Honeycomb Happiness

 

This is really a quick card to put together and you could easily use a scrap of designer series paper  as well.

 

Always Artichoke is not a color I pull out too often, but I did use it on the stem of the flowers on this card, the flower is Cherry Cobbler.

 

 

Supplies:

Love and Sympathy, Pursuit of Happiness

Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke ink and markers

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Labels collection framelits

Honeycomb folder

Parker's Patterns dsp

 

A Rainbow of Colors

 

The Late Night Stampers challenge this week is Candy Bar inspired cards or projects.  A few weeks ago I was at a retreat that had the them Somewhere over the Rainbow and I made these cards for everyone who was there. 

 

 

So my candy inspiration?  Yep, Skittles - a rainbow of fruit flavors :) 

 

These are quick and easy cards that can be made with scraps and as you can see I changed up the layout as the size of the scraps changed.

 

The sentiment is from Pursuit of Happiness and I used the Polka Dot Parade dsp along with lots of the Brights collection card stock.

 

The sentiment is punched using the scallop oval punch and my base is Whisper White.

 

Hope you come over and play along with us!

More Best of Flowers

 

Here are a couple more cards I made with the pile of sentiments I found the other day.  I have used the Best of Flowers set in the background and the plant image from Just Believe on the side. 

 

 

The ribbon is retired and on the top card I had a scrap of Naturals composition specialty paper that I added behind the sentiment.

 

 

Silhouettes of Happiness

 

For some reason, I had a bunch of labels die cut and stamped with this sentiment from Pursuit of Happiness.  In the next week or so you might see a lot of different cards I made trying to use them up! 

 

 

This one uses the Sycamore Street designer series paper (Sale-a-bration freebie) and also some of the great free ribbon that you can also get during Sale-a-bration (don't miss out, it ends on March 22nd!!)

 

I added an image from Serene Silhouettes to my Crumb Cake base with Early Espresso ink to finish the card.

 

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Grateful Heart and New Online Classes

Our new online stamping class is now available!

 

This class shares innovative ideas to get the most out of your supplies (from stamps to the Big Shot) with clever tips and techniques.

 

Divided into six sections focused on a variety of topics, this class includes videos, step outs, and supply lists for 30+ projects.

 

Check it out and talk about it. At $14.95 (item 133385) it's a great value for anyone.  You can order it by going here.

 

 

PC InstructionsThe files will be downloaded as archive files that you can then extract and save on your computer. When you click on the download link, an extraction program will automatically launch. Choose the location where you would like to save the files (be sure to note where you save them). Follow the prompts on the extraction program, then navigate to the location where you saved the files. Click on the file and open.

 

Mac Instructions
When you click on the download link, the file will be mounted as a drive. Once it is mounted, open the drive and drag and drop the files to the location of your choice on your hard drive. The files can then be opened.

And now on to today's project!

 

If you have not tried the Delicate Details Lace Tape, you don't know what you are missing :)  It is super easy to use and quick to add a little something to a project.

 

 

On this card, I sponged some Primrose Petals on the edge of my Whisper White and then added the lace tape over the top, but you can also use it as a mask by placing it on your card stock, adding color and then removing it. 

 

The base for my sentiment is actually some packaging that comes with the Artisan Embellishment kit and I thought it would be fun to add it to this card.

 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness

Whisper White card stock

Primrose Petals ink

Whisper White card stock

1/8" Certainly Celery taffeta ribbon

Delicate Details Lace tape

basic rhinestones

 

Overwhelm the World

Our Late Night Stampers challenge this week is to use blue as your main color on a project.  For this one, my "blue" is Midnight Muse and I added some Comfort Cafe designer series paper that had the same color for the images.

 

 

My little flower is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set and the sentiment came from Pursuit of Happiness.

 

The ribbon is part of the Artisan Embellishment kit and the little arrow clip is from the Hung Up Cute Clips collection.

 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness

Everything Eleanor

Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake card stock

Midnight Muse classic ink

Artisan embellishment kit

Hung up cute clips

Labels collection framelits

Comfort Cafe dsp

 

I hope you find time to join us this week!  The challenge and the rest of the design team samples can be found here.

Live in the Sunshine

 

I wasn't sure I wanted the Feeling Sentimental stamp set in the Sale-a-bration catalog, it just wasn't a set I was sure I would use.  Lucky for me, Stampin' Up! offers a One Big Sale-a-bration digital disc! 

 

 

Instead of stamping the image, I just printed it out in the size I wanted and made my card with it.  I just love this option!

 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness

One big sale-a-bration disc

Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White and Naturals Composition paper

Early Espresso classic ink

My Digital Studio

Fancy Fan folder

Ticket duo builder punch

 

Musical Pursuit

 

I will get away from the Christmas themed cards for a little bit today with another one I created with some scraps and leftovers on my table. 

 

 

I use this saying quite a bit, I just love it, from the Pursuit of Happiness stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness

Naturals composition specialty paper

Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Soft Suede and Pool Party card stock

Night of Navy classic ink

labels collection framelits

windows collection framelits

Vintage wallpaper folder

Perfect polka dots folder

linen thread

 

Creative Happiness

This card uses some Orchard Harvest designer series paper, I must like that huh?  I have also used the Pursuit of Happiness and Creative Elements stamp sets and my ink colors are Wild Wasabi, Basic Black and Bravo Burgundy. 

 

 

Around the edge of the scallop circle, I use the paper piercing tool and a template.

 

Hope you enjoy the card!

 

 

Little Bit of Good

 

I tried out the Woodgrain folder on Whisper White for this card and I like the way it turned out.  There is a white on white layer for the base and then I added some Polka Dot Parade dsp and Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight. 

 

 

The Argyle folder was used on on the Rich Razzleberry after I used the Large Scallop edgelit on the card stock.

 

I used the Fancy Fan folder on the Apothecary accent label in Tempting Turquoise and added some Turquoise glitter brads as well.

Happiness

This is another card from my last Stamp A Stack using the Betsy's Blossoms and Pursuit of Happiness stamp sets.  We added a little bling with basic rhinestones and some Pool Party ruffled ribbon.

Colors:

Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Primrose Petals, Whisper White

Little Bit of Good

I forgot about sharing this card with you - it was also an Artisan Award entry card.  I used clear block stamping and the French Foliage and Pursuit of Happiness stamp sets.

I went with Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Early Espresso for my colors.

Happy

I am so behind on my scrapbooks these days I thought I would throw a page in today.  There are a few Sale-a-bration items from this year on this page - the designer paper and the

Fresh Vintage stamp set.

I used the Designer Rosette Bigz XL die and did not fold the creases before I added it to the left side of the page.

I just love the little trinket keys so I had to add one and the title is die cut with the Timeless type alphabet.

Supplies:

Fresh Vintage

Pursuit of Happiness

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

Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Pool Party classic ink

Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon

Timeless type alphabet die

Designer Rosette Bigz XL

Trinket Key

Spice Cake button

Springtime Vintage DSP and ribbon

Finial Press impressions folder

Simply Grateful

Another card that fits into the Late Night Stampers Challenge for the week of using Designer Series paper.  The paper for this card is from Berry Blossoms and I have used the Simply Soft and Pursuit of Happiness stamp sets.

Sorry for the blurry picture of the inside!

Supplies:

Simply Soft

Pursuit of Happiness

Berry Blossoms DSP

Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White card stock

Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron classic ink and markers

Subtles buttons

Stripes impressions folder

Scallop dots ribbon in Pretty in Pink

White bakers twine

dimensionals

Pause and Be Happy

This card is another sample using a retiring stamp set for our Late Night Stampers challenge this week.  The impressions folder - Finial Press - along with the stamp set Take A Seat are both on the retiring lists.

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness, Take a Seat

Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso card stock

Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler classic ink

Finial Press impressions folder

May Stamp Club

These are our May Stamp Club projects and I have lots of pictures!  The baby card uses a stamp set that is currently unavailable, but hopefully it will be in the new catalog.

The Perfect Details Texturz plate is retiring so if you love it don't miss out!  It was used on this card for texture and then we added some marker to the dotted areas.

This is one paper pack that we had not used yet so I thought I would throw it in at the end  - Berry Blossoms and the sentiment is from Pursuit of Happiness.

The layout uses Flirtatious Specialty paper and some fun spritzing and playing with water and reinkers.

I mixed some Daffodil Delight and rubbing alcohol to make this spritz and added it to the Blushing Bride smooch spritz.  The Wisteria Wonder droplets are made with water and reinkers and the watercolor pen.

Live in the Sunshine

Another preview challenge done for VC Rocks this week.  I used For All You Do, Pursuit of Happiness and Simply Soft as my stamp sets and Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White as my colors for ink and paper.

Supplies:

For All You Do

Simply Soft

Pursuit of Happiness

Wisteria Wonder, Soft Suede, Whisper White card stock

Soft Suede, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz classic ink and markers

Spice Cake buttons

Brights stack DSP

white bakers twine

Happiness

I broke out the Take a Seat stamp set for this card along with Pursuit of Happiness for my sentiment.  There is some retired designer series paper and also some Beau Chateau designer series paper in the mix and I used some faux mother of pearl on Very Vanilla card stock as well.

The ink is Early Espresso and the card stocks are Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake and Marina Mist.

I added a few little embellishments - subtles buttons, vintage trinkets and Victoria Crochet trim ribbon.  The little flower on the bench is made from the Boho Blossoms punch and the itty bitty shapes punch.

In Colors Texture

I have another card for the Late Night Stampers texture challenge this week.  On this one, I used the Perfect Details texturz plate, Perfect Polka Dots impresions folder and the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder.

For the ribbon, I added sticky strip directly to the back of the ribbon and then added it to the card with some pleats. 

Supplies:

Pursuit of Happiness, Best Friends Forever

Crumb Cake, Confetti White, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder card stock

Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black classic ink

Big Shot

Perfect Details Texturz plate

Perfect Polka Dots impressions folder

Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder

in color designer brads

Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon

2 1/2" circle punch

sticky strip

dimensionals

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.