Best of 2015

It may be a little late, but I thought I'd share my top 12 favorite cards of 2015. :)

All clear stamps, dies, papers, and embellishments are from my favorite companies!

• Lawn Fawn
• Pretty Pink Posh
• My Favorite Things
• Mama Elephant
• Newton's Nook Designs
• Simon Says Stamp
• Wplus9
• Avery Elle
• Doodlebug Designs

Sushi! (January)

Sweet strawberry (January)

Five shades of gray (February)

Ewe are cute (March)

Slice of happiness (July)

Day brightened (August)

Booyah! (September)

Tiny animals (October)

Glitter bunnies (November)

Ana's 40! (November)

Knitting sheep (December)

Festive alpaca (December)

I get better and learn new things with every card I make. I make some mistakes, but I correct and continue. No card is perfect, but they all represent my creativity and my love for cardmaking.

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Day brightened

Hello!

On my card today, I used three of the new My Favorite Things paper packs, and I finally got around to using the Sunday Stroll stamps and dies from Mama Elephant. I am probably three or four releases behind on using new products. Yikes!

I wanted to focus all the dimension on my card on "you." This may be the first time I didn't use foam tape! So, I cut out the You die from Avery Elle several times using two My Favorite Things shades of pink card stock.

The dimension is really obvious in the next photo. It looks really cool!

I love the new Storybook 1 die from Pretty Pink Posh. There are so many possibilities! I may make a comic with some superhero stamps in the future. Can't wait to see the other dies in the upcoming Storybook series.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF868	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp SUNDAY STROLL Set MEPT140	Mama Elephant SUNDAY STROLL Creative Cuts Die Set MEPT139	Avery Elle Steel Dies SIMPLY SAID YOU Set D-14-37 or 22126
Avery Elle Clear Stamp Set SIMPLY SAID YOU Set ST-14-37 or 22034

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And:

• My Favorite Things patterned paper: Dots & Stripes Fresh, Dots & Stripes Sorbet, Plaid Patterns
• My Favorite Things card stock: Ripe Raspberry, Tickled Pink
• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Stitched Borders 3, Storybook 1
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: Summer Flowers
• Spectrum Noir markers: BP1, CR7, CT1, CT2, CT4, EB2, HB3, OR2, PL3

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Rain or shine

My friend is going through a tough time at work. We went to dinner last night to vent, and I just *had* to make a card for her to let her know that I will always be there.

I used three distress inks for my card, letting the colors run together to create something unique. I then used white pigment ink over a raindrop stencil to tie the die cut in with the sentiment I used.

I'm so excited to enter my card into the Pretty Pink Posh watercolor blog hop!

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LEMON CHIFFON Yellow LC25	*Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials Surfaces ISW39532	small stitched rectangle stackables	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900
Weather It Clear Stamps	Simon Says Stamp Stencil RAINDROPS ssst121373 Hop To It	Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED TAGS 1 Steel Craft Die ST1	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Ranger TDP40170	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Ranger TDP39877	Hero Arts Pigment Ink Pad UNICORN White AF249	*Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AQUAMARINE Cupped Sequins	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AMETHYST Cupped Sequins	silver sparkle single cord

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Stitched Banner Duo 2
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 8mm Sparkling Clear, 6mm Aquamarine, 6mm Amethyst
• My Favorite Things card stock: Blue Breeze, Wild Wisteria

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Ewe are cute

Another Easter card! I think they may be my favorite to make because spring is my favorite time of year, and I get to use bright, cheery colors.

For my card, I first decided to use patterned papers for the grass and sky and then took the theme further with the balloons and the eggs. It's funny how much the eggs looks like balloons in the grass. :)

I added two layers of grass to give my card more dimension so that the eggs would look like they are in the grass rather than on top of it.

With the sheep, I toyed with the idea that it would be holding the balloon but then wondered how it would look if the balloon was carrying it. I am not quite sure what I decided! I think the position of the sheep makes his action ambiguous. Is he jumping? Or is he hitching a ride with the balloon?

I am entering my card into the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, with beautiful spring Pinterest inspiration:

Supplies:

*Hero Arts NOTECARDS SNOW 10 Cards PS566 White	*Doodlebug FRUIT STAND 6 x 6 Paper Pad	RESERVE Lawn Fawn LET'S POLKA MON AMIE Petite 6 x 6 Paper Pack LF818	let's polka petite paper pack
Avery Elle THE SORBET COLLECTION 6x6 Paper Pad P-14-02 or 021501	*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn PINK LEMONADE Petite 6 x 6 Paper Pack	Avery Elle THE BRIGHTS COLLECTION 6x6 Paper Pad P-14-01 or 021495	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
critters on the farm	Critters on the Farm Lawn Cuts dies	grassy border	spring showers
RESERVE Lawn Fawn PARTY BALLOONS Lawn Cuts Dies LF856	RESERVE Lawn Fawn EGGSTRA SPECIAL EASTER Lawn Cuts Dies LF841	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER WHITE Brush Tip Marker 026297

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And:

• Spectrum Noir markers: PL1, TN1

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)