Celebrate Today

Today's card is for one of my December stamp a stacks.  Notice it doesn't say Merry Christmas or Season's Greetings, etc.  Some of the ladies just want winter cards that can still be used for birthdays, thanks yous or a thinking of you type of card.  I made one for a birthday and another for a thank you.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Soft Suede
Bigz Die:  Snow Flurry

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Glimmer Paper:  Champagne

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Jewels:  Basic Pearl Large

French Foliage Easel Card

Today's card is one that I made for my fall stamp a stack and I think my favorite one (I also sent it to my upline, so let's hope she got it in the mail before I posted this! lol).  It uses the baby wipe technique which I had never done before.  Definitely a great and quick way to stamp if you want to have a lot of colors blended together on one stamp.  One thing I did find out is only two people should probably use one baby wipe to do their stamping.  After too many people use it the colors are WELL blended! lol  I used the 2012-2013 in colors, but a few of the ladies cards did not look like they used the same colors by the time they were done.  Actually their cards looked very nice, but instead of the bright colors they had fall colors.  This card was inspired by Belinda N.'s card that I saw on Stampin' Connection.  I wish you could see her card because it is so lovely!  If I find out she has a blog I'll add the link to it.  She made a square easel card and did a lot of distressing on it...which I love!  I did not want to stress out my SAS ladies though by adding distressing since they were already learning a new technique and making an easel card. ;)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  French Foliage & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Reinkers:  Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, 

Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit & Early Espresso

Punch:  3/4" Circle

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Crumb Cake

Wet Wipes, Sponges

Celebrate Today

I'm actually posting this card a little early because I want to enter it in Stampin' Celebration's October challenge and there's only a few hours left! lol  I've been looking at their picture all month wondering what I could make using their colors.  Well nothing was coming to me and last night an idea came after looking at a card by Michelle Zindorf here (she makes fabulous cards by the way!!).  She talked about the technique "Direct to Paper".  Well that was a new challenge for me, so I thought I'd give it a try using some of the colors from Stampin' Celebration's challenge.  This is what I came up with...after a few attempts!  It was a little more work than I thought, but so worth it after I figured out what I was doing.   I must say that this technique is not for the neat stamper!  Sponging gets your fingers dirty enough, but trying to rub the ink across the paper was just as bad for me. lol  I hope you enjoy what I've created.  I stamped Celebrate Today on the bottom as a reminder to myself to enjoy each day...the beauty of God's creation, and family and friends to enjoy it with.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Evergreen & Perfectly Penned
Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin Pads:  So Saffron, Calypso Coral,
Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo & Basic Grey
StazOn:  Black
Punch:  1" Circle
Essentials Paper Piercing Pack
Sponges