Copic Creations

I find coloring soooo relaxing, and using a medium that you need to learn how to blend satisfies that artistic bent I have. I wish I could draw and paint well, but that's not my gift. Thank goodness for art rubber stamps!  I also love the small scale of greeting cards, which allows me to finish something rather than start and stop over several days or weeks. I'd dearly love to take a painting class, but sadly, in my neck of the woods the prices are out of my pocketbook range. Retired teachers' pension in the south is beyond pitiful. I'm not interested in those party type classes where everyone copies the same picture. They are affordable, but I want to learn how to paint on my own, you know? If we ever move to Denver to be near our son, I will be able to take art classes galore. I've checked with the recreation departments and art centers in several of the suburbs:) I sure would miss my friends and my Church though. This is where I've lived most of my life and it's home.

Project Details
Stamps	Sweetbriar Rose, Another Great Year (sentiments), Hardwood
Card Stock & Papers	Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Crumb Cake,
Ink	Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Venetian Crochet Trim, Copic Markers
Tools

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Stamps	Sweetbriar Rose, Peaceful Petals
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Pearl Basic Jewels, Copic Markers
Tools	Pretty Print embossing folder (retired), Banners Framelits

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Stamps	Peaceful Petals, Butterfly Basics (sentiments)
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Hello Honey
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories	Copic Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Pretty Print embossing folder (retired)

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Stamps	Pleasant Poppies, Butterfly Basics, poppy digital stamp
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Tangelo Twist, Typeset Designer Series Paper
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Tangerine Tango, Tangelo Twist
Accessories	Copic Markers, Linen Thread
Tools

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Stamps	Peaceful Petals, Hardwood
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Blushing Bride, Somky Slate
Accessories	Copic Markers
Tools	Woodgrain embossing folder, Banners Framelits, Butterflies embosslits

Stampin' Up! Flowers!!!!

It is a cold gray day here in South Carolina. Of course my friends in the north would laugh cause it is 39 degrees, but I have on two sweaters, fluffy socks and slippers. My husband says I'm cold all the time lately because of my weigh loss. I'm down 30 pounds:) Hey, I will happily put on more clothes to keep work, I'm down a size and thinking that my blood pressure is surely down as well. Maybe I can stop taking my blood pressure meds soon too:) It has been fun shopping for new clothes lately. I can go in the Misses section and just grab something off the rack and it fits:) No more plus sizes for me!

Project Details
Stamps	Bloom With Hope, World Map
Card Stock & Papers	Tangelo Twist, Very Vanilla
Ink	Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Tuxedo Black, Alcohol Ink markers
Accessories	Stampin' Dimensionals, (flower and leaves cut and adhered with dimensionals)
Tools

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Stamps	Sweetbriar Rose
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Wild Wasabi
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	alcohol ink markers, Night of Navy Stitched Satin Ribbon, Linen Thread
Tools	Label Card Thinlits Die

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Stamps	Blended Bloom, Another Great Year
Card Stock & Papers	Perfect Plum, Basic Black, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink	Perfect Plum, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Banners Framelits

Bouquet Toss is NOT just for Weddings

When I first saw this stamp set, I was simply wowed by the flowers! Wedding? Didn't even cross my mind. I bought this stamp set knowing that I would love the flowers for birthday, thank you, sympathy etc. and yeah a wedding or two as well lol! The stamp set is shown below.

Project Details
Stamps	Bouquet Toss
Card Stock & Papers	Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink	Momento Tuxedo Black, Rose Red
Accessories	alcohol ink markers
Tools	Deco Labels Framelits, Ovals Framelits, Lovely Lace embossing folder

 I love this botanical! I adore flowers and love to color with alcohol ink markers:) This stamp set is called Sweetbriar Rose.

Project Details
Stamps	Sweetbriar Rose
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Rose Red
Ink	Rose Red, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	alcohol ink markers
Tools	Deco Labels Framelits