Friday, June 20, 2014

Celebrate One of a Kind


SUPPLIES:
  • STAMPS: Flamingo Lingo, Express Yourself, Chevron Background
  • INK: Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Basic Black
  • ACCESSORIES: Coral Baker's Twine, Sycamore Street Button, Stampin Write Markers
Colored the flamingo with markers: Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush then stamped. Stamped remaining flamingos in Crisp Cantaloupe after "stamping off" first.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

My Mind Wanders


SUPPLIES:
  • STAMPS: Bloom with hope
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Real Red, So Saffron
  • INK: Crushed Curry, Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red
  • ACCESSORIES: Word Window Punch, Blendabilities, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Apothecary Accents framelits. Hemp ribbon.
Colored flowers with Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight blendabilities.


Tropical Hello


SUPPLIES:
  • STAMPS: Simple Stems, Secret Garden, Dotty Angles, Hi There, Netting Background
  • INK: Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, Crisp Cantaloupe, Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz
  • ACCESSORIES: Large Oval Punch, Fringe Scissors, Secret Garden Framelits, Basic Jewels Rhinetstones. Vellum Paper
Stamped netting background in coastal cabana on whisper white CS and adhered to crisp cantaloupe card. Stamped dotty angles in crisp cantaloupe on whisper white panel; stamped flowers from simples stems in pear pizzazz and bermuda bay. 

On separate whisper white cardstock, stamped secret garden and simple stem flower in crisp cantaloupe; cut with secret garden framelits. To create tropical leaf, punched pear pizazz with large oval, scored down the middle, then cut each side with fringe scissors. Stamped hello on vellum in night of navy and glued edges around backside of cardstock. Added rhinestones.


Monday, June 16, 2014

Lacy Bloom With Hope


SUPPLIES:

  • STAMPS: Bloom With Hope, Dictionary, I Love Lace, Secret Garden
  • INK: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black, Certainly Celery
  • CARDSTOCK: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party
  • ACCESSORIES: Fringe Scissors, Vintage Brads, Paper Doily, Bitty Banners & Secret Garden Framelits, Belndabilities, Sponge Daubers, White Baker's Twine
Stamped Whisper White background panel with Dictionary background stamp in Night of Navy; sponged edges with Night of Navy. Stamped Flowers on Whisper White using Memento Black; colored with blendabilities markers. Stamped background stamp I Love Lace in Soft Sky over entire image; sponged Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy. Colored flowers again with lightest color of blendabilities to remove any pattern from I Love Lace stamp. Stamped leaves from Secret Garden set in Certainly Celery, cut with framelit. Selected just a few leaves and sponged edges with Always Artichoke, then added black around very edges. Cut Pool Party with fringe scissors and sponged with Night of Navy; added Paper Doily also lightly sponge with Night of Navy. Stamped Happy birthday in Night of Navy on Pool Party and cut with Bitty Banners framelits; sponged edges. Added bakers twine and vintage brad.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

So Circular


SUPPLIES:
  • STAMPS: Dotty Angles, Hi There
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White
  • INK: Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky
  • ACCESSORIES: Large Polka Dot EF, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Basic Metal Buttons, Pool Party Baker's Twine. Ribbon not SU.
Stamped Dotty Angles first in Bermuda Bay, then again in Soft Sky to create a soft shadow.