Going Global-- my favorite new stamp set!

I just love this new set from the Occasions catalog! In fact, the whole suite is fantastic! The cardbase here is Delightful Dijon. On top of that is a Crumb Cake layer. I stamped the Big Dipper in Delightful Dijon then ran it through the Big Shot with the World  Traveler embossing folder. Next I stamped the globe onto a piece of the Going Places DSP. This was something we did a lot at OnStage, and I love the look! I punched it with the 2" circle punch, and I backed it with a black circle. I added a 3/4" strip of a different DSP from the stack. The final element is the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped on 1/2" very vanilla. I used the petite pennant pubch on each end. Happy stamping!

Flamingo Lingo!

I finally got to play with some of my new stuff!  Whoohoo!  I really wanted to use my new stamp set, Flamingo Lingo.  This set is so cute!  It also coordinates with several punches and the Itty Bitty Banners framelits.  Best of all, it's the Ronald McDonald House set, so $5 of your purchase price goes to charity!

To get started with my card, I chose a pattern from the All Abloom DSP paper stack, and I decided to use the colors from the DSP set for my card.  The card base is Pistachio Pudding embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.  To change up the look of the card, I cut a 1 1/2" strip of the DSP and placed it on the diagonal.

The flamingo was stamped in Strawberry Slush on a 2" piece of Whisper White cardstock so I could use the scalloped tag topper punch at the top and tie on a piece of Daffodil Delight cotton ribbon.  This new ribbon is fantastic!  It's like twill tape but very thin and pliable so it's easy to tie.

I stamped the sentiment in Island Indigo and cut it out with the framelit.  Finally, I added several In Color sequins.

Happy stamping!

 

Make a Wish watercolor card

This card was inspired by one that Lyssa Zwolanek posted on Facebook.  She has a watercolor drip tutorial on her blog, Song of My Heart Stampers.  I did mine a little bit differently than hers; mine was more coloring and less dripping, LOL. The ink colors I used were Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, and Elegant Eggplant. I colored each band with ink and an aquapainter.  I added water to the paper before adding the ink, and then I squeezed the aquapainter a bit to make the drips.

The cardbase is Daffodil Delight.  I added a layer of Basic Black to make the colors pop then put the watercolor paper on top.

I stamped the sentiment from Perfect Pennants with VersaMark and embossed with black EP.  I cut it out with the Big Shot and Chalk Talk framelits then added a loop of Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon behind it.  The final touch is Candy Dots in the corners.

Happy stamping!

You make me happy!

I made this card for Mama using products from the new Occasions catalog and Saleabration catalog.

The cardbase is Soft Sky, and I embossed hearts on the bottom using the Big Shot and Adorning Accents embossing folder.  I also added Daffodil Delight binding ribbon.

The sun is made with a paper doily that I sponged with Daffodil Delight ink.  I cut the edge with the new fringe scissors.

The sentiment is from a SAB set, See Ya Later.  Mama used to sing You Are My Sunshine to me when I was little, so I thought of her right away when I saw that sentiment!  I colored it with Pool Party, Calypso Coral, and Basic Gray markers.  I layered the sentiment on top of a tag made from Sweet Sorbet DSP (from SAB) and cut out with Chalk Talk framelits.

Happy stamping!

Vintage flower card

I had multiple inspirations for this card.  I was working on Dare to Get Dirty challenges from SCS, but I didn't get them done in time. I decided to make this card in the style of Lisa Hensley, aka ponygirl40.  She has a very distinctive style and layout that she uses, and I've copied it here.

My card base is Crumb Cake.  For the dry embossed layer, I brayered crumb cake ink onto the Lacy Brocade embossing folder before I put the cardstock in it.  That added color to the debossed areas. 

For the flower, I punched out 3 blossoms and 2 of the 1 1/4" scallop circles.  I wet them and crunched them up then opened them up, shaped them, and let them dry overnight.  Once they were dry, I adhered the layers together and sprayed them with vanilla shimmer mist.

Pear Pizzazz taffeta ribbon and pearls complete the card.

Happy stamping!

Birch ribbon!

My favorite product in the Holiday Catalog is the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit.  I'm not planning any table settings; I'm going to use it to make cards!  This card includes 3 products from the kit: the birch paper ribbon, the leaf, and the twine in the button.

The cardbase is Wild Wasabi.  I embossed the front with the Pretty Print EF.  The birch paper ribbon is 5" wide, so I cut a 4 1/4" piece and cut a 2" strip of it for the card front.  I stamped the oak tree from Lovely as a Tree onto Whisper White after coloring the stamp with Wild Wasabi and Early Espresso.  I sponged Crushed Curry around the edges to tie in the leaf color.  I added a Naturals Designer Button with a twine bow.

Happy stamping!

Butterfly birthday card

This birthday card is for a coworker who loves purple like I do.  I was reading a thread on SCS about cutting window sheets with a framelit and decided to give it a try.  It didn't work as well as I had hoped, but that was because I had 2 window sheets stuck together, LOL!  Thankfully, there was a good cut that I could finish with my craft and rubber scissors.

I started with a Smoky Slate cardbase, and I adhered the window sheet using dimensionals so it would add some depth to the pattern.  Ray said it looked embossed, so I guess it worked!

I used embossed butterflies in Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate and Elegant Eggplant to cover up the dimensionals and then added a few more random butterflies.  Random is hard!

Happy stamping!

Gift card holder

This is the other project we made at the workshop.  I found this gift card holder on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts blog.  The Pool Party cardbase is 4 1/4 X 11, scored at 2 and 5 1/2.  Punch a 1/2 circle in the center of the end next to the 2" score to make a slot to pull the gift card out.  Then fold in that end and adhere it at the top and bottom of the card to form the pocket for the gift card.

The Quatrefancy DSP piece is 4 X 1 3/4.  The white embossed piece is 4 X 3 1/4.  We stamped the 4 large shapes from Mosaic Madness in colors from the DSP (Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Strawberry Slush), and we punched them out with the Mosaic punch.  The sentiment from Banner Greetings is stamped in Island Indigo.

Happy stamping!

 

Masculine card with new in colors!

This clean and simple birthday card features 2 new in colors and one returning color.  The cardbase is Baked Brown Sugar, the embossed layer is Crisp Cantaloupe, and the stamped layer is Bermuda Bay.  (I got the color combo from the color coach!)  The stamp set is Uncharted Territory (retired).  I stamped the image in Whisper White craft ink and then embossed it with white EP.

Happy stamping!

Graduation card

We went to a grad party last Saturday.  The graduate's school colors were black and gold.  I knew she would like a little bling, so I used champagne glimmer paper and black glimmer brads!

The card base is very vanilla 8 X 5 1/4 scored at 4 with a basic black mat attached to the back.  I added a basic black layer embossed with the lacy brocade EF.  I stamped the sentiment (retired) with the Apothecary Accents framelit and then added the glimmer paper mat made from a rectangle and 2 circles.  So easy!

Happy stamping!

Using metal

There's a new set of challenges on SCS called Mix-ability.  They encourage use of mixed media.  That sounds complicated, but they make it easy!  This week's challenge was to use metal along with some other medium.  I remembered I had some copper, so I decided to see what I could do with that.  I ran it through the big shot with the houndstooth embossing folder.  Next, I sponged it with Early Espresso ink to tone down the brightness.  Then I mixed Baja Breeze with white craft ink and sponged that on to the metal to simulate the patina on weathered copper.  I discovered that I needed to heat set it because it took forever to dry.

I decided to use the sketch from the Fab Friday challenge blog.  The cardbase is Baja Breeze.  I stamped the Just Thinking image onto whisper white with VersaMark and Early Espresso ink, and then I embossed it with clear EP.  I watercolored part of the image with Baja Breeze.  I added a strip of Early Espresso cardstock and a bronze button.

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!

Fab Friday color challenge

I created this card for the latest Fab Friday challenge (FabFri10).  It's a color challenge: Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla.  I wanted to use some of the elements from the artisan embellishment kit, so that plus the colors naturally pointed me to a valentine.  I have to admit that I struggled with this card for a while, but Ray says it was worth it!

I started by sponging the heart doily with Pool Party ink.  Next, I stamped the image from Take It to Heart on Very Vanilla cardstock with Cherry Cobbler ink.  I added some dots of Dazzling Details to the trees.  This is when my struggles began.  The heart didn't look right on the doily, but I didn't want to cover up too much of the doily either.  I cut out the Cherry Cobbler heart to use for a mat, but it looked too plain.  I finally decided that some dry embossing would help.  I used the Lacy Brocade folder on the heart, and then I added the Adorning Accents hearts to the bottom of the card.  I tied on the ribbon then adhered the hearts.  I snipped the wire stem off the rose and used a pop-up glue dot to adhere it to the ribbon's knot.  I think that's my favorite part!

Happy stamping!

Spring butterflies

It is -17 degrees in Duluth right now, and I am ready for spring!  I recently got the Papillon Potpourri set along with both sizes of the butterfly punch, and I thought the butterflies would be perfect for a spring card.

I stamped the butterflies onto Whisper White cardstock, using black craft ink.  I sprinkled on Irridescent Ice EP and then heat embossed.  Tip: When heating the Irridescent Ice, overheating will melt the glitter!  I watercolored the butterflies with ink and an aquapainter.  I used Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, and Daffodil Delight.  After they dried, I punched them out.  I love that the punches fit the stamps exactly with no white around the edges!

For the orange layer, I chose a sheet of DSP from Summer Smooches.  I stamped the largest label from Layered Labels in Tangerine Tango then cut it out using the Big Shot.  I used the Essentials paper piercing pack around the edges then added white gel pen stitches.

The banner is 4 X 1 1/2 Real Red Coredinations cardstock embossed with the Fancy Fan embossing folder then sanded.  I used the 1 3/8 square punch to cut the tail at the bottom.  The cardbase is Daffodil Delight.

Happy stamping!

Window card

This window card was the other card we made at my workshop last month.  I CASEd this card from the latest issue of Stampin' Success, the magazine SU sends to demonstrators.

To make this window card, you first have to create the cardbase and then partially adhere the DSP layer to it.  Next, cut out the jar shape using the Big Shot and Cannery framelits.  Adhere white cardstock to the inside of the card and stamp the apples through the jar-shaped hole.  Stamp the jar image onto a piece of window sheet.  Adhere it between the DSP and cardfront using mini glue dots.  Now adhere the rest of the DSP layer and tie on the ribbon.  Stamp the jar lid and an apple, and cut those out using the Cannery framelits.  Adhere the jar lid to the front of the jar.  Adhere the apple inside the card using a dimensional.

Happy stamping!

Dare to Get Dirty dirty card

Here is my dirty card!  The cardbase and flower are Crumb Cake.  I made the flower just like the one on the clean card, and then I sponged it with Early Espresso ink.  The embossed layer is Early Espresso Coredinations cardstock run through the same Lacy Brocade embossing folder that I used on the clean card.  Then I sanded it to show the embossing more.

I used a different sentiment from Perfect Punches and Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon to finish my dirty card.

Happy stamping!

Dare to Get Dirty clean card

For the recent Dare to Get Dirty challenges on SCS, I decided to make 2 versions of the same card: 1 clean and 1 dirty.  Here is my "clean" card.

I used shimmery white cardstock for both the base and the flower.  I punched out the petals with the Blossom Petals builder punch then I wet them and crumpled them up.  I opened them up and used the heat tool to dry them.  An antique brad is the flower center.

I used the Adorning Accents edgelit to cut the edge of the cardbase and then ran it through the Big Shot in the Lacy Brocade embossing folder.  I added rhinestones for accents.  The final touches are white ribbon, and a sentiment from Perfect Punches.

Come back later this week to see my "dirty" card!

Happy stamping!

August Creative Crew card

I made this card for the August Creative Crew challenges on SCS.  The focus here is the DSP along with the brads and buttons.  These colors are just perfect for summer!

Details: the embossed dots on the card echo the dots on the vase and the brad used as a flower.  The bottom of the Island Indigo mat is cut with the Adorning Accents edgelit.

Mama found this layout in either a magazine or catalog.  I thought it was really fun and a bit different!

Happy stamping!

Masculine Christmas card

It's Christmas in July for the SCS Creative Crew!  Here is my masculine Christmas card for that challenge.  The cardbase is Cherry Cobbler.  See that Early Espresso layer??  It's the new Coredinations cardstock from the Holiday Mini!  The paper core is a different color (Crumb Cake in this case), so you can emboss it and sand it; I used the Woodgrain embossing folder.  The image is from Lovely as a Tree.  I layered that onto Be of Good Cheer DSP and tied some Cherry Cobbler bakers twine around it.  The sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes is punched with the modern label punch.

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!