THANK YOU. Thank you very Much!

 Hello friends, 

Recently Stamping Bella released some "Oddball" stamps.  The eyes on these guys are a little weird but they are cute in their own way.  My favorite on the group is the Elvis stamps.  The accompanying sentiment is perfect for cardmaking.    I'm not a huge Elvis fan, but I can't read the sentiment without hearing Elvis's unique voice say it.   I have a few more of these oddball stamps.  I can't wait to ink them up.  

As always I'd love to hear what you think,

Chris

Copics used:

White: C5, C3, C2, C1 )

Black: N10, N8, N6

Red: R37, R35, R32

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Glitter pens

Warm Thoughts Coffee Cup

 Greetings, 

Over the last year or so I've slowly reorganizing my stamp room.  I was sorting some stamp sets this week and stumbled across this stamp set from Mama Elephant.  I forgot I had it.   The "Warm" stem stamp is just so stunning. I couldn't wait to ink it up.   I usually make these cards during the colder months, but we drink coffee in the summer, right? 

The coffee cup is stamped onto polkadot paper.  I cut it out and used dimensional dots to raise it off the card front.  I added a few red hearts for a pop of color.  It is a super simple design.  I hope you like it too!

Copics used:

Shadow under cup: E44, E42, E40

Waving Hello

Greetings friends, 

Before diving into the card (pun intended).  I have some administrative news.  As many of you know there is a "follow me by email" feature on this blog (look to the right).  Blogger changed how this feature works.  I did my best to transfer all emails to the new program.  However, things are never easy. You may need to re-subscribe to the blog.  It is the easiest fix to the problem.  Let me know if you have questions or have problems.   Thank you all for following along! 

CARD INFO:  Let's Dive in!

Making "Hello" cards are some of my favorites.  They are nice to have on hand for the things that pop up.

I wish the camera picked up the details in the background of this card better.  The blue "water" was created using a variety of colored spray inks.  I used a light, medium, and dark blue, silver, purple, and  green spray to create a background panel.  The color moves on the paper, blending together to create a unique panel.  As a bonus the inks have a fine glitter mixed in.  When the panel dries it has a subtle shine. I used snow drift die to cut the blue and a white panel.  Even though it is meant for snow drifts, I thought it added to the watery feel of the card. I inlaid the blue panels into the white frame.  The rest of this card was really simple.  I put this super cute snorkeling bear in the scene. 

Materials:
Wave Border

Best Fins Stamp Set

You can kind of see a shine n this photo. 

Copics used:

Bear: E30, E31, E33, E35
Red: R39, R37, R35
Yellow: Y15, Y13, Y11
Glass:B000
White gel pen