Hello everyone!

Today's card is rather simple but I think it

would brighten anyone's birthday.  It has

a lot of the same elements of yesterday's card.

The same LifeStyles Crafts scalloped rectangle.

I am playing with a new technique that I hope to

share with you soon.  It needs a little tweeking.  

I used my knockoff of Becca Feeken's 

Peg Bow Maker to make the bow.  I found

these straight pins at JoAnn's a year or so ago.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hug,

Gail

Hello everyone!

Today's card uses another Memory Box Die.

When I first punched it out I was disappointed

because it was in a ton of pieces but,

after my initial response I realized

the negative was gorgeous.  Using my ATG

I covered the back of the flower portion with

adhesive and then added glitter.  The scalloped

rectangle is for LifeStyle Crafts.  Layered and

embellished it is complete and ready for the

birth, of a friend's little girl, this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Gail 

Hello everyone!

I just received like 14 new dies and I have been dying to play with them 

When I saw the die I could see this card with it.

I started with the Poppy Die from Memory Box.  

I need to get to work and keep up with the  new

techniques everyone is trying.

Tanks for stopping in.

Hugs, Gail   

Hello everyone!

It seems like forever since I posted.  It has

been crazy busy for me but, I am glad

to be back.  I created this card a week ago

and am just getting around to posting it.

After a trip to one of my favorite place, 

The Fabric Barn, in Long Beach, CA I

had these adorable little teddy bears and they just

screamed to be made into a baby card.

The only tools I used were my paper trimmer, 

scissors, black pen, some wire cutters, and some 

adhesive.  You can't see it in the photo but, the 

white of the base card and the layers is a pearlescent card 

stock.  I tied the bow with my knock-off of 

Becca Feeken's Peg Bow Maker.

I cut the ruffle to size and adhered it to the front panel, then

I added the bow with adhesive dots.  I layered the

sentiment block, added the teddy bears after drawing in

their mouths and eyes, and finally inserted the pins and

snipped off the tips so they wouldn't be sharp.  

The last thing to do was add some foam tape to the back 

of the fron tpanel to add dimension.

To me the ruffle and bow reminds me of a little girl's skirt.

As always, I appreciate you spending a little time with me.

Hugs, 

Gail

Hi everyone!

My step-mom, Kay, is visiting for a

week.  She has never been very crafty but,

I got her knitting on a loom.  Today we went

shopping at one of my favorite places, The Fabric Barn,

in Long Beach.  I found some great little things so 

thought I would whip together a card using some

of those items.  I loved this organza gathered

trim and the flowers and butterflies.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope

to be back again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Gail

Hi! everyone.

Last night I watched a video by Gina K

on using your score board to emboss your

background card stock and wanted to give it a shot.

This is a very simple card and took about

an hour while watching TV, visiting with my step-mom,

and trying to figure out how to play with a

blow-up mattress in the middle of my studio.

It's all good.  We had a nice dinner, I've had a cup of tea,

and my card is finished.  

I love the ribbon.  It is stretchy.  Don't know where I got

it by I like the look.  The flowers are from K&Company.

Thanks for coming by.  I hope you make this a regular

stop on the web.

Hugs,

Gail

Hi! everyone.  

Todays card features Sassafras Lass

card stock.  I used some old lace, a bit of

brown cord, some pearls, and made a few

pieces dimensional.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Gail

Hello everyone! 

 Hope you had an amazing holiday.  

I have the hardest time working with

the color orange.  I don't know what it is but,

orange and I just don't get along.  On today's card

I decided to make orange the predominant color.  

I also cased this card from my friend Cassie.

I used a Fiskar's corner rounder and removed

the corner guides to punch the bottom borders.

The ribbon is from Big Lots, 

a couple of straight pins from Joann's, and 

some buttons from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  

Lots of people are checking in but,

I wish more of you would say,"Hello!"

Hugs for now,

Gail

Hope you all had a glorious Easter.

I am spending the day with my family

but I will be back tomorrow with a

new card for you.  I have been spending 

some time reorganizing my dies and

the next step is my acrylic & rubber

stamps.  I am actually thinking about

unmounting all of my rubber stamps

so I reduce the amount of space they 

consume.  God bless you all.

Hugs,

Gail

Today's card is an answer to two different challenges.

One is for cQc#131 and the other is SSD122.

I used four different Spellbinder's Embossing Folders.

The center medallion is a paper coaster.  I made

the tulips from a flower punch from Stampin' Up.

The idea for the flowers came from this blog.

The butterflies are from a Sizzlet die.  

Originally, I cut out the entire outline in black

but, It was too dark on my card so, I removed 

all but the body of the outline of the butterfly.

It screams spring to me.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Gail

Here's another card for SQSC 33

I used the Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page.

The sentiment block is cut with a Spellbinder's Die.

The flourishes are from a My Favorite Things Die.

It is really late or really early, 

depending on your point of view.

Until next time take care and be good to yourself.

Hugs,

Gail

Hope and pray this finds you all well.

Today's card is for another challenge over

at Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge SQSC33.

This card took about half an hour.  I had

the most trouble trying to get a good picture

of it.  I like the combination of the turquoise,

 lime, and white.

I couldn't get my punch in to the center

of the card so I opted for 4 holes and

the oval tag.

As always I thank you for taking your time

 to check out my little spot

Hugs 

Gail

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today's card is from a tutorial I saw on YouTube

The only thing I did differently is I used a

Martha Stewart corner and border punch to decorate

the flap.  This card is very plain unlike what I usually

make but I wanted to do something different tonight.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Gail

Hello everyone!  Today's card is another one

inspired by the great sketch by Emily Keaton for

the ISSC09 challenge.

I have used the Bella Blue paper pad from GCD

I turned the sketch on its side and added a few

embellishments.  The flourishes are die cut from

a Sizzix Die.  The bow is tied from seam binding.

I added 2 corsage pins and snipped off the tips

so we won't be drawing any blood.

Thank you for spending some time with me.

I love hearing what you have to say.

Hugs,

Gail

Todays card is designed from 

the sketch challenge ISSC09.

I picked up the Bella Blue paper stack by GCD

 at Hobby Lobby yesterday.  I really like the

blends of browns and blues.  I also tried

a faux stitching process.  The knotted

ribbon is actually rayon seam binding

that I dyed with walnut ink.

Thanks for stopping by and as I look

forward to your comments.

Hugs,

Gail 

ISSC 10 and C4C133

A wedding card for Melayna.

The top photo shows the card inside the box that 

I made for this very dimensional card.  The 

color scheme for the wedding was black so I 

used a combination of white, black, and silver. 

The flowers on the card are rolled roses cut

from  My Favorite Things Dies.  

I used the peg bow maker that my son and

husband made for me following directions

from Becca.  I also used the Spellbinders

Scalloped Hearts die for the ting heart that is in the 

spray.  I made the box using two sheets

of cardstock and a half 

sheet of transparency film.

As always thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Gail