Happy Birthday

Just a quick post for today...I made today's card for a coworker and I love how it turned out!  I think it's so soft and pretty.   Plus I found an easier way to make my carnations.  Well, an easier way to get the paper to separate without it tearing so it's thin enough to shape and mold.

Just a few close ups.  I always like to see cards up close.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Baja Breeze

Embossing Folders:  Fancy Fan & Perfect Polka Dots

Framelits:  Labels Collection

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper & Sponges

Fabulous "Fall" Florets

I saw this card on Splitcoast by Diane and loved the colors and layout!  I thought the orange and green would be perfect colors for fall flowers.  Thanks for the inspiration Diane!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Florets

Card Stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade & Whisper White

Classic Stampin Pads:  Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight & Lucky Limeade

Stampin' Write Marker:  Pumpkin Pie

Versa Mark

Ribbon:  1/8" in Lucky Limeade (retired)

Embossing Folder:  Flower Garden

Punch:  Scallop Trim Border

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Happy Birthday!

Today's card is for my wonderful upline, Glenda!  It was her birthday yesterday, so I wanted to make her a special card. :)  My inspiration for her card is from a few different places.  I first saw this flower on the cover of the Stampin' Up! Stampin' Success demonstrator magazine and loved it! The card design is from the Paper Players sketch challenge...so glad these are out here because it's nice to have a design so I don't have to come up with one.  The flower is from my garden.  Late in August I finally got some beautiful flowers from one of my dahlia plants that I thought was going to die earlier in the summer.  When it finally bloomed I took some pictures in hopes of recreating one of them. Definitely not the same as the real flower, but I love how it turned out!  Just wish the picture turned out better. :(

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  So Saffron, Gumball Green & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  So Saffron & Regal Rose
Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs
Bigz Die:  Daisies Flower #2 (retired)
Punch:  Blossom Petals Builder
Framelits Dies:  Labels
Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Crimper & Sponges

Thank You Carnation

Today's card is a thank you for a couple that has been very kind and generous.  One of the things I received was a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and I wanted to copy one of the flowers from it.  Well, one was a carnation and that's my favorite flower...and I've made a few of them lately!  Since I've been trying to enter sketch challenges I used the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for my card's design.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Curly Cute

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Raspberry Ripple

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punches:  1 1/4", 1 3/8" & 2 3/8" Scallop Circle

Sizzlit:  Little Leaves

Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Calypso Coral

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Crimper & Sponges

Thank You - RHSSC

It's Sunday, so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge.  I did make my card a little bit different from the sketch.  I wanted all of the ink colors to show on the strip so I moved the oval up and put the sentiment on the bottom.  Keep reading to see the other challenges that inspired this card...

The theme for the Stampin Celebration Blog this month is rich warm colors and I put those into my card.  And those colors came from the Friday Mashup challenge...Indian Summer and a mix of five colors.  One of those colors is Cajun Craze and when I grabbed the ink pad I found out that it's the first time I've used it!  The ink pad was still wrapped in the plastic.  It seemed to blend in well with today's challenges though. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Curly Cute
Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Raspberry Ripple, Cajun Craze,
More Mustard, Lucky Limeade & Early Espresso
Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain
Punch:  1 1/4" Circle
Sponges

Vintage Elements of Style

Today I was going to post the card I made for my niece's wedding last night and realized (once I was at the wedding, of course) that I never took any pictures!  So back to a card we made at my September stamp a stack.  I got the idea for my card from kellichan over on Splitcoast.  I love the vintage look and her colors, but I didn't have any ribbon in perfect plum, so I opted for some more fall like colors since that was kind of my theme for this  month's stamp a stack.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set: Elements of Style

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, 

So Saffron & Always Artichoke

StazOn:  Black

Punches:  Scallop Trim Corner & 1 3/4" Circle

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Cherry Cobbler

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Everything Eleanor

Today's card is one that I'm helping a new stamping friend out with.  It's another triple layer card and this one has an elegant look with black card stock and gray ink.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!  

Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor & Just Believe

Card Stock:  Blasic Black & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Basic Gray

Ribbon:  5/8" Satin in Basic Black (retired)

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist