I know .... I've MIA for quite some time (missing in action!) No excuse except I have not been in my stamp room much lately. I am feeling much better although not 100% yet. My hip is still sore. I have been doing water aerobics for a couple of weeks which helps. I had to wait until the water was not freezing before I went to the pool. I just started back about 3 weeks ago. Usually, my early June the water is ok but this year it was still too cool for me until July!
I have been working on cards for the NC Demo's Quarterly which is 7/23-25 in Hendersonville. Ashley is coming down also and will go with me and Marianne. Mom's birthday (#93) is July 25 so Ashley will surprise her.
I got a new stamp set (Garden Birdhouses on page 107) last week and have had fun with it.
This is a slimline card. I really like making these larger cards. I used my Blender Brushes to lightly color the background with Pool Party ink. I mounted the image on Cinnamon Cider cardstock before adhering it all to the 8 1/2" x 9" card. I used Blender Pens to color the images.
This is going to be one of the shoebox cards I will be taking to the NC Quarterly. The DSP is from the Pattern Party pack that you can earn as a hostess.
The (retired) DSP on this card is from Fine Arts pack. I sure wish Stampin' Up kept the DSP's for longer than one catalog year!! I used the Tailor Made Tags dies for this card. I fussy cut the bird house and the pole and adhered it to the white tag. The tag in the back is Daffodil Delight. I used Blender Brushes on the white tag with Pool Party ink. I found a little piece of lace in my stash of ribbons and adhered it along the edge of the tag. The little flowers were punched from the Pierced Blooms dies.
