Peaceful Petals Thank You

Peaceful Petals Thank you

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, black
• Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Itty Bitty Banners, Secrete Garden
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Stampin' Blendabilities, Stampin' Write Markers, White Signo Uniball, Bitty Banners Framelits. Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles.

Stamped the flowers and vine with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colored with Stampin' Blendabilities - used the blendabilities eraser quite a bit too! Cut one edge of flowers and then trimmed around in a square pattern. Matted with Romantic Rectangle, Pear Pizzazz and Black. Added white to the middle of the red flower.

Hearts Flutter Valentine

My never-ending attempt to make a card that could be masculine :)  Still not sure I pulled it off!

SUPPLIES:

Real red, Brown Sugar, Espresso, Very Vanilla Cardstock; Hearts a Flutter, Sweetly Framed stamp sets; Real Red & Espresso ink; Labels Collection and Hearts a Flutter Framelits; Square Lattice and Fancy Fan embossing folders.

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!

Once in Life Love

I love the sentiments from the SAB set See Ya Later! They stamp in such a cool way :)

Supplies used: Modern Mosaic EF, Square Lattice EF, Ovals Framelits, Petite Petals stamps and punch, Hearts a Flutter stamp and punch, Itty Bitty Banners stamp and framelit, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearl Rhinestones.

The sentiment was colored with Coastal Cabana and Basic Gray markers.

Petite Petals Birthday

 

This is similar to the petite petals card I posted in December with a few changes :)

I inked Beautifully Baroque EF with Smoky Slate and then embossed. Inked birthday sentiment from See Ya Later SAB set, with Strawberrry Slush and Basic Gray markers. Stamped Petite Petals and Banner Blast images in Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate and punched out. Added ribbon and bling!

Scallop circle and circle dies from nestabilities.

Sketched For You

A CAS card using flower from Simply Sketched hostess set. Stamped on watercolor paper using Black Stazon ink. Colored using aqua painter and Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie pads. Sentiment from A Round Array set.

Framed image using Labels Collection Framelits and Square Lattice EF.

 

Stippled Blossoms set with the Positively Chevron background stamp and sentiment from Express Yourself set. Chevron is stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe; flowers are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe, Blushing Bride, Sky Blue and Basic Gray. Used Basic Gray and Smoky Slate for the leaves.

Thanks for looking :)

 

Bitty Butterfly Thank Yous

 

My computer is down so I will post details later. It has been way too long since my last post :) I have been enjoying summertime while it's here. Lots of good times with friends and family. But I was able to sneak in a little play time with some of the new goodies from the 2013 - 2014 catalog!

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!

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

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.

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!

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.

Vintage Honeycomb

When I teach my card workshops, I have to keep the idea fun and eye-catching without being too involved. I hadn't pulled out "Elements of Style" in a long time and forgot how much I love this set!

Make sure to stamp the background flower before embossing with the honeycomb EF. I also stamped the chevron pattern from the Oh, Hello set on whisper white using Pretty in Pink classic pad; stamped the flower from Elements of style in Early Espresso and then cut with the labels framelits. Colored the flower pattern with markers.                            

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

Deep In Thought

This scene was created by masking off, brayering, and sponging. After stamping the lady in the boat in stazon black, I colored the image with markers, then a versamarker pen and embossed with clear embossing powder. Then masked off the skyline and the sand and brayered bashful blue and marina mist for the water. Masked sun and water and brayered blush blossom and bashful blue for the sky. Sponged in river rock, sahara sand, daffodil delight, soft suede for the sand. Stamped palm tree in black and colored with markers. Added shadows and white highlights. The lady in the boat is from an old SU set called summer by the sea. The happy birthday is from the itty bitty banners and is cut with bitty banners framelits. Palm tree is from all night media.

Triple Time Leaves

I have definitely worn out this triple time stamping technique. This card is similar to a previous post using this french foliage set, only it was on white background with a fancier ribbon :)

This also is a card for the Hayden library class. I am going to have quite a few beginners, and this is an easy but stunning technique to teach.

ink: cajun craze, always artichoke, soft suede, melon mambo
cardstock: white, sahara sand, brown for matting (not SU)

Elegant Butterfly Congrats

Supplies:

• paper - very vanilla, pool party, crumb cake
• stamps - itty bitty banners, papillon potpourri, snowflake soire (background on scallop circle)
• ink - crumb cake, pool party
• misc - vintage wallpaper EF, square lattice EF, elegant buttefly punch, large delicate doily sizzix, 2 3/8" scallop, 1 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, itty bitty shape, bitty banner framelits, baja breeze seam binding ribbon, pearl rhinestones

Summer Sunset

A birthday card inspired by the summer sunsets here on our mountain in North Idaho. The flower is from the upsy daisy set. I masked the sun with a post it note, then brayered the different colors in layers using daffodil delight, calypso coral, rich razzleberry, cajun craze. I sponged in daffodil delight, calypso coral, and melon mambo in specific areas to make them pop more. Stamped the flower in elegant eggplant then embossed with the petals a plenty EF; added daffodil delight seam ribbon, butterfly punch, the itty bitty punches, and the itthappy birthday stamped in rich razzleberry and cut with the banners framelits.