http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com If I had a dollar for every time I thought about inking up my stamps... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a busy week with birthdays.  I've sent out 6 birthday cards this week!  I hope everyone who is celebrating has a wonderful, special day. Today I'm going to share the first of the cards I mailed this week.  I used the Lizzie Anne Designs Weekly Sketch Challenge #103 layout and ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/20/busy-with-birthdays/ I know, I know, it's been a very long time since I've posted anything.  Three months, to be exact.  Part of the reason why is because it's been a very busy three months.  Part of the blame lies with my being in a vast creative rut over the last few months.  There ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/15/im-still-alive-and-kicking/ Once again, I'll be making birthday cards for the faculty and staff members of our local elementary school on behalf of the PTA Executive Board.  I've been looking for card layouts that are going to be quick and easy for me to make, and I think I've found two that ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/08/15/its-back-to-school-time/ That's a place I haven't been for a while... the beach.  I enjoy walking along the shore and letting the waves tickle my feet, but I don't care for having sand stuck in my swimsuit.  Ick.  LOL I have a little confession to make about today's card. I actually made the ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/08/10/to-the-beach/ Hopefully today's card will lighten the "down" mood of my last couple of posts.  I think the bright colors and the butterflies will do just that. This is the birthday card my family sent my mother-in-law this week.  The layout was inspired by a card I'd seen in the gallery at ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/08/05/to-brighten-things-up/ Well, that's not exactly right.  I don't think the card itself is bad.  But the reason for creating it definitely was heartbreaking. I've mentioned before that I make cards for our elementary school's PTA Board to send.  Most often I create cards for faculty members' birthdays, but I've also sent cards to ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/07/30/the-saddest-card-ive-ever-made/ I've been feeling uninspired this week.  Normally I wouldn't be terribly bothered by that.  But today it bothers me because I do need to make some cards to send out by the end of the week. A lot of times when I'm feeling that my creativity has left the building, I'll turn to an older card that ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/07/15/sorry/ Here's another birthday card I made not too long ago.  This time I used Choc-o-lot Shimmerz on the cupcake icing, and the camera really captured the shimmer!  The layout is Lizzie Anne Designs Sketch Challenge #78 and the stamps are from Lizzie Anne Designs, too.  This is one of my two ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/07/10/and-more-shimmer/ Recently I decided to try some of the newer items on the cardmaking market.  So I bought some Shimmerz paints.  I was a little dubious at first because I'm not one to go for a lot of glittery stuff.  These aren't exactly glittery, but they really do shimmer.  They're gorgeous!  I ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/07/05/shimmer-sparkle/ I thought I'd share something different than cards in today's post.  My younger son helped me decorate some tins for end of the year gifts for his teachers and classroom aides.  He chose the style and size of tin and the designer paper used for each recipient, and I covered ... http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/06/30/now-for-something-different/