Clearly Besotted Birthday Dragonfly Card

Another Dragonfly Card!

Another Border Die - this one is from Die-Namics

Surprise - - - - this is not an Alcohol Ink background!

This one was a new and fun experiment.

Melted crayons!

I followed a tutorial you can find here:

It was Fun!

You should try it!

I have a whole shoe box of used crayons from daycare days...

I wonder how long it would take to use them all up?

Well, it's sort of hard to leave these dragonfly dies alone -

they are so beautiful!

Have a Great Day of Creativity!

Happy Day Dragonfly

As you can see . . . I have been having fun!

Alcohol inks, Memory Box Piestra Tile Die 

and Dragonfly Die!

A little attempt at something new in the

photography department too!

Enjoy!

Handmade Zinnia Alcohol Ink Cards

I am SO excited!

Isn't it great when you create something you admire?

Well, call me arrogant, I don't care.

I very pleased with this pair...

Back to, or rather, still at alcohol inks and dies.

Wa Hoo to the creators of those two things and 

all the varieties to choose from.

I need a library to hold all the toys!!!

The first card is: Memory Box Lucienne Tile and Zinnia Dies

The second card is: Memory Box Piestra Tile and Zinnia Dies 

The second flower used the background die on the flower.

Love the color combinations.

Let's play some more!!!

Alcohol Ink Partial Die Cut Card

I followed Jennifer McGuire's tutorial on Partial die cut borders. 

You can find it here:

I think Jennifer does an excellent job showing and explaining.

She is my "Go To" lady for learning new things!

Thank You, Jennifer!

The background is alcohol inks, again.

This time I pulled the felt across the glossy cardstock

to gain the striped look.

I like it - this card looks springy to me.

Add a few score lines, Spellbinder "Flower Box" die and

Paper Smooches "Dots & Dashes" die.

Some bling, stamp, black ink and coordinating green cardstock.

It was fun to try a little twist on my favorites:

Dies and Alcohol Ink!!!

Yeay for today!

Pursue Happiness

Pursue Happiness!

The Greatest Happiness is found in living to please the Almighty God!

You'd have to experience it to understand - I encourage you pursue God!

Another fun and easy card . . . of course, alcohol inks to the rescue!

Enjoy your day!

Washi Butterfly

Washi Tape Fun!

It's your day! Digi Stamp

I have seen some really cute cards and found out they are "Digi" stamps.

So here is my first try at this kind of stamping. 

I colored it with alcohol inks and think he's pretty cute!

Thanks, Mary H. for directing and instructing me on how to go about this!

Washi Tape "Stripes"

Surprise!!!

NO ALCOHOL INKS!!!

Temporary, only Temporary!

Washi tape is fun too!

I am entering this card into the "Stripes" challenge with Casology!

Find the information here

CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge Butterfly

Good Saturday Morning To You All!

Beautiful weather here in Minnesota and I and my cat, Max, are enjoying it!

I just can't get off the alcohol ink and Memory Box Dies kick.

Of course, add a little Stampin' Up ribbon and use an embossing folder . . . 

Waaaallaaa - Ah ha, I'm tickled!

The results are always so beautiful, no matter what I do,

I end up giggling at myself! 

I giggle because I feel artistic and these products help me with that!

So, 3rd day, 4th Challenge!

My friend, Laurie, was right! I think I'm hooked!

Talk about artistic! Take a look at her blog.

She's always coming up with impressive and fun cards! 

This card I am entering into the CAS(E) this Sketch.

See the details here:
Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Sunflower Cards

My friend and I had another "Fun" Day. Once we get started with the alcohol inks - we just can't seem to quit. It is so awesome to see the varieties of shades of colors that come out of just one inking of the felt pad. I can generally get 6 backgrounds out of one inking with a little additional alcohol blending solution on the last 2 cards. It was fun to decorate the insides of the cards, too. If you haven't tried playing with alcohol inks - you certainly should!