Love Showers Card from Wplus9

Hi all.  Last evening, I also made a card using the new stamp and die combo called Love Showers made by Wplus9.  I was extremely pleased how smoothly this cut and the pieces just fell out of the die as if it were teflon coated!  I picked up  the die set at Simonsaystamp.com .  This was just a basic card and I used Spectrum Noir for coloring the hearts, frame and love and then coated some items  with Glossy Accents by Ranger.

Hope you enjoy.

Michael

Simon Says Time to Wake Up

Greetings to all.  Last evening, I created a shaker card using the awesome Clock Shaker die from SimonSaysStamp.  I used two layers of foam sheets to build up the card.  I am still working on the greeting but hope you like it.  This was cut from white cardstock and then I used Spectrum Noir pens to color the paper.

Have a great day!
Michael

Ocean Breezes

A Memorial Day weekend greeting to all.  May we salute those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

Today I wanted to create a card using the new Impression Obsessions Mini Nautical Die Set.  I used some washi tape to create lines on a card blank and used Ranger Distress Ink Mermaid to cover the exposed area.  I then used the Anchor and Ship's Wheel dies and cut out 9 of each.  I removed the washi tape and then attached the die cuts to the card over the Mermaid Blue areas.

I used a Sizzix Scalloped Oval Edge die and die cut two pieces, one in white and one in blue that coordinated with the Ranger Distressed ink.  I created the background using a watercolor brush and Ranger Distressed inks.  While that dried, I die cut a light house and three dolphins from the die set.  I used Wink of Stella to color them and attached them to the scalloped oval.  I then attached all to the card and created an Ahoy greeting on vellum and embossed it.  Hope you enjoy.  Here is the link to Impression Obsessions.  http://www.iostamps.com/ 

Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Michael

Stampin' Up Soft Sky cards

A wonderful new friend from the stamping group I recently joined sent me a couple of Stampin' Up inks and matching card stock.  I used the Soft Sky ink and card stock and was able to create three cards from it (could have made four if I was thinking ahead).  Below are the cards.  I am surprised how nice these turned out (I am not very skilled).  Please enjoy and feel free to let me know how I can make these better.  Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Take care.  Michael

Home made Balloon Stencil Card

Happy Friday to all you crafters out there.  Last evening, I used a left over piece of card stock that I had diecut balloon shapes using the new Simon Says Stamp  Celebration Time dies.  I placed the strip over card stock and using various Ranger Distress Inks, created a fun background.  I finished up the card with a simple Happy Birthday to you stamp using Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings .  Since the background was so busy, I only added a diecut glittered balloon.  Please let me know your thoughts.

Have a great day!  Michael

Lawn Fawn Stuck on You

I got this new stencil of a sunburst and did it on watercolor paper with Distress Inks.  I had a left over circle I cut out for another card and all of the sudden, it hit me.  Use the Lawn Fawn Stuck on You stamps and dies.  I used the Ranger Distress Inks for the images and the background of the circle die cut. I attached it to the background paper and mounted it on a 6x12 scored piece of paper.  I added some ribbon for embellishment and used Yellow Wink of Stella on the sun.  I hope you like it.

Foil Card Challenge

Greetings to all.  I hope you are doing well.  I am participating in a Foil Card Challenge and wanted to show my results below.  The creation of the foil card was much easier than I could imagine.  It gives you the chance to cover up a seriously messed up card and start again, using a liberal application of glue stick, a fresh piece of aluminum foil (although crinkled might be very interesting) and some smoothing and then embossing the foil card.  Hope you enjoy.

Have a great day.

Mike

Happy Birthday Balloon Shaker Card

Good morning everyone.  Today I am showing a shaker card I made using the new SimonSaysStamp balloon die cut.  I used the negative image and propped it up with foam tape and filled the space with sequins.  Let me know your thoughts.

Have a great day!
Mike

First Shake Card- Shake Shake Shake

Greeting friends.  I have been very busy at work and went to New Orleans last week for a seminar.  I am back and was inspired to create a Shake Thank You card.   I used 6x12 card stock and some beautiful sequins.  I hope you like it.

Happy Spring and a special card for my brother

Happy Spring to everyone.  I hope you had a blessed holiday! Last evening, I made a card for my brother's birthday next week.  This is my first kraft paper card.  I used a Darice Dandelion embossing plate and tried to highlight the embossing with Unicorn ink (I really need to work on this skill set).

I then used the silver Wink of Stella for the stems and added some embellishments.  Hope you like it.

Blessed Passover and Happy Easter to everyone!

Hello everyone.  It has been a very trying week here.  I tripped over a bag last Sunday evening and have been in a very lot of pain but am getting better now.  Yesterday, I received the new April Stamps of Life stamps and dies and have created a tag for my dear sweet wife Donna.

I die-cut the birdcage and birds using Graphics 45 6x6 Artisan paper.  Then  colored the birdcage with Ranger Distressed Ink Wild Honey (a personal favorite of mine) and followed up by brushing the entire cage with Wink of Stella Gold.  I die-cut and colored the birds and mounted all with TomBow Mono ink.  Amber rhinestones and a brown polka dot ribbon completed the tag.  Hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Tim Holtz Easter Stamp Card

Hello everyone. Sorry I have not posted recently.  The wife and I participated in the Tampa Bay Shop Hop for the crafting community and it was a lot of driving around the Bay area but also a lot of fun meeting great people and visiting some really awesome shops!  A huge thanks to all the participating stores for making this happen.

Today, I want to show my newest card using the Tim Holtz Easter Blueprint stampset.  This is the Chocolate Bunny.  I stamped him three times using Moments Rich Cocoa ink and then colored using Spectrum Noir pens.  Still trying to find that right group of browns.  (if you have a favorite combination, please share it).

That is it for now.  I will have more to share this week!  Take care.  Michael

Happy Birthday Bicycle Card

Today, I made a simple but nice Birthday card using Stamps of Life Bicycle2Stamp set and the new Tags and Words Framelits set.  I also was inspired last evening by a suggestion to use my RedScore tape to create a glitter stripe.  I did but still need to work on that.  LOL.  Have a great day.  Michael

Lawn Fawn's new Eggstra Special Easter Stamp and Dies

Good morning.  I completed creating a couple  Springtime/Easter cards last evening using the new Lawn Fawn Eggstra Special Easter stamps and die.  I also used the stitched rectangles to create the borders on the first card and a Spellbinders die to create the frame on the second card.

I hope you enjoy it.

Have a great day.
Michael

Bicycle2Stamp from Stamps of Life

Hello everyone.  Tonight I made a card for a friend at work who is feeling a touch under the weather.  I used the new Stamps of Life Bicycle2Stamp and die.

For the frame, I did use Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles.  I hope you enjoy it.

Donna's Birthday

Busy week in the household.  Today was our son's birthday and tomorrow is my wife's birthday.  I used the new Cats stamps and dies from Stamps of Life to create a card for my sweet Donna. She is a cat lover and I hope she likes it.  I realize my cards lack sophistication but they are made with love.  Feel free to give me tips to make the card better going forward.  I would appreciate it!

Have a great day!
Michael

George's Birthday

Tomorrow is our son's birthday.  I made him a card this evening using LawnFawn Hippo Birdie to You stamps and dies.  I hope he enjoys the card.  It was a lot of fun making it.

Welcome to my little piece of world

Hi.  My name is Mike and I like to pretend to make cards with raw materials, such as paper, dies, stamps, inks and other materials.  This blog will journal my successes, failures, and lessons learned during my journey.

I hope you will enjoy it.
Mike :-)