Butterfies

Good morning from rainy Oregon.  Was such a bummer to look outside this morning and see icky grey rain.  Hopefully the weather will turn and my son can get in some baseball this weekend.  We'll see!!
Here is a card I made the other day that I CASE'd out of the catty.  Thought about using it this weekend at my card class but decided it just wasn't up to par for me.  I like it but I don't LOVE it, ya know what I mean??  I haven't used this beautiful background stamp much and I have been trying to find a card to use it on.  It's called Parlor Prints.  The ink used is Bashful Blue and I have to be honest here and say that I am not sad that it is retiring soon.  I used to use it all of the time but ever since Pool Party came out - that has been my go-to blue and I haven't used this color in almost 2 years!!.  It does go beautifully with the Rose Red and Certainly Celery butterflies I punched out of the Color Collection  Designer Series Paper packs. I used the Scallop Trim Border on some Rose Red cardstock and mounted that behind the piece I background stamped.  Added different sized rhinestones for some sparkle and there you go.
I hope you all have a great weekend.  I will post more cards next week from my upcoming class.

Create a Cupcake

Hello!! So sorry it has been several weeks since my last post.  Between spring break, baseball for my son and basketball for my daughter - its been fairly busy around here.  I got the chance to get a few cards made last week for my upcoming class this weekend so I thought I would post one today.
This card was made using the Create a Cupcake set which is one of my favorites.  And how awesome that its a card without a cupcake!  I love it when you can use a stamp set for multiple different things. The colors used are Always Artichoke, Tangerine Tango, Soft Suede, and the retiring River Rock.  The ribbon is the 1/2 in scallop dots ribbon in Tangerine Tango.  I used my markers and colored the flower stamp with the Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke and stamped the image 6 times reapplying ink each time.  I stamped these images directly onto the whisper white cardstock after I had punched a piece out with the 2 3/8 scalloped circle punch.  The flower pot was stamped in Soft Suede and then punched out using the Cupcake Builder punch and then adhered to the scalloped circle with a dimensional.  Then the scalloped circle was adhered with dimensionals over the top of the ribbon.  The nice thing about this card is that you can stamp just about any greeting on the bottom - it fits for several different themes.  Some of the ladies attending the class will probably make this a Mother's Day card. 
Hope you all have a great day!

Flower Card

Happy Sunday everyone.  Woke up to a bright sunny day here in Oregon - always puts me in a better mood! It's officially Spring Break here so the kids are sleeping in and being lazy :).  Fine by me!

Here is an adorable card I recently CASE'd from Elizabeth Hurst (yes - can you believe it?  I actually wrote down the name of the gal who made this card! I soo need to be better about giving credit where due.).  The cardstock colors used were Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White.  The card feels so Springy to me.  The stamp set used is Mixed Bunch and I stamped the image with Versamark and then embossed it using the clear embossing powder.  Unfortunately it doesn't show up very well in the photo on the Daffodil Delight but you get the idea on the Pool Party flower and it looks super cool in person.  I then punched out the flowers using the coordinating Blossom punch.  I also used the punch to punch out one flower in Wild Wasabi and then I cut it to use for the petals.  The Crumb Cake card stock is embossed using the awesome Honecomb textured embossing folder.  I am using it ALL THE TIME!!  I love love love it! The greeting is from the new Wishes Your Way stamp set that is in the Spring Mini.  The flower center is punched out with the Boho Blossom punch and then a rhinestone was added for the final touch.  You could make this card for just about any occasion.  Think I will be making this at my next class!

Bloomin' Marvelous

Good afternoon - hope everyone is doing good.  Lots of rain here today which is such a bummer since it has been so darn nice lately.  I've been able to get lots of walks in which my doggie appreciates.  Well SAB is almost over so you had all better hurry and get your orders in if you want to take advantage of this great offer. Remember - for every $50 you spend - you get a FREE stamp set or DSP out of the Sale-a-brations brochure.  Cool!  I love free stuff!!

 I just CASe'd this off Stampin Connection and am thinking I will be making lots of cards with this great layout.  The stamp set used is Bloomin' Marvelous from the SAB brochure.  I used one of the greetings as well as the butterfly, flower, and flower petals stamps.   The ink colors used are Crumb Cake, Pool Party, and Primrose Petals.  I used the Core'dinations paper in Primrose Petals from the Spring mini catalog as a layer on top of my card base.  I ran it thru the Big Shot with a retired embossing folder and then sanded it using the sanding block.  I love this paper and the look it gives cards after you have sanded it - very cool!  I also punched out a butterfly with the Elegant Butterfly punch and layered one of the small butterflies punched out with the Bitty Buttefly punch on top.  The ribbon used is the Crumb Cake 3/8 taffeta ribbon which is great for wrapping around cards and tying off.

Thanks for looking!

Thinking of You

 

Hello everyone.  Hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a wonderful time up in Washington visiting my family for my grandmother's 98th birthday.  It was great to see her and get to spend some time with her as well as one of my adorable nephews who I don't get to see very often.  Miss them all!

Here is a card that I recently CASE'd from Stampin Connection that incorporates several Sale-a-bration items.  The stamp set is called Madison Avenue and the DSP is from the Sycamore Street DSP pack.  I also used Island Indigo ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack as well as the Vine Street embossing folder on a piece of Tangerine Tango card stock.  My card base colors are Pool Party and Summer Starfruit.  A small rhinestone was added to the center of each flower for a little pop.

I am participating in a birthday card SWAP soon so hopefully I will get the opportunity in the next few days to get some stamping done.......and of my own creations!!  You all know I don't do that very often - hee hee!!

Birthday cards

Hello!  Hope everyone out there is doing great today.  I am heading up to WA this afternoon for my grandmother's 98th birthday this weekened.  YES - 98!  And looking and feeling great - I love my grandma!!!

 I got this card idea the other day off Stampin Connection and I changed it up just a wee bit.  I love the colors Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Rich Razzleberry together.  I embossed a piece of Crumb Cake with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and adhered a strip of Early Espresso that was punched with the scallop border punch on the bottom then adhered all that to the card base.  The 3 strips of paper were all flagged at one end and adhered  to the top of the card. The DSP strip is from the Sycamore Street DSP collection from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  Then I wrapped a piece of whisper white 3/8 taffeta riboon around it and tied a bow.  I made the top card with a cupcake from the Create a Cupcake set punched out with the coordinating cupcake punch.  I made this one for a dear friend's daughter and I think it turned out super cute.  The bottom card was more like the one I CASE'd and I used the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly punches as well as a sentiment from one of last years retired hostess sets.

Sympathy

Good afternoon from sunny Oregon.  It's a tad cold out but very nice blue sky.  My mom asked for some sympathy cards so this is what I came up with.  The greeting is from a retired set but the flower stamp is from a Sale-a-bration set called Madison Avenue.  I used the colors Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi.  You could do this card in any color combo you want and it would look good.  I added a rhinestone in the center of each flower to finish it off.  I am not a Stamp-a-ma-jig gal but I could certainly see how that tool would come in handy here trying to line up all the flowers.  I eye-ball everything and having this set be clear mount made it easier.  Enjoy your day!