Fall Is Here!

You know what comes next don't cha? *brrrrrrrrrrrr* weather!!

This card was stamped with Sunflower Frame rubber stamp...colored with Blick markers...cut out and placed on paper from the Fall/Halloween paper I had left over. This week I committed myself to sending out 5 cards to 5 people for no reason...nadda...zip...ziltch reasons! A "just because" card. Here is one card I made to send out.....now....thinking and wondering...who will get this card...
 hmmmmmmm 


 thanks for stopping by!
 Manetta

Mojo Monday Christmas Mouse

Do you ever get stuck when making a card? No mojo juice? Feel like all your cards come out looking the same?

That was me ...yesterday.

All you have to do to get your mojo going again

is to head on over to Mojo Monday blog like I did.

This weeks sketch was a choice of two

The idea is to take the sketch and use it as a base to get started...I try to turn it upside down...right side up...sideways...to see what works for me.

Here is what I came up with!

This image came from Christmas House Mouse Stamp Set.

Have a wonderful day!

Manetta

Lights all a Tangled

This mouse ...from Lighten Up Mouse Set....is busy untangling the lights from the box and hopes to have it done in time to decorate the trees for Christmas! Stamped first and then masked so the row of Christmas trees would be behind him...each bulb on the light strand glistens colors from a drop of stickles....makes for a pretty Christmas Card.
 Thank you for stopping by!
Manetta

Mistletoe Mice

I had not used this ribbon technique in a long time. I liked how the checkered green white and red ribbon came out when I pulled it apart by the threads. Thank you for stopping by! Manetta

Mistakes can become Works of Art

Never throw away a mistake when you make cards!!

You never know when you can use it.

This card was stamped with a background stamp 2 years ago! I never used it because the middle of the stamp did not stamp completely so I just threw it into my "Mistake box".

I dug through my box and decided I could use it. The card was the inspiration for my colors.

Close up the hat and snow...

the hat is made from Styrofoam balls and the snow is Diamond Dust.

Hope this card inspires you to start your Christmas Cards and

if you enjoy this Christmas Tree Mouse...it is on sale this week...along with all the other mice stamps!

thank you

Christmas Gone to the Toilet...

ahhhh not really...however I did make a Christmas card using something you normally find only in the bathroom...

Check out these Snowmen from Let It Snow Set made from....

 

Toilet Paper!!

 

 I tried to get the shimmer to show up. If you click on the photo and enlarge it..it is easier to see. Grab yourself a roll from your bathroom, spray bottle with water and the instructions on how to make your casting from your favorite stamp!

• You will need about 6 to 8 squares of toilet paper and a stamp that is deeply edged and not too finely detailed.
• Layer the toilet paper over the stamp and wet it.
• Mold it over the stamp and blot off excess water....carefully pressing down to get a good imprint of your rubber stamp mold.
• Tear or cut off excess paper around the molded image.
• Let dry over night.  You can use a heat tool to speed up the process but be careful not to burn the tissue.  I prefer to just let it dry until the next day.
• Take off mold and trim.

I used double sided tape to apply mold to cardstock.  Don’t use wet glue or glue sticks as this might make the mold wet and destroy the mold.   I have also colored with Pearlescent Chalk and sprayed with glimmer mist to give it a nice shimmer. Embellish as desired.

If you don’t have any glimmer mist, you can always make your own.  

• In a small spray bottle add equal parts decoupage lacquer or Mod Podge (I heard white glue like Elmer's will work too but have not tried it) and water.
• Add small amount of PearlEx Powder or Perfect Pearls, recap the spray bottle and shake the mix together.
• You can also use a drop or two of re-inker if you wanted a colored glimmer mist.

If it clogs when you spray, just add a little more water to the mix.  

 

 thank you for stopping by...

Happy New Year!!!

Cover-a-Card Background Meets Alcohol Ink

I had so much fun making this card! I made the background paper design out of glossy paper and alcohol inks ....and then stamped over the design with the Cover-a-Card Flourishes. I think Jasper with Butterflies just so dog-gone cute! I colored him with Blick markers and "painted" the butterflies with stickles. Once the stickles dried...I used liquid glue to cover the butterflies.

I have not stamped anything on the inside yet....I am waiting until that "Ut Oh" moment happens...when you realize you needed a card-yesterday!! lol

For more inspiration..don't forget to head on over to Create With Faye.

Thank you for stopping by!

Spooky Woods!

Did you realize how close the holidays are? *panic look* Halloween is just around the corner!!! Realized I better get started working on my Halloween and Christamas cards. EEEKKKK

Since the Cover-a-Card Branches rubber stamp is 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in size...I used my Mega Mount to hold it.... inked the stamp with Memento Black....stamped the background and then sponged ink to get the sunset look.

I stamped the "Spa Day" Witch, colored with Blick markers and cut her out.

The bow was made with my Bow-Easy to make my bow.

One down....how many more to go??? lol

 Stop on over at Create With Faye Blog to get more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping

Michelle Zindorf Technique

I love her techniques!!! I saw her card and had to try to make it for my brother. He is always taking pictures of animals and has some wonderful photos. I popped this in the mail to him on Monday.....I think he will love it!

Have a wonderful day! Netta

Sympathy for a Friend

A woman I have known for several years lost

one of her children yesterday to cancer.

No one wants to see their child pass away.

It has to be the worst feeling ever.

This card is for her.

I used the Cover-a-Card Background stamp for the background and used Silhouette11 flower stamp over the top. "With Sympathy" words are from the Iris & Tulip Set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Netta

Faux Mother of Pearl Dress

In May I did a Faux Mother of Pearl Technique and with the extra paper I stamped this dress. I used Momento Ink and sponge to go back over to get the darker colors. With a bit of the scraps I was able to also punch out a flower.

Thank You for stopping by!!

Netta

More Photo Stamping

Wanted to share a couple more photo cards that I did. These required 5 stamps each.

thank you for looking!

Netta

Photo Stamping

This is a very easy technique but one I have wanted to try for a long time. I recently read an article at Stampers Quest and it gave me the inspiration to give it a try.

Stamping on Photos

I love taking photos of scenery so this techinque is right up my ally!

Find a nice sunset...find a nice stamp...stamp and voila! Your done the hard part!

In the photo above...I wanted to show you how you can actually turn a photo upside down and get a different view. I was able to stamp and get two cards out of one picture using the same stamp.

  Play around....and have fun! thanks for stopping by.. Netta

Faux Mother of Pearl Technique

This technique is called Faux Mother of Pearl Technique. So easy and so beautiful!  Check out the blog Create With Faye to see what she created using this technique.


 Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!! 


Netta

Glitter Window Technique

This technique is called Glitter Windows.  I have never tried this before and found it was one of the easiest techniques I have ever done. Trick is...to make sure you have a very sharp small pair of scissors or new blade for your knife! For my glitter windows...I cut out the snowman and all the tassels on the stamp Mashmallow Mug.


Netta

Buttons Buttons... Who Has Buttons

I joined in on a challenge "What is Next?". Each day we were given a new item to add to our creation...out of 5 days...our creation had to show 3. Here is mine...

Day 1 use ink...I made clouds using Summer Sky Momento Day 2 use pink purple and blue....Buttons for Momma bird and two baby birds Day 3 use letter M... Mothers day Day 4 to put a hole...was difficult lol...added a hole and slipped a fiber thru it..hard to tell Day 5 material...I was so stumped on this...finally gave it up!!! But had my 3 at least... thank you for looking!!

Netta

Christmas Flower

I think this Poinsettia stamp has to be my favorite stamp this Christmas season. I stamped it twice and cut both out after coloring with a pink marker and coloring with gold glitter.
 I left one intact but the second one I cut only a couple of extra petals and placed them over the top of the bottom ones..popping them up with pop dots to give them a 3-D effect. Using my scissors,
 I curled the ends of the petals down. I also cut out the center and popped that up with pop dots.
 I used gold stickle in the middle for the flower center
The Merry Christmas Stamp came from the Christmas Tree Mouse Set.

  Have a wonderful day!
  Netta

Sympathy Count Down Begins

I make all the sympathy cards for a local nursing home. When they lose one of their residents, they send one out to a family member with a personal note. The family member really appreciates getting a hand-made card with a special note. This is the time of year where they lose many residents so amongst all the Christmas cards I make, I also have to make many sympathy cards. Today I made a few to get ahead. I used the Stamping Up Ornament Punch and punched out vases out of patterned paper to make the vase for these flowers. I also stamp a lil something on the envelope to make it special as well. Thank you for stopping by! Netta

Happy Hanukkah 2009

I needed to make 7 Hanukkah cards todays and didn't have a lot of time but with a little bit of planning...I was able to get all my stamps on one acrylic block all at the same. This allowed me to ink and stamp them all at the same time...which saved me time later as I didn't have to do them individually. A little bit of brown and yellow coloring with a Stamping Up marker and a little bit of yellow stickel glitter...I was almost done! The bow was tied with both yellow and brown ribbon at the same time and held down by a glue dot. Bling in the corner topped it off. The whole scene was matted with black, yellow and brown cardstock. Very quick card to make...longest time is the glitter drying time. Stamps I used: Close to my Heart: Jewish Remembrance Autumn Leaves: Stampology Studio G: #VS4195