LOTV MERMAIDS!

This will be Aprils calender for next year. The blank spot on the UR is for the month calender.
I found the sparkly glitter paper at Micheals. I went in there last weekend and thats all I bought. One slice of glitter paper and some Dots for eating. I couldnt believe it. Since I have been getting rid of some much unused stuff in my stamp room I havent wanted to buy more stuff.
So I used this LOTV Mermaid stamp, colored it with copic markers and then ran it thru my Xryon machine and glittered the whole image. I layered it with some card stock and added some flowers.
I used the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday for the layout of the card. I also added some bubble like dewdrops randomly around the card. This whole card is much prettier in real life.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

February LOTV Calender!

This is my calender for February of next year! I dont have the calender yet. No one seems to carry them this far ahead.
I think this little bear that is hunting butterflys is so cute.
I colored him with copic markers and added some glitter. The punch along the top is a martha stewart punch that came with about 5 different butterfly punches.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Stamp and Create Magnolia Blog Challenge

This is my card for this months challenge at stamp and create with magnolia challenge . You can hop over there and check out all the great samples from the other design team members. They have some great ones.
Also if you go to the stamp and create store you can get some great deals on magnolia stamps and lots of other great items at really good prices too. The shipping time is also amazing!
For my card I used Tilda w/Burger. I colored her with copic markers. The theme for this month is summertime. So I went with a BBQ theme. I used some papers from Best Creations with lots of cooking things on them. Bright and cheery colors too.
The greeting Whats cooking! is also a magnolia stamp!
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

At A Glimpse!

I totally cased this card from Taylored Expressions Gallery . I bought all the stuff for this card months ago just because of this sample card on their newsletter. All the dies and stamps are from Taylored Expressions and the papers are again the new SU papers. The Gingham ds papers and the new strawberry slush cardstock. I love this color. But the ink looks almost identical to Rose Red to me tho. I colored the image with copic markers and added some rhinestones and pearl. The butterfly is actually martha stewart but the rest are TE.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Love & Sympathy!

I had to make  sympathy cards for some people since I lost a beloved uncle that I had just gone to visit in March.
I just made the same one to send to a few favorite people!
I used the SU Love and Sympathy set. Also some of the new ds papers. The Gingham collection. I love gingham and was a little disappointed there wasnt more in this set due to the name of it.
I colored the stamp with my SU markers (havent used those for along time!). Then stamped it on Neenah paper. I used my oval nesties to cut it out and a border oval with Island Indigo.
I dont have a Island Indigo marker so I used Not Quite Navy. It matches really good I think.
I also added some Island Indigo ruffled ribbon and some yellow dew drops.
I added a doily behind it for a little extra character on the card.
My picture didnt turn out quite as well as I liked but oh well I guess.
I dont normally make sympathy cards because they are depressing but I had his set on hand just in case!
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Puss N Boots

This little cutie is called Puss N Boots.
I just love this little kitty.
I decided to go pink and black with it.
My absolute favorite color combo.
This is for August. Not really summery colors. Well, maybe a little. Kind of makes me think of watermelons.
I colored it with copic markers and  a sketch but of course it is closed already so oh well right???
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Lotv Calender

Here is another LOTV calender I made. This one is for october. Isnt this little guy cute??
I found some fall papers to go with his sunflower.
He is colored with copic markers. For the flowers I used some from Craft Warehouse layered with some punched flowers to match the papers and then added a big rhinestone on the top.
The sentiment came with the little bear also.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

June LOTV Calender!

So you know Alice and I have been making calenders together for years. The last couple of years of been Magnolias. This year we decided to do LOTV's. Our year goes from June to May. So here is my June calender. Done just a week before June started. But poor Alice doesnt have hers yet because I have been sick so we couldnt get together yesterday!
I love this little LOTV stamp. I think the bunny and the bear are so cute together. I got these new papers and love the colors. There was a big sale at Craft Warehouse over Memorial Day weekend and I picked them up. They go perfect with SU Summer Starfruit CS. Not much goes with it but every once in awhile I find something that goes perfect with it like this. I colored the image with copics and added some flowers.

I have also been really busy selling some unused stamp sets and punches on ebay. I have been having lots of fun with it. I love it when my phone makes a ca-ching sound every time I have a sale.
I have sold lots of stuff but still have lots to go. I am starting with lots of wood mounted and some clear mounted su stamps and misc punches and am moving on from there.

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Second Option!

This was my other option for my man card. My hubby talked me out of  sending it tho and liked the car card better.
I used this digital image from redonkulous(sp?). I have used him once before. I think he is pretty cute myself but I guess he could offend people.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Man Card!

I needed a nice man card for someone that loves cars. So I pulled out this Peddlers pack stamp and some vintage car paper and this is what I came up.
Stay tuned for the optional man card I had in mind.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Stamping Again!!

Is this too big?? Please leave me a comment and let me know!!
So I went to Memories of  Time in Coos Bay to take a class last weekend. I went with my Big Sis (Tami).
We had a great time. She decided we should spend the night so after the class we colored some.
We had dinner and visited a few places. We spent lots of money!  (I think we paid their rent for the month)
Anyway, we took this copic coloring class. I didnt learn anything myself (well, maybe a little bit of patience!)
The class was supposed to be 2 hrs and we left at one hour and 15 minutes. We didnt have a sample to go buy just verbal instructions most of the time. I mean there was a sample but it was clear down at the other end of the table and only the ones sitting by the teacher got to watch her do things and keep looking at it.
But other than that we had a great time!!
I was lucky I got to get some stamping done this week and may even get some time next week.
My new office is more hours as you all know. Now we are working 4 -10's but like friday it was a 12 er. So my hours just keep getting longer it seems like. So I am really glad when I have some time to stamp.
This is the card we made in class. I bought this stamp and two others by the same company with mice also.
I think they are so adorable. They are by Whipper Snapper! I just love their stamps!!
Well, off to fiinish dinner!!
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Stamp and Create Challenge

Its time for the stamp and create with magnolia challenge . This month it is spring but it cant be a regular shaped card. I used on of my new dies for this card. I had this maggies all inked up for awhile now. I did it after taking a class that was watercoloring with re inkers. I had been practcsing and have been really busy so
I decided to used this cute little girl!
I used some of my new papers I got this weekend when I took a road trip down to Coos Bay with my sis. We took a class down there and had a great weekend.!
Jump on over to Stamp and Create Challenge and see what the other gals have done!!
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Tilda w/Big Ice Cream

In case anyone has been missing me heres the deal! I transferred to a new office in January, (and got a promotion). I wanted to start at a brand new office and work from the ground up. But I am working 10-18 hours of OT every week. So that's really cut down on my stamping. I have totally canceled my stamp club and this challenge at stamp and create is my only stamp obligation I am doing right now.
I seem to find time to buy fun stuff of course tho. In fact this Saturday I am taking a road trip with both my sisters to Federal Way, WA to Hobby Lobby. I have read a lot about them on some blogs but have never been to one myself. So I am really excited. Plus I think it has been at least over 10 years since I have done anything with both my sisters especially a road trip.

So on to my card:

If you hope on over to stamp and create store you can find some great things with really good prices. That is where I got this adorable Magnolia stamp called Tilda w/Big Ice Cream. They have all kinds of stamps over there and great embellishments also. I love all of their little charms too. Very fun!!
So this card is for the challenge at the Stamp and Create W/Magnolia Blog   challenge. I am on Team B and this week is a spring theme with buttons. You can check out all the great samples the other girls on the stamp and create Challenge blog have created to get some good ideas. If you join the challenge you have the chance to win a free magnolia stamp also.

I am also entering this card in the Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia challenge, ribbons or lace
and am using the sketch from sunday sketch and stamp .
I have colored this little gal with copic markers and used some fun sei papers that have ice cream cones and cotton candy on them. I have added some fun buttons too, even an ice cream cone button.
I had just enough of this fun swirly ribbon for one card left also.

Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!

Fun at the Beach!

We went to the beach this last weekend. It was sooo Gorgeous there! 80 degrees in parts of it. We drove down on the beach outside of Pacific City and saw this tree tucked away in a little cove like area. These look like bouys or whatever it is they put on the docks so the boats don't hit it. I am assuming someone did this to the tree but I don't know where they got them all.

It looked perfect like it was decorated for Easter. We also saw just a little bit of some whales, that was fun too.

We also made it to two scrapbook stores over there. It was a great day!

If only I could get my hubby to go to Mo's with me it would have been perfect!

Happy Stamping!

Stamper Gyrl!

Spring Crocus!

This card is made using the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday . I used some more of my pretty spring papers. I also used a stamp from Our Daily Bread. I stamped it twice on white diecut and then a third time on another piece of it. Then I colored it with copic markers and cut out the extra one and foam mounted it in the center of the two.
I used one of my new Martha Stewart butterfly border punches that came in a set of four. Two border and two regular. I think one of the regular ones is actually a corner punch. Anyway I saw a video on them and had to have them. Cant remember where I saw them.
I also used one of my new nesties on this card and ran the yellow die cut piece thru my all time favorite swiss dots embossing folder.
Happy Stamping!
Stamper Gyrl!