Thinking of You - on the Fourth of July

Here's one with an Independence Day theme. It's a Lockhart stamp, colored iwth Copics. I used SU designer paper and some cool SU striped ribbon. I hope it's festive!

Cards for a Special Baby

Exciting news this week! My dear friend Leigh became a grandmother! Alexandra Chadwick Numbers was born on Thursday night. She is Leigh's first grandchild. Her parents are Leigh's daughter Caroline and her husband, Bob Numbers. Leigh and I have been friends forever, it seems like, and I certainly remember the day Caroline was born. Keith and I were at Caroline's beautiful wedding four years ago. I am so happy for Caroline and Leigh. This is one lucky little girl!
I made two cards - one for Leigh and Carl - the new grandparents! - and one to send to Caroline and Bob.
Obviously, pink is the theme here!
I used some Basic Grey DP for these cards - the colors are just so yummy. These are from the Sugared Collection. Both stamps are old SU stamps, and I used Copics to color the image.
These were fun to make!

Summertime

Here's a card to celebrate summer. I am trying to keep a positive thought here because I don't really like summer all that much. I don't like being hot and it is HOT here.
Keith loves hot weather, and I prefer fall and winter. So we decided that I am a summer sissy and he is a winter wuss. Don't we have intelligent conversations?
Here's a summer card I did this morning. I am really working on my Copic coloring.

Fancy Purple Dress

I just love this stamp. I colored it with Copics and it has such a velvety look. The scan is a bit lopsided ... I promise the actual card is straight!
Here's what I used:
SU Cardstock
Nesties for the scallped rectangle, dotted with a white gel pen
Dress is part of the Retro Boutique set by Gina K - really cool set. I love it!
Sentiment is Paper Tray by Papertrey Ink.
Ribbon is white tafetta by SU.

For Shoe Lovers

Fun with New Stamps

Isn't this the cutest?

Scor Pal Love

I finally got a Scor Pal. If you've been hiding in a bomb shelter, you may not be familiar with this cool tool. It's the perfect way to score paper - to get that wonderful knife edge when you fold it.
I am going to recommend this tool from a unique aspect - that of a left-handed person. It's super easy for me to use - with bee-you-tee-ful results - and that's not always the case. Left-handers learn to deal in a right-handed world. I have very few problems adapting most of the time, but some things give me trouble. For example, to this day, I cannot properly tie a shoe. But I digress ...
Scor Pal is light as a feather but does a study job. I think it makes my cards look so professional. And I love the fact that I can do cool folds without lifting the paper over and over. I will post a "tiled" card later this week.
So I am sending love to Scor Pal. (I got mine from Papertrey.)