Happy Birthday Banner

Greetings!
Banners are GREAT!  You're sure to see them just about everywhere in the crafting world.  The Lizzy Line from American Carfts has them so does Pink Persimmon Stamps!  Just look at what I created!
This image is from Squigglyfly.com.  You can find just about ANYTHING that you are looking for on this site. One can search images by artist, type or just page through to find the perfect one.
This image came with a few others:  a cake, cupcake, pie and a bunch of other sentiments.

I started the card by downloading the image and re-sizing it in Word.  Super EASY! I then colored it and added some pop-dots.
Other products used:
Stamps:  Hero Arts (cupcake, sentiment)
Circle Punch (EK Success)
Copic markers
Bazzill Swiss Dot Paper
DP from Basic Grey (Lemonade)
Enjoy!

Digital Butterfly

Greetings!

The digital world is expanding!  I just love finding images that I can make the "perfect" size!  Jennifer McGuire has a tutorial that explains in detail how to download, open, save and re-size an image here (look for digital stamping post and video).  I highly suggest checking it out.
The card I have for you today is one of her download suggestions.  Winged Friends from Two Peas In A Bucket.com has images much like the Antique Engravings clear stamp set from Hero Arts.  Again, re-sizing images allows endless possibilities!  I created this card  (4 inches) to stand up and fit perfectly inside an envelope.  LOVE IT!
In her tutorial, she also shows how coloring with your foam ink applicator and distress inks allows you to achieve a blended color look.
I also added a sentiment and black jute antenne with some Glossy Accents.  Enjoy!

Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics #5 Season's Greetings

Greetings!
Final post for the Stamping Olympics!  This card's theme:  Season's Greetings.
 I used Bo Bunny's paper along with an image from Our Craft Lounge (another fabulous company for images-especially if you like to color).  I added some curves to the main image with my Nestabilities die (label #1). The scallop on the bottom was cut with my Quickutz.
Hoping that you are playing along with the stamping Olymics.  If not, check out the deatials here.
Enjoy!

Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics #4 Love

Greetings!
Moxie Fab has a great contest going on through Monday.  Just post a card using the theme Love, Thinking of You, Birthday, Seasons Greeting or Thank You as your jumping block. Post a link to your blog and their link and you are set!
This is my fourth entry.  Love is my theme on this card.
I love using the images from Pink Cat Studio!  They work well for my student cards as well as my good friends.  These images are super fun to color too.  In this card, I used papers from Sassafrass along with my Swiss Dot Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I also did some punching and die cutting with Quickutz (lace) and Stampin' Up's ticket corner punch.
I colored little Lily and Billy with my Copic markers and added a button with some baker's twine.
Enjoy!

Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics Card #3 Happy Birthday

Greetings!
Today's post features a card I made for the Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics.  This category-Happy Birthday.
I love all kinds of stamps and for this card I created an image using Pink Cat Studios digital images.
Digital is super duper great because you can re-size images and create all sorts of accessories that go along with your card.
The robot is colored with my Copic markers.  I combined card stock from Papertrey Ink with patterns from Sassafrass.  I love how you can use the main pattern along with the boarders on the barcode area.  So stinkin' FRUGAL!
Enjoy!

Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics Card #2 Thinking of You

Greetings!
Another card for the Moxie Fab Stamping Olympics!  My category of choice today is Thinking of You.
This card utizlizes stamps from Hero Arts, acetate and papers from Basic Grey.
I love how the butterfly dangles with the use of a Tim Holtz pin and jump ring.
Other products used:
card stock-Papertrey
Gems:  Hero Arts-altered with my Copic markers
Copic markers
Ink:  Momento, Distress Ink, Stazon
Ribbon:  May Arts
Enjoy!

The Olympics of Stamping-Moxie Fab World #1

Greetings!

Moxie Fab World is celebrating the Olympics with a stamping contest.  In order to play along, just link your blog to Mr. Linky by March 8th.  You can win (gold, silver or bronze) in five different categories:  Love, Birthday, Thinking of You/Hi, Seasons Greeting and Thank You. 

Here is my card for the Thank You category:
Items used:
Card stock-  Papertrey Ink, The Paper Company
DP:  GCD Designs-Artsy Urban
Stamps:  Unity Stamp Co. (October KOM), Hero Arts (thank you)
Copic Markers
Glossy Accents: Ranger
Ink: Momento (Tuxedo Black), Distress Ink (Ranger)
Crochet Flower:  American Crafts
Punch:  Fiskars (Apron Strings)
Enjoy!