A "mushy" card!

Happy Monday afternoon! We had a really wonderful Christmas, and two full days with family...and then a small crisis with our refrigerator...so today I am trying to get a handle on the house and the laundry and and and...! Hence the later-in-the-day post. I'm glad I still have stuff ready to share! haha!

One of my long-time best friends (20 years...! ACK!) has been a stamp customer of mine since I signed up. She had a subscription to Paper Pumpkin for a few months this year and absolutely loved it. Her husband decided to surprise her with a new subscription for Christmas, and asked me to "make a mushy card to give her", to let her know that was her gift. haha!
I tried to stick with traditional "love" colors haha, (just red and black- the lighter shades of red are just stamped off) and then I went a little over the top with the embellishments. But I gotta say- I really like how this card turned out!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Words of Truth, Hello Life
Ink: Real Red, Memento Black
Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Paper Doilies, White Jute Ribbon, White Taffeta Ribbon, Red Striped Ribbon, Pearls

Happy Monday!

Quick post for your Monday...
Today's card is intended as a birthday card and! it went out in the mail today! I used the latest sketch from Retro Sketches and kind of an odd color combo that I ended up really liking, haha! It was a simple but pretty card, I think.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Calypso Coral
Paper: Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Mint Macaron Dotted Lace Trim

So Sweet!

I set a goal to get a lot of stamping done today! That means a quick post and back to stamping! Here's my first project! Simple and cute!
I used the latest Nacho Average Challenge for the layout and made this sweet card that has the approval of the little girls in my house today- the 3yr old even asked to take it home, haha! I liked the offset outline of heart over the patterned hearts.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzelberry, Memento Black
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Silver 1/8" Ribbon

Slightly Baby

After days of no creating of any kind, haha, today I needed a baby card to take to a neighbor, so I whipped this one up, using the current Retro Sketch.
I have lots of baby boy cards in my stash, but no girl cards. This isn't the most baby card I've ever made, but I thought it worked well. I debated on how to make the banner work and finally settled on these three images from Hello Life. Then the main image is another set of words from the same set! Handy! *grin Oh, and this card is 4.25x4.25.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral card stocks, Stacked With Love DP
Accessories: Banner Punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1/4 inch circle punch, White Baker's Twine, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Dimensionals

Happy Butterflies

I forgot that I haven't shared this card, so that is perfect for this late post! My workshop was right before Valentines, so I had used a set to make several cards to show off Valentine-y ideas. But here is that same set, with a totally different color scheme, for a completely non-Valentine-y card! And I love it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stocks, Park Lane DP
Accessories: In Color sequins, Big Shot, Butterfly Framelits, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Valentine Week #5

Happy Valentines Day to you!
Today's is not a card we made at my impromtu class- it is just a card I put together to display. Look familiar? It should...It's just the heart I cut out of these cards, put on a different base, stamped, and done! Another super simple card but I really like it.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Real Red, Memento Black
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Stacked with Love Washi Tape, Big Shot, Hearts Die

Valentine Week #3

Today's cards are the ones I designed for the Make & Take on Saturday!
This one had options- which I hardly ever do, but I thought there just might be a preference...and there was! I saw the idea on Susan's blog and absolutely had to try it!
I started by cutting the heart out of the white card stock (...funny how the light caught it in this photo, because in the card you can't see the outline of the die!). I stamped this long heart image coming from the heart hole, to past the edge of the paper, and added the strip of Stacked With Love Washi Tape. Then I chose a sheet from the super cute Stacked With Love DP, and cut it in half. I laid it on the inside of the card, covering the heart so that one of the prints showed thru! I added the gold button and called it done!

 Here's the inside...and since I cut the page in half, it doesn't cover like Susan's did...

So I thought I'd try matting it, in case people preferred that...and of those who came, they all picked this one! haha! So, same idea, different stamp in the set, and this is the flip side of the same DP, annd I forgot the Washi Tape...

But there are two more Valentine ideas for you!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red card stocks, Stacked With Love DP
Accessories: Stacked With Love Washi Tape, Gold Buttons, White Baker's Twine, Big Shot, Hearts Die, Glue Dots

Valentine Week #2

Today I have the second card from my impromptu Valentine class! This is a card I made to display, and it's really very simple, but I like it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Life
Ink: Real Red, Calypso Coral, Crisp Canteloupe
Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Paper Doilies, White Jute Ribbon, Dimensionals