I was using a 'OWH' sketch to help me plan the card. This darling image is one of my favorite ones from the London series from Penny Black. The banner is from Lawn Fawn (I added white polka dots to give it a bit of bling). The butterfly is also from Lawn Fawn.
Amuse-bouche:
One of my favorite breeds of dogs--- Chinese Crested.... I'll probably never have one as they're really expensive and I usually adopt rescues/pound dogs.
One of my friends is on Weight Watchers and had lost 20+ pounds. She is doing so well-- so I wanted to make her this card to give her a little encouragement. If you're not familiar with Weight Watchers, they assign "points" to different foods (ergo the background paper). I used some Lawn Fawn stamps to make fruit slices as fruits and veggies are 'zero' points, toward your daily intake. The scale came from this super cute set from "Alley Way Stamps." The stamps there are sooo cute. I used Copics to color the fruit slices.
Amuse-bouche:
One of my chinchillas, Dwight, has been a little ill. He hasn't been eating as much as he used to. He's dropped about 100 grams in the last year and dramatically in the last month. I've been hand-feeding him and giving him some (intestinal antibiotics) medicine in an attempt to kill any bacteria in his intestinal tract. Chinchillas can be fussy eaters for 'no reason' so I hope we can surf this wave smoothly.
Here is 1 shot (of many) of Dwight's xrays. [Yes, I had xrays done.] I found this fascinating and thought I'd share. He looks like a pterodactyl. If you look closely, you see what appears to be a 'beak.' It's actually his two top teeth and two lower teeth (like a gopher or rabbit). The roots of the tooth go along the top of the roof of the mouth... the bottom teeth roots trace along the line of the chin. The two white glowing areas are his grinding molars (similar to ours) with roots going up into his sinus area and down near the base of his chin. One of the things we were ruling out was an abscess in the teeth root(s). That would have been very bad. This is a good sign... however we still aren't 100% sure why he's not eating.
And here is Sam and Ezra at Rubios:
Yes, he is a "shrimp" and she is "special."
I'm such a fan of her technique videos... and I like watching her vlogs.
SO, I made this cute card with my Paper Smooches set. Doesn't it look yummy? The sentiment was stamped with Jenni Bowlin. The image was colored with Copics.
I love these Paper Smooches images with the wild animals. I used this cute giraffe to create a small birthday card. The diecut is from a Spellbinder Nestabilities. I had these pink thick chipboard shapes that I put white enamel polka dots on and put some embroidery thread through.
The image was colored with Copics.
Amuse-bouche:
I went to an animal rescue fundraiser recently. It was hosted at this beautiful property (yes, people actually live at this home!)
My mother requested a festive graduation card for her friend who was graduating college at age 76.
Voila.
I so adore Penny Black's farm animal series.
The graduation stamp came from a $1 bin at Michaels (I believe). I colored in the letters and used my white gel pen to make polka dots. I just LOVE this look. The die cut is from SpellBinders Nestabilities.
Amuse-bouche:
A few weeks ago, we had some April showers (in May!). Ezra couldn't get enough of the damp air and the mist on her face. She was LOVING life. Despite me pulling over and putting her back in her pet booster seat, she kept leaning out. She has a pink harness on AND she is tethered in her seat. She was wearing a little soft fleece hoodie that I got her at the Pet Expo. She couldn't feel the dampness on her neck or back so she wasn't afraid to get wet.
And finally (gosh I have so much to share)....
Here is my favorite audition so far on SYTYCD. His name is Fik-Shun (Fiction).
I hope he gets a permanent dancing job from this. He is a phenom.
And this is from his YouTube channel, free styling on Fremont Street in Vegas.
I've become obsessed with Sandy Allnook's weekly OWH video casts. Sandy is the creator of Operation Write Home.
Before we get to my Memorial Day card, let me first show you some Any Hero cards.
They're double sided cardstock, as opposed to a full card. Here is the information on ANY HERO cards in case you're interested in making some.
They're simple. Sandy has a post about it with a link to her video show talking about Any Hero cards.
Click here for the post
Here is my card for Memorial Day. In June, OWH is doing a tutorial featuring Sandy's stamp that she created for OWH, featuring her Golden Retriever, Ciara.
click HERE for more information.
The background stamp of the Star Spangled Banner is from Stamper's Best that sells the OWH stamps. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.
The coloring is copied from Sandy's video for this image.... HERE is the video link to see it.
Colored with Copics, Sentiment stamped with Jenny Bowlin ink
