Wednesday

 Hi again!! Here are a few miscellaneous cards. Some are really old wooden stamps, some we took off the mount so that I could use them in the misty.  This is a Northwoods stamp. 

The one below is a Penny Black stamp

                                                  This is from Outlines Rubber stamps

                                             Next is a foil die, it is prettier than the photo.

                                       I did have more to add, but there is a glitch in the camera stick all of a sudden .... so that is it for now!

                                  Thanks for looking!

                                                         Mary

Wednesday April 17th

 Today I think I might play a little 'catch up'. I have cards that I haven't yet shared and its getting out of control. Had a camera stick that was full. I deleted a bunch of images & now it is okay. So I am using two camera sticks and at my age I confuse easily!! Good grief!! Lets just get started..... the first ones are Tim Holtz wreath die from the vault. I didn't need another wreath. BUT, it is small, and sweet. 

                    I am obsessed with the spellbinders arch dies too. I used it for the TH bunny & chick cards, and the spellbinder monster & dinosaur cards.  My favorite is the wreath with the dark background.

                      
             Moving along. This is a big lot sticker set.  It was pretty old.

                      Next set of cards to share today are the Mix & Match butterflies from Simon Says stamps. Another favorite!

The abstract (?) background is from Uniko in the UK.

                                                   

                              

Wish I could tell you where the word strips came from. I do a ton of them in all different embossing powders, foil, colored paper and ink all at once, sorry I can't tell what set they came from! I just dump them out.... bags & bags.... and rifle through.

Hope you found something different, although I do a lot of generic cards that could be used for various occasions. 

                                  Thanks for looking!

                                           Mary

Thursday

 Well, I haven't added to my blog for about 11 days!! Oh oh, just kept finding other things to do!! But then I do have several collections to add. Lets get started! 

Tim Holtz 'blossom' from awhile ago. It is probably one of the easiest layered cards I have ever made. Love it. I was able to use some backgrounds that were 'just laying around'. The stripes were put together on the one above, and the one below is a collaged watercolored piece. Just sittin' there!

 The gold frame almost got thrown out several times! But I filled the opening with some hunky dory paper (an old peony pattern), and added the red blossom! For every piece you cut remember you have to put it together. Ha! 

                    Just because.... the easy cards below were made with the same hunky dory papers.

                                  

Tim Holtz vintage butterfly 'from the vault' series. There are two butterflys. 

Life is better with a shaker card! And your vintage butterfly!

Thanks for looking!! 

Mary 

                           

                          

Monday April 1st

 No April fool here! I really have a couple more 'bunny' cards to share. These are the combination bunny & chick from the vault! 

Yes, they are so fun to make!

Thanks for looking & Happy April 1st!!

Mary

                           

Good Morning!

           This first one is from Simon Says stamps. 

                       The next ones are Spellbinders die of the month

                                          Cute and fun to make.

A very Happy Easter to everyone.

 Today my share is unusual. I usually only make cards that celebrate the Easter or Christmas holiday. I think the Easter bunnies, Santa, gnomies, elves, trolls & etc. are adorable. But they have no place in the celebration of our most wonderful religious holidays.  

Remember why we celebrate today with John 3:16.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

                          Say a prayer for our country!

                                               Mary

                                   

Friday March 29th

 So I was ready to share Easter bunnies, but I photo'd these cards this morning, and since I like them so much I just wanted to share! And that was a terrible, but true sentence. Ha. Does incorrect grammar bother anyone? Lets get started. 

These are a bundle of 4 layered stencils that are set up to make 4 A-2 cards at a time. It is from Taylored Expression and is called 'create in quads abstract'. It came with foliage stamps and dies. Also, there are small flowerpot dies. And of course, a set of sentiments & dies! Lets get started.    

  The first & third image are the same. I tried showing the stencil, but sorry it doesn't show up well. This was my 'pastel' set of four.

That is 3 of the 4. The next 3 I just used a 'Dune' colored ink throughout.

                   The fun was just starting, or I was getting the hang of it & it was time to stop. I wanted to do more colors on different papers. For the last 4, I did use kraft paper.

                                  

                       Thanks for looking! Stay tuned for the bunnies!

                                                     Mary