To a Great Friend



The Sale-a-bration stamp set Simply Wonderful has some really good sentiments and I used one for this card and punched it out with the Note Tag punch.

 

 

In addition, I used the Regarding Dahlias stamp set and some Stacked with Love and Birthday Bash designer series paper.

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias, Simply Wonderful (SAB 2015)

Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay ink

Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Gray card stock

Birthday bash specialty paper

Stacked with Love designer series paper

brads

Note Tag punch

 

Dahlias

 

I realized I had not used my Regarding Dahlias stamp set in awhile so I pulled it out one day and played with it a little bit.  The two cards below show a the same image stamped on the same color of card stock with the same ink, but one is colored with blendabilities and one is left without any coloring.

 

On the top one, I used the Coastal Cabana blendabilities to color in the flower.  It pops it out a little, but since it is stamped on Old Olive card stock, it is more subtle than if it was on a lighter color.

 

This one is left alone and I just added a layer and some extras to it.  Which do you prefer?

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias

Simply Wonderful

December Paper Pumpkin stamp

Coastal Cabana blendabilities

Memento Black ink

Bermuda Bay ink

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss card stock

Decorative dots folder

Decorative label punch

Vintage buttons

Linen thread

 

 

Three Sets

 

As simple as this card is, it uses three different stamp sets to complete it.  Regarding Dahlias, Everything Eleanor and Ray of Sunshine (again!). 

 

I added a few basic rhinestones for fun and texture as well.

 

Supplies:

Ray of Sunshine

Everything Eleanor

Regarding Dahlias

Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana card stock

Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush and Soft Suede ink

basic rhinestones

Celebrate Reading

 

A few weeks ago, I share some pictures with your from the PBS Reading Night my two youngest children had at school.  Today, I am sharing the scrapbook pages I put together with some pictures from that night.

 

 

On Maddie's, I used the stamp set Regarding Dahlias, some Gold Fancy Foil Vellum and Watercolor Wonder washi tape.  The designer series papers are from Gingham Garden and Etcetera. 

 

When I stamped the dahlia on Very Vanilla, I sponged some Pistachio Pudding ink onto it before I cut it out.

 

For Wyatt's page, I chose Retro Fresh designer series paper and Off the Grid and Peach Keen stamp sets.

 

 

A few random silver basic buttons and another page complete! 

 

 

Happy Dahlia

I think I tend to stay away using certain colors on a regular basis and the oranges are one of those.  In fact, I was planning to use the other side of the Retro Fresh designer series paper that is on this card, but at the last minute I changed my mind and I like the way it turned out.

 



 

There is some texture on the bottom layer created by the Honeycomb folder and then I added some linen thread around the dsp layer and just wrapped it around a few times. 

 

Sometimes a this Dahlia image just needs to be cut out and popped up on the front of a card, LOL!  It really doesn't take that long to do it, but I wouldn't want to make a large swap like that!

 

Supplies:

Happy Day

Regarding Dahlia

Retro Fresh dsp

Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede card stock

Soft Suede ink

Linen thread

Honeycomb folder

Wonderful Life

I have some more fun items from the Sweet Sorbet accessory kit on my cards that I will share with you today.  The twine in the kit is awesome and thick, but the cork pieces are fun too.  The images are printed in white on the cork and they are adhesive backed so you just grab one and stick it right on your project!

 

My two cards use the same saying and banner framelit, but have a little different layout and colors.  Each uses the Regarding Dahlias as a background with the image stamped in Strawberry Slush ink.

 

 

Supplies:

Perfect Pennants

Regarding Dahlias

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, Bermuda Bay card stock

Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush ink

Sweet Sorbet accessory kit

Scalloped tag topper punch

Banner framelits

 

 

 

Happy Dahlia

This card is currently one of my Stamp A Stack options and it uses two of my favorite stamp sets (I guess I have a lot of those!) - Regarding Dahlias and Hello Lovely.  It is a great assembly line card if you have a few to create!

 



 

Supplies:

Hello Lovely

Regarding Dahlias

Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Whisper White card stock

Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush ink

paper snips

Never too Happy!

 

Back to the Regarding Dahlias stamp set again and another quick card that I added some washi tape and a fun sentiment to.

 





 

You can just stamp an entire sheet of Whisper White with the flower image and cut it down to make 4 quick cards like this.  The Gingham garden washi tape adds a little color and breaks up the image, but card stock or designer series paper would work just as well to give the same effect.

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias

Yippee Skippee

Primrose Petals, Early Espresso ink

Marina Mist, Primrose Petals, Smoky Slate, Whisper White card stock

Gingham garden dsp

Hello You note cards

 

It is the time of year to start thinking about little gifts for teachers and others who we like to show appreciation to during the holidays.  This little note card holder would be a fun little gift (and you could use cards instead of note cards inside if you wanted as well).

 

The basic folder is 7" x 10" and scored at 1" on the 7" side  and at 5" on the 10" side. 

 

Everything Eleanor, Regarding Dahilas

Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake card stock

Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede ink

Naturals trim ribbon

Labels collection framelits

In Color designer series stack

 

Miss you!

 

Well, harvest is complete and I made it through without missing a blog post, but I am running low on samples so hopefully I can find some creative time really really soon!

 

I like the way this card turned out, it was mostly using leftovers and scraps I had on my table at the time.  

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias

Really Good Greetings

Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals ink

Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Pool Party and Midnight Muse card stock

Venetian Romance dsp

honeycomb folder

2 1/2" circle punch

Dahlias for you

 

Still playing with the Regarding Dahlias stamp set :)  This card pairs it with the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelits.

 



 

Supplies:

Chalk Talk

Regarding Dahlias

Quatrefancy specialty paper

Marina Mist, Whisper White card stock

Strawberry Slush and Marina Mist ink

Chalk Talk framelits

1 3/8" circle punch

 

Pistachio Dahlias

Can you tell I have been playing with my Regarding Dahlias stamp set?  It is one I didn't order right away and now I have to play a lot with it because I just love it!

 

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias

Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding card stock

Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar ink

Labels collection framelits

in color boutique details

Venetian Romance designer series paper

 

Hello, You

A fairly simple card for today that uses the Regarding Dahlias stamp set in the background and some layered punches in the sentiment spot.  You could add lots of different sentiments and  throw in all kinds of different colors to mix this one up.

 

Supplies:

Regarding Dahlias

Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse ink

Raspberry Ripple, Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock

Artisan label punch

Decorative label punch

Black satin ribbon