Studio-J Cards

2009-04-12T13:58:00.002-06:00

I am almost done unpacking and sorting out the studio. Sure is looking good. A few things i have NO IDEA where to put at this time. Mostly my collection of back issues of various stamp and or scrapbook mags.
maybe i will sell them on ebay or etsy.

The supplies, tools and consumables are getting homes. I am thinking of putting one of my tables in the middle with my stool for spreading out projects.

I am going to take some pictures and put here for you all to see.

I had a really fun idea for labeling some things, I want to show off!

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On a side note my Brother's Girlfriend came over with him and my dad yesterday and she ended up asking for a Bday card, I showed her my stash of finished cards which will be on etsy as soon as I get settled. Anyway she picked one and asked me to turn it into a BDAY card. so she looked at my happy birthday stamps and picked one, I stamped it with a coordinating in, edged it with th same ink and layered it to the card for her and she loved it.

Chronicles of UN-packing :)

2009-04-05T21:40:00.003-06:00

Well, I got packing so fast that I couldn't keep it blogged. And I didn't get to keep it too organized like I started, Ended up throwing it all into boxes as it fit.

So Now I am in Colorado and unpacking. We came on the 20th.

I've been unpacking now, and making the most of my new studio which was a kitchen in it's prior life. It has a wall of cabinets with a counter-top and sink. Also a full fridge, but no other sign of a kitchen now that i am taking it over. The walls are painted concrete and so I can not simply hand things on the wall. I am going to get some command adhesive things to hand a few bigger items on and removable foam tape for the cards and small goodies.

Pictures to come of the new space as soon as it is all unpacked and sorted out!

Chronicles of Packing -3rd installment

2009-02-27T20:23:00.002-07:00

Another thing I use a lot of for decorative storage is photo storage boxes, and I don't just use them for photos. i use them for everything and have labels on the ends of all of them.

They aren't too heavy individually, depending on what is inside them, so I used 2 large moving boxes that measure about 20" x 20" x 15" and filled them with the decorative boxes. There was some extra space our the side so i filled it with other small boxes like cigar boxes that i also use to hold stuff.

I am either going to move to jars or magazines next. maybe magazines since i got some book boxes today and so many stampin magazines!

Chronicles of Packing -2nd installment

2009-02-27T18:25:00.007-07:00

I bounced all over town today getting boxes.
I had a a few responses to my freecycle want ad to follow thru on...

1st I stopped by a guy's office/workshop in early street who is a framer and he had some various smaller boxes. will be good for inner packaging of small things into bigger boxes.

Next to another gentleman's office who had 3 real moving boxes. 10 each of 3 sizes. He said eh just moved his MIL and was hoping to find someone who needed them.

Then I went down the street, to Borders and asked the gentleman at the Customer Service Desk if he had any empty boxes. He said "no" loud enough for the boss to hear him then whispered directions to me where they put them in the back behind the building and i probably got about 15-20 good book boxes from there.

So my brain said go look for a similar receptacle behind the other Borders who already told be no. But there was nothing there.

I asked at Staples and they had none... same at Office Depot. they all crush them immediately.

So I followed my plan to the Pizza Hut to ask for pizza boxes. I get 10. woo hoo! A+
Then I decide to give Domino's a try... They say "NO" but gave me 2 smallish pepperoni boxes. D... what a coincidence. I dont like their pizza anyway!

So on my way home i stop to pick some medicine up from yesterdays root canal and see a guy restocking shelves and hask him for his emties. i didnt get too many and they dont look too bid... but some is better than none.

Then I go home.

I put the pizza boxes in the studio and find a sharpie.

Here is how far the 10 pizza boxes got me...

10 Large pizza boxes filled with stamps, 1 layer deep in each. I will get some newspaper or something to layer in hte 1/2 in or so thats gapped from the lid to teh top of the stamps to keep them more in place for the move. They are all rubber side down on the clean cardboard surface.
I will definetly need about 20 more pizza boxes...

Chronicles of Packing -1st installment

2009-02-26T13:24:00.004-07:00

This is the 1st in many posts to come of my Studio-J packing experience.

1st i browsed the internet for packing tips and also asked fellow crafters how they do, did, or might pack their items.

I have moved my studio twice now, and in each event things didn't arrive as safely as I had hoped.

Here you can see the gigantic stamp shelf i got from a stamp store that closed. It is overflowing with stamps! This will be my 1st feat.

(click image to enlarge)

Each shelf is dedicated to a theme of stamps- Asian for example. I am going to try to keep the themes together. I am going to stop today and try to get some pizza boxes for free from Pizza Hut and pack stamps in pizza boxes so they stay flat and safe. I hope they will give them to me or I will try Sam's Club. I think I may only need 30 or so.

I will return with pictures of the packed so you can see, and a final count of how many boxes i needed!

Moving

2009-02-26T01:58:00.003-07:00

I'm moving again - hopefully, anyway.

I was not happy with the way things got packed from my studio last time.
I have tons of stamps as well as everything else and look for your packing advise!

H_E_L_P

Cricut Snowmen

2008-12-11T00:26:00.005-07:00

These are some examples of my 2008 Holiday Cards.
I used the Cricut to make the snowmen. In some cases I used brads buttons gems and such to embellish for the eyes and buttons, in other cases i just let the back layer show through and embellished his collar with a lil' prima corsage.

I used various patterned papers with a wintery theme for the backgrounds and layers with coordinating cardstocks. I added "happy holidays" with a Hero Arts stamp on a round tag connected with a brad.

20 Thanks

2008-12-10T22:07:00.000-07:00

A friend of my husband & I asked before thanksgiving for 20 thank you cards.
We negotiated a price and he left the creative liberty in my hands.
So going with that I came up with these, all similar but different enough from each other to make it interesting.

I used:
DCWV Old World Mat Stack
Prima Flowers
Brads
Cricut Tags from textured cardstock
Thank U stamp from Stampin' Up!
Kaleidoscope Autumn Leaves Ink Pad

I found a great place to take pics of my cards! On top of my old Franklin stove when it's not burning wood and hot!

Published submissions

2008-12-05T01:11:00.000-07:00

I've got a bunch of cards published over the past 9 years, in various stamping and card making magazines. However, I never kept records. I wanted to - just didn't!
I started going back thru my magazines, which I've kept all but maybe 3* and putting page flags in and started a spreadsheet with the info of what, when, etc.

So far I have been thru 8 magazines; found 6 submissions within 4 of those magazines.

I know that at least one magazine I had and lended out, with no return, was one I had at least 1 card in, but the borrower had no regard and probably tossed it after reading it.

I wish the publishers had index of artists in them.
I have a long way to go to find my name in magazines!

If you wanna help, you can!
comment back with publication name, issue, page info... you will be rewarded for finding anything.

I've used all variations of my name... julie... julia... joolz... from either noblesville, indiana or las vegas, nevada. Nothing yet from Santa fe, but soon I will get involved in that too!

here is what i have found so far... save yourself from looking in thee issues:

Scrap & Stamp Arts Scottpublications.com May/June 2004
Rubber Stamper Rubberstamper.com January/February 2007
Stampers' Sampler Stampington.com Feb/Mar 2003
Stampers' Sampler Stampington.com Feb/Mar 2003
Stampers' Sampler Stampington.com Feb/Mar 2004
Stampers' Sampler Stampington.com Feb/Mar 2004

New Year of Ideas

2008-12-02T14:17:00.001-07:00

Well it is now December of 2008 and as the year draws to an end I have a whole bunch of new Ideas for the new year.

I've fallen off my Etsy boat since I moved to Santa Fe a few months ago- and I would like to get back on it.

I would also like to work on my scrapbooks more this coming year.
I have lots of photos old and new to get sorted out and into books.

I have a lot of inspiration sources, and I want to jump in head 1st.
Along the lines of scrapbooking, I have a few ideas for working with photos on other projects.
Scott's photos are really getting good and I want to do something with them!

He recently made me a "movie" as he calls it, tho only about 5 minutes long, its set to a song and scrolls thru photos of us and places in our last home city of Las Vegas. It is very touching and sweet. It is kind of like a scrapbook, a video scrapbook of sorts and I plan to get a paper board cd holder and create some sort of story book around hte cd witht eh CD inside. Scrapbook style, of course!

I have some fun card ideas to work on as the year progresses. I recently found some lists os wacky holidays/observances/yearly marked celebrations I think would be good challenges for cards. For example, January 8th is Bubble Bath Day! Who Knew?!?!

And on January 12th, pay hommage to your pharmasist (LOL), because that is National Pharmasists Day!

Every day seems to have some celelbration involved with it! And I am going to see what I can do with the ispiration of each celebration!

And I also hope to get pictures of these cards up for you as they come along!

Moving Sale

2008-08-09T16:39:00.000-06:00

I am moving to New Mexico!

I have about 45 days until I do...

So I am having a sale, for the obvious reasons
- to have less to move
- to celebrate

25% off your order!

RME accepted- RME invoice will show discount
PayPal Accepted- Will refund the Difference or invoice you the correct amount, you choose.

Order over $25.00 will get FREE SHIPPING

Shop at StudioJcards.com

New Mexico

2008-08-08T21:58:00.001-06:00

I want to move to Santa Fe, New Mexico. I didn't know it right away, but earlier this year i knew i wanted to get away from Vegas. The opportunity came to me when my mine was not clear and i quickly dismissed it. Now I am convinced this is what i want to do, and am doing what ever i need and can do to get there.

will keep you posted.

I know Santa Fe and Taos are good communities of arts and artists. I think I will fit in and feel a lot better.

2008-07-24T17:50:00.002-06:00

So earlier this year my favorite local stamp store closed. not for any bad reason, the owner just wanted to retire! Well all the fixtures were for sale too! I found a couple unclaimed stamp shelves... I put my name on one and bought it when the store officially closed. It's HUGE at about 7 foot tall and 5 ft wide, and about 5" deep. It came with the hardware and 37 shelves that are repositionable.
This was in MARCH!!

Yesterday we (being the hubby and I) stayed home for the most part of the day and made a home for the shelves, installed the shelves and organized my stamps on the shelves. He helped with the whole process too!

I have a lot of stamps! It is true! and this you will see!

Well he took a picture of the shelves barren of stamps, before we got the stamps moved to their new home.

The shelves are in a spare bedroom of the house, that is more like a large walk in closet. I mostly use the room for storage of inventory and packing supplies, my clothes/dressing area, and now my wood mounted stamp shelves!

We ended up not needing all of the shelves, the stamps are 3 deep on the shelves and we took some out to make room for the taller and larger stamps, in order to also keep the stamps together by theme (i.e. christmas, love, animals, bugs, words and saying).

So not when i need a stamp i do not have to riffle thru drawers and shoe boxes and where ever else i might have stashed them... I just go to the shelved, look for the shelf with the theme i need and choose!

The only stamps that are not on the shelves are of course unmounted ones and the kind that come in plastic storage cases from a certain company... we have to figure out a separate method for organizing those.

So after hubby so carefully helped e set them all up on the shelves in their respective order, he had to take yet another picture.

He has to buy me a step stool or small ladder to reach the top 2 or maybe 3 shelves! good thing i put xmas on top! i wont need it for a short while yet! time to get the ladder anyway!

I might yet put something interesting on the top top, perhaps just hand made treasures i get from friends and fellow ETSY sellers!

Suggestions welcome!

Now i have the job of reorganizing the space in my room where i HAD the shoe boxes of stamps and stuff! I have more space i can better utilize now! How exciting for me!

Treasury and Feature

2008-07-07T18:27:00.000-06:00

I threw together a Treasury on Treasury West last night. Its all Pink n Aqua!
here is the link

I didn't have it planned. I just wanted to make a treasury! So i snagged one by chance and went thru some of my favorite shops and came up with the color scheme as i went. I had fun with it!

Then I get a convo, from a fellow Las Vegas Etsy seller. She had featured me in a blog post and then called me out for being a blog slacker! it's true- you know it if you read this regularly, well as regularly as i can post!So then i thought about what would i feature of hers. And since i didn't add her to my treasury. I gotta feature her NOW! Well I bought the cutest little bag from her. she makes bags, purses, and such. It hangs around my neck like a lanyard and is perfect for just my cellphone, ID and money. I can not wait to use it on my vacation! I'm talking about Solsisters.etsy.com
and here's the bag!
She has a few others as well of it's genre! check it out! You will love it!

Carrot Cake Heaven!

2008-07-02T12:12:00.000-06:00

I'm going to randomly feature Etsy sellers I have bought from!

I am starting with TheFetchingHound.etsy.com
This is a bakery shop! With the most wonderful treats!

I ordered "People Chow" a short while back and enjoyed this yummy crunchy goodness of peanut butter & chocolate covered chex cereal dusted in powdered sugar!

They included a few samples of carrot cake bites... OMG the BEST carrot cake I have ever had!
I made plans to order some for a friend who is a carrot cake lover, and recently went back to do so!

I am anxiously awaiting the response from my friend! I am going to have to order some for myself soon! maybe in the fall when it won't get too hot sitting in the mail truck! But I sure am craving them!

Go to thefetchinghound.etsy.com to get some treats of your own!

Joy is the Feeling

2008-06-30T17:41:00.000-06:00

...of grinning on the inside!

Just listed this awesome card today! Also listed another mini thank you card assortment, after selling the ones i posted just yesterday!

A week full of listings!

2008-06-29T15:49:00.000-06:00

June 23
I listed Elegant Swirls Mini Thank you cards, which sold the next day!

June 24
I listed this card called
"Happy Life" (available)

June 25
Listed Olive Stripes Mini Thank You Cards (Sold)

June 26
I went a little crazy I guess!
I listed 3 things!
Birthday Swirls Greeting Card (sold)

and...
Joy is a Flower... Notecard (available)

as well as...
Reeces PB Cup Mini Thank You Cards (available)

June 27
No New Listing :) so the day before doesn't seem so bad now :)

June 28
Ooops I did it again! *3* New Listings!
All are Mini Thank You Card Sets and are still available!

June 29
Well Last night I had a special Request for an assortment of my Mini Thank You Cards...
So I listed a $15 assortments ( 38 cards) and it sold right away to that person. So I thought maybe it was a good idea to keep that kind of listing up. So this afternoon I relisted it, for anyone else who might want such a thing.

I will also do similar listings in the future for lesser amounts.
$10 for 25 Mini Thank You Cards
$5 for 12 Mini Thank You Cards

I am going to create a poll for you to tell me if you think I should still offer the 'sets' also, or just assortments. Comments welcome also!
The Poll Widget seems to be broke, so please just post a comment on this!!

Week in Review

2008-06-24T06:16:00.000-06:00

Well Sunday slipped away from me and so did Monday so here it is very early Tuesday morning!

Some more slight changes!
My schedule for listing is changed!!
Granny's Crafts section if going away. Granny is getting her own shop: Grannypats.etsy.com, SO all items in my shop made by her are marked down!
Also If you buy any of those items you will get a free set of my mini thank you cards!

So, In turn my posting schedule will go a littel different...
I am just going to alternate for a while, every other day Note/Greeting Cards and Mini Thank You Cards.

Wow here's what I listed this week:

June 16th, Monday
Key to everything, Mini Thank You Cards (sold)

June 17th, Tuesday
Wooden Pendant Destash (sold)

June 18th, Wednesday
This day I had a special order for 25 of my mini thank you cards in pinks n mauves.
no pictures....

June 19th, Thursday
Enjoy All Things, Note Card (sold)

June 20th, Friday
no new listing this day...

June 21, Saturday
Plum Iridescent mini thank you cards (sold)

June 22, Sunday
Swirls Birthday Card (sold)

So I guess everything I listed this week sold! So what can I show you thats still available...
My oldest but still active listing!
Listed on Feb 27th

Vino Altered Puzzle Pin

This week...

2008-06-15T13:51:00.000-06:00

I changed my plan of action on Etsy.
I am limiting myself to 1 new listing per day, and there is some order/schedule to it...

I have scheduled what to list on what days - provided I have one of that type of item ready-made.

Sunday: Note Cards or Greeting Cards
Monday: Mini thank you cards
Tuesday: Surprise!
Wednesday: Granny's Crafts
Thursday: Note Cards or Greeting Cards
Friday: Mini Thank You Cards
Saturday: Surprise!

In the past week I have listed:
Monday, June 9th( and it sold almost immediately)
More Than Yellow Mini Thank You Cards

Tuesday,June 10th (handmade by my Granny)
Paper Doll Print Ribbon-Tie Gift Bag

Wednesday,June 11th (also sold almost immediately)
Glittery Green Polka Dot Mini Cards

Thursday, June 12th
Share Love - Share Sorrow Note Card

Friday, June 13th
Barn Door Mini Thank You Cards

Saturday,June 14th
Mini Thank You Card Mix Lot

June 15th (today)
Laughter is the Best Medicine Note Card

Earth Day Inspired: Scrap-cycling

2008-04-27T15:01:00.001-06:00

I've been inspired to go thru my tremendous collection of scraps! cardstock and paper alike! well i already had it sorted in 2 baskets. One has cardstock the other is misc scraps of patterned and printed paper.

Well I have cut down the cardstock into so many 2"x4" (approximate) pieces, with slight variations as to not make waste. I folded in half to approximately 2"x2" mini cards.

I've cut up the various printed paper into small strips or squares and matched them up with the mini cards in attempt to make sets or collections. I see these as a good use for enclosures in sale shipments, and decided to go beyond that and sell to for other shops to buy and use in their sale shipments!

Maybe i will get thru all of my scrap baskets with this project, and then making more space on my work table! In the mean time making a few bucks!

here are a few examples of some of my faves!

Girly Style

2008-03-30T19:21:00.000-06:00

I made this layout with girls in mind.
Maybe for a slumber party, girls night out, or just pictures of your little girl!

I used fun coordinating patterned papers and matched up some cardstocks, fibers and other embellishments.

There is a place for a title ont he far left and a main picture ont he left page as well.

On the right page you could put up to 3 pictures, or use one of the spots for journaling.

I love the coral with the purple in this layout.

Of course the pages are both 12x12" and all archival safe!

You could send your pictures to me to finish the layout and make up your own title for me to add with coordinating lettering.

Come see this listing

Just Add Photos

2008-03-26T17:24:00.001-06:00

I'm also trying to make scrapbook layouts that anyone can just add their own photos too, and give it a bit of journaling and VOILA! Its done!
Here are some samples!

The first set of pictures is from a Layout called SUMMER FUN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

1st Official Client ???? Teaser....

2008-03-06T17:39:00.000-07:00

You could be my 1st official client for this endeavor!

And if you are, you get your actual album FREE!
Hand-picked by me to match the pages!

C'mon Down, You're the first client for StudioJcards Custom Scrapbook Service!

My Latest Endeavor

2008-03-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Professional Custom Order Scrapbooking
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Get your photos together!
I'll do the work for you!
You'll get a 20 page 12”x12” Scrapbook!

Are you too busy? Uninspired? Overwhelmed?
Let me do it for you! I'll match up all the products and supplies to coordinate with your photos!
I'll mat your photos, AND I'll journal for you (computer printed for neatness and clarity).
For just $300.00

All you have to do is pay and send your photos with the info you want journaled.

I'll put the pages in archival page protectors, in a hand picked album that will match the pages/theme.

I suggest you send at least 20-60 4x6" photos to spread through-out a 20-page book.
The more the better! Enlargements welcome but limit space.

Now lets get those pictures out of the closets and shoe boxes and into books!

I promise quality work and reasonable turn-around time! (average no more than 2 weeks)

Let us help each other out!

I've got photos of samples online, click here!

C'mon you know that you still have those Hawaiian vacation photos still on the SD card in your digital camera! Have them printed at Walgreen's at put me to work!

Or what about all those pics from pre-digital camera days, in the photo-developers pouches. Those are IMPORTANT MEMORIES too!

New Again

2008-01-14T04:27:00.000-07:00

I just read this post on the Etsy forums and felt the desire to write about my beginning.

I'm considering myself newbie. Even tho I opened shop in October. I was lost and scared and didn't know what to do. I decided to put some tags up 1st, they seemed popular at the time. I think I went overboard, and now have a lot to sell. Then one day I had a message, a purchase from my Etsy shop has been completed. I freaked out, I jumped on the phone to my hubby and my grandma to tell them. then I ran to the store to get mailing supplies and got my little goodies ready to send to a new home. I listed a few items a day for a good while, then I made another sell 2 items to 1 person this time.This was encouraging, so I kept listing on a steady basis.

I lost track since about thanksgiving and didn't get back on track until this week when I got sick.
I've been all over the forums and grabbed me a mentor and I'm working really hard to get it going again and start those sales flow up.

So I feel like I'm starting new-new! So I connected with that forum thread.

Poll...

2008-01-13T05:27:00.000-07:00

Look over to the right. theres a new element here - A POLL!

As I am cleaning up my shop, or thinking about it anyway, I am wondering if I should bundle all the individual cards into mix assortments.

Please vote in my poll, what you think about this!

Cricut Flower

2008-01-12T16:35:00.002-07:00

I love the Cricut! I cut these flower components with it and put a large brown brad thru the center.

Then I simply layered a panel of heavy brown handmade paper to an off white card, then positioned my flower in the corner. I love this card, so I made a couple like it.

This is for sale in my shop as a set of 2.

I'm So Proud of Him

2008-01-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

My Dear hubby is really doing well with his photography endeavors. He has taken some time to shoot a set of my cards.

After Browsing the photos in the January 08 issue of Cards magazine, he knew what he wanted to do. He asked me to collect objects for props and settings to go behind and or around the cards. He bought a small brass easel to set the cards upon, and we went to town, one card at a time.

I think his photography really enhances my side of the work, the cards :)

On 4 of these I used the Cuttlebug embossing folders. I really like the look of the panels when they are embossed and distressed.

This particular set of cards is going up for sale on Etsy.

Stamp Credits are all UNKNOWN. If you know, please post a comment with the information. Thank you.

Asain Collage

2008-01-11T17:02:00.002-07:00

Like most collages this just took off on it's own.

It all started with the polished stone background paper I had made and saved for the right card/project. So I guess that 'right project' came to be. I grabbed a bunch of Asian stamps and went random with black dye ink on the polished stone piece. Then for dimension I added a punched fan and a gold chain sticker strip.

Then I found just the right shade of red to layer it on. I was almost ready to attach it to the black leather texture card base when i decided to add this strip of Asian writing up in the corner.

The blue is not part of the card, as you will see in a few of my pics it is a backdrop.

Stamp Credits: Hero Arts, Inkadinkado, KK Originals, Kodomo Inc, Hampton Art Stamps

Tribal Forever

2008-01-09T14:28:00.002-07:00

Once again I was using up sacred scraps!
I think these cards are just too simple to describe!
But I like the variation and color combo!

Stamp Credits: Stampin' Up!

Verdigris Dragonfly

2008-01-09T14:14:00.000-07:00

So I had this really cool scrap of patterned paper for a while, I liked it so much I almost never used it. Until one day when I was going thru my scraps and It occurred to me to use it.

I took a scrap of black cardstock and embossed this dragonfly with verdigris EP. I tore the edges, and found a color within the cardstock, it is kind of a faded black.

Then I took the patterned paper scrap at mounted it off center to the right of a red cardstock piece. I used a rub-on for the message, and faux brads stickers in the 2 upper left corners.

Attached this to an off-white card base and then possitioned the dragonfly piece.

Stamp Credits: Just for Fun

Umbrellas

2008-01-08T17:19:00.001-07:00

I think the paper inspired the card. I had this paper and then I found these Umbrella brads. Too cute together!

A strip of the paper was attached along the left side of the pink panel, leaving a small margin. the word "friendship was stamped in orange at cut out in a strip and mounted at an angle to the pink panle and overlaps cropped off. then the brad was put in place, and all is mounted on a white card base.
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And Another made with the same supplies...

Stamp Credits: Stampin' Up!

Joy Beckons

2008-01-08T17:17:00.001-07:00

Another creation made from my days of trading and swapping things mostly from Snagging Stampers.

I got a bundle of stamped messages from someone, which the message came from.
Also a bundle of embossed die cuts from someone else.

On a white card base I layered the orange plaid background panel. Then a small white adhesive vellum piece in the lower right corner. Centered in the vellum is one of the embossed die cut flowers, which i added a white brad to the center.

Then I cut out the message as shown and affixed it in the upper left corner.

Stamp Credits: unknown, comment on this post with the info if you know!

Hand in Hand

2008-01-08T16:56:00.001-07:00

It's all about the vellum quote, Which I layered using silver eyelets, after tearing the edges, to a torn edge script collage background paper.

Then a attached a strip of silver outline design sticker down the side and a smaller piece across the center of the quote. I embellished with an off-white paper flower and silver faux metal brad.

I layered it all onto a gray speckle card base.

Actually no stamps used!

This card is for sale

Dont Believe Everything You Think

2008-01-07T14:56:00.001-07:00

I got this face stamp UM at a convention like 2 years ago... She has a sister, similar design.

Anyway, This was originally an ATC but then I decided not to trade ATCs anymore so I made her into a card.

I stamped circles and rectangles with hot pink and aqua dye ink.
Then I stamped the face and message in black. I stuck a strip of color coordinated magic mesh caddy-cornered on an aqua card base, and mounted the ATC in the middle with 2 hot pink, metallic, square brads. Voila!

Thought of You Flutter By on the Breeze

2008-01-07T09:28:00.001-07:00

First on a light green panel i pearl embossed the butterfly randomly all over.
Then I stamped with Versamark the message randomly all over, and immediately rubbed darker green chalks on the impressions.
Next I layered the panel to a darker green card base, and adhered sticky stitches along the top.

The photograph is too dark, I apologize.

Stamp Credits: Butterfly- Biblical Impressions; Message- Stampendous

Taste it...

2008-01-07T06:52:00.001-07:00

On the back/blank side of a pink raffle ticket I applied white Krylon spray webbing. When that dried i stuck a word sticker in the center of it.

I layered a bold bright striped panel to an orange card base.
I layered a piece of bright spring green down the center fo the striped panel.
On a purple torn edge piece of card stock I stamped the coffee cup image with black ink.
With aqua staples i stapled the coffee cup piece and ticket over the center strip of green.

Stamp Credits: Stampendous

Quilted Postage Mimick

2008-01-06T15:02:00.001-07:00

Do you ever find the slightest little things inspire you?

I got a card or letter some someone with this postage upon it, i saved the envelope for a long time knowing there was something about it.

Finally it came to me! I mimicked the quilt pattern with simple strips of white pink and black on a red card base. cut out the postage with postmarkings and mounted it on black then layered it over the strips.

Had I been more ambitious I would have tried to sew on this card, but i have back luck with that so left it as it is. I like its simplicity.

Copper Lady

2008-01-06T14:54:00.001-07:00

The Image came to me a long time ago in a trading of stamped images for which i used to do when my stamp collection was smaller.

I tore the image edges off and rubbed the rough edges with chalks, then accented the postmark and around the lady's head with another coordinating chalk.
I mounted copper torn edge strips to a burnt orange strip and tied copper fibers around meeting at the copper clipiola (round paper clip). I mounted the strips to an off white card, then mounted the chalked image with foam tape to the card.

I would like to know who makes this stamp too! if you know, please leave a comment!

Paris Woman

2008-01-02T14:03:00.001-07:00

Stamp Source Unknown, if you know then please post a comment with the info. Thanks!

Off white card base, black torn edge layer, sinamay ribbon, ivory brads, image stamped and torn out.

Measures 4.5x5.5"

Instant Coffee

2007-12-20T17:14:00.000-07:00

Between going thru my scraps of designs and patterned paper, I came up with this yellow scrap that reminds me of the steam swirls that arise from a cup of coffee.

I had a small collected of coffee themes quotes collected, and printed on white card stock.

I attached the yellow scrap onto the left side of a white card, then stamped my coffee cup down the right side with a shades of blue kaleidacolor ink pad (blue breeze i think). I also stamped the ghosts of the coffee cup onto the quote and edged the quote cut out with the darker end of the blue shades pad.

Simple and fun! If you were the recipient of this card, please comment below.

Stamp Credits: Anita's Art Stamps

Butterfly Thanks

2007-12-18T08:14:00.000-07:00

Two strips of spring green card stock, one stamped with "{thanks}" to the right, the other stamped with the butterfly to the right - both in hot pink.

One more butterfly is stamped and cut out and pop-dotted over the left most stamped butterfly.

The strips are mounted across the silver panel as shown.

then a tag cut from Hot pink with green and silver swirls is mounted is a faux silver brad to the left of the card.

Now the panel is all mounted to a white card base.

Stamp Credits: Studio G