Using a different shape

Hi again my fellow bloggers.....it has been awhile since I have been able to spend time on my blog and I do apologize for that but I have been babysitting family children ages 4 and up since I arrived back home and I am sure you know how they make the day pass quickly.

Now what got me back to posting is due to a sale that I went to this weekend where I bought a set that I had wanted to buy before but thought it was too limited as it was a heart shape. The set I am talking about is SU's Take It To Heart.

I sat and looked at it today and decided to try to stamp it with out the heart line around the edge of it.....I know you can put masking tape on but I was in a hurry so I inked it up then just took a damp kleenex and swiped the ink off the line and stamped. I didn't get as clean an image as I wanted but I was sure I would be able to do something with it sooooo I placed my oval die on and moved it around until I was please with what I could get from the stamped image.

I had not cleaned the heart line off enough so I stamped a little butterfly over and poof..... the heart line disappeared and I think that little guy even added to the image. LOL

OK so here is the card I came up with. I think it could have used some embossing on the white......let me know what YOU think....... I love reading your comments.

Carolyn

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Stamp set - SU Take It To Heart
Card stock and designer paper - Bashful Blue
Small tag - SU's Lots of Tag die

That time of the year again

Hi fellow bloggers and friends.

I haven't posted in over a week now and sad to say that I have not visited your blogs either......just way too busy here right now for anything.

I hope to be back posting before the end of this month though so keep tuned in as I WILL return.

I just want to say thank you all for your lovely comments and also for the friendships that have developed with some of you.....it is really nice to have cyber friends too.

See you soon.
Carolyn

A Pop Up Card

Hi again.....boy 2 posts in one day.... I have been working today. LOL

I wanted to get this card ready for another birthday card that I need for later this month. It has a little surprise when it is opened up as there is a pop up in there. LOL I love making these as they always bring a smile.

I used a lot of different Stamping Up things on this card so I will just list them.

Card base- Certainly Celery
White mat- embossed with Fancy Fan Folder
Certainly Celery die- Apothecary Accents
White die that is stamped-Labels Collection
Small die- Apothecary Accents
Oval- Large Oval
Stamp sets- Bordering on Romance, Petite Pairs & Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Now.......here is the card.

I am entering this at

Mark's Finest Papers  FOSTV #64

Spring Flowers will soon be here

Thanks so much for dropping in.....Come and visit for awhile and peek in at the other things I have done.

I made this card for a fellow carders birthday that is coming up soon and I just hope she likes it.

To me this card gives the promise of spring in the air as these are one of the first bulbs to show in my garden....even with some snow still on the ground.

Here is my card.... and I hope you like it too.

I know you have seen this border punch in a lot of my posts lately BUT I am limited with my supplies while down here...... so you may even get to see it again. LOL

I am entering this card in 

Mark's Finest Papers Simple Salutations #37

Avenue 613 Create  Anything goes #11
Catered Crop  Flower Power
Challenges 4 Everybody  Anything goes #16
Creative Inspirations  Anything goes
Great Impressions  A New Challenge-Use green

Colours make a difference

Hello my blogging friends, so glad you took the time to check out what I did today.

I just saw this new sketch and just had to give it a try. I played around with two colours and ended up making two cards from them...... so you can see what a difference colour can make.

I made the first one using SU Daffodil Delight as I was thinking Easter card and I think it looks very cheerful and spring like..... and my friends up north sure want spring to come soon. LOL

The second one I did in SU Rose Red .....just because I have been using a soft pink too much lately and I need a change.

I think this makes a clean and simple card too.

Now take a look at both and let me know which one you like the best. I always love the input.

OK here are the cards. Hope you like them....I love this sketch and will use it again for sure.

Yellow first....just because I did this one first.

And now the Rose one.

I hope you are finding something on my little blog to inspire you ...even if it is just a small thing you see that you can use.

Have a happy carding day.

Carolyn

Challenge

Mark's Finest Papers Sketch with a Twist #38

Make My Monday  Monochromatic

Make it Monday Anything goes

My Graficocrafts Oldie but Goodie Any thing goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Anything goes

Stamp With Fun Anything goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Easter

The Pink Elephant  TPE191 Easter

The Shabby Tea Room #158 Anything goes

There She Goes Again Anything goes

Victorine Originals #55 Any thing Easter

4Crafty Chicks Clean & Simple

Card A Day Easter

Soft colours

Hi there...thanks for dropping in again. Sorry I don't have time to chat as I am trying to get this card in on time for a challenge.

Here is the card I did for Marks Finest Papers.The other one I entered tonight was not for the sketch.....sorry.

Hoe you like this one.

Carolyn

Challenge

Mark's Finest Paper   Sketch with a twist