Stamps,Paper,and Ink~These are theThings I Love

Card for Gramma!

Hello! I made this card for my Gramma who is not doing too well. She has had Lupus for 18 years and various other issues. I know from my Anatomy& Physiology, Lupus patients dont usually live for more than 10 years after diagnosis. She is beyond that. But I have the comfort of knowing we will spend eternity together in Heaven.Anyways, on to the card. I kept it fairly simple. I know its trendy right now to have tons of layers and stuff, I do like that and think its col, but I also like simple, but elegant. This card says "Grandma" to me. The patterned paper is great, isnt it? I love it!I used my new Blooming With Love stamp set from SU! . I watercolored with inks and its hard to see, but I put Crystal Effects on the green leaves of th topiary and on the tulip and leaves. Also, its covering the "miss you" layer. Over all, I think its a way cute, simple card. I am pleased with it. Gramma will love it, too. Thanks for stopping by!Kris.                                                                        Recipe~Stamps:Blooming With Love,Polka Dot{bg} MFT Essential Sentiments.. Cs: Ballet Blue, Pretty In Pink , Papertrey White, unknown DP... Ink:Brocade Blue, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Close to Cocoa, Palette Noir..Accessories:Scallop and Small Circle Nestabilities, Large and small oval punches{SU!} Crystal Effects,Crop-a-dile, jumbo eyelet, adhesive pearls, ribbon

Mojo Monday My Way!

I decided to try {Verve Visual's} Julee Tilman Mojo Monday sketch this week. You can find that here.  I love her work, but I sadly do not own any sets. My dh just got laid off so no stamp buying for awhile. Not that I want to. My mortgage is more important!!Anyways~ here I used SU! new Live Your Dream stamp set, from the Occasions Mini catalog. The dp is the gorgeous Afternoon Tea, which is coordinating!I took the card colors from the dp, which are Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi{yuck!} I chose to omit the Wild Wasabi! I have all the SU! inks, but wanted a softer look so I grabbed my VersaMagic dewdrops in Pink Grapefruit, Sahara Sand and Tea Leaves. I love chalk ink. The ribbon is my dearly beloved Groovy Guava double stitched ribbon. I have all 6 in-color ribbons, but I just now, in 1 day, opened 3 of them! I am a self proclaimed ribbon hoarder. I cant part with it. Anyways, thats my stab at her sketch. Hope you like it!Thanks for stopping by!

River Rock and Black Solitude...

Hi everyone! I feel like its been months since I have posted. Oh wait, it has! We have been through one thing or another lately. My baby was sick, then hospitalized. That was so tough. She was so sick. Now we are going through some more serious stuff, I feel so stressed! Plus,with the baby being sick, my studies were falling behind. Good thing my Anatomy professor is a pastor. He has been letting me make things up as I need to. College is hard. LOL! Anyways, this is a card I did last week for the scs color challenge. Basic Black, River Rock and white. I used my new Spring Solitude hostess set{Level 2~ email me to place an order!} The white strip isnt dp, its just plain white paper using my Polka Dot bg stamp from SU! I used my petite scalloped and small circle nestibilities to make the main part. I cut out the branch and popped it up on dimensionals.I added a ton of stardust stickles to the main images. Also~ I used white ep on the wheeled image. The jumbo eyelets were pewter, but I needed black so I smashed them into my Palette Noir pad to darken them.Well, thanks for looking, I will be sure to get more up as I have a ton to post. Have a great night!  Recipe~ Stamps:Spring Solitude Bundle & Polka Dot CS: Basic Black, River Rock, Papertrey White Ink: Palette Noir, River Rock, Versamark  Accessories:White EP, Crop-a-Dile, Jumbo Eyelets, Stickles, sheer ribbon, dimensionals, Nestabilities