High Tide

Another sneak peek project for you today using the High Tide stamp set that is in the Occasions catalog.  It is a set with that you can do several steps with and has some great sentiments as well.  I chose to make this one with a simple background just showcasing the lighthouse and sentiment.

There area also some bird images, grass, a sun and a light beam along with three other sentiments.

Supplies:

High Tide

Tip Top Taupe, Pool Party, Basic Black ink

Very Vanilla, Pool Party card stock

Do It All

This week will be one filled with sneak peeks from the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs that will be available in January.  I would have shared them sooner, but some bad weather and blizzards delayed my preorder shipment by a week!  The wait was terrible, lol!

The first one uses a stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog called Designer Tee and it will coordinate with a stamp set and framelits set in the Occasions catalog as well.

I colored the cake image in with So Saffron and Bermuda Bay makers and added two designs from the Cupcakes and Carousels designer series paper pack behind the sentiment layers.

Supplies:

Designer Tee

Early Espresso, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay ink and markers

Peekaboo Peach, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla card stock

Cupcakes and Carousels dsp

Blooms and Wishes Sympathy

I wanted to use some colors that I don't often pair together on this sympathy card using the Blooms and Wishes stamp set.  I chose Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder. 

The sentiments are from Better Together and I added some enamel dots to a few of the flowers to add some texture and a pop of color.

Supplies:

Blooms and Wishes, Better Together

Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder ink

Whisper White, Perfect Plum card stock

enamel dots

Poinsettia Christmas

This card was recently in a couple of my stamp a stacks and features the Reason for the Season stamp set and again the This Christmas specialty paper. 

I also used the Stitched shapes framelits and the note tag punch popping both of those layers up with Stampin' dimensionals. 

This is one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets and I love to use Cherry Cobbler for the flower petals.

Supplies:

Reason for the Season

Soft Suede, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler ink

Whisper White card stock

This Christmas specialty paper

note tag punch

Stitched shapes framelits

enamel dots

Flowers for You

Once in awhile I make some blank cards to either add a sentiment to later or just leave blank since I have orders for them occasionally.  This one uses the Stitched shapes framelits (are you sick of me using them yet?!) and the Number of Years stamp set.

I used a retired embossing folder for the background on Crumb Cake card stock and then added a strip of This Christmas specialty paper.  The linen thread is wrapped around the Crumb Cake piece and attached in the back with washi tape.

Supplies:

Number of Years

Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler ink

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler card stock

This Christmas specialty paper

linen thread

Stitched shapes framelits

zig zag embossing folder

Winter Thank You

I was playing around with the Thoughtful Branches set again one day and came up with this winter themed thank you card.

I added some snowflakes with white craft ink and some This Christmas specialty paper behind the trees.

It is a pretty simple card but I love the way it turned out. 

Supplies:

Thoughtful Branches

Soft Suede, White craft ink

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake card stock

This Christmas specialty paper

November Paper Pumpkin

I really loved last month's Paper Pumpkin kit, the only thing that would have made it better...?  Full sized cards instead of the smaller ones.  So I improvised and made them into 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" gift card holders.

The picture above is the original card idea for which the kit was intended.  Below is the alternative version...

I put tear and tape adhesive on three sides of the back of the front piece so that a gift card could be placed in the top.

The background piece was embossed with the Pine Boughs folder before I added gift card holder piece.

Supplies:

November 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit

Dapper Denim card stock

Pine Bough folder

tear and tape adhesive

Remember, you can sign up for a monthly Paper Pumpkin kit at any time or give them as gifts!  Just go here to get started!