Love Froggies

Well this past week went by in a flash - I recovered from that flu bug then came down with a cold that I'm still battling. It's also snowing again - which means more shovelling (which is prolly how I got the cold in the first place - I shouldn't have been out there after just getting the flu but we literally had drifts in the driveway and I had nail clients coming over and no one to take care of the snow!). At least the girls so far have been feeling pretty good (tho the days when they can't get along and just fight the entire time is trying my patience like nothing else!) as well as Tim. I seem to be the only one getting sick!

I AM feeling better today though. Tim went ice fishing (something I will NEVER get - you couldn't pay me enough $$ to go sit out on the ice in a tent and watch a bunch of holes in the cold. Seriously I do not see how that can be considered fun????), and the girls are with their grandparents for a while. So I've been cleaning house and playing a bit on the Wii (best time when there's no one around to whine when is it their turn - Tim included *wink*).

I finished up this card yesterday and thought I'd share it now. I didn't finish the inside yet - my nose is still drippy so I'm spending more time taking care of that then actually stamping so I just gave up for now! Here's the card though:

I got this Rachel Anne Miller My Prince Charming stamp along with a couple other's (you can see one of the other one's I used here) not too long ago thinking how well they'll work with my new Love Sentiments set.

I stamped the froggies onto white cardstock then colored them in with my Copics.

Those 2 at the top are the lids from the Sketch markers. Most of the ones I own are CIAO's but over time I've been getting a few Sketch markers to expand my color options .There are only 144 CIAO colors, and well over 300 Sketch colors - difference being that CIAO's are cheaper, they're rounder (like a normal marker), hold less ink and the colors are printed on the sides. The Sketch markers are oval shaped (that some may find odd to hold - I am finding that I like how they feel when holding them), and the names and color numbers are printed on the ends of the caps - which is nice when I'm going through them to find a color (I store mine vertically), just inconvenient when taking pictures like this.

ANYWHO - back to the card!

I added Crystal Stickles here and there to the froggies to make them shimmer, then used a corner rounder punch on the two edges of the main image.

The "Love" is from my Love Sentiments set. I stamped it onto the green cardstock with Versamark then embossed it with Gel-A-Tins Cherry scented embossing powder. I haven't used this stuff in months - but I love it when I do use it! It smells SO good! So now the card is cherry scented.

I finished off the card with a couple of Making Memories heart brads, some Primas (attached with mini heart brads), taffeta ribbon (from Stampin' Up! - I LOVE this ribbon - it's so soft and easy to work with), and the punched border made with my Martha Stewart punch.

{SUPPLIES}

STAMPS: Rachel Anne Miller My Prince Charming, AmyR Stamps Love Sentiments Set.

CS: White, Red, Pink, Brown, Light Green.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, Copic Markers.

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads, Gel-A-Tins Cherry scented embossing powder, Martha Stewart punch, Crystal Stickles, Corner Rounder Punch.