Need for Speed

Good morning...today's card is the only masculine card the ladies made at my July stamp a stack.  I think it was the easiest of the five cards to make this time too.  Yup, guy cards are usually pretty simple and to the point.  Not so sure they'd enjoy getting a card with a lot of flourishes and flowers on it anyway. lol  

To those of you who are new to my blog via my facebook page, welcome, and thanks for liking my page!  I've already posted one of the five cards earlier that we made.  I think (yes, think) this one was my second favorite for the month.  To see the card click here...it's the second card. :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Need for Speed

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Pacific Point & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Punches:  1 3/8" Square, 1 1/4" Square &  Double Rectangle (retired)

Embossing Folder:  Chevron

Crimper

RHSSC Bird Builder

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I'll admit I had no idea what I should put on today's card, but my mom pointed out a bird on a card using the Bird Builder punch at my last stamp a stack, and I thought I should give it a try.  Yup, I've had the punch for quite a while and never made a bird out of it.  Guess there's a first time for everything!

Head over to the Red Hot Stampers' blog here to check out a few more cards with this sketch.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Apothecary Art

Card Stock:  Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, 

Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green & White Vellum

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Black & Pumpkin Pie

Stampin' Write Marker:  Primrose Petals

Punches:  Bird Builder, Boho Blossoms

Modern Label & Word Window

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Delicate Doilies - 2

Well, I see I have a couple of cards that I never posted just hanging out in my blog waiting to be shown. lol  These were made to feature the Delicate Doilies die.

 


This second card was inspired by Lauri over at Paperville Crafts...such a cute card.  I didn't have the delicate designs embossing folder yet, so I improvised a little bit.  That's what's so great about making cards.  You can see a card to get ideas, but improvise when you don't have "everything" out there...although I was pretty close with this one!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

First Card:
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rose Red & Crumb Cake
Sizzlit:  Delicate Doilies
Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper
Ribbon:  1/2" Seam Binding in Crumb Cake
Punches:  Modern Label & Word Window
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
 Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Second Card
Stamps:  Serene Silhouettes & Field Flowers
Card Stock:  Whisper White & Melon Mambo
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Melon Mambo
Sizzlit:  Delicate Doilies
Embossing folder:  Perfect Polka Dots & Adorning Accents
Edgelit:  Adorning Accents

Field Flowers

Ok, this isn't really a new post, but I wanted to enter two cards into this week's Stamping 411 challenge and can't have the same link for them. So...here's card number two. :)

Blooming with Kindness or Field Flowers?

Here are a couple of cards I made while trying to come up with something for my stamp a stack using this week's Stamping 411 challenge.  I started with the bottom layers on the second card (Island Indigo base, and very vanilla sponged with soft suede) with the embossed flower from the top card.  I did NOT like the soft suede with that flower at all.  So I started over and didn't sponge any soft suede.  Definitely liked how the top card turned out.  Well, I couldn't let the other paper go to waste, so I though I'd use a different stamp and put some soft suede in it.  Yup, I like that one too.  Now to decide which one to use for my stamp a stack, so I put it to a vote in my house. lol  Everyone chose the second card, so that's the one I'm doing...less prep time for me too! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Blooming with Kindness & Field Flowers

Card Stock:  Island Indigo & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo & Soft Suede

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Punch:  Scallop Trim Border

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Island Indigo & 1/2" Seam Binding in Very Vanilla

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Happy Birthday Little Sis

Today is my sister's birthday and I wanted to make her a special card.  She loves stargazer lilies so I thought I would make a few to put on a card for her.  I had no idea what I wanted the design of the card to look like, so I did a little roaming around and came across Joanne's beautiful card.  Not so hard to put your three lilies on a card when you have something like this to follow!  Thanks, Joanne, for the inspiration!

It starts with a pretty simple looking box...

...and ends with a lovely card!  

 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Need for Speed

Today's card was the one masculine card I made for my June stamp a stack.  It was quick and easy to prep and quick and easy to make.  The ladies like having an easy card every now and then. :)



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Need for Speed & On Your Birthday (retired)
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Real Red & Whisper White
Stampin' Write Markers:  Basic Black & Real Red
Embossing Folder:  Houndstooth
Punch:  Double Rectangle (retired)