Tuesday, September 25, 2012

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



Monday, September 24, 2012

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

Sunday, September 23, 2012

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

Saturday, September 22, 2012

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

Friday, September 21, 2012

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

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Flower Garden

Well, this card started out as one of my stamp a stack cards, but it didn't last long!  I was really looking to make something with fall colors, but still using flowers.  I decided to give this technique a try when I saw it over on the  Hand Stamped Sentiments technique challenge.  It's a pretty neat technique, but definitely not for a stamp a stack.  Hmm...maybe I need to start a techniques class too. :)


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Blooming with Kindness
Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Always Artichoke,
Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Cherry Cobbler & Tango Tangerine
Embossing Folder:  Flower Garden
Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Cherry Cobbler
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
White Crayon

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Serene Silhouettes in the Fall

To those of you who come to my stamp a stacks, I did say I was going to post the cards we were making.  Well, I think I'm running a little behind! lol  Anyway, I wanted to make a fall card, and of course I always have one masculine card in the set of five.  Well, I think this is going to be the guy card.  It could probably go either way because of the coral color, but I still think it's more for a guy...who likes a little "pink"! lol



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Serene Silhouettes & On Your Birthday (retired)
Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Calypso Coral & So Saffron
Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain
Punches:  1 1/4" Circle, Word Window & Modern Label
Hemp Twine (retired)
Sponges