Showing posts with label nestabilities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nestabilities. Show all posts

Sunday, January 22, 2012

tiny dancer


so my little girl is no longer tiny, but she will always be my tiny dancer.

it's odd the way things work out. my oldest daughter is a mini-me, in almost every way. it's seriously so obnoxious! i feel so sorry for what i put my mother through... i'm mostly kidding here. it can be horrible, but i am reaping what i have sowed and God has an amazing plan for my little leader. i got off topic. what i meant to tell you about was her dancing. this girl has some serious moves! ever since she could walk, she could keep a beat. she loves to sing, anything drama related, and when there's music, she can't sit still!

my other daughter is a diffrent story. first off, she's the spitting image of MY little sister. kinda freaky, in fact, maybe i'll post pictures of them at some point just so i can become the told-you-so fairy. well she (like my sister) has no rythem. she tries, oh how she tries, alas the girl can't even clap to a song in time. but more than anything, she is a princess and has always said she wants to be a dancer. we got her into dance classes, she had a blast.... for the first couple of months. she hated it and came to despise going on a weekly basis. needless to say it didn't work out.

no matter the outcome, my little girl will always be my tiny dancer.

this card turned out beautiful, totally more my style. INKY!! i got a new cartridge for my slice and was just dying to try it out, this is the outcome. comment me if you have questions, enjoy your week!

just in case she happens to pop in and read this, my sister needs to know that i'm not in any way trying to offend, i love her so very much. God knew exactly what i would need in a friend when he decided to one-up it and give me you as a sister. love you!!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Vintage Mothers Day card


Yeah!! I love it!
Used vintage sheet music as the background, ink distressed with tim holtz frayed burlap. Stamped sentiment on a nestability cut out of ivory (also ink distressed), embellished with pearls.
Used lace and ribbon for the finishing touches.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Manly birthday


This is for my father-in-laws birthday.

Stamped truck (SU) in stazon black on white cardstock. Lightly colored in with watercolor pencils (SU) then used watercolor brush to blend. After dry, I cut it out. Layered truck on scallop circle (nestabilities used with my cuttlebug) which was pierced around the edges.

Partner a truck with some manly patterned paper and ink distressing and you've got a great card for that special man in your life!

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Friday, March 11, 2011

New paper flower technique


I did this card for the sole purpose of making these new flowers. I started by punching 1.5" circles out if dictionary paper (don't have a punch? Wing it by hand! Trust me, you won't be able to tell the difference!). Ok, now you cut into the circle to create a thin spiral shape to the core of the circle, I cut maybe 5 spirals into my circle. Starting with the edge you cut into, start rolling paper into itself until you get to the middle. The tighter you roll, the smaller your flower will be. I used a scrap piece of paper covered in adhesive to lay down my "bud" on, to keep it nice 'n rolled up.
Remember, there's no mistakes, especially with flowers. They're all supposed to be unique anyways.
Have fun playing around! Try different textured paper, like tissue!

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Lots of dimension


I got this cute owl stamp from the $1 bin at michaels and was just messing around to use it.

I stamped him on patterned paper twice, fussy cut his eye balls & tummy from one and paper pieced them to the other stamped image. Used patterned paper and scallop nestabilities with my cuttlebug, also dry embossed them. Crimped the bottom chunk of patterned paper.

LOTS of dimension going on with this one!

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Layered & inked


This reminds newer is strawberry shortcake piled high. Absolutely mouth wateringly delicious!

Look at all those flourishes (TAC)! What great layers! My birdie (SU) is adorable! And ribbon on top of lace?!

I love this card.


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