Welcome to your new home

A dear friend and his wife are moving into a new home and I wanted to give them a card to wish them an uneventful move. Since it is now fall, I decided to use some cool paper I found at a stamp store during my recent trip to a stamp show in South Carolina. The picture doesn't do it justice...the leaves are embossed and shiny! I used a stamp from Stampendous (I think that is who makes it). Just a simple row of houses that I colored to match the paper. A super simple card, but I think it turned out nice.

Copic Colors Used:

YG91, YG93, YG95
YR21, YR23, YR24
BG72, BG75
YR12, YR14, YR18
E31, E33, E35, E37

Are you in need of Ribbon???

I am a serious lover (aka collector) of ribbon! If you haven't been to Hambo Stamps lately, you have to check them out. They have a nice BIG order of ribbon from May Arts. There are all kinds of grosgrain ribbons, satin ribbons, and some WICKED fun shapes for the holidays. And right now...THEY ARE 50% off! Yes....I said 50% off!

Go check em out. I have already placed my order and can't wait for them to arrive so I can PLAY!

I admire your optimism

This owl by Hambo Stamps reminds me of the character on the Tootsie Roll Pops Commercial (does that date me a lot?). I love this fractured funny (also by Hambo Stamps) and could just imagine this smarmy owl saying this. The inside says "I mean at YOUR age, isn't buying green bananas a gamble?" LOL is that funny or what!!!!

This would make a great card for someone who is getting up there in age! The paper is from a sample pad of one of the new Basic Grey lines...pyrus. I love the earthy, muted colors. Just my thing!

Copic Colors Used:
Owl: E31, E33, E35, E37
Beak/Talons: Y32, Y35, Y38

Best Fishes to You

I found this cute paper at a stamp show in Winston-Salem in July. I thought it was too cute. I have quite a few "fishy" stamps and thought it would work great with this whimsical seahorse from Hambo Stamps. The sentiment is also from the Hambo collection.

I decided to step outside my typical color box and tried this cool combo. I didn't realize until afterwards that it looks a lot like the Miami Dolphins colors...I did not plan it that way, but I guess if you are a Dolphins fan...then this card is for you!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Seahorse: YR00, YR01, YR02; BG000, BG01, BG02

Spooky Tree

This is one of my favorite creations as of late. I have been in a bit of a creative funk, so this lifted me up and I found a bit of stamping mojo. I was inspired by the cool patterned paper by K & Company. I LOVE this paper...it makes me wish that the weather was cool and crisp instead of stinkin HOT!

The stamp is by Hambo Stamps and I wish you could see the sparkle of the moon... I used a clear spica to give it some bling! I used a white gel pen to create the dotted lines along the bottom pieces. I was trying to mimick the earth in the stamped image.

Copic Colors Used:
Earth: E30, E31, E33, E34, E35, E38 and E08
Sky: YR000, YR12, YR14, YR15, YR18
Moon: W00, W0, W1, W3

Witch Hat Trio

Gosh I love Halloween! I think I enjoy doing Halloween cards more than just about anything. I'm not really sure why, but I have stopped trying to psycho-analyze it and am just going with the flow!!! This funky striped paper is from K & Company and it has some of my favorite colors: lime green and purple!

This cute stamp (and sentiment) is from Hambo Stamps and was so much fun to color. It could be done in a myriad of colors to fit ANY paper you might have on hand. The tag die is a Cuttlebug one. I almost didn't get the sentiment on it, but it made it!

Copic Colors Used:
Hats:
BG0000, 000, 05, 07, 07, 09
YG11, YG13, YG17
YR12, YR14, YR18
V12, V15, V17
C7, 100

Friends Stick Together

I think this little porcupine is such a scream! This stamp and matching sentiment are from Hambo Stamps. I'm not entirely sure how "close" a friend a porcupine could truly be, but since this is make-believe and not reality...IT WORKS! :)

Copic Colors Used:
Porcupine: C00, C0, C2, C3
Nose: forgot to write it down! (sorry)