Lucky Stars

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Many Merry Stars, Bravo, Hardwood
• Ink: Espresso, Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Espresso
• Accessories: Stars Framelits, Modern Mosaic EF, Square Lattice EF, Lucky Stars EF, brayer, bakers twine, marker.

CAS happy for you card - to achieve woodgrain background, ink top of Mosaic EF with Espresso then emboss Whisper White CS. Brayer over with Brown Sugar and Espresso then stamp over top with Hardwood in Whisper White.

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.

Peaceful Petals Blended

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Blended Bloom, Peaceful Petals, Itty Bitty Banners
• Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Basic Gray
• Ink: Stazon Black, Basic Gray
• Accessories: Labels Framelits, Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon, rhinestones, Bitty Banners Framelits, Square lattice EF, Finishing Touched Edgelits, Blendabilities pens

Wedding Wishes

WEDDING WISHES

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Petite Pairs
• Ink: Smoky Slate
• Carstock: Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Very Vintage button, Bitty Banners Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits, Scallops EF, Square Lattice EF, 2 3/8" & 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punches, Basic Pearl Jewels. Not SU: Martha Stewart medium branch punch and stickles.

NOTE:

The flower has 4 layers of 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and 3 layers of the 1 3/4" scallop circle punch; all are embossed with Square Lattice EF. Leaves from Secret Garden are also embossed with Square Lattice EF. Added stickles glitter glue to leaves and parts of flower for some extra bling!

Once in a Life Valentine

This CAS card was made using Modern Mosaic and Square Lattice EF, Petite Petals stamp and punch, Hearts a Flutter stamp and punch, and Ovals framelits.

I colored the sentiment with Strawberry Slush and Basic Gray markers and stamped on Whisper White.

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

CAS Butterfly Blues

SUPPLIES:

stamps - papillon potpourri, teeny tiny wishes, netting background
ink - not quite navy, bashful blue
cardstock - bashful blue, night of navy, whisper white
accessories - square lattice ef, chevron ef, word window punch, modern label punch, itty bitty punches, bitty banners framelits, elegant butterfly punch, apothecary accents framelits, windows framelits, bashful blue marker (for edge of butterfly), mini brads

Thank You Maam

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - out west, fresh vintage SAB, thank you kindly
• cardstock - very vanilla, real red, espresso, crumb cake
• ink - real red, espresso
• accessories - corner ticket punch, woodgrain designer button, linen thread, labels framelits, square lattice ef, blender pen, bleach

Added a little bleach with old blender pen to cowboy and saddle.

U Rock

This BUTTON BUDDIES set is new to me and I am enjoying it. Sometimes I prefer the CAS cards - and they usually take so much less time : )

 

SUPPLIES:

• ink - pretty in pink, basic gray
• stamps - button buddies, perfect words (retired)
• cardstock - basic gray, whisper white, pink pirouhette
• accessories - chevron ef, labels framelits, square lattice ef, scallop oval and oval punch, jewels basic pearls, misc button

Simply Thanks CAS

This is one of the nights where you spend 3 hours to come up with one card - and not the card you set out to make! I am certain that any stamper has a day or 12 like that : )

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - field flowers, teeny tiny wishes
• cardstock - certainly celery, kraft, pink pirouhette, whisper white
• ink - espresso, old olive, pink pirouhette
• accessories - lacy brocade EF, square lattice EF, labels framelits, adorning accents edgelits, itty bitty punches, basic pearl jewels, crumb cake seam binding ribbon, bitty banners framelits

POPPIES

A wonderful trip to see family in California for the Thanksgiving holiday. So much to be thankful for... and many thank you cards to make!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - pleasant poppies, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - stazon black, bliss blue, basic gray
• cardstock - wisteria wonder, bashful blue, whisper white, black
• accessories - copic markers, white highlighter gel pen, decorative brad, word window punch, square lattice EF, lacy brocade EF, bakers twine, big shot, sponge dauber

Stamped the poppies on the bashful blue cardstock using black stazon; colored the poppies with copics and sponged in bliss blue and basic gray around them. Added white highlighter gel pen.

Inked the lacy brocade embossing folder with bliss blue before embossing the white cardstock.

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.

Seasonal Happiness Shared

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - happiness shared, sincere salutations
• ink - old olive, lucky limeade, pink pirouhette, stazon black, cherry cobbler, markers, blender pen
• cardstock - real red, whisper white
• accessories - lacy brocade EF, square lattice EF, oval and scallop oval punch, cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon, pearl, lacy circle and circle die (spellbinders)

Thought it would be fun to do traditional holiday colors with a non-holiday stamp.

Lacy Snowflake

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - snowflake soiree, tiny tags
• cardstock - whisper white, bashful blue
• ink - marina mist, not quite navy, bordering blue
• accessories - lacy brocade EF, white bakers twine, tiny tag punch, decorative brad, snow flurry BIGZ die, ticket punch, lacy circle and circle dies (not SU, nestabilities), satin ribbon (not SU)

Inked lacy brocade EF with bordering blue before embossing white cardstock. Stamped snoflake on whisper white and cut with circle die. Added snowflakes cut with snow flurry BIGZ die, then embossed with square lattice EF, and decorative brad.

Blooming Embossed

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - blooming with kindness
• ink - cherry cobbler, cajun craze, pumpkin pie, so saffron, espresso
• cardstock - whisper white, so saffron, pumpkin pie
• accessories - fancy fan EF, square lattice EF, wood button, espresso bakers twine, decorative label punch

Inked the flowers, then lightly misted with water before stamping; then embossed with fancy fan EF.

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

Winterish Day

To make this card I colored the negative portion of the woodgrain embossing folder with a crumb cake marker before embossing the white cardstock. Punched corners with ticket punch. Matted with espresso; punched corners with ticket punch.

Stamped lovely as a tree in black stazon, then sponged crumb cake, espresso, baja breeze, not quite navy, and going gray; cut with labels framelit.

Cut crumb cake with labels framelit, embossed with square lattice EF. Added decorative label in baja breeze, and modern label in espresso.

Stamped happy birthday from teeny tiny wishes set in not quite navy, punched with word window and matted with modern label. Added mini brads and small circle from itty bitty punch (I punched this out of the embossed woodgrain before adhereing the tree). Adhered to crumb cake card.

(Added espresso sponging to the edge of all the pieces before adhering)