Happiest Wishes

 

I am drawn to the Boys will Be Boys stamp set it seems, maybe because I have a couple boys in the house and one that loves legos...who knows :)  For the card below, I paired it with the Watercolor Wishes card kit stamp set and some Schoolhouse designer series paper.  

 

I also added a strip of Corrugated paper and colored in and cut out one of the lego images.

 

Fun cards don't have to take a long time to put together!

 

Supplies:

Boys will Be Boys, Watercolor Wishes

Memento Black, Hello Honey, Real Red, Pacific Point ink

Schoolhouse dsp

corrugated paper

Hello Honey, Whisper White card stock

 

In my Thoughts

 

The first thing that drew me to the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set was the circular images.  We used them on one of our stamp club cards last month (see here) and I used parts of them on the card below as well.

 

I chose a strip of Schoolhouse designer series paper for the card and put part of a Tea lace paper doily behind it.  Then I added a couple strips of washi tape and my circles.

 

The 2 1/2" circle is punched from white corrugated paper and the 2" circle from Crumb Cake.  The stamp set I used for the sentiment is from the Watercolor Wishes card kit.

 

Supplies:

Watercolor Wishes card kit, Snuggles and Smooches

Tip Top Taupe, Pool Party ink

Schoolhouse dsp

Whisper White, Crumb Cake card stock

Corrugated paper

washi tape

Tea lace paper doilies

2" and 2 1/2" circle punches

 

September Stamp Club Projects

 

I went with a little mix of Holiday catalog and Annual catalog for my stamp club projects this month.  The first card uses the Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 stamp set along with some washi tape and basic rhinestones.

 

On our second card, I used the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set and the set from the Watercolor Wishes card kit to create a fun little birthday card with some splashes of color.

 

And the layout uses some Schoolhouse designer series paper along with the Stamp a Bag stamp set.

 

If you think the project look like fun and would like to try out our monthly stamp club (or the Virtual Club if you do not live close) contact me here for more details.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp A Bag

Snuggles and Smooches

Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015

Watercolor Wishes card kit

Bermuda Bay, Delightful Dijon, Blackberry Bliss, Wild Wasabi,

Pool Party ink

Schoolhouse dsp

Winter Wonderland washi tape

Everyday Chic Washi tape

basic rhinestones

pansy punch

Whisper White, Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango card stock

 

 

Knew You Could, Knew You Would!

 

Swimming is a great exercise for Maddie to strengthen her right side so we try to use our pool as much as possible in the summer.  Swimming lessons at the pool in town are a good way for her to see how much stronger all that extra time in the water makes her and this year was no exception.  She was able to pass her lessons pretty easily this summer and was so proud afterward!

 

I kind of matched the pattern on her swim suit with the Go Wild designer series paper on this page and added some English Garden designer series paper that had one of the colors in her suit too.

 

The Bravo stamp set worked great for the title and I used two of the sentiments from that set. 

 

Finally I added some washi tape from the Watercolor Wishes card kit and some Calypso Coral thick bakers twine.

 

Supplies:

Bravo

Memento Black ink

Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Night of Navy, Whisper White card stock

Calypso Coral thick baker's twine

washi tape

Go Wild and English Garden designer series paper

 

Quick Birthday

 

On the card I made today, I am using a piece of designer series paper from something a little bit different.  It is not from a paper pack, but if is part of the packaging used on the Watercolor Wishes card kit.  The kit has a belly band wrapped around it and that is what I cut down to use on this card.

 

I added a few simple stamped images from the Butterfly Basics stamp set and then added the strip of designer series paper and some linen thread. 

 

Supplies:

Butterfly Basics

Soft Suede, Memento Black ink

Whisper White card stock

Watercolor wishes card kit

linen thread

More Watercolor Samples

 

These are the rest of the cards from the Watercolor Wishes card kit.  There are some that had the bases cut into smaller pieces like I shared with you on Monday and others that are pretty much like the kit suggests.  

 

I really loved the patterns and colors in the kit and wish there was a refill!

 

The kit contains lots of different types of elements to add to the cards, wooden elements, sequins, washi tape, stickers, etc...

 

As I said when I showed you the other samples, I love the stamp set that comes with the kit, especially the fonts...

 

I did add some different ink colors to the cards as well instead of just using what was in the kit, but the kit contains all you need to make beautiful cards!

 

And the last ones...

 

Hope you enjoyed the samples and try the kit out yourself as well!

 

Watercolor Samples and A Taste of Harvest

 

Well, I ended up missing one day so far, but hopefully I can find time to keep the posts going for now (at least until we start potato harvest!).  Today I have some of the cards I made with the Watercolor Wishes card kit to share with you.  I will share some more in a few days as well.

 



 

Instead of making all the cards just like the directions I ended up cutting up some of the card bases into smaller pieces and adding them to different card bases (additional card stock). 

 

I chose to add some different washi tape to this one as well...

 

And some angled linen thread...

 

and some framelit pieces...

 

I have to say the stamp set in this kit has awesome fonts and sentiments.  It will be used long after the kit is gone for sure. 

 

Next up....Harvest Scenes :)  I took a few photos with my phone from my combine this fall and thought I would share them too. 

 

A little hard to see, but that is another combine in my mirror and my dad is in that one.

 

This was my view for 6 days...

 

And my husband in one of our trucks with some relatives in the background harvesting their own wheat...

 

One night there was some bad weather to the east of us and when I took the picture I didn't realize that this was the storm cloud, but on the way home it had lots of lightning flashes in it.  Through my dirty window it doesn't show the different colors in the cloud so well, but it was pink, yellow and white all in layers. 

 

I will have to remember to take some during potato harvest to show you in about a month too! 

 

 

A Special Day

 

I needed an anniversary card recently and decided to use the For the New Two stamp set and paired it with a few items from the Watercolor Wishes card kit and some Metallic and Paper Tea Lace doilies.  

 

The striped layer is part of a card base that I cut down from the Watercolor Wishes card kit as are the two wooden heart elements.  I really like the For the New Two stamp set and use it quite a bit! 

 

Supplies:

For the New Two

Mossy Meadow ink

Soft Suede, Blackberry Bliss and Whisper White card stock

Tea lace paper doilies

Metallic doilies

Watercolor Wishes card kit

 

August Stamp Club Projects

 

Where does the time go?  Time to share stamp club projects again!  This month I chose to focus on the Farmers Market designer series paper and the colors that coordinate for the layout.

 

The first card shown uses Watercolor Wishes and Big on You (which was in the occasions catalog) but for our club I actually used the Hello Life stamp set sentiment.

 

The second card focuses on the Color Me Irresistible specialty paper and Serene Silhouettes.  The sentiment is from the Watercolor Wishes card kit stamp set.

 

Again, the layout...

 

We always have room if these project look like fun - both in person and virtually, the Stamp Clubs are a blast.  Let me know if you are interested in joining us!

 

14

 

My oldest son has friends that are turning 14 already, although he is about the youngest one in the class so it will be awhile yet for him.  This is a card I made for one of his friends birthdays not too long ago using the Larger than Life Alphabet and Numbers stamp set along with the Stamp A Bag stamp set.

 

I also used some washi tape from the Watercolor Wishes project kit and some stars from the June Paper Pumpkin kit.  (Those kit pieces are popping up everywhere in my projects these days!)

 

There is also a strip of Farmers Market designer series paper and the dots in the background behind the numbers are from the Homemade for You stamp set.

 

I decided to add some fun to the inside of the card as well using more pieces from the June Paper Pumpkin kit and a sentiment from the Tin of Card stamp set.

 

Supplies:

Tin of Cards, Homemade for you, Larger than Life Alphabet and Numbers, Stamp A Bag stamp sets

Tip Top Taupe, Night of Navy ink

Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Old Olive card stock

June Paper Pumpkin kit

Watercolor Wishes card kit

linen thread

circles framelits

Farmers Market dsp