CUTTLEBUGGIN AND METAL ART

I spent the day with friends making cards and a picture frame. It was a good day and saw many of my Scrapbook Fever friends.

I actually got some things done. Sometimes, I just socialize and piddle around!!

I made several cards, but decided to post this one. I just love my Cuttlebug and both card and frame were made using the Cuttlebug.

THIS IS MY KIND OF WEATHER!!

I love this weather - if - one can stay home and putter around the house or read a good book or make the card of the day!

Today, I'm featuring our Texana Designs cactus and "thank you" stamps.

The "Thank You" and cactus stamps were embossed with JudiKins Rustique Bent Nail.

The cactus was painted with Pearlescence paints by Yasutomo. I used yellow, orange, and copperish colors.

I used Stampin' Up green(can't remember the name) card stock and core'dinations brown paper from their vintage collection. I used the Cuttlebug bubble folder on the brown paper.

And then I put the final touches on with brown and and dark orange bling.

Thank you card!

Good morning! I'm sending out a stamp order today and always send a "thank you" note with each order. Today I'm showcasing the Texana Designs "Texas Star". This stamp takes on an entirely different look when it is painted. I used Navy and Gold Twinkling H2O's on the star, embossed it with Ranger's Rich Red embossing powder. I used the "thanks" Cuttlebug folder on blue card stock and pearl and star embellishments. Also red and white polka dot ribbon.

Have a great day! My yard and plants are soooooooooooooo happy with this rain.

IRIS FOLDING - One of My Favorite Things To Do!

I love to iris fold and hope to teach a class an Iris Folding Class at Wendaful's this summer! I must admit, I did not do these card today. I was in a (forced or go insane) organizing mood this morning and started organizing my Texana Designs computer files. I ran across some of my favorite iris folding cards and thought I would share them with you. The Texas iris folding card is Janet Bradshaw's creation and has become one of my favorites! She used her Cricut "states" cartridge to create the pattern. Last Fall we made some with Christmas paper and they were a big hit! My wrapping paper is awesome to do these cards. It's so light weight and makes for an easier fold.

Have a great day and I hope the time change doesn't make you too weird!!!

Music and Laughter - Awesome Combination!!

Good morning! It's Friday and suppose to be a beautiful day! Music and laughter are two of my favorite things to do. I wanted to showcase Texana Designs guitar stamp and this is how it turned out.

Stamp: Texana Designs guitar and Stampabilities "Take Time"
Embossing Powder: Ranger Mint Green
Embossing Foil: Ranger Violet
Papers: Green and Black cardstock and Wassau metallic purple
Cuttlebug Allegro folder
And, of course: BLING!

Have a great weekend!

Just got another stamp order (all of them mounted). My hubby's "honey do" list is growing!!!!! He makes all my wooden mounts for me!

Dragonfly Season

Well, I wasn't going to do a card today and let Joyce's new stamps be my posting. However, I saw a tutorial today on Stamp TV about watercolor pencils and blending solution and thought I would give it a try.

Supplies used:

Stamp: Texana Designs dragonfly
Paper: Wassau metallic purple (only seen it at Michael's)
Stampin' Up Watercolor Pencils
Shimmerz December Sky
Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers folder
Sticklers Icicle
Pink bling

My goal is to get the watercoloring a little more vibrant - hopefully practice will improve my technique!!

More JAM'N Stamps on the Way!

By popular demand, we added more of Joyce's stamps and they are being shipped as I write this. Here are some to look forward to! Not the original sizes. They will be posted on Etsy and Texana Designs this weekend!