With Sympathy - Petite Petals

Again, I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.  Pinterest is a really good source for information and for getting your mojo going when you can't think of a thing to make.
I CASED the idea of the card, but I made some changes as well.

The first thing I did was take my top layer of Whisper white and die cut it using the Apothecary Accents framelit.  Then I embossed it with the Fancy Fan embossing folder.

Now, knowing where the space is for my sentiment, I stamped "With Sympathy" from the Bloom with Hope stamp set.  It was stamped using Crumb Cake ink.

I then attached the embossed layer to a whisper White layer underneath, and then added the Sahara Sand Trim near the bottom.  I also added a piece of scalloped Crumb Cake to the bottom.
These 2 layers were then adhered to the Crumb Cake base.

Now I began work on the embellishments.  Using the Bird Builder punch, I punched 4 leaves using Pistachio pudding card stock.  Then I stamped 10 flowers from the Petite Petals stamp set, using Crumb Cake ink, and punched them out using the coordinating punch.

The leaves were glued around the aperture first, and then the flowers were attached using dimensionals.  Little pearls were put in the center of each flower.  Seven flowers were used on the front, and the remaining 3 I put on the inside.

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Thanks

I've been invited out to dinner tonight at a friend's house.  My mother always told me never to arrive empty handed, so I made a Thank You card using her favourite colours, and the new "Hello You" thinlet dies.  I am also planning on covering an Internet password and E-mail book I picked up.  My friend has this information all over the place and in about 5 books.  Hopefully this will make her life a litte more organized.

I started out by using photopaper and alcohol inks to create a background in mauves/purples and silver.
Using  the "Hello You" framelit I die cut the work "Thanks" from this background, and punched 6 flowers using the Petite Petals punch.
The word was run through the Xyron runner and attached to a piece of Whisper White cardstock matted with Wild Wasabi cardstock.

The basic card is Wild Wasabi, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.
On the top at the left hand side, 3 banners are attached,  The larger one is die cut using the Painted Blooms DSP, the second one (in the middle) is smaller and embossed with the Fancy Fan folder; the smallest is also die cut from the Painted Blooms DSP but the flip side of the first.

The sentiment panel is attached to the bottom of the card using dimensionals.

A small snip is made between the petals of each flower, and with the handle of a small paint brush, the ends are curled up.  A rhinestone is placed in the middle of each.  Hot glue is used to attache these to the card - 3 on the front, and 3 on the inside.

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I also used the Banner framelits.

I liked the card so much I made one for myself.

Festive Flurries Merry Christmas - Technostamper 326

This is my first Christmas card for this year.  My order from the Holiday Catalogue has not come in yet so I am using the stamps carried over from last year.
I used the sketch from Technostamper here

The Festive Flurries stamp set and coordinating framelits was used to create the focal image.  Island Indigo ink on Whisper White card stock was used on the smaller snowflake, and silver glimmer paper was die cut using the larger snowflake.

Stamps:  Festive Flurries, More Merry Messages
Inks: Island Indigo
Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Accessories: Decorative Dots Embossing folder, Fancy Fan embossing folder, rhinestones, dimensionals, Tasteful Trim die (retired)

Champagne Snowflakes - Paper Craft Crew Challenge #1

I was up early this morning because my son had a dental emergency and had to have a trip to the dentist and then to the drug store.  Abscesses in the mouth can be very painful and he has been miserable all week.  It took me that long for him to agree to see a dentist.  I guess mothering never stops even when your children are adult.
Because I've had some extra time, I finished some tasks in my work room and then made this card for the new blog challenge site Paper Craft Crew Challenge here
My card is not 100% true to the sketch - hope that's not a problem.

 

Stamp:  Petite Pairs

Inks: Basic Black

Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Green Gumball, Be of Good Cheer designer paper, Champagne glitter paper

Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Snowflake die, Fancy fan embossing folder, large pearls, 1/2" cherry cobbler seam blinding, Curly Label Punch.

Baby Prints - Unknown Gender - Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge 261

Ordinarily I would never have made a baby card with green foot prints, but several clients at market have requested such a card.  A relative of theirs was expecting a baby of unknown gender.  The trend tends to me that more and more expectant mothers are not being told the gender of their baby or they don't want to know.
Hence this card - for the baby who's gender is unknown. I'm not sure I like the green foot prints, but a request is a request. I used the sketch challenge with Stamping 411 here to create this card

 

Stamps: Baby Prints, Delightful Dozen

Inks: Lucky Limeade. Basic Black

Papers: Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Twitterpated Designer Paper

Accessories: Fancy Fan embossing folder, 1/4" white stitched taffeta ribbon, designer button, hemp twine, pearls

Elements of Style Birthday Wishes - Stamping 411

I've been hiding indoors because its been so hot outside.  For the last 2 days the thermoments has hit the high 30's early 40's.  Thank goodness for air conditioning!
Taking advantage of the much cooler air in the basement where my work station is, I decided to make some cards and get caught up on the challenges I normally do.
This card is for the Saturday sketch challenge with Stamping 411 here

 

Stamps:  Elements of Style, Petite Pairs

Inks: Midnight Muse 

Papers: Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Patio Party designer paper

Accessories: Square Lattice embossing folder, Fancy Fan Embossing folder, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" Oval punch, Pearls, 1/4" white stitched taffeta ribbon, dimensiionals,

Butterfly Birthday Wishes - Stamping 411 #259

I got a delivery yesterday in the middle of a thunderstorm, so just had to try out some of the new products today using the sketch challenge with Stamping 411here

Here is my card:

 

When I saw the sketch at Stamping 411 I knew immediately I wanted to use the new butterfly punch.  First I punched out a butterfly using the twitterpated designer paper and then using vellum.  The vellum I embossed with the polka dot embossing folder afterwhich I sponged the edges with Baja Breeze ink.
The vellum butterfly was attached to the top of the designer paper one and pearls attached to the center and the top of each wing. Dimensionals were used to attach the butterflies to a 1 1/4" Pretty in Pink circle. The wings were then separated to give the appearance that the butterfies were about to take off.
These circle units were attached to a panel of Whisper White card stock that had been embossed using the Chevron embossing folder.  The panel was backed with Island Indigo card stock.  This unit was attached to a Baja breeze layer embossed with the Fancy Fan embossing folder.
The 1/4" Whisper White stitched grosgrain ribbon was colored with an Island Indigo marker.

Here's the complete recipe:

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Inks: Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Island Indigo marker
Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink, Vellum, Twitterpated designer series paper
Accessories: Polka Dot embossing folder, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Chevron embossing folder, Butterfly punch, 1/4" Whisper White stitched grosgrain ribbon, pearls, dimensionals, 1 1/4" circle punch