Welcome Baby

I made this card for our music pastor's wife who had a baby this week. I CASE'd the layout from a card by my daughter (brierrose on SCS).

The cute little jammies were stamped in black using Versafine ink and then colored with Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo markers.  I put a wash of Barely Banana around the outside of the jammies. The hanger is colored in with Creamy Caramel.  I used Nestabilities for the circles. A couple of brads in the corner and some Baker's Twine wrapped up the card.

Stamps: Baby Bundle, Short & Sweet

Paper: Melon Mambo (pad & marker), black, Pretty in Pink marker, Barely Banana

Ink: Melon Mambo, white, Pretty in Pink Prints DP

Accessories: Brads, Baker's Twine, Nestabilities, dimensionals, corner rounder

Sweet Summer

I saw a cute card using the Sweet Summer stamp set and really wanted to CASE it but I also wanted to change it up a bit so that it was my card.

I went through lots of color combos but ended up with Old Olive and Vanilla. Getting the flower heads lined up with the stems was more challenging than I thought it would be. I ended up cutting off just a tad from the top of the stem stamp so that it would be easier to line it up. And that is using clear stamps!  I popped up the flower panel on dimensionals and layered it on the Old Olive layer that I embossed with the SU lattice embossing folder.  I just got some Baker's Twine and was itching to use it and this yellow worked perfectly with the Daffodil Delight flowers!

Stamps: Sweet Summer

Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Ink: Black, Markers in Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Lattice EF, Baker's Twine, dimensionals

Another Just Believe Card

I've had this set for awhile but haven't played with it until today.  There are so many things you can do with this set so I'm looking forward to even more cards.

I stamped the image on white and then used the color spritzer with a chocolate chip marker  for the background. This panel is popped up on dimensionals.  I'm on a mission to use up retired paper and so I used Afternoon Tea behind the image.  Next a little chocolate chip twill on the side. The white layer is embossed with the lattice embossing folder and a couple antique brads finish up the corner.

Stamps: Just Believe

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea (ret)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Lattice EF, Chocolate Chip twill, antique brads, dimensionals, color spritzer

Just Believe

I've had this set for a while but haven't used it yet. The Pals Paper Arts PPA83 color challenge from last week used Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake. I really like this color combo and it seemed perfect for this set and the Parisian Breeze DP that I have been hoarding.  I do way too much of that :-)

The card is straight forward so not much explanation is needed. The flower panel is popped up on dimensionals and the Baja Breeze seam binding gives this card a soft, pretty look!

Stamps: Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Parisian Breeze DP (ret)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede marker

Accessories: Baja Breeze seam binding, linen thread, Jewelry Tag punch, dimensionals

Cowboy Kid

This was a fun card to make using my little Cowboy Kid.  I did it for SSSC107 and it just fell into place.

I have been hoarding my Outlaw DP but this seemed like the time to get it out and use it.  I usually clean off the edges of my paper after cutting but I left these raggedy for a more country look. I used my stamp-a-majig to get a perfect placement on the vanilla piece so that I could get the most cowboy and his horse as possible. I then colored him with markers.  I recently got some Baker's Twine and this guy is my first use of it. I really like how it adds to the card. I'm also excited that SU is adding Baker's Twine in their upcoming Summer Mini catalog. I then sponged some Sage Shadow around the edges but it's really hard to see it in the picture. Lastly I punched the border with a Martha Stewart border bunch.  I hope you like my little guy!

Stamps: Cowboy Kid

Paper: Early Espresso, Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Very Vanilla

Ink: Black, Markers in Early Espresso, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: MS punch (easy to sub an SU punch), Baker's Twine

Because I Care

I case'd this card from the March Stampin' Success magazine. I am trying to use up retired paper so I changed the colors and added some detail.

I stamped the hydrangea in black and then used a Pretty in Pink marker to color in the flower.  I used my aquapainter and Kiwi Kiss on the leaves. I tried to darken up the centers of the flowers with the aquapainter and Rose Red but I should have used watercolor paper instead of Whisper White because it kept fading away.  Oh well, live and learn. The sentiment is stamped in Sahara Sand and there is an added row of small flowers in Pretty in Pink.  I embossed the Pretty in Pink layer with Vintage Wallpaper EF and added a strip of Raspberry Tart DP over that as well as under the flower layer. The scalloped layer is some retired Rose Red prints DP. The final touch is the Rose Red button.

Stamps: Because I Care

Paper: Black, Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red

Ink: Black, Pretty in Pink marker, Rose Red Prints DP, Raspberry Tart DP, Whisper White

Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper EF, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Rose Red button, linen thread, aquapainter

Art of Life Take 2

Another Art of Life card. I'm trying to use some of my neglected, retired, favorite stamps.

I had stamped some images for my previous Art of Life card that I didn't use and they seemed perfect for the SplitCoastStampers SC321 weekly sketch challenge.  It's a pretty straight forward card. The flowers are popped up on dimensionals. I've also been having fun using the Jewelry Tag punch and Vintage Trinkets. The little tags are punched out of Cameo Coral, Rose Red and Pretty in Pink paper to match the Raspberry Tart DP. I left a sentiment off the front of the card so that I can decide what to put inside when I need it at a later time.

Stamps: Art of Life

Paper: Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla

Ink: Rose Red, Always Artichoke (markers)

Accessories: Jewelry Tag punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Vintage Trinkets, Victoria Crochet Trim, linen thread, dimensionals

Art of Life

This will be a sympathy card but the sentiment is inside the card instead of on the front. The colors are from this week's SCS color combo CC311 of Always Artichoke, Rose Red and Perfect Plum.  The flower on the right is actually plum although it pretty much looks gray in the photo. The flower on the left was stamped off once to get a softer look.  After stamping the flowers I used the color spritzer to spritz on a little Always Artichoke. It softens up the flowers a bit. The flower panel is up on dimensionals over the Vintage Wallpaper embossed layer. A few brads and seam binding finish it off the card.

Stamps: Art of Life (ret)

Paper: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Perfect Plum (markers)

Accessories: Always Artichoke seam binding, Always Artichoke brads, Vintage Wallpaper EF, dimensionals, color spritzer

Birthday Bakery

It's another snowy day here in Brier and therefore a good day to stamp.  I decided to try a sketch challenge and also a color challenge.

 

The sketch is the Saturday Sketch Challenge on Stamping 411.  The color challenge is the Curtain Call Color Change ACT70.  Here's my card:

Stamps: Birthday Bakery, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: White, Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Certainly Celery

Ink: Black, Markers - Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizzaz

Accessories: Turquoise grosgrain ribbon, celery button, embroidery floss, embossing folder, mat pack and paper piercer, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch

Get Well

This card is for a friend who just had heart surgery.  I CASE'd it from a card by mamamostamps.

I used Crumb Cake and Real Red markers on the flowers.  The doily border is a Martha Stewart punch but the SU Eyelet border punch would be a good substitute as well. I sponged the doily edge with Crumb Cake and also sponged all around the outside edge of the card. The doily border is a separate little piece attached to the card with the top edge hidden by the ribbon which is Chocolate Chip 5/8" taffeta.  The little tags are punched out using the Jewelry Tag punch and attached with a pin from Vintage Trinkets.  Hope my friend likes this card :-)

All supplies are Stampin'Up unless otherwise noted:

Stamps: Nature Walk, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Fancy Flexible Phrases

Paper: Very Vanilla

Ink: Crumb Cake, Real Red

Accessories: Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, Jewelry Tag punch, Vintage Trinkets, Martha Stewart border punch, sponge