Brick Thanks

 

I realized it has been awhile since I pulled out the Brick Wall folder so I thought I would put some cards together using that and a white on white combination.

 

After I ran the Whisper White through the Big Shot, I colored it with the Wink of Stella glitter brush for a little something different.

 

Then I just added some linen thread a little banner and my sentiment which is an Expressions Natural Element.  No stamping on this one!

 

Supplies:

Whisper White, Bermuda Bay card stock

Wink of Stella glitter brush

Banner triple punch

linen thread

Brick Wall folder

Expressions Natural Elements

 

Celebrate

 

This is a card I recently gave a friend, it combines the Pretty Petals and Sweet Li'l Things designer series paper and the Balloon celebration stamp set.

 

I first stamped the balloons and strings on my Very Vanilla card stock and then on scraps of the same color stamped the balloons again using the three step images.  After that, I punched them out with the Balloon bouquet punch and added them to the card with dimensionals.

 

I added the Expressions natural element ("celebrate") with the glue pen.

 

Supplies:

Balloon celebration

Pool Party, Soft Sky, Perfect Plum, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black ink

Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty Petals dsp

Balloon bouquet punch

Expressions Naturals elements

Sweet Li'l Things dsp

 

Watercolored Bermuda

 

While I really love flower images, I don't normally take time to color them in and instead stamp them on colored card stock.  This time I decided to take the time and stamped the Best Thoughts flower on watercolor paper and colored it in with Bermuda Bay.  

 

I added some flecks of color with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and then layered it on some Neutrals color collection designer series paper and embossed Brick Wall Soft Suede card stock.

 

Then, a little linen thread and an Expressions natural element completed the card.

 

Supplies:

Best Thoughts

Watercolor paper, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay card stock

Memento black, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede ink

linen thread

Brick wall folder

Expressions natural elements

 

Celebrate!

I have a fun little bag to share with you today using the Mini Treat Bag thinlit.  The paper is retired but the rest of the elements are available from the current catalogs.

 

 

 I cut a piece of glassine paper and embossed it with the Softly Falling folder and then used the Triple banner punch on it.  After attaching it to some white jute ribbon, I added some white cotton ribbon and an antique brad before attaching it to the treat bag.

 

The, I took a piece of Blackberry Bliss card stock and added an image from the Bohemian borders stamp set and an Expressions natural element to complete the bag.

 

These are so much fun to put together and are the perfect way to give someone a gift card or some other fun little treat.

 

Supplies:

Bohemian borders

Blackberry Bliss ink

Blackberry Bliss card stock

retired dsp

Mini treat bag thinlit

glassine paper

triple banner punch

softly falling folder

white jute ribbon

white cotton ribbon

antique brad

expressions natural elements

 

 

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Celebrate



 

 

I have another layout to share using the Project Life pieces on a traditional page.  I chose items from the Let's get away collection and added a few other elements as well.

 



 

I have a piece of glassine paper that is embossed with the Large Polka Dot folder, a die cut from the Project Life cards and labels framelits, an Expressions natural elements item, designer button and some washi tape too.

 

A closer look at the glassine paper...

 

The "happy birthday" was stamped using the Watercolor words stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Watercolor words

Melon Mambo ink

Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turquoise card stock

Project Life Let's Get Away Collection

Project Life cards and labels framelits

designer buttons

 Expressions natural elements

washi tape

glassine paper

Large polka dot folder

 

Congrats

 

While the card I have to show you today has several layers and some dimension, it was really a pretty simple one to put together.  

 

First I stamped the image from Summer Silhouettes on the card base and then on the piece of Soft Suede and lined them up. 

 

The butterflies are just punched out and adhered together before I added the linen thread around them. 

 

 

Supplies:

Summer Silhouettes

Crumb Cake, Soft Suede ink

Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Soft Suede card stock

Schoolhouse dsp

butterfly punches

linen thread

expressions natural elements

 

For the New Two

 

Recently, the kids and I went to a wedding and I had made a card using the Timeless Elegance designer series paper and the For the New Two stamp set for the happy couple.  Of course, I didn't remember to take pictures of it while I had my nice lighting in the stamp room...

 

I did take pictures, which are below (but I apologize for the darker images!) but I also wanted to recreate the card and take a better picture.  The card below was the do over, although it is not exactly the same as the first one...

 

 

The second picture and several below it, are the original card.  I also added an image from Summer Silhouettes to the background of both the card and the envelope. 

 

I cut up some Venetian trim ribbon and tied that along with some linen thread in the corner of the sentiment.

 

Both cards had some metal rimmed pearls on them and on the envelope I added an Expressions natural element and some more designer series paper and linen thread.

 

 

 

So, the original card...

 

And the do over card...

 

 

I chose to use the Elegant Dots folder on the background of the do over card and added a few little different accents.

 

Supplies:

For the New Two, Summer Silhouettes

Memento Black ink

Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Lost Lagoon card stock

Timeless Elegance designer series paper

Metal rimmed pearls

Elegant Dots folder

small heart punch

Silver baker's twine

Expressions natural elements

 

 

Celebrate!

 

Back to that Brick Wall folder again!  I think it is my favorite new embossing folder in the catalog.  This time I punched out a 2 3/8" scallop circle from the corner of the embossed card stock and added an image behind it from Butterfly Basics. 

 



 

To add a little extra, I chose to add an Expressions natural element to the top of the card and a designer button to the bottom. 

 

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics

Memento Black ink

Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo markers

Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White card stock

2 3/8" scallop circle punch

Banner triple punch

designer buttons

Expressions natural elements