playing with zigs - pt 5

Here's the last of a series of cards I made when having a play with my Zig clean color brush markers.

flower stamp

sentiment stamp

One heat embossed bloom and some masking and stamping of only two others on today's card. I like this design as well as the bunch of blooms. A heat embossed sentiment and a watercolored bloom. Voila!

Hope you've enjoyed my series. Here's the whole bunch. Have a great day!

playing with zigs - pt 4

Ready for another one of the series of cards I made when having a play with my Zig clean color brush markers?

flower stamp

sentiment stamp

One heat embossed bloom and some masking and stamping of the others. A heat embossed sentiment and a fantasy-watercolored bloom. Voila!

Hope you're enjoying my series. Have a great day!

playing with zigs - pt 3

Hi again. Here's another one of the series of cards I made when having a play with my Zig clean color brush markers...and some fantasy coloring...

flower stamp

sentiment stamp

One heat embossed bloom and some masking and stamping of the others. A heat embossed sentiment and a fantasy-colored bloom. Voila!

Have a great day!

playing with zigs - pt 2

Hi again. I'm back today to share another in a series of cards I made before all hell broke loose in my life. I had been having a play with my Zig markers...and some fantasy coloring...

flower stamp

sentiment stamp

I heat embossed the bloom I wanted to color, then masked it and stamped several more. Heat embossed the sentiment and had fun coloring the bloom.

Thanks for visiting. Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

creating along with papertrey

Happened to stumble across the recent release posts from Papertrey. Yikes have things changed around there. So many new faces. Congrats girls!

I saw this card of Nichole's  and decided to make a card for Create along with Us in May using the simple idea of die cutting a cover plate design and Copic coloring a few pieces.

Here's my version. Of course with a bit of a twist. And simple it wasn't when you decide to play around with those teensy pieces... but I like the result.

butterfly cover plate die

sentiment die

Had a little glue mishap when adhering the die cut panel to the cardbase. So a vellum butterfly had to join the bunch to cover up my boo boo.

Made another, easier version and I'll share that with you later this week. Happy Sunday!

playing with zigs

Hi friends. It's been awhile, eh? When we last "spoke" I was heading to MI to be with my Mom who wasn't feeling well. Well that journey took a few turns ending with her passing peacefully on my birthday. Then there was Dad to get settled in his "new normal". And now I find myself in my "new normal" - back in Germany with my head in MI half the time AND with my baby graduated from high school!

Thought I'd share a series of cards I made before all hell broke loose in my life. I had been having a play with my Zig markers...and some fantasy coloring...

flower stamp

sentiment stamp

It feels nice to be back. Haven't quite made it to my craft room yet, but I will. I've missed you all. (Thank you to those who sent wonderful cards to cheer Mom up or comfort me and Dad when she passed - Shirley, Darnell, Ruth, Amy T, Bev, Shery, Cornelia, Bonnie ... and any others I'm forgetting. You're the best!)

guest designing at the heart desires #10

I had a blast the past couple months, creating entries for the beautiful challenges over at The Heart Desires. This month, for Challenge #10, I get to join the talented gals over there as guest designer. "Be still my heart" I thought when I saw all this lovely map goodness. I can seriously lose myself for hours in maps...

Which immediately brought to mind a card I'd created a long time ago for my hubby. Isn't it cool to personalize a card to include a special spot on this earth? I love this design for wedding or anniversary or plain ol' love cards. I went ultra CAS for today's card which also features a heart die cut from a map.

I die cut the letters using PTI Headline Alpha and adhered them. Die cut the hearts with Amuse Heart Trio die. And added a wooden arrow I painted with gold nail polish. A strip of washi adds a little punch at the bottom, bringing in the black dots of the cities on the map.

Thanks to the THD team for having me and I can't wait to see their projects!

On a personal note - as I write up this post I am waiting to depart for MI. My wonderful Mom is having serious health problems and I don't know what to expect or when I will be returning. So it'll be quiet around here for awhile. FYI. Positive thoughts are appreciated :)