Showers of Happiness

As I mentioned earlier this week, I was working on some various bridal shower cards recently and this is another sample, this time I chose to use the Detailed Floral thinlit dies as my focus.  I cut the pieces from the card base and added a piece of So Saffron card stock behind it with rolled up glue dots so that it was popped up just a little bit.

 

I again used the Moon Baby stamp set for the sentiment (quite a handy set to have around!) and added some Sending Love embellishments and some basic pearls as accents.

Supplies:

Moon Baby

Basic Black ink

Very Vanilla, So Saffron card stock

Sending Love embellishments

basic pearls

Detailed floral thinlit dies

Shimmery Floral Affection

Today's card is another May 2016 Paper Pumpkin alternative idea.  I have used another of the Happy stickers from that kit.  My Sweet Sugarplum card stock layer has been embossed with of the little embossing folders in the Floral Affection collection and then I used the Wink of Stella glitter brush  to highlight some of the embossing.  That is pretty difficult to see in the pictures, but is much clearer in person.

There is some background stamping using the same color as the card stock and I added a strip of Pop of Pink washi tape.

Somehow the lighting on these three pictures changed a little so it looks like different pieces of card stock, but it is actually the same one - sorry about that! 

Supplies:

Number of Years

Basic Black, Sweet Sugarplum ink

Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White card stock

Wink of Stella glitter brush

basic pearls

Pop of pink washi tape

Floral affection folder

May 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit

Blessings of Easter

 

Today's card in a pretty simple one that uses the Rose Wonder and Suite Sayings stamp sets.  I stamped the rose image on some Perfectly Artistic designer series paper (SAB 2016) and then added my sentiment in Blackberry Bliss ink.

 

A little layering, some linen thread and basic pearls and there you have it.

 

Supplies:

Suite Sayings, Rose Wonder

Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake ink

Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette card stock

Perfectly Artistic dsp (SAB 2016)

basic pearls

linen thread

 

Warm Wishes

 

This is the second card I used in a swap recently and it uses the Winter Wonderland designer vellum.  I first embossed my Soft Suede card stock with the Brick Wall folder and then cut a circle out of it with the Circles framelits.  

 

Then, I added the vellum behind it and my stamping and embellishments.

 

As I was putting these cards together, the photographer for the local newspaper was walking around taking pictures of the retreat and had me tie some ribbon in a posed shot (I think it looks a little silly, LOL!)...

 

Supplies:

Warm Wishes

Crumb Cake, Basic Black ink

Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

Winter Wonderland designer vellum

Brick wall folder

Circles framelits

1" Delightful Dijon dotted lace trim

gold baker's twine

Venetian crochet trim

basic pearls

 

Wooden Trees

 

I was playing around with some wooden trees this past week decorating them with paint, stamps, paper, ribbon, embellishments, etc.  They are all a little different and decorated on both sides.  

 

I put them together in sets of threes for my craft show on Thursday and this one was the most popular, but they went over well. 

 

I used mod podge to adhere the designer and specialty papers to the wood and then added the embellishments with several different adhesives.

 

The ones that were stamped have Metallic ink, craft ink, Memento ink and regular ink on them, and they all seemed to work well.

 

The fine tip glue pen worked great for the little embellishments that didn't have adhesive on them already.

 

This is the back side of the set of trees above...

 

and a few different ones...

 

If I made these again, I might not paint them all, especially if I am stamping colors on them because the red ink doesn't really stand out too much on the flowers.

 

The lace trim around the outside of some of the trees was attached with small nails...

 

And a few more samples...

 

close up...

 

it is hard to see too easily, but there are basic pearls on some of the snowflakes below...

 

Supplies:

Reason for the Season, Holly Jolly Greetings

Metallic silver, Metallic gold, Craft White, Memento Black, Sahara Sand and Real Red ink

designer buttons

basic pearls

basic rhinestones

winter wonderland embellishments

gold sequin trim

trim lace ribbon

metal rimmed pearls

Winter wonderland dsp

retired dsp

corrugated paper

circle punches

tea lace paper doilies

 

Good Greetings

 

Today is my mom's birthday and she will be receiving one of these cards with her gift.  The sentiment comes from a stamp set called Good Greetings and contains sentiments for tons of occasions (and I love the font!).  I will share with you soon how you can get it FREE :)

 

I chose Crisp Cantaloupe and Smoky Slate as my colors and used some basic pearls and Venetian crochet trim as accents.

 

Supplies:

Everything Eleanor, Good Greetings

Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla card stock

Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate ink

Venetian crochet trim

modern label punch

small oval punch

basic pearls

 

Clockworks Gift Set

 

Recently, I had a request for some cards that had a clock or time theme to them.  The cards below are what I came up with using the retiring Clockworks stamp set.  

 

I used some Gold Metallic ink on Pear Pizzazz card stock and randomly stamped some of the images.  Then, I added some Gold Foil sheets that were embossed with the Decorative dots folder over the top.

 

Finally the pocket watch and a sentiment (from Wetlands), some washi tape and a basic pearl to complete the cards. 

 

Supplies:

Wetlands, Clockworks

Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake card stock

Gold Metallic, Early Espresso and Pear Pizzazz ink

Gold Foil sheets

Decorative dots folder

Watercolor Wonder washi tape

Basic pearls

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there today!  My card today is a little different than my usual, the Wisteria Wonder piece below the Whisper White part of the card that opens is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  The folded piece is attached to it and measures 8 1/4" x 5 1/4"; scored at 4 1/8".  

 

The sentiment comes from the My Paper Pumpkin April kit and my flower image is from the Gifts of Kindness stamp set.  The flower is stamped onto the Whisper White first and then I stamped on the Pool Party and lined them up before I added the Pool Party to the Whisper White piece.  Lots of lots of tiny basic pearls went onto the middle flower and then I added a little piece of Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon.

 

Supplies:

Gifts of Kindness

April My Paper Pumpkin kit

Crumb Cake, Pool Party ink

Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White and Pool Party card stock

Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon

Basic pearls

Simple Butterflies

 

 

This card is another I have used in stamp a stacks and I know that I wasn't the first to come up with this design, I have seen many similar ones around and just love the simplicity of it.

 

Supplies:

Simply Sketched

Coastal Cabana ink

Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana card stock

basic pearls

elegant butter fly punch

Smile Bag

 

Our Late Night Stampers Challenge is to use rhinestones or pearls on our projects.  I decided to stamp on one of our mini muslin bags and dress it up with a tag and some pearls.

 

I used the Lacy and Lovely Stamp set for the bag and tag, the sentiment on the tag comes from Happy Day.

 

Supplies:

Lacy and Lovely

Happy Day

Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso and Strawberry Slush ink

Very Vanilla and Baked Brown Sugar card stock

1 1/4 burlap ribbon
Victoria Crochet Trim
Basic Pearls
Large Pearl Basic Jewels

Hope you play along and check out the rest of the design team's samples!
 

Non Winning Artisan Project #1

Well, once again I wasn't picked as a finalist for the Artisan Award Contest so I am going to share my 10 entries with you in the next couple weeks.  I have to admit, by the time I packed them all up to ship to Utah, there were some projects I didn't like too much anymore, but there were some I still loved and this was one of them.

 

 

This is not a typical card that I create because is it really tedious and I tend to stay away from those. 

 

Everything was sponged and then shimmered with some smooch spritz and most layers also had some distressed edged.

 

Supplies:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Soft Suede classic ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Naturals composition specialty paper

Modern Label punch

Designer Frames folder

Scallop edge punch

Little Leaves Sizzlit

Perfect Polka Dots folder

Flower trim

Basic Pearls

Artisan Embellishment kit

Victoria crochet trim

Linen thread

Grace and Kindness

I have another card made from leftover scraps, this time the scraps are some 1" strips that were left after I cut designer series paper for convention swaps.  



 

I used the Gifts of Kindness stamp set and the Etcetera designer series paper (love the color combinations in this set!!).  My ink colors were Baked Brown Sugar and Old Olive and card stocks colors were Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar and Calypso Coral.  Finally, I added a few basic pearls to complete the card.

 

 

Thinking of You

 

 

The challenge going on right now at Late Night Stampers is Summer Showcase - show us how you are using new products or colors (although you don't need to have new products to play along - just use some fun summer colors or images in your projects).

 

I chose to use Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe on this card and added some of the fun new ruffle stretch trim ribbon.

 

I punched a few bitty butterflies out of my Whisper White card stock layer and added some Quatrefancy specialty paper behind it.  I just love the window sheets in that set!

 

Supplies:

Kind and Cozy

Best of Flowers

Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe classic ink

Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Deco labels framelits

Bitty butterfly punch

Decorative label punch

Ruffle stretch ribbon

Basic Pearls

 

TSSC251

 

Once again, I really love Mary Jo's sketch for this week so I had to play along. 

 

 

I chose Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Baja Breeze for my colors and used the Elements of Style stamp set.

 

Instead of ribbon, I used a strip of Beau Chateau designer fabric and tied a knot around the crumb cake and top note layer.

 

Supplies:

Elements of Style

Soft Suede classic ink

Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede and Early Espresso card stock

Beau Chateau fabric

Basic pearls

Top Note

Chevron Folder

Modern Label punch

Curly label punch

 1 1/4" circle punch

Labels collection framelits