As The Ink Dries

Pleasant Poppies in Summer Starfruit

 I am still in a Pleasant Poppies kind of mood and I also want to show you more of the Stitched Satin ribbon that you can receive FREE with a $40 purchase in September.    Who doesn't love some free ribbon?   

I am also pretty taken with the Woodgrain embossing folder.  I think after the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder it might just be my favorite.  It looks really elegant and does not have to be used with just "woodsy" colors.   I have to admit that for a while I was stuck and only used it with "woodsy" colors and then I saw it embossed on Whisper White card stock and it was gorgeous.  Watch out you will be seeing it a lot in the days to come.

Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Fabulous Phrases
Ink:  VersaMark, Summer Starfruit, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pool Party, Basic Black and Basic Gray, Sahara Sand
Paper: Very Vanilla,  Summer Starfruit, Basick Black, First Edition DSP, In Color DSP paper stack, Watercolor Paper
Punches: Modern Label, Word Window
Big Shot: Woodgrain EF, Labels Collection Framelits
Extras: Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitcehd Satin ribbon, Black embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Aqua Painter

That is it for today! I need to get back to  working on my projects for an event in Spokane WA on October 20th!  It is going to be a fun afternoon of Christmas crafting!  If you live in the area be sure to save the date and come and craft with us.   Contact me for all the details. It is going to be a super fun day of Christmas crafting and you will not want to miss it!

 

Summer Starfruit Blooming with Kindness

I can hardly believe I have not shared a sample with the Blooming with Kindness stamp set!  This set was deemed a must have for both the beautiful flower image and all those great saying!  Before I go any further I need to remind you about the fantastic special for the month of July.  When you place an order for $50 or more in the month of July you can purchase the Reason to Smile set for $5!  Now it would have made more sense for me to share a sample from the Reason to Smile set today but that might be just a bit too logical for me.  I will share more samples with you using the set in the days to come.  Back to today's sample.

I know there are people who are not fans of  the  new In Color Summer Starfruit.  I really like it paired with Midnight Muse so count me as more of a fan of the color.  Can you see I used Summer Starfruit ink to stamp on the Soft Suede cardstock? 

Stamps: Blooming wiht Kindness
Ink: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, Midnight Muse In Color DSP
Big Shot: Tasteful Trim
Extras: Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Have a wonderful day and be sure to check out the Reason to Smile promotion, after all we can all use a Reason to Smile!

 

 

 

More Blossom Builders

Since I still had a lot of Blossom Builders left I decided to make another quick card.  I never knew how much I would like Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride together!  What a great color combination.   I started stacking the blossoms and ended up with this combination.

The rest was easy.  I wanted the focus to be on the flower so i just added a few paper strips and  some black cardstock and the card was ready to go.

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: Basic Black, Poppy Parade, 2010-2012 In Color Patterns DSP Pack, Very Vanilla
Big Shot: Houndstooth TIEF
Extras: Blossom Builders, Poppy Parade Glimmer Brad

I still have more flowers to use from the Blossom Builders.  If you want to make some quick cards be sure to get the Blossom Builders before the end of the month!

Blossom Builders and Glimmer Brads

I was cleaning up my craft table and found a full page of Blossom Builders (page 18 of the Occasions Mini Catalog).  I used some of them while at Leadership for the make and takes and also this scrapbook page but still had a lot left over.  I started playing with the different punch outs and came up with some fun combinations.  Here is a really quick and easy card using the Blossom Builders.

Pretty cute and so simple to make!  I recommend the Blossom Builders if you need to make some quick cards.    You will get a lot of cards out of these 2 sheets and some really cute little pink rhinestones!

Stamps:  Perfect Words ( hostess set, so it is on the list!)
Ink: Poppy Parade
Paper: Crumb Cake, Summer Smooches DSP (Daffodil Delight) , Poppy Parade 2010-2012 In Color Patterns DSP pack
Big Shot: Tasteful Trim, Perfect Polka Dot TIEF
Extras: Blossom Builders, 2010-2012  In Color Glimmer Brads 

I really like the Perfect Words hostess set.  It is one of my favorites the catalog.  Why?  The sayings are well, perfect!  I use all of them and fair warning I am still going to use them in the future so be sure you get this set now before it retires!

Concord Crush and Daisies # 2

I have a dear friend who is recovering from surgery and I wanted to send her a bright and cheery get well card.   Today's card fits that description!  

I  never knew I would like Concord Crush and Daffodil Delight so much together!  Here's what I used to make this card:

Stamps: Sweetly Said ( on the list)
Ink: Concord Crush
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush from the 2010-2012 In Color Patterns DSP pack ( we know this will be retiring since it is an In Color and its 2 year run is up!)
Big Shot:  Daisies # 2 (one of my faves!), Lots of Tags
Punches: 1/2" circle. 3/4" circle, Blossom Petals Builder
Extras: Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon (available now), wooden ladybug

Don't you just love the daisies?  I love that die and in fact you will be seeing it a lot over the next few days.  I hope she likes the card and it helps to bring some cheer to her day!

 

Fifth Avenue Floral in Poppy Parade

Good Monday Morning!  Hope your Easter was a beautiful one.  I sure had fun decorating my eggs to look like proper gentlemen, quite a handsome group.  

Today I am sharing with you a card that qualifies as a Mailable Monday card.  I have gotten away from doing this but after my last trip to the Post Office I decided that it might be a good idea to occasionally make a card that does not require so much extra postage.  

I will confess that I tried to add ribbon to this card but I just could not figure out how to make it look right which is a good thing since it now lays  pretty flat.

Here's what i used.
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Pursuit of Happiness
Ink: Black Stazon, Blender pen, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Poppy Parade, Shimmery White, Watercolor paper
Punches: Bird Builder punch
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dot TIEF

Thank you all for your comments!  It certainly brightens my day and encourages me! Have a wonderful day!

 

 

Awash with Flowers in Poppy Parade

I survived the visit to the dentist and really it was not bad.  Lunch was great and I was introduced to a new place that has a beautiful view. We will definitely be going back again and hopefully next time it will be better weather.  Okay, on to today's card.  You know I love the whole red, black and white combination.  I have really gotten attached to Poppy Parade and black and I will miss Poppy Parade which is one the In Colors that  will be retiring.   I guess that is my way of warning you that you will be seeing a lot of Poppy Parade in my upcoming blog posts.  

I am still having difficulties getting good pictures so just imagine that you can see that I used the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF on the Basic Black layer.   You can just barely see that I also stamped on the Poppy Parade layer.  I wanted a little something so I tried stamping in VersaMark and it was not enough.  I also tried using Poppy Parade ink and it was better but still not what I wanted.  Black was too much so I tried Basic Gray and it was just right.  Here is the shortcut I used to stamp the random design.

It was way faster than stamping each one individually and I just kept on turning the block so it would look random.  This is definitely something for me to remember when I am using the clear mount stamps, might as well take advantage of this feature.

Stamps: Awash in Flowers, You're My Type (sentiment)
Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Gray,  Poppy Parade Stampin' Write marker, Old Olive Stampin' Write marker, Basic Black Stampin' Write marker 
Paper: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Watercolor paper
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dot TIEF
Extras: Blender pen, 1/2" Scallop Dot Ribbon in Basic Black 

I am not sure if you notice but I bold and italicize products that I use that are in the current mini catalog or are part of a promotion.    This is the last month to order from the Occasions Mini Catalog.   Check your wish lists to be sure you have gotten all those mini catalog goodies.  You never know what will be carried over so don't take the chance.  

Late to the Triple Treat Flower Party

Yes, it is true I just got the a la carte stamp, Triple Treat Flower.   I am not sure why it has taken me so long to join the party.    It is a very versatile little stamp that coordinates with 3 different punches.   Kind of a no brainer for a punch lover.  Maybe it was seeing it as a Sale-A-Bration choice and knowing I could get it FREE that finally did the trick.   All I know is I am so happy it I have it.  Here's the first card I made with it.

I used one of my favorite color combinations; Island Indigo, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade.  Here are the supplies I used.

Stamps: Triple Treat Flower, Create a Cupcake
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Whisper WHite, Island Indigo, In Color Patterns DSP stack
Punches:  5 Petal, 1/2" circle, Scallop Edge Border
Big Shot:  Elegant Bouquet
Extras: Basic Rhinestones, 5/8" White Organza ribbon

A closeup look at how the punches layer.   The large flower can be cut out with the Fancy Flower punch.  In this sample I just layered the 2 other punches on the stamped image.    I have another sample to show you tomorrow using the same supplies.  It is always fun to see the different looks you can get using the same supplies and stamps.   Hope to stamp with you soon!


 

Mixed Bunch and the Lattice die

This morning in an effort to work on my 12 in 12 list for February I went to an exercise class at the gym.  Classes work a lot better for me since I hate leaving in the middle of class so I force myself to stay for the whole thing.   There is no doubt in my mind that I will be hurting in the morning.   Sometimes i wonder about the wisdom of this 12 in 12 list!  

I am still stamping with the Mixed Bunch set.  It is definitely on my love it list.  

Pretty simple and don't you just love the lattice die?  One of my downline, who will remain nameless told me that she just does not get the lattice die.  I plan to overwhelm her with lattice die cards until she says "Auntie".    I liked the way this looked but it did feel like it was missing something so....

I added a few more pearls.  What do you think?  Was it a good addition or is there something else I should consider doing?  Let me know what you think.    

Supplies:
Stamps: Mixed Bunch
Ink: Black Craft Ink
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Pool Party, First Edition Specialty DSP
Big Shot: Lattice die
Punch: Blossom punch
Extras: Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Large Basic Pearls 

Be back tomorrow since on my February 12 in 12 list is to blog everyday.  I have already fallen behind on that one so one of these days I will have to do a Two-A-Day.   I have to tell you that I have got to do better with the things I put on my 12 in 12 list.  Why didn't I include things like eat some fantastic chocolate at least 3 times a week?  Now there's something I would have been able to accomplish!

Poppy Parade Gift Card

I am having one of those weeks and all I can say is,  hooray for Friday!   I have not had much creative time lately and decided that I was going to make  time this morning and it was the right decision. Feeling a little better and the sun is even shining!  Things are definitely looking up!

Maybe I went a little overboard with the bows.  Are you wondering what the green thing is?

It's a gift card!   Do you know your gift cards?  Can you guess where it is for?  I will tell you at the end of the post.  

Here's a rundown of what I used.

Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Snow Swirled
Ink: Black Stazon and White Craft ink
Paper: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade Patterns Pack, Poppy Parade, Silver Glimmer paper, Whisper White 
Big Shot: Petite Pockets die, Northern Frost
Punch: Modern Label
Ribbon: Whisper Whtie Taffeta Ribbon

I have another gift card holder on my Facebook Page so go over there and check it out.  It is a lot less foofy.    Have a great weekend and in case you were wondering......Olive Garden.