Happy Wishes - Easter and Everything Else

HAPPY

EASTER

EVERYONE

I realize that SAB is over, but I just had to use this stamp set one more time. It has so many "wishes" on it so I hope this one will be a keeper and carried over into the new catalogue.

Today's card is a birthday card.

The sentiments were stamped using the Stamparatus, a tool that is rapidly becoming my favourite.

The sentiments were stamped using Tranquil Tide ink on Whisper White card stock.  This focal piece was added to the Fresh Florals DSP Pack layer, which in turn was added yo the Tranquil Tide card base.

Before adding it the card base, some Island Indigo Ombre ribbon was added to the left side.  A bow and some silver mini sequin trim added just below that.

On the lower right corner I made a floral embellishment.

With the Pansy punch, I punched out one flower using Whisper White card stock.  The edges were coloured with Tranquil Tide ink, spritzed, then shaped.  In the center I placed some glitter enamel dots, after which I added some 3D crystal lacquer to seal these dots in place.  Some of this lacquer was also added to the floral edges.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Happy Wishes (SAB)

Ink:  Tranquil Tide

Papers:  Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Fresh Florals DSP stack

Accessories:  1/4" Island Indigo ombre ribbon, Silver mini sequin trim, Pansy Punch, Glitter Enamel Dots, 3D crystal lacquer

Floral Splendor Thinking of You - Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #3

This week the optional theme with the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not
is "As the Garden Grows".  What grows in my garden are flowers, so naturally there are are flowers are on my card.

 

The basic card is Island Indigo, layered with Whisper White and then Blooms & Bliss DSP.
In the middle is a 2 1/4" wide Whisper White panel embossed with decorative dots embossing folder.  It is matted with Sahara Sand card stock.

On this panel on an angle from left upper to right lower are 3 hand made flowers, all in shades of blue.

Flowers 1 and 3:  Smaller flowers sponged with Island Indigo ink, with a Basic Black stamen in the center of which is white liquid pearl.  The flowers were punched using a tattered daisy punch; leaves from another flower making punch.

Middle Flower:  Two Whisper White flowers were punched with the Pansy Punch, then sponged with Always Indigo ink one darker than the other.  After shaping, a Basic Black stamen (die cut with the Botanical Builder framelit) was shaped and added.  Some liquid pearl was also added to the center.

The sentiment, from "Teeny Tiny Wishes" was stamped on Pool Party cardstock and punched with the Work Window punch.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Black Memento
Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Blooms & Bliss DSP, Sahara Sand card stock, Old Olive, Basic Black
Accessories: Pansy Punch, other flower punches, leave punches, Botanical Builder framelits, Word Window punch, liquid pearls (non SU)

Now its time for you to create something using the sketch.  When you are done, upload it to the Try Stampin' on Tuesday blog, or to the Facebook site. Remember you have 2 weeks to complete your task.

Floral Delight - Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not #321

While I am enjoying the spring weather, I am missing flowers growing in my garden.  It has been too cool for the plants to emerge from the ground.

Making paper flowers is a good substitute for working with real plants and encourages the use of my creative side.

For the sketch challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not this week, I challenged myself to make some 3D flowers for this sketch - not so 3D that the card wouldn't fit into an envelope or the card wouldn't  fit through that dreaded "slot" at the post office.

I must admit I selected the DSP first and colored the flowers to coordinate with that. The Blooms & Bliss DSP is just beautiful and am sad to see it retire by June. I used a 3 3/4 by 5 piece of the DSP which was adhered to a 4 by 5 1/4" Whisper White cardstock layer.

The art piece is a 3 by 3 3/4" piece of Whisper White embossed with the decorative dots embossing folder.  This I matted with Sahara Sand card stock before adhering it to the card front.

Instead of placing circles on the art panel, I made 2 different styles of paper flowers.

The two smaller flowers were made by punching 2 whisper White daisies, coloring them with an Island Indigo marker and then spritzed each flower lightly to blend the colors.  When the flowers were dry enough I shaped both flowers and adhered them together alternating the petals.  Two small stamens were die cut using the Botanical Builder framelits, shaped using a stylus, and added to the center of each flower. Some liquid pearls in the center and the flower itself is complete.  I punched two leaves for each flower and glued them to the flower bottom.

For the flower in the center I used the Pansy punch, again punching 2 flowers, coloring and spritzing them, and when partially dry shaped the petals by literally squeezing each petal between thumb and forefinger. After adhering them together alternating petals, two black stamens (die cut using the Botanical builder framelit) were inserted into the center. Two leaves were glued to the underside.

All three flowers were spritzed with a glimmer spray and then adhered to the art panel using tombo glue. A close up of the flowers is below.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Island Indigo, Old Olive

Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Blooms & Bliss DSP, Old Olive, Mint Macaron, Basic Black

Accessories: Decorative Dots embossing folder, Botanical Builder framelits, Daisy punch, Pansy Punch, Liquid Pearls (non SU), flower forming tools, spritzer (with water)

Now it's your turn to create something using this sketch, then upload it to the Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not blog site or their Facebook page
The challenge runs for 2 weeks.
Looking forward to seeing your work.

Enjoy Today - another catalogue sneak peak

This is the card I made for the team swap on Monday.

The card base is Fresh Fig layered with Very Vanilla and then Eastern Palace DSP.  At the bottom of he DSP I added a strip of the Eastern Gold Vinyl stickers. A large floral Eastern Gold Vinyl sticker was also added to the upper middle card front.  In the middle of that I added a hand made flower in the center of a Whisper White die cut (Eastern Medallion Thinlets)

The sentiment is from the Eastern Beauty stamp set.  It is stamped with Fresh Fig ink and die cut with the tag that is part of the Crate framelits.  A knot of vanilla/gold Baker's twine is added to the top of the tag.

Flower:  Pansy Punch, Botanical Builder Framelits, Flower shop framelits, Fresh Fig and Old Olive inks

Stamp: Eastern Beauty
Ink: Fresh Fig, Old Olive
Papers: Fresh Fig, Old Olive, Whisper White, Eastern Palace DSP, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Accessories: Eastern Medallions Thinlets, Pansy Punch, Flower Shop, Crate thinlets, Vanilla/Gold Baker's twine, Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers. Botanical Builder Framelits

Cascading Truck Bouquet Birthday - Fusion Card Challenge

This is the first time I have participated in the Fusion Challenge.  I just love having the options to create something using just their sketch, or be inspired by the photo, or do both.

I decided to do both.

 

I was inspired by the cascading flowers from the truck window to make a card using the sketch provided.

I die cut a circular window surrounded by a scallop circle in the top half of the DSP strip. At the bottom of the window I placed a 3D flower which I made using the Pansy Punch.

Cascading down from this flower are numerous smaller flowers made using the Itty Bitty punch. They spill over the sentiment which is from "Cottage Greetings"

The main card consists of a Sweet Sugar plum base, layered with Whisper White card stock.  In the center is a strip of Sweet Sugar plum DSP with decorative die cut strips on both sides.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Cottage Greetings

Inks: Black Memento, Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Papers: Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum DSP, Mint Macaron, Old Olive

Accessories: Layering circles framelits, Pansy Punch, Botanical Builder framelits, Itty Bitty flower punch, pearls, gold dazzling details.

Enjoy an Egg-cellent Easter - Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #316

For this week's sketch by Donna, with Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not, I thought I would make an Easter card. After all, Easter is only a matter of week's away. The optional theme?  A burst of color.

I made the central focus of the card a shaker element and placed colorful embellishments around it.

I made the shaker the usual way, using layering circle framelits, and the Sprinkle Embellishments as the "shaker" elements. These elements are from the Occasions Catalogue and come in wonderful Easter colors.

Three different embellishments, all symbols of Easter, surround one side of the shaker.

The first one has an Old Olive pansy flower base with a Daffodil flower adhered to it. This flower was made using the Basket Bunch stamp set, but I chose to fussy cut it rather than using the coordinating framelits.  It was coloured using the new watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I made 3 flowers, and the other two were used to decorate the inside.

On a scallop garden green circle, 5 tiny colorful Easter eggs are added. These are die cut using the Basket Builder framelits because all 5 eggs can be die cut at the same time.

The lower-most embellishment is a Daffodil Delight star on which there  is an Easter bunny holding a basket.

Don't you just love the Easter colors?

Close up of focal point,

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Basket Bunch, Retired SU Easter stamp set (? name)
Inks: Black Memento, Old Olive, Tip Top Taupe, Watercolor Pencils
Papers:Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White, So Succulent DSP, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Garden Green
Accessories: Layering circle framelits, Star framelits, Basket Builder Framelits, Pansy Punch, Sprinkle Embellishments

A Z-fold card -You Make Me Happy - SUO challenge #122 & Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge #251

I've always wanted to make a Z-fold card, and I love my flowers, so combining the two just seemed a natural thing to do.  I also combined 2 challenges - SUO #122 - Fun Flowers and Pals Paper Arts #251 which is a colour challenge.  So I made the fun flowers on my card in the following colours:  Daffodil Delight, Melon mambo, and Tempting Turquoise.
To make the Z-fold card, I used a tutorial found on the Too Cool Stamping blog

 

The base of the card is Daffodil Delight, layered with Whisper White.

Two stamp sets were used to make the flowers in the 3 colours mentioned.

The larger flowers are from"Flower Shop". They were stamped with Versa Mark and embossed with their respective colours. The flowers were punched using the coordinating Pansy Punch.  With the 1/2" circle punch, cardstock colours to match the flowers were punched, embossed with the Decorative dots embossing folder and adhered to the flower centers using a dimensional.

The smaller flowers are from "Petite Petals" and they were stamped using the 3 challenge colours, and punched using the coordinating Petite Petals punch.  Some were used as centers for the larger flowers and all of them had rhinestones in their centers.

The flowers were attached to the Z-fold card as shown in the picture.

The sentiment is from "Crazy About You".

Supplies Used:

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I also used Melon Mambo embossing powder and the heat tool.


I missed the deadline for the PPA linky, but I'm posting anyway.

Two Home Decor Items using the Painted Blooms DSP

I'm always scounging in the Habitat for Humanity store for items that can be upcycled or reused in a different way.  I was looking for something that I could use to display the Painted Blooms DSP.  Two sheets particularlywere too beautiful to be cut up for cards.  I wanted to make it into a decor item.

The other day I found 2 items - a wooden tray (pretty beaten up) and a 5 by 7 white photo frame in fairly good condition. You can guess what I did with them.  Yup - upcycled them and made them into a matching tray and framed picture.

After I cleaned it up the tray was not a bad looking.  I first painted it gold (I don't know what I was thinking), but changed my mind and repainted it white.  I think white goes better with the Painted Blooms Designer Paper. The paper was measured carefully so that it would fit into the tray with an even border of tray all around.  Then I applied 2 layers of Mod Podge and a layer of acrylic waterproof sealant.

My intent was to display it on my craft table tomorrow, but a friend of my son's saw it and immediately bought it for his mother.

This paper looks so gorgeous framed. 
I took the frame apart, cleaned it up, and then moved the mat over the paper to find the part of the paper looked best framed.  Then it was cut to size and the frame was put the frame back together.

To fancy it up a bit, I hand made 3 roses using SU punches.  The larger one was made using the Fun Flower punch; the 2 smaller ones with the Pansy punch.  The branches were die cut using a retired sizzlet "Little Leaves".  I hot glued them to the right lower corner.

I think I'll take the tray with me tomorrow with a sold sign on it.  Maybe I can find another tray, who knows!

Flower Shop Mother's Day - Try Stampin' on Tuesday 146

Yes, I realize it's only December so what am I doing making Mother's Day Cards?  Just getting ahead of myself I think.  I made this card using the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday here
The challenge had the extra twist of using some gold in the card. It was the gold that made me think of making a Mother's Day card.

 

The flowers were stamped with  Crisp Cantalope ink and punched out using the Pansy punch.  I then die cut a little leaf in Gumball Green cardstock using a sizzlet die and the Big Shot.  These were arranged on a square of Whisper White cardstock die cut with the Square Sizzlet, which was matted with gold foil card stock.  One flower is adhered directly to the cardstock, and the second using stampin' dimensionals.
The center of each flower is a gold circle.  I embossed a piece of Whisper White cardstock with gold embossing powder and punched out the centers of the flowers with the Owl Builder punch.  On top of this gold center is a small pearl embellishment.
The base card is Pistachio Pudding layered with Very Vanilla card stock, and then Venetian Romance designer paper.  In the middle is a strip of Pistachio Pudding card stock with a strip of punched gold foil paper at the top and bottom end.  In the middle of this strip I placed a piece of ruffled Pistachio Pudding ribbon.
The image panel was attached to the card using dimensionals.

Stamps: Flower Shop, Teen Tiny Wishes
Inks: Crisp Cantalope, Basic Black
Papers: Pistachio Pudding, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Gumball Green, Venetian Romance designer paper
Accessories: Square framelits, Pansy Punch, Owl Builder punch, Sizzlet Leaflet die, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label punch, Scallop border punch, Ruffled Pistachio pudding ribbon, pearls