Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

I think I'm getting my mojo back after missing out of an entire week of creating.  Tonight I created this card while watching the season premiere of Mad Men.  Being born in the 60's (I won't tell you which year), I've always been fascinated with that era.  I love seeing the fashion trends of that time.  One time, a long time ago, I remember thinking I'd like to be in the world of advertising.  I guess that is another reason the show fascinates me. So - here is my Mad Men premiere card..... The stamp is from Fabulous You (C1533) .  I used the other bird stamp from this set recently for a Birthday card for my mom.  You can see it HERE .   I stamped the image and sentiment in cocoa ink and used our new Alcohol markers to color the bird and flowers.  The crochet flower and button are from the Antiqued Gold Mini Medley (Z1786). I used Sketch #235 from Clean and Simple Stamping for this card.       ...

When I received the new Close To My Heart Spring Summer Idea Book and saw the Fabulous You stamp (C1533) I immediately knew I had to have this set for my mom.  She loves birds and flowers. My Mother's birthday was on Sunday and I've been saving this stamp to make a special Birthday card for her. I used the Chantilly paper for my card.  I cut the doily with my Artiste Cricut Cartridge using the Accent 1 <1> key.  Then I stamped the image in the center.   I used a combination of blending pen and ink pad along with our alcohol markers (Olive and Creme Brulee) to color the bird and flowers. I sponged the edges with Cashmere ink.  My favorite accent - Pearl Flourishes add a beautiful touch the card. I used Sketch #21 from CAS(E) this Sketch . I'm also entering this card into Paper Player's Tic Tac Toe Challenge #39 .   My Tic Tac Toe could be either Spring / Yellow & Green / Pearls or  Pearls / Birthday...