Hoping your day is just "hoppy"! I didn't have a stamp that said Hoppy Birthday, so I used my labeler to say what I wanted. I used the new Branches cuttlebug on the background after I stamped the dragonflies. The branches looked a little like water ripples on this card. The clouds were made by sponging a light blue on the cloud template. The coloring was done with Copic markers. I love using the blending technique with the frog to give it a more natural yellow/green color. If you are interested in learning more how to use Copic markers, we are having Kathy from Whippersnapper Designs coming on Saturday, Oct. 4th to teach a class with the Copic markers. Email us if you want more details, space is filling fast!! Have a "hoppy" day!
Why is it that masculine cards are so hard to do? I think it is because we have to be so careful not to make it girly. The ribbons, buttons, lace punches, glitters and flowers are the fun accessories to use...but they don't always work for a man's card. I came up with a new accent by accident. I used bronze brads on my card and then decided to cut out my word window with the nestibilities label. As I rolled my card front through the cuttlebug, my eyelets flattened out making the heads look like nailheads. Cool!! Now I created a different look with my brads, but the card shouldn't have any problem going through the mail either! Hope this gives you a new thing to try! Happy stamping!!
I am having fun with the new cuttlebug folders. This is one of the card combo dies. It is neat to use only part of the embossing for an accent instead of a whole background. The Great Impressions mouse with dandelion goes with it so well. I used a "birthday wishes" greeting, but it would work for a "Wish you well" or "wishing you a special day". The Chartreuse and watermelon colors give the card a sunny and fun feel. More Cuttlebug folders are coming soon!!
Some of the new Cuttlebug folders are here!! These new borders are very fun to use. I used the border on the edge of my DoubleMates cardstock. Then I sanded the embossed image to see the lighter purple color to the front. I colored the flower with Copic markers, using the feathering technique. So Simple!!
I want to thank Lyndsay Neumann, a design team member for Amuse, who sent some samples for us to use as make and takes this week. Here are winners of our daily door prizes: Sara Wittlinger, Pat Tatro, Melissa Meyer. Dawn Stein won the Grand Prize Amuse door prize. Congratulations to all the winners. The August Card contest will feature Amuse stamps. We would love to see what ideas you have for these fun stamps!! 
