Western/Feminine Birthday Card

I made this card for a friend that wanted something a little western but feminine for his sister's birthday.  I tried to do a Zindorf technique.  This is the link of the card I cased http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1769614?&perpage=96&thumbsonly=0&si=zindorf .  I did the image sooooo long ago that I'm not sure what colors I used, but I know they are all SU and I think they are Black, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Rose Red, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, and Night of Navy.  I sponged the sky first then stamped the horse image which is Inkadinkado filled in with Black, the trees are SU Lovely as a Tree and the ground is sponged with black.  The papers are generic, the brown was run through the Cuttlebug Moroccan folder, the yellow was punched with an EK punch.  The bolo tie is a piece of rawhide folded over.  I used a piece of jewelry wire to tie it tight together.  The lace bow was white, but I used Tim Holtz's Antique Linen Distress Ink to color it and an SU brad in the center.  The flower charm was made with Shrink It.  It's the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet, which is where his sister lives.  The label is SB covered in copper colored embossing powder and an SU Happy Birthday stamp in the center.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

Kathi's Birthday Card

My friend Kathi's birthday was this week and I had a really difficult time deciding what I wanted to do for the main image.  She has sooooo many likes.  But I chose this carousel horse from Flourishes that I colored with copics.  The teal is her favorite color.  The paper is from DCWV, the impressed paper is Core'dinations and I used an SB Impressability plate, some silver line stickers, SU flowers with pearls in the centers and Diamond Stickles to make them shine.  The stick pin is also SU.  Thanks for stopping by!

OWH Card

On August 25, 2012, 2 of my friends and I went to an Operation Write Home get-together where we met up with others from our area and met new friends, too.  This was the first time the group got together.  There were 14 of us and the goal was to make at least 500 cards to send to soldiers so they can write home.  We accomplished our goal and then some.  We actually at 755 cards done in 5 1/2 hours!  It was great fun and we met new people to craft with.

My friends that went along and I decided to make a card once a week to donate to OWH.  This is mine.  It's called the Triple Time Technique.  Very easy to do.  First you layer the white card stock the way you want it to lay out.  Then stamp your image(s).  In this case, I used a very old SU set called Up In the Air.  When you're done stamping, take them apart and layer your colored card stock behind the white card stock and glue it down, lining up the stamped images.  Before I took my pieces apart, I ran it through the Big Kick with a Sizzix embossing folder.  On this card, I used black Versafine for the images and Rose Red SU marker for the medallion.  I did finish the inside with a piece of white card stock that has scallops in the corners to look like clouds.  Thanks for taking a look!

Cherie

Here are a couple of pics showing my friends at the OWH gathering.

House Mouse Challenge

This challenge is to represent the Olympics.  This is the only House Mouse stamp I have, but I thought it would work.  The image was stamped on white paper with black Memento ink and colored in with Copics.  The sky color is sponged on with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  I used Diamond Stickles to give the image a sparkle.  The paper is generic scrap paper, the green was run through a Craft EF.  The label is SB on an ivory colored paper and I used Antiqued Linen Distress Ink on it.  I printed the label in my printer and Stickled the rings.  The ribbon was laying around at a friends house and the gold border rings is peel-off outline stickers.  Really fun challenge.  You too can join the challenge at  http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2012/07/its-al-about-olympics-for-challenge.html Thanks for looking!

Dreamweaver Challenge

My good friend, JD, told me that there is a wonderful challenge at Dreamweaver Stencils and I should enter it.  This month you can win a new Christmas stencil if you are voted best usage of Dreamweaver products or you could win for best interpretation of the challenge.  Christmas!!  There are a lot of possibilities.   This is my interpretation.  Wish me luck!  The link can be found here:  http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/2012/08/christmas-in-august-next-challenge.html  I used clear, warm ultra-fine glitter while the stencil was down and colored it with my copics.  Then when I lifted the stencil, I used Mustard glitter from Dreamweaver to fill in with gold.  The holly branch is from Cherry Lynn and I cut it apart so it didn't hide too much of the image.  The gold pearls are from Reflections, the gold paper is from SU and the red paper is generic from my stash.  Thanks for taking the time to take a look.

Tea Anyone?

A friend of mine was having a difficult time and I said I would send her some tea that helps soothe me.  I created this card for her to help cheer her up.  The red layer, tea cup and teapot is SU's Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper.  The stamp set is from Waltzing Mouse.  I couldn't find a background paper that matched the teapot, so I created one.  The gingham is actually a stamp that I borrowed from a friend.  I don't remember the name of the company it came from (the mind is a terrible thing to waist).  The color ink I used for it was Ice Blue Chalk.  It was the only thing I could find that matched the blue flower in the teapot.  The ribbon, lace and tag paper were from SU.  I did use Diamond Stickles on the steam, but it's difficult to see.  The inside sentiment is

"I wish we could sit down together
And have a cup of tea
But since we can't
When you have this one
I hope you'll think of me.
~unknown~

I'm hoping my friend relaxes and enjoys the tea I sent.  Thanks for stopping by.

Cherie

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Happy Father's Day to all those Dad's out there.  Here is the card I made for my Dad this year. 

The card stock is SU's Island Indigo and Night of Navy, as is are the inks used.  The feather stamp is from the Nature's Nest set.  The label is a new die from SU.  TFL

Cherie