Dec 28 2007
Friday Favorites!
Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did! 
Thank you all for your kind comments about my dogs. I have worked very hard training them, and they are truly my little angels. 
Shelby is continuing to do well, also.
Today’s favorite is Memory Box Patterned cardstock! You have seen me use this on many of my cards here, and there’s a reason for that…it rocks! It truly is cardstock weight, and comes in so many beautiful designs! Some of the packs are double sided, and some are single sided. Either way, you are going to love the look and feel of this! It’s very smooth, and the colors are so vivid! There is also a wide variety of styles. There are fresh and funky styles, cute and fun, classic and traditional.
I made 4 designs for Rubber Soul and Wordsworth using the Enlighten paper pack yesterday. These first 2 cards use Cherry Blossom Memory Box notecards, Rubber Soul Chick with flower, skinny oval, and Wordsworth Tiny Wise Words collection.
You Bless Me
Both cards use different types of stitching as an accent, and Halloween Dew Drops. The chickie was stamped on Neenah solar white cardstock, then cut and embossed with my circle Spellbinders Nestability dies, and matted with a mellow moss petite scallop panel. I used Moss taffeta ribbon, and the white taffeta was custom colored with my pink Copic marker. (notch for ribbon is a Debbie trick!) I colored chickie with my Copic markers, and added a tiny pink AMuse bling to the flower center. All supplies in bold can be purchsed in Ellen’s store!
Using the same paper pack, I created two more cards with Wordsworth’s Pussywillow image, and Rubber Soul’s Heart Sing set with the Wordsworth’s Thanks collection.
How about some distressing? This design uses Ranger’s distress ink in frayed burlap, old paper, and peeled paint. A dill Memory Box notecard, poison ivory cardstock, and WeRMK brass hardware accents. I created the puffy white pussywillows with my white Sakura souffle pen for some great dimension. It’s colored with the following Copic markers:
Last but not least, my favorite bird on a branch:
So Kind
I think this is my favorite card of the bunch. I love the print in this cardstock! I created some depth to this design simply by adding shadows with my Copic W3 marker around the bird, branch, and words. I used Colorbox Fluid chalk ink Queues in Chocolate and Blueberries, and Rose Petals. Some more Dew Drops, Primas, and Cinnamon Stickles finish off the design.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a great weekend! Don’t forget that Jacksonbelle Embellishments’ big sale ends tonight midnight Pacific!
Holy Cow Trudee! That distressed card is just Awesome!!
the chics are just too cute, and I do like the last one also, but will have to say that for me the Pussywillow card is just Gorgeous, I so Love the colors and the dimension in the pussywillow, and your corners, stitching all over it is just awesome!
WOW! You’ve been one busy stamper! LOVED them all. By the way, I mailed some cards w/the dew drops on them & had no problems w/the PO.
the puffs on the pussywillows are stunning! I’m amazed at how they really pop off the card! all the cards are pretty, but that one really caught my eye.
Happy New Year to you and your family - the pups, too!!
These are all absolutely gorgeous Trudee! That last one just pops with the extra shading (but they are all to die for)!
Linda
They are just gorgeous but the card with the pussy willows is my absolute favorite! Perfect spring card!
Great cards, Trudee — I can’t wait to get my new Memory Box papers . . . yes, awesome stuff! I think my fav is the pussywillow card — they look so life-like!
I love all your cards, but especially the pussy willow one! Superb job!
WOW T!!! Those are all sooooooo adorable!!! I love them ALL!!!!! LOVE all the colors, just fantastic!! Great job T!
Your cards are lovely. I especially like the Thank You one….just beautiful!
These are all great, T! I LOVE the little bird! And the pussywillow….awesome!!!
That sweet little chick just couldn’t be any cuter…perfect with the “you bless me” sentiment! Beautiful cards!! Thanks for sharing your copic colors, that’s so helpful. = )
Gorgeous. That pussy willow stamp is gorgeous. Your work is on my special list!
These are all beautiful, Trudee, but that pussywillow one knocks my socks off! How did I miss that stamp before? Great job on all!
I’m right there with Debbie - Loving those willow branches, and everything you did to that paper. I’m loving the pink bird, though too. I thought you had Paper pieced the branch, then double stamped a shadow…copic, hooray! Super easy! I can do that.
Have a lovely day.