Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

Here are the Mother's Day cards that I worked on at the party between my chicken pesto dip & mimosa binge. Now all my cards are done & ret-to-go! Hope you like & thanks for lookin', Rick

Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

Suzie Q is our favorite Crafty Cougar. We all love her. She's awesome, 'downing her mimosa that Sean provided for everyone - Bottoms Up! She needed a little break from flocking! Lil' Mary. She's our crafting tech support. If your Cricut doesn't work, she can fix it! She also makes the best mac n' cheese & dessert/cupcakes! Girl, my pants don't fit anymore ... thanks. Ooooooh-Weeeeeeee Tina is craftin' away making cute little cards. She makes me laugh. But I'm not talkin' to her ... she's going to Africa! (I'm jealous)
We had a blast. Hope you did too, Sean...Happy Birthday again!

Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

Our favorite red headed doll, Yolanda, Queen of Glitter & all that Sparkles! Her cards are the bomb! Suzanne, Suzanne, Suzanne! She the one hiding behind the paper because she doesn't want us to see that she has a beer bong. hehe! She cracks me up. And there's sassy Sean ... still labeling her stamps. She's so cute.

Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

This girl, OMG! Gail's my sister separated at birth! I call her "Rick with Boobs!" Love her. She gives a run for my money when it comes to crafting. Here she is gettin' her Get Well card together. Awesome!

Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

Here's Sean labeling one of her many new stamp sets she had gotten from Stampin Up! Girl, try gettin' those images on straight, especially after mimosas!!!

Sean's Crafting Birthday Party!

I went to Sue's studio for Ms. Sean's crafting birthday party. Everyone brought food & a project of there's to work on. So we crafted & laughed all day!!! Here's Sean & I and some more pics of the fun times (that I was able to post. hehe)...

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 4

Linda did a great job with her version. I like the brads in the corners and the different colored leaves. And they lived happily ever after. Thank you so much, Linda. I had a blast. Let's do it again soon. Until the next adventure...Rick.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 4

Our little adventure comes to a happy ending...with a lovely Thank You card that was inspired out of a scrap piece that I had eyeballed in Linda's stash. hehe. I used Bazzill Bling cardstock, Basic Grey printed papers, Hero Arts' Leaf Prints clear set, Paper Inspirations' Thank You stamp & a swirl stamp. I stamped the swirls on the side using StazOn Timber Brown ink. Cut a small strip of yellow paper & scalloped one end. Then we tore the printed paper & mounted it. Stamped the saying in Memento Rich Cocoa & stamped the leaves in Bamboo Leaves. I added Linda's pearls to the leaves for a finished look. And what a looker it had turned out to be! See, save all your scraps, Thanks for looking, Rick.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 3

Here is Linda's feathered critter. Her dude is coolin' in the shade. Very cute.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 3

Wait there's more...Linda loves owls & all things nature! So she brought over her little clear owl set from Hero Arts, too cute. I had the bright idea of stamping the tree on the white cardstock, and again on a green piece of cardstock. Then, using deckle scissors, we cut out the top of the tree from the green piece & mounted atop the white cardstock. I stamped the owl in Memento Rick Cocoa, colored the trunk & owl with, what else - Copic markers & added a flower rhinestone to the deckled grass. I also added Rich Cocoa to the edge of the white. No critter is complete without google eyes. Hope you like, Rick.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 2

This is Linda's card. Cute huh? I did steal her idea of using white pearls for the bubbles out of the blow hole! Nice touch, Rick.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure 2

Our Adventure continues! This is a card I whipped up during our get-together. Linda brought with her the stamps & supplies she hadn't used in a while so we could play with 'em. This wasn't a structured class, so we just winged it. Linda wanted inspiration for birthday & thank you cards. So we began with Hero Arts Oceans of Joy clear set. I came up with the design & we both finished with similar results. On a piece of dark blue cardstock, I cut it with scalloped scissors, ran it threw the Cuttlebug using Devine Swirls & highlighted the waves with silver Brilliance ink. Then mounted it on a light blue card. Now, I stamped the greenery & bubbles. Then I stamped and colored the whale & shell, cut out & popped up the whale with 3D foam dots. Way fun, Rick.

Rick & Linda's Card Adventure!

There lives a beautiful crafty Princess Linda who lives in a very high tower overlooking the water, who had lost her crafting mojo. Even though the Princess Linda had a ton of stuff and could open up her own store, she fell into a funk because her favorite stamp dwelling had closed & her 2 favorite Royal subjects were not at her service anymore. There sits all her crafting supplies, waiting for her to use them. Then one day she happened upon this fairyland blog & her spirits were lifted. Princess Linda felt so much better after realizing that she had found her Royal subjects, Rick & Terry, again. So she immediately contacted them via this magical system of email to see how they were doing. Princess Linda set up to have a private class in their current living quarters. She even brought cupcakes! Rick made chili over the fire, while Terry made a healthy salad. Princess Linda & Rick crafted til wee hours into the night. She was happy to pay for her very own private class, only a small token for memories of a life time! Princess Linda got her mojo back & claimed she will craft this weekend! Yeah!
Read on to see what they made. To be continued...

New Nestabilities

Hey! Have you seen the new Nestabilities release? OMG! Love 'em! The one I used in these cards I made is called Big Scalloped Rectangle Large. I have to admit, I do like all the big scallops Nesties. After I used the Nesties in my Cuttlebug to die-cut, I embossed the blue scalloped piece with Swiss Dots folder. I used Copic markers on the adorable Anya stamps from the Greeting Farm. On the birthday girl, I stamped the cake portion on a separate piece of cardstock, cut it out, then popped it up with a foam adhesive square. The same with the brush in the platinum girl card. Gotta have dimension! Hope you like, Rick.

Cool Border Punch

Hello! Martha's got it going on, Martha Stewart, that is! I love the new deep edge border punches! The Happy Birthday one that I used is really cool. When using her border punches, I always start in the middle of the cardstock, then work my way left, then right, to make sure that everything will be even and centered. The blue cardstock is the card base, punching on the front right side of card. Make sure to put contrasting color on the inside to insure that the punch image stands out, as I did with orange. Happy crafting, Rick.

Vintage Get Well Class

Hey there. How fun is this quirky vintage Get Well class! These are the 3 cards that I made & you'll make too, in this sweet class. I used Crafty Secret's Get Well clear set, Cuttlebug, NEW Nestabilities, Martha Stewart border punch & awesome paper from Cosmo Cricket called Early Bird. Be careful of the shot nurse, she'll get ya! Classes are scheduled for Tuesday May 25th from 6-8pm. Saturday May 29th from 2-4pm. For more information on this class, please contact us at info@morethanink.com. Thanks and hope to se you soon, Rick

Botanicals Class

Hello! These are the card samples I made for the Botanical class. I love the new release of their Artists Proofs stamps. I used Hero Arts' CL428 Earth Flowers, CG176 Butterfly Field, CL380 Truly Appreciated & CL173 Simple Messages. In this class, we'll make all 3 cards, an envelope using the NEW Martha Stewart scoring board, Iron Gate corner & border punch. Also used is the Cuttlebug, Memento inks & chalk. Classes are scheduled for Thursday May 13th from 6-8pm. Sunday May 16th from 2-4pm. For more information regarding class please contact us at info@morethanink.com. Can't wait to see you, Rick

Cuckoo Clock Class

Hey there.
These are the cuckoo clock class samples I came up with this spring. I used the newer Hero Arts' CL388 Cuckoo clear set. The card on the top is very creative, I thought. The orange corrugated cardstock piece folds up. Then the printed paper part folds down to reveal the message, "I'm here for you anytime" Clever, eh? The card on the left is fun. The little door with the flower on it folds down to show a cute little cuckoo bird. The box on the right is the perfect size for 3 Hersey chocolate nuggets. Who needs the box, just gimme the chocolate! Great for party favors or a nice little something for someone special. Class is scheduled for Wednesday April 28th from 6-8pm. Saturday May 1st form 2-4pm. For more information on this class, please contact us at info@morethanink.com. Thanks for looking & hope to see you in class, Rick

My new favorite sparkle!

I absolutley love the new Illuminate Smooch! It's perfect for adding an accent of transparent shimmer! Use it on paper, cardstock, clay, glass and much more. It's great for detail accents and layering. The bottle topper doubles as an easy to hold applicator with a pointed brush tip. Acid free, archival and fast drying. .33oz. and it's only $5.25!