4th of July Cards

I have gotten a head start on my 4th of July cards.

This card uses a House Mouse image from several years ago, Stampin' Up! star punches, Freedom die from Frantic Stampers and the fireworks stamps (Rocket's Red Glare) and Firecrackers die from Taylored Expressions.  The step card base is a Stephanie Barnard Sizzix Framelits.

This is a Frantic Stampers card.  Both the stars die and the Freedom die are from Frantic Stampers.

I used Stampin' Up!'s Swirly Squiggles die for the stripes and my Cricut for the 4th and the fireworks.

Another all Frantic Stamper's card using their star plate die and the Freedom die again.

A different color variation of the first Freedom card.  I like the white stars on the blue back ground but I like the other card better.

This car also uses the Stampin' Up! Swirly Squiggles die paired with the Tailored Expressions Rocket's Red Glare stamp set and corresponding die set, Firecrackers.

Thanksgiving

20 Card Challenge - Day 8

Welcome to my 20 card challenge.  No deadlines, no prizes, just a way to share the fun of stamping long distance.  You can add a link to your card in the comments from your blog or Pinterest or SCS.
(NOTE: This is not my card. I found it online and liked it, so I saved it, but I don't remember who the artist is - sorry!)

Glitter!!!!

This is the card that introduced me to glitter. I'd been given some pink glitter in a swap and thought I give it a try...and I loved it! So, of course, I had to buy some more at the next convention. I think I now have at least 15 colors of glitter. I made this card for a friend who stamps and knits. We used to stamp together until she moved to DC.

Christmas Cards

Here are some of the Christmas cards I made for this year. Of the 26 different designs (some very similar) I created, these were my favorites.

This one is a Penny Black hedgie image that I colored with my copics and Bic markers, matted on generic red paper and then music paper I've had forever and don't remember where I got it.

The SU roller "Candy Cane Christmas" was used with Real Red for the background. The House Mouse Image HMJR1020 and colored with Bic Pens.

This one was sooooo simple. I was running short of time and so the cards like this helped! The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Joy and Cheer". I don't remember where the sticker came from.

This card used the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Snowflakes" and the SU set of unknown name...it's my mom's and I don't recall what it's name is. The hat and mittens are stamped with Adirondeck's Cranberry. The hat is edged with flocking and the mittens are strung together with yarn.

Another simple card. I used the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Holly" and red Stickles. I think the paper is SU Forest Foliage.

I got this super shiny gold paper from someone via Craig's list and I don't know what company it is. I used the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Joy and Cheer" and used my Sizzix original die "Holly" with SU's Real Red and Forest Foliage.

House Mouse Halloween Cards

I love Halloween and these HM stamps are adorable. The first 2 cards I made the fronts as backgrounds, but then thought they were too cute to cover up so I added the mice to the insides.

For these cards, I used Perfect Plaids for the backgrounds:

I love this stamp, "Sweet Find", probably because I love candy corn, so I really enjoyed making these:

I got this background in a Splitcoaststampers Swap and thought it was perfect for this House Mouse.

New House Mouse Stamps

My mom got me some new House Mouse stamps at the convention. All Fired Up and All Fired Up 2, Count Mouse and then I bought The Graduate from HL's clearance.

Here is a card I made for my step-dad when he was sick.  I'd gotten the Achoo image in a swap and thought it was perfect.  I used my Bic pins to color the image and it is layered on a tissue - a clean tissue!