Squigglefly - Crissy Armstrong - Halloween Puppies

Well I thought I would post another one of my cards I made last week. This week I have just been working and have time to make none. Tomorrow I will be making my Soft Pencil card for the week and hopefully a few more. My daughter is moving out tomorrow so that might occupy some of my time and I get off my night shift in the AM and then it is grocery shopping haha...

Anyways onto this gorgeous card. Image is at Squigglefly the link is on my sidebar. It is again designed by Crissy Armstrong who is also having some more stamps come out next week I so can't wait. This is colored with pencils.

Squigglefly - Crissy Armstrong Goose

I am sure by now you have all heard that Crissy Armstrong is making digitals for Squigglefly well I had to get mine the day they came out. This little gal is one of them. Isn't she too cute. I was so glad that after Crissy left High Hopes that I will still be able to have my Crissy fix. I just love her designs they are so dang cute. This one was colored with pencils.

Stampin Bella - Halloween Kids

Isn't this an adorable image from Stampin Bella. I really like their images my only complaint is that I wish they were bigger they are pretty tiny. This one is so dang cute though I just had to get it. Colored with pencils. Hope everyone has a great week... Just a reminder only 87 days till Christmas :-)

Elzybells - Halloween Kids

I got a couple of the new Halloween release from Elzybells last week. This was one of them. Isn't this image too dang cute. Anyways colored with pencils. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Soft Pencil - Peter and His Clothes

Isn't this little guy cute. He is part of the Soft Pencil set "Peter and his clothes". I made him to go on this cute halloween card. Colored with pencils. I have been so busy lately with work and sleep that I haven't had time to do anything else. I only get one full day off now a week which sucks because it doesn't give me much time for anything. I only have Friday's off now since I get off Thursday morning and have to be back Saturday night. So today I have been busy making cards.

Soft Pencil - Little Witch

Here is my this weeks card for Soft Pencil. Isn't she too cute. I made parts of her 3d and colored her with pencils and markers. I am guessing from looking at everyone else's adorable creations that we were suppose to make a bag for the challenge which I guess I didn't read the fine print LOL. Even though cards is my limit for creativity. I keep having good intentions on trying other things but I never have. Oh and the flower and pumpkin are Quickutz's last months Thanksgiving Release I think they are so cute.... Anyways check out Soft Pencil's site for more of their Halloween digital stamps they are all adorable.

Clear Dollar Stamps - Charlie

I pulled out one of my latest Charlie stamps which I got on my last order from Clear Dollar Stamps. He is colored with pencils and gamsol. The brads were making memories I think that I had laying around. Parts are 3d of course. Hope everyone is having a great week... Tonight is my last midnights for the week so hopefully get some new cards made tomorrow. I have tons of stamps to mount and just got some ez mount today so will be pulling out my hot knife and mounting alot over the next couple of days LOL...

Noel Fluffles

Here is another one of my older Fluffle images which was colored with Pencils and Gamsol. Which is how I prefer to color fluffles he looks better. Added some rhinestones to give it some sparkle.

<\p> Two more nights left of work normally I would be done in the morning but now I got put on 5 days instead of 4. Makes for the night to go by faster but I am not going to like working that extra day gets rid of my card making time. But oh well what can you do huh. Hope everyone has a great evening and If you havent' checked yet Papertray had their release last night which I think I got 2 sets and then Whiff of Joy had their release of little Christmas mice.. too cute had to have them too LOL.... Upcoming release this week is Elzybells on the 17th and oh boy are the sneak peeks adorable. Halloween and Christmas. I am gonna be way broke.

Halloween Penny Black

Here is a Halloween Penny Black I did last night isn't it too cute. Colored with pencils. Used my Marth Stewartpunch on the trim.

Fluffles Baking

This is one of my favorite fluffles stamp which is now available in cling foam. I got mine a few years ago. I use it every year I just think its absolutely adorable. Colored with pencils... I start my ucky 5 day work week schedule tonight which I am not looking forward to. With the extra day added on I will now be driving 400+ miles a week back and forth to work. Uck... Have a great week...

Soft Pencil

Here is my soft pencil card for this week... Isn't it too cute. I added rhinestones to it. I did the tree and the ground with pencils and then the little boy I made 3d and colored him and the kitty with markers. Wait till you see next week's image its sooo cute.

Penny Black - Christmas Dog

Here is a Penny Black stamp that I found in my stash. Paper is Stampin Up and Coordinations cardstock that I roughed up. The background impression is the new Quickutz Embossing folder which I found at Archivers the other day. I believe it hits online places September 15th.

Stay tuned tomorrow for my new Soft Pencil card it turned out sooo cute...

Another Riley card

Here is another Riley card I made yesterday. I think he turned out so dang cute. He is colored with prisma's. Hope everyone has a great day.

Riley the Moose

Isn't he too dang cute. I made this card today. I am getting ready to post a bunch of "Buy it Now" on Ebay to pay for some stuff I bought the other night haha... I am a compulsive buyer LOL. Anyways I haven't inked up any of my Rileys in a long time so thought I better ink them up. I own all of them except for the last 2 releases but they are so gosh dang cute I always just need them hehe... My and my husband are going to see that movie "9" in the morning and then he is gonna go and pick up his preorder for Beatles Rock Band so I am sure I will be humming those songs all day long LOL... Have a great day

Mo's Eskimos

Now arn't these kids cute.... Next time I think I might make them a bit smaller as they took up the whole card. Its always hard to guess on how big to make them. I usually make mine bigger then what I would have liked but being cheap and not wasting paper I just deal with it LOL.... These were colored in markers tho i think they are so cute and the snow they are standing in is white flower soft which is beautiful in person its all sparky...

Elizabeth Bell Designs

Isn't this little gal too cute. She is designed by Elizabeth Belle and I believe I bought her at Bells and Whistles which is based in Hawaii I think. I didn't have chance to make alot of cards this week as I was busy busy busy. But I am only work tonight and tomorrow night and then I am off the rest of the week then I start my horrible 5 day schedule so I am hoping to get some cards done this week. Hope everyone has a great week.

Stitching on cards and a couple new cards

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile work and work and more work LOL. But anyways today I am taking my son to the State Fair so I can come home with a stomache ache I am sure haha...

I get asked all the time about my stitching on my cards. Yes I stitch on every single card I think it adds something to it. I cannot stitch on fabric I have tried wasn't pretty. I use a Janome 3125 which isn't the smallest machine they sold which I tried that one too but it only lasted me about 8 months because I make alot of cards. This one so far has lasted me probably about 15 months. I can't see spending money on an expensive machine for cardstock. I can't believe it is good for the machine. I notice alot of paper dust bunnies inside when I change my bobbin out. As for thread I use Silky - yes it is expensive it's approximately $6 per roll full price. No I don't pay full price for it haha. I wait for Joann's to have a sale at either 40% or 50% off then its not too bad. It is beautiful cause it is kind of shimmery which is hard to see in pictures. As for the bobbin I always use the cheap white heavy duty thread. Almost forgot Silky thread lasts forever there is 800 yards per roll which I believe regular thread is like 250 yards?

When I start to sew I line my cards up with my card stock not my machine as I believe regular sewers do. This way even if my cardstock isn't straight on my card my stiching is straight on my cardstock. I go in about .25 of an inch. I have my tension on 3 and my stiching is the middle straight stich out of 3 lenths. The smallest one I have had problems ripping the paper before as stitches are too close together. I sometimes will use the longest lenth but tension never works quite right for me. I also go through all my layers at one time. Why because it saves on tape and also because it seems to work better. 1 sheet of paper has a hard time keeping straight on the machine in my opinion which I always use 2 - 3 layers. Then after I have sewed all my layers I will tape it down to my card front with my ATG gun.... simple huh.

Arn't these little characters in my cards cute. I was a cheap clear set I got at Anchor I believe they were Stampendous. They were like $7.99 for 2 kids and saying and a couple little stamps. Very adorable... Ok off to take a shower then to the fair. Hope everyone has a fabulous week. Tomorrow I am off to my parents for the day so probably won't post again till next week.