Actors From The Past Card Front Swap

Joined this swap a bit ago from the Paper Craft Magazine website. I have always liked this website, and have a subscription to the magazine. I designed this card using a rather attractive photo (early) of Mae West, and really like how the blue hues are highlighted on her face. I used PSP for the hues and the image edge. Torn printed vellum makes a nice accent for the black "jewels"...let me know what you think.

Western Theme Card Swap

Today I received the cards from the Western Theme Card Swappers!! YIPPEE...Click here to take a peek Created this card last week (before the BIG YUCKIES got me) for a Western Theme Card Swap. The one I submitted used Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 to vary the opacity of the two images I used. One being a photograph of my father with one of our horses, taken in 1983 in Elmira, NY and the other was a scanned image of a western card I had purchased in Colorado Springs during my visit there in 2003. Layering the two images created just the look I was going for. Hopefully, the participants in the swap will forgive me for being ill and late with the mailing of the cards.

Coastal Cabana Card Designs ~ Exclusive

Please take some time to visit Coastal Cabana in Dunedin. It is a fabulous chic seaside shop that has some of the most beautiful home accents EVAH!! In addition, the owner, Lisa, has asked me to design a line of cards exclusive to her shop. Exciting! This is one one of the cards I designed and presented for her consideration. The background paper for this card was created by spritzing Stampin Up! Night of Navy Ink Refill on my water color paper; spritzing again untill the paper was just the way I wanted it. Beachy. I think it is beautiful and is totally complimented by the Night of Navy ink used for the samped image. TFL!!