Pleasantly Poppied

I made this card for a stamping workshop I am holding at the local library. I tried to keep it simple, yet vibrant.

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - pleasant poppies, itty bitty banners
• cardstock - daffodil delight, baja breeze, whisper white
• ink - not quite navy
• misc - bitty banners framelits, petals a plenty EF, labels framelits, scallop border punch, daffodil delight ribbon

Soft Flower Thank You

This is a simple and elegant thank you card using the flower from an old hostess set called simply soft. I love how the 2 step stamping works on this flower to give it a watercolor look.

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: itty bitty banners, papillon potpourri (butterfly), simply soft (flower)
• ink: calypso coral, lucky limeade, black stazon, early espresso
• paper: calypso coral, wild wasabi, early espresso, whisper white, floral district DSP
• misc: butterfly punch, bitty banners framelits, perfect polka dots EF, ribbon (not SU)

Love You Pattern

Itty bitty shapes pattern card. I used the itty bitty shapes punches with the itty bitty buttons. Background is perfect polka dots, and petals a plenty EF's; sentiment is from itty bitty banners stamp set, and is cut with the bitty banners framelits. Simple, yet elegant : )

Floral District Poppies

A card using the pleasant poppies stamp with the floral district designer series paper (DSP). I stamped the poppies in rich razzleberry ink on whisper white, then added strips of rich razzleberry cardstock and floral district DSP. I embossed the whole image with petals a plenty EF. Then added a strip of soft suede embossed with the petals a plenty and the happy birthday banner. Made the scallop flower in layers of rich razzleberry, floral district, wild wasabi, soft suede, lucky limeade and a flower punched from the floral district paper with the itty bitty shapes punch.

SUPPLIES:

• rich razzleberry, soft suede, whisper white cardstock, floral district DSP
• rich razzleberry ink
• petals a plenty, square lattice embossing folders
• 1 3/4" scallop, 1 3/8" circle, 3/4" circle, itty bitty shape flower punches
• floral frame and bitty banner framelits

Butterfly Sunset

I used the brayer technique on this card. I first stamped the field flowers and butterfly in black stazon; then stamped the shading part of field flowers in so saffron. I colored the butterfly with markers. Then I used a versamarker to cover the images and embossed them with clear embossing powder. I brayered daffodil delight in bottom left corner at an angle. After masking off the sun with a post it, I brayered from the top right hand corner at an angle: so saffron; then moving up a little and not quite covering all of the so saffron  added calypso coral; then not covering all of the calypso coral added melon mambo; sponged in so saffron on the sun.

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - melon mambo, black, whisper white
• ink - daffodil delight, so saffron, calypso coral, melon mambo, versamark pen
• stamps - field flowers, papillon potpourri, itty bitty banners
• accessories - modern label punch, bitty banners framelits, itty bitty shapes punches, clear embossing powder, heat gun

Itty Bitty Boot

This boot is from the hostess set Happy You. Very simple, but fun card : ) Doily print from delicate doilies; flourish from everything eleanor.

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock: daffodil delight, baja breeze, whisper white
• Stamps: happy you, everything eleanor, delicate doilies, itty bitty banners
• Ink: pool party, black stazon
• Markers: daffodil delight, pool party, blender pen
• Accessories: floral frames framelits, 2 3/8" scallop circle, square lattice embossing folder, itty bitty shapes punches, bitty banners framelits, daffodil delight ribbon, pearl rhinestone stickers

Poppy Pattern

Another card using Pleasant Poppies as the focal point. The background is created using the flourish from Everything Eleanor and one of the Delicate Doilies stamps. The poppies were stamped on watercolor paper with black stazon ink and then were colored with Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade markers and a blender pen. I outlined the poppies with a Pink Pirouhette marker. The background is stamped in Wild Wasabi and Cherry Cobbler; sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners is stamped in Cherry Cobbler as well.


SUPPLIES:

• Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Basic Black cardstock & watercolor paper
• Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral, Pink Pirouhette, Lucky Limeade markers; blender pen
• Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi ink
• Itty Bitty Shapes, Modern Label, and Decorative Label, 1/2" circle punches
• Labels Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
• Delicate Doilies, Everything Eleanor, Pleasant Poppies, Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets

Summer Afternoon Thank You

This stamp is from the hostess set Summer Afternoon. It is stamped on watercolor paper in Brown Stazon ink and colored with markers and blender pen. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banner set and is cut with the Bitty Banner Framelits. The background is embossed with Petals a Plenty in Daffodil Delight. The matting is Early Espresso and the Card is Baja Breeze.




SUPPLIES:

• daffodil delight, baja breeze, early espresso, watercolor paper
• Summer Afternoon, Itty Bitty Banners
• Bitty Banners Framelits, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, 1/2" circle punch, dotted scallop ribbon border punch
• Petals a Plenty EF
• crumb cake, early espresso, pumpkin pie, baja breeze, island indigo, certainly celerly, wild wasabi, sahara sand, daffodil delight, more mustard markers
• marina mist ink, brown stazon

Furry Folk Love

I love this Furry Folk set and didn't realize until tonight that it was not in the new catalog : (  The little critters are so cute. I masked off the top of critters head before stamping the next critter. The bear and mouse are stamped in Always Artichoke, the hedgehog and bunny in Melon Mambo, the beaver in Soft suede.







SUPPLIES:

• Furry Folk, Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets
• Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede ink
• Melon Mambo, Whisper White cardstock, Kraft (not SU) 
• Petals a Plenty, Square Lattice embossing folders
• Labels Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
• Pink Rhinestones, Ribbon, Border punch not SU

Field Flower Thanks

My goal with this card was to try to use a color combo that wouldn't be typical for me to select with the Field Flower set.  I used cajun craze, lucky limeade, early espresso, and white cardstock. For ink I used cherry cobbler for the flower outline, pumpkin pie for the two step stamping, and always artichoke for the stem and sentiment. I used the labels and bitty banners framelits, the petals a plenty and square lattice embossing folders, and the ribbon border and ticket punches. The sentiment is the itty bitty banners set with an antique brad below it.

Now on to father's day cards...

For You by Eleanor

Another rainy day - deja vu! Playing with Everything Eleanor, another deja vu! This card was the result of mistakes and covering them up : )

I inked the flourish in early espresso and then melon mambo; inked the background label in crumb cake, then the edges in early espresso. Then embossed with petals a plenty. Stamped the floral images in early espresso then colored with pink pirouhette and melon mambo using a blender pen. Added white to the flower.


SUPPLIES:

• Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Crumb Cake cardstock
• Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake ink
• Elegant Butterfly punch, Modern Label punch, Scallop edge punch (Not SU)
• Labels Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
• Everything Eleanor, Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets
• Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder

Everything Eleanor

I almost didn't get the Everything Eleanor stamp set - and now I'm so glad I did! There are so many other things I should be doing right now, instead of playing with my new SU stuff : )  Anyhoo...I used markers and blender pens on the flowers. The one on the right had yellow for the center sticking up things - it didn't look right; so I colored over it with the white and it came out a yellowish color.

SUPPLIES USED:

• Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo Cardstock. Watercolor Paper
• Petals a Plenty, Framed Tulips Embossing Folders
• Floral Frames Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
• Everything Eleanor, Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets
• Pink Pirouhette, Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, White markers; uni-ball Signo gel pen and blender pen
• black stazon, Crumb Cake ink
• Ribbon and pink rhinestones not SU

Field Flowers

Another rainy day...I am ready for sunshine.  This Field Flowers set seems bright and cheery - I'll see if the cheer is contagious : )
I used the large paper doily die, the polka dots EF, the swirls scribbles die all in whisper white. The flower is stamped in Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, and Wild Wasabi. The with Love sentiment is cut out with the bitty banners framelits. The card and flower are matted with Wisteria Wonder and the button is from the designer series.

Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Fu Man Chu Bear

Another card created because of the rainy, rainy day here in North Idaho. I cut the topnote out of very vanilla, masked the sun, and then sponged with marina mist, pool party, daffodil delight, tangerine tango, crumb cake, soft suede. Then I stamped the flowers/stems from the Nature Walk set. You inspire me is from the Petite Pairs set and is cut with the bitty banners framelits.

The background panel is daffodil delight and is embossed with square lattice. The ribbon is also daffodil delight.

To make the bear I used these punches: ornament, cupcake builder, fancy flower, 3/4" circle, and 1/2" circle. The eyebrows, nose, and whites of eye are from the cupcake builder. I cut the 3/4" circle in half for the ears and the 1/2" circle for the eyes in black. I stamped the bottom of the bear's chin with a cupcake wrapper from Create a Cupcake set to create a "fu man chu". I added brown rhinestone pearls to the eyes. I punched the fancy flower and then embossed with the square lattice EF. The bears face and body are done in soft suede.

Apothecary Sympathy

Another card I wish I didn't have the occasion to make.  Because the family has such a love of life, gardening, and Jesus, I decided it should also be colorful with flowers.  Used my fav - apothecary art with labels framelits, bitty banners framelits, and the vintage wallpaper EF. The sympathy and friendship stamp is not SU - it's from My Sentiments Exactly (a very stamp).  SU papers used are cherry cobbler, daffodil delight, very vanilla, and watercolor paper. Ribbon is also daffodil delight. I used the marker layering technique to color the flowers.

Pinwheel with Love

This was actually my first attempt at the pinwheel - prior to the previous pinwheel birthday card post.  To make the pinwheel you just start with a triangle (I cut a 2 1/2" square in half); then fold over the inside edge of each triangle and glue it to a circle in back. Then cover the front seems of the 4 triangles with a decorative brad, button, or stamped circle.  It is not my favorite card of all time - but the pinwheel is cute.  And of course I used the bitty banners framelits again :-)  I need to try and diversify!

Pinwheel Birthday

My friend's granddaughter is having her 1st birthday party today, and I made this card for her.  I pre-ordered the bitty banner framelits that will be avail in the new 2012 - 2013 catalog; I think they will be one of my favorite must haves, along with the label framelit :-)  I tried the pinwheel technique and had fun with it!  To make the pinwheel you just start with a triangle (I cut a 2 1/2" square in half); then fold over the inside edge of each triangle and glue it to a circle in back.  Then cover the front seems of the 4 triangles with a decorative brad, button, or stamped circle.

On the inside I used the create a cupcake stamp set and punch, along with happiest birthday wishes hostess set.  The happy birthday sentiment is a little crooked, but I figured since she's only 1 she may not notice :-)