Hound Dog

I LOVE how this card turned out! The stamp was a 'virgin' before this card. It is one I got in a grab bag from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. The saying is from Hero Arts. The paper (ironically enough) is from the same friend that the card ended up going to. She'd cleaned out her stash and given me some papers. I made a card and sent it back her way. LOL.



Isn't it cute?

Turkey Flip Card

I bet EVERYONE that works in an office has a few non-favorite management folks who just grate on their last nerve. Well, it was in that thought process that this card idea was born. I've had it in my head for over a month. Just couldn't find the time to make it. And then I THOUGHT I had a live turkey stamp but I didn't...or maybe I do and I just can't find it...LOL.

Anyways, I've blurred the names to protect (the not so) innocent - but moreso to cover my butt! You never know when what you post on the internet might come back to bite you in the rear. So...I've blurred the names but I think you'll still get the idea! :-)



As you pull down on the ribbon, another panel flips up. Each panel has a particular cooked "turkey" shown.



I used a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers to make this. I had to modify my sizes just a bit because my turkey stamp was bigger than the measurements given in the tutorial. All in all, I am SO happy with how it turned out.

My Friend is Nutty!

I really like how this card came out. I saw the sketch somewhere but don't remember where. If it looks familiar and you want credit...let me know!

This uses REAL stitching (might as well, since I have the machine out). The little peanut guy was from a grab bag I got from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. I've had the stamp for well over a year and never used it. Because...what exactly DO you use a peanut guy for?



I decided I wanted to make a play on words about "nut" or "nutty". So I decided on using "For my Nutty Friend". Then I went a step further and went online and found a translator that would translate the English to Spanish. So that's what the greeting says.

Here is the peanut guy up close...isn't he cute?



I went to the stamping expo today. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped but about what I expected. Not a whole lot of stamps. And what they did have were mostly wood mounted. So I only bought 3 small stamps. I did buy some more copic markers to add to my stash and some pre-cut cards.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! I am going to TRY and get my quilt top finished this weekend. We'll see if that happens or not!

Jane

Thankzzzzz

I'm not positive who makes this snake stamp...but if I had to guess I'd say Viva Las Vegas Stamps. I received it in a trade of unmounteds. I love how the card turned out and it could just have easily been made for a boy's birthday or something similar. The greeting is made using Karen Foster Snap Stamps.




Enjoy and thankzzzz for stopping by!

Man Basher Card

Remember a couple posts ago I showed the new stamps I'd bought? Well, when I was stamping Saturday night I looked through my grab bag of unmounted rubber from Viva Las Vegas Stamps and came across a saying that just HAD to be used with one of the stamps.

So, this card is for all you disgruntled ladies out there (or at least for those with a twisted sense of humor!)



In case you can't read it, the saying says: "If there were no men in the world, there'd be no crime and lots of fat, happy women!"

Happy Monday everyone.

Jane

Cheating

I'm cheating and sneaking in my Monday post tonight so I don't have to remember in the morning. Since it's 10:00 here I'm sure most of my readers are asleep. So I can post now, right?

Today I played...with alcohol inks! They are a lot of fun. I only have 3 colors of ink so far. I'll have to stock up on some more with my 40% off coupons whenever Michael's has one. For now, you'll have to deal with the repetitiveness.

This first one uses a transparency which is then layered over a piece of white cardstock that has your image stamped on it. If you'd like to see tutorials on either of these cards...you HAVE to leave a comment! All images on this card are from TAC. Cardstock is from CTMH. I distressed it by sanding it (all CTMH cardstock has a white core which works great for distressing). The circles are made with 2 different size circle punches. I like how this card turned out...but I like the next one better!



Ok...ready for my favorite? It's a beauty. I wonder if the scan will do it justice. It's coppery/shimmery in person. For this card I used the 2 colors of ink and a bit of copper mixative. Then stamped with archival ink directly on the same sheet of cardstock. The image is from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. The background has a crackle stamp from SU and then I sponged the edges with brown to age it a bit. The three little squares are pieces of the same cardstock. This is VERY Southwestern.



I think I've found a new obsession! I need a new house JUST for stamping and scrapbooking! LOL! I've outgrown my small room already. Wow, I remember when everything I owned fit in one small plastic box! Then again I remember moving into our 3 bedroom 2 bath house from a 1 bedroom apartment and thinking we'd never fill it up...and now it's bursting at the seams! LOL.

Remember, if you want a tutorial...you have to leave me a comment!

Jane

I'm SOOOOO bad.

I'm as bad as a kid at Christmas! I made two new cards tonight with my new stamps and I HAVE to share BOTH of them RIGHT NOW because I am SO excited about them! LOL!

The first one is another humourous one. I'm enjoying these!

Outside:

This layout is called a "tent card" (since the top of the card is kind of sitting on a tent base I guess). The lady is by Inky Antics. The background is embossed with a cuttlebug plate. The saying is from Viva Las Vegas. You can't really tell it very much, but I put stickles on the ball so it sparkles. The outside quote says "Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like "You know, sometimes I just forget to eat."

Inside: The rest of the saying says, " Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name and my keys. But I've never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!"

Ok...have you finished rolling on the floor laughing out loud yet? Not yet? Ok...I'll wait...Now? No? Now? Good...now I can show you something sweet instead. Talk about two totally different cards and styles of cards! But, as I say, I've never met a rubber stamp I DIDN'T like yet! I'm an "equal opportunity stamper". :-)

This next card uses a House Mouse design. I stamped them and colored in with chalks. Cut it out in an oval shape with the coluzzle. And then the rest kind of fell into place. To make the perfect oval piercing I just used the coluzzle template and my paper piercer and poked where you would normally put the blade to cut. In the inner corners you couldn't do it...but most of it was "loose enough" that you could. Then I just went back and connected the dots in the places where I couldn't do it.

I Like You Buggy Card

Just a little something to share today. This is another image from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. The saying is from TAC and has dimensional adhesive behind it so it pops up. I was trying to imitate the spots on the bugs...I think it needs more circles (maybe some smaller ones) but by the time I adhered it...it was too late to change.

Off Color Cat Card

Last night I broke out the stamps that I'd gotten from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. They had run a special on their "pound o rubber" so I'd bought 2 pounds. There were a LOT of duplicates so I'm hosting a Round Robin Swap on SCS to try and get rid of some of the stamps that I didn't like or that were duplicates. They definately have some unusual stuff! I'll be posting some of the cards this week. But this card was my favorite...so it gets posted first! LOL!



DISCLAIMER:



This card is created in memory of my Mom who HATED cats (because her sister's cat killed her beloved parakeet). So, if you're a cat lover...you may not want to view the card. I'm really much more of a dog person than a cat person...but I don't hate them. And I still found the card humourous. So, I guess I'm saying, view it with caution, an open mind, and a sense of humor.





There were a few cat stamps (and a few dog stamps) in my pounds o' rubber...but this one seemed perfect for the sentiment which reads "So many cats...so few recipes!" Doesn't he look just a tad bit paranoid? This was SUCH an easy card to make...now I wish I'd chosen it as my swap card. I'm still working on the "Roses are Like Men" cards because they are so detailed.

Have a great Father's Day all.