Lovely as a tree birthday

Card: very vanilla, pool party, soft suede
DSP: spice cake
Ink: pool party, soft suede
Stamp set(s): lovely as a tree, curly cute
Accessories: pool party ruffled ribbon

This was a quick and easy project, but I love use of dsp and ribbon to bring some colour and texture.  I've stamped a sentiment, added three squares of dsp, and layered the very vanilla onto pool party, then on to the base of soft suede.  I sponged the dsp squares to highlight the patterns, then stamped a leaf on the inside panel with the rock 'n' roll technique.  Add some ribbon and you're done!

I put this card together for my mother's card tin as she said she was running out of cards...  A stamper in the family is alway handy!  I made a number of other cards for her and gave them all to her for her birthday.  I'm thinking she'll love handing this one on to someone :-)

Mixed bunch

Card: real red, whisper white

Ink: real red, early expresso

Stamp set(s): mixed bunch, curly cute

Accessories: blossom punch, pearl

I saw this design online and loved it's simplicity. A quick birthday card to add to my card stock for someone special! The blossom punch is one of the new punches in the new mini catalogue, and co-ordinates perfectly with the mixed bunch stamp set. I'm loving the blossom punch with the detail on the petals, and using it with the stamps from mixed bunch, it makes creating a breeze - gotta love that!

OSW project

Card: old olive, elegant eggplant, melon mambo, whisper white, basic grey

Ink: old olive, elegant eggplant, melon mambo

Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, curly cute

Accessories: beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, scallop trim border punch

Rachel Knight took us through how she does a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) at Stamp Camp. This is a technique that I am so going to use again! It's where you stamp up one sheet of A4 cardstock (I used whisper white here) and cut it down so you can make 6 cards from it. Very cool. I love these colours together, and it's one way to use up scraps, but also to make a number of different cards at once.

French foliage birthday

Card: night of navy, old olive, whisper white

Ink: night of navy, old olive, more mustard

Stamp set(s): french foliage, curly cute

Accessories: hemp twine, library clip

A work colleague is having a birthday today, so I made the team a card for him that they all signed. I'm really please how this came out, and love the colour combo for a masculine birthday card. I've also used my new love, the french foliage stamp set. Happy Birthday, Michael - hope you have a fab day!

Another thank you card

Card: soft suede, more mustard, very vanilla
Ink: soft suede, more mustard
Stamp set(s): french foilage, curly cute

Accessories: vellum paper, scallop trim border punch, linen thread

This is similar to the card I made yesterday, but I was so tickled with how yesterday's project turned out, I just had to make another one! I also just had to break into my new french foilage stamp set :-) You'll be seeing lots more of this stamp set; don't say you haven't been warned!

And I think this a timely reminder about the current Sale-a-bration promotion - I've just got another SAB stamp set, which I'll be using lots in the last few weeks of the promotion. If you spend $120 (not including shipping), you get to choose from 5 different options, including gorgeous DSP and embellishments as well as stamp sets. Contact me for more details, or to place your order!

Leaves thank you card

Card: pool party, soft suede, very vanilla

DSP: spice cake

Ink: pool party, soft suede, pear pizzazz

Stamp set(s): lovely as a tree, curly cute

Accessories: old olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, scallop border punch, vellum paper

Awhile back, I saw this card by Mary Brown on a challenge and today, I decided to CASE (copy and share everything) it. I love the vellum paper, the colours (although I don't think the old olive goes that well - Mary used choc chip scalloped ribbon) and the layered stamping. The pics aren't very good because I left taking the photos until too late...but hope it give you some idea. I'm thinking I might try heat embossing (or dry embossing, for that matter!) the vellum, so you might see more of this stuff!

Wisteria birthday

Card: pool party, wisteria wonder, whisper white
Ink: pool party, wisteria wonder
Stamp set(s): just believe, bliss, curly cute

Accessories: vellum paper, beautiful wings embosslet, big shot, sponge, rhinestones

Over at JAI this week is a colour challenge. I only had two of the colours they suggested, but they work so well together! For this card, I stamped the main image from the just believe stamp set and added a torn corner with some vellum paper behind stamped in wisteria wonder to show up on the pool party. It's so cool you can do some much with vellum paper - it looks fantastic torn, scrunched, stamped, empbossed... Then I added some subtle texture with stamping around the edges of the whisper white. A couple of butterflies that are on dimensionals to create a 3D effect and some rhinestones once again lift the artwork. I have stamped an inside panel - I can't get away from adding something extra inside these days! - to make a vintage, subtle birthday card.

Color throwdown challenge #176

Card: pool party, chocolate chip, crumb cake, whisper white, confetti white

Ink: pool party, chocolate chip

Stamp set(s): lovely as a tree, curly cute

Accessories: scallop border punch, clear block c, white bakers twine, melon mambo button - ice cream palor button pack

Over at Color Throwdown, they have an amazing colour challenge this week! I decided to play along and came up with a special thank you card (the sentiment is inside). I'm loving my new stamp set, lovely as a tree, and how effective stamping with my clear block is - love! The splash of colour with the melon mambo button just makes this card pop :-)

Cherry birthday

Card: cherry cobbler, whisper white, confetti white

Stamp set(s): just believe, curly cute

Ink: cherry cobbler, early expresso

Accessories: cherry cobbler polka dot ruffled ribbon, sponge, pearls

This was a quick card I made up tonight... Nothing spectacular, but I like the confetti white with the cherry cobbler. There is a little hint of early expresso sponged around the edges, and the pearls give it a little "wow". I think I'm more used to my brayer than sponging, so I'm not liking this card all that much, but still, a home-made card can put a smile on anyones' face :-) A card to put into my stash for the right occasion...! Apologies for the awful photography - this time of night is not a good time for lighting etc!