A fluffy little gift from the kitty card

Another card made with paper scraps using the layout I learned by Boxer Scrapbooks. I used a stamp by Inkadinkado. My accents are a white outline pen, a border punch by EK Success and a peel off on the outside borders.

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Diane

You're only a kid once card - another version

I have used this phrase on another card but this one uses the image that came with the mini stamp set by Inkadinkado. The design is... you guessed by Boxer Scrapbooks that I learned at a make and take.
I used some left over papers and then added my accents of Sakura gel pens, corner punches and a peel off.

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Diane

You're only a kid once card

Here's a card I made for a birthday using the simple layout from Boxer Scrapbooks that I learned at a show last year. I've made a bunch of cards using this layout since it is so versitile. The paper is from various sources, the stamp is by Inkadinkado. It is a two part stamp, the inside says "but you can be young a lifetime". I used decorative scissors on the edges of the brown paper and a few accent stripes of gold with a peel-off.

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Diane

Friends and cookies

Here's another card I made using the template from Boxer Designs. I used corrdinating cardstock and patterned paper and a stamp by Inkadkinkado. I also used a Fiskars border punch and some peal offs filled in with a Sakura Gel pen.

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Diane

When you're in a jam card

Here's a card I made using little $1 stamps by Inkadinkado and that layout I've been copying from Boxer Scrapbooks. I added some peel off swirls as my accent and cut the pink paper with deco scissors.

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Diane

Happy Halloween Preview #2

Here's two more Halloween cards I made using an owl theme. The inside has a cutout from my Silhouette that says Happy-Owl-O-Ween. The one on the top uses a faux postage stamp by Just For Fun. The owl image is actually an old card reused. The bottom one uses stamps by Inkadinkado and a Spellbinders cutout.

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Diane

Gorgeous Geishas ATC

I made this ATC for the Stampers Corner Yahoo group using the Glimmer Lace technique by Technique Junkies. I made with the Glimmer Lace technique by Technique Junkies. I made my paper with Ranger Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls instead since I had those supplies on hand. The theme for this ATC was Gorgeous Geishas and I used a stamp by Inkadinkado and made an attempt at making a knot with mizuhiki cord.


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Diane

The World on a card

A few weeks ago I made a bunch of backgrounds using the Glimmer Lace Technique Junkie technique. I used Ranger Distress Ink refills in the mini mister with a bit of water and Perfect Pearls. I made too many impressions without letting the lace thoroughly dry and I wasn't happy with this one. After it dried I decided to use it anyway and I thought the Inkadinkado stamp of the world would go well with it. I used another stamp with postmarks (manufacturer unknown) and then a bit of paper from the DCWV Travel theme to complete the card.

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Diane

Inky Flowers Card

I sent this card with an ATC swap recently. I used K&Co papers, an EK Success border punch and stamps by Inkakinkado that I colored in with chalks.
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Diane

Because you're special card

Here's another card I made using the Double Bugging technique with my Cuttlebug. It is such an each background to make and then you can add a sentiment and then you have a quick card. I used a sentiment by Inkadinkado and a bit of ribbon I got at Michaels to complete this card. This card went in the mail with a recent ATC swap I did for the Stampers Corner Yahoo group.

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Diane

Flower Card

I sent this card with an ATC I made for a swap recently. This one is made using K&Co paper. I made a border with a punch by EK Success. The stamps are by Inkadinkado. The main one I colored with Sakura pens and the other is imbedded in the red portion of the border.

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Diane

This gift of a letter...

Here's a card I sent with an ATC mingle recently. I used the Life's Journey paper by K&Co. The big stamp of the gal writing a letter is by Inkakinkado. The quote and faux postage cancelation are by Inque. I stamped the gal on vellum and embossed it then cut out a lot of the background. I added a few embellishments to finish off the card.

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Diane

Open Theme ATC

Every week on the Altered Designs Yahoo Group we have an ATC Mingle. You make an ATC that fits the theme and post it to the group. On Friday you can view who you will send yours to and which one you will get. The last week of every month this year the theme is "Open" so you can do whatever you'd like as long as it is an ATC. I chose one I'd had made during my first recycled cereal box frenzy with oil pastels. This one uses stamps by Stampsmith and Inkadinkado. I added an Asian charm as an embellishment.

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Diane

Double Buggin' Birthday

Here's a card I made by using the Double Bugging technique with my Cuttlebug. I inked the raised areas of the card with two colors in the same family. The stamp is one of the $1 ones but not Studio G. I think it is from Inkadinkado but can't swear by it. I finished is off with a bit of ribbon and a paper embellisment.

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Diane

Owls ATC

Here's another ATC I made with my stash of marbled paper. This one was for the Stamper's Corner Yahoo Group with the theme of Owls. The owl image is by Inkadinkado, the quote from Inka and the border is from Hero Arts. As a finishing touch I added white Inkessentials pen to border.

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Diane

Monochromatic ATC for Stampers Corner

The theme for this ATC was Monochromatic. This ATC really looks better in person. Most of them do but this one more so than others. I started with some lightly patterned paper and stamped using the Doodle Flower set by Inkadinkado. I colored the images using both watercolor and regular colored pencils. Next I used some Tim Holtz masks and Distress Inks. On top of those images I added some emphasis with Glaze markers by Sakura. That's the part that looks much better in person, the scanner didn't capture the subtlety. I added some flower brads in the corners and a dimensional flower embellishment.

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Diane

TGIF Asian ATC

The theme for the TGIF ATC at Altered Designs this week was "Asian". I stamped a Stamp Out Cute stamp for the background and embossed with gold detailed embossing powder. I then used a portion of a stamp by Inkadinkado. I outlined both pieces of paper with a Krylon 18K gold marker and added the embellishment by SkyBluePink.

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Diane

Happy Mothers Day 2009

Today is Mother's Day in the USA and here's the card I made for my Mom and Mother-in-law. I don't want to play favorites so they both get the same thing. It's a bit on the weird funny side with the double sided patterned paper by Rusty Pickle. The stamp is from Inkadinkado and the pattern is another...you guessed it Sheetload.

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Diane

Birds of a Feather ATCs

Here's the ATC's I made for my January swap with Sid. He picked the theme "Birds of a Feather". I used Inkadinkado stamps from a set or singles that I picked up at JoAnn. The local JoAnn doesn't have much scrapbook and stamping items. When I go back to visit my family they have a JoAnn superstore with lots of supplies. I got the two on the left on my recent tip in the $1 area. I picked up 6 others that were pretty neat too. It is like the Studio G $1 stamps. You don't think you are buying much then you realize you've got about 10 of these things in one trip! All three ATC's were made using glossy paper from the Paper Cut and Ranger Distress Inks applied with cut-n-dry foam. They were all embossed with Versa Mark ink and white embossing powder. The last one on the right has two layers of embossing. First the bird in white, then I colored the background in a pale blue by inking directly on a non stick craft sheet and spraying it with water. Then I stamped again using the all over diamond stamp by Lost Coast Designs. I embossed that with clear powder then colored the remaining background with a darker blue. Hope you like them.

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Diane

Who loves you baby

Do any of you remember the show with Telly Savalas called Kojak? He was a NY cop that used to chew on lollipops. His catch phrase was "who loves ya baby". I was thinking about that when I made this card. The card back and envelopes were another Micheal's bargain bin find from K&Co. I got six cards and envelopes with some rub-ons for $1. What a deal! I used Spellbinders dies in my Cuttlebug to cut the green scalloped oval and a Fiskars shape cutter to cut the cream colored oval. I used scalloped scissors to cut the two rectangles. The owl stamp is from Inkadinkao and the phrase is from Stamps on Fire.

The scanning is a bit harsh on the image. I did my normal adjustments in Photoshop but it still is a bit off. Remember-- act surprised if you get it in the mail.

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Diane