Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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

Monday, April 22, 2013

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


Sunday, April 21, 2013

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 (: