Knitting Llama

We made this card for one of my workshops. For some reason this llama from Zany Zoo set just makes me smile, so she was the perfect focal point on this simple card. I have a customer that is not a fan of ribbon, hence the paper strip in a folded pattern behind the llama. I'm also a big fan of the exposed brick 3d embossing folder.

 

Masculine Birthday Cards

Masculine cards do not come easy for me! Somehow I always want to use flowers lol! For the tree card I used an off brand die to cut various size paper strips in various colors. The trees are from both Pine Woods Dies and Majestic Mountain Dies. The sentiment is an off brand as well. Easy peasy, super simple. 

For the next card, I used the same colorful strips, then colored yupo paper with alcohol inks and then die cut the fish and hook with Catch of the Day Dies. Sentiment is from Approaching Perfection stamp set. A funny birthday card for witha  masculine flair! 

 

Buck Head Birthday

SUPPLIES:

• Accessories: Holiday Frame EF, Extra Large Oval Punch, Gold Coring Trim, Sponge Dauber
• Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Joyous Celebrations. Buck Head from Stampabilities L1103
• Ink: Delightful Dijon, Tip Top Taupe, Smoky Slate
• Paper: Whisper White, Delightful Dijon

Inked the top side of EF with Smoky Slate using sponge dauber then embossed Whisper White. After stamping the buck head image in Tip Top Taupe, I cut the image leaving the neck off.

2-15-15bday

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Simply Sketched, Parlor Prints
• Ink: Coastal Cabana, Always Artichoke, Versamark
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral. Gray and turquoise not SU.
• Accessories: Aqua Painter, White EP, Clear EP, Stampin Write Markers. Pearls, Ribbon.

For the flowers, stamp large flower in versamark on whisper white cs and emboss with white EP; color with aqua painter and tangerine tango. For smaller flower, stamp in versamark and emboss with white EP on Calypso Coral cs; color with Calypso Coral marker. Repeat with leaveson white cs.

I cased this card from pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/346284658823684730/

Her card is LOVELY!! I needed to get a birthday card in the mailbox in a hurry.

Lotus Birthday

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: SAB Lotus Blossom, Blooming With Kindness, Basic Black

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Tangerine Tango

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Sherbert (I think!?)

Accessories: Washi Tape, Square Lattice EF, Mix & Match Bow dies by Taylored Expressions

Love the Lotus flower - it's a three step stamp. I stamped the flower with cool cantaloupe a the solid background, then strawberry slush as the small detail stamp, and tangerine tango as the large detail stamp.

Happy Big Day

Happy Big Day

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Chalk Talk, I Like You (hostess), Papillon Potpourri
• CARDSTOCK: Whisper White
• INK: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana
• ACCESSORIES: Washi tape, Chalk Talk Framelits, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Sizzlits Little Leaves. Rhinestones not SU.

Feathered Birthday Wish

Happy Birthday card using Fine Feathers stamp set and die cuts from Waltzingmouse Stamps. Arrow Embossing Folder and Happy Birthday sentiment from SU . Colored twine not SU.  

Lacy Bloom With Hope

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Bloom With Hope, Dictionary, I Love Lace, Secret Garden
• INK: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black, Certainly Celery
• CARDSTOCK: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party
• ACCESSORIES: Fringe Scissors, Vintage Brads, Paper Doily, Bitty Banners & Secret Garden Framelits, Belndabilities, Sponge Daubers, White Baker's Twine

Stamped Whisper White background panel with Dictionary background stamp in Night of Navy; sponged edges with Night of Navy. Stamped Flowers on Whisper White using Memento Black; colored with blendabilities markers. Stamped background stamp I Love Lace in Soft Sky over entire image; sponged Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy. Colored flowers again with lightest color of blendabilities to remove any pattern from I Love Lace stamp. Stamped leaves from Secret Garden set in Certainly Celery, cut with framelit. Selected just a few leaves and sponged edges with Always Artichoke, then added black around very edges. Cut Pool Party with fringe scissors and sponged with Night of Navy; added Paper Doily also lightly sponge with Night of Navy. Stamped Happy birthday in Night of Navy on Pool Party and cut with Bitty Banners framelits; sponged edges. Added bakers twine and vintage brad.

Shades of Gray

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Distressed Dots Background, Chevron Background, Sunflower Background, Simply Sketched. Papillon Potpourri
• CARDSTOCK: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Black
• INK: Smoky Slate, Craft White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz
• ACCESSORIES: White EP, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Markers, White Gel pen.

Stamped the large sunflower stamp in craft white ink onto basic black cardstock; added white EP and heat embossed. Stamped distressed dots background stamp in basic gray on whisper white; stamped chevron background in smoky slate on whisper white. Stamped chevron with pear pizzaz on whisper white; stamped sentiment over it in basic black and punched. The butterfly was stamped onto pear pizzazz cardstock in basic black ink and then added a little pear pizzazz marker, and white dots with gel pen.

Watercolor Winter

To create the background colors, I colored the acrylic block using markers - coastal cabana, strawberry slush, crushed curry, pumpkin pie. Spritzed with water and stamped on whisper white cardstock. After it dried a little, I stamped the lovely as a tree in night of navy.

I think the colors mean I am looking toward spring!

Seaside Retreat

This seaside scene was created using aqua painter on watercolor paper. Ink colors used: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron. I colored the sky, sea and sand and let it dry before stamping the images. Colored stamped images with markers.

Birds and grasses from Wetlands set. Sentiment from Express Yourself; Palm tree not SU.

Wildflower Birthday

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, non SU pink
• ink: Pretty in Pink, Lucky Limeade, Real Red, Night of Navy, Island Indigo
• stamps: Wildflower Meadow, Label Love
• accessories: Wildflower Meadow folder, Artisan Label punch, non SU ribbon

After inking entire Wildflower Meadow with Pretty in Pink, I then colored bird and flowers with markers, huffed and stamped. Embossed with matching Wildflower Meadow folder.

Note: I made this for a card workshop, and everyone loved the card. However, it took so long for each person to color the stamp, that it left people waiting for too long. So, I wouldn't recommend it as a great hands-on card!

Secret Garden Bday

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Secret Garden, Petite Pairs
• ink: Cherry Cobbler
• cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Floral District DSP
• accessories: Secret Garden Framelits, Vine Street folder, Honeycomb folder, square lattice folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Modern Label Punch, Daffodil Deight Seam Binding Ribbon

Triple Sunflower

SUPPLIES:

• CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun (? not sure)
• INK: Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight
• STAMPS: Petite Pairs, A Round Array
• ACCESSORIES: Honeycomb & Square Lattice Folders; 7/8" Scallop Circle, Large Oval, Scallop Oval, 1" Circle punches; flower burst embossilit (I think this embossilit is still available on the SU clearance rack).

Made flowers with flower burst embossilit, I added a chocolate chip  1" round center embossed with square lattice to make it look like a sunflower. Then added the punched FOR YOU from A Round Array set.

Direct to Paper TRUCK

To make the background around the truck, I used the direct to paper technique. Began with whisper white cardstock, applied stampin' spots directly to the paper: so saffron, apricot appeal, tempting turquoise, brocade blue. Then stamped truck image in black and colored with copics; cut with labels framelit.




SUPPLIES

• stamps - countryside, itty bitty banners
• cardstock - so saffron, soft suede, whisper white
• ink - black, tempting turquoise, marina mist, brocade blue, so saffron, apricot appeal
• accessories - labels framelits, bitty banners framelits, apothecary accents framelits, square lattice EF, lacy brocade EF, fancy fan EF, woodgrain designer buttons, linen thread

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.

Birthday Drive By

This card is for my sweet son's 22nd birthday. I don't know why after all these years, it is still hard for me to come up with a "mancard". It was so tempting for me to add ribbon but I exercised self-control :)

I used the retired loads of love set for the truck, and the birthday sentiment is from happiest birthday wishes.  I used the square lattice embossing folder after stamping the wood grain. Colors used: crumb cake, basic gray, baja breeze, whisper white.