Well let's see if I can get some posts up on a regular schedule for a few days eh? I got busy with dreaded yardwork over the weekend (we made a *small* dint in the work needed - so frustrating - but at least I'm *doing* something - b/c I really hate yardwork LOL!), then it started raining yesterday and still is today. So I should be able to get *some* stamping done :o)
If you missed the first two cards in the series you can see them here:
For today's card I wanted to use my MFT Sheltering Tree and Leaf Trio dies and decided to keep the rest of the card super clean and simple to focus on the tree:
To see how I made this card check out the video below:
*sorry folks this was supposed to go live earlier but I had some issues with uploading and had to head to work before I could get everything posted!*
So - in case you missed the memo I started the Father's Day Card Series yesterday (I know some people rely on their YouTube homepage and subscriptions to notify them of new videos but YT can be finicky and more often than not misses a lot of new content!).
It's hard to get back into doing another series - but once I get going the ideas usually start flowing ;) And I need this one to get going quickly b/c Father's Day is less than a month away!
So on to card #1:
To see how I made this card check out the following video:
The star and arrow punches were from Stampin' Up! (discontinued - sorry!)
Spellbinders Die - discontinued (I think it was part of the "Labels" pack? Sorry I don't have the name of it and I can't even find them on the site anymore :()
Well I had a rather wordy post typed up here with all sorts of reasons WHY but I hit refresh and lost it :P And anyone who knows me knows that I *hate* having to repeat myself.....;)
OY - this week started out rather crazy for me and will continue to be so as I have a lot on my plate and lots of work to do!
Speaking of which I need to run otherwise I will be late for work!
I will be back as soon as I can - I'm taking a bit of a "breather" to re-charge before the next onslaught of filming and posting and all that fun stuff. I'm feeling rather overwhelmed with LIFE at the moment and need a few days to get back on track!
Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone, and a fabulous week!!
First off if you missed any of the previous Mother's Day posts you can find them all here (YouTube has changed some things around lately and people aren't seeing the latest videos in their subscription feed like they should!):
So today's card is one I made for MY mom for Mother's Day. Like I say in the video she's never online (computers really aren't her "thing") so I don't have to worry about her seeing this before I give it to her.
To see how I made this card check out the following video:
I know Mother's Day is coming up right quick - but I needed to get a couple more cards done!
I wanted to have them done and posted earlier but I was starting to feel burnt-out in the creative department and the more I force it the worse it gets. I'll find myself just sitting at my desk with brain freeze and not able to come up with a single decent idea.
That's when I know it time to step away for a bit (in my case I basically took a weekend "off" from doing any stamping - not to say that I didn't *try* to - but it just wasn't working for me) and then come back with a fresh perspective and some new ideas brewing.
It doesn't help that my OCD causes "issues" - I don't technically "have" OCD (as in it's not doctor-diagnosed or anything) but it's there. I have a REALLY hard time jumping to a new project before another one is finished. And having more than one card/project on the go at a time almost never happens.
It just bugs me ;)
So even tho I may have a million ideas brewing for new cards/videos/techniques/etc it's pretty darn difficult to find the TIME to execute them and not drive myself batty jumping from one thing to another and back again!
SO - all that said I *need* to finish off this Mother's Day series before I can get on with the next one (Father's Day!).
And I am going to try reallyreallyREALLY hard to start up some "on-going series" - Birthday, Thank You, Sympathy, Baby etc etc. Since those are needed at any time and aren't for a specific occasion.
We'll see what happens ;)
Anywho - back to the Mother's Day cards. If you missed any of the previous ones you can check them out here:
Today's card is another sentiment-only type of card. I also used some flower and leaf dies to make my own embellishments b/c not everyone has a nearly unlimited lifetime supply of Prima flowers like this crazy person *grin*. You can totally make your own with a flower-shaped die/punch some cardstock and a little bit of spongng (the sponging is what really makes it look good!).
To see how I made this card check out the following video:
I actually took today off from work - with all these plans of getting some stuff done around the house, filming some videos and generally "catching up" on life.
Of course my back has other plans - just getting out of bed this morning was a chore. Thank goodness I DID take today off b/c there's no way I'd be able to sit and do nails and pedicures today - I hurt that much :(
Hopefully I'll feel better ASAP tho as I have a LOT of things to do!
Anywho - today was release day at All That Scraps and there are a bunch of NEW cute stamps and dies out - you can see them all HERE <-----click!
If you guys have been watching my videos regularily you'll recognize this stamp set as I've used it in a few different videos :). I find it a bit of a pain to ink up with Memento (aka any water-based inks) inks as it's a vinyl set (opposed to photo-polymer) so the inks tends to "bead" on it - but the images are SO cute and I just love them so I suck it up and use it anyway ;)
I could have used Brilliance ink and heat set it but as always I am in a hurry and don't have the time for that - so I made do!
Anywho here's the card:
To see how I made this card watch the folowing video:
To watch directly on YouTube click HERE <----click!
Stampin' Up! Blush Blossom ink and cardstock (discontinued)
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