Happy Card Maker

The image used today is from "Just-Rite Stamps". I love their stamps, they are so diverse, and I use the alot as you have noticed.

The mats where cut with Spellbinder dies in three different sizes. They were;

• Petite Oval Large S4-138
• Petite Scalloped Oval Large S4-139

The image was colored with Copic Markers;

• Roses; R22,R24,R27,R29
• Leaves; YG05,YG09

The Roses were coated with Crystal Lacquer, that where you get the little glare from. I decorated the background paper with a little red Stickles for bling.

Believe it or not I did tie the small yellow bow on the bouquet. But, I cheated and used the "Bow Easy"

Hope you enjoy the card and will leave a comment.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Bob L.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

I used the following Spellbinder Dies to cut the elements of the card;

• Main Body Lacey Squares S4-295
  Image Mat Petite Scalloped Oval LG S4-139
  Saying Mat Standard Circle SML S4-116
  Saying Mat Classic Scalloped Circle SML S4-125

The image was colored with Copic Markers using the following markers;

• Apples; R22,R24,R27,R29
  Leaves; G02,G09
  Basket; E11,E15

You can get the instruction for the assembly of the basic Twisted Easel Card from "Pam Sparks" blog. Her instructions are excellent.

One hint on making this card is to cut off the loops form by the die on the hinged portion of the card body, only. This makes it easier to assemble the card.

Try different Spellbinder dies to make these cards. You will get some very different effects. Have fun and enjoy your experiments.

Your comments are always welcome and appreciated.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!!

Bob L.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Good Morning Everyone. Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone is having beautiful weather for this day, I know we here in Georgia are.

Today's card is a format that has become very popular in the last couple of weeks.
It is called a "Twisted Easel Card". Here is the card;

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

As I was embellishing the card I realised that I need some pink flowers to use on the card. After much searching, the only thing I had some white one. Hmmm!! Out came the Copic Airbrush and walla, I now had some pink flowers. The Copic Airbrush and markers work great on all kinds of embellishments. Give it a try.

The border around the primary mat was punched with a Martha Stewart Corner Border Punch called "Laurel Leaf". I also used only the corner punch on the secondary mat corners. The design is light and airy.

The paper for the secondary mat behind Tilda I bought at Hobby Lobby. The paper pack is sold by "The Paper Studio". Very pretty papers, and most of them are already embossed.

Hope you enjoy today's card. Your comments are always appreciated and welcome.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Bob L.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Before I post my next card, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the comments that you all have made about my cards. That's what keeps me going.

I think it reminds me of what is coming, "Spring". The sentiment is a play on words.

The stamp set is from "Raisinboat Stamps" a company that I love. They rent stamps, so if I try the stamp and love it I can then buy it. Check them out it's a great deal.

The card is a gate fold that I made using my "Scor-Buddy". It's just like the "Scor-Pal" but just the right size to carry to card making group meetings. Here is what it looks like and it is only 7.5"X9.o" so it's easy to fit in your bag. With the Scor-Buddy it is very easy to make these gate fold cards.

The image was colored with Copic makers. The center of the flower was surrounded with I-Rock yellow crystals as was the corners.

Hope you enjoy todays card. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Bob L.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

I know, I said I only make one Valentines Day card a year, but I just had to make one more.

This card was colored with Prisma-Color Pencils. Before I got my Copics, this was all that I colored with. Now as you can clearly see, I'm out of practice.

Here is the card for the day;

"I Love You Dearly"

The image as you can see is a Magnolia called "Tilda withRose". Very appropriate for a Valentines Day card. The corners of the card mat were run through a Fiskars hand crimper called "Wavey". Each corner was feed into the crimper as shown in the picture below.

If you don't have a crimper, you could also use you Scor-Pal. It might take alittle longer, but it will get the job done.

The flowers are from Michaels and are called "Boutique Fluer" from thier "Reflection" line of craft items. They look a little like the Wild Orchid collection and come in a full range of colors. A few dots of Stickles was added. The bow I actually made my self with out getting Rose involved. She said it was acceptable and I could go ahead and use it.

The sentiment was stamped directly on the image. I am not that happy with the results, but it will suffice.

Hope you enjoy my effort, and will leave a comment.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Bob L.

Friday, February 4, 2011

The main colors for this card, brown and hot pink. I used a Cuddlebug embossing folder to emboss the mat. The embossing folder is call "Heart Blocks", which is very appropriate for this card.

I have to reveal one thing. When it comes to making bows, I get my wife to do them, she has it down to an art. The image was colored with my Copic Markers as usual.

Hope you enjoy my effort and will leave a comment.

Have a GREAT DAY!!!

Bob L.