Just trying to stay busy

Its a dreary day today.  So I thought I would make a few card backs so that if the need arose I could just finish up the card and send it off.  Well one thing lead to another and I finished all but one.  Not much stamping was done on these.  Some of them not at all.  Just some really pretty papers from a 6" x 6" paper stack called Botanical Collection.

Hambo Hoedown Birthday Bash

     This week Hambo Hoedown is celebrating thier one year anniversary.  And to celebrate they are using Bailey's image.  It is called Bailey Cupcake.  Bailey is their dog.  He is a cute little guy.  It is a progressive challenge.  If you play this week then they will send you next weeks image free.  Its such a good way to get a lot of free digital images.  If you want to play along just click on the link at the top of this post. And it will take you to their site.
     For my card I printed the image of Baliey Cupcake on Mohawk paper.  I colored it with Copic Markers.  The designer paper I used is from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers 6x6 paper pad.  I love this paper.  I used my Spellbinders to cut out the ovals and the sentiment.  I added a little 3D Crystal Lacquer to the bones and also to his dog tag. I made this card size A6 (4.75" x 6.5") so it is a little bigger than my normal A2 (4.25" x 5.5") size.  I am starting to like this size more. Sense it is a larger size you can use the large Spellbinders dies easier.  The brown mat was made using my copic markers.  I didn't have the shade brown I needed so I took a sheet of white cut to size and colored the edges.  I had seen this on another site and thought it was a good idea and by gosh it worked.

Gift card for the Queen

I have been busy making gift cards for the Queens Ink.  She keeps me pretty busy.  The stamp is hers. 

Birthday Wishes

I have been busy trying to catch up on some birthdays I missed.  Boys, how did I do that.  Truthfully it wasn't that hard.  The top one is for my friend Kathy, The cake one was for my sister in law and the bottom one is for another friend named Dawnmarie. These were all digital images I got from Designed 2 Delight.  I colored them with copics and added a few sparklies.  The one with the cake has digital paper in the background.

Camping Album

This is an album that I made using Laura Denison's directions from Following the Paper Trail on U Stream.  I have been trying to post this all day and finally it dawned on me that maybe it was too long.  So I quickly did a shortened version and hopefully it will post.  The small pockets are made with kraft cardstock and the large pages are made using 9 x 12" envelopes cut to the size of the album.  The paper I used is now discontinued from Bo Bunny.  It is called U Bug Me.  I made this album to store the pictures of my grandsons while they were camping.  I can't wait to get it loaded with pictures and journaling.