Merry Tree

The christmas tree stamp, lace and ribbon are from Michaels. I stamped the tree on the white background, then stamped again and cut out, glued on top for a layered dimension. Also used vintage wallpaper EF, and decorative label punch.

Field Flowers Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps - field flowers, lacy and lovely
• ink - old olive, rich razzleberry, elegant eggplant
• cardstock - wild wasabi, elegant eggplant, whisper white
• accessories - bakers twine, itty bitty punch, pearls, square lattice EF, chevron EF, vintage wallpaper EF, apothecary accents framelits

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")

Antiqued Elements

SUPPLIES:

stamps - elements of style, teeny tiny wishes
ink - espresso, crumb cake, so saffron, always artichoke
cardstock - so saffron, espresso, whisper white, crumb cake
accessories - bitty banners framelits, labels framelits, vintage wallpaper EF, square lattice EF, crumb cake ribbon, itty bitty punches, pearls

I inked the vintage wallpaper EF with crumb cake and espresso for the white background panel. I cut crumb cake with labels framelit, inked the vintage wallpaper EF with so saffron and crumb cake, then embossed.

Colored the flower from elements of style with blender pen and crumb cake, espresso, so saffron, always artichoke.

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

Birthday Poppies

Having fun playing with my new stuff. This is the first time I've had the seam binding ribbon and I love working with it. It is so easy - especially for a lackluster bowtier like me! The window frames framelits are new too!
I stamped the poppies on watercolor paper, colored with blender pen and ink, cut with window frame framelit, then pierced. Added labels framelit in black with distressed edges. The background paper is from DCWV mat stack; embossed with vintage wallpaper EF then distressed edges and matted with black, also distressed edges.





SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - black, watercolor, very vanilla, rose (not SU)
• stamps - pleasant poppies, take it to heart (birthday banner), happiest birthday wishes
• ink - real red, calypso coral, pretty in pink, black stazon, always artichoke
• misc - blender pen, itty bitty punches, paper piercing, vanilla seam binding ribbon, pearl rhinestones, vintage wallpaper EF, edge distresser, window frame and labels framelits

Poppy Window

I was testing out my new Pleasant Poppies backbground stamp. I made it a "window" of poppies by first embossing the wild wasabi mat with the vintage wallpaper, then cutting out the frame with the labels framelits. I colored the poppies using pumpkin pie, calypso coral and mellow moss. The butterfly is from the new Papillon Potpourri set and is stamped in calypso coral and then punched out with coordinating butterfly punch.

• carstock: calypso coral, wild wasabi, whisper white, black
• stamps: pleasant poppies, papillon potpourri, because i care (old hostess)
• ink: stazon black, calypso coral
• accessories: modern label, word window, and elegant butterfly punch; labels framelits; black rhinestones not SU

Tortoise Shell Father's Day

I wanted the green background print to look like a tortoise shell - for some reason I woke up thinking about that ( :

To get the look, I took Wild Wasabi paper, and stamped the background print from Fresh Vintage in Early Espresso. Then I crumbled the paper up and sponged on Old Olive, Certainly Celery and Soft Suede. I covered with versamark ink and heat embossed; then embossed it with the vintage wallpaper EF. wheeew!

The boot is stamped in Early Espresso, and colored with Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and blender pens. I sponged Soft Suede and Early Espresso around the image.

The ribbon is some old SU twill tape I had - I stamped it with the background image from the Fresh Vintage set in Soft Suede to give it a worn look.

Get Well Soon

I made this get well card using the Nature Walk and FreshVintage stamp sets.  I stamped the Fresh Vintage pattern on the background using Pool Party  and Wild Wasabi ink and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice EF. Used the Vintage Wallpaper EF on the Wild Wasabi. After I stamped the bird and colored using markers and blender pen, I embossed with the Square Lattice EF. Trimmed it with victoria crochet ribbon and designer series button. I took a very small trimmed edge of baja breeze paper and ran through the button holes to look like thick thread; then used tacky tape to stick the button to ribbon.

Apothecary Sympathy

Another card I wish I didn't have the occasion to make.  Because the family has such a love of life, gardening, and Jesus, I decided it should also be colorful with flowers.  Used my fav - apothecary art with labels framelits, bitty banners framelits, and the vintage wallpaper EF. The sympathy and friendship stamp is not SU - it's from My Sentiments Exactly (a very stamp).  SU papers used are cherry cobbler, daffodil delight, very vanilla, and watercolor paper. Ribbon is also daffodil delight. I used the marker layering technique to color the flowers.

For You Elements of Style

Inspired by spring and the beautiful weather, I pulled out my Elements of Style set.  I colored with markers and blender pen, embossed the front with vintage wallpaper EF. 

Apothecary Note of Thanks

I absolutely love the Apothecary Art set item #125527 with the label framelits from the occasions mini catalog 2012.  The set is still available for early order, as it is one of the carry-overs into the new 2012 - 2013 idea book and catalog. 
I used the marker layering technique as shown on one of Karen Barber's posts.  The embossing folders are the vintage wall paper, square lattice, and perfect polka dots; the punch is the lace border.  The paper colors used are daffodil delight, wild wasabi, pink pirouette, very vanilla.

Happiest Birthday card

This card was inspired by the card on the front of the occasions mini catalog.  I love the labels framelits!

Abloom With Thanks