Birthday Cards

Kristina Werner had a really pretty card on her blog that imitates watercoloring but instead uses Distress Inks and water. Here is my version.

First emboss the image in white.

Stamp Distress Ink in various colors onto a Ranger Non Stick Craft sheet and add water.

Use a paint brush to "paint the image" and then fill in the background.

Spray or add water droplets to the page and a cool Distress Ink effect takes place. 

Here are two more Kristina Werner-inspired cards, again using Distress Inks:

My first attempt at a shaker card, which are super popular these days:

The theme on the birthday evite for a friend's 30th was black, gold, and white, so I created a birthday card using the same color scheme.

Stamping Bella stamps are so cute and fun to color...

Wedding Cards

Graduation Season Part 2: Graduation Cards

Here are a his and her version of a graduation card I made for the son and daughter of two nurses of mine. I love this quote from Ghandi, which I first heard while I was a student at UCLA, and the message has stuck with me since.

Happy Mother's Day

I wanted to be up to date and post this right on time for Mother's Day. Here are the cards I made for the mothers in my life. Thank you to all the women out there who have helped raise us to be the people we are today, taught us by example the definition of sacrifice, and inspired us to be all they dreamed we could be. 

If you haven't guessed by now, I LOVE Tiddly Ink images. When I saw the next image which was called "Sisters," I knew I just had to have it. JDM X 3 --representing me, and my two younger sisters, Janet and Jessica!