Dream in Color

 Dream in Color! Or hope in color, love in color, whatever saying you want to put onto that tag, do it in color. This is a super easy way to brighten up a card when you don't know what more it needs. Emboss your Spellbinders and blend some ink onto them to make them pop. I added some roses in the background to give a little more interest to the card.

 Supplies:
MME Lost & Found Collection
Mauve CS
Spellbinders Labels 4
Spellbinders Elegant Tags
Judith Lg Rose Stubby
Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet & Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink
Ink Blending Tool
Peach Roses
"Dream" Stamp
Pearls
Clear Square Gem Brads

Black and White Floral (2)

Pretty much the same thing as my last post, I really wanted to make a page, but with no pictures, I still went for it. This one and the previous black and white floral page I  made to be a double page layout.

Supplies:
Basic Gray Paper (background and mats)
Black Magic Core-dinations paper and gray CS (flowers)
Spellbinders Elegant Tags 
Sizzix Tattered Floral
Judith Rose Stubby Lg and Black Stazon Ink
White Lace & Pearl Ribbon
Silver Ribbon
Black and White mini brads

Black and White Floral

I really love how this page turned out. I have no pictures for it yet, but I was in the mood to make a page so I did. :) It has a really nice spring feel to it I think, even though it's in black and white.

Supplies:

(Background paper I'm not sure, from my paper box)

Basic Gray 

Tim Holtz Stamp (bird) w/ Stazon Black Ink

Spellbinders Elegant Tags

Tim Holtz/Sizzix Tattered Floral

Black Magic Core-dinations Paper (flowers)

Gray paper

black and white mini brads

Fab 5 Day 5- February

The last day of House Mouse, and he sure is a tired little guy.
I was running out of ideas but then I thought, why not make something that reflects how I feel? So...I made a door hanger out of this House Mouse. Complete with "DO NOT DISTURB" and fluffy ribbon to look like clouds, this door hanger screams "relaxation".

Supplies:
House Mouse Stamp
Copics
Alphabet Stamp Set
MME Penny Lane Paper
Mauve Ribbon
Puffball Ribbon

Fab 5 Day 4- February

Isn't he just the cutest?! This guy reminded me of Christmas at first glance but I wanted to get away from the Christmas feel as I continue to long for warmer days and less snow. So I colored him a warm orange color stuck right into a cool green (very un-Christmasy) and tried to make this card more floral looking.

Supplies:
House Mouse Stamp
CB embossing folder (tiny mosaic tiles)
Spellbinders "Lacey Circles"
sheer, polka dot ribbon

Fab 5 Day 3- February

"Doo-Doo-Doo-Doooo!!!" 

Ah-nouncing yet another House Mouse Stamp.

This little guy is a musician of the flower trumpeter sort.

The inside of the card reads "You Rock!".

Use MME "Tres Jolie" Paper, warm colored Copics, "Victorian Vevet" Tim Holtz Distress Ink, and Spellbinders "Labels Four" to make the shadow-box effect.

Fab 5 Day 2- February

The first day of Fab 5 reminded me of Spring, and this one reminds me of Summer; I think I'm over this cold weather and snow and I'm ready for some heat! Lots of Copics again and a sun-shiney outlook on life is what it took to make this card. Add some My Minds Eye "Lost & Found" paper and ribbon and you've got summertime on a card.

Fab 5 Day 1- February

For the first day of Fab 5 in February (and my official first day as a Fab. Five-r) I did this cute card that makes me think of springtime.
It's a House Mouse stamp of a cute little hedgehog and a flutterby colored in with lots of Copics!

Graphic Photo Album

I recently did this chipboard photo album as a class at Picture This. Using lots of Graphic 45 paper, Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress Inks, EK Success Scalloped Edge Punch, Sizzix Tattered Floral Die, Metallic Brads, Large Pearls, Twine, and about a yard of lace I created a cute vintage album to display your favorite photos in.

This is Joe.

Ice Skating

Ah...the thrills of winter. Ice Skating is fun. And Joe happens to be very good at falling down...but he was also very good at running over the ice in his skates. A feat I cannot say I can do, as I can hardly even get onto the ice without almost slipping. But! At least I don't have bruises and blisters!

Supplies:
Moxxie "Twizzle" Paper
Core-dinations Black Magic "Amulet" Paper
several My Mind's Eye frames
Sizzix, Tim Holtz embossing folder set (winter) 

A Vintage Valentine

Supplies:
Core-dinations (brown)
G45 Wedding
Tim Holtz Seasonal Paper (Valentines Day)
Spellbinders Pendant
Spellbinders Fancy Tags
Tim Holtz Memo Pin
Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink
Pearls
White/Off-white/Brown Buttons
Red CS
Scrap Paper (any color you want) for the flowers

Techniques:
For the flowers, just cut a circular shape (it doesn't have to be perfect at all) out of your scrap paper, between 1.5-2.5" in diameter. Begin cutting a spiral out of the circle until you reach the middle of the circle; you can cut off the ball the ends up on the end of the spiral so  that you end up with a point at the end. Curl the paper in on itself from the center of the spiral to the outside. Curl into the side of the paper that you want the flower to end up being. Have the one you don't want shown on the outside. You can keep  it curled tight or not if you choose; the tighter the curling, the smaller the flower may end up. After you've curled to the middle, let the flower unravel until you think it's a good size for your project. Smash the flower with a flat-bottomed jar or something of the sort. I like to put a little glue at the end of the flower so that it doesn't continue to unravel before it's on your project. Apply to project!