GIRL TALK

Tami Mayberry has designed lots of stamp sets for Gina K.  In the past, I have shown a few of the cards I made with the "YOU GO, GIRL!" set.  Today, I'm featuring the "GIRL TALK" set.  The reason I love these sets is because they both come with a figure of a girl/woman inside a rectangular frame...but with LOTS of empty space to stamp one of the MANY sayings that come in each set.  This "GIRL TALK" set comes with 12 sayings, a heart, and a dollar sign.  It is hard to decide which to use because they are all wonderfully-funny.  Here are a few of the cards I made with this set.

American Crafts designer paper, "Amplified" (patterns - "The Mashed Potato," "Rockabilly" and "Fuzz Tone") were used in the first 8 cards.  The layouts, coloring and accessories vary, but all use Spellbinders Rectangles and Deckled Rectangles.  I will post these cards on the Splitcoast Gallery with a complete list of all the materials used.  My screen name there is carleneanne.

The next cards all use American Crafts "Everyday" designer paper (patterns "Yo!," "Gidday," "Good Morning," Salut" and/or "Aloha.")  Once again, the layouts, coloring and accessories vary.

Guess I better get stamping again...there are 5 sayings in the set I haven't stamped yet!  LOL!

Totally Stampalicious! Challenge - Favorite Embellishment

I rarely make a card without embellishments of one kind or another because I love the texture, dimension and coordination of color that they provide.  It is next to impossible to choose just one...but, if I have to...I would say my favorite is Sticko Dimensional Stickers.  They have a little dimension, come in a million shades and shapes, and don't add so much bulk to the cards that I have to put extra postage on them.  (Here in the US, it costs 20 cents more if cards are too thick.)  And because they are flexible, I don't have to put an extra piece of cardstock in the envelope to prevent the embellishment from tearing through the envelope.

Here are 2 of my favorite Totally Stampalicious! images with Stickos on them.

"Beer Guzzlin" Gus was colored with Copics.  The designer paper is American Crafts "Celebration."  Spellbinders Petite Ovals were used for the image and the words.

"Birthday Gus" was colored with Copics.  Again, I used Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Scalloped Petite Ovals.  The designer paper is from the "All Wound Up" Series by Daisy Bucket Designs.  EK Success rick rack border punch was used to cover the seam between the papers. 

Seashells By The Seashore

Sometimes when you buy a stamp, it is for a specific occasion or based on a specific theme (like the entire drawer of golfing stamps I have).  Every once in a while, you come across a certain stamp that you know you can use for JUST ABOUT ANYTHING!  That is the way I feel about Inkadinkado's "Seashells" stamp.

I've stamped it with dye inks, pigment inks, embossed it, and/or colored it.  It seems you can use any medium and still create a card that you would be proud to send for any occasion.

Here are a few of the cards I made.

This card measures 5 1/2 X 4 1/4.  It was stamped with gold (Encore) pigment ink on Gina K Luxury Ivory cardstock and embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Cuttlebug's "Scrollwork" embossing folder were used.  The gold foil cardstock is from Recollections.  Foam tape was used to attach the ovals to the card base.

This black & white version also measures 5 1/2 X 4 1/4.  It was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with detail black embossing powder.  Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Cuttlebug's "Scrollwork" embossing folder were used.  Foam tape was used to attach the ovals to the card base.

This black & white card measures 5 X 4 1/4.  (I made it smaller because I wanted the card base proportionate to the decorative border.)  It was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with detail black embossing powder.  Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles and Fleur de Lis Rectangles were used.    Foam tape was used to attach the Fleur de Lis panel to the card base. 

This card measures 5 1/2 X 4 1/4.  It was stamped with Versamark ink on tan pearlescent cardstock and embossed with bronze embossing powder.  Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Cuttlebug's "Scrollwork" embossing folder were used.  Bronze metallic cardstock (don't know company) was used for the layers.  Foam tape was used to attach the ovals to the card base.
 

This card measures 5 1/2 X 4 1/4.  It was stamped with pigment ink on watercolor paper, embossed with bronze embossing powder, and colored with Twinkling H2O's.  The peach cardstock is from the Paper Company.  Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Cuttlebug's "Scrollwork" embossing folder were used.  Copper foil cardstock was used for layering.  Foam tape was used to attach the ovals to the card base. 

This black & white "shape" card was created with Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles.  The image was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with Holographic embossing powder.

And, finally, this 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 "window"card was stamped on Gina K's Luxury Ivory cardstock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copics.  The window in the peach cardstock (Paper Company) was made with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and then embossed with Cuttlebug's "Rebecca" embossing folder.
 

Why I Love My Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge

How I love my Cricut "Everyday Paper Dolls" cartridge for making cards for children. Everything is interchangeable. Even if the picture shows a boy golfer, you can make it into a girl just by choosing a hair style from another page. You can customize the skin color, hair color and accessories so it looks like a miniature of the child receiving the card. What is a better reaction from a child than to hear, "WOW! The kid on the card looks like ME!"

What made life even simpler was finding Peachy Keen Stamps and its "Everyday Character Face Assortment." Now, I no longer have to draw the faces...the stamps do all the work. Add a little blush, and you're done.

Here are a few of the cards I have made with the "Everyday Paper Dolls" cartridge.

2nd Entry for Totally Stampalicious

Now that I finally succeeded in joining the world of cardmaking challenges, I remembered that I had another Totally Stampalicious image with a bow.  Here is a monochromatic Stella Nurse.  She was colored with Copics.  The papers are all Stampin' Up Soft Sky.

First Entry To A Contest

So far, I have been able to upload my cards here and on Splitcoast Stampers.  I've never uploaded to a challenge.  Yesterday, Totally Stampalicious issued a challenge to use a ribbon/bow on a card, and I wanted to add one of my cards to the site.

Once again, this technology-newbie flunked the course.  Nothing happened when I tried to enter my card through Mr. Linky.  Luckily for me, Becky from Totally Stampalicious responded to my email plea for help and gave me some advice.  Let's hope I can link it now.

This is Stella Birthday.  She always says what we all think!

Excitement

Last night I went on the Totally Stampalicious Facebook page and discovered that I was the winner of their "blog hop" comment prize.  And what a prize it is...one of their stamp sets!  I can't wait to hear from Rebeccah and Joycelyn to find out which one.  It doesn't matter because they are all wonderful.

If you haven't seen their new release or aren't familiar with their stamps, you MUST visit their site at www.totallystampalicious.com.  You will be an immediate fan, just as I was the first time I saw one of their images and hilarious phrases.

Because I am so happy, I thought I share a few more of the cards I made with their wonderful designs.