I'm back...

I have been having major computer problems for the past couple of weeks, so I am now looking through 528 emails, and also into buying a laptop computer, and that, my friends, is why I haven't been posting lately. I also got to see my grandson today, so I dropped everything, just to be with him for a couple of hours today. Just being with him, even for a short time, gives me a warm fuzzy :-)
So this card I made was super easy. I used a digital stamp freebie from HERE The card base is Kraft, followed by green glittery by DCWV, followed by white card stock, run through my printer to get the digi, and then run through the Big Shot with the Top Note Die. On the inside, it says "This Bud's for You". This card for an older 70ish man. I sponged the Top Note with Marigold, and orange inks. Added some Reece SWIC from TAC, and punched out the bottom with my scallop punch. That's it!
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Time Goes By So Quickly

I've got cards done, but just haven't found the time to update my blog. My grandson's birthday party is this Saturday. He turns 2 on Sunday. The time sure does fly by,when you're the Grandma.
Remember when I said I had a bunch of Thank You cards to make? Well, a few people got one that looked like this. This is so easy to do. The craft paper in the back is just one piece, measuring 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I took a piece of ivory cardstock and folded it in half, so that it was 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I put my cardstock on the top note die, making sure that the top of the cardstock was about 1/4" down from the top of the die. That way, when you run it through the big shot, you come out with 2 top note dies that are hinged together. So actually, you flip the top note open to see the sentiment inside. The kraft cardstock is just for looks. I took my fancy scissors to the edge of the kraft paper, so it didn't look so blah. I then stamped versamark on the stamp, and then into the water based ink I wanted, and stamped the card. I then put embossing powder on top, gave it some heat, and did that for the rest of the stamps. Then when everything is embossed, I took some blue ink, and sponged it over the whole thing. And then I wiped the ink off of the embossed images. Easy Peasy.

Update on my Copics...I need to watch some more videos on you-tube! :-)
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It's been a while...

I know it's been a while since my last post, but I've been a little busy. I am posting this Halloween card, before my grandson even gets it. He turns 2 years old on the 25th so I better start thinking about making that card. Do you want to see this cutey? His mom posts pictures of him on her website. The last picture shows him wearing a green pail on his head. I got him that for playing in his sandbox, but he has decided that it should be a hat instead. He's so darn cute with it on, and he knows it. Check it out.
I made this card, that is suppose to look like an acorn. The Angel Company lets anyone download the template, so if you're interested go HERE, and then click on the words "Acorn Template." My newest adventure has been trying digi stamps for sentiments, as I have a hard time getting sentiments to stamp correctly, because of the loss of strength in my hands caused by my MS. So they show up great on one side, and really light on the other :-). I found this digi-stamp the other day, as a freebie, and I thought it was cute, so I downloaded it. I made the stamp large enough to fit nicely on the acorn. I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils. The strip on the top is from the Mimi collection. It's a green design, but I sponged it with orange ink and I like the looks of it. I picked up some 3-D foam stamps at Joann's the other day, so the glittery leaf, yes it is a leaf, is in the upper left of the brown cardstock. It looks a lot better IRL. I happened to have some eyelets that I want to get used up, so I used my Crop-a-dile to put them on with. The orange one is a pumpkin, and the white ones are ghosts. Now, onto my new news. Right now, sitting in my living room, in the unopened box, are my new Copic Ciaos. The Angel Company is currently carrying them until the end of the year. I have been reading and reading about how to use them, and I'm hoping that they will really improve the looks of my coloring. I can even use my Prismacolor's with the Copics. Every link in this blog, goes to my upline's website where you can order directly from there...but tell her I sent ya! Or, you can let me know by email if you want or need anything. After doing this post tonight, and linking most of the things I used to make this card, the dollar signs are flashing in my head as now I know why I am broke all the time :-) However, it has taken me a long time to get all these things. The Copics, I only ordered the first set, as there are 4 to choose from, are my Christmas present to myself, and no, I'm not waiting until Christmas to open them. They will be getting used later tonight :-) Just remember, the Copics are only promised to us until the end of the year, so if you want to get them, now is the time. I love this time of the year, when you look outside and see all the beautiful colors of the leaves and gourds and all that Mother Nature gives us. Take time to enjoy the view!
Hugs to all~