Flight of the Butterfly

I used the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set with the Cottage Wall Designer Papers on this thank you card. I think this stamp set compliments these papers really well. I used the "stamping off" technique on both the butterfly and the little flowers. All you do is ink up your stamp, stamp it once on some scrap paper, then stamp the image again as normal. It gives your projects a little depth, yet the colors still coordinate.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Thank You Kindly

Papers: Whisper white, Orchid opulence, old olive, Cottage Wall designer papers

Inks: Orchid opulence, old olive

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Small oval punch, large oval punch, Boho Blossoms punch, hole punch, old olive 1/4 in grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Scallop Square Thank You

I needed some thank you cards for my new teenager, Abby's birthday gifts so I made this quick and easy card with the Pink Flamingo designer papers. I also used the Wow Flowers stamp set for the thank you image. I just punched out a bunch of coordinating papers with the scallop square punch, inked up the stamp with Tempting turquoise and Real red markers, punched that out with the 1 1/4 in circle punch, layered that onto a 1 3/8 in circle punched with Real red, used a yellow Circle Fire Rhinestone brad in the center and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. Oh, and I also punched a Real Red flower with the Trio Flower punch and added a dot with a White gel pen.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Wow Flowers

Papers: Whisper white, Tempting turquoise, Real Red, Pink Flamingo designer papers

Inks: Real Red and Tempting turquoise markers

Accessories: Scallop square punch, Trio Flower punch, 1 1/4 in circle punch, 1 3/8 in circle punch, Circle Fire Rhinestone brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, 3/16 in corner rounder punch, White gel pen

Splitcoast Card Sketch #238

I'm at it again! I made a card for another Splitcoast Stampers Card Sketch here.

Easy-peasy to just print out the sketch and measure, cut and create accordingly! I'm trying to use each design of all my designer papers while I wait to be able to pre-order from the Holiday Mini on Aug. 1st (another perk of being a demo).

I used the Stampin' Up Backgrounds 1 texture plate on the top part of this card. I thought that design coordinates perfectly with the Razzleberry paper.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Thank You Kindly

Papers: Whisper white, Melon mambo, Crushed curry, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry lemonade dsp

Inks: Melon mambo marker, Crushed curry marker, Rich Razzleberry marker, White craft ink

Accessories: Gold brads, 1 1/4 in square punch, 1 3/8 in square punch, Crushed curry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals, white embossing powder, heat gun

Mojo Monday #96

Here's my take on this Mojo Monday week #96 sketch.

I can always use birthday cards so I made another one. I'm also loving The Write Stuff Specialty papers. I could have used one of the big flowers from the die-cuts but I tend to hoard my papers and die cuts. I used the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die instead.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Papers: Whisper white, Soft suede, Crushed curry, Ruby red, The Write Stuff specialty papers

Inks: Ruby red, Soft suede, Crushed curry markers

Accessories: Trio flower punch, uni-ball Signo white gel pen, Soft suede polka dot grostrain ribbon, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die, Coluzzle circle cutter, Stampin' dimensionals

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Stamping 411 Challenge

I made this birthday card for another Stamping 411 challenge here. One of my cards was picked as a top 5 for Stampers Showcase sketch #107(see my July 11th Christmas card). Whoo-hoo!

These sketches are just a breeze and fun to play along with too.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Blitz, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Kraft, Soft suede, Crushed curry, Rich Razzleberry, Melon mambo, The Write Stuff Specialty designer papers

Inks: Rich razzleberry, Crushed curry, Melon mambo, Whisper white craft ink

Accessories: 3/4 in circle punch, 1 in circle punch, Modern label punch, word window punch, Stampin dimensionals. white embossing powder, heat gun

Trendy Trees Thinking of You

I had three, self-imposed objectives with this card. One, to use stamp sets that have been neglected lately. Thus, I used Trendy Trees. Two, to use only current designer papers (and do I have LOTS of retired stuff-I'm a paper hoarder). So I used To the Nines Specialty papers. And three, to make more masculine or non-flowery cards. I think I covered all three!

This stamp set should be used with the Stamp-a-ma-jig too. It lines things up just right.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Papers: Whisper white, always artichoke, chocolate chip, To the Nines Specialty papers

Inks: Always artichoke, chocolate chip, sahara sand

Accessories: Modern label punch, word window punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Cottage Wall Thanks

I made another card with the Cottage Wall Designer Papers. I also used this sketch from Splitcoast. I can't say enough how easy these are to follow! I really like this Cottage Wall dsp, even though I'm not a big purple fan (as my Mom can tell you)! I think she'll be getting some creations with this paper for Christmas presents-she's a HUGE purple fan!

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: For All You Do

Papers: Whisper white, Rich razzleberry, old olive, Cottage Wall dsp

Inks: Rich razzleberry, old olive

Accessories: 1 1/4 in square punch, word window punch

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY ABBY!

It's my daughter Abby's 13th birthday today so I had to share a bright, cheery, funny, lovable card just like Abby! Her sister, Megan, her aunt, Nene, Abby and I are going to see Taylor Swift tonight so it ought to be a fun night.

The card was super easy to make. Just 2 pieces of Pink Flamingo dsp, some layered card stock, some images from Party Hearty and it's all set.

Happy 13th birthday Abigail Kathleen!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Papers: Whisper white, real red, tempting turquoise, Pink Flamingo designer series papers

Inks: Real red, Tempting turquoise, Summer Sun

Accessories: Word window punch, large oval punch, Tempting turquoise 1/4 in grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' dimensionals

Splitcoast Card Sketch #237

Razzleberry get well card made for Splitcoast sketch #237 here.

These sketches are just great to do. You can print out the sketch and it prints out exactly to the size of an A2 card. Just a little bit of paper trimming and you can make a really cute card pretty quickly. I just love the Teeny Tiny Wishes set! There is an endless number of occasions.

Here's my recipe:

Stamps: For All You Do, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Papers: Whisper white, Melon mambo, Crushed curry, rich razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade designer papers

Inks: Rich razzleberry

Accessories: Crushed curry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Modern label punch, word window punch,Stampin' dimensionals