Baby Congrats!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Baby Steps, A Round Array
• ink: Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist, Basic Gray
• cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic gray
• accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Crochet Lace Trim, 7/8" Scallop Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits

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.

CAS Simply Stated

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Gray
• ink: Pink Pirouhette, Basic Gray
• stamps: Elements of Style, Petite Pairs, Itty Bitty Banners, A Round Array, Hearts A Flutter
• accessories: Square Lattice folder, Crochet Ribbon, 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, Large Oval Punch Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Bitty Banner Framelits. Rhinestones not SU

Soft & Subtle Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Flowering Flourishes, Apothecary Art, Oh Hello, Elements of Style, Petite Pairs
• ink: Pink Pirouhette, Basic Gray
• cardstock: Very Vanilla
• accessories: Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice folder. Word Window, 7/8" Scallop, Itty Bitty Shapes and Large Oval Punches. Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

Using Scraps Mothers Day

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny Tags, Hearts a Flutter
• ink: Basic Black, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight
• cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede. Brown dotted ribbon border not SU.
• accessories: Delicate Doilies Sizzlits, Secret Garden Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Square Lattice folder, Vintage Wallpaper folder, Large Oval Punch, Flower Burst Embossilit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Jewels Pearls.

I made this card using all of my leftover scraps - pieces that I had already embossed, punched, or diecut but were not used yet. So it was a piece-mail card!

Mothers Day Poppies

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Teeny Tiny Wishes, A Round Array
• ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
• cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, watercolor paper
• accessories: acrylic block, mister, reinkers, Honeycomb folder, Scallop Trim Border PunchWord Window punch, Flowers Burst Embossilit; 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch. Ribbon not SU.

Another card using reinkers on acrylic block. Just added a few very small droplets of each color to acrylic block, misted with water, then stamped on watercolor paper.

Bandana Technique Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: SAB Fresh Vintage, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
• ink: Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
• accessories: Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, embossilits Flower Burst, Itty Bitty Banners framelit, Basic Jewels Pearls, Square Lattice folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 7/8" Scallop Punch

To make the bandana background, I first stamped the images in Not Quite Navy; then added dots and dashes with Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen. See picture below. Actually very simple, but a little bit tedious (:

Acrylic Block Watercolor Technique

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Whisper White. Black, White, Watercolor paper not SU
• ink: More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Craft White
• accessories: acrylic block, water mister, mini brads, Word Window Punch, Aqua Painter, Sponge Dauber.

Using acrylic block F 4 7/8" x 6", I added reinker droplets starting with More Mustard in the center, Pumpkin Pie in a ring around the More Mustard, then Cajun Craze in a ring around the Pumpkin Pie. (about 5 - 8 droplets of reinker per color). Misted the block with water, and with the block face up with misted reinkers on it, I placed watercolor paper on top block and pressed. Then used aqua painter and Cajun Craze reinker drops to blend the outer edges of the color that didn't quite get coverage; sponged Early Espresso around edges. 

Stamped Lovely as a Tree and Flowering Flourishes in Basic Black. Stamped JUST FOR YOU from Teeny Tiny Wishes on black using craft white ink. Punched Word Window Punch; added mini brads.

Apothecary Mother's Day

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - apothecary art, a round array, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - basic black
• cardstock - whisper white, lucky limeade
• accessories - markers, apothecary accents framelits, curly label punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch

Another simple card for an upcoming workshop. 

Same card as above, but stepped up a notch. Just added flowers from itty bitty shapes punch and some basic jewels pearls.
 

CAS Yellow Swallowtail

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Swallotail, A Round Array, Papillon Potpourri
• cardstock: Whisper White; Black and Yellow not SU
• ink: basic black
• accessories: Honeycomb Folder, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch

A clean and simple card for an upcoming workshop. Thanks for looking!

Dotted Scallop Bloom

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock: Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
• stamps: Blooming With Kindness, Stacks of Wishes, Hearts a Flutter
• ink: Early espresso, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze
• accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Adorning Accents edgelits, Hearts a Flutter and Apothecary Accents framelits, Early Espresso baker's twine, Sycamore Street button

Gray Coral Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - pleasant poppies, hearts a flutter, pretty petites
• ink - black stazon, basic gray, calypso coral
• cardstock - basic black, basic gray, very vanilla, calypso coral
• accessories - apothecary accents and hearts a flutter framelits, finishing touches edgelits, square lattice and honeycomb folders, markers, tangerine tango ribbon, color spritzer, petite curly label punch

Colored the flowers with cameo coral (old retired color), then added calypso coral. Hilighted centers with signo white uniball pen. Used color spritzer tool and basic black marker to add speckles.

Top Note Thanks

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Oh, hello, secret garden, distressed dots background
• ink - pool party, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, marina mist
• cardstock - pool party, basic gray, whisper white
• accessories - top note bigz, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, pearls basic jewels, tangerine tango ribbon

Triple Thanks

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - hearts a flutter, pretty petites, pleasant poppies
• ink - daffodil delight, black stazon, pool party, basic gray
• cardstock - pool party, very vanilla, basic gray
• accessoriees - petite curly label punch, hearts a flutter punch, square lattice and honeycomb folders, apothecary accents framelits, daffodil delight ribbon, stampin' write markers

Kindness & Trust

CAS card using the flower from Blooming With Kindness. I stamped the distressed dots background in crumbcake; stamped flower and verse from Trust God set in early espresso. Colored flower with calypso coral and added banner embossed with square lattice folder, and pretty petites punched with petite curly label punch. Rhinestones and coral paper not SU. 

Bear At Sunset

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - wildlife reserve, lovely as a tree, happiest birthday wishes
• ink - basic black, basic gray, calypso coral, so saffron, marina mist, melon mambo, night of navy
• cardstock - soft suede, chocolate chip, basic black, very vanilla
• accessories - square lattice folder, sponge dauber, brayer, markers,signo white gel pen, linen thread and brads

Started by stamping the bear and coloring with markers. Masked the bear and stamped trees. Masked off ground level with bear and brayered marina mist, then sponged night of navy and bashful blue. Masked off tree line  and sun, then brayered so saffron, calypso coral, and then melon mambo. Sponged in basic black for hillside; added little grasses along stream edge with black marker. Added a few white lines in water with signo gel pen.

Secret Garden Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - basic gray, naturals white, kraft, watercolor paper
• ink - early espresso, night of navy
• stamps - elements of style, secret garden, lacy & lovely
• accessories - markers, oval and scallop oval punch, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, midnight muse ribbon

For the background, I stamped elements of style flower in early espresso ink on naturals white cardstock and then embossed with the square lattice folder. Then I colored with the markers, and it gave it a vintage, antiqued look. 

I stamped the large flowers on watercolor paper; colored in using marker layering technique with bashful blue, baja breeze, night of navy and blender pen.

God is Love

This is another card from a workshop using Secret Garden set with matching framelits. After stamping and cutting the flowers, I then embossed them with the square lattice folder.

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - whisper white, pool party, basic gray
• ink - basic gray, pool party marker
• stamps - secret garden, everything eleanor, trust god
• accessories - vine street EF, finishing touches edgelits, secret garden framelits, misc buttons and twine

Bleach Technique

This is a super simple card we made at a workshop using the bleach technique. To achieve this bleach effect, place paper towels on a plate and pour bleach directly onto paper towels. Ink stamp by pressing directly on the bleach soaked paper towels and then immediately onto card.

The verse is from the Trust God set and the flowers from the Secret Garden set in the spring catalog. I pulled out some paper that wasn't filed according to color, and I believe the light color is pale plum, and the background paper may be wild wisteria

Pink & Green Poppies

Okay, so there may be snow on the ground outside...but this is such a cheerful color combo!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - pleasant poppies, teeny tiny wishes, distressed dots
• ink - timber brown stazon, pretty in pink, espresso
• cardstock - certainly celery, early espresso, very vanilla
• accessories - apothecary accents framelits, square lattice EF, bitty banners framelits, primrose petals ribbon, copic markers