Happy Mother's Day

My daughter was  born just before Mother's Day weighing in at 8 pound 10 ounces, I was so happy to finally be a mom after a pregnancy that seemed to go on forever.

Today I made a card for all the mothers out there.  It's  provides you with  a catalogue sneak peak of another catalogue product.

The base card is Calypso Coral layered with gold foil and then Whisper White embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder.

The flower focal image, from the Bloom & Grow stamp set, is coloured with Stampin' Blends and die cut with the coordinating die set.  I initially made two of these flower clusters, but when it came time to put the card together the second bouquet made the card look too busy.  So I used it to make a second card which I will display at the end of this post.

This flower cluster is added to the top half of the card front.

The sentiment, from the "Strong and Beautiful" stamp set, is embossed with gold embossing powder on a strip of Whisper White card stock.  This is added to a slightly larger piece of gold foil which is scalloped at the top and bottom end using die strips from the Blooms and Grow dies, and added beneath the flowers.

As a finishing touch, gold rhinestones are added to each intersection point of the embossed Whisper White layer.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Bloom & Grown, Strong & Beautiful
Inks:  Versa Mark, Black Memento, Stampin' Blends
Papers:  Calypso Coral, Gold Foil, Whisper White
Accessories:  Bloom and Grow dies, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold rhinestones (non SU), Tufted embossing folder

Here's the second card I made using the second floral cluster.

Again I used a Calypso Coral base, layered with Basic Black card stock, and then a Whisper White layer embossed with the scalloped stripes embossing folder.  The sentiment is from "Stitching All Around" and is black embossed on a die cut.

A 1/4" Calypso Coral Ombre bow is added between the flower bouquet and the sentiment die cut.

Self adhesive sequins provide a finishing touch.

Lasting Lily Thank You

The SAB stamp set "Lovely Lily" is such a wonderful stamp set, and so versatile. The sentiments of the stamp cater to sympathy or get well, but I think it could be used for birthday, anniversary or even Easter.

The first card I made  is a Thank You card.

The Lily is one of my favourite flowers because it is so simple yet so elegant. For this card I stamped the Lily using Berry Burst ink; the stem and leaves in Mossy Meadow.

The base card is Berry Burst card stock, layered with Whisper White and then a 2 1/4 by 5 1/4" piece of Vellum embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder.

The art piece is a 2 1/2 by 4" piece of Whisper White matted with 2 3/4 by 4 1/4" Berry Burst.

The sentiment is from "Another Thank You".  The word "thanks" was highlighted with a Berry Burst marker to isolate that word only.

Three faceted gems of different sizes placed on the lower left art piece finishes the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lastingly Lily, Another Thank You
Inks:  Berry Burst, Mossy Meadow, Berry Burst marker
Papers:  Berry Burst, Vellum, Whisper White
Accessories:  Tufted embossing folder, faceted gems

Lovely Lattice Easel Anniversary

I thought this week I would make some cards with folds.  It's been awhile since I've done that.

Today I'm placing an art piece made with the SAB stamp set "Lovely Lattice" on an Easel Card.  I love the Lovely Lattice stamp set, because, not unlike the "Peaceful Place" stamp set, it can be used many different ways.

For this card I am satisfying my urge to colour with Stampin' Blends.

Front view

Side view

There are many tutorial available to make this type of card fold and to refresh my memory I used the one at Splitcoaststampers although you can check on Pinterest and you will find a plethora of tutorials

The card base is a 4 1/4 by 11" piece of Lovely Lipstick card stock scored at  5 1/2 and 8.  Another piece of 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" piece of Lovely Lipstick was used to build the art piece on.

Using the Stamparatus and a 4 by 3" piece of Whisper White card stock, I stamped the image using Black Memento ink.  I so loved that I did not have to worry about the stamp falling off the glass plate as this is one of the new cling stamps.

I love colouring.  It's probably my most favourite activity  - especially with the Stampin' Blends. The flowers were coloured with both Light and  Dark Lovely Lipstick.  Shading was done using the  Balmy  Blue Stampin' Blend.  Daffodil Delight and a fine tip Basic Black marker were used to color the center of the card.
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The leaves were coloured with Old Olive (light) and shaded with Blue.  I removed some of the color on the leaves using the Color Lifter and added Daffodil Delight.

I also used the Color Lifter to remove some of the colour on the petals making the flowers looks much more realistic.

Using the fine tip glue pen I added a thin layer of clear glue around the petals and then added Dazzling Diamonds.  Wow, does this make the flowers  sparkle!

The Lattice was lightly coloured with Light Sea Foam Green and again I used the color lifter to remove some of the color.  Then I added some Clear Wink of Stella.

The art piece was matted with a   piece of Lovely Lipstick cardstock.  This was adhered to the embossed layer of the 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" Lovely Lipstick.  The Whisper White layer was embossed with the Lattice embossing folder and I placed small pink rhinestones in the cross areas of the tufts.

To keep the card open I added a "kick plate" near the front of the card.  On this elevation I added the sentiment and a button with some ribbon wound through the eyes.

Before adhering this art piece to the 4 1/4 by 3 1/4"" piece of Lovely Lipstick, I adhered a piece of retired 1/8" white organza ribbon near the bottom and tied it into a bow.

Easel cards lie flat so they fit into an envelope for mailing.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Lovely Lattice

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Lovely Lipstick - light and dark), Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, So Soft Sea, Color Lifter)

Papers:  Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White

Accessories:  Tufted embossing folder, Small pink rhinestones, 1/8" white organza ribbon, Dazzling diamonds, Fine tip liquid glue, clear vintage button , 1" circle punch, dimensionals

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50th Anniversary featuring Beautiful Promenade

The Hand of Man craft show is coming very soon, and as I was checking my inventory I realized that I needed a 50th wedding anniversary card.
I used the Beautiful Promenade stamp set with its coordinating "Beautiful Layers framelits " in a gold/Very Vanilla color scheme to make this 50th Anniversary card.

• three flowers, and 6 leaves were embossed with gold embossing powder  on Shimmer White card stock and die cut.
• they were arranged on a Very Vanilla layer embossed with the Tufted Embossing folder.

• The edges of this layer was die cut using the shaping framelit and then mounted on a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of gold foil with the corners rounded with the corner rounder punch.
• Some 1/2" gold edged Very Vanilla ribbon was placed around the lower half of this layer below the flowers and a bow added to the left side.

• The number "50" were die cut from a Junior alphabet set that is now retired.  The rest of the sentiment from "Best Birds" was gold embossed on Very Vanilla and matted with gold foil.
• gold rhinestones were added to the center of each flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Beautiful Promenade, Best Birds

Inks:  Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Gold embossing folder, Beautiful Layers thinlet dies, 1/2" gold rimmed very vanilla ribbon, gold rhinestones, junior alphabet die (retired), dimensionals, Tufted embossing folder.

Wonderful Moments - a Wedding Card

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest, but I added a few of my own design features.

I needed some wedding cards, plus I wanted to try the new Delicate Lace Edgelits I just received.

The image of the bride was stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock and coloured her using watercolor pencils and a blender pen. She was then cut out. 

An extra bouquet of flowers was stamped, coloured, cut out and then placed on top of the bride's bouquet using a small dimensional.

As an addition to the bride's dress, I cut a strip of wedding tulle and tied it in a bow and added it to it's back.  If you look carefully you can see it.  

The bride was then added to the card front, which was a piece of Whisper White embossed with the Tufted Embossing folder with one end die cut with the new Delicate Lace Edgelit.  Some Whisper White polka dot tulle ribbon was added at the edge of the die cut. 

This embossed Whisper White card stock was backed with Basic Black card stock, and added to the Basic Card base of Basic Black also layered with Whisper White. Rhinestone embellishments were added to each of the tufted corners.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Wonderful Moments

Inks:  Black Memento, SU Markers (Powder Pink, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo)

Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories:  5/8" Whisper white Polka Dot Tulle ribbon, Tufted embossing folder Delicate Lace Edgelits, rhinestones, Tulle (non SU), Blender pen, dimensionals.

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A Wonderful Moment to Celebrate - Paper Players #400

There are many moments in life to celebrate, and none so momentous as the expectant arrival of a little one.  So for the "celebration" theme with Paper Players # 400 I chose to use focus on this special event.

Because the trend today is to not want to know the gender of the baby prior to its birth, the color scheme I used reflected that - using pale pinks, blues, and sea foam green.  The Twinkle, Twinkle DSP was a perfect fit for the theme.

On a Powder pink card base, a Whisper White layer embossed with the Tufted Embossing Folder was layered. 

A strip of the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP was matted with the Soft Sea Foam card stock and adhered to the left side.  A piece of  3/8" Powder Pink mini ruffled ribbon was attached to the edge of this panel.

The image was coloured with ink pads and a blender pen and then die cut with the stitched oval framelit.  A second stitched oval framelit was die cut in Soft Sea Green card stock and attached to the art piece off set to the left.

The coloured balloons were fussy cut and added behind the art piece.

The flower was made using the Four Petal Flower Punch.  Selecting only the white beads from the Tranquil Texture Sprinkles mixture, I added them to the center of the flower. See the tutorial on my blog here on how to make the flower.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Wonderful Moments

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pink Powder, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Old Olive

Papers:  Powder Pink, Whisper White, Twinkle, Twinkle, DSP, Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories:  Tufted Embossing Folder, Stitched Oval Framelits, Dimensionals, Four Petal Flower Punch, Tranquil Texture Sprinkles (white beads only), 3D Crystal Lacquer, Dazzling Diamonds, Clear Wink of Stella, Blender Pen