Whimsical Flower

This is a card I made using the Flowers for You designer paper from Stampin' Up! I thought it would go well with this stamp I purchased over the weekend. The big stamp of the flower with butterflies around it is from the stamp company Great Impressions. The Friend sentiment is from a set of clear stamps by R. S. Tapestry. I had no idea they were making clear stamps! I really like the font.. I ended up drawing the lines on the edges to kind of frame the card a bit with a black marker...kind of ties it together with all of the lines from the butterflies flying around the flower.

Embrace Life

I cased this card a while ago and cannot recall the original designer (if you know, please let me know so I can give her credit), but I just loved it and had to make one myself. I really liked the simple layout and the bleaching on the big flower from Embrace Life. The only thing I changed was that I added embossing on the sentiment. I stamped it with Always Artichoke Craft Ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. It really made it pop a little extra and is super easy to put together. I can see making a nice stack of these in a short amount of time.

Have a great weekend!

Lots of Thoughts

This is a card I made for both the Color Challenge and the Sketch Challenge on SCS for this week. The colors which are quite a stretch for me are Orchid Opulence, Pumkin Pie and Certainly Celery. The Pumkin Pie was/is really throwing me for a loop. Not quite sure I like it still and if I made this card again I would replace it with a muted yellow (just my opinion). This card also uses the stamp sets Garden Whimsy (a spring/summer card making favorite) and the current SAB set Lots of Thoughts. I used the stamp Happy Hellos from it and omitted the other little sayings beneath is so that it would fit in the circle punch. The background on the Certainly Celery is the jumbo wheel Whimsy.

Well, now I have two posts in one week! That is a new record for me lately ;o))) Have a great evening!

Friendship Blooms

This is a quick card I made using the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Friendship Blooms. I really like the colors Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink together. I chose the colors based on the piece of scrapbook paper I had in my scrap box that I had picked up at Michael's some time ago. It is certainly an easy card to put together and that I really like! The background is using the jumbo wheel Whimsy and rolled in White Craft Ink and heat set just a bit to keep it from smearing. Next time I may emboss it to add just a bit more to it and really make the background pop.

Baby Shower Card

I wanted to share this card today that I received at a recent baby shower for me from a dear friend....(yes that is the explanation for my long absences from posting regularly. Stamping has definitely taken a back seat to many other things). I still stamp, just don't really get around to posting and uploading.

Anyways, back to this AMAZING card! Isn't it just the sweetest thing and I cannot believe the time it took to make this beautiful card. I will definitely be putting it in the new little one's scrapbook! There is so much dimension on it and I hope you can see the three layers in the lions' head and the elephants ear.
My friend said she enjoyed coming up with it and she did a fabulous job! I am just in awe of her creative talent in putting this together. Thanks Susan!

Happy Heart Day

This was a fun little card to make. I paper pieced the elephant using the Flowers For You designer paper from SU. The basic technique is to stamp the image (in this case, I used the elephant from Happy Heart Day) onto designer paper and then cut it out and adhere it over the image on another piece of stamped cardstock. So it is really just an overlay. Very easy to do and in this case easier than coloring the image!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

The Color Challenge on SCS today was using the colors Blue Bayou, Soft Sky and Real Red. I was thinking somewhat of a patriotic/Americana theme and figured the retired stamp set Take Me Out to the Ballgame would be perfect.....(my *favorite* downline gave it to me a couple of years ago...she is so sweet!) I combined it with the backgrounds Print Pattern and Flannel Plaid and it works good enough. The hitter is actaully stamped on Soft Sky because either Whisper White or Very Vanilla was just too stark.

Another Sketch Challenge

I made this card for Beate's Sketch Challenge this weekend. When I was finished, I had no idea I had used so many things until I went to type in all of the details on SCS :) I don't have the Tres Chic BG, so I use the word stamp from Natural Beauty to make my own background. I used Black EP on the flower to make it stand out more before I colored it with reinkers. (The Staz On just wasn't bold enough for such a detailed flower..it is from the stamp set On Gossamer Wings, a retired set). I used three small Prima flowers, just didn't have three red ones so I had to settle for the yellow in the center. That is really the only thing I would defnitely change if I make it again. Have a great weekend!

Embrace Friendship

Sorry but just one more Embrace Life card. This time I used it for a Color Challenge and the Sketch Challenge on SCS. I have been trying to organize my stamping supplies and have stamped very little...I am totally consumed with finding a better way to organize my stamp stuff when I have the time and energy to do so. ;o)

The Color Challenge was to use the colors Rose Red, Apricot Appeal and Sage Shadow on a card. I wasn't really sure how it would go together, but I am pleased with the result. I used the background stamps Linen and En Francais as well. I wish SU hadn't retired the Linen BG, I find it so versatile to add texture to a card. The background on the top of the card (on the Rose Red) is a floral stamp from the Embrace Life stamp set. I used Bleach to take the color out of the flowers with my AquaPainter. I like the effect and will use the bleachign technique a lot. Why it took me so long to try it I don't know!

Well have a great evening and hopefully I will post again tomorrow if I can get around to stamping a bit.

Embrace Life

Yet another Embrace Life card. Can you tell this is currently my favorite stamp set? I will try to refrain from using it more, but I just love the Ginger Blossom designer paper that goes with it. I made this card after seeing a sketch challenge by Beate Johns on her blog Fresh and Fun that I wanted to try. I like the layout and can see using it again. Very simple, which I like! Well, I am off to get some things done today. Have a great weekend!