Little Bit of Good

There was a few pieces of Cheerful Treat designer series paper floating around my stamp table and I wanted to put them to use, so this is the result of one of the cards I made with it. 

The base of the card is River Rock with some Wisteria Wonder on top of that and I threw in some Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White as well.  The leaf image is from the Best Friend Forever stamp set and the sentiment comes from the Pursuit of Happiness.  I added a little Wisteria Wonder bakers twine, a butterfly from the Beautiful Wings embosslit and some basic rhinestones to finish off the card.

Loving Thoughts

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest (and apparently didn't pin so I don't know who designed it - so if it was you, let me know and I will give you credit!) and I added some different elements to it.

Supplies:

Loving Thoughts

Very Vanilla, Soft Suede card stock

Soft Suede classic ink

Everyday Enchantment dsp

Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon

Large pearls

Beautiful Wings embosslit

Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder

Big Shot

glue dots

sticky strip

dimensionals

Daring Adventure Thank You

I have another zfold card to share with you today, this time using the Sale-a-bration designer series paper Everyday Enchantment along with the Daring Adventure and Tagtastic stamp sets. 

I added a little butterfly from the Beautiful Wings embosslit and some ruffled Pool Party ribbon to the front and a little sentiment to the inside.

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Fairytale

Another card made with some of my scraps and already stamped images this weekend.  I had the sentiment all stamped and layered adn the butterflies cut and embossed in my stash so this card went together quickly.

I added some flowers from Elements of Style in the background and the image in Bashful Blue is from the Strength and Hope stamp set.

Supplies:

Full of Live, Elements of Style, Strength and Hope

Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake card stock

Bashful Blue, Basic Black classic ink

Beautiful wings embosslit

basic rhinestones

scallop edge punch

Chunky Frame

These fun chunky frames have shown up on the clearance rack and are so fun to work with.  I made this one for a bridal shower gift for a sweet neighbor and awesome babysitter using some retired Love Letter Designer Series paper and some of the rhinestones that are also on the clearance rack right now.

The paper is applied to the frame with the multipurpose adhesive sheets and I used the Beautiful wings embosslit for the butterflies.

There is also a scrunched flower made with the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and some fun retired ribbon.

Another Shadow Box gift

After I finished the Shadow box I made for the UStamp with Dawn and Friends Worldwide Showcase blog hop, I decided to make another one for my niece that is getting married in July.  This one was also a shower present and I used their engagement picture too.

I always have trouble taking pictures of the projects that have glass on them so hopefully the following ones help you get a better idea of how it looked...

I used shimmer paper for the rose and embossed it with clear embossing powder over Early Espresso ink and versamark.  Then I added water and reinkers, but wasn't completely satisfied with the color so after it dried I added some sponging.

Their colors are Turquoise and Chocolate so I tried to go with that theme, it doesn't show up well, but on the right side I stamped the roses again and then used a sponge dauber to add some color with Champage Mist shimmer paint. 

The grid pattern paper is actually some of the Love Letter designer series paper that I brayered Tempting Turquoise over.

The butterfiles also have some Champagne Mist shimmer paint and Early Espresso ink added to them as well as those awesome little pearls.

The stamp sets I used were Elements of Style and Manhattan flower and the Designer papers were Love Letter and Newsprint.

TSSC176

Another great sketch from Mary Jo this week, and here is my interpretation.

Supplies:

Whisper White, Daffodil Delight card stock

Elements of Style stamp set

Sunny Garden designer series paper

Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade classic ink

Beautiful wings embosslit

vintage trinkets

basic rhinestones

2 1/2" circle punch

1" circle punch

VC Rocks Blog Hop

It's the first VC Rocks blog hop of the year!  You may have come from Deborah Robb's blog and at any time you may go to the VC Rocks blog to see the full list of participants.

We are using the theme, Color My World, and I have chosen to use watercolor crayons

and markers in my projects. 

My first project is a card using watercolor crayons.  I stamped my image on watercolor paper with Black Stazon ink and then colored in the flower and leaves with Not Quite Navy and Old Olive crayons.  I blended the colors in with my aqua painter and then added some Perfect Plum to the flower and used the aqua painter again. 

After I had everything on the card, I spritzed a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Champagne mist shimmer paint over it all.  I always have a hard time getting that to show up in the photos.

Supplies:

Because I care, Just Believe stamp sets

Framed Tulips impressions folder

Old Olive, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla and Watercolor paper

hemp twine

Black stazon ink

watercolor crayons

aqua painter

dimensionals

basic pearls

word window punch

modern label punch

champagne shimmer paint

My next project was a super quick and easy one that would work well as a little gift too.

I picked up a frame at Target with 2 - 4 x 6" openings and just added some simple panels.

The left side is a Certainly Celery base that I ran through the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder and on top of that I added some Whisper White card stock that I embossed with the Flower Garden impressions folder.  There are a couple butterflies cut out with the Beautiful Wings embosslit on it as well attached with glue dots.

The right side has a So Saffron base that was also embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder.  I used my markers to add some flowers to the Whisper White layer using the Love and Care hostess level 2 stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog.  The sentiment is from the Refuge and Strength stamp set and I punched it out with the scallop oval punch and popped it up with dimensionals.

Supplies:

Refuge and Stregth, Love and Care stamp sets

Flower Garden, Vintage Wallpaper impressions folders

Beautiful Wings embosslit

Big Shot

So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette card stocks

Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink markers

Baja Breeze classic ink

scallop oval punch

dimensionals

And now for some blog candy!  If you leave a comment, I will put your name into a drawing for this stamp set...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the projects!  Your next stop to Color Your World is at Ellen Kemper's blog - enjoy!

Butterfly Mother's Day

I made a few more Mother's Day cards and this one shows a preview of the Flower Garden impressions folder. 

Also used:

Beautiful Wings embosslit, 1 3/4" circle punch, vanilla shimmer smooch spritz

Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White card stock

It is really hard to see on the pictures, but there is a lot of shimmer on this card and it really adds to it.

Life is Good

I am excited to share the latest of my projects that posted on UStamp with Dawn and Friends Big Shot Brillance, it is one of my favorites and I love the way it came together. 

The base is a 11 x 14 canvas and I used tons of Big Shot dies and impressions folders and materials on it.

There is still time to come over and see all of the project by our awesome designers!

Bliss gable box and card

Another CASE of a project from UStamp with Dawn and Friends Oh My Word Edition, this one by Tracy Old. 

I used Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive on both the gable box and card along with the Bliss stamp set and Beautiful Wings embosslit. 

Another School photo scrap page

Another sample for the Late Night Stampers Challenge this week, once again using a school photo and scrap book page. 

Supplies:

Beautiful Butterflies die

Beautiful Wings embosslit

Petal Cone die

Simple Alphabet Numbers Die

Nature Walk stamp set

Crumb Cake classic ink and card stock

Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Naturals Ivory card stock

Pear Pizazz seam binding ribbon

vintage trinkets

basic pearls

Botanical Gazette Desginer Series paper

wood sheets

a close up of the wood sheet cut with the Beautiful Wings embosslit.