A Masculine Card

From time to time we need to create a masculine card.  Joan sent me a set from "Our Craft Lounge" called "Fishing With Dad".  I don't feel I am very good at creating cards where I need to do a lot of sponging but felt that is what this card needed.  The trees and fisherman were stamped using VersaFine Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  Using a stamp from Heartfelt Creations, the clouds were stamped with VersaMark Ink and clear embossed.  Using sponge daubers, the different colors were sponged around the images.  I used both large and small sponge daubers.  The larger sponge daubers give a smoother coverage for larger areas. The detail in the clouds does not show up well in the photo but they do look very realistic. 

A Penny Black stamp set I received from Joan's Gardens last year, called "Enjoy Life", was used for the bushes down on the bottom corners.   The sentiment is from the JustRite "You Inspire Me" stamp set and the tag is also from JustRite called "Grommet Tags".  There are three pretty tags in this set.   The fish from the "Fishing With Dad" set was stamped, colored with Copic markers, cut out with scissors and attached on the tag with dimensionals.

This stamp set from Our Craft Lounge has six image stamps and six sentiments and will be perfect for some of those masculine cards you need to make.

All these products can be purchased from Joan's Gardens.

Springtime

It is beautiful outside today even though it is still chilly out.  My tulips are definitely coming up so wanted to design a springtime card today.  I used three different stamps sets.  The bunny and basket are from Heartfelt Creations.  This stamp is "Bunny Bouquet" 778E,  The butterfly is from the "Nature's Note" set  and the sentiment is from "In Flight", both sets from Our Craft Lounge.  In case you can't read it the sentiment says "Just living is not enough said the Butterfly.  One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little Flower" by Hans Christian Anderson.

The lavender pendent was die cut with the new Spellbinders "Parisian Motifs" and the border along the top edge is from the "Parisian Accents" die cut set.  The sentiment was stamped on white card stock and cut out with the Spellbinders "Big Scallop Circles" die.  The Heartfelt bunny and basket were stamped, colored with Copic markers, and cut out with scissors.  The butterfly was white embossed on vellum and colored on the back and cut out.  Lavender Vellum flowers were created with the Martha Stewart "Hydrangea Punches".  All the elements were arranged on the card then four very small vellum flowers were made to put in the basket and one in front of it, to give the card more dimension.

I appreciate you stopping by and hope you are enjoying your weekend. 

All products used on this card can be purchased from Joan's Gardens.

Granny's Truffles

Today I am switching gears; I worked with a new set I just received from Joan's Gardens called "Granny's Truffles" by Our Craft Lounge.   Joan loves this set and I'm hoping she loves the card I created with it.   She recently posted a lot of new stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge I'm sure you will want to see, so be sure to check out her blog
  
Isn't this image cute!   This is exactly what my daughter would say, because she LOVES chocolate so much!    The background was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The new Spellbinders "Fleur De Lis Rectangle" pendant was die cut and attached to the card.  The sentiment was stamped in black ink.  The images were stamped and colored using Copic Markers then cut out and attached with dimensional tape.  Glitter was added to the jewelry and ribbon on the candy box.   A few flowers, made with the small "Blossom Punch", were added to the corner,  along with a Sizzix die cut branch of leaves. 

This was a quick and easy card to create, and I'm sure would be loved by any one loving chocolate.  Hope you like it.

We are having a beautiful day and hopefully it will continue.   I think I can see the tulips peeking out of the ground.  Maybe Spring is just around the corner.   Hope you have a great weekend.