Beauty Break . . .

Here's my girl looking purrty, courtesy of the Freebie Photographers at Petco.


























Gracie's Photos Credited to Signature Images Inc. out of Salem, OR.

May Birthday Cards . . . Part 1

May and October are the big birthday months in the family (and friends who are like family!).

Here are a few more birthday cards for my May family and friends!

I took an extra couple pictures of the second (inchie) card so you could see the pretty shine of the embossing. :) The Inchie card cut is another from Susan. Thanks, Susan - you're awesome!























































Note - blogger is very hard to format, no matter how I play with it, sorry about the way this is laid out. :(

More May Birthday Cards . . . Part 2

May and October are the big birthday months in the family (and friends who are like family!).

Here are a few more birthday cards for my May family and friends!

The Rhino is an image I found online, I layered it for a cool 3D effect. The Frogs are stamps that were painted with the same irridescent-interference paints and markers.

























Sarah's card turned out to be the coolest card I've ever made! I die cut the jar layers (there are 3 or 4 of them, I forget - lol) out of plastic packaging (recycling!) and the Fairies are all painted with irridescent & interference colors so they look different at different angles. The word "Enchanted" inside is shimmery too, but hard to photograph. I love how this one came out!

Feel Better Card for my young friend Cameron

Here is a card for the son of a friend who is in and out of the hospital quite a bit. I hope he likes it! I took a lot of pictures to show the embossing - that never photographs well, lol. I have done a card like this colored in also, but I think I prefer this highly detailed stamp uncolored. Less sensory overload. :) The sentiment inside the card is embossed with pretty glittery powder, even though it's hard to tell from the picture.

Thank You Cards . . .

Here are two more "Thank You" cards I sent out this month to friends and people who have helped me. :) Click photos to enlarge. Your comments are always welcome!

Happy Mother's Day 2009

Hi all, I wanted to wait until I was sure Mom received this before posting hit. I used the SCUT Susan generously created to make this cool stair step card. :). This is another "busy" card with everything from metal, quilling, layering, fibers, and more! I have come to the conclusion, that I just make "busy" cards. They seem to be enjoyed so I'm just embracing this phase of my creativity. I took lots of pictures so you can see the full effect. I like how this came out, hopefully she will too. :) Click the images to enlarge them. As always, your comments are most welcome. :)

Standing:

Laying Flat:











Close-Ups:

Folded for Easy Access Envelope: