Peep Love ...

Did you know? Peeps have been the #1 non-chocolate brand at Easter for 20 years?

Good morning,

Today I am sharing cute Easter card using a really fun Peep Bunny drawn by Sandra Caldwell aka Babycakesdnd. I love peeps and my son always watches for the holidays when they create specialty flavors. We've had a few that we weren't too impressed wit but overall, they are always interesting so when Sandra put this fun guy in her shop I just had to have him!

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Image “Cool Peeps” from Sandra Caldwell printed on Hammermill color copy
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stampin Up!
• Circle punch from marvy
• Corner punch from We are Memory Keepers
• Design paper unknown
• Dies from Stampin Up! (Beautiful Wings)
• Embossing folder from Stampin Up! (Tasteful Textures)
• Memento Ink
• Mojo Monday Sketch 121
• Pearls from Recollections
• ProMarkers
• Scallop punch from Stampin Up!
• Sentiment from Halo Rubber Stamps

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Fabulous Unicorn Hippo ...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one creates. ~Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin, 1973

Good morning,
Today I am sharing a fun card I made using a Unicorn Hippo image from my dear friend Sandra Caldwell aka Babycakesdnd. I love her hippo images and will miss seeing what new ones she comes up with!

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Image “Unicorn Hippo” from Sandra Caldwell printed on Hammermill color copy
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stampin Up!
• Corner punch from We R Memory Keepers
• Design Paper unknown
• Die from Spellbinders (Branching out)
• Ink from Momento
• Label punch from Stampin Up!
• ProMarkers
• Rhinestones from Recollections
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps (Fabulous Flamingo)

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Thoughts of you ...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. ~John Burroughs, 1913

Good morning,

Today I am sharing with another card I made with some scraps laying on my worktable.

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Cardstock from Pen+ Gear (Base), Stampin Up! and Bazzill scraps
• Design paper left over scraps from Close to My Heart
• Embossing folder (Tasteful Textiles) from Stampin Up!
• Sentiment from Simon Says Stamps (Messages for Everyday)
• Sketch used: Jenny Evans Design Inspiration

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Make Waves ...

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming, but this is a highly un-American thought. ~John Steinbeck, "Fishing in Paris," in Punch, 1954

Good morning,

Today I am masculine card I created for a young recovering from an accident. Apparently, he likes fishing and I have this old set from the Angel Company that I really like but don’t use that often.

I first stamped the image in blue and used a blender pen to paint bits of the image. Then I restamped the image with kraft color. I like how it turned out

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Image from The Angel Company (Fish Story)
• Confetti Craft Cardstock from X-ped-X
• Design paper from Lasting Impressions (Smooth sailing)
• Dies from Sizzix (Classic Circle
• Ink from Stampin Up! & Memento
• Mojo Monday Sketch 56
• Nuvo crystal drops
• Sentiment from the Angel Company (sail away)
• Speckle stamp from Stampin Up!
• Star punches by Marvy

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara

Meet me under the Missile Toad ...

Mistletoe and gleaming holly,

Symbols of a blessed day...

~Louisa May Alcott, "Merry Christmas," in The Horn of Plenty, 1876

Good morning!

Today I am sharing a Christmas card made with this hilarious image from Sherry West Art. If you are interested in the image, you can get more information from her blog (link below) or contact her via messaging on facebook.

I crack up every time I see this image!

Supplies for 5 x 7 card

• Image from Sherry West Designs printed on Hammermill Color Copy Paper
• Card stock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stampin Up!
• Design paper was a gift, unknown manufacture
• Googly eyes from Fun Stampers Journey/Sizzix
• Momento Ink
• ProMarkers
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps
• Vellum from Stampin Up!

Sherry West Art, Artist, Author, Illustrator
Facebook: Sherry West Coloring
Instagram: SherryWestArt
Sherry West Art WordPress Blog site "Happy Art for A Happy Heart!"
Rubber stamps of Sherry West Art images available through Stamp Addicts
Stamp Addicts' FB page

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara