Week of Hero Arts- Day 2 and 3

I was so busy yesterday that I couldn't post Day Two's card so I am posting two cards today. The first card I'm sharing was created by covering a piece of white cardstock with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and stamping a background stamp on top of it using pearlized water instead of ink. Here are the results (the shine in real life is incredible)... 

I also like making shaped cards. This one was created with a Quickutz die...

The second card is a window card. Love THIS row of houses stamp from Hero Arts....

A close up of the window...

(That greeting is from a Technique Tuesday stamp set.)

Okay, off to pack for a crafting retreat this weekend with the girls. Thanks for stopping by!

Week of Hero Arts- Day 1

I've been slacking on the blog lately so I decided to work with some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps and products. I made seven cards so I'm declaring this Hero Arts Week on my blog. :) Here is the card for Day One... 

This card was inspired by Jennifer's card HERE. I am addicted to Distress Stains because of her and love using them on an embossed background. Here is a closer look...

After applying the distress stains, I sprayed it heavily with pearlized water. Love the shine it gives. THIS is my favorite background stamp because it can stand alone....doesn't need much more. (BTW- that pretty ribbon and those pearls are from Hero Arts too.)

Thanks for stopping by! Be back tomorrow with another card!

A gift for Ashley...

Today I wanted to share a gift I put together for Alex's girlfriend, Ashley. They have been dating for almost a year now and she is such a sweet girl who makes a wonderful addition to our family. She is heading off to live in the dorms at college this weekend and I wanted to give her some goodies for her new pad.

I knew she would be writing to friends back home so I wanted to make her a a note card set. I started off with my FAVORITE Hero Arts Background Stamp....

...then I stamped it on watercolor paper with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I applied Broken China, Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the image and sprayed it heavily with pearlized water. Here are the final results...

I just love the blues and greens together....

I thought I would also show the gift bag I put together for her along with her card set...

Inside this cute Thirty One bag are lots of goodies...

like bags of candy, a wall calendar, mini sodas, Uno cards, tissues, a flashlight, and earplugs. (All the things her mom emailed about saying she still needed.)

Okay, off to make dinner. Thanks for stopping by!

Week 4 of Summer Card Camp...

So I finally finished Summer Card Camp and I love Week Four's Color Combo. Reminds me of the ocean (which is my favorite place). Here is the card I came up with...

 A close up of the fabric flower and the tiny butterfly. I also am really into the spray mists that I used to create the background piece...

Lately, I'm all about finishing the inside of a card. So, here's a peek on the inside...

That's all I got for now. Thanks for stopping by! :)

Teacher Cards

My nephew is starting Preschool tomorrow and I wanted to make a card set for him to give to his teachers. He has two teachers so I wanted them to be a bit different. I had the supplies out from the tags I shared on my last post, so I kept going with the apple theme...(Love that apple stamp from Imaginisce with googly eyes!) 

 A close up...

 For the second teacher...

 Another close up...

 And here they are all packaged up with some fabric and matching personalized tags...

I really hope they like them. Teachers are so very important and are sometimes neglected so I like to shower them with little things to show they're appreciated. :)

Thanks for stopping by! (Also...thank you so much for all the wonderful emails asking me how I am feeling and how the baby is doing. I'm happy to report we are both doing great. Ted and I are over the moon happy!)