tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13217755155635123822024-03-19T14:26:27.282-04:00Creative JuiceCard making, creating, and creaking through retirement. Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.comBlogger797125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-11744478840207252822024-01-12T03:00:00.001-05:002024-01-12T03:00:00.188-05:00Well, we finally got a little snow! It actually looks like Vermont now. There is a lot to be said for having a stash of things to draw from. This background and the trees were tucked in my stash drawer. Add to that a pre-colored image from klmdigitaldesigns.com and you have a quick card, done in just a few minutes.The background was from a day of learning the iron-off embossing technique andSuzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-10606867342629246332024-01-08T12:22:00.004-05:002024-01-08T13:38:10.999-05:00Happy MailHappy New Year Welcome to another year of creating. Today I'm sharing two cards using the same image.This first image is the front of a card using KLM Digital Designs image Floral Envelope.The card base was lightly brushed around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, and the small envelopes were white heat embossed randomly on the front. The image and sentiment were printed on Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-55515497138355582042023-12-15T03:00:00.001-05:002023-12-15T03:00:00.143-05:00Welcome to my little creative blog.Today's card uses another image and sentiment from KLM Digital Designs. The sentiment finishes inside with "It's your birthday".I colored the image with Copics then masked him to stencil the clouds using the clouds stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.The panel was cut with Essential Arches from Spellbinders.Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-85447186467476285452023-12-13T03:00:00.001-05:002023-12-13T03:00:00.177-05:00Christmas Mandala #3Welcome all.I decided to make a Christmas card using the Mandala #3 from klmdigitaldesigns.I'm still not comfortable coloring these things, but I think this one came out okay. I used Copic markers and a gold gel pen for this design.I played with my new Glimmer foil machine for the sentiment ... that's a learning curve still in progress 😏.Wishing you all Happy Holidays.Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-36598018709624655572023-12-09T16:51:00.000-05:002023-12-09T16:51:10.826-05:00Fun to be around gnomesHello and welcome.'Tis the busy season so I will try to keep this short.This was a perfect image for a spinner...or so I thought. It was more challenging in the workup. I duplicated the image when I printed it and flipped one, thinking I'd just have 2 fronts and spin it. For whatever reason the duplicate was not the same size. So... I traced the front shape and drew in the back details, colored Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-77586069547921106892023-11-20T03:00:00.002-05:002023-11-20T03:00:00.129-05:00A Step out of comfort zoneHi there.Today I am showing a card so far out of my comfort zone I should probably have a pass port!!I am drawn to Mandalas and Zen Tangle designs. I have tried with varying success to draw some, but have never been very successful at coloring them. When I saw this on the KLM digital Designs site I instantly thought of my favorite Maine ocean trips and "beachy" colors. I only used half of Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-61837031286106207082023-11-19T11:14:00.000-05:002023-11-19T11:14:03.732-05:00Thanksgiving wishesHello and welcome.Today's card has to be one of my favorites of this style. I have quite a collection of dies and use them sparingly. I have decided to use them more.I fell in love with this collection (Country Roads) the second it came out. The designs just screamed Vermont roadside!! This is the first card that uses this collection. It may look like a lot, but it's not too bad once the design Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-26171286782705132322023-11-17T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-17T03:00:00.154-05:00Let It Snow for early skiing!Hi there! The ski season has started here in Vermont. Actually the first opening was here in Killington on the third of November. A bit earlier than usual.That news prompted me to use the KLM Digital Design pre-colored Gnome Skier image from the November release.I had just received an order of new supplies, one being the Ranger Sparkle Texture Paste. The lesson learned here was Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-11709270962191751062023-11-13T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-13T03:00:00.138-05:00Pre-colored Gnome stackGreetings! It's getting to be that time again!One of the reasons I like to play with a pre-colored image is that it takes that extra coloring time away so I can fuss with other parts of the card. Here I have used the pre-colored Gnome Stack from KLM Digital Designs.This is a Double Box card.It looks complicated but, believe me, it is not.I used SU Handsome Hunter and Merry Merlot card stock and Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-11557738464123589862023-11-11T03:00:00.001-05:002023-11-11T03:00:00.147-05:00Don't Let Little things Bug YouHello there.Today's card is version 2 of the KLM Digital Designs November release, Sitting Gnome with bug jar.The process is pretty much the same as the other card.The Stitched Banner Die was from MFT stamps, but I was unable to find it to link. The SU background paper is from the package of "Wood Textures".Copic colors:Skin - E000, E11Hat - V12, 15, 17, 09Beard - C1, 3, 4, Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-10505428794787683492023-11-08T09:58:00.000-05:002023-11-08T09:58:00.938-05:00Caught a Bug?Hello all. Thanks for popping in.Today's card is one I'm sure we'll need sooner or later, but hopefully not to receive one!This image is from the November 2023 collection at KLM Digital Designs. The Sitting Gnome with Bug Jar image is colored with Copic markers, the background is lightly brushed with Distress Inks then die-cut with a Sizzix Oval. The green dot is an VERY old piece of SU paper.&Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-29025204787621348212023-11-03T12:22:00.007-04:002023-11-03T12:22:53.784-04:00Coffee Gnome Version 2Hi again.As promised, here is version 2 of the KLM Digital Designs Coffee Gnome.Today's card uses the same image as yesterday's card but has a color and a sentiment change. This sentiment also comes with the image.The background layer is a VERY old DSP from Stampin'UP.The image is colored with Copic markers, and the panel is lightly brushed with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and gently splatteredSuzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-45899108458004517602023-11-02T11:23:00.009-04:002023-11-02T11:23:45.673-04:00The Coffee GnomeHello there, happy November. We almost broke the record for a late first frost but missed by one day, and today, it is snowing in Vermont. I am sure the mountain is elated, but I'm not ready for the snow yet!Tuesday first frost, Wednesday snow? Nah, too fast!So how about a nice cup of coffee?Today's card has a bit of a different color combination, but it's growing on me.The dark brown Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-53792685333697906122023-10-29T11:44:00.002-04:002023-11-08T10:42:05.679-05:00Candy cane BunnyBurrrrrrrr.... How the temperature has changed here! Definitely feels like November is around the corner!Today's card is a holiday offering using KLM Digital Designs Candy Cane Bunny from the October release. Friend Bunny is colored with Copic markers and partially cut with a stitched oval die. The background layer is stamped in red with Tim Holtz's Ticking stamp. I used some leftover Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-62184536114891524422023-10-20T10:18:00.000-04:002023-10-20T10:18:22.267-04:00Bookworm GnomeHello there. Welcome to my card blog!Today's card could have my face plastered on it. My love of all things books goes back to my childhood. I was that kid whose mom had to hide my current book so I would do my chores. Then, I worked in the local library throughout high school, became a teacher, and was in book heaven all day. Now retired, I haunt the monthly library book sale. I have to be Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-80517954586466125512023-10-12T16:34:00.001-04:002023-10-12T16:34:49.337-04:00Fall Fido VariationsHello there, welcome!Today, I'm sharing two speedy card projects using pre-colored images from klmdigitaldesigns.com. Add a piece of stash paper, a background made with a Simon Says Background stamp, and Distress Embossing Glazes, and you have two cards. The sentiments are from various dog stamp sets from My Favorite Things Stamps. sunflower fido white Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-37538256823615333512023-10-05T14:08:00.006-04:002023-10-05T14:09:32.861-04:00Christmas DinosaurWelcome to my little creative space.Today's card is a "cousin" to the Pilgrim Dino card seen here This is the Christmas Dino from this month's featured images at klmdigitaldesigns.com.I have again used a variety of materials to go with my image.Stash papers in red and star-printed kraft provide backdrops for the Spellbinders arch. I printed the dino onto card stock 3 times, creating Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-34064180646660685292023-09-29T03:00:00.004-04:002023-09-29T09:53:25.978-04:00Halloween Treat Bag Series #2Hello again.Here are a few more of the Halloween bags.Edison and Ghost from Holtz/Sizzix "Frightful Things"Back of Edison and Ghost. Image and sentiment MFT StampsEdison and Friend SpiderBack of Edison and Spider. Images from MFT StampsTim Holtz BOO/EEK set and batsBack of BOO, Pumpkins from MFT StampsFor the adult bag, a fussy mixed media make using the top of Anna Griffin's Carte Noel die and Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-56964087658344351352023-09-26T13:06:00.001-04:002023-09-26T13:06:09.646-04:00Dino-mite Harvest WishesHappy Fall Y'all!It is a stunning day here in Vermont. Trees are beginning to turn and all things harvest are happening.Today I am sharing this harvest time card using the Dinosaur - Pilgrim from this September's release at KLM Digital Designs.I printed him on a panel of white card stock and colored him with Copic markers and Distress Ink accents.The background is stenciled with clouds fromSuzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-70435151835594823662023-09-25T03:00:00.011-04:002023-09-25T03:00:00.149-04:00Tim Holtz PlantersWelcome all.A bit earlier this year I made an assortment of cards for a breast cancer benefit. Here are 4 of the Thinking of You selection.I used predominantly Tim Holtz/ Sizzix dies. The sun flowers were stamped and fussy cut using an old stamp set, I think it was PTI.The interesting part of these is in the choice of backing layers.Look carefully at the two on the right. Those are stamp Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-35919989556035063092023-09-23T03:00:00.009-04:002023-09-23T03:00:00.142-04:00Halloween Treat Bags series#1Hello, it is fall, according to the temperature here today. Technically fall will arrive at 2AM.Here are a couple of the bags I have been making with an assorted collection of stamped and die-cut pieces I have in my drawer of pieces and parts. This is one time I can agree with Tim Holtz and Jennifer McGuire that having a pile of pre-made elements makes a make easier.The basic bag was made with Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-25217473847455795752023-09-22T03:00:00.010-04:002023-09-22T03:00:00.144-04:00Halloween Treat BagsBoooo!Getting into Halloween makes the last few days. I really see lots of uses for this Anna Griffin bag die. It comes with dies to decorate for Halloween but I just took it to another level and threw EVERYTHING in my craft room at these bags. Everybody on the list will be getting one for Halloween and Christmas and Valentine's Day and..... Do you get my drift?This was an easy make. I cut the Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-61350179533393527912023-09-19T17:00:00.000-04:002023-09-19T17:19:46.353-04:00Sunshine birthdaysHello there!Today's card reflects the summer's end in the garden. I love all the sunflowers still standing tall in the gardens and fields around Vermont. The next few days are forecast to be crisp and cool which will speed up the foliage change which has already begun.This card construction was new to me. It was so easy I actually made 3 of them, each a little different variation for three Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-89838647363538279862023-09-18T03:00:00.001-04:002023-09-18T03:00:00.146-04:00Welcome.We had big birthdays this summer plus graduation. Grandson turned 18. Where does the time go?I used several different stamps from Tim Holtz for this card. I forgot to add the weight to the gents collar before I took the video. He spins much better and rights himself now.Enjoy all the new fall product offerings. Some are too good to resist despite a retiree budget 😏.Until next time,think Suzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321775515563512382.post-10186107790375153062023-09-15T10:12:00.000-04:002023-09-15T10:12:02.021-04:00Swinging on a Star!Welcome.I completely forgot to post this little guy. He was fun to make, and because he was a pre-colored image from KLM Digital Designs, I could spend the time making him into an interactive card. The printed paper in the background was from an old 12x12 pad I got at Michael's. I was stumped on how to use that particular page. Voila, along came this idea.I placed a penny behind the lower sectionSuzstampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542772028316260989noreply@blogger.com0