Cow's it going?

Cute, right?! I love cuting images out & layering them to make a scene. I used October Afternoon Farm Fresh clear stamps, Nestabilites Big Scallop Rectangle Small, Martha Stewart fence punch, Memento inks, Copics, Bazzill cardstock, rhinestones, deckle scissors, flower punch, the Cuttlebug & With Gratitude die & folder combo. Have a dairy nice day, Rick.

Herd the News?

Get it..."herd"? haha. This card was fun to make. I used October Afternoon Farm Fresh clear stamps, Nestabilites Big Scallop Rectangle Large, Martha Stewart edger punch, Bazzill cardstock, the Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots & Swirls forlders, Memento inks, chalks & white flock to make the sheep fuzzy! Hope you enjoyed, Rick

Hogs & Kisses!

Come On! Nothin's cuter than a stack of pigs?! I used October Afternoon Farm Fresh clear stamps, Bazzill cardstock, Memento inks, Copics, Scor-it board, the Cuttlebug & Swiss Dots & Tiny Bubbles folders, a corner rounder & Nestabilities Big Scallop Rectangle Small. Do I smell bacon? Rick.

Asian Pop-Up Thank You Card

I created this card by using Inkadinkado's Asian Characters clear set, Basic Grey Kioshi printed paper, Bazzill cardstock, Scor-It board, the Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Labels 3, Copic markers, glitter & of course, Memento inks! Please visit to get some of these great items! This one took a long time, but it was worth it, Rick.

Congratulations Fan-Fold Card

I made this card by using Inkadinkado's Asian Characters clear set, Scor Pal, Martha Stewart edge punches, Basic Grey Kioshi printed paper, Bazzill cardstock, Nestabilities Large Scallop Rectangle die, the Cuttlebug, Memento inks, Glitter & of course, Copic Markers! This might need a padded envelope, Yow - lot of layers! to get some of these great items! Thanks, Rick.

Asian Girl with Lantern

I created this card by using Inkadinkado's Asian Characters clear set, Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey Kioshi printed paper, Tim Holtz's edge die, the Cuttlebug, Scor Pal, Memento inks, Copic markers & of course GLITTER! Please visit to get some of these great items! Hope you like, Rick.

Another Crafty Birthday!

This card Terry made using Tim Holtz's new dies, Elegant Flourishes & Styled Labels. For the card base, he Cuttlebugged using Devine Swirls on half of the card. Then used the Scor-it! to score two lines to finish off the egde of the embossed swirls. Next, Terry die cut the cream piece & stamped the trees on it, then the message using Memento ink. Die cut the flourish, adhere & add a pearl. Too pretty! We left Evelyn's at 1am. We were craftin' fools & had a blast! See ya soon, Rick.

Another Crafty Birthday!

Surprise again! Terry & I went to the burbs on Friday for our monthly craft fest with friends, Drussy, Nancy, Evelyn & Lisa. We get to Evelyn's house & there was a "Happy Birthday" sign in the yard. They had "Over the Hill" decorations everywhere. They had a De-lish chocolate cake & a torte. I got a bunch of handmade birthday cards. I even got dinner & a gift card to TARGET! Yeah! If I would have known, I would had brought my camera. This is one of the cards I make that night. Thanks guys, yall are the best, Rick.

Rick's Surprise Crafting Party!

SURPRISE! Sue, Gail, Terry, Tina, Yolanda, Jana, Michelle, Julie, Sean, Mary & Suzanne all surprised me with a fabulous birthday party at the studio! I had no clue. They all told me that we were going to a "Tim Holtz class" in the "burbs". So, they decided to "carpool" to the studio. Clever. Thanks guys for all the food, fun & stamp presents!
I had a blast!!! xo Rick
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Rick's Birthday!

Pat & Jessica

Rick's Birthday!

Terry & Pam

Rick's Birthday!

Me & Terry!

Rick's Birthday!

Happy 40th to me! After dinner at Banderas, Pam, Pat & Jessica had Terry & I over for Yum-O chocolate cake (& margaritas). Today I'm movin' a little slow. lol.

Asian Inspired: Lanterns

I do believe that is one is my favorite of the 3! For the card, I folded it, stamped the tiny flowers background in LuLu Lavender Memento ink & used Martha Stewart's Garden Trellis deep edge punch at the bottom (it's awesome). Added a pink piece of cardstock to the inside of the card for depth. Using Labels 8, cut out a piece of white glossy paper, brayer separately with LuLu Lavender, Angel Pink & New Sprout. Cuttlebug it with Swiss Dots folder. Mount it on lavender & on black cardstock. Then, in Tuxedo Black, stamp the branch. On separate piece of white, stamp 3 lanterns & color with...(yep, you guessed it...Copic markers). Cut lanterns out & glitter the flowers. To adhere the lanterns, I glued 2 of them flat & the middle 1 was popped up! Add you a little bow & the card is done. Easy, right? Rick.

Asian Inspired: Peace

I think making a shaped card is a great idea. I took a closed A2 size card (with the fold at the top) & die cut it with the largest die of Labels 8. Making sure that some of the fold at the top did not get cut off. Ran it through the Cuttlebug using...yes, the Victoria folder! Die cut a smaller black piece & yet a smaller glossy white piece. Then I brayered Angel Pink Memento on the top portion of the white glossy, then LuLu Lavender on the bottom. Let dry. Stamp tiny flower background in VersaMark & emboss with black sparkle embossing powder. Add highlights to flowers with a white gel pen. Now, I used Labels 1 to cut a white piece and a slightly bigger piece of green cardstock. Used Swiss Dots folder on green piece. Stamp & emboss the symbol for piece on white. Layer on black cardstock. Mount on green. Then use 3D dots to pop it up. Add ribbon & 1 little rhinestone in 1 of the flowers. I love tons of layers. Hope you like, Rick.

Asian Inspired: Flowers

I made this card into a matchbook. I took an 4 1/4"x11" piece of cardstock & scored it at 5" and then at 1". Then trimmed about an 1/2" off the bottom of the front part that gets tucked in. Ran it through the Cuttlebug using Victoria folder - love it! Punch a hole 1/4" from bottom in the center, add a brad. Now for the background...I took a glossy piece of white & die cut it with Labels 1 (my fave). Then I stamped the tiny flower background in VersaMark & embossed in clear powder. Brayer over entire surface with 2 colors, LuLu Lavender & Angel Pink Memento (half on top & the other half on bottom). Buff image with paper towel to remove excess ink. Put some ribbon on & mount that piece to black piece. Then stamp the branch on a seperate piece of white in New Sprout, stamp flowers in Tuxedo Black & color it with (of course) Copic markers. Cut out image leaving a equal thin white border all the way around. This will give it an unified look. Adhere to card & glitter the flowers. And there you have it... a matchbook card! It's easier than it sounds, Rick.

Asian Inspired: Cards

Hi there. I created these 3 cards yesterday using Fiskars Asian Inspired clear stamp set. It was so beautiful outside, that I decided to open the curtains & windows & daydream of a far away land...while jammin' to Adam Lambert on my Ipod. lol
I will be turning these into a class, so please make sure to check back here for dates! Thanks, Rick.

Great Friends. Great Class.

This class was a blast! Counter clockwise: Kelly, Katie, Linda & myself got together on Saturday afternoon to do the Cuckoo Clock class at our house. Terry made Yum-O pork n' chicken tacos & key lime dessert. Mmm. We laughed, ate, drank & crafted until we couldn't take it anymore! Thanks guys! See you soon, Rick.