Mazel Tov

My nephew, Zach celebrated his Bar Mitzvah last weekend.  I was so excited when I saw the Stampin' Up new set Jewish Celebrations because it was perfect timing for me to be able to make a beautiful card.

I used the Midnight Muse paper and ink and also the new Illuminate ink.  I am very happy with the results.  I also pulled out the Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I got it several months ago but nothing seemed to work.  I love this great product and know I will be using it for new cards I will be making the next few months.

I know it has been way too long that I have posted.  Tomorrow I will be showing you how to make a customized card.  I needed to make a card for a student just accepted into medical school.

I am not a Stampin' Up Consultant but I love their products.  I ordered also recently some fun new products and can't wait to make some cards using them.  Also, as soon as I can, I am going to order the new Christmas products...  So exciting...

Busy Times

Sometimes as one goes through the day-to-day stuff one forgets how blessed they are.  I don't know why.  It was not a significant birthday by any means, but it did reflect a number rolling over and this year I realized just how old I am starting to become.  I had a lot of well wishes on my birthday and I just want to send a great big thank you to my friends and family, especially since I've been very forgetful and haven't been good about remembering to send well wishes to others on their birthdays.

This was a very simple card.  I've been so wrapped into distressing and coloring my cards that I wanted to make a simple and colorful card so I pulled out some colored paper and added it to my white card stock and then stamped some flowers in Stampin' Ups Rich Razzleberry and then punched it out with a flower punch from Stampin' Up.  The scroll punch is also from Stampin' Up.  

 I haven't sent this card out yet.  I wanted to use one of my new stamps from Our Daily Bread and also I wanted to use the Spellbinders Nestabilities tool I got.  I colored in the middle with Distressed Ink Tattered Rose, The middle was punched out with a scroll puncher from Stampin' Up and distressed in Old Paper.  I love the ribbon that I got from Stampin' Up.  I colored the butterflies in a variety of Distressed Inks and punched them out using a Die Cut from Stampin' Up.  I gave them a sprinkle of Stickles.  The outside of the card was inked using Distressed Ink Tea Dye.

The verse is Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.


I wish you a very blessed day.

Lavender Springtime Fun

I love this stamp. She is just so adorable. I used my new marker so now when I have pictures of people they don't have to be as white as a ghost. I can now bring some pinkish/peachy color. Mostly I enjoyed this card because I got to use my new 2 1/2 circle puncher from Stampin' Up and I tried sewing for the first time.

Layering is a bit of a challenge for me. I usually look to people like my friend Julie http://www.stampingimpressions.blogspot.com/ as she is an expert when it comes to layering. I used my background stamp Pretty Petals and I used my alcohol and metallic ink on glossy paper. I love using this technique as it always gives an extra dimension to projects. I used a mixture of Stampin' Up ink (markers) and alcohol ink (Fillable Pen). Enjoy!

Thank you for looking. Next time I hope to answer the challenge from Created by Hand http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/ "Welcome/Yellow".

Worn Lipstick

I am trying to contact Jane who is the winner of my products. Jane, please email me so I can ship your goodies.





I got the floral stamp a few months ago, and it is one of my favorites b/c I love flowers. I stamped in Peeled Paint and then colored in the flowers using alcohol inks and Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Fillable Pen.

First I brushed on the Worn Lipstick Ranger Ink (ink available http://www.lindascozycraftcorne.etsy.com/) and then I used a Mini Mister mixed with Re-ink Tattered Rose ink, Perfect Pearls, and water. I then stamped the flower image and filled in with color using alcohol inks (also available at my Etsy store). I then stamped Best Wishes on top of the flower stems and then I brushed on Perfect Pearl powder and then I brushed off the excess and that is how I got my shimmer embossed effect. To finish off the card I brushed the edges with Warn Lipstick, Black Soot (which I decided I didn't like on this particular card so I went over again with Walnut Stain and then again with Worn Lipstick). I wanted to add a little embellishments today so I pulled out my Satin ribbon from Stampin' Up and then a flower from the Pretties Kit (Stampin' Up), dyed the flower in Worn Lipstick and then for the center used a crystal brad. It is so pretty that if I have time I am going to make a few more cards today using this technique.


Tuesday was our 14th Wedding Anniversary. I am very blessed to have such a good husband. He took the day off and we saw Date Night which we both really enjoyed. I think it had items for both of us, romance, action, and humor. Anyway, this was my card for my husband this year. I used an ol' favorite Sassy Suzie. I actually used my Stampin' Up colored pencils and blender pens. I then highlighted her by sponging over in Tattered Rose. Now I have come to use and like a new tool. It is called Perfect Medium Pen. It is terrific b/c it gives me the liberty to write my own words. I wrote my message and then tapped Ancient Princess Gold and then used a heating tool to melt the gold.


Thank you for looking. Now off to run some errands.

What the Heck is a Stickle?

Recently, I have been marketing and promoting Ranger Inks Stickles and in return I have received the questions, "What the heck is a Stickle?" Stickles is a Ranger Ink product and it is glitter glue and it enhances images and adds sparkle to paper craft projects. I have been using Stickles for over a year now and really like the finished results that have been achieved. Last year I used Yellow and Black Diamond Stickles to enhance an image of a bee that I stamped on to some greeting cards.

Currently, I am working on Christmas cards and you can see the extra sparkle that has been achieved to the tree image. What was extra cool was that last weekend when I was working on my Christmas Trees I discovered that the Stickles that are simply titled Pink, match perfectly with Stampin' Ups Razzle Rasberry in color. I have Pink colored Stickles available and on sale now in my Etsy shop.



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A Christmas Tree In Stampin' Ups Razzle Rasberry paper, Whisper White Craft ink and outlined in Icicles Stickles.

Santa is one of Stampin' Ups newest Stamps. (I am a Stampin' Up customer only. If you live in south Chandler and are looking for a demonstrator please contact me and I will be able to give you a wonderful demonstrator's name.) Ink was done in Glorious Green, Choc. Chip, Brilliant Blue and Basic Black. The corner leaves were given extra color using Holly Stickles.

Snowmen and snow balls were filled in using Diamond Stickles. They give off a pinkish tintand is really pretty.

What else makes Stickles so special is the fine applicator tip. Because the tip is small, it is very easy to control the amount that comes out of the bottle. You can write, draw, dot, dash and so much more. If you have any questions on the color or anything else, please contact me @ Lindascozycraftcorner@yahoo.com.

Completed Projects

This weekend was one of completing projects. Above are pictures of the baby announcements I made at my friend Julie's http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/juliemarshall/ house this weekend. While at Julie's I saw this great little item from Stampin Up. It is with the Sizzlits Dies section and is entitled Little Leaves which Julie used with her card using a new stamp set by Stampin UP Circle Circus. Here is a picture of the card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1395946.

If you are interested in having me create a baby announcement for you here is another example.

Also, this weekend, I completed some birthday cards for a friend. She will be receiving these cards in that beautiful box I made a few weeks ago.

I also made this Thinking of You card. It measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

And finally another dishcloth that I am listing on Etsy. http://www.lindascozycraftcorne.etsy.com/ today.