Kick Up Your Heels

Hi There; Sad news this morning. There is a forest fire raging here in SE Washington State. Although St. John’s Monastery and Bakery were saved by the feisty nuns and firefighters many homes and barns have been lost. Thankfully no injuries have been reported but the fire is totally out of control and the outlook is grim. Thousands have been evacuated.

I’ve mentioned before my Jim is ill, he has end stage emphysema. Although we are in no danger from the fire the air is filled with smoke which is making breathing much more difficult for Jim and others with breathing problems. Please keep our wonderful firefighters and those suffering in any way as a result of this fire in you thoughts and prayers.

I did something new to me on my card. I stamped one boot masked it then stamped the second one. It may sound silly but I was just tickled that it turned out so well. Learned a lesson, don’t mask with cardstock it leaves a little gap at the edge, paper next time. In this case quickly remedied with a marker. I watercolored the boots then heat embossed silver EP on the spurs. Big Scalloped Squared was used to cut and emboss. A few iron on studs were glued to the corner and a bit of jewelry hemp to finish.

Have an Amazing Day!
Blessings
Bernie
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Lost & Found

Hi There!
Last October 2010 I mailed a card to my girl friend Diane in Alabama. A few weeks ago I found it my mail box.  One can only wonder where it had been. The envelope was a little dirty and the stamp was missing but otherwise it was fine.  I checked to be sure the card was unharmed, took a photo of it and sent it on again.  I'm happy to say this time it actually got to her.

I didn’t have a rectangle die so I used my Spellbinders Big Scalloped Squares LG and cut thru the center, over lapped the center scallops and used my ribbon to hide the cut. I stamped the corners in green chalk ink then embossed with Sparkle EP. I printed the sentiment on Word then cut and embossed with Classic Oval Lg. I used Crayola glitter glue around the edge and layered on to a Classic Scalloped Oval Lg. The Ribbon and Lace were thrift shop finds. The flower and dragon fly were in a blog candy from Pam of Smiffy’s Cards.   Thanks Pam!

“Cheap Trick” I found some EP in a yard sale grab bag but didn’t have a heat tool. I tried the microwave, the oven, holding it over the toaster, and even heating up a skillet. I wouldn’t advise any of those. 
What worked beautifully was my iron. After stamping with Versamark or chalk ink and sprinkling with EP I held my paper with a clothes pin or tweezers.  One area at a time, I gently rubbed the back of my paper against the iron in a circular motion,  just until the EP melted then moved to another area. Until you can afford a heat tool or if yours dies you can use this method in a pinch.

If you do this please be very careful.    To prevent bumping into it, set your iron well away from your work area on a solid heat proof surface.

Thanks for stopping by today and thank you for your wonderful comments.Have an Amazing Day.
Blessings
Bernie

I'm a Great Aunt

Hi There
I learned today my niece has had her little boy, mother and child doing well. I made this cute card for Kristy and Brand.

I found the instructions for this adorable onesie card HERE. I thought is was so cute I couldn’t wait to make one.  Lisa's insturctions were quite easy to follow. 
I stamped and pieced a Michael’s baby buggy dollar rubber stamp. Then cut and embossed with Spellbinders Big Scalloped Squares Lg. I wanted to layer it but the next size up was a bit to big so I taped down the same size die to my paper and cut around the outer edge with my craft knife.  I finished with a rickrack. 


Thanks for stopping by today and thank you for your lovely comments.
Have an Amazing Day.
Blessings
Bernie

Hi Crafty Friends! Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely weekend. It’s been a looong week with the ISP but all seems to be right now. So I’m Back!

To my surprise this easel card came together rather quickly and exactly as I‘d planned it. That seldom happens.   I will be giving this card to my friends and neighbors who are celebrating their anniversary on the 5th.

Once again the sentiment was printed with Word. I cut and embossed with Spellbinder’s Big Scalloped Squares Lg. and layered into another one size larger. To make it pop a bit I layered it on to a square of pink card stock with rounded corners. From there I just embellished with ribbon, a feather and a flower from my stash. I added a layered velum MS butterfly with inked edges and finished with a tiny bouquet of flowers and pearls all around.

Thanks for stopping by.
Have An Amazing Weekend
Blessings
Bernie