Dreaming of Blue Roses

Blue Roses...

They are the bane of my existence!

I've attempted to grow them year after year, to no avail.

Sigh, but I digress...

Stamping BLUE Roses is sure to secure some beauties...

This sweet card is sure to deliver joy!

With a So Saffron card stock (#105118) is a lovely base for this card.  Building it up with our Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (#129311) for a lovely vintage and elegant addition.  These are the same paper piece just layered off center of each other and opposite sides. (I love that our Designer Series Papers are double sided - you get double the options for the same price!!)

This Four Frames (#123442) stamp set has lovely flowers that coordinate with the paper!  Stamped on Very Vanilla card stock (#101650) with our Island Blue ink (#126986) and it is a perfect fit!  Punching this stamped image out is easier than ever with our Decorative Label Punch (#120907)!!

Layered over our Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon* (#122977) for a pop of perfectly coordinated color!! 

Add Dimension!

After adhering the Tea for Two paper to the card stock with SNAIL adhesive (#104332) and running it through our Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#120175 that is Retiring!!) and the Big Shot (#113439) for a vintage all-over texture! 

 

POP Up the stamped sentiment with our Stampin' Dimensional adhesive (#104430)!

Vintage and Elegant, this girly card is warm and a favorite at my recent Borchard Parks and Rec class*!

 

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I may not be able to grow some beautiful blue roses, lol.. Dream a dream... so this sentiment embraces the Loving Thoughts one wants to send!  Coordinated in our inks, this So Saffron ink (#126957) the Loving Thoughts stamp set (#125845) is perfect for sooo many situations..

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Bright Thoughts of You

When days are dull,

the skies are grey,

life is hard and seems dark....

I can't resist a Bright, Bold and Cheery Card!

With a Rich Razzleberry (#115316) card stock this card is sure to brighten ANYONE's day!  Our Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (#125409) is a fun and funky way to brighten it up! 

Wrapping this 4" x 4" in our 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon in Daffodil Delight (#125583) adds to the sunshine feel of this card.

Layering the Card Stock, Designer Series Paper and Ribbon before running it through the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#117335) and Big Shot (#113439) for this fun polka dot embossed element.

 

Giving our Mixed Bunch flower stamp (125537) a fun Rock and Roll inked look is easy!  (See the technique below in a video I'd done a while back.)  Stamp the whole flower in Daffodil Delight ink (#126944).  Roll the edges in Rich Razzelberry ink (#126950) for this variegated look.  POP it out with our coordinated Blossom Punch (#125603) for a quick die cut!

POPS of Color, Texture, there is nothing Dull about This Card!  Who would YOU give this to? 

(Leave me a comment and let me know!)

Button this up with our Brights Designer Buttons (#119747).  They coordinate perfectly with our card stocks, inks and ribbons!

Sending Loving Thoughts (#125845) is easier than ever with this elegant and lovely stamp set!  Stamping it with our Rich Razzelberry ink (#126950) on our Whisper White card stock (#100730) for a sharp look.

Color is Back, baby!!

I LOVE it!  I love adding a zing to life, cheering my day with POPS of Bright, Bold Color! 

When the day is Grey (either by weather, smoke coverage or life's rough treatment...) it's easier than ever to Brighten with a card like this.

 

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This video was from March of 2011 - lol...

so life has changed...

but the technique is timeless and doesn't change!!



Birthday Tea Party

I'm beyond blessed when it comes to the teachers that my children have...

I've had no fear in entrusting my best creation to these amazing ladies, knowing that they will be loved, protected and nurtured!

 

When one of our teacher's birthday came up, I couldn't resist creating a warm, inviting, classy card for a lady who embraces all of that!  Mrs. Nedwick, we love you!

When creating a card that all the 1st graders can sign, I did a Full Sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" folded in 1/2.  Using our Tea for Two Designer Series Paper  (#129311) in my Big Shot (#113439) and the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#127819) for this quilted feminine look.

Stamping our Crumb Cake ink (#126975) with the Delicate Doilies (#122592) on our Tea Lace Paper Doily (#129399 $2.95 for 24 doilies - wow!).  Stamping the Happy Birthday from the Blue Ribbon stamp set (#125981).  The issue with stamping on the Paper Doilies, the ink takes forever to dry!  So I remedy this with the wet ink grabbing our Clear (#109130) embossing powder to set the color and image.

Our STUNNING Swallowtail background stamp (#129216) stamped on the So Saffron (105118) card stock in Early Espresso ink (126974).  While freshly stamped I sprinkled our Iridescent Ice (#101930) embossing powder for a dash or sparkle to the card.  The Early Espresso clearly stands and the dash or sparkle adds a fun element.

 

Our 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Lucky Limeade (#122977) is feminine, falls in line with femininity of this card. 

Dipping our Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim in Calypso Coral ink (#126983) for color and coordination with the Tea for Two paper (#129311).

 

I love the kids signing the card... here popping our Elegant Butterfly punch (#127526) with the scrap Designer Series Paper for a Pop Up card... how sweet is that?!?!!

Framing the card and images with our adhesive backed Pearl Basic Jewels (#119247) for some luster and additional feminine elegance.  Popping the small pearl to the center of the stamped doily is a perfect addition.

 

I hope that this sweet card inspires you to play and make someone's day!  My dear friend and the teacher to my kiddos.. she is elegance, femininity and grace... I hope this card embraces her.

 

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Colorful Inspirations

I was blessed to create a card session for our Women's Retreat up in the mountains....

 

Getting away is a rare treat... getting away with out the responsibilities of our families, cooking, cleaning, etc... that's a miracle!  I wanted to create something fun, memorable, and as special and bright as the ladies I'm blessed to grow and walk through life with...

HERE is my creation... and what do you think? (leave me a comment and let me know...)

Inspired by a sweet scrapbook page that I couldn't resist pinning this page and transferring it to a card!

One of my favorite tools is the Color Coach!  It shows me fun combos to pull together while looking amazing and coordinated (shhh, I even use it in my wardrobe for inspiration... lol).  It pulled Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise together and the monochromatic sibling of Pretty In Pink for the Melon Mambo.

Layering this combo is easy...  Embossing with Clear embossing powder (#109130) and my Heat Tool (#129053) and Versa Mark pad (#102283) the Swallowtail stamp (#129216) on our First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper (#121878).

 

Brayer the lightest to the darkest color... I started with Daffodil Delight ink (126944) then built up with Pretty In Pink* ink (#126955) then topped it off with Melon Mambo ink (#126948).  *Pretty In Pink is going away!  All the coordinating Papers, Inks, Accessories and more are going away...

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Rub it... Yes, grab a napkin, sponge or baby wipe and rub the embossed section so that the ink that rests on top comes off of the gloss.  The pattern of type pops through even more and the edges of the embossed paper curls when it has absorbed ink and the baby wipes added some additional moisture.  Liking the curled look I added a elements under and over the image and left room around the edges, adhering the butterfly paper on with Stampin' Dimensional adhesive to raise the dimension.

Tucking a Tempting Turquoise 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" cut card stock under adds additional dimension.

The Bitty Butterfly punch (#129406) and Tempting Turquoise card stock (#102067) create fun little dancing butterflies.  They float above the project with the use of our Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (#104430).

Come Play Along.... Word Play greeting stamp set (#120308) is a fun way to deliver soooo many greetings!  I love that it gave the ladies some variety to play with their sentiments... variety isss the spice of life, they say..

 

With such a wonderful group of ladies, tons of fun, laughter, nature and hikes, zip lining, canoeing, archery, worship and inspirational challenges... I'm blessed to have lead some card making time with 20+ women! 

 

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Birthday Fan Fair

Every Birthday should be a Fan  Fair!!

Celebrate in style... Eat your cake, blow out your candles..

and don't forget to make a wish! 

This sweet card was easy to do and did not require me to whip out my sewing machine (lol)!  Created with a

~Pink Pirouette card stock (#111351) base and

~ layering a Crumb Cake card stock (#120953) and

~ using our Fan Fair Designer Series Paper (#126918),

~ 1" Circle Punch (#119868),

~  Bitty Butterfly punch (#129406)

~  Paper Piercing Tool (#126189)

~  Paper Piercing Mat (#126199)

~ Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (#126187)

~Delightful Dozen greeting stamp set (#122652)

Black Ball Point Pen...

Inspired by this sweet Pin off of Pinterest... when a Scrapbook Page can inspire a sweet card, I could always use an excuse to scroll along the Pinterest road... (te, he, he)

Punching these circles out of the Fan Fair DSP and alternating sides, build a circle of circles. 

I'm showing this backwards... but...

Layer the Piercing Guide Circle over the circle and pierce on top of the mat. (This is very quick when you have these easy guides and the right tools.)

Connect the dots... literally.... with my black inked pen.  I loosely stitched these as I wanted a real stitched look and when I sew, lol, it may look just like this!

Easy and fun, my kids can even do this!

With Island Indigo ink (#126986) stamped on the printed Pink Pirouette DSP this layers over with our Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (#104430) for a little more depth.

Alternating sides of the punched Bitty Butterflies ties in as it's coordinated and adds a funky element!

Stitched with out any string - it looks and even feels pretty real - while created in less than a minute!

I love that inspiration can come from others... I haven't 'fake' stitched in quite a while and rarely build anything out of my punches... so this took me out of my comfort zone while creating a beautiful, clean and quick project!

 

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What element do YOU like on this card??

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A Lucky Collage

Do YOU Feel LUCKY?!?!

I LOVE that line from Dirty Harry - memories of watching it with my Dear Ol' Dad.

HERE with Lucky Limeade* and Collage Curios...

a simple and sweet card comes to life.

Our Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (Spring Mini #129311) is the fun patterned paper on this Lucky Limeade* card stock base. 

 

Ruffle up some feathers... or just some ribbon (ha, ha, ha) with our 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in (Catalog #122977) Lucky Limeade*

(with so many coordinating products, it's easy to create a quick card that is sure to WOW!).

Our Collage Curios stamp set (Spring Mini #129102)maybe one of my favorite stamp sets.  I LOVE that it perfectly coordinates with our 1" Circle Punch (Catalog #119868).  Here, layering for a dash of shine is easy with our Soda Pop Tops (Spring Mini #129388).  Running the Pop Tops thru my Big Shot makes the edges smooth out and soften - laying the tops flatter. 

Layering this pretty Lucky Limeade* and Island Indigo stamped Collage Curios medallion over the squished Soda Pop Top and then over the Ruffled Ribbon, an elegant - for every use - card is created.

 

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Loving Heart

Less is MORE?!?!

HARDLY!!

I want it ALL!!

Thissss Card has it ALL and

may even have the kitchen sink hidden inside,

HA, HA, HA!!

Please see ALL of these sweet little details and let me know what you think with a comment!

I don't usually have SUCH a collection of items... but when I was challenged to use a Scrapbooking layout to inspire a card.. I took my birthday pedi and perused Pinterest to see some fun inspiration.  HERE is a beautiful layout that I transferred into this sweet card!

Isn't it fun but challenging to create this card from this layout?  I used MANY elements to create this WOW card!

I started with our More Amore Designer Series Paper with this beautiful 'a Loving Heart is the truest wisdom'.  Framing it with our Brushed Silver cardstock that was run through the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Spring Mini) and Big Shot.  Using my Elegant Butterfly (Idea Book & Catalog) and my Bitty Butterfly (Spring Mini) Punches to pop out these textured butterflies.

With my Ciao, Baby! stamp set (Spring Mini) I captured this LOVE sentiment that perfectly coordinates with the Petite Curly Label Punch (Sale~A~Bration) and layering this perfectly punched dash of love with another sheet of our More Amore Designer Series Paper in the Curly Label Punch (Idea Book & Catalog).  Adding this Paper Clip Heart from our Cute Clips Elements collection (Spring Mini) is a fun dash of more love.

TOP it off (literally, lol) with our Collage Curios

Stamping OFF - this technique is a great way to get the look you may be seeking!  Simply Stamp Once and see the Darkest image, Continue to Stamp... and each image will get lighter!  Here with Basic Grey ink this Collage Curios scripted circle once stamped twice became the lighter look that I liked. 

 

Layering the Real Red inked Rose over this to tie in the Real Red and Basic Grey of the Designer Series Paper.  Punched out easily with our 1" Circle Punch and layered over our Soda Pop Top that I ran through my Big Shot and flattened a little bit.  (Flattening it also softens the edges a little.)

With our BEAUTIFUL Vintage Dimensional Flower Trim rubbed into the Real Red stamp pad.  These two tone roses now resemble my beloved Double Delight Roses... sigh... and fit perfectly in this card!

With our Glimmer Brads and Antique Brads add fun vintage elements to this card and are an easy way to embellish!

Tie this sweet card up with our Vintage Faceted Designer Series Buttons and our 3/8" Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon (Idea Book & Catalog) is a sweet way to wrap it up!

 

From the Large Pearl Basic Jewels (Idea Book & Catalog) and the Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Spring Mini) add luxury and Bling to this card.  Grouped in three is appealing to the eye, who knew it was cool to be 'odd'?!?! (ha, ha, ha)

When you pull all of these elements together, it's a different but awesome, multi element project inspired by a stunning scrapbook page!  This More Amore Designer Series Paper even has an aged/colored edge in Basic Grey.  Layering this over the Basic Grey card stock is easy peasy!

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