Nature Walk Collage

I cannot decide if I like this card or if its just a mess, haha... Does that ever happen to you? I wanted to make a kind of collagey print using the Nature Walk stamp set and some retiring card stocks, and I sponged everything to help it "age". This is what I ended up with:

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk
Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Versamark, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy marker
Papre: First Edition DP, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, River Rock card stocks
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Linen Thread, Stamping Sponges, Woodgrain Embossing folder, Big Shot

Colors of Spring!

Last week I was invited to join a blog hop with some Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from the same downline I belong to. I was super excited!! And then my life was suddenly too crazy for any stamping! AHHH! However, I have now completed a scrapbook page and realized I never shared my final Technique Card Class project! So here you go- some of my favorite shades of spring!

This card used a technique that flopped, so we stamped on the DP and then focused on the Soda Pop Tops and putting a stamped image inside! ...I'll let you know if I can make the technique work, haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk, Collage Curios
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
Paper: Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stocks, First Edition DP
Accessories: Soda Pop Tops, Daffodil thin taffeta ribbon, Natural ribbon, 1 inch circle punch

And this page has been sitting with the card stocks, photos and stamp set just waiting for me to get it put together! It fits the VSBN challenge #8, because I stamped, punched and embossed the card stock, and fits the Colors of Spring so nicely too!

Supplies:

Stamps: Creative Elements, Taffy Alphabet (retired)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip Marker, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink card stocks

Accessories: Syracuse Street Buttons (Sale-A-Bration), Natural Ribbon, Big Shot, Woodgrain Embossing folder

 

 

Now go check out everyone else's Colors of Spring!
Next for the hop is JULIE!

A Catalog CASE

You do know the catalog is really called the Idea Book & Catalog, right? This is becuase it is bursting full of ideas! Today's card is based almost entirely off the card found at the top of page 168. I left off a layer of card stock, because I used textured Old Olive and liked it. I also swapped the bird image for the cage, and changed the "strips" across the top, but its darn close!
I stamped the bird onto the Pool Party card stock, and then stamped it on white to color and cut out. ...I've mentioned before that I dislike cutting...I still do. hee hee....!

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk, Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Old Olive, Basic Black
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White and Textured Old Olive card stocks
Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Linen Thread, Corner Rounder Punch

a little creative time

I am in need of some thank you's right now, but I'm so busy I haven't had much creative time. I did manage to get these two done earlier in the week tho....! I used sketches found on SCS for both cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk
Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Versamark 
Paper: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Mat Pack, Regals Brads, Watercolor Wonder Crayons

Supplies:
Stamps: Unchartered Territory
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Subtles brads, Scallop Edge Punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, retired ribbon

Demo'd Card

Here's the card I showed to feature clear mount stamps, watercoloring, tone-on-tone stamping and a couple accessories.

I'm not completely sure if the square works with two torn edges but that's okay. *smile

You know what's great about gathering with crafty women? Teaching each other! Of course I hope to teach someone something new at each of my events, but the people who attend teach me too! For example, I have been having problems getting my clear-mount stamps to stick to the block. I don't know why...so I mentioned that it seems no one else is, but I am. One of the ladies there suggested windex because that's what she uses with her kids! Great!

ETA: I forgot to include the supplies incase you were interested!
Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, More Mustard
Paper: Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stocks
Accessories: Crochet Lace, Vintage Trinkets, Mat Pack

Card Class!

Yesterday's card class was almost forgotten, I've been so busy!! But I had people coming and threw together a few ideas they hadn't made yet, even if you've already seen them here, lol!

I picked a birthday theme because March is my birthday and there's not a major holiday. (As fun as St Patrick's Day is, if you want to make cards for it, you'll have to buy your own supplies...!) and because birthday cards are always good to have on hand!

Stamps: Birthday Bakery
Ink: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride marker, Pear Pizazz marker, Poppy Parade marker, Chocolate Chip marker
Paper: Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White card stock, hostess In Color DP stack
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, tiny punch...

Stamps: Pick A Petal, Occasional Quotes hostess level 3
Ink: Real Red, Elegant Eggplant marker
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories: Mat Pack, Brights Buttons, Mini Glue Dot

Stamps: Pun Fun

Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White card stock

Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Spiral Edge Punch, White grosgrain ribbon

Stamps: Sock Monkey
Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Whisper White card stocks, Wicked Fun DP
Accessories: 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens

Stamps: Nature Walk

Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron

Paper: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Naturals White card stocks

Accessories: Always Artichoke seam binding

Nature Walk

I love this new stamp set from the Occasions Mini!! I have played with it quite a bit, and here are the three main things I've made:

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Paper: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Always Artichoke seam binding, Stamping Sponge

Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk, Occasional Quotes, Upsy Daisy, Fresh Cuts
Ink: Pure Poppy, Always Artichoke
Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Red taffeta ribbon


Supplies:
Stamps: Nature Walk
Ink: Always Artichoke, So Saffron
Paper: So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Always Artichoke seam binding