Purple Bliss

CAS - Colours & Sketches Challenge #12 - Sketch

My card today is for the Clean and Simple challenge above. I'm always in need of a wedding or shower card and wanted to add to my depleting stash. I have a friend whose niece is having a shower and the color sceme is lavender.

 I've used stamps for Stampin Up "Just Believe" cling set (the circles) and the sentiment is from Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings". 

I wanted the circles to show because they are so pretty and therefore, added a vellum panel over the embossed white card stock (Sizzix paisley embossing folder). I then stitched because it's hard to use adhesives with vellum. The flower is Tim Holts tattered pinecone roll more like a rose.

Roses are Red...

Roses are red and pink and violet and blue! Flowers are nice but chocolate is too! 

Have a heart - created something for family, friends and sweethearts

this Valentine's Day

Hello everyone! I am nearly finished my prototypes for a Valentine’s Craft Class, however I need to make cards and projects that are suitable to post! My challenge is to create cards that can be die cut in advanced and  easy to assemble and mailed, if necessary. With the cards that will be created the size is roughly 4.25” square. 

The flower is made with two different Sizzix Bigz dies and the sentiment is Hero Arts.

The button is made by slicing a wine cork and using a crop-o-dile to punch the holes.

The Spellbinders Scalloped and Classic Hearts are my favorite dies.

The top flower layer is die cut from an old school book.
My inspiration is by this card of Deb's. 

The flower here is a gift from a friend. There is also sewing machine stitching.
The look of this card can still be achieved without a sewing machine and with
a homemade paper flower instead.

Card ingredients: Spellbinders scalloped and classic hearts, Colorbok designer scrapbook paper,
 Martha Stewart border punch, white card stock and ribbon. The sentiment is a JustRite rubber stamp punched with a Stampin' Up
Modern Label punch.

Flowers and candy and hearts, oh my!

I used Sizzix Bigz Pro Die Box w/Heart Closure. Added a
Spellbinders Scalloped heart, Martha Stewart border punched ban
and Sizzix rolled roses for this special treat box for friends
loved ones and more!

Vintage Map Baby Dress

For the Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers - IC366 
I was very much inspired by this vintage map dress wall hanging Restoration Hardware Baby & Child:

There are a lot of baby girls popping up (maybe out) this year. I might as well get a jump on things.

card ingredients: Spellbinders classic scalloped rectangle, Stampin' Up word window punch, JustRite sentiment.

Blue Christmas Cottage

CFC79: Create a CAS winter project featuring blue.

Stamping onto textured card stock can be good and bad. I love the texture because the otherwise solid sky has a look of a snowy night and stars shining through. The stamp is memory box Cottage Cabin stamped in Stampin Up's Midnight Muse. Frosted stickles made the ink bleed but I can deal with it. Imperfectly handmade!

Chrysanthemum

Mums are fall flowers! 

So, for the Clean and Simple Challenge at Splitcoaststampers I wanted to break away from the fall leaves and pumpkins for this card. The colors in the pinterest inspiration photo allowed for the use of red, yellow and green. I used three different punches for the flower that I punched out in yellow and then used a water brush dipped in SU Raspberry Ripple to color the petals. I added a Sizzix tattered leaf, and the center is a 8" x 1/4” strip of green card stock, snipped and quilled. I used a Sizzix scallop die and layered the positive and negative cuts in the border.  

I used three different punches for the flower that I punched out in yellow and then used a water brush dipped in SU Raspberry Ripple to color the petals. I added a Sizzix tattered leaf. The center is a 1/4” strip of green card stock, snipped and quilled. I used a Sizzix scallop die and layered the positive and negative cuts in the border. 

Punches: The Paper Studio (2.5" daisy), ek Success, Martha Stewart

Celebrating 400th Sketch Challenge

In celebrating 400 Sketch Challenges at SCS we were to go back to previous sketches. There are 399 and all just grand. I took a shine to this Sketch SC235. I was intrigued by all the circles and thought that the Stampin Up' "Just Believe" cling set with the floral circle stamp was the perfect choice. This is also one the new in colors "summer starfruit". The sentiment is Verve and Spellbinders' dies.

Caroline's Anniversary

Featured Stamper for Sunday, July 8, 2012 at SCS

After dissecting an otherwise gorgeous wedding invitation in an effort to clean out my file drawers I realized that there was no why I could ever throw this pretty paper and card stock out.

I was purging on the 4th of July and realized it was Caroline's third wedding anniversary. We had such a great time at the wedding, and I kept everything that was sent to us. Now I must send it as a late Happy Anniversary. 

Spellbinders Flower Creations, Stampin' Up Modern Label and Word Window and JustRite's sentiment were used.

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July! Just a few days too early but I need to mail this to a friend for her birthday! I'll add a birthday greeting inside. 

Sheer Two-Tone Stripe Navy/Royal

1/2" wide, $.45/Yd. from May Arts.

$2.25 - $18.99

Card Ingredients: Spellbinders Lacey and classic circles, Tim Holtz Rosette sizzlits die, Coluzzle star template, Stampin' Up Modern and Word Label punches, Recollections gems, JustRite sentiment stamp, Creative Memories star dp, Really Reasonable Ribbons sheer two tone stripe navy/royal