Gobble Gobble

I've had such a hard time getting my act together lately. So much to do, so little time. I finally created two cards to upload.

The first one is this cute turkey from Great Impressions. He looks so dapper & so happy (and unaware of what could be in store - unless the President gives him a last minute reprieve, eh?). He was fun to color - and I used lots of glitter.

Here's my second Fall card:

Preview of what's in store for us this winter. First snow fall here at the beach:

Thanks for visiting - please come back soon.

Great Impressions Butterfly

I have *several* butterfly stamps in my collection, but I think this one is so classy. I kept FUSSY to a minimum on this card. Often, I have a problem of knowing when to stop adding embellishments to my card. I keep these quotes on my b-board to remind me. Can you relate?:
Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. (Longfellow)
As a painting nears completion, I sometimes wonder when to stop... the best clue for me is when I start painting the next one in my head. (Kathryn Mullaney)
When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone. (Churchill)
The minute you finish a piece, get rid of it! If it's bad, it'll drag you down, if it's great, you'll just sit there looking at it. (Author unknown)

The designer paper was cut with the long classic Nestabilities and layered over dark brown card stock that was dye cut with the long scalloped Nestabilities (I cut the scallops off one side). The two butterflys were stamped with gold pigment ink, embossed with clear embossing powder and heat set. After cutting them out, I taped them onto scalloped circles and adhered them to the card. The third circle contains a computer-generated happy birthday sentiment. I added three gold gemstones, two punched flowers and two flourishes.
Stamps: butterfly (Great Impressions)
Paper: DP: Small Black Blooms (Kimberly Poloson) CS: white and dark brown cardstock (Bazzill Basics).
Ink: gold pigment ink (Color Box) and clear embossing powder
Accessories: Circle punches (Paper Shapers) & scalloped circle punches (Marvy), Flourish scroll (BossKut), long classic rectangle (Spellbinders), computer-generated greeting, punched flowers and bling, Fiskars paper cutter, Scor-pal.
Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (A2)

A crabby day at the beach

Impression Obsession's blog and Flower Soft's blog had a joint blog hop this past week so since I'm a big fan of both, I made this card using a couple of their products.

I stamped the main image with dye ink and used colored pencils to color it. I added Flower Soft sand around the crab and highlighted the crab's shell, conch shell, water and lighthouse with a clear Gelly Roll pen. I distressed the edges of the image layer and backed it with a black layer. I layered that to a blue CS layer that I had Cuttled with a Tiny Bubbles ef. All were adhered to a black layer over a white card base. I threaded hemp through three yellow buttons and backed them with pop dots.
Stamps: Crab (Impression Obsession), Inside: My Heart is at Home (Great Impressions )
Paper: CS: White, black and blue
Ink: black dye ink (Memories)
Accessories: Tiny Bubbles e.f. (Cuttlebug), sand (Flower Soft), edge distressing tool, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, clear Gelly Roll pen, buttons, pop dots, jute, Fiskars waves border punch (inside), Fiskars paper cutter, Scor-pal.
Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (A2)