Are you ready for some football!

 Hello, Janet here with a card for the football fan in your life.

I stamped the helmet and football with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with colored pencils and then cut them out. Placed them on brown printed paper. I cut strips of printed grass paper and placed them evenly on white cardstock. The brown paper is placed on the green football field.  Stamped Are You Ready For Some Football on light brown cardstock  with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I rounded the corners. Using a soft brush, I made the sentiment look distressed. It is attached to the upper left corner of the card.

Stamps Used

Ready for Football and Football

Football Helmet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed this card! Are you ready for some football!

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Hello Greeting Card

 Hello, Janet here with a card that could be used for any occasion for anyone.

Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, I stamped two feathers on scrap paper, colored them, and cut them out. Next, using the Royal Texture Stipple Brush and Memento Expresso Truffle Ink, I added color to a piece of white cardstock. I attached the feathers, tied two pieces of brown string around them, and inserted 3 brown brads.  Hello is stamped in the lower left corner in VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. On a larger layer of white cardstock,  I stamped the feathers randomly and colored them lightly. I layered that on brown paper and onto the card. The smaller top layer is then attached.

Stamps Used

feather-decorative

Hello

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Memento Expresso Truffle Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for taking a look. Have fun cardmaking!

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Play Ball!

 Hello, Janet here with a Birthday Card straight from the dugout!

Any baseball fan, young or old would love it!

First I stamped the baseball, bat and glove with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. Then I colored them with colored pencils and cut them out. Next, I stamped Happy Birthday with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock. Using a soft brush and brown ink I smudged the blue and white  striped designer paper, Happy Birthday, the baseball, baseball glove and bat to make them a little dirty and look well played. I also roughed up the edges of the blue and red layers. I attached the baseball. baseball glove and bat onto the blue striped paper. That is then layered onto the blue and red cardstock. The sentiment is layered onto blue and red cardstock, and attached to the card.

Stamps Used

Baseball and Bat

Baseball Mitt

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope your enjoying all the baseball games this summer!

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Wishing You Peace and Comfort

 Hello, Janet here with a comforting sympathy card.

I started by stamping the Feathers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on scrap white cardstock. Using colored pencils, colored them and cut them out. Using a stipple brush, I added color to a piece of white cardstock. Then I arranged the Feathers on the cardstock and added some pearls. Using a corner rounder, I rounded the corners on it. I cut a slightly larger piece of navy paper and rounded the corners. I layered that on some designed light blue paper. Using VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink, stamped the sentiment, Feathers are reminders that angels are always near on the lower edge of the card. The last layer is navy blue paper.

Stamps Used

Feather Decorative

Feather and Angels

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for looking at my card. Sympathy cards are hard to make, but have a lot of meaning.

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Relaxing under the palm tree

 Janet here with refreshing summer card. This is where most of us dream of being.

On the first layer of white cardstock, using Memento Expresso Truffle Ink, a soft brush and a stipple brush I made the sandy beach. On another layer of white cardstock, using a soft brush, and blue ink I made the water and sky. Saving the upper left corner for a soft yellow sun made the same way.

I tore the blue layer at the bottom, creating the foam at the edge of the water. I added a little silver glitter to the torn edge for sparkle. The blue layer is attach to the brown sand.

Next, I stamped the palm tree with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and cut it out. I glued it to the left side of the card. The sentiment, Sit back, Relax and have a great day is stamped directly onto the card using VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used

Palm Tree

Sit back

Products Used

Memento Expresso Truffle Ink 

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

 

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Happy Anniversary

 Hello, Janet here with a romantic Anniversary Card that any couple would enjoy.

I made a brick wall from an embossing folder and spread brown ink over it. Next, I cut out a green circle. I stamped two wine glasses and a bottle of wine with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with Copic markers and cut them out. I attached everything to the ecru card. Happy Anniversary was stamped in the upper right corner with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.

Stamps Used 

Wine Bottle and Glass

Happy Anniversary

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you like the card.

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Summer Life

 Hi, Janet here with a refreshing card for summer. Soft waves at your feet and a tropical drink.

 Using a soft brush and blue ink on white cardstock, I made the sky. Next, I layered some paper that looks like sand, with the top edge torn for a rough effect. The water is handmade blue paper with some sparkly flakes in it. It looks like water glistening in the sun. On a scrap piece of cardstock, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Life Is Too Short stamp, I stamped the beach items and sentiment. I colored all items with colored pencils and cut them out. I attached them to the front of the card.

Stamps Used

Life's Too Short

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Thanks for looking! Have a great summer.

 

 

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Thank You

 Hello, Janet here with a simple thank you card. It's a cute country scene that any gardener would love.

I started with white cardstock, using a soft brush and gold ink, and created the light brown soil. Using a soft brush and light blue ink I made the sky. I stamped the Bird House and Flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with colored pencils. Thank You is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I layered that on blue designed paper and then on to the kraft paper cardstock. I tied a thin brown string around the card.

Stamps Used

Bird House and Flowers small

Thank You

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking. Hope you liked this card. 

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Birthday Cupcake Card

 Hello, Janet here with a sweet birthday card for you.

I stamped the Cupcake with Strawberry using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a die-cut tag. I colored it with copic markers. Next I layered the tag on a dark pink piece of paper slightly larger than the tag. A pink and white ribbon is attached to the tag. I layered it on an angle on polka dot paper. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Father's Day Set 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on white cardstock and die cut it. It is attached in the upper right corner. The polka dot layer is attached to a matching pink paper and onto the card.

Stamps Used

Cupcake with Strawberry

Father's Day Set 1

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed this card.

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Missing You Pig Card

 Hello, Janet here with a heart-warming card for a friend.

I stamped the pig with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap piece of cardstock. I colored him with colored pencils and cut him out. Using a soft brush with yellow and blue ink on white cardstock, I made a sky background with sunshine in the upper left corner. The brick wall was made from an embossing folder and brown ink. I have the pig peeking over the wall. Miss You is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on a white scrap and die cut. I added a dragonfly brad in the upper right corner. The card front is layered on brown cardstock and then onto the card.

Stamps Used

Pig hanging on

Cell phone hashtags sweet

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Hope you liked the card. I think the pig is adorable.

 

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Celebrate the 4th of July!

 Hello, Janet here with some fireworks for the 4th!

I started by stamping the sparklers and rockets from the Minion 1 set with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white cardstock. I colored them with colored pencils. Using a stipple brush and red ink, I added some color to the background. I stamped "Happy 4th of July" with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink on a scrap piece of cardstock and cut it out. I layered the stamped image on navy paper. Next, I used a larger layer of paper with patriotic stars on it. The last layer is the matching navy paper used earlier.

Stamps Used

Minion 1

Happy 4th of July

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for taking a look! Happy 4th!

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Celebrate Freedom

 Hello, Janet here with a Patriotic card for July.

I stamped the image, Freedom - Peace, with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with colored pencils. I fussy cut the image and layered it on blue paper with foil stars. I attached that to a layer of red and then onto a layer of blue paper.

Stamp Used

Freedom-Peace

Product Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for looking! Have a safe and Happy 4th!

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Birthday Cocktails Card

 Hello, Janet here with a refreshing summer birthday card.

I started by stamping two cocktail drinks with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, coloring them, and cutting them out. Next, I sponged pink and yellow ink on white cardstock. Using designed paper for about 1/3 of the card and the sponged cardstock for the rest, I layered them on pink paper. Wrapped a ribbon between the two papers. I added the cocktails and some yellow gems. Birthday Wishes is stamped with VersaFine Nocturne Ink and fussy cut. I attached it to the top right corner.

Stamps Used

Cocktail Summer Fun

Birthday Wishes Simple

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! Don't forget those summer birthdays!

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Up, Up and Away!

Hello, Janet here with a birthday card for my pilot friend.

First, I used  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and the Airliner stamp on white cardstock. Using Copic markers, I colored the plane. Then I used a soft brush to add some light blue to the cardstock. It's Your Birthday is stamped with VersaFine Ink in the upper left corner.  I layered that onto light blue paper.  A gold star brad was inserted into each corner. I cut a piece of light blue star paper and wrapped a wide twine ribbon around it. The stamped image is put on at an angle. Shiny gold foil is the bottom layer.

Stamps Used

Airliner

It's Your Birthday

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking! It is always nice to find new card ideas for the guys!

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Black and White Graduation Card

 Hello, Janet here with a very simple classic black and white graduation card. 

On a white piece of cardstock, I stamped Diploma Scrolls using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, up and down the right side. I layered that on black paper and attached it to the card. Next, I stamped Congratulations on a small piece of white cardstock using VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. That is also layered on black. I put that up towards the top right corner. Last step, I stamped a Graduation Cap on scrap paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored it, and cut it out. It is placed on the upper left corner of the sentiment.

Stamps Used

Diploma Scroll

Graduation Cap

Congratulations Short

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for taking a look! Get those graduation cards made.

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Hats Off To You!

 Hello, Janet here with a Graduation Card.

It's that time of year, we all know someone special graduating.

I started with white cardstock and stamped the Diploma with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Hats Off To You with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I colored the diploma with colored pencils and blended them with a blender pen. Using a stipple brush, I added some red ink splotches. I put 3 small black brads in the lower left corner. I layered the stamped cardstock onto black paper. Then I attached some red and black banners on the right side. I layered that on shiny gold paper, then onto another layer of black to complete the card.

Stamps Used

Hats Off To You

Diploma

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Royal Texture Stipple Brush

Thanks for looking! Enjoy those Graduation Open Houses!

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Happy Father's Day!

Hello, Janet here with a simple card made with tools for that handy dad!

First, I started out with white cardstock. Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the screwdriver and screw set, and the pliers. Alternating them to make a border on two sides. I colored them with watercolor pencils. I gave the background some color using a soft brush and gray ink. Happy Father's Day is stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink.  I added some brads with screw heads to finish the card front. Next, I layered that on some diamond plate paper.

Stamps Used

Screwdriver and screw set

Pliers

Father Set

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking, and don't forget Dad!

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Happy Mother's Day!

 It's finally May! Today I made a simple Mother's Day card.

First I stamped the flowers and Happy Mother's Day on an oval piece of white cardstock. Using watercolor pencils, I colored the flowers. I added a gem in the center of each flower for a little pizzaz. I cut another oval out of pink paper a little larger and layer the stamped layer on it. I wrapped a pink

 ribbon around a piece of pink designed paper and tied a knot. I layered that on pink that matches the oval layer.

Stamps Used 

Mothers Day Freehand

Flower Border Small

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking. Happy Mother's Day!

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Happy Easter!

 Hello Janet here with an Easter Card that would brighten anyone's day!

Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, I stamped the peeps and carrots on white cardstock. Then, I colored them with Copic markers. I stamped Happy Easter with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink in the middle of the images. I rounded the corners of the stamped cardstock. I layered that on orange and white checked paper. That was then layered on orange cardstock. The last step was placing that on the card.

Stamps Used

Carrots

Small Peep

Happy Easter Fun

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

  VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Thanks for looking and Happy Easter!

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Pretty Pink Mother's Day Card

 Hello, Janet here with a pretty pink floral card for Mom.

I started with a die cut circle and stamped Blessings to you On Mother's Day with  VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink. I centered that on pink polka dot paper.  Next, I stamped 5 flowers and leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored them with Copic markers and cut them out. I placed the flowers on the pink polka dot paper and then attached the leaves. I added a strip of green paper at an angle on the light pink bottom layer to add more color.  Then I attached the completed polka dot layer.

Stamps Used

Flowers Set 1

Blessings to you on Mother's Day

Products Used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Clair VersaFine Nocturne Ink

Hope you enjoyed the card! 

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