2 New Cards to See!

Thought I would post a couple more cards that I was playing around with. Today I have 2 cards. One is a great masculine card and the other one is a rather girlie card.

This first card uses "Grillafella" from http://www.stampingbella.com/ . The Sentiment "Hot Stuff" is from two different sets. The "Hot" is from Martha Stewart drippy goo which I used the "rock and roll" technique. The "stuff" used Simple Alphabet from Papertrey Ink. I image was colored with Copic Markers. I think he looks pretty spiffy.

My second card is an image I was playing around with. The little mermaid stamp is an image by Amuse and the sentiment is from Mixed Messages by Papertrey Ink. I used some old paper scraps I had in my stash and I also used a cuttlebug embossing folder. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the mermaid is cut out and popped up on pop dots. I also used a Spica pen to give her some sparkle. The frame is also popped up for sort of a 3-D effect.

On another note, I'd like to thank you all for your good thoughts this week with the work situation. Unfortunately our meeting last Tuesday was a little worse than I thought it was going to be. The management decided that besides pay cuts, they would have to let 5 employees go. It was so sad and devastating for those who were let go. The sad part is they were laid off strictly because the economy and had nothing to do with their work performance. While I was one of the "lucky" ones and kept my job. I couldn't help but feel horrible for the those that were let go.

One last statement and I'll get off my soapbox....Please if you are considering purchasing a new car in the near future, please consider buying an American made car. Thanks from all of here in the Detroit area. Now back to your regularly scheduled blog. Thanks for listening.

Edited to add: The Rock and Roll technique is a very simple way to add color to your stamps. First take whatever stamp you plan to use (works best with a solid image) and stamp it on light colored ink. Then take the stamp and sort of roll it around the edges in a complimentary ink color. Then stamp on your paper. Clear as mud??? Here is a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. Hope this helps. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/rocknroll.php