Thursday, January 30, 2014

Simply Thinking of You



One of the most simple cards you could make! The sentiment and flower are from Peaceful Petals set. The flower was colored with Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry markers and a blender pen.

Happy Watercolor


SUPPLIES:
  • Cardstock: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Tan (not SU)
  • Ink: Bashful Blue, Stazon Black, Espresso
  • Stamps: Happy Watercolor
  • Accessories: Decorative Dots EF, x-Large Oval Punch, Blender Pens, Stampin Write Markers, Silver Baker's Twine
Stamped Floral image on Whisper White; colored with Markers and blender pen. Stamped background wash in Bashful Blue several times over the flower. Stamped sentiment in Espresso; then stamped background wash over in Bashful Blue and punched with oval.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

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.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Poppies Popping


SUPPLIES:
  • Ink: Stazon Black, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Cool Cantaloupe
  • Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Watercolor
  • Stamps: Simply Sketched (hostess), Pretty Petites, Papillon Potpourri, Banner Blast
  • Accessories: Beautifully Baroque EF, Large Scallop Edgelits, Petite Curly Label punch, Stampin Write markers. Ribbon not SU.
Stamped the poppy image on watercolor paper using Black Stazon ink. Colored with markers: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Pistachio, Old Olive, Crumb Cake. Added a shadow with Sahara Sand marker.

Banner Valentine


I was trying to come up with a more "masculine" valentine. However, even changing the colors to brown/blue it still looks way too feminine :)

SUPPLIES:

Bashful blue, whisper white, crumbcake cardstock. Not quite navy, brown sugar, bashful blue ink. Banner Blast, label love, a round array stamp sets. Chevron and square lattice EF, finishing touches edgelits.