Serene Sunset

I must say making cards for teenage boys is way too hard!  Right now I don't really have any sets that fit them, so I decided to just sponge and stamp a scene for my nephew.  Probably not his thing, but I sure enjoyed making the card.  I wish the camera would have taken a better picture too, but it just couldn't get it to show that the sponging in the picture is darker than what it looks.  That's just the way it goes sometimes!  

 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock:  Island Indio, Basic Black & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo, Pool Party, More Mustard,
Lucky Limeade & Calypso Coral
StazOn:  Black
Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice
Punches:  Word Window & Modern Label 
Sponges

RHSSC - Mother's Day Card

It's Sunday and time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.   We had an additional challenge to also make it a Mother's Day Card.  Well, that was easy enough to do. :)  It might not look like I followed the sketch because it is a little hard to see in the picture  but I did. :)  I scored lines on my card instead of using ribbon or additional paper.  I didn't want to block the doily stamp. :)  I'm also entering it into the Paper Players theme challenge since it's Mother's Day.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made this week with the same sketch.  Check them out here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Hello Doily & Serene Silhouettes

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  More Mustard & Calypso Coral

Stampin' Write Markers:  Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral & Always Artichoke

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Soft Swallowtail

Today's card is the last of my April stamp a stack cards.  My daughter designed this card as well.  Notice no Whisper White or Very Vanilla on the card! :) 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Swallowtail, Papillon Potpourri  & Best of - Flowers

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Raspberry Ripple

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rose Red, Soft Suede & Early Espresso

Punches:  Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Midnight Muse Moon

Hello everyone!  Today's card is for my brother-in-law's birthday.  I don't think he looks at my blog, so I think I can post it early. lol  So there are a couple of reasons I made the card this way...meaning why I made it dark.  Do you ever look to the west after the sun sets and it seems like all across the horizon there is a haze of rainbow colors?  I know I do!  Other times I look to the west and the night sky is this beautiful dark blue color.  I wanted to capture that color on a card and finally did it! :)  I usually sponge all of the colors when I have a moon in the background like this, but I wanted to try my hand at using the brayer.  I don't use it much at all and thought I should get some practice with it if I ever want to be good at it. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set: Lovely as a Tree

Card Stock:  Midnight Muse, Basic Black,

Whisper White & Glossy White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Midnight Muse, Island Indigo & Pool Party

StazOn:  Black

Punches: 1 1/4" Circle, 1 3/8" Sqaure & 1" Square

Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain

Brayer

Baja Breeze Hydrangea

Today's card is another April stamp a stack card.  I wanted to use the hydrangea stamp featured in the Best of Twenty-five Years ~ Flowers.  I also wanted to make the cards pretty simple to make, and I think this was the easiest one. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Best of Twenty-five Years ~ Flowers

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze & Very Vanilla

Stampin' Write Markers:  Baja Breeze & Wild Wasabi

Framelits:  Windows

Embossing Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots

Ribbon:  5/8" Seam Binding in Baja Breeze

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

New Project Kit from Stampin' Up! ~ Bloomin' Bouquet

Well, I didn't get a chance last evening to post anything to my blog.  One of our dacshunds managed to get out of his cage while we were gone and ate WAY too much chocolate.  Yes, he climbed onto my desk, then stood on my two-drawer filing cabinet and stretched as far as he could to sneak a bag of chocolate from on top of my four-drawer filing cabinet.  The only reason I found out is because he knocked off my daughter's piggy bank and I found it in pieces on the floor. :(  Needless to say it was a long night for us last night, but he's doing ok today. :)  

So instead of showing you a card that I've done I thought I let you know about the  Stampin' Up! Bloomin' Bouquet Project Kit and watch the video here on how to put them together.  They are very simple too do!  I love making 3-D flowers, so this project is right up my alley. :)

Here are the details...

Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation, It's finally Spring, Just Because ~ This is an easy-to-assemble kit and comes complete with the petals, stems, and buttons to create the flowers, as well as four different tags to make this the perfect gift for any occasion. All you need is some paper, ribbon or a vase to add the finishing touches to the bouquet.

Ordering information:

Item 134542 $12.95

Available starting April 29, while supplies last.

Kit contents:

• 2 sheets of preprinted and precut flowers on 12" X 12" cardstock; makes 13 flowers using Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry
• 13 Vintage Faceted Buttons
• 13 green floral wire stems

Adhesive not included. (Glue gun recommended.)

If you don't have a demonstrator I'd love to be yours!  Just visit me here for more info or to order. 

Happiest Birthday Cardinal

It's Sunday so that means it's time for a Red Hot Stampers' challenge card.  Today's card isn't my norm, but my mother-in-law's birthday is coming up, and I wanted to use this sketch challenge for it....oh, and she loves cardinals too. :)  Let's hope she does't see my blog or she'll be seeing her card a couple of days early. lol  I tried to make the card as springy as possible since cardinals usually go on Christmas cards.  My hubby thinks it looks ok so that's good enough for me.   As you can tell I also flipped where I put my bird.  After I put him together I realized I made him backwards, and I wasn't doing him over again to match the sketch! lol  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made using this challenge here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Apothecary Art

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler,  Wild Wasabi, Basic Black,

More Mustard & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango & Basic Black

Punnches:  Bojo Blossoms & Bird

Brads:  3/16" Neutrals (Black)

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Sponges