Valentine's Day Cards 2009

Here are the Valentine's Day cards I made this year for my family. Some our my own design and others are ideas that I again got from splitcoaststampers.com.

Grandma's Card

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Olive You
Markers: Real Red and Basic Black
Accessories: Marvy Giga Circle Punch, Marvy Mega Circle Scallop Punch, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, X-mas Red Stickles and White Gel Pen

Mom's Card

Paper: Going Gray, Regal Rose and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Happy Heart Day
Markers: Going Gray, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Silver Eyelet, Silver Cord and Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon

Dad's Card (my own design)

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black and Versamark Pen
Stamps: Pun Fun and Fancy Flexible Phrases
Markers: Blush Blossom
Accessories: Heat & Stick Powder, Turquoise Fine Cosmo Glitter, White Magic Mesh, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Small Oval Punch, Marvy Mega Square Punch and Marvy Giga Square Punch

Little Sister's Card (my own design)

Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black and Pacific Point
Stamps: Just Celebrate, Pictograms and Elzybells Hugs
Markers: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise and Yoyo Yellow

Accessories: Giga Oval Scallop Punch, Mega Oval Punch, Super Jumbo Heart Punch and Ribbon from Stamp Salado

Older Sister's Card (my own design)

Paper: Lovely Lilac, Silver and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black, Lovely Lilac and Versamark
Stamps: Tags So Much and Happy Heart Day
Markers: Lovely Lilac, Lavender Spica Glitter Pen and Silver Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Quickie Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Silver Cord and Silver Organdy Ribbon

Brother-in-law's Card

Paper: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Happy Heart Day
Markers: Going Gray, Sage Shadow, So Saffron and Handsome Hunter
Accessories: Wrought Iron Border Punch, Creative Memories Heart Punches, So Saffron Brad and Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Christmas Cards 2008 (part 2)

These are the Christmas cards I made for my immediate family. Most of the cards came from ideas I got off of splitcoaststampers.com.

Little Sister's Card

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Gold and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy, Rose Red, Regal Rose and Versamark
Stamps: Many Merry Messages and Snowflakes
Accessories: Gold Emboss Powder, Gold Brads, Snow Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, McGill Giant Snowflake Punch, Quickie Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Older Sister and Brother-in-law's Card

Paper: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Silver and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Versamark
Stamps: Peaceful Wishes and Snowflakes

Accessories: Silver Emboss Powder, Silver Brads, Key Tag Punch, Snowflake Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, McGill Giant Snowflake Punch, Quickie Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Mom and Dad's Card

Paper: Garden Green, Real Red and Whisper White Card Stock

Ink: StazOn Black and Real Red

Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas

Markers: Real Red, Summer Sun, Garden Green and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Just My Type Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and Scallop Edge Punch

Grandma's Card

Paper: Real Red and Whisper White Card Stock

Ink: StazOn Black, Handsome Hunter and Versamark

Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas

Markers: Real Red, Summer Sun, Handsome Hunter and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Real Red Ribbon, Key Tag Punch, Marvy Giga Circle Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and X-mas Red Stickles

Close-up of Grandma's Cardinal

Christmas Cards 2008 (part 1)

Here are the cards I made for Christmas this year. I got the idea for these Christmas tree cards from one of Geeta's Hostess clubs from a year or so ago. It uses faux embossing.




















Paper: Night of Navy and Silver Card Stock
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Accessories: Silver Emboss Powder and Sticky Strip





















Paper: Handsome Hunter, Riding Hood Red and Gold Card Stock
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Accessories: Gold Emboss Powder and Sticky Strip





















Paper: Glorious Green, Real Red and Gold Card Stock
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Accessories: Gold Emboss Powder and Sticky Strip





















Paper: Garden Green, Real Red and Gold Card Stock
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Accessories: Gold Emboss Powder and Sticky Strip

Halloween Cards 2008

Man...I am a bad blogger. Thanks for pointing that out Jenn. I am now trying to do catch-up on the cards I actually made in 2008. How time flies. Below are the cards I made for my family for Halloween. Some of the ideas came from splitcoaststamers.com and all the others are mine.

Little Sister's Card

Paper: Not Quite Navy, Soft Sky, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black and Basic Black
Stamps: Hanna Stamps - Witch On Broom Riley and Halloween Backgrounds
Markers: Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun, Going Gray and Basic Black
Accessories: Chills and Thrills Rub-ons, Scallop Edge Punch and Black Brads

Brother-in-law's Card (my own design)

Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock
Accessories: Chills and Thrills Rub-ons, Marvy Mega Square Punch, Spiderweb Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and Whisper White Chalk

Older Sister's Card (my own design) - I love this card!

Paper: Basic Black, Only Orange and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: StazOn Black and So Saffron
Stamps: Tableau of Terror
Markers: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Green Galore, Gable Green, Only Orange, So Saffron, Summer Sun, Real Red, Lavender Lace, Going Gray and Basic Black

Accessories: Black Magic Mesh

Close-up Picture:

I love how this turned out even though it took awhile to color

Grandma's Card

Paper: Designer Series Paper - Ghostly Greetings, Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black, Perfect Plum and Kiwi Kiss

Stamps: Batty for You and Pictograms

Accessories: Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch and Black Gingham Ribbon

Mom's Card (my own design)

Paper: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Yoyo Yellow, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa and Whisper White Card Stock

Ink: StazOn Black

Stamps: Best Fiends and Halloween Backgrounds

Markers: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Green Galore, Going Gray and Basic Black

Accessories: Chills and Thrills Rub-ons, Amuse Creative Candy Clear Circle Sticker, My Way Punch, Word Window Punch and Marvy Extra Jumbo Circle Punch

Dad's Card

Paper: More Mustard, Old Olive, Vintage Violet, Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock

Ink: StazOn Black and Basic Black

Stamps: Best Fiends and Canvas

Accessories: Jumbo Brads, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch and Vintage Violet Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon