Distress ink card

Today I got to play with some new goodies and am happy to post my card. I got the new Hero Arts bg stamp and embossing folder a few months ago and then yesterday I picked up my first Tim Holtz distress inks. I love them!! This is what I came up with for my first time using them and can't wait to see what else these inks can do!

Changes at my house!

I know it's been along time since my last post but I have a good reason :) My son, daughter in law and grandson have moved in with us and all my time has been spent loving on my grandson! As things start to calm down a bit I will start posting again….I'm ready to stamp just have to get to my stamping spot! With all that said I wish all of you a Happy New Year and I will see you soon!

{{{{{Hugs}}}}}

Renee

It's Christmas time!

My theme again was too use things I've already had and have never touched. DP is by SU and is retired. Ribbon is Old olive and ink Certainly Celery and close to cocoa. I ran the DP paper thru the cuttlebug machine with the snowflake folder to give it more texture.

Quilted top note

I challenged myself to make a card using only stuff I had and never used. This is what I came up with. Everything used is retired SU except the heart punch and whisper white paper.

Operation Write Home Valentines Day Cards

I know Thanksgiving isn't even here yet but I'm getting cards ready to send to Operation Write Home. This is my first group and I'm making 12 :) If you haven't checked out this website I highly recommend it!

Man card and a little Thanksgiving

I made this card for my son who's turning 26. I used retired SU paper (wish I had more ) and "Birthday Wishes" for the sentiment. I've gotta say I'm happy with how it turned out and it doesn't look girlie at all!

Simple card for family…kinda not my fav but I'm posting anyway :)

Polka Dot Basics and Vintage Picnic

It's been apple season here since September and I've been to Apple Hill in Placerville 3 times now so I wanted to make a card using two of my favorite Paper trey ink stamps.

Paper: SU crumb cake and a random piece

Ink: Memento brown and memento black, retired creamy carmel plus fresh snow (paper trey ink)

Markers: R46,R49,E35,E37 and YG67

Accessories: sponge dauber, light green floss, button and brown ribbon

Love you much

Ok, I decided to make one more card using the same colors as the last but this time I used:

Stamps: Paisley Prints and Well Scripted

Triple Treat Flower and Mojo Monday sketch

I got new goodies in the mail so thought they would be perfect for a birthday card! Everything I used is SU. Thank you Mojo Monday for the sketch :)

Copic Certification….

Yesterday I took a Copic certification class with the talented Debbie Olson! It was an all day class I learned so much! There are so many different papers that they recommend and I tried 2 that she had and couldn't shade to save my life! I was really frustrated thinking I wasn't going to get it but I came home and tried my techniques on my favorite paper (Georgia Pacific) and it wan't all that I thought it was going to be either! Even though I can color on it and I can't shade on it and the blender pen doesn't work "they way it should" on GP paper either! I tried Gina K paper which I absolutely love and will never stop buying but I couldn't shade on it either!! I had one more brand left and I tried it….guess what! I can shade on it quite easily and the blending pen did "what it was supposed to do" on it. I'm really excited because I love this paper to! So , drum roll please…….my new favorite paper to blend with copic markers is PAPER TREY INK WHITE CARDSTOCK ! I'm so excited I'm going to shop now and also going to get vintage cream for a different look. I'm so excited!!! Now I just need to work on my skills and get to coloring! Wish me luck! Oh, I will post some of my "first tries" before I through it in the trash haha!