Happy Birthday

Using sponge daubers and ink pads, the stars have come out.  Yet another pattern in the Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP.  I used the 1 1/4" punch to punch the balloons.  I really like the color combination of Rose Red, Perfect Plum, and Island Indigo for this card.

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Missing You Ghost Ship

I was playing around with some ghosting techniques I saw on YouTube this past weekend.  I think they would do a lot better with glossy cardstock, but couldn't find mine and Stampin' Up! doesn't sell it anymore, so I used Whisper White cardstock.  For the background, I used White Craft Ink with Pear Pizzazz ink brayered over it.  I let the craft ink dry for a long time and even heat set it, but it still reacted with the Pear Pizzazz I used over it.  I wasn't really happy with it.  I used my aqua painter to splash some water over it.  I liked the spots it left behind.  For the image, I used a retired stamp set that I love (Schooner).  With this one I used Versimark and brayered over it with Island Indigo.  The image showed up really faint.  Made me think of missing someone, which is why this is a Missing You card.   I thought this button stamp from the retired set Button Button went great.  I layered the card front on a card base of Marina Mist.  I think for my next ghosting technique I will try is using clear embossing powder and sponging around on the cardstock.

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Keepsake Ornament Christmas Card

Did you know the Keepsake Ornament Stamp Set and Holiday Ornament Framelit Die Set are still available this year?  They aren't in the 2013 - 2014 Annual Catalog or the Holiday Catalog, but they are available online.

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Best of Butterflies

Finally played with my Best Of Butterflies stamp set.  This is one of the Best of 25 Years stamp sets.  A new set comes out every month.  I bought this one a couple of months ago, but hadn't gotten the chance to play with it.  I used a strip of Seasons of Style Designer Series Paper Stack instead of ribbon at the center of my card.  I love the Blushing Bride pink.  This color was brought back during the color update this year.  I love how well it goes with the Crumb Cake and Whisper White.  I think the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder adds interest on the bottom of the card.

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Have your kids gone back to school yet?

Well it's that time of year around here again, back to school for the kids.  Has school started in your area?  Normally our schools would have been back in session August 7th this year, but this year we are getting a late start due to unforeseen problems.  The Word Window Punch is great for making these cute pencils.  So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate and Crumb Cake card stock were used to make the pencils.  A tip drawn on the end with a black marker finishes them off.

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