Aztec Southwest Card

Playing around with punches and embossing folders to come up with an aztec southwest type design. I was inpsired by a throw pillow in my bedroom. The only thing stamped is from the modern mosaic set.

Indigo Blue Christmas

SUPPLIES:

• Ink: Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray
• Cardstock: Indigo Blue, Whisper White, Basic Gray
• Stamps: Festive Flurry, Come to Bethlehem
• Accessories: Festive Flurry Framelits, Snow Burst and Chevron EFs, Vintage Brad, Finishing Touches Edgelits. Not SU: Ribbon, rhinestone

It is hard to tell from the photo, the three layers of snowflakes have pop-up dots so IRL there is great dimension and texture!

Secret Garden Artisan Entry

 

 

Another non-winning entry for the Artisan Contest.

 

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Secret Garden, Pretty Petites, Oh hello
• cardstock - Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
• ink - Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink
• accessories - Secret Garden framelits, Square Lattice EF, Finishing Touches Edgelits,

Madison Avenue Artisan Entry

One of five card entries for the Artisan contest that was not selected.


SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Madison Avenue, Oh Hello, Papillon Potpourri, Pretty Petities, Distressed Dots
• ink - Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
• paper - whisper white, basic gray
• accessories - finishing touches edgelits, apothecary accents framelits, petite curly label punch, elegant butterfly punch, bitty butterfly punch, stampamajig, paper piercing template and paper piercer

Get Well Bloom

A get well card for my aunt that spent christmas and new years in the hospital ):
But, she has recovered and will be better off as a result!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - blooming with kindness, distressed dots, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - soft suede, always artichoke, pool party
• cardstock - whisper white, soft suede, pool party, certainly celery
• accesories - bitty banners framelits, top note die, lacy brocade EF, wild wasabi ribbon, finishing touches edgelits

Thank You CAS

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - whisper white, bashful blue, night of navy
• stamps - parlor prints, button buddies, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - not quite navy, bashful blue
• accessories - itty bitty punches, 1/2" circle punch, pearl rhinestone, finishing touches edgelits, midnight muse stitched ribbon

To add a little depth to the flower, after inking with bashful blue I colored a few bases of the petals with a night of navy marker.

Holiday Ornament

 

To make this card, I cut the zig zag strips using finishing touches edgelits, adhered them to white cardstock, then diecut with holiday ornaments framelits. Added dimension to background panels with the square lattice EF, and the lacy brocade EF. The lacy trim is also from the finishing touches edgelits. Not sure of the name of the DSP; merry christmas sentiment is from petite pairs.

Layered Birthday

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - apothecary art
• ink - basic gray, espresso
• cardstock - basic gray, whisper white, bashful blue, crumb cake
• accessories - square lattice EF, lacy brocade EF, labels framelits, finishing touches edgelits, markers, blender pens, itty bitty punches, mini brads, rhinestones (not SU)

I made this card with several left over scraps from previous cards. Inked lacy brocade EF with basic gray before embossing bashful blue cardstock. Stamped apothecary art in espresso; colored with markers and blender pen. Added itty bitty punches, layered in two colors and then attached with mini brads. Butterfly was punched from previous piece of white cardstock embossed with inked square lattice EF.

Iceskating

I love this color combo of very vanilla, pretty in pink and basic gray!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - wonderful winterland, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - pink pirouhette, black
• cardstock - very vanilla, gbasic gray
• accessories - labels framelits, designer frame folder, holiday frame EF, word window punch, 3/4" circle punch, large oval punch, large decorative brad, corner rounder

I colored the holiday frame embossing folder with a pink pirouhette marker before embossing (love the effect!). Embossed the basic gray with the designer frame folder, then cut with the labels framelit. Stamped iceskater from wonderful winterland set; colored with markers and blender pen and sponged edges with pink pirouhette. Hard to see, but I punched a 3/4" circle and put under the brad, then distressed the edges of the circle.

Navy Ornament Keepsake

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - ornament keepsakes, teeny tiny wishes, parlor prints (background stamp), everything eleanor (swirl flourish)
• ink - not quite navy, cherry cobbler
• cardstock - cherry cobbler, whisper white
• accessories - finishing touches edgelits, holiday ornament framelits, bitty banners framelits, pearls, sponge

Ornament Trio

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - ornament keepsakes, bright christmas
• ink - real red, black
• cardstock - basic gray, whisper white
• accessories - finishing touches edgelits, square lattice EF, holiday ornaments framelits, clear bitty buttons, corner ticket punch, white satin ribbon

Ornament Elegance

Simple card using the ornament keepsakes bundle. Also used square lattice EF, vintage wallpaper EF, finishing touches edgelits. Ornaments are inked with baja breeze and so saffron.

(I thought I should do a simple, almost monochromatic card after my previous wildly colored post "colorful woodgrain")

Snowflakes

 

 

This is the first time I've tried out this snowflake soiree set. The snowflakes in this set from the Holiday Catalog are beautiful!!! I stamped with stazon black onto watercolor paper, and colored in the snowflakes with blender pens using elegant eggplant and not quite navy. I used the finishing touches edgelits to mat the image. 

Parlor Prints Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - parlor prints, itty bitty banners
• cardstock - crumb cake, soft suede, whisper white, baja breeze, real red
• ink - baja breeze, real read, soft suede
• misc - elegant butterfly and itty bitty shapes punches; little leaves sizzlits, finishing touches edgelits, oval punch, designer frame and square lattice embossing folders, bitty banners framelits, sponge

I stamped the parlor prints background stamp on whisper white cardstock in real red and baja breeze to make the print paper.

Leaves of Fall

SUPPLIES:

stamps - french foliage, teeny tiny wishes
ink - basic gray, crumb cake, sahara sand, espresso, versamark
cardstock - sahara sand, going gray, vanilla, espresso
misc - crumb cake seam binding ribbon, large delicate doilies sizzlits, finishing touches edgelits,  clear embossing powder, rhinestones (not SU)

Note: for the center leaves, first stamped with versamark, then espresso; embossed with clear powder. Colored over with blushing bride marker.

Thank You BLUES

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - certainly celery, pool party, night of navy, whisper white
• ink - stazon black, markers
• stamps - pleasant poppies, itty bitty banners, netting
• misc - fancy fan EF, posy punch, finishing touches edgelits, bitty banners framelits
• technique - marker layering