Watercolor Thank You

 

Today I have a couple cards to share with you that both use the same stamp set called Watercolor Thank You.  I also used the Timeless Textures set on both of them.

 

 

The first one also has some Wink of Stella Glitter brush used in the background of the sentiment which is hard to see in the pictures.  I wrapped some gold baker's twine around the Hello Honey card stock before adding it to my base as well.

 

On the second card, I added some Timeless Elegance designer series paper and Basic pearls.

 

Supplies:

Watercolor thank you, Timeless Elegance

Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Watermelon Wonder ink

Whisper White, Hello Honey, Night of Navy card stock

Timeless Elegance dsp

Hello honey stitched satin ribbon

basic pearls

Wink of Stella glitter brush

gold baker's twine

 

April Stamp Club Projects

I wanted to go with a spring theme somewhat this month with my projects.  For that purpose, I chose the Helping me Grow stamp set for one of the cards and also on the layout. 

 

On the first card, I also used the Watercolor Wash and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets and several of the In colors that will be retiring soon.

 

After I made this one, I decided to change the ink color for the background from Pear Pizzazz (on the above card) to Soft Sky.  It looks much better although I didn't take a picture of that one. 

 

I went with one of my favorite designer series papers on the second card - Timeless Elegance and used a stamp from a retired hostess set for the sentiment.

 

Supplies:

Helping Me Grow

Gorgeous Grunge

Watercolor Wash

Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey ink

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Shimmery White card stock

 

Just for You

 

My creativity has been severely lacking lately, I am hoping it is just this terrible cold that won't go away that is causing it!  This is a card I made a few days ago while working on a customer order.  It uses the Botanicals for You stamp set (SAB 2016) and some Timeless Elegance designer series paper.

 

I wanted to add bright colors to the card even though I was using the Timeless Elegance designer series paper so I added some Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight.

 

Supplies:

Botanicals for You (SAB 2016)

Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay ink

Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla card stock

Timeless Elegance dsp

washi tape

 

The Little Moments

 

I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with this pattern from the designer series paper pack called Timeless Elegance one day and I made this card using the Watercolor Wings stamp set.

 

My butterfly is stamped with Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray and Basic Black ink and I added some Venetian crochet trim ribbon to complete the card.

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Wings

Basic Black, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay ink

Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay card stock

Venetian crochet trim

corner punch

Timeless Elegance dsp

Softly Falling folder

 

One Big Occasion, Two Different Ideas

 

Sometimes when you get those professional photos of big life events or sports  it is hard to figure out how to handle the composite for a scrapbook page and sometimes it makes it so much easier...For Maddie's First Communion and Confirmation I decided to do two totally unmatched pages for her - one using the composite pictures and another with ones I took.

 

For the professional picture, I left it all mounted as it came and added some Timeless Elegance designer series paper to a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock that I stamped some flower images on using the stamp set from the October Paper Pumpkin kit. 

 

Then, I took one of the sentiment stamps from All God's Grace and used a Cherry Cobbler marker on it so I could eliminate part of the wording. 

For the page with less formal pictures, I used some English Garden designer series paper and the same stamp set - All God's Grace. 

 

I cut out words from that stamp set and one from the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 set for my title.

 

The pictures took up the majority of the page even after I cut some of them down, but I still added some metal rimmed pearls and a tea lace doily for accents.

 

Supplies:

All God's Grace, Seasonal Snapshot 2015 Project Life, October Paper Pumpkin

Soft Suede ink

Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hello Honey card stock

English Garden, Timeless Elegance dsp

tea lace doilies

metal rimmed pearls

2" circle punch

2 3/8" scalloped circle punch

designer buttons

 

 

Stronger Thank You Think

 

Today's card that I am sharing uses the You've Got This and Heartfelt Sympathy stamp sets.  I chose to add some Timeless Elegance designer series paper and Venetian crochet trim ribbon to the card base as well and I like how that part turned out a lot.  

 

The sentiment and mat are cut out with the Ovals collection framelits.  While I really like the way this card turned out, I think next time I would use a different color for the background stamp, this one seems a little too dark (Pear Pizzazz).  Maybe Crumb Cake or Soft Sky...

 

 

Finally a little button with some linen thread through it as an accent (and because I am covering up a little smudge!).

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Sympathy, You've Got This

Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black ink

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Soft Sky card stock

Timeless Elegance dsp

Ovals collection framelits

linen thread

Venetian crochet trim

designer button

 

 

Timeless Sympathy

 

This card is one that I put together for my Stamp A Stacks that I think will be a hit.  It is quite simple, but the Timeless Elegance designer series paper pairs well with the Heartfelt Sympathy stamp set I think.

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Sympathy

Timeless Elegance dsp

Memento Black ink

Basic Gray, Very Vanilla card stock

 

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

 

 

Timeless Elegance

 

One of the first things I look for in the new catalogs is stamp sets for sympathy cards since I make quite a few of them.  The Heartfelt Sympathy set is a new one and I have used it on this card with some Garden Green ink.

 

The designer paper in the background is called Timeless Elegance and is all in Very Vanilla and shades of Black/Gray.  I added some metal rimmed pearls which have a sticky backing on them so they are easy to attach and I cut up some Venetian crochet trim to go behind the sentiment.

 

I added another piece of dsp and more sentiment to the inside of the card.

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Sympathy

Garden Green ink

Very Vanilla, Basic Black card stock

Timeless Elegance dsp

metal rimmed pearls

Venetian crochet trim ribbon