Feeling Tropical Here

Humid weekend here in New Hampshire- feeling summery though luckily its not super hot. Quiet on my front, a low key weekend which I will fill you in about later.

Today, a couple of cards.

Stamps on the yellow card are from Cornish Heritage Farms. I like how the ukulele guy on the right, seems to be dreaming and looking back at the Hawaiian lady waving in the scene. Is he in love with her and thinking about her as he strums his instrument? 

I'm kind of romantic about all that and think he is.

I want him to be dreaming about some vacation love affair.

Not sure if I want him to go back and find her (that would be very Hollywood) or if I want him to just move on with his life but remember her fondly (that's very real life.)

And when its steamy, what more could someone want than some ice cream.

Stamps are from Flourishes.

Not sure if the party lanterns really fir with the rest of the card but I love them. So they are there, working with it or not.

That's all here for today.

Have a great Sunday.

To Put a Smile on Your Face

Ha-ha-ha!

This card makes me grin. I started by stamping the cattails (KIm Hughes for the former Cornish Heritage Farms) and then coloring them with Copics. I then die cut this paper and attached it to the card. The frog is a Sizzix die cut. The little lilly pad he sits on is from Flourishes Rubber Stamps. Saying is from Kim Hughes, Cornish Heritage Farms too.

I added little google eyes to the frog, which finishes the card right off.

Tuesday is here! I have a long day at work-I have a workshop after school but I am getting a new iPad at this workshop-fun!!!!

So I am off, thanks for stopping by.

Wedding Card

A little pre-posted post for you today since I am still in New Mexico. Missing the folks and the critters at home, but having a blast. Didn't bring my computer with me so you'll have to wait until I return to see some views from my trip.

Here's a card I made for a co-worker's wedding which is happening today down in Florida.  I couple of my lilac Viva paint-pen dots got a bit mushy, but overall I like this card. Traditional with a bit of unusual green.

All images are from Kim Hughes when she made stamps for Cornish Heritage Farm.

I started by embossing in a bright green the leafy branches on the background. Then I die cut the green circles (Life Style Crafts/Quickutz) and the white circle from Sizzix. I layered these and then I stamped and embossed the phrase. I stamped the couple in black on glossy card stock and trimmed them.

So hope you're having a great week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Trails Today

I'll stay on the Western theme and maybe even an Arizona theme. Here's a fun card I made. I used Cornish Heritage Farms (Kim Hughes) stamps. 

I also used this American Crafts lizard skin cardstock. Thought it would work for this, just like the natural brown twine.

I like my cards plain and simple but I am working hard on trying to make my backgrounds have more depth and interest. Been doing it a lot in my scrap-journal, since I don't just have that much studio time most days and to do a daily journal and a scrap-journal and make cards and do the other fun things I want to do.

Guess I just need to quit my job and do art all day everyday.

Wouldn't that be fun????

Think it must be spring because it gets me really in the gardening mood. The fix up my home mood. The try new yard thigns mood.

Plus I seem to feel more art creative.

Must be the rebirth of spring and me coming out of my winter hibernation slump.

Anyhow, am not planning on quitting my job, still need to be there. Still need the cash to feed my craft supply addiction!

Just can't win-time to create- no money for supplies-work for money-not enough time to create.

I suppose if I was really creative I wouldn't need to buy supplies, right?

Have a good day and thanks for visiting.