This is one of my design variations from the Simple Delights Simply Sent Kit. Of course, I like to change up designs from the ones recommended and do my own thing. This on has a very zen feel to it.

I took one of the chocolate chip squares and cut it diagonally to create my corner pieces. I added three brads before attaching the corners and layering it onto the card base.

I have to say that Groovy Guava is one of my new favorite colors this season. Against the Soft Sky, it really pops. Love it!.

I used the paper piercer to do a faux stitching effect on the soft sky strip and roughed the edges with a bone folder. To finish it off, I added a rhinestone brad from the fire collection and inked the edges.

I made this simple Father's Day car for one of my brothers a couple years ago. The dragonfly image was stamped with mellow moss ink on a vellum copper tag. I used a heat gun to dry the ink and set it in the vellum so it wouldn't smear.

This card is a variation of the previous one.

There are a couple techniques going on here. The top center piece is a 3D shaker box. The main piece was cut at 3x3 and stamped with the flowers. The center was punched with a 1.25 square punch. Next, the word "Celebrate" was masked out by inking the stamp with a marker. I then stamped over the open square (this works best with the stamp upside down so you can center it better.)

Next I stamped the full image on a separate piece to fit behind the opening. A window sheet was adhered to the back of the opening on the main square. I then used the edges found on the dimensionals sheets to add depth. I filled this area with beads before removing the dimensional backing and placing the full "Celebrate" stamped image onto it.

Finally, the center "U" was inked with the "rock-n-roll" technique. I first inked the stamp with Pretty in Pink ink and then rolled the edges of the stamp on my basic black pad before stamping the image.

This card was fun to make for a demo swap. However, we were suppose to pick a card that was featured in the Fall Collection and create a replica or slight variation. Oops. Somehow those instructions escaped me, and I did my own thing.

This masculine birthday card features the jumbo eyelet and antique brass hodgepodge hardware. After cutting out the baroque motif stamped image, I set the eyelet using my crop-a-dile (love this tool) before layering it on it's background so that the blue would pop through.

The hardware frame was attached with hemp twine which was tucked behind the layered stripes before adhering it to the base of the card. All edges were sponged with chocolate chip ink for added depth.

I created this card for a spring contest in 2005 after spending the holidays in Maui. The stamp image was purchased in Hawaii along with the papers. I created the tag image using popin' pastels, hemp twine and a shell that was picked up on the beach. The flowers were stamped with Pretty In Pink ink and fastened with barely banana eyelets.

I love the color combinations on this one. Setting it off with black makes it look very classy. I added undyed Bella fancy fibers and a pink rhinestone brad to finish it off.

This card uses the Embrace Life stamp set with the Ginger Blossom designer paper featured in the 2008 SU Spring Summer collection. The central flower was colored in using the watercolor wonder crayons and the aqua-painter accented with a rhinestone brad.

I designed this card for one of our monthly demonstrator shoebox swaps. In our group, I'm notorious for elaborate creations. This is about as simplistic as I get.