Hopping in to Say Hello!

Today I created a photo card.  The card is for my husband's grandmother who is in rehab from a recent car accident.  She loves to receive cards and letters, so my husband wanted to send her something.  I created the card with a shot I took of a frog that was found in our yard yesterday morning.  Normally little critters are a favorite of our big black dog. Luckily he was not interested, allowing me to have fun capturing this little guy as he was hopping around.

Hopping in to say hello!

The photo was printed on 4x6 Kodak paper using a Canon MX870.

Polymer Stamp

Good evening everyone, today I'm posting about polymer stamps.  My husband got me a kit from Granthams, it was truly a thoughtful gift.  My first 2 attempts failed, but the third was a charm and I could not be happier.   I followed the instructions posted on instructables, they have them on the Granthams site, but I like the break down of the instructions on instructables.

The poor stamping in the picture below was my misdoing.  The only con of this polymer stamp is that it bled with Distress Ink by Tim Holtz, and did not create a crisp inking.  I am going to try to condition it more to see if that helps with the bleeding.  More cards will be posted soon.

Supplies:
Lights - I used two 24" black uv lights (props from Halloween)
Cleaning solution -  I used dish soap
Brush -  I used an old soft toothbrush, it came in handy getting the non-hardened gel out of the small spaces on the stamp.
Negative - created in Photoshop but any paint program should work.
Transparency - inkjet based printable sheets - printer settings high quality.

Notes on the negatives - after some research I found that companies that make the polymer stamps use a min of 4 pt for lines.  The font I used for the URL was at 12 pt.  I want to experiment to see if I will be able to get down to clear 4 pt lines.

House-Warming Card

Today I created a card for my sister and brother-in-law.  I wanted to create a house-warming card that could be something to be framed as well.  I found a design at American Crafts Studio and tweaked the dimensions to fit my needs.  The card base is very simple and will work for many different type of cards.

Front

Extended

SuppliesBase     - 4 1/2" x 11" - White
Front    - 2 5/8" x 3 5/8" - Burgundy
            - 2 5/8" x 3/2" - design paper - (2)
Center  - 5'' x 3 1/2" - White
            - 4 7/8" x 3 3/8" - Burgundy
            - 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" - Sentiment (from 2004 scrapbook a day calendar)
Inside   - 4 3/8" x 1" - design paper - (2)
            - 4 3/8" x 3 3/8" - Burgundy
            - 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" - White

Anniversary Card - Black, White & Yellow

Today I created an anniversary card.  I got the idea from the Cardz TV Go-To Galz Challenge #34.  The challenge is to create a black and white card with a pop of yellow, and an anniversary card came to mind.

Supplies

Background 1 - black and white floral - 4 1/8" x 4" - from Harper's Boutique  paper pack from Hobby Lobby.

 Background 2 -  black and white floral -2 3/16" x 2 3/16" (same paper)

Heart Boarder Square - Yellow - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" - used Martha Stewart Loops Heart Punch Around the Page - 2 layers of foam tape

Heart Boarder - Yellow - 4 1/8" x 3/4" - Martha Stewart Lace Heart border punch

Couple Silhouette - Black - 2" x 2" - Sweethearts

Happy Birthday - Female

Have you ever put something somewhere so you won't lose it?  Well this card has fallen into this unfortunate fate.  At least I took a picture of it, the inspiration for it came from a Mojo Monday sketch challenge.  I wanted something fun and busy.  Once I find the card I will take the measurements and post an update.  Hope you enjoy!

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day!

I would like to take the opportunity to remember those that have fought for our freedom, thank you!

Perfect Pear

Today is a beautiful day to lay outside and blog :)

Today's card I created for a dear friend's anniversary that I was late on.  I printed out the sentiments using a couple different fun fonts to create a cheery card for their anniversary.  

Supplies

Front:

Background - 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Front Sentiment - 3" x 1" - 2 layers of foam tape

Pears:  Cricut Cartridge Preserves - Real Dial on 3" -

two shades of green swapping the leaves

(Peachy Keen Stamps PK-500 1 3/8" and PK-490 1 3/8" for the faces)

Inside:

Background - 3 3/8" x 4 5/8"

buttons to match the pears