A Wedding Card

 June is the month for weddings, and although I don't have one this year to attend, it's always good to have something "just in case".  I decided I wanted to make a white-on-white design, and use vellum and embossing.  I took this first picture against a bouquet of white peonies.

supplies: white and Cream card, vellum, Simon Beautiful Flowers and Thankful Flowers (leaves) clear stamp sets, clear embossing ink and white powder, Tammy Tutterow/Maker's Movement Sweet Petite Sentiment, Simon Blossom Field embossing folder, Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle dies, micro dot adhesive

I'm thrilled with the new micro dot adhesive - it is PERFECT for adhering vellum elements!  

Here's a 2nd photo taken in my usual way, inside under our bathroom skylight.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blooming Meadow Hugs

 I have some cards today that use a new stamp set paired with a die I've had on my list forever!

supplies: white and cream cardstock, Simon Blooming Meadow stamps and matching dies, Altenew  Lapis Lazuli and Green Valley mini ink cubes, My Favorite Things Sending You Hugs die, adhesive foam 

The die-cut sentiment uses letters cut from my 2nd card below.  My color scheme is inspired by a piece of material from my quilting stash.

I'm very pleased with this floral stamp set!  Each flower or leaf has an outline stamp and a solid filler.  The size is nice, too, so that you can build up a nice spray or arrangement of as many flowers as you'd like.  

Here's another card.

supplies: white and Audrey Blue cardstock, Simon Blooming Meadow stamps and dies, Altenew mini inks in Hydrangea, Aqualicious, Grass Field, and Warm Sunshine, stamped sentiment from Leafy Frames, MFT Sending You Hugs die, yellow Tiny Hearts sprinkles

This time I cut the sentiment from a trimmed panel, lifted it above my Audrey Blue base, then added flowers.  The top spray covers the "you" in the die this time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Coffee & Cream

Hi!  Here's a unique backstory for the making of my card today.  Last Saturday night,  I woke up about 3 am with a headache.  Thank goodness I don't get migraines, and these headaches I've had all my life have lessened as I get older, but this one was bad enough to wake me up.  So I took a caffeine pill, and it took awhile before it kicked in.  In the meantime, you know how your thoughts are in the wee hours - I went from caffeine to coffee, and then I had the idea to use these beautiful cafe au lait colors for a card.  When I got up the next morning, I decided to recreate a design I've done before using them.  Here it is.

supplies: cream cardstock, various browns/tans and a green from Doodlebug Rainbow paper pads: ginghams, florals, stripes, dots, MFT Stitched Blooms dies, sentiment from Hero Arts Hello Sunshine Daisies, stamped in vintage photo distress ink, Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle die, ancient My Mind's Eye enamel dots

Brown flowers wouldn't usually be my first choice, but I do like how this turned out, with all the little patterns mixing in that 1 color - what do you think?  Thanks for visiting today!

Happy Bird-Day!

Just sharing a card I made for our youngest Grand today.

supplies: white card stock, patterned and striped papers from Sunny Studio Rainbow Bright Collection, MFT Birds of a Feather and (retired) Happy dies, sentiment from Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies, Doodlebug Tiny Heart sprinkle, adhesive foam squares

Thanks for stopping today!

Peaches and Cream

I was thrilled to be sent the new August Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders to play with - I love the large scrollwork on the 3 main images!  I chose the single flower and the smaller of the scroll dies, and here is my card using them:

supplies: cream and carnation card stock, coordinating patterned papers from an old Graphic 45 paper pad, August's Large Die of the Month, Tammy Tutterow's Sentiments 2 stamp and matching die, markers to color, cream Doodlebug enamel hearts, adhesive foam squares

I chose these papers because I thought the main one reflected the die design.  Since the sentiment had a little heart, I also added some to the very tips of the large scrolled piece.  The single flower is the exact duplicate of the one in this scroll design, so I inlaid some peachy-pink into it and popped it up above the rest of the card.

Hope you're having a great week - thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says..........Tag It!

It's Wednesday and another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!

This week our theme is Tags, and the design team are using Ranger products.   I had fun making mine this week!  It's that time of year when we gardeners start longing for growing things, so I chose that for my theme.

I used these Ranger products: Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo distress inks, Verdigris embossing powder, and a manila tag.  The largest fern is simply stamped with peacock feathers ink, and the other to the left was stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Verdigris powder.  They are very close in color, but the embossed one has a golden shimmer to it.   Other supplies: Hero Arts Silhouette Fern, Traditional Butterfly, and the subtle script is from the Artistic Windows set, sentiment from Impression Obsession's In a Garden set.  The clock motif comes from an old Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection stamp set.  I dyed my seam binding with some distress ink, and added some natural twine to it.

And here's a 2nd one, using roughly the same colors, but with a bird and music theme:

I started with cream cardstock that was trimmed to fit inside the kraft tag and stamped some music across it, then used this Mini Flower Frenzy stencil to add some broken china details.  My sentiment is from a Hero Arts set, Essential Messages, and my branch is Simon's Small Forest Tree; the bird is the Perched Reed Bird by Memory Box.  Then I added Lawn Fawn sequins, an October Afternoon button, and some lace and twine to finish.  Ranger products used here are Vintage Photo and Broken China distress inks, and the kraft tag.

ETA: I'm adding this 2nd tag to the Moxie Fab World's Styling with Stencils challenge.

Wonderfully generous Heidi has provided us with a $50.00 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store for one random winner of this week's challenge - will it be you?  

Aqua, tan and cream

supplies: cream and tan cardstock, Hero Arts Tides layering paper, PTI  The Sweet Life, Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection, Technique Tuesday Mon Ami Paris, tumbled glass and broken china distress inks on flowers, peeled paint and shabby shutters on leaves, soft pool chalk ink for tone-on-tone images on card, VersaFine Deep Lagoon ink, Nesties scalloped rectangles, tiny button and crochet thread

This is my entry for the 61st CR84FN challenge, based on these colors:

They are so soothing, I may play more than once this time......

And my card fits for the Card Design Handbook Week: Focal Point Challenge at Moxie Fab World, too.

Thanks for your visit and your kind comments!

Pink Roses

supplies: aqua, pink, and cream parchment cardstock, Hero Arts CL490 Sending Smiles Messages, CG125 Friend Definition, PTI The Sweet Life, VersaFine onyx black ink, several pink and green inks for roses and leaves, Hobby Lobby lace, Darice Damask embossing folder, pink pearls

I made this card for The Shabby Tea Room's challenge this week: using pink, aqua, cream and text.  I recently got these 3-step roses from PTI - here I only used 2 of the steps, leaving the base cream to tie it in  with the rest of the card.  

Another "just because" card......

I'll be out of the loop for a few days, so I thought I'd post another card that I made just for me.  I saw a card recently on Pinterest that used this 2009 paper from October Afternoon, and fell in love with it all over again.....there's just something so appealing about that blue with the dots and the creamy flowers. I added another October Afternoon paper, too - love florals and stripes together!

supplies: cream and green cardstock, dps from October Afternoon "Report Card" and "Thrift Shop", Spellbinders Rose Creation die-cut flowers, orange and gold buttons, Martha Stewart doily lace punch, leaves from Wplus9 Folk Art Florals die, Penny Black "To You" stamp, VersaFine onyx black ink

I tried various kinds of flowers, but I liked these single diecuts from Spellbinders; they're meant to be stacked into one flower, but I like them on their own, too!

The Postal Challenge

Here's another challenge at Moxie Fab World to commemorate their 10th issue of Card Creations -  for this one, we are to incorporate postal elements.  Here is my card:

supplies: pink notecard, parchment paper, design papers from Webster's Pages and Pink Paislee, stamps from Hero Arts CL535 Carte Postal, S4878  Old Letter Writing, and 657773 Antique Flowers & Butterflies, All Night Media 554E Wish Postmark, Just Rite Greetings from Paris elements, VersaFine Vintage Sepia and Hero Arts green hills mid-tone ink, distressed with tea dye distress ink, paper doily, pink colored pencil to shade butterfly

Vintage Cafe Challenge

At the Vintage Cafe Challenge, we are to make something with the theme of "childhood".  Again, I found this image on Pinterest and pinned it to my board.  The little poem below the image reads:

"This teacher is not old

but rather strict and stern

The scholars, good as gold,

say ABC in turn."

As before, I pulled colors from the print and added buttons and natural twine, along with some blue ric-rac trim that Savannah gave me.

supplies: dark blue cardstock, dps from October Afternoon Campfire and MME Lost & Found 2 "Sunshine" pads and an unknown blue stripe, dark blue ric-rac, natural jute twine, red, blue and cream buttons

Vintage Vogue

The Tuesday Trigger challenge at Moxie Fab World based on this photo inspiration:

Beautiful, right?  I wish I had a reason to have dresses like this!  I remembered my lace background stamp, and decided to make an anniversary or wedding card.  The lace is gold embossed, and the top of the card is dry embossed.  The ribbon is from Kath in Scotland from a few years ago - so glad I didn't use it all up!

supplies: ivory and cream parchment papers, Hero Arts S5341 Lace Background, CL272 All Occasion Messages, VersaMark ink and Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder, Sizzix embossing folder, ribbon from Kath, cuttlebug shield die, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares

Sing a New Song

I want to thank you all for the lovely comments you've left for me at Moxie Fab World and here on my blog yesterday - your kind words mean the world to me - sending you all hugs!  Now on to the regularly scheduled program......

I had such fun with these colors from CR84FN:

I'm still playing with this adorable die set from W Plus 9 called Folk Art Florals:

supplies: kraft, cream, and rose cardstock, BoBunny passion fruit, avocado, and decaf double dot dps, Sizzix embossing folder, WPlus 9 Folk Art Florals die cuts,  Unity Sing a New Song, Memories Art Print brown ink

Sprigs of lavender

The challenge at The Ribbon Reel is to use newsprint and ribbons.

I love using text on my cards!  I found this at Tiny White Daisies for my inspiration:

So here is my card:

supplies: cream parchment and  periwinkle cardstock, dp from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Portobello Road pad,  Unity Stamp "Sing a New Song", Memento blue and green markers , PTI Friendship Jar sentiment and Tiny Tags die, VersaFine onyx black ink, Nesties Labels Eight, unknown ribbon, Hero Arts ecru lace, button from Elise

I stamped the sprigs using some Memento markers, 2 shades of blue and green.   Sometimes a simple little bouquet like this is the most charming!

TWO ribbon challenges

At the Ribbon Girl Blog, there is a scrumptious selection of ribbons and lace up for grabs for the winner of their current color challenge:

Pink, brown and cream makes a beautiful combination!  And amazingly, pink and brown are the required colors for the challenge over at the Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge, too!

I used papers from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found's Madison Avenue paper pad - this was the perfect place to use this lovely pink bird on a chocolate brown background:

supplies: cream card base, MME Lost & Found Madison Avenue dps, , Die-Namics large scallop die, ivory lace, pale pink ribbon, hemp twine, pink heart buttons

It's very strange to make a card and not do any stamping, but these papers didn't need anything else; even the sentiment was already there!  I cut the card narrower to accomodate the scalloped edge and balanced it with the beautiful ivory lace.  

A reject

As some of my Hero Hostess Sistas have been doing, I'd like to share a card I made to submit to the recent Paper Craft Magazine Stamp It! Vol 9 submission call.  I really liked this card, but it didn't work for them this time.

supplies: Hero Carnation layering paper, ivory parchment cardstock, watercolor paper, Hero Arts CG335 Dot Flower Pattern, CG403 Large Flower Background, CL272 All Occasion Messages, VersaFine onyx black ink and spun sugar and shabby shutters distress inks for watercoloring, Memento Angel Pink marker to shade flower, Nesties Labels Eighteen dies, seam binding dyed with spun sugar, Sizzix swiss dot embossing folder, sand paper

The flower is part of a big background stamp that is fairly new to Hero Arts, called Large Flower Background, stamped on watercolor paper, then painted in using diluted distress inks, with a little marker to shade it.

This fits nicely into the Our Creative Corner challenge this week:"Best Friends", to make a card for a friend which includes a flower.  

BINGO! at Simon Says Stamp!

Hi!  I'm here again this week with my card as a Guest Designer at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!  This week we're using a Bingo card:

You know the drill: choose any row, column, or diagonal, and make a project using those elements.  I chose to use the center row: die cuts, make your own designer paper, and fabric (I used felt).  Here's my card for this week:

supplies: red and cream parchment cardstock, Hero Arts CG222 Music Background, Adirondack Cranberry ink, S5247 Flourish Pine, VersaMark ink and Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder, Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II flower dies, red wool felt, Sizzix Sizzlits Branch with Leaves, mossy green wool felt, Spare Parts antique gemstone brad (thanks again, Sue)

I hope you'll play along, too!  As always, you can win a $50.00 gift certificate from the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!!

Red, black and cream

supplies: cream card base, papers from October Afternoon, Graphic 45, and The Paper Studio, Hero Arts CL496 Layered Flower, CL493 Live Life, VersaFine onyx black ink, stiped twill ribbon, ivory lace, red button and gems, natural twine

This card was made for a challenge at the Ribbon Girl Blog, to use red, black and cream:

Please go and visit there, as the Design Team went all out for this one!!

Pink, Cream, and Gold

I so loved Amy's design at CASE Study this week, that I wanted to try it using more color.  I love the color choices at the Stampendous blog challenge for this month, so I put them together:

supplies: cream and a pearlized pink cardstocks, lifestylecrafts "Vine" embossing folder (found at Archiver's), Nesties labels 18 dies, Cuttlebug label die, Jane's poinsettia (see below) printed on vellum and colored from behind with a pink marker, Hero Arts CL343 Holiday Sayings, Versamark ink and Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder, gold-edged ribbon, gold pearls

Here's a close up showing my pink vellum poinsettia, which is a digital image from Jane found in her Vintage Christmas set.

Cream, gold and pink

I came across this lovely color challenge at the Stampendous blog through Suzanne's blog.   Though we're not required to use Stampendous stamps, I was surprised to see that this lovely His Name Tree stamp is made by Stampendous, dated 2001. I haven't used it in years and was so pleased to see how nicely it came out using these lovely colors.  It's a fairly simple card because an extra sentiment isn't needed and the design even shows you where to place the gems!  I simply stamped it in Versamark, embossed in Ranger's Super Fine Detail Gold powder, and then added lots of pink pearls and gems, and a bow made of seam binding dyed with spun sugar distress ink, centered with a brad from Suzanne.