Mother's Day

I decided two days ago to make a set of cards for my mom as a mother's day gift. These are my favorite four cards of the bunch.

The stamp used is currently my favorite because it's so simple and versatile. It's from Stampendous, called Agapanthus Bloom. I added glitter to bits of each flower, which is difficult to see from the scanned image.

The card below is supposed to be a peach color and has black eyelets as accents.


The next card is a little fuzzy because it's been raised with those thick sticky tape thingies (the scanner doesn't like that much). It's supposed to look like a picture frame hanging from a wall. The ribbon is held up by a silver brad and the "picture" is strung with white organdy ribbon tied through silver eyelets. The paper is blueish-silver, sort of shimmery, and matches the stamped image color pretty well.

This next one is the same color as the first, just a different style and sentiment.

There are quite a few people my parent's age that are passing away. Sad as it is, a nice, simple sympathy card is often the best. Again, the white organdy ribbon is tied around the card as an accent.
Sorry I used white cardstock, it's difficult to see. It's actually paper from a ream of 120 lb. cardstock that I bought at Office Max (got the idea from Martha). I cut and scored each sheet with my paper cutter that has both attachments. Works pretty good as long as you use the rougher side for stamping.

So, since I haven't sent these out yet, don't tell my mom!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mommies out there!

My new favorite things

So, although no one reads this, I will still post some things that I am thinking. I am thinking right now that I really like these Prismacolor markers. The colors are so fun and look great when I color in my stamped images. They also are dual-ended, with a broad and a fine tip (pic from prismacolor website).



I am waiting for a big sale so I can buy the sets... but for now I have been getting the individual colors (trying to avoid the ones in the sets). So far I have:

• Crimson Red
• Clay Rose
• Pale Vermillion (orange)
• Tulip Yellow
• Green Tea
• Jade Green
• Light Cerulean Blue
• Peacock Blue
• Grayed Lavender
  
• Light Umber (brown)
• Cocoa Bean
• Brick Beige (skin tone)
• Colorless Blender (supposed to soften edges between different colors)
  

Most are muted or light tones since I rarely like bright, especially since I'm new at crafting. I made my goal, however, of having at least one pen in each major color group!

Another Card

Hello. I just wanted to share another card I made. I was for a friend's friend's spring wedding. I used a small tag, vellum and glittery stickers to make it fancy. I tried to keep the colors light but keep it fun. Hope you like it! P.S. The scanner isn't so good and I don't use a camera.

Card Making

I recently started making my own greeting cards. I found that I was paying way too much for them in stores (although I still can't help buying totally amazingly fun ones) and decided to start making my own. The owner of Paperdoll, a local card and art shop (SE 79th and Stark) really helped me get going and constantly is giving me new ideas and tips! So I just wanted to post one card that I made. I haven't sent many out so I have to post one that I gave away as a gift. Anyway, it's simple but I think it's cute.



So, tell me what you think and send some tips if you have them!

Cheers!

A short blog

Eddie and me on Haleakala, Maui.

Hi to anyone that actually reads this. So, I returned from a relaxing vacation on Maui. Now it's back to the grind. I have three clinical days this week at a short-term care facility, for folks that are recovering from surgeries or falls. The lady I am assigned to doesn't seem to like me much but whatever. My eyes are starting to get weird and I'm not sure if it's because of the constant sinus pressure and headaches I've been getting since returning from holiday. I bought a humidifier. It's nice but I'm not sure if it's helping much. We'll see. So, that's about it for now. I don't really have much to say in these blogs anymore. My creativity has been sapped from the four nursing textbooks that are over 1000 pages (one is just shy of 2000 pages). Yikes! Back breaker!