A FOX IN THE WOODS

Happy Hump Day!


Today's card is a little fox in the woods.  Images by Stampin Up.  The fox is stamped on vellum card stock.  It's thicker than some vellums I've used in the past and so much nicer to stamp on.  The trees are an embossing folder.  Layered on green card stock for the background.  Stamped Happy Birthday on the vellum, and card is done. The card is a design by Karen.  Thanks for sharing your design, Karen!  :o) 

I'm sure you all are scrambling to get everything done before Christmas....I sure am.  Too much to do, and so little time.  Argh.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back again with something new.

Hugs, Geri

This Cat looks Scared!

Happy Weekend!

A quick post today.  Ms. Edie designed this card that we all made in a swap.  Thanks, Edie!  Looks like the kitty is pretty scared of the tweety bird in the tree.  lol

An embossing folder was used for the tree background, then colored with colored pencils.  The cat and bird were colored and green background paper was added to finish off the card.
Images are by Tim Holtz.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a good weekend and stay warm.

Hugs, Geri

IT'S BIG BIRD IN A FEDORA!

Happy Weekend!

Today's card is one I made for a swap.  It's Big Bird in his Fedora!  Isn't he cute?  lol

The original design was by Lyn.  Thanks, Lyn!  I think this bird is the biggest bird in the set...you know, the guy who wears "husky" size.  I have to laugh because hubby always tells me he wore husky size as a kid.  

Colored with Prisma colored pencils, layered with cork card stock and a piece of scrapbook paper.  Two gold brads added to finish it off.

I hope you're all staying warm....it's cold!  Thanks for stopping by.  

Hugs, Geri

HAPPY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween!

Just a few more days till the spooky event.  Today's image is by Tim Holtz, and it can also be used for Dia De Los Muertos cards.  I took the stamped images with me to Arizona, and colored them there.  Got cards made when we returned home.

I colored the image with Copic markers.  The die cut web in the upper left-hand corner is by Cheery Lynn.  DH and I were invited to visit the factory while we were in AZ, and the owner gave us the grand tour of the Cheery Lynn Factory.  It was amazing, and I found out that they also make all the dies for Memory Box, Poppy Stamp dies, My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn, and more.  Nice to know that so many dies (although not all), are made in the USA.  So interesting to see the entire process.  I always thought the name of the company was Cherry Lynn....like Bing cherries.  LOL  It's Cheery Lynn.  They make some really nice dies.

Back to the card, the upper right-hand web and dangling spider are stamps from my Halloween stash.  I used a silver gel pen on the ornament on her forehead (it did not photograph well, but it's very shimmery), then I added three sequins around the flowers.  Distressd the edges on the first card with Antique Paper ink.  Lastly added the spiderweb background paper, and a red gemstone on the black widow spider's back. Spooky! 

Here's a second version with a turquoise heart instead of the red.  Also, on this one, I did not distress the edges.  I like the distressed look best.

The inside of the card reads:  

Have a Frightfully Delightful Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a fun Halloween and watch out for the little goblins!

Hugs, Geri

CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE SOON

Happy Weekend!

I was looking at the calendar today and realized Christmas is just a little over two months away.  Where has this year gone?  Today's card is one I made in a swap with friends, and this card was designed by Karen.  Thanks Karen!  Cute little penguin, igloo and falling snow embossing folder were used.  The stamps and embossing folder are Stampin Up.  I added an organza gray ribbon to finish it off.  Layered with black and gray card stock.  I added Stickles to the igloo ice blocks.

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back later with another card.

Hugs, Geri

A CARD FOR HUBBY

Hi Friends,

Today's card is one that I made for hubby.  The image is a Welsh Terrier.....and our fur baby, Zoe.  She's spoiled rotten and has hubby wrapped around her little paw.  Really.  That's okay though, that's what fur babies are for...to love and spoil.

I used two different pieces of scrapbook paper from of my paper stash for the background and behind the doggie.  A Tim Holtz embellishment is in the lower right corner.  And to finish it off, I used a chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon that gathered and stitched.  Colored the image with Copics.  

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back again with a new card.            
                               Hugs, Geri

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Hi Friends,

Today I'm sharing another Graphic 45 card.  I made this for a friend who without fail, sends us one of her beautiful handmade anniversary cards every year.  Always fun getting happy mail.

It was another fun card to make, and once again, made me think outside the comfortable box I'm usually in....fun to do something different once in awhile.  Lots of fussy cutting again, and layering of the different patterned papers.  The coral and greens were different than the colors I usually use.

Popped up the butterfly with foam tape, and added a row of pearl embellishments underneath the word anniversary.  Distressed the edges of patterned papers with Vintage Photo distress ink.

Inside of card

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be back later with another card.  

Hugs, Geri