"For You" Card

This "for You" card was made with my markers and clear stamps. I'm sorta frustrated that the ink doesn't stick thoroughly to the surface of the stamp. I didn't read the directions on the bag after I purchased them. It might say to do just that. The effect is similar to mixing oil & vinegar and then pressing it onto the paper. The stamps probably have an oily substance on them.

I love this little chicken or chick-a-dee. Whatever you want to call the bird, it's cute. After seeing the card here, I am going to go back and fill in the tag with some background pencil. Next card that I do, I'm going to try some watercolor pencil. I also made some copies of my own art that I will color. :) That will be NEAT-O! Okay, that's it for this entry.

4 Bird and Branches Cards

To begin, I am not the best at laying these out for the blog. I have such a hard time placing them where I want them, to present them as nicely as I can. I have more work to do concerning HTML. I gotta switch over. Moving forward, I made 4 cards tonight. Two have branches on them and two have birds on them. All backgrounds are from the same cardstock. They look nicer than previous cards that I've made. This one is a little boring. I should add a border or something. The sides are so bare--too bare.













This one is cute. My husband taught me an "old wallpaper trick" concerning mitering the corners. I think it looks sharp. A lot nicer than what I had originally--to flat edges together. EEK!

I like the birds. This one is nice with a Prismacolor gold pencil border. I also added some glitter glue to add a little sparkle, but I could do something different too--add a bow for instance. My husband, Ed, said that he liked the gold brads on the last card. I like hearing stuff like that. It's encouraging. I keep getting more and more ideas. That's it for cards tonight. Tomorrow I think I am going to work on scrapbooking. We'll see. I'll post what I create! :)

A Saturday At Nata's

So it was another day at Nata's and I used her stamps and punches. The flower punch-out on this card is hers. I need to invest in one. I love putting these adorable little flowers on everything. It seems that I can make a reason to use them on anything I do!

My complaint to Renata today was that my cards that I make are just not so professional looking. I told her that I liked it that way (mostly because I didn't know how to make it look that way--haha). Then I saw NATA'S cards! Oh my goodness, I had some adjusting to do in my own creativity. I was challenged and this was the outcome. I'll still work on it, but it's better than what I have done in the past.

Thanks Renata! :)