a little whimsy to the corners of the cupcake panel. If you are interested in making your own birthday cards the "Swirls Scribbles" die is only $4.95. Cupcake border wheel $6.50. I used the Stampin' Up! water colors for the images and highlighted with my Stampin' Write markers. Contact me at my Stampin' Up website to place your order or learn to make your own cards. Stampin' Up! Website

Hoot Hoot Hooray!

My first card with this adorable Hero Arts Graduation Set! The blue and gold colors were inspired by an invitation we received. Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point and Brushed Gold card stock matched the invitation colors perfectly. Score! Stamped the owl on gold, Pacific Point and Whisper White. Cut out and pop-dotted the hat and robe. Now I'm off to pop it in the mail and continue working on jewelry orders. Have a great day! ;-)

Sweet Spring Bird necklace

Those that know me as an established jewelry designer ask if I still make jewelry because I don't post any pictures of my recent work. I *do* still make jewelry and here is an exclusive design to prove it. You won't see this anywhere else!! Behold the sweetest hand painted bird pendant paired with sterling silver, Bali beads, Swarovski crystals and quartz beads meticulously hand wrapped and linked in my unique style.

That's all for now. Have a super day!

Floral Feline

Sorry I have been missing. Deadlines and orders are a huge "time suck" right now. Hopefully this Card Eye Candy will make you forget all about my lack of posts.

Now that my dear friend has received her birthday box, I can share a picture of the card I made especially for her. Lots of TLC went into this creation. We share a common love of cats, therefore all her birthday cards must have a kitty. Colored pencils were used to color this image. I then very carefully cut out the image (check out those whiskers!!!) to apply to the center of the card with pop-dots for dimension. The Stampin' Up! Trio Flower punch was used for all the flowers. This punch is fantastic because with one squeeze you get three flowers at once. Stampin' Up! markers were used to add shading/highlighting to the swirls and butterflies.

I hope this sweet kitty brings a smile to your face and brightens your day.

You Rock Grad!

I needed a graduation card and quick! The school colors are black and red so I pulled out my Stampin' Up! Real Red card stock, Scary Skulls rolling wheel and the Just Jawing stamp set. The stars are cut out of a metallic black paper and the big star is adhered with pop-dots. That's all from me today...gotta run. Have a fabulous day!

Mother's Day Card

This is just one of the Mother's Day cards I designed this month. I love the Stampin' Up! Embosslit dies. They cut and emboss in one swoop making it so easy to create a quick card. I used my daubers to add shading with ink. Markers were used to add shading to the leaves and the butterflies. I always use markers or my white gel pen to decorate die cut or punched out butterflies. It adds so much. Once you discover this, you are sure to decorate your butterflies too. I'll bet money on this starting a trend. Stampin' Up Little Leaves dies for the leaves and the Texturz Plates to emboss the white card stock. You can easily swap out the sentiment and use this design for any occasion. Just choose your colors and this card comes together quickly. Now go create! ;-)