Walking In Faith

One More Ruffles

Ok...I promise this will be my last Ruffles!  I can't take credit for this card. I saw one almost like it in a magazine and just duplicated with Willoughby Soar With It Collection. That's one of my favorite papers and it just worked perfect with Ruffles. I did not add any color, just stamped the image. So easy! This set is still the Stamp of the Month until February 28th, available for $7.95.

Stamps: Ruffles T3417

Cardstock: Willoughby SWIC V844

Inks/Accessories: Noir (TT220) and Burnt Umber (TT218) Palette pads, Metallic Mini Brads D320

Baaa!

Another post geared toward the Savvy Projects Blog. This one is a Z-fold card. I have not made one of these in a while. I like the way it turned out.  They also stand up nice for display if you give them to someone. I used the liquid applique with a heat gun on the lamb. What fun! The inside simply says "Happy Spring".

 

Stamps: Spring Friends T3150, Trendy Greetings T2144

Cardstock: Maggie SWIC V847

Inks: S963 Eggplant VersaMagic (around the edges)

Accessories: Classic Scalloped Circles Nestabilities Die K295, Giga Scalloped Circle 3" D701, Mega Circle 2 1/2" D74, Neutral Mix Bitty Blossoms C590, lomonade Blossoms & Buttons G707, Pink Scrapper's Floss F909

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Spring Friends

Here is my entry for the Savvy Projects Blog on the Angel Company HomePage. 'This is not normally the kind of set I would work with, but I have to tell you...after playing with it, I think I like it!  Alot!  I've also forgotten how nice the tombow markers are when you just want to color a nice bright image. This is the bright set, although we also carry an earthtone set. Remember, you too can purchase this set at 25% off with just a $20 order, now until February 28th!  It is regularly priced at $19.95, on sale NOW at $14.96.

Stamps: Spring Friends T3150

Cardstock: Miss Moxie SWIC V841

Accessories: Tombow Markers F01, Tropical Mini Brads F772, Crystal (F516) and Orange Peel (F526) stickles

Happy Spring

I found the original idea for this basket on SplitcoastStampers.  I tweaked it quite a bit because I preferred a little treat basket, rather than the larger one featured there.  If you would like to see the original size, you can find the directions here.

We prefer to celebrate eggs and such as "new life" in Spring rather than at Easter, as we save that day for celebrating the resurrection of Jesus! You could change this basket up and use it for just about any little treat though. Very easy and quick.

Stamps: Trendy Greetings T2144

Cardstock: Maggie V847

Accessories: Extra Jumbo Circle 1 1/2" D72, Classic Scalloped Circles Nestibilities K295

More Ruffles

Ruffles is the February Stamp of the Month. Until February 28th, you can purchase Ruffles for just $7.95.  It is rather funny how these stamps can grow on you.  I have really come to love Ruffles!  He is almost one of the family.  But then we are all dog lovers. I can't remember not having a dog as part of the family.

This card was super simple.  These colors work good for those hard to make masculine cards.

Stamps: Ruffles T3417

Inks: Burnt Umber Palette TT218

Accessories: Circle Punch 3/4" D94, Circle Punch 1" D71

Cardstock: Brown V235, Jacaranda V353

I Made You a Kite

Be Lifted is one of my favorite sets in the Fall Supplement.  It was a lot of fun making this card.  I kind of felt like I was making a real kite and would soon be off in the field trying to get it in the air.  Some nice words come with this set also.  I used the Faux Cloud technique in the background. There is some stickles on the kite tail. Those little circles are simply holes punched out with my regular size hole punch.  I wanted to get the look of brads without going through the cardstock and leaving them show on the inside. One of my pet peeves! The inside simply says "may God's blessings lift you higher and HIGHER!"

Stamps: Be Lifted T3440

Cardstock: Pop Rockz Classic Soar With It Collection V827, Great Lakes V368

 

Sunflowers

This is a recent card we did at one of my technique classes.  I really like the way the technique turned out, although, I must say that I am soooo glad to be done with it.  I had several that took this class by mail and it simply took me forever to get the cards done.  LOTS of little pieces and a very tedious process!  Let's just say....I would NOT do THIS technique for a swap!

 

Stamps: Sunflowers T3292

Inks: Raw Sienna TT187

Accessories: Copic Markers YG95, YG97, YR31, YR23, YR24,Mini Guillotine Trimmer F302, Crop A Dile K100

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My Beloved Son

One of my goals this year is to get back to scrapbooking. I just love this pic of my oldest son with the sun shining through the blinds on his face.  I thought the faux venetian blind technique would be perfect for a background! I like the way it turned out.

Stamps: Happily Grateful T3277

Cardstocks: Patch V397, Ivy V398, Black V215

Ink: Landscape Palette TT214

Accessories: Crimper Corrugator D98

Ruffles

When I was typing that title, I almost wanted to say "Ruffles have ridges".  An old commercial from the past!  This is a card my friend Maria and I put together.  Ruffles is the Stamp of the Month for February.  When I first saw Ruffles, I was a little intimidated with the idea of coloring him (or her!) so I didn't use it for a while. As we were playing with it, we found it really stamped nice just using ink without adding any additional color.  It actually looks good in black and browns also.  What do you think?

Stamps: Ruffles T3417

Inks: Charcoal Palette TT219, Tuxedo Black Memento S1900

Papers: Kraft V244, Black V215, White Ultrasmooth V222

Accessories: White Ribbon Assortment, Tan Scapper's Floss, Button

 

Quote from C.S. Lewis

I ran across this quote today on The Rebelution blog. I love it and thought I would share it with you!  It's from C. S. Lewis.

We must train ourselves to feel pleasure, liking, disgust, and hatred at those things which really are pleasant, likeable, disgusting, and hateful. We must constantly ask ourselves whether the things we put before our eyes train us in this way, or just further distort our ability to appreciate good, true, and beautiful.