Hey all! Sorry I’ve been such a slacker lately (at posting, commenting, sending RAKs, etc). I feel so drained when I finish an exam, ugh.

Anyway, today’s card is a remake of an old one from March, do you remember it? It uses the same papers and bird stamo but I added a few touches here and there. What can I say, I love heat embossing ♥

Since I changed the way I store my paper flowers I’ve been using them a lot lately, today I tried using eyelets in the center instead of brads (to use a little mi neglected Crop-A-Dile, lol).

This card is shorter on the outside and the “you mean everything to me” message is actually stamped on the inside of the card, very much like this card. Oh the irony, lol.

Tomorrow I’m buying a bunch of envelopes to start sending RAKs and stuff… It’s amazing how many card I’ve acumulated this year! (and yes, I have cards from JANUARY still on my desk). So… see you in the mail!

Estivalia

Papers: Blue Bayou cardstock (SU!), Far East 8×8 stack (DCWV), brown and white cardstock (misc). Stamps: Decorative Birds (Hero Arts), Always (SU!). Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Versamark (Tsukineko). Misc: 1/8 eyelets and brad, seafoam white embossing powder (Ranger), paper flowers, Crop-a-Dile, medium corner rounder (EK Success), COPIC Marker, white gel pen (Uni-bal), foam tape (3M).

Sorry for today’s crappy picture, I’m not feeling too well and the day is cloudy, so lighting is really sucky right now :(

This card is a case of one Debbie Olson made for the latest PTI release, I inspired on her sketch and colors.

The bird is colored with a G00 COPIC marker (which is the closest to Soft Sky I’ve found) and I also added some flock to the trail dots and the wings… fun! and I totally love the texture :)

I was going to hang a small sentiment from the ribbon with some thread, but I decided it’d be better to leave it as an “all ocassion” card, lol.

Everything else is much self-explanatory so I’ll leave you with the supply list

Stamps: Decorative Birds (Hero Arts), Little Lady (Papertrey Ink), Polka Dot background (SU!).
Inks: Palette Burnt Umber, Soft Sky classic (SU!)
Papers: Light brown textured opaline, white cardstock, Soft Sky cardstock (SU!)
Misc: brown and white crushed velvet flock (Doodlebug Designs), ZIG Squeeze&Roll 2 way glue (EK Success), medium corner rounder (EK Success), polka dot satin ribbon (American Crafts).

PS: Check out the BIG sale at Stampin’ Treasures, there are stamps as low as $1 and sets for $5! I’m definetely not being paid for the ad, I’m just a very very happy customer! :)

ETA: I uploaded a new picture… MUCH better! I also painted the wings and made the dot trail a lot more visible. Love it :)

Hi people! Today’s card was inspired by the Hero Arts blog club and Jennifer McGuire’s blog :D It was a very quick an easy card once I had decided on all the elements I wanted to use.

Again, it’s not a card that opens, the message is “hidden” behinf the scalloped circle with the bird image ;) I was happy to find the video tutorial because I really wanted to use this orange textured cardstock (and all I got was a 5.5″x4.25″ piece of it :P) and the orange striped ribbon in combination with this yummy bird paper.

I stamped the bird on white cardstock and painted it with prismacolor pencils (but toned the colors a bit using distress ink). There’s also a very light blue outline/shadow that I did with a COPIC B000 marker. Then I stamped my sentiment and adhered it to the scalloped circle (that I cut with a scalloped edge scissor… look ma, no nesties or punches! :p) with foam tape.

So… the magic part!

Not the best shot, but you get the idea :) I stamped the bird again on this circle with distress ink (but I stamped it 3 times first on scrap paper, without reinking the stamp, for a very light impression so it won’t bother when I write over it, mhuahahaha). It “swings” because the two circles are hold together with a small brad (that I hid with the upper white circle).

And that’s it! I’m very happy with this card because it was rather quick, like 20-25 minutes… considering it usually takes hours! :P

Stamps: Decorative Birds set (Hero Arts), Mixed Messages set (PapertreyInk).
Inks: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger).
Papers: Aerial paper pack (Memory Box)Orange textured cardstock (unknown! :P), K&Co patterned paper, white cardstock.
Misc: Pumpkin Pie grossgrain striped ribbon (Stampin’ Up), Prismacolor colored pencils, COPIC marker & colorless blender,  scalloped edge scissor, Crop-A-Dile, 1/8″ silver brad, foam tape (3M).