Red and Kraft

Red and Kraft
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Gotta make this one quick...I'm fading fast. I've found I can only sit at the computer for about 15 minutes before I need a nap! ;-) Why does getting sick happen so fast, but recovery takes WEEKS??? LOL!! =D

Here's a super simple Valentine's Day card for ya.

I love kraft and anything. I used a QuicKutz two-piece heart die cut. I'm sorry to report I can't remember if I used the larger heart die cut, the smaller one or a combination. Oops.

Oh.

HAHA. I remember now. It totally helps if you actually LOOK AT THE CARD. *smacks forehead gently*

I die cut the larger heart from red cardstock and the smaller heart from kraft cardstock. Yeah, yeah, THAT'S it.

I cut a strip of kraft for a background ribbon and a strip of red for the sentiment.

**starting to fade**

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and a dollar bin stamp.

OK, I can't type anymore.

Nap time.

zzzzzzzzz........



~Cynthia

Hey!

I'm so sorry I haven't been on here in a while--today is the first time in an entire week I've actually turned on my computer. Can you say FLU? Yes, I got slammed with it a week ago and the recovery has been S L O W. I hope to get back to blogging tomorrow. Sitting up takes a lot of effort still...but I can see the light at the end of this tunnel. Hope is a good thing. :-)


~Cynthia

Falling Hearts

Falling Hearts
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

This is the last card in the "I'm so glad Michael's has a dollar bin" series. ;-)

I used the same color scheme as the previous two, but used a different dollar stamp.

This stamp actually has 4 hearts, each with a different design, in a row. I only inked and stamped one of them--the heart outline. I filled in one of the images with red Stickles.

I stamped the sentiment accidentally off-center, then tried to look all cool and stuff by adding three little Stickles dots on the right side so it looked like I OBVIOUSLY did it that way on purpose. So there.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (red cardstock); Pop-Tone (black cardblank)
Stamp: Craft Smart (heart and sentiment)
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
ETC: Stickles (Xmas Red)


Thanks for stopping in! I hope the sun will come out long enough to get pictures of my latest creations!


~Cynthia

V-Day Sparkle

V-Day Sparkle
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Here's another take on yesterday's card.

I used the same color scheme and the same stamp, but this time I used a gel sparkle pen instead of the Stickles and I also used a border punch. I layered the sentiment on the bottom too.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (red cardstock); Pop-Tone (black cardblank)
Stamp: Craft Smart (heart tree)
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Color Box (Frost White)
ETC: Recollections (border punch); Gelly Roll (glitter pen); Glue Glider Pro



The snow is FINALLY melting here. And the roads are FINALLY clear. There is still about an inch or so on the ground though. Maybe tomorrow I will venture out to my scrapbook store. Oh, how I've missed it this past week!! ;-)

~Cynthia

Sparkle Hearts

Sparkle Hearts
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

I'm still snowed in...well, more like iced in...so I have been using my time wisely. I've been making Valentine's Day cards.

Yep.

Here's the first in a short series of "I'm so thankful Michael's has a Dollar Bin" cards.

This little heart tree was only a dollar. I think it's so goofy it's hilarious!

The recipe: black cardblank, sentiment in white ink, red cardstock, black cardblank piece, red cardstock, stamp, red Stickles.

I learned a very important lesson from these cards. See that white ink I used on the bottom for the sentiment? Apparently, it takes like 4 days to dry. :-( I let them dry for 24 hours and then stacked them on top of each other. When I looked them over for their photo shoot, I saw little white smudges on the backs of the cards.

Nice.

I guess there's some distress action forth coming.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (red cardstock); Pop-Tone (black cardblank)
Stamp: Craft Smart (AKA Michael's Dollar Bin--heart tree)
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); ColorBox (Frost White); Stickles (Xmas Red)
ETC: Glue Runner Pro


Thanks for stopping by today!

~Cynthia

So what happened was...

So what happened was...
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

This card started out as a birthday card for a woman that loves blue. I find it hard to find blues that are not either baby boy blue or manly blue.

Alas, this quickly became a manly card. Which is good, I guess, because I need more manly birthday cards.

It's super simple too. A layer of green cardstock (that matches the ink for the leaf stamp), with a layer of blue cardstock (that matches the ink used for the birthday sentiment), with a top layer of white cardstock.

Three layers and two stamps. Done. :-)


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (green and blue cardstock); Gina K (Pure Luxury White cardstock)
Stamps: Stampendous (Encouraging Words leaf stem); Hero Arts (Birthday Messages)
Inks: VersaMagic (Night Sky Dew Drop); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Forest Moss)
ETC: Glue Glider Pro


We're on Day 5 of being snowed in here. The roads are starting to clear, but as I "walked" down the driveway to grab the newspaper and mail, I did that windmill thing....you know, arms flailing to keep my balance on a sheet of ice. I think I'll just stay home until it all melts. Like sometime in February.


~Cynthia

Purple Cupcake

Purple Cupcake
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

I'm not sure if this card needs something....or if it's just clean and simple and I'm afraid of white spaces.

This is another birthday card that should have been mailed out and will now be LATE LATE LATE. *sigh*

I cut a piece of purple cardstock and border punched the bottom. I cut a piece of script paper and adhered that over the purple. The final layer is a piece of cream cardstock.

I stamped a seriously-cute-for-only-one-dollar cupcake on the cream paper. I used a glitter pen on the frosting and on the candle flame.

I distressed both the script paper and the cream cardstock with Distress Ink.

Inside I stamped Happy Birthday in purple, like the cupcake.


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (purple and cream cardstock); unknown script paper; Recollections (ivory cardblank)
Stamp: Michael's (Dollar Bin cupcake); Stampabilities (Happy Birthday)
Ink: Stampin Up (Perfect Plum); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
ETC: Recollections (border punch); Glue Glider Pro; Gelly Roll (Glitter Pen)


I'm on Day 4 of being snowed in. I am totally cranking out Valentine's Day cards. But I totally miss my scrapbook store. *sigh* At least I have Nutter Butters.

~Cynthia