Saturday, July 14, 2012

Bright Field Flowers

Today's card is one I made for my June stamp a stack.  Guess I didn't feel like coming up with my own design and colors for this card so I used Mojo Monday's design from a few weeks ago and Stamping 411's color inspiration from the beginning of April.  







Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Field Flowers
Card Stock:  Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, So Saffron,
 Calypso Coral & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Lucky Limeade, So Saffron & Calypso Coral
Punches:  1 1/4" Square & 1 3/8" Square
Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Whisper White 
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist



Friday, July 13, 2012

Sunny Serene Silhouettes

Well, it seems like the lazy side of me has been showing again this week.  I have plenty of cards to put on here, but I haven't been doing it!  I figured I'd get to it again and show you the cards I made to swap with the Red Hot Stampers.  I got some really cute cards in return too!  I love the variety of cards I get from doing swaps. 




Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Serene Silhouettes
Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink & Daffodil Delight
Framelits:  Labels Collection
Punch:  1 1'4" Circle
Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Sponges!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

RHSSC44

Welcome to another Red Hot Stamper's sketch challenge.  I loved the challenge this week because it went perfectly with a flower I wanted to put on a card for a stamping friend's birthday.  Yes, it's another carnation.  I think that's kind of been my flower of choice this year for most of the ladies birthdays that come come to my stamp a stacks. Just a different design each time. :)  Head on over to the Red Hot Stampers' Blog here to check out a few more cards for challenge #44.


A big flower needs a big envelope, so I had to make a matching box. :)




Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi & Whisper White
Classic Stampin Pads:  Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum & Elegant Eggplant
Embossing Folders:  Perfect Polka Dots, Elegant Lines & Vintage Wallpaper
Punches:  Blossom, Decorative Label & Scallop Trim Border
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Sponges & Crimper


Wednesday, July 4, 2012

It's Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday to a friend and fellow stamper who gives out many, many cards each month to let people know she's thinking about them.  I love that I can make a red, white and blue card special for her just like she does for so many other people.  I dropped it off last night (just after 9 pm at her front door), so I hope she ends up finding it! lol  I didn't want to knock on the door so late in the evening.  I saw the Stamping 411 Saturday sketch challenge here and thought it would make a cute card for a 4th of July birthday.




Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Just Believe
Card Stock:  Real Red, Whisper White & Night of Navy
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red & Night of Navy
Embossing folder:  Perfect Polka Dots
Punches:  Modern Label, Word Window,
Scallop Trim Border & Boho Blossoms
Sizzlit:  Little Leaves
Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White & 3/8" Taffeta in Real Red
Basic Jewels:  Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist





Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Manhattan Flower

Today's cards are one of my June stamp a stack cards.  Not the easiest to prep because of the embossing, but pretty simple for the ladies to make.  I really liked how my first one turned out...until I made my second one.  Then I liked that one a little better. lol  I liked having more than one of this card to show the ladies how sponging can vary from person to person, or in my case from card to card.  When you make your own cards, each one is unique. :)




Thanks for looking and have a great day! 

Stamps:  Not sure what sets they are from...just retired sentiments from Stampin' UP!
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red, Tango Tangerine & Daffodil Delight
Embossing Folders:  Manhattan Flower & Stripes
Punch:  Decorative Label
Embossing Powder:  White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Sponges & Brayer



Sunday, July 1, 2012

RHSSC 43

Welcome to Sunday...that means it's time for another Red Hot Stamper's sketch challenge.  Since yesterday was my husband's birthday I decided to use the RHS sketch for his card this year.  I really like how it turned out and it was a quick and simple card. :)  To check out a few more cards with this design go to the Red Hot Stampers blog here.





Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & On Your Birthday (retired)
Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Soft Suede
Embossing Folder:  Argyle
Punches:  1 1/4" Square & 1 3/8" Square

Friday, June 29, 2012

Sponged Serene Silhouettes

Today's cards are a couple of masculine cards I made using the stamp set Serene Silhouettes and also using the sponging and masking techniques.  Have I mentioned before that I love this set and I love sponging? lol I really enjoyed making both of these cards.  This first one was inspired by Jess and you can visit her blog here.  I liked the design and colors of her card and went on to create my own version of it.  Thanks for the inspiration, Jess!  



This second card is similar to one I did a while back for one of my stamp a stacks and a Red Hot Stamper's sketch challenge (check it out here).  Because I really liked that card I decided to give that same idea a try again with my new stamp set.  I actually had the whole card done and thought maybe I could add the sun or moon to this pic, so I punched out a circle and started sponging away again.  Didn't take much to darken things up a little so you could see the "sun".  Then I did the same thing down at the bottom for the reflection.  I still haven't decided if it's the sun or moon yet though. lol 


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

1st Card

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Island Indigo & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant & Island Indigo
StazOn:  Black
Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice
Punch:  Circle (Don't remember what size! lol)
Sponges!

2nd Card

Stamp Set:  Serene Silhouettes
Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & River Rock
Punch:  Circle (Don't remember which size for this one either)
Sponges!