BIRDS N TREES IF YOU PLEASE

When we do good things for others

We do good things for God.

Hello my great stamping and crafting friends! A little birdie posted this quote and I love it, so I am sending it on to you, for you thought for the day! The trees are about to show us how to let dead things go! That is so true, we often carry so much old leaves around with us that we can barely lift the basket! We forgive others and we need to forgive ourselves! Hugs debsegler@gmail.com

The top card is so elegant and simple yet beautiful! This was a card we made with the three stampsters! The bird is a stamping up stamp and is so very fun to add the focus on your cards.
I loved all of the different colors and elements that give it a color burst! There is another little bird on the inside to greet the card holder and send a message of happy hello! I colored the bird with markers and used white gel pen to put a dot in the birds eye. Then I added the four orange dots on the side and it just seemed to bring the design together.  If you do not have a bird there are several beautiful ones in the new Holiday Catty. Look on line and email me what you need! 979-255-0377

The scene stamping is one of my favorite types of stamping. It gives me a feel of true "ARTISTRY"
I love to use different types of inks and paints to color them with.  I get the feel of painting with a paint brush! I used copics, and stampin up inks, and daubers and sponges to get the sky and the front path to look like is was watercolored. I masked the sun with a sticky note while I painted the entire card. Then I used a makeup foamy to add the color, next I take a small end of the sponge and add a little streak of brown across the sun as if it is setting behind a cloud. The photo really doesn't give it the full  effect but it is so cool in person. The trick is to not try to make your sun or moon look like a circle out of a coloring book! I make it wavey around the edges on purpose. It gives it a more true to life look.  The trees, grass, and barn have puff snow on them! They look like they have been dusted with an early snow fall.

I hope this inspires you to get your stuff out and get to making project! Please contact me for the new Holiday stamps and supplies for those Holiday Projects!

HO HO HO Stocking

This card is to get you thinking about the Holidays! I always think I am going to get my act together early but I never do! So when my friend Betty designed this card I was up for it! We are so blessed to have some really great time together and our friend Lorna joins in and before you know it we are laughing, smiling, and designing cards! We all realize the Lord has blessed us by brining us together, to support each other! The cards we design are the icing on the cake of our fellowship!

The stocking is colored in with markers, and then I used liquid pearls to accent all the lines, which gives it a very dimensional look. The yarn and the bling gives it just the finishing touch.  I framed the card with red and green card stock.  It is very festive and bright colors that get you in the spirit for the Holiday! Have fun! contacted me to order your stamps debsegler@gmail.com

Stained Glass Holiday

This is a retired stamp, but it is so wonderful to color and I think it turned out very nice. I used copics and then I embossed the background in holiday swirls, that are difficult to see in this picture. It is a large card and will go to someone very special for Christmas! Not to early to get started on the Holidays! Enjoy!

Dragons that FLY!

Who could not love this wonderful stamp set? Want one? debsegler@gmail.com  I am having a blast making cards with this set!  The bottom of the card is placed on the brick wall embossing folder( I know you need that too!( 979-255-0377) Embossed brick on light brown card stock and ice raised side of folder with chocolate ink right onto folder. This fills in the outline of the bricks very nicely!
The chocolate brown card stock is a small strip to place the stamped image on. The card base is on white card stock and you mask the sides off with two sticky notes. Don't get crazy over measuring,  I just placed the two on the right side and then moved over about two inches and place the two on the left side. Then with a dauber or rubber sponge use green and yellow inks to add the burst of color. I then colored on the flowers stamps with coral, on the flowers, light green on the leaves and accented leaves with dark green. Huff on the stamp to give it moisture back, and then stamp bottom left of card. I then use fine point black marker to add center, dots around centers and veins in my leaves. Stamp the dragons that fly, where you like them and add the Friend sentiment and three bling dots.  Hope your flying off to create right now! Hugs

Friends are the best!

This card was stamped with a stampin up set from the new catalogue.( Awesomely artistic139950 Clear $20.00 page125),  I love the flowers and leaves and the light airy feel of the set. I used a dauber to add color for the background. I used four colors and went from dark to light, not trying to make any specific design, just add color for the background on white card stock. I then stamped my panels to get three different looks all in black ink. The leaves in the middle are in craft white, on the base of the card. I framed my panels in black card stock.  Yours can look totally different depending on the shapes you use! Have fun!

Just a REMINDER!

This was from one of my friends on Pinterest and I really love it, so I am sharing it with you today!  It seems we all get so caught up in our have to do's, that we often forget some of the best opportunity that we have to help encourage others.  When I do make the time for others, my spirit soars and I feel that my time has been well spent! That is why I enjoy sending cards and teaching other to make them. Just a reminder to all that I LOVE YOU! Hugs Debbie

Mystery Lady

Here is one more of my fun zentangle /doodling ladies. I loved her hat, and she just seems to be a part of my doodling.  I used the same stain inks and a dauber to apply the color to my stamped lady. Next I doodled designs around to fit the spaces that I had open. This time I added a sticker to the right side.  You could write you own words but I do not have a nice hand! Hope you get some fun inspiration today! Hugs