Open Sea birthday card

I had this scrap of Soho Subway DSP sitting on my craft table, and I just couldn't waste it!  I stamped Off the Grid in Early Espresso onto it.  The cardbase is Sahara Sand.  I stamped the background in Island Indigo with a few spots of Early Espresso added.  Next I stamped the globe in Island Indigo.  I was too lazy to cut it out by hand, so I used a Circle framelit then sponged the edge with Early Espresso.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners.  I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture, but I added some paper piercing to the upper right corner

Happy stamping!

 

Twin birthday cards

I made these twin birthday cards for my twin sisters-in-law.  I was inspired by the Mixability challenges on SCS.  These are mixed media challenges.  While that sounds intimidating, the challenges seem pretty straightforward so far.  The challenge a couple of weeks ago was to create a card using emboss resist.  I can do that!

The cardbases I used are Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party.  The doily stamp was stamped with white craft ink and heat embossed with white EP.  I sponged Rich Razzleberry and Island Indigo onto the center of each doily respectively.  After the ink had a chance to dry a bit, I wiped off the images with a paper towel to remove excess ink from the embossed areas.

I added ribbon to each card, punching a slot with the retired slot punch.  The sentiments are from Itty Bitty Banners and cut out with the Bitty Banners framelits.  They are tied to the bow with some bakers twine (Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party).

Happy stamping!

Alyssa's birthday card--NEW STUFF!

I got my Occasions catalog preorder last week, so I had to make a card using my new stuff right?  Even though I haven't finished my Christmas cards, sigh!

This technique is called triple time stamping.  You adhere 3 graduated laters together, stamp on them and then separate them with mats.  (I got the measurements from Dawn Olchefske's blog.  The DSP pieces are 2 X 3 1/4, 3 X 4 1/4, and 4 X 5 1/4.  The 2 mats are 2 1/4 X 3 1/2 and 3 1/4 X 4 1/2.)

I used 3 new things on this card.  The stamp set is called Secret Garden, and it has framelits that cut out the shapes!  I haven't had a new flower set in a long time!  The button is from Sale-A-Bration, and I got the color combo from the SAB DSP even though I didn't use the DSP itself on this card.  The colors I used are Island Indigo, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry and Tangerine Tango.

Happy stamping!

Color challenge card

I made this card for the 2nd Fab Friday challenge.  It's a color challenge: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, and Basic Gray.

The card base is Sahara Sand.  I cut a Basic Gray layer (5 1/4 X 4) that I topped with First Edition DSP (crumpled and sponged with Sahara Sand and So Saffron) and Sahara Sand cardstock (embossed with the Fancy fan EF that was brayered with Sahara Sand ink).  I used Basic Gray taffeta ribbon over the seam, tied with a potato masher bow.

The flower is made with the Build a Blossom stamp set, Sahara Sand ink, So Saffron cardstock, blossom builder punch, and a neutrals glimmer brad.

The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners, stamped in So Saffron and Basic Gray, cut out with the Bitty Banners framelits, and tied on with white bakers twine sponged with So Saffron ink.

Happy stamping!

New stamps plus paper piercing

I'm loving the new paper piercing templates!  This card uses Layered Labels for the main image, and the sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners.  Both layers are cut out with the Big Shot.  The card base is Baja Breeze.  I used Twitterpated DSP and Island Indigo ribbon.

Happy stamping!

Fabric flower

The flower on this card is made of Twitterpated fabric.  I used the Big Shot and the Fun Flowers die to cut it out.  The card base is Old Olive.  I added striped Twitterpated DSP, an antique brad and Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners.
Happy stamping!

Color challenge butterflies

Today, I was checking out blogs, and I found a color challenge I really liked on Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The color combo is Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze and Daffodil Delight.  I've been wanting to make these butterflies for while, and this color combo is perfect!  The flower from Mixed Bunch is punched out, and two petals are trimmed away.  I also punched out 2 flowers from cardstock to add to the edges of the wings.  I used Calypso Coral bakers twine for the antennae.

The card base is Daffodil Delight with Baja Breeze DSP from Twitterpated.  The ribbon is retired SAB.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners and cut out with a framelit.

I'm so pleased with the piece that the butterflies are adhered to.  I wanted to use that shape from the Apothecary Accents framelits, but I needed it to be longer.  I cut a 2nd one and adhered them together; the rectangle is 4 inches long.  I saw the mat measurements on Patty Bennett's blog; I just made mine longer.  (For the original shape, cut a 1 5/8 X 3 1/8 rectangle and add 2 1" circles.  For my piece, the rectangle is 1 5/8 X 4 1/8.)  I used the new paper piercing template to add an accent around the edge, and I also added 2 Calypso Coral brads.

Happy stamping!