Good Friday All....

Its been a busy week and I finally got around to downloading my pics. Here are a few of my cards I made this week. Also, I have made several sets of gift tags.

The first set of tags are angels from Country Life Graphics and Trina Clark. I designed the tag myself in PSP and matched the border to each angel. I just used a striped background on the back to match the center of the tags, inked all the edges and coffee stained the ties.

The next set of tags are by Laurie Furnell at PCCrafters.com. Many of her graphics sets include a few printables such as tags, boxes or envelopes.

The last tags are by Karla Dornacher, a very talented Christian writer and artist. If you have never visited her blog ( http://karladornacher.typepad.com/karlas_korner/ ) take a few minutes and check it out, you will be glad you did. I printed soft pink stripes on the back to match the front, rounded the corners and inked the edges with tattered rose Distress ink.

Now on to the cards......First is the wise owl from Laurie Furnell's brand new set "Owl Seasons" . (I forgot to add the rest of his branch before taking the picture). Next is the sheep by another PCCrafter artist, Fayette Terlouw. The Father's Day card has a banner done by Laurie Furnell and a tie by Carolee Jones added to a paper folded shirt by me. Last but not least is the baby card. I got this idea from a video by Dawn Griffith here:
http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/ Since I don't have a top note die or a Big Shot yet, I had to just cut one out freehand but I think it came out pretty good for my first try. The baby graphic added to the front is by Cheryl Seslar.

Thanks for stopping by.

The baby is here!

When I first heard my granddaughter was going to deliver on April 1, I thought it was a joke. She was three weeks early and had to have a C-section. I talked to her yesterday and they are both doing great. Dad has already learned to change the diapers! Here is the plaque I made to send her. Baby graphic is by Cheryl Seslar and "Its a boy" and background are by Laurie Furnell. I got the idea from a friends blog ( http://thewreathartist.blogspot.com/ ) but all I had on hand was the 6X 6 tile but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Three more cards today

I have been surfing the web looking for card making sites to get some creative ideas. I found this wonderful blog by Cheryl Moody ( http://lifesrailroadtracks.blogspot.com/ ) who uses a lot of graphics from PCCrafter.com, also one of my favorite sites for graphics. Since I'm pretty new to card making I used some of the same quotes and graphics as Cheryl and whatever else I had on hand. They say "practice makes perfect" so I'll just have to keep practicing.

The first two are graphics by Laurie Furnell and the last one is by Susan Seals. If you use graphics often, go check out PCCrafters selection. They also have a great message board where you can meet nice people and get many creative ideas.

I'll be back with more of my practice soon.

I've been making cards all day......

While I was making cards yesterday, I received an envelope of "words" from a fellow crafter. She had cut them out on her Cricut. So I decided I should add some to my cards. The graphics are from Laurie Furnell at PCCrafter. com and I have also added a little bit of Dimensional Magic and Stickles. I used pop dots behind the bear and layered the tulips and the butterfly wings.

Just 3 more weeks until my craft show.....

I have been really busy this week finishing up projects for my craft show on April 18th. Here are a few of the things I finished today. I guess with my dgd's delivery getting closer, I have been focusing on baby stuff. Anyway, here are a couple more of the onesie cards....they are so much fun to make. Also, some baby shower favors to hold candy, nuts or mints. And last but not least a few brag books.

The baby graphics on the cards and books are by Cheryl Seslar Designs. I just love her artwork and have recently purchased her commercial license so I'm sure you will be seeing alot more from her. The baby buggies are a smaller version of a kit I bought at DAISIE Company. Original kit was for a center piece designed by Wendi Blair with artwork by Gina Jane. Dog and cat graphics are from one of my favorite artist, Laurie Furnell. Her graphics can be found at PCCrafter.com.

More projects added to my website....

Here is a recipe book and recipe cards I finished today. The graphics are from Country Life Graphics and Trina Clark's "Fruits of Spirit". The back cover has the "Fruit of the Spirit" verse from Galatians 5:22-23. I just love the soft muted background (for a larger view you can visit page 2 of my webstore and click on the thumbnail).

New Cards I have been working on.....

My oldest granddaughter is expecting a baby soon so I have been working on baby cards. I got the idea from another blog (http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/) and the wordart from Whimsy Primsy. I have added these to my webstore too.