Somebunny Special......

Growing up, I always loved to put purples and sky blue together. There was just something mystical about it. I paired the colours together with bedding, my clothes, colouring and even on my 6th grade colouring and shading assignment. It was my 6th Grade teacher, Mr. Dach, that really broadened my horizons with art, even though he wasn't our art teacher. He was our math teacher, homeroom teacher, gym and health teacher and social studies teacher. He also taught us poetry and about lettering and shading. He taught us to think outside the box and to do view things differently than we had in the past. I have been thinking alot about Mr. Dach. He was the first person I knew that adopted a child. I always loved to hear his stories about his son, Ryan, and everyone knew what a proud father he was. He opened up my mind to families being more than blood or DNA. He put the first notion of the fact that there are no boundaries when it comes to what a family 'should be' into my head.

 Mr. Dach won a prestigious teaching award a couple of years ago, around the time that he retired. Apparently, he has meant a lot to a lot of students! He changed my outlook on a lot of things and I am abundantly grateful every day for the support and the time he took to educate me. He really is "somebunny special" and I made this card to send him, with a picture of the kids to let him know how grateful I am and what a difference he made.

My recipe:

Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
Punches: EK Success
Rhinestones and Glitter Cardstock: Michaels
Patterned Paper: Queen and Company
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics and Stamping Bella
Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
Liquid Applique: Marvy Uchida
Stickles: Ranger

Copics I Used: E47, E49, BV20, BV23, BV31, B0000, B000, B00, B0, B01, B02, B04, RV11, RV13, V04, V05, V06, V09, V15

My Christmas Cards...

This year there was not enough time, (or hands!) to get into detailed Christmas cards. These were 3 of the 4 designs I sent out, and only sent them to limited people. One of my New Year's Traditions is to get my cards started early and get them done before November. I have already finished my first one! :) It is hard to stay motivated on much lately, but I am going to work at it as best as I can. The polar bear card was one I actually stamped out a few years ago from a borrowed stamp. He was coloured in with straight pencil crayons (OLD SCHOOL!) The paper is out of my scraps bin, and I think was Stampin' Up from years ago. The ribbon is also Stampin' Up. The cardstock are both Bazzill. The punch used on the cream paper is also Stampin' Up.

Sometimes I find that I get caught up in the more is better line of thinking with my cards and projects.

I am learning to re-train my brain that sometimes less is better and work with what you have. Luckily, I am not supply poor! The cat card is classic Fluffles from Stampenous that was purchased on a fabulous Mall of America trip with my friends years ago. The paper is all Bo Bunny "Tis the Season" with Bazzill cardstock. The Angel card was the only one done like that, and was done for a friend who has been quietly in the wings with encouraging words and lots of love for both me and my babies. All of the supplies, and the stamp are Stampin`Up products. The texturing is done with a Cuttlebug plate. These are some of my favorite colours to work with, and for an angel, I thought to keep it uncomplicated. The inside of the card said it all, but I always forget to take pictures of the insides. Most of the time I am lucky to remember to get a picture of the card itself! :)

Christmas Already!

Yes. I am working on my Christmas cards already. This is sad, but true. I have so many to do and really do love to do them! I am obsessed lately with kraft paper and jewel tones. These are the new Stampin Up stamps from the Christmas section. The trees are from the set Scenic Season and the deer is called Dasher. I used Soft Suede ink and added Stickles into Dasher`s antlers and along the snow line. I used dark green flower soft to add some dimension and pop to the front tree.

New Stampendous...

Having fun with some Christmas stamps from Stampendous. Coloured with Copics.