Leap year road trip

One of my friends has a leap year birthday.  Poor fella, he's not as old as he thinks!  lol

Stampers Anonymous: CMS128 Road Trip

Ranger: Jet Black archival ink, distress ink (Hickory Smoke, Stormy Sky, Weathered Wood, Gathered Twigs)

cardstock: white, brown

A birthday is just the 1st day of another 365 day road trip around the sun. 

Bunches of art

All these cards use pretty much the same ingredients:

Stampers Anonymous: SCS163 A Bunch of Art/coordinating stencil (Studio 490 - Wendy Vecchi)

Sizzix: Stitched Ovals 661188

Ranger:  Jet Black archival ink, Jet Black distress marker, Studio 490 blendable inks (Watering Can, Acorn, Orange Blossom, Sunflower, Red Geranium, Poppy), distress ink (Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Twisted Citron)

Micron black pen, white/black cardstock

It's rough getting a year older

Stampers Anonymous: CMS271 Crazy Dogs

Sizzix: 661593 Crazy Dogs

Sakura: white gelly roll pen

washi tape

Ranger:  archival ink (Jet Black, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Stormy Sky), Stickles (gold, gunmetal), watercolor markers

Dina Wakley stencil - leaf

white cardstock, orange vellum

Tim Holtz retro grunge double-sided cardstock

Don't know why I bought this pack of paper because I really don't care for it.  However, when you stencil over it I was pretty happy to see that I could enjoy using it. 

Love Letter

Sizzix: movers & shapers (Cupid, heart), Valentine sidekick 662710

Ranger: Jet Black archival ink, distress ink (Antique, Linen, Fired Brick)

cardstock: red, black, white

Stampers Anonymous: THS109 shifter stencil, CMS143 Valentine Blueprint

Hey there...

Stampers Anonymous:  Studio 490/Wendy Vecchi LCS009 Nature's Art, mat minis mug art, SCS162 Mug Art, coordinating stencil

Ranger:  Jet Black archival ink, Studio 490/Wendy Vecchi blendable inks (Acorn, Bluebird, Sunflower), enamel accents (Potting Soil)

cardstock: white, black

You're 21!

A number of servers at my local brew pub are turning 21 this month.  I thought it only fitting that I use this image to celebrate their special days.

The base card is white, brown decorative cardstock is the mat and another white layer is the top.  A strip of reddish-brown cardstock was added to the side.

Stampers Anonymous:  Hipster CMS288, Beer Blueprint CMS334

Ranger:  Jet Black archival ink; distress markers (Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Tea Dye, Dried Marigold, Pumice Stone); Glossy Accents

Winsor & Newton modeling paste mixed with Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Mother of Pearl) for the beer foam

Copper marker (stitching lines)

January birthdays

White cardstock - base

Idea-ology: Christmas paper dolls, Adirondack kraft stock, metallic jewel cardstock, Christmas clippings stickers

Darice 3mm round rhinestones

Ranger:  Shadow Grey archival ink, distress crayons

Sizzix:  THMS 028, Flurry #2 663106

Distress edger