You Make The Best Cards card

I got this fun stamp set for my birthday from a very sweet crafty friend that is a very talented card maker.  I thought it was only fitting that she got a thank you note using the set.  

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 4.25 card size

White paper - X-Press It Blending card

Aqua paper - Paper Accents Aqua Stash Pack card stock

Pattern paper - Sizzix Paper Pad

The Gray Muse- Cats In The Craft Room stamps

My Favorite Things Die-namics - Stitched Arch Stackables

Newton's Nook Designs - Framework die

Memento - Tuxedo Black ink

Copic Markers - B0000, B04, BG11, BG13, BV29, E21, E34, E35, E49, E89, E93, G08, R29, R32, R37, R43, R59, T3, T4, W00, Y08, Y17 and YR07

Jump In The Lake sign

My latest craft adventure is chalk paste stenciling.  I am following a talented lady on Instagram that is a Independent Designer for Chalk Couture ~ Lauren Kelly.  This is actually my second project that I've done...I'll post the first when I take a picture of it.  It's so much fun and so easy to do.  Here's a link to her shop on Chalk Couture ~ Chalk Couture ~ Lauren Kelly  I bought the wood sign off Amazon.  It was a little pricey but the quality is fantastic and it was made in the USA.  The screens are reusable.  Just clean them off and reapply to the backing that they come with.


Supplies ~

Chalk Couture ~ Jump In The Lake screen
Wood sign - Highland Woodcrafters reclaimed Wood Pallet Sign 12 x 18
Krylon White Flat Spray Paint
Re-design Water Drops Chalk Paste
Krylon Workable Fixatif

First My Mother, Forever My Friend card

This is the card I made for my mother for Mother's Day this year.  Unfortunately, just like her birthday last month, I will not be celebrating it in person thanks to Covid-19.  This is a stamp set that Taylored Expressions brought back for a limited run.  

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 5.5 card size
White paper - X-Press It Blending card
Background paper - American Crafts Welcome Spring card stock
Taylored Expressions - Mama & Me stamps
Memento - Tuxedo Black ink
My Favorite Things - Stitched Mini Scallop Circle Stackables
Copic Markers - E51, E70, E71, E74 and E93

Thanks For The Genes card

Time for another humorous Mother's Day card.  Another fun female stamp from Picket Fence Studios paired with Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 4.25 card size

White paper - X-Press It Blending card

Background paper - The Paper Studio Entirely Textures paper 

Picket Fence Studios - BFF Girl Kate stamp and die

Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day Zingers stamp

Copic Markers -  B95, B97, E00, E04, E15, E18, E70, E71, R01, R14, R17, R37, YR00 and YR12

Pajama Humor card

I can definitely see the humor in this sentiment...luckily for me I'm a yoga pants kind of girl.  That's exercise clothes, right?  My exercise is card making and it's also a stress reliever.

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 4.25 card size
White paper - X-Press It Blending card
Background paper - The Paper Studio Entirely Textures paper 
Taylored Expressions - Big Grumpy - Cat stamp and die
Taylored Expressions - Big Grumpy - Covid-19 sentiments
Memento - Tuxedo Black ink
Copic Markers - C7, E00, E13, E15 and YR02

Stay Home? card

I love an introverted grumpy cat...I've got a couple of introverts but they are the opposite of grumpy.  My last cat though...he was the definition of a grumpy cat.  Still loved him.  Taylored Expressions released a bunch of free sentiments to go along with their stamps for our forced hibernation in the country that are all hilarious.

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 4.25 card size
White paper - X-Press It Blending card
Background paper - Bazzill Passionate card stock
Taylored Expressions - Big Grumpy - Cat stamp and die
Taylored Expressions - Big Grumpy - Covid-19 sentiments
Memento - Tuxedo Black ink
Copic Markers - B0000, C00, C0, C3, C4, C5 and E93

Hero Nurse card

Now and always, nurses are the core of our medical community and they deserve recognition for all that they do.  I picked up a couple of stamp sets from The Ink Road Stamps to appreciate them, some saying are quite funny.

Supplies ~

Card stock and envelope - 5.5 x 4.25 card size

White paper - X-Press It Blending card

Aqua paper - Paper Accents Aqua Stash Pack card stock

The Ink Road Stamps - Emma stamps 

Memento - Tuxedo Black ink

Newtons Nook Designs - Framework die

Copic Markers - BG72, BG75, C00, E00, E50, E51, E53, E89, R01 and YR00