Bold Birthday Rose

Hello again! 
Today I've combined the colors from TGIF Challenges and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

The flower is BOLD, but here it is, ha! I really like the idea here, but I think I would choose a different shade for the flower. It's fine. Someone will get a birthday card anyway! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiness Abounds, Elements of Text

Ink: Berry Burst, Memento Black, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly, Berry Burst
Accessories: Brass Butterflies, unmarked stitched ribbon, Blossoming Happiness dies, Dimensionals, big shot

Pink & Yellow

Hello again! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! 

Today's card takes the inspiration very literally. I used the latest SUO Challenge to CASE the designer. Check! I didn't use the same shades, but I did use the same colors for everything. I used a different, but similar flower image. It's also a thank you card, like the one in the picture, haha! I didn't use any DP, but I did stamp a very subtle background onto the pink to make it not quite so flat. And the strip of green I found was interesting, leftover from cutting a die some other day, and I thought it added a bit of fun.

Supplies:
Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text

Ink: Memento Black, Melon Mambo
Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Melon Mambo, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green

Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green & Daffodil Delight card stocks

Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots, Dimensionals

I don't know why I torture myself fussy cutting this flower out, but maaan I do...! And it's pretty that way! 

Another Floral Thanks

(I feel like I've  used that title before...maybe a lot?)

Anyway, today I have a triple challenge card. I used the colors from Color Throwdown, the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and it fits the SUO Challenge to make something! Simple and cute- my favorite kind! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text

Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Basic White card stocks

Thinking of Flowers

Happy Friday! I hope you have a relaxing weekend ahead! 

Today I have a quick and simple card that I am really happy with.  I combined the colors from Color Throwdown and the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Simply Said, Elements of Text

Ink: Berry Burst, Timid Tiger, Crumb Cake

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Dimensionals 

New In Colors!

Happy stampy Saturday! 

Since I finally got my new catalog order, I can play along with the latest SUO Challenge to use the new In Colors! I only chose three of the colors today. 

(Also I didn't even get Darling Duckling ink... It doesn't strike me as a yellow I would like and at this point, I'm only buying what *I like most. I do really like the other four colors, altho I never purchased the Strawberry Slush ink pad when it was originally an In Color...)

Supplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text
Ink: Timid Tiger, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea
Paper: Timid Tiger, Cloud Cover
Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls  

I hope you're having a good Saturday and maybe doing something you want to today! 

Follow Your Dreams

Happy Monday!! Life is back to "normal" today, whatever that means, and I still didn't get anything created til after 4pm! 

This one combines the colors and texture from the inspiration photo from SUO Challenges and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. And I'm too late for the sketch! That's okay- I like how this turned out and I know who is getting this card!  

Since I was using almost-retired colors, I went ahead and chose a retired stamp set too. And the dots are retiring too. I love these dots and I love Copper Clay. Not so much with the Wild Wheat but I have two kids who like it, so I've stocked up on the 12x12 paper for their scrapbooks. 

Supplies;

Stamps: Elements of Text, Lighting The Way (retired)

Ink: Basic Beige, Wild Wheat, Copper Clay

Paper: Wild Wheat, Basic Beige

Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Perennial Postage Dies, big shot (retired)

Butterfly Remake

Happy Friday! 
Today's card was designed for a class. I based it completely on THIS card but switched up the colors, and chose a smaller greeting.
Boho Blue is a favorite and it is on it's way out! Hurry and stock up on card stock, accessories and ink refills on those 2023-25 In Colors! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text

Ink: Misty Moonlight & Boho Blue

Paper: Basic White & Boho Blue card stocks

Accessories: Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Dimensionals

Graduations Are Coming!

We got an early-graduation announcement, and this is going out late, but I finally got it made! Today's card uses the Color Throwdown challenge, and the challenge to make a masculine card from Inspire.Create.Challenges. 

Side note- this awesome train stamp set is on the Last Chance list, so you might want to hurry and place your order, if you love it...!

Supplies:

Stamps: Greatest Adventure, Elements of Text 

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Pecan Pie, Boho Blue & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Neutrals Candy Dots (retired)

With Sympathy

Hello again, and welcome to March! 

Today's card was a last second decision to send a sympathy card. A young man who is my sons age, and he was also in my husband's boy scout group a few years ago, passed away from cancer last week. I haven't interacted with this family much for the last few years, because we moved away and they moved away, but I sent his mother a card. We still live within the same community, so I was able to determine her address.

I used a Blending Brush to add some Soft Seafoam to the card front (and honestly, whatever other shades are on the brush). Then I stamped off once, the text stamp in Garden Green. I fussy cut out the leaf, and popped it up on Dimensionals. The greeting has been retired a few years, but it was a nice sympathy word, so it's good. The dots are also long retired, but it's fine. They're actually Wild Wasabi colored, ha.

Supplies:

Stamps: Elements of Text, Spotlight On Nature, Special Moments (retired)

Ink: Soft Seafoam, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce
Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: Subtles Candy Dots (retired), Dimensionals

More Butterflies!

Good morning! 
Sale-A-Bration ends THIS FRIDAY (Feb 28) so today's card features two things I've gotten FREE with Sale-A-Bration! The pretty DP is exclusive, and the butterfly stamp was added on later. 
I used the latest sketch from Inspire.Create.Challenge and made a pretty card, perfect for spring! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Blackberry Bliss

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Blackberry Bliss & Basic White card stock, Bloom Impressions DP (Sale-A-Bration!)
Accessories: Transparent Dots, Dimensionals, circle dies (retired), big shot (retired)

Butterflies!

Today we're back to our standard style posts. I am much less wordy, ha.
Today's card uses the Color Throwdown colors with the latest CAS Colours & Sketches sketch! Once again I combined these two stamp sets. I stamped the rectangle text twice, overlapping slightly, but the die cut circles hide that so it works! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text
Ink: Petunia Pop, Pretty Peacock
Paper: Petunia Pop, Basic White & Lemon Lime Twist card stocks
Accessories: 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots, circle dies (retired), big shot (retired)

Purple Birthday!

Today's card is extra happy because I was already thinking about having these flowers hang over the circle text somehow and did you see the latest from Freshly Made Sketches? Perfect match!

 
I fussy cut out the flowers, and layered Gorgeous Grape flowers over the whole image in Soft Seafoam. I am loving the texture and layers. I'm not always good at the layers, but I am very happy with today's card! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text, Happiness Abounds (retired)

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Soft Sea Foam

Paper: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Tinsel Gems 3Pack, Iridescent Striped Trim, Spotlight on Nature dies, Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, big shot

Butterfly Celebration!

Today's card is bright, and today's weather is dark and snowy....but not really sticking....darnit. 

Anyway, I got to play with new stamps and new dots and the fun color combo from CAS Colours & Sketches! 

I got the butterfly stamp FREE with Sale-A-Bration, but that means I didn't get the dies, so I fussy cut that big butterfly out! But he had to go on top of the text sooo, you gotta do what you gotta do. I don't know if you can tell, but the butterfly is Melon Mambo, even tho the mat is Poppy Parade. I promise they're all there. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text

Ink: Melon Mambo, Summer Splash

Paper: Summer Splash, Poppy Parade, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Sunny Day Dots, Dimensionals

Pink Post!

Happy Monday afternoon! I think everyone is well and back to life around here! That means I get to stamp!

I like the Stamped With Love set, but I struggle to make it work on a card. As soon as I saw the Elements of Text set in the Online Exclusives section, I knew these would work well together! So for it's first run in my craft room, I used the latest Color Throwdown challenge and I'm happy with my creation! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Stamped With Love, Elements of Text

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Pecan Pie

Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems, Dimensionals