Sketched Flowers Hello

I stamped out this image a couple weeks ago and it's been sitting on my desk ever since.  Yesterday, I broke out my Copic markers for a little coloring therapy.  It felt so good!  I'm rusty, of course, but I enjoyed the process.  The pretty floral bouquet is from a Simon Says Stamp set called Sketched Flowers.  After coloring, I cut the panel in half to create two cards.

I used the Thanks & Hello die by My Favorite Things and the Tiny Words Encouragement stamp set by Simon Says Stamp to create my sentiment.  Simple, but it allows the colorful flowers to really pop off the card.  I doubled up the word "hello" for a little bit of dimension.

 

I felt so giddy when I finished these!  I've really missed stamping and making cards.  It took me two days to make them because of other commitments, but I did it.  Happy dance!

 

Stamps:  Sketched Flowers, Tiny Words Encouragement (Simon Says Stamp)

Dies:  Thanks & Hello (My Favorite Things)

Paper:  White, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Copics:  0, C1, R20, R21, R24, R27, R29, R43, R89, E27, E29, E59, B91, B93, B97, B99, BV11, BV17, BV29, YG00, YG01, YG06, Y02, Y06, Y08, Y17, G20, G24, G28

Misc:  Onyx Black (VersaFine)

 

Birthday Florals

Are you ready for this?  I am posting cards.  Yes, really!  I haven't done much stamping for an entire year.  I've been more involved in theatre and jewelry lately, so while I haven't stopped buying new stamping goodies, I haven't been using them at all.  Sad, I know.  I've felt creatively blocked for quite a while and it was just easier to do other things.  Besides, I have a lot of different hobby interests.

I popped in on the tail end of a stamping class four weeks ago and got the chance to make these two cards.  I don't have all the details of the supplies, unfortunately, but these were quick and easy to make.

It was fun to put ink to paper again!  I think this was a Simon Says Stamp set and we embossed the large image with a gold Brutus Monroe embossing power before cutting it in half to make two cards.  So easy!

Now for another shocker.  I made two more cards today!!!  I know, right??  I'll post those tomorrow.

Copper Earrings

I recently took a Forging Copper Jewelry class at our local Mixxer space where I made these earrings.  I've always wanted to learn how to work with metal and this was an easy way to dip my toes into that world.  It was a good experience!

I cut the shapes from copper sheeting and added texture with a hammer.  I see all sorts of possibilities with that simple technique.  I love how these turned out!

Cup of Pearls Earrings

I stitched up a pair of earrings to coordinate with the Cup of Pearls Bracelet that I made earlier this year.  The link to the Potomac Beads tutorial is in that post.  I used one of the main pearl motifs along with part of the clasp to create my earrings.  (There is another tutorial by Potomac by the same name, but the design is different, so I chose this route)

It makes very pretty earrings!