January 25, 2022 – Another owl!

Dull Glossy Paper, Owls, Valentine's Day

Good morning, happy Tuesday and thank you for all the messages and well wishes!

We have another Valentine owl card because it is just so much fun to color. And the books can be colored to match whatever card stock paper is used. Anyone else really into Valentines this year? Mostly it passes without much notice but this year, all things pink and red!

Stamps: E256 KB’s Bookish Owl, C226 Hoo will be my Valentine?, C320 Handmade Card, A190 Tiny Heart

White paper is dull gloss – link here > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/dull-glossy-paper

This paper has a high risk of smudging! Use a waterproof ink pad and be sure if you touch the paper that your hands are clean and dry! I love the look of it but really need to be careful when handling because it does take a long time to dry. I’ll even leave my images to dry overnight before returning to color with the alcohol ink markers.

Brown owl sitting on stack of two pink books. Background paper is pink with white polka dots. White ribbon is on left of card and tied in a knot.

Two Valentine cards with owls, hearts, and asking “Hoo will be my Valentine?”

Links to additional stamps used on cards below: A186 Solid Heart, HH21 Scallop Border, DD66 Valentine Fun Cube

Three Valentine cards with owls, hearts, and asking “Hoo will be my Valentine?”. One card is on red card stock and two are on pink card stock.

January 24, 2022 -Hoo will Be?

Dull Glossy Paper, Owls, Valentine's Day

Good Evening! Here is another Valentine card. I got a good report from my surgeon today which was reassuring because one knee is further behind than the other and I was worried. So all is well!

Stamps: E256 KB’s Bookish Owl, C226 Hoo will be my Valentine?, C320 Handmade Card A186 Solid Heart

Friday, January 21, 2022 – Hoo will Be?

Dull Glossy Paper, Owls, Valentine's Day

Good Morning! Valentines Day is coming up soon so we thought to do a Valentines card. Someone asked a bit ago if we had any projects going. And we always do! The day after my surgery we had our counters in the kitchen replaced and then a new back splash. I planned it good. I didn’t do any work- the kids and Kevin did it all.

Stamp Links:

C226 Hoo will Be?

E256 Bookish Owl

Thursday Jan 20, 2022- You’re the Best

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship, Just a Note

Good Morning! We have a very cold morning here in Wisconsin. Many of you may know that we left the road, not because of Covid, but because my knees where bad. So on Dec 14, 2021 I had bilateral knee replacement! Yep I did both at the same time. It’s been a long recovery road but I’m getting there. That is one tough surgery! I had a friend who helped me a bit because I was having trouble sleeping and so I needed a card for her. Today’s card is a couple variations that I came up with.

It’s really takes a huge group of people to get someone through knee surgery. My kids were here for days helping us. We could not have done it without them. In the middle of recovery Kevin got Covid so that added a bit of a challenge. So glad those days are behind us and now just lots of physical therapy and hopefully some stamping!

Stamp Links:

CMO104 Trio Aloe Vera

CDCMO104 Aloe Vera Cutting Die

DD56 Dad Fun Cube

D320 Just for You

EE63 Squares & Dots

Celebrating you – Jan. 19, 2022

Birthday, Dull Glossy Paper

Hello! Here is a fun birthday card. The cake was colored with alcohol inks and the background was created with an ink pad rubbed on dull gloss paper. Links to paper and stamps are below!

Dull Gloss Paper Link > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/dull-glossy-paper

Stamp links > DD95 Fondue Cake, C320 Handmade Card Inside, F253 Celebrating you

Thinking of you – Jan. 18, 2022

Dull Glossy Paper, Thinking of You

Good Afternoon! On this card, the background is a pattern paper from a pack I bought a long time ago and don’t remember where it came from. Anyone else have stacks on stacks of paper they have collected over the years? Love digging through them and finding beautiful papers but it also means, I might not be able to get more! The fancy rectangle is stamped on dull gloss and cut out with scissors. Links to stamps are below!

B127 Thinking of You > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/f210-fancy-rectangle

F210 Fancy Rectangle > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/f210-fancy-rectangle

C320 Handmade Card Inside > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/c320-handmade-card-inside

Beeing you! – Jan. 17, 2022

Dull Glossy Paper, Frogs & Bugs, Thank You Cards

Happy Monday and I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! These two bee cards were so fun to make. I dabbed the honeycomb stamp with a golden ink pad and a yellow ink pad to get the variation. Then I stamped it two more times without re-inking. On the oval, I rubbed the edge of the paper along the ink pad to add color. The bees are colored with a marker.

Stamp links > J16 Honeycomb Large, CM0123 Thank you set, CC97 April’s Bees Med., BB68 April’s Bees Small, EE25 Dots and Circle, C320 Handmade Card Inside

Congrats

Baby Cards, Dull Glossy Paper

Good Afternoon! I’ve been working on the website today and thought I would add a blog post since I was working. The website is an endless job. Never done, always needs something done to it! I also have a brand new great nephew – Henry. The cutest thing you ever did see so we’ve been busy with baby cards. Enjoy!

Stamp Links

C320 Handmade Card, C072 Baby Feet, A186 Solid Heart, A188 Stitch Heart, CMO120 Oh Baby Set

Coffeeology card – Jan. 14, 2022

Coffee, Dull Glossy Paper

Happy Friday! This coffee cup was colored with alcohol ink and cut out with scissors.

Paper is dull gloss > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/dull-glossy-paper

Stamp links > HH28 Dots and Lines Border, E301 Coffeeology, DD98 Bean Capp

Thinking of you – Jan. 13, 2022

Dull Glossy Paper, Thinking of You

Good morning and happy Thursday!

This card is white cardstock folded at top with a swatch of dull gloss colored with the edge of an ink pad. I just start at the edge and rub the paper across the ink pad in each direction until I feel it has enough color. The stripes on the purple piece of paper is created with HH28 (link below). The flower is colored with alcohol inks. Links to stamps and cutting die are below!

Stamp links > HH28 Dots and Lines Border, A190 Tiny Heart, B127 Thinking of you, FF60 Daisy in Triangle Vase

Cutting die link > https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/cdff60-daisy-in-triangle-vase-med-cutting-die