To You From Me

I think most of this card is pretty self explanatory. The flower was watercolored and then popped up with dimensionals. The sentiment is taped to the flower panel but has a dimensional under the lower right corner.  The buttons are adhered with glue dots.

All Supplies Stampin'Up:

Stamps: Because I Care, Best Yet

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Black, White, Tempting Turquoise Prints DSP

Ink: Black, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive

Accessories: Brights buttons, White Baker's Twine, 1/4" Black grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, 

Tools:  circle punches, aquapainter

This second card is very simple. I made several of these as thank you cards for flowers sent to my MIL's memorial service. The stamp is "A Big Thank You" by PTI and it's all one stamp so was super simple. The sentiment panel is popped up on dimensionals to give it a bit more interest.

Playing Around

Here are a couple cards that I made this week.

The first card took me forever. I was CASEing this card but just kept twiddling until I finally had something that I sort of liked.  The base of the card is Poppy Parade followed by Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment DSP and then Kraft. I punched out the flower with the Blossom Punch. The center of the flower is from the Mixed Bunch set and stamped in Pool Party with an antique brad in the center and then backed with Soft Suede. This is popped up on a dimensional. Below it is a flower punched with the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch in Poppy Parade with an Everyday Enchantment brad. The smallest flower is punched with Boho Blossoms punch (Soft Suede) and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (Pool Party) with a mini gold brad.  Pool Party seam binding is tied around and the sentiment is stamped with Favorite Greetings (retired). Lastly I pierced around the edge of the Pool Party layer.

Stamps: Favorite Greetings (ret)

Paper: Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Kraft, Soft Suede, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Pool Party seam binding, brads

Tools: Blossom punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, dimensionals, mat pack & paper piercer

The next card uses Rich Razzleberry card stock which is something that I don't use a lot but thought my parents would like as this will be their Easter card.  The hydrangea is stamped in black and colored with markers in Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. The black & white striped ribbon is layered on white textured card stock (hard to see in the pic). I edged this with the Scallop Trim Border punch and then tied some white taffeta ribbon over the whole thing. The three buttons are tied with white Baker's Twine and attached with glue dots. The sentiment is from Cute Converse.  Hopefully I remembered all the details. Inside is stamped "Happy Easter".

Stamps: Because I Care, Cute Converse (ret)

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, White (regular & textured)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive markers, Basic Black

Accessories: 3/8" white taffeta ribbon, 1-1/4" Basic Black striped grosgrain ribbon, Brights buttons, Baker's twine

Tools: Circle punches, Scallop Trim Border punch, dimensionals

Eggplant Because I Care

I got a new set of scallop Nestabilities ( I forget the exact name right now) and I had to play with them.   Here I have a white base layered with white embossed with the square lattice EF.  I inked up the flower with Wisteria Wonder and then used a sponge dauber to add some Elegant Eggplant highlights. I used a Lucky Limeade marker on the leaves. The eggplant strip is from the Rich Regals Print DSP.

This card is nearly entirely SUO. If you sub a regular scallop punch for the fancy Nestability it would be SUO.

My daughters have been here visiting and we've spent some time stamping. It's been lots of fun! More cards tomorrow :-)

Stamps: Just Because

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant Print DSP

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Square lattice EF, Nestabilities, dimensionals, sponge dauber

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

Because I Care

Stamp Set: Because I Care

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze

Ink: Easy Espresso (also Stampin' Write Marker Baja Breeze and Wild Wasabi)

Accessories: Textured Impressions Vintage Wallpaper EF, Hemp Twine (natural), Dimensionals