Life is Precious

Oh my heart is like jelly!  This was last night, Natasha was exhausted. That face, those two faces! They mean the world to me.  Life is filled with precious moments like these!

Now onto a card I made using some Hero Arts stamps.

I stamped the larger clock using black  ink onto the notecard to create a background.  The designer paper is MME. I then heat embossed, in black, the smaller clock and sentiment.

A masculine card, which I challenge myself to make from time to time.

Sorry to keep it short again today, just a lot on my plate and on my mind!  Have a fabulous day!

Masculine Birthday

I decided to try and use one of the current Hero Arts sketches for a masculine birthday card I wanted to make.

Paper: card stock (PTI); patterned paper ( Bella Boulevard); watercolor paper; Neenah
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Chipped Sapphire, Brushed Corduroy & Walnut Stain distress ink
Stamps: Hero Arts (CL579; CL340; CL480)
Other: brad (Recollections); dimensional squares; corner chomper; black enamel accent

The sketch makes provisions for a ribbon or some twine tied in a bow but I wanted it to be more masculine so simply opted for a brad.

I water coloured the chair with the various distress inks, trying to make it look well worn.  Not sure how I really feel about the end result, but it's growing on me!

Wishing you a fabulous day!

Love Stands the Test of Time

A little while ago I was asked by Janet Hunnicutt from OWH if I would be willing to make a card for one of their posts, focusing on making your own background paper from stamps (rubber or digital), and my card is being featured today.  Well, there is just no way that I could refuse, it's such a great cause.  All the cards go to the guys and girls in the armed forces, allowing them to be able to write in them and send them back home to their loved ones.

Along the way my card sort of became a masculine looking card because of the colours mainly, which is a good thing, because those are always a challenge to make for most of us.

Paper: cardstock (PTI); Neenah
Ink: Fired Brick, Walnut Stain & Vintage Photo distress inks
Stamps: Unity (clocks); Technique Tuesday (Je t'aime); Hero Arts (Flourish on the heart)
Other: Glossy accents; foam dimensional tape; EK Success Heart Punch

I created the background patterned paper by first stamping the clocks in Walnut Stain (2nd generation stamping) and then overstamping with the sentiment in Fired Brick distress ink.  I inked around the edges with some Vintage Photo distress ink.

The sentiment strip was computer generated and matted with a strip of chocolate brown cardstock.  The heart was stamped with the Fabulous Flourish stamp from Hero Arts.  I also added  a little bit of glossy accents on the flourish and inked around the edges of the heart with Vintage Photo as well.  Finally, the heart was adhered with some dimensional tape.

A really simple card to make and quite an enjoyable process. It's amazing what you can come up with by just looking at unused stamps!  You can see the post regarding my card on the OWH Stars and Stamps website.

I hope I have left you with a little bit of inspiration!  Wishing you a spectacular day!

You're The Best

A quick post today as I am busy with the final bits and pieces of packing for our trip to Seattle, we leave later this afternoon!  So excited!  I have a few posts lined up but will only actually be back next week.

Here is a masculine card I made a while ago and had not posted yet.  Very simple, not much going on.

Paper: cardstock (PTI)
Ink: Memento; Glimmer Mist; Brushed Corduroy distress ink
Stamps: PTI
Other: Nestabilitie Star die; Tim Holtz embossing folder; dimensional adhesive

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a great week with family and friends!