Blue Thank You

Hi there!  I have had a lot of fun playing around with alcohol inks lately. They are great for hand-coloring embellishments as well as creating interesting one-of-a-kind backgrounds. The card I’m sharing in this post is a thank you note created with a marbled alcohol ink background and metal butterfly accents (SU! embosslit die).  Until […]

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Masculine Birthday

Greetings!  I am popping in very quickly to share a masculine birthday card I made for a family friend. It is very simple and I utilized some mosaic tiles I found on clearance at Michael’s along with a quote from a Studio G clear stamp set. I am submitting this card to this week’s CASual […]

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Pleasant Poppies (2)

Hi there! I’m back for a second posting this week. This card is actually very similar to my last post in terms of materials and colors but with a different layout. This card is also a sympathy card for yet another friend who has recently experienced a loss (the third such event in the last […]

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Pleasant Poppies (1)

Hello!  I hope everyone is well–especially those who were in the path of the hurricane the last few days.  Super storm Sandy packed quite a punch! The area where I reside fortunately did not see catastrophic damage like areas both north and south of the region that were hit pretty hard and are still affected […]

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Sympathy

Greetings and thanks for stopping by!  Today’s post features a Stampin’ Up! stamp set (Thoughts & Prayers) and another alcohol ink background.   The background was actually stamped and heat embossed (Mulberry background stamp from CHF) before I applied the alcohol ink which gave it a leathery texture lending a masculine feel.  Until next time… […]

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