Happy Pink Flower

I am so happy and a little less stressed tonight.  On the day before I have to have my card ready using this stamp set and punch, I finally got one to turn out that I'm happy with. I combined a few of my previous ideas and came up with this one. I think it is lovely and I hope the ladies enjoy it as well. 

Stamps: All Holidays, Build a Blossom
Ink: Melon Mambo
Paper: Confetti White, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Accessories: Brights Glimmer Brads
Tools: Framed Tulips embossing folder, Blossoms Petal Punch, Big Shot, circle punches

Elegant Butterflies

Glitter is tough to photograph! I hope you can at least get an idea of what this one looks like. :o) I wanted to do a simple, yet elegant thank you card. Our embossing folders make it really easy to put together a card without having to do too much work. 

Stamps: Thank You Kindly (Sale-a-bration freebie!)

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Basic Black satin ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Elegant Lines embossing folder, Beautiful Butterflies die, heat tool, heat and stick powder, glitter, black embossing powder

Mojo Monday, March 28th

I hate taking pictures at night because my cards never look as good as they do in real life and with some sunlight. Anyway, this is for the Mojo Monday sketch that you can find here.

I think I'm going to need an intervention soon. I can't stop using pink and making flowers!

Stamps: All Holidays

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso

Paper: Greenhouse Gala Designer paper, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Tools: Scallop Circle punch, Scalloped Edge punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Accessories: In Color Glimmer Brads, Pear Pizzazz ribbon, Early Espresso taffeta ribbon

Eureka!

I think I finally got it! I have been playing around with this stamp set and punch trying to get a card I liked for my upcoming workshop. I believe I'm going to go with this one. What do you think? 

I had to sneak in a technique to make it fun. I used the Poppin' Pastels technique on the edges of the embossing folder. You can find the directions here.

Stamps: Build a Blossom, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Melon Mambo

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Whisper White Melon Mambo

Accessories: Brights Glimmer brads

Tools: Big Shot, Framed Tulips embossing folder, Blossoms Petal Punch, Stampin' Pastels, sponge daubers, circle punches

Friday Mashup...a day late. :)

I almost took the day off from stamping, but I decided that I just couldn't break my streak. :) This card is for the Friday Mashup challenge to make a zoo themed card. Fox & Friends is PERFECT for that, so I inked up my favorite little monkey and started stamping!

You can find the challenge here: http://fridaymashup.blogspot.com/2011/03/come-to-zoo-with-us-mashup-37.html

Stamps: Fox & Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Pacific Point, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Brights Designer Paper stack
Tools: circle punches

Keeping it Simple

Since I've been a little tired today (and Kentucky plays in the NCAA tournament tonight), I decided to keep it simple and focus on a technique tonight. I used the Stampin' Up! markers and my Aquapainter to color in this adorable dog. I wanted it to stand as the focal point for my card, so I left the rest very simple. It is also flat enough to mail easily!  Inspired by Ilina's card.  

Stamps: Friends Fur-ever, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Paper: Greenhouse Gala Designer Paper, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Real Red, watercolor paper
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aquapainter

Thursday Challenge: Pals Paper Arts

The Pals Paper Arts challenge this week is to emboss.   I pulled out my embossing folder and got to work.   I had an idea in my head that I had been wanting to do for a while, so I started working on it and found that my mental image was much prettier than the actual end product.   I scrapped the first card and tried again using pinks.   I've been in a mood for pinks lately, so I had hopes that I would be happier with my second attempt.   While I do like it better than the first, I'm a bit let down by it.    I wanted to post it anyway just so you know that you won't always love every card, nor will they always turn out perfect.    You can, however, keep working and improving on an idea and you will be a better result with time.   I'm going to keep this one rolling around in my head and try it one more time next month.   Stay tuned...


Stamps: Inspired by Nature
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Confetti White
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder
Accessories: Old Olive satin ribbon, linen thread, retired button

Thumping? Huh?

Confused? No, it's not fall again, but I wanted to try out a fun technique and it works great with fall colors. It is called thumping and uses the awesome Stampin' Up! markers. You can see a closer shot of the thumped tree in the next picture.    I was inspired by Leonie's card that you can find here.  

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Thank You Kindly

Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze

Paper: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Confetti White

Tools: Paper Snips (edges are great for distressing!), sponges

Accessories: Early Espresso satin ribbon

Here is a close-up of the thumped tree. Isn't it neat? 

You can find the technique here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/thumping/