Collage Curios View Finder Card

This is the tutorial on Stampin' Fun and Friends today, so of course I had to recreate it - not exactly, but the concept is there.

I used the collage curios stamp set because the small stamp images fit in the aperture so nicely.
Hope you enjoy the card.

Cupcake Birthday - Freshly Made Sketches #64

Cupcakes are very popular this year.  At some craft shows I attended, there were vendors selling cupcakes, and they sold like "hotcakes".  When I saw the challenge with Freshly Made sketches here I immediately thought of cupcakes and got out my cupcake builder punch and coordinating stamp set.  Here is my card:

 

Stamps:  Create a Cupcake, Friendly Phrases, Distressed Dots

Inks: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Chocolate chip

Papers: Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Patio Party DSP, Midnight Muse

Accessories: Cupcake builder punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Dotted Ribbon border punch, dimensionals

For You from Me - The Friday Mashup 61

This week's Friday Mashup is all about scraps/scraplings here A scrapling is a little card, notecard, or tag that you would make out of the scraps that are left from your card stock after making a square card. Since I rarely make a square card, I had other sizes of scraplings left, and I decided to make a regular A2 card using scraps.  So scraps for the scrapling!

My scrapling was the center square piece of Natural Ivory.  I took 1 1/4" squares of retired designer paper and made a quilt-like design with a retired epoxy brad in the center.  A remnant of blushing bride twitterpated ribbon was placed on the right side.

The base card is Soft Suede.  The next Pretty in Pink layer was also left over from a project, and I found some small pieces of cardstock in Soft Suede, Natural Ivory, and Pool Party and punched them into circles.  These I attached to the Pretty in Pink card stock and embossed it with the Square Lattice embossing folder (Inlaid Embossing)

The decorated scrapling was attached to the card using dimensionals.

Stamp: Friendly Phrases
Ink: Soft Suede
Papers: Soft Suede, Natural Ivory, Attic Boutique designer paper (retired),Pool Party, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Square Lattice embossing folder, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 1/4" square punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" Oval punch, Blushing bride twitterpated ribbon, Epoxy brad (retired), dimensionals

You are Simply Wonderful - a Mother's Day Card

This Mother's Day card is a partial case from Pinterest.  The basic design is the same, but the colors are slightly different, as is the sentiment.

 This is a square 5 by 5" card.

I started by stamping the main image with Versa mark onto Watercolor paper and embossed it with black embossing powder.
The image was then lightly misted to make it wet.  Using a wet brush, I dropped 3 shades of blue reinkers onto the image and just let the colors run.
When dry, I cut the rose out and mounted 3 Pear Pizzazz  Little Leaves (Sizzlet die) underneath it.
You can't see it very well, but I lightly stamped another of the images from the 5th Avenue Floral set on the panel upon which the rose is mounted.

Stamps: 5th Avenue Floral, Friendly Phrases
Inks: Versa Mark, Basic Black, Reinkers (Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue)
Papers: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Watercolor paper, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Square lattice embossing folder, 5/8" white organza ribbon colored with a tempting turquoise marker, small silver brads, mat pack and paper piercer, dimensionals.

To My Friend, Inspired by Nature - Try Stampin on Tuesday #61 and Challenge 169 LNS group

I was saddened yesterday to see my favourite stamp set "Inspired by Nature" on the retired list.  So I used this opportunity to use the coneflower for the challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday here using the color challenge with challenge 169 Late Night stamper group - use pinks, greens and yellows.

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Friendly Phrases
Inks: Basic Black, SU markers (Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Alway Artichoke, Early Espresso)
Papers:Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Just Add Cake Designer Paper
Accessories: Tulip edge embossing folder, 1 3/8`` circle punch, 3/8`` So Saffron taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, dazzling details.

The sentiment says it all:  To my friend - I will miss you.

Vintage Elements of Style - The Friday Mashup #46

"I'm not old, just vintage"  Sounds like they were talking about me - but I jest.
This is my card for the Friday Mashup challenge here

Here is the challenge:

My card:

The stamp  from the Elements of Style stamp set was watercolored, but very lightly to give the appearance that the color had faded. The Whisper White Cardstock was then torn and crumpled and lightly sponged with Crumb Cake ink.  The Marina Mist matting was also distressed.
The card base is Baja Breeze, with a Whisper White layer texturized with the Perfect Details texturz plate - and then lightly sponged with Crumb Cake ink.
The image was deliberately mounted "crooked" - as if the glue had worn away.
The embellishments in the corner were made with the butterfly punch - the punchie embossed with the square lattice embossing folder , then crumpled and sponged with Crumb Cake ink.   The ribbon flower was made by pulling a piece of thread tightly.  It was attached to the butterfly with a glue dot.

The photo corner punch was also sponged and crumpled.

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Elements of Style, Friendly Phrases
Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Papers: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Butterfly punch, Photo corner punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Victoria Crochet trim, Square lattice embossing folder, Perfect Details Texturz Plate