Fun to Stamp

Thankful Flower

No fancy cuts or folds or techniques here, just straight-up stamping, cutting and assembling. Don't you just love it when it's so easy to make a beautiful card? I began with an Early Espresso card base that I did some paper piercing on. I then added my greeting from Three Little Words, which you can get for FREE by the way with a Sale-A-Bration order, and then I embossed it with white embossing powder to make it stand out a little bit more. I didn't want it to get lost under the power of the large flower. I then used a piece of scrap paper to mask off the area below the paper piercing and stamped the beautiful baroque image from Bliss in Vera Mark on the top half to give it some visual texture. I then crated my flower using Melon Mambo card stock and the Fun Flowers Die from the Occasions Mini. I did sponge the edges to give them a little more depth. I added a cute little Sweet Stitches Designer Fabric Brad, also from the Occasions Mini. For the leaves this time, instead of using card stock, I used some Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon that I simple folded in half to give them more volume and adhered them to the back of the flower with some glue dots for a little bit more sticking power than regular adhesive. I then added the flower to the card base using dimensionals. There you have it. I'll be back tomorrow with another Nature Walk sample for ya. See you then. Smiles.

Thankful Butterfly

I love how this Nature Walk set can be so many different styles, like the eggs yesterday are bright and babyish while this one is earthy and vintage. For this card, I began with an Early Espresso base and added the Vintage Wallpaper texture using my Big Shot. I then took two piece of the Botanical Gazette DSP and layered them together, then sponged the edges using Soft Suede ink. Next, I added a piece of Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon that I also sponged with the Soft Suede ink to deepen the color a bit. For my focal point, I stamped my butterfly and then greeting (from Grateful Greetings) using Black Stazon ink on a piece of watercolor paper. I then colored the butterfly with my aqua painter using Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive ink. I then distressed the edges and also sponged them with Soft Suede ink. On the left hand edge I added a Vintage Brad. This focal point was then mounted on the DSP layers using dimensionals and the DSP layer was then mounted on the base with dimensionals. I hope you guys have a great Tuesday ahead of you!

Hello Baby Eggs

I thought it would be fun to use the Nature Walk eggs to create a baby card. I just love these little eggs. For the base, I used a piece of Crumb Cake that I ran through the Big Shot using the Framed Tulips Impression folder from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I then added a layer of Baja Breeze textured card stock just inside of that. I mounted it with dimensionals. I then stamped my eggs in Old Olive, Marina Mist, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzaz and Not Quite Navy on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. It is layered on a piece of Old Olive card stock. I then tied a piece of Old Olive Satin Ribbon around that and mounted it on the card using more dimensionals. For a little more texture and a greeting, I used my Tiny Tags stamp set and matching punch to say hello baby and also added a little crown, well, because it's cute and fun. These are dangling from a safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets. Enjoy! I'll see you tomorrow.

So Happy Together

Am I the only one that gets that song stuck in my head every time I see this stamp set? It's so cute! And it's FREE if you place a Sale-A-Bration order this month. Cards do not get much quicker than this one. I started with a Pumpkin Pie base and punched the top left corner with the spiral border punch.  I then added a layer of Pacific Point DSP that has a layer of Old Olive wrapped around the center of it. I then took a strip of Whisper White that I stamped the partridges in Pacific Point on. I did at the greeting in Basic Black to make it stand a part from the main images. I added this to the card with dimensionals, of course. Then for some more texture and balance I added an Old Olive button that I tied some Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon through. I took a strip of 5/8" ribbon and trim a small strip off and tied it through the button, then frayed the edges for a little something different. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous weekend!

Sick as a Dog

Sorry I missed posting yesterday. We had a little bit of a crazy day. I will not go into long draw-out details but my hubby has AS (ankylosing spondylitis) and the drug that he has been taking for the last few years has been slowly loosing their effectiveness & the last few days have been very difficult for him. On Tuesday he hit a brick wall and life came to a screeching halt rather than a slow crawl. I have not seen him in this much pain in a very long time. Wednesday was spent at the hospital getting some new meds to hold him over until Friday. He had to have a TB test before the new meds can be prescribed. We will know more tomorrow when we go back.  All of that to explain my absence yesterday. But that's not why you are here. On to the card.

I thought this one was fitting for Chris. I began with a River Rock base and stamped my greeting before running it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder. For my focal point, I stamped the Dog from Wellness Wishes (which you can get for free with a Sale-A-Bration order) in Black Stazon on a piece of Shimmery White stock. I punched it out with my 1 3/4" circle punch and colored it using ink and a blender pen. I used Cherry Cobbler, River Rock and Marina Mist for that. I mounted this layer with dimensionals on a piece of Marina Mist stock that I punched the top of using the spiral border punch and then mounted that on a piece of Cherry Cobbler. (I did sponged the edge of all of the layers and the card base with a little Soft Suede to give it a little bit of a "dirty" look. I think it's appropriate for a dog card) I added a Build-a-Brad with some Real Red DSP that I sponged with a little Soft Suede to make it look a little more like Cherry Cobbler before I mounted the whole focal point on the card base with dimensionals. To finish it off, I removed the back of a little button brad and adhered it with a glue dot for some more texture. Hope you like it. I'll see you tomorrow with a super quick, bright and cheery card.

Best Wishes in Poppy Parade

Today's card is another quick and easy card done in a Mono Chromatic color scheme. Quick and easy seems to be the motto lately. I need more stamping time. For the base I began with a regular 11 x 4 1/4" card folded in half. I then tore the top, end edge (left the bottom alone). I then added two strips of DSP in Poppy Parade from the Level 1 Hostess pack. Next I added some Whisper White Organza Ribbon. For the focal point, I stamped the beautiful Elizabeth stamp in Poppy Parade on a Whisper White oval of card stock and layered it with dimensionals. I then stamped the greeting from Oval All in Poppy Parade with Basic Black on Whisper White and punched it it out with the large oval punch. Then I added a layer of Poppy Parade using the Scallop Oval punch. This was also layered with dimensionals. That's it. It doesn't get much easier than that.

Crumb Cake Cupcake

Actually the cupcake is Pink Pirouette but that doesn't sound quite as cute, and I did use Crumb Cake for the base. And to add a little depth, I stamped it in VersaMark using the En Francais background stamp. For my focal point, I created a cupcake using Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze with a little Early Espresso ribbon. And for some texture I added the pearls on top. They remind me of nonpareils. The cupcake was then layered on a piece of Whisper White using dimensionals. The Whisper White layer was added to a piece of texture Baja Breeze stock that has a scallop trim bordered edge. That was then layered on a strip of Early Espresso that I tore the edge on.  I stamped the little Happy Birthday greeting just above using Early Espresso ink. And for some final bling, I added a white button with some linen thread tied into a bow. It bring out the Crumb Cake background. Enjoy!

Queen for a Day

Another quick card today as I need to go run errands. I decided on a monochromatic card this time. I used Concord Crush along with Whisper White. I stamped my background in VersaMark with the lovely medallion from Artistic Etchings. I then layered a piece of Concord Crush DSP. For my focal point I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Concord Crush on Whisper White. I stamped the crown in VersaMark and embossed it with clear embossing powder and cut it out. I then stamped the greeting from You're A Gem in VersaMark on a piece of Vellum Stock in Concord Crush & since it doesn't dry immediately I was able to add some clear embossing powder and emboss that. I then punched it out with the XL Decorative Label punch. I layered the greeting over the tower with a little SNAIL on the left hand side where you wouldn't see it under the crown. I then added the crown with dimensionals and added some little pearls for texture and bling. I added this focal image with dimensionals over the DSP. To finish it off with a little more texture I added a mini Library Clip and some Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon. (*Tip: use a glue dot to keep that ribbon from sliding off your clip.) I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I'll see you Monday.

Hello...

We have a busy day ahead so this is going to be a quick post and a quick card. I began with a Whisper White base. I took a 3" x 3" piece of Tempting Turquoise DSP & another in card stock and layered the two. (It gives stability to the DSP since I'm mounting it with dimensionals.) Next I took a piece of Pear Pizzaz DSP and cut a rectangle then using my paper snips I fringed the ends to look like grass. I then added a piece of Pear Pizzaz card stock to create a stem. I then tied a piece of Certainly Celery Stain ribbon around the middle to look like leaves. For the flower, I die cut two of the smallest flower in Pumpkin Pie from the Fun Flowers Die and ran it through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Impression Folder and then added a Daffodil Delight button. To finish it off I used a stamp from the Tiny Tags and matching punch in Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie. Smiles!

Morning Cup 2fer

I have a 2fer for you today. Do you remember this layout? I decided to use it again for these two cards. I did in a masculine color combo and one in a more girly color combo. Hopefully you can tell which one is which. :-) For the one above I began with a Crumb Cake base and ran it through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Impression Folder. I added a strip of Real Red DSP and added another trip in Not Quite Navy that I used my scallop border punch on along with some paper piercing and white gel pen for faux stitching. I stamped my focal point in Black Stazon and colored with my blender pen and ink pads. Using Crumb Cake, Real Red, Not Quite Navy and Blush Blossom. (The coffee pot color is a little off in the photo. I guess it's the lighting. It looks more gray here but is more brown in real life.) I then mounted it with dimensionals. To finish it off, I added some Red Glimmer Paper hearts.

For the girly version of the card I began with a Pear Pizzaz base and ran it through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder. I then added a strip of Daffodil Delight DSP, some Melon Mambo Pom Pom Trim and some more faux stitching using my paper piercer and white gel pen. For my focal point, I stamped the images in Black Stazon and colored with ink pads and aqua painter with Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzaz, a little River Rock for the tea bag & Blush Blossom ink. This was then mounted using dimensionals. To finish it off like the first one I added some more hearts but this time using just Daffodil Delight card stock.