Snappy Birthday!

I have another card created using the Pun Intended hostess stamp set for you today.  On this one, I used one of the images from Painter's Palette for my background and added some now retired Going Places designer series paper.

The sentiment is punched out with the modern label punch.

Supplies:

Pun Intended, Painter's Palette

Basic Black, Delightful Dijon ink

Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe card stock

Going Places designer series paper

modern label punch

Now is a great time to join one of my stamp clubs - when the new catalog comes out I think all of our wishlists get pretty large!  I have a couple different options to choose from and you can contact me for more information right here.

Two Tone Ornament

I am sure you have probably seen the fun ornaments the lucky Founder's Circle attendees created and have shared lately.  Well, I wanted to give them a try too and it was really fun to put together!

 

 

I embellished mine without a bow, just an All is Calm snowflake embellishment and a little tag with a sentiment from Making Spirits bright.

 

 

Supplies:

clear plastic ornament

Making Spirits bright

Old Olive ink

Very Vanilla and Old Olive card stock

Two tone Old Olive ribbon

All is calm snowflake embellishment

linen thread

modern label punch

word window punch

sticky strip

 

Blended Birthday

 

Well, here is that Blended Bloom image again, but this time I used some Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities markers on it along with the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities for the center.  I have never worked with alcohol markers before so I have a lot of work ahead of me to master using them!!

 

The center of the flower is cut out and popped up which gives it a nice 3d effect.  I used a little Moonlight designer series paper and a sentiment from Bloom with Hope.  The ribbon is the Blackberry Bliss stitched satin and it is so easy to work with! 

 

Supplies:

Blended Bloom, Bloom with Hope

Blackberry Bliss ink

Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry blendabilities

Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Hello Honey card stock

Moonlight dsp

modern label punch

chevron folder

Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon

linen thread

 

2014-2016 In Color Sympathy Cards

I saw some cute samples of cards created with the new 2014-2016 In colors and the Bloom with Hope stamp set on Pinterest made by Kirsteen Gill and the cards below were inspired by those...

 



 

On the first set, I used White Craft ink and it is pretty easy to see which colors work the best with this combination - the Hello Honey is a little harder to see than the others.

 

I just love this stamp set - both the sayings and the images!  It is a hostess set in the new catalog.

 

Next, I did the same thing with Stazon Black ink and again, one color doesn't work the best with this combination, this time it is the Blackberry Bliss. 

 

Supplies:

Bloom with Hope

Black Stazon, White Craft inks

Whisper White, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Tangelo Twist card stock

Modern label punch

Springtime Hello

 

Well, our weather finally seems to be straightening itself out and spring seems to be here so I thought I would share a Springtime Hello card with you!  

 

One of my favorite designer series paper packs that will be retiring is Modern Medley, mostly for the music!  I paired it with some Cherry Cobbler card stock and Silver Glimmer paper. 

 

One card uses Watercolor Wonder washi tape and the other some linen thread as an accent - I like them both though!

 

Supplies:

Too Kind

Springtime Hello

Modern Medley dsp

Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Champagne glimmer paper

Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight ink

Chalk Talk framelits

Modern Label punch

Sweet Birthday!

 

 

My card sample for you today has a mix of Occasions, Sale-a-bration and photopolymer stamp items.  The cupcake is from the Another Great Year stamp set in the Occasions catalog and the words are from the photopolymer stamp set called Countless sayings. 

 





 

Supplies:

Countless sayings

Another Great Year

Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Bermuda Bay card stock

Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake ink

Sweet Sorbet dsp (SAB 2014)

essentials wooden elements

modern label punch

word window punch

5/8" natural chevron ribbon

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

Just for You

 

This is a really simple card that uses a lot of embossing to give it more of a wow factor.  The bottom layer of Whisper White is embossed with the Framed Tulips folder and the top layer with the Flower Garden folder.

 

 

I sponged a little bit of Wild Wasabi on the flower embossing, but it doesn't show too well in the photo.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and I made the modern label punch smaller by only punching one side, moving it over and punching the other one.

 

The base and ribbon color is Pretty in Pink.

Tea for You

 

The fun quilt like patterns in the Tea for Two designer series paper are great to get the ideas flowing for cards.  This one is fairly simple using the Just Believe stamp set.

 

 

Supplies:

Just Believe

Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, So Saffron card stock

Crumb Cake classic ink

Tea for Two dsp

scallop edge punch

modern label punch

word window punch

 

Boooo!

Today's project is another one using a few items from the Holiday Mini catalog.  I love how they have bundled items so you can save a little $$!

I used some Howlstooth and Scarringbone dsp along with the Ghoulish Googlies Bundle which includes the Googly Ghouls stamp set and Ghoulish Googlies Designer printed kit.

I added some color with the Color spritzing tool and layered one of the printed tags with an Apothecary framelit and Modern label punch.

A Cup of Thanks

This is one of those stamp sets that I looked at and decided I did not want when the Occasions Mini catalog came out.  Well, here is my first card with it...

Supplies:

Tea Shoppe

Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party Classic ink and card stock

Big Shot

Elegant Bouquet impressions folder

modern label punch

Lucky Limeade baker's twine

dimensionals



Vintage Vogue

This is a stamp set that has been collecting dust for awhile and I am not really sure why so I dusted it off for our Late Night Stampers challenge of Girly Girl this week.

I added some labels collection framelits, large and basic pearls, ruffled Blushing Bride ribbon and Blushing Bride smooch spritz.

The colors used are: Very vanilla, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, So Saffron, and Pool Party.  I added a little Attic Boutique designer series paper as well.

Another sneak peek!

We are almost ready for the Holiday Mini catalog and here is another sneak peek for you!  I used both the Spice Cake designer series paper and the Spice Cake fabric on this card  for you (and another one of those fun little flowers!). 

The stamp set is Just Believe and I also used the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder on the Pool Party card stock.

Just a close up of the texture and the flower.

Supplies:

Just Believe

Spice Cake DSP and fabric

Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Soft Suede and Pool Party card stock

Old Olive and Soft Suede classic ink

dimensionals

Vintage wallpaper impressions folder

regals button

modern label punch

word window punch

TSSC187

Mary Jo has another great sketch this week so of course I wanted to play along :)

I decided to make a quick Holiday card this time using the Letters to Santa designer series paper and the Punch Pals stamp set. 

I added some scallop dots Old Olive ribbon and a fun little embellishment that will be in the Holiday mini catalog - mini jingle bells!

Supplies:

Punch Pals stamp set

Letters to Santa DSP

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso card stock

Marina Mist, Early Espresso and Riding Hood Red ink and markers

1 3/4" circle punch

3/4" circle punch

modern label punch

word window punch

dimensionals

scallop dots ribbon

CASEing Robin Merriman

This week at Late Night Stampers, we are CASEing projects made by our members.  I can tell you the hardest part of this is picking which projects to CASE because there are so many talented people in our group, I want to CASE everything :)

My first CASE is of a card made by Robin Merriman using the Delicate Doilies stamp set.

The card above is her card and the one below is mine.  

I made mine a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card instead of square, changed the colors and used punches instead of cutting out the edges. 

Supplies:

Delicate Doilies stamp set

Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla card stock

Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler classic ink

lace ribbon border punch

2 1/2" circle punch

1 3/4" circle punch

modern label punch

regals button

dimensionals

CCMC153

Another sample using the upcoming hostess set called Faith in Nature, this time using the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary. 

I stamped the pear image with Soft Suede ink and then used a blender pen to add Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Deight to it.  Then I sponged Soft Suede around the edges and Baja Breeze the rest of the way in to the image.

The thank you is punched using the modern label punch, I first made the punch, then I put it in the punch again and cut it off so it was smaller.  Next I just used my scissors to even up the top and bottom.

Supplies:

Faith in Nature stamp set

Elegant Soiree dsp

Soft Suede, Very Vanilla card stock

Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight classic inks and markers

vanilla seam binding

hemp twine

Victoria Crochet trim ribbon

modern label punch

sponges

blender pens

Thanks for caring

This card is made with Mary Jo's sketch for the week. 

Card stock:

So Saffron, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Stamp sets:

Nature Walk, Thanks for Caring

Early Espresso classic ink

Modern Label punch

Log Cabin Smooch Spritz

Square Lattice impressions folder

dimensionals