Soaring Home

 

For my friend and neighbor who recently moved into a Senior Living Place! I will miss our walks and visits together in our neighborhood! Although... I hope to continue that in her new area when I can!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Soaring Swallows

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Shaded Spruce, Petal Pink, So Saffron, Gray Granite)

Paper - Petal Pink, Gray Granite, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Little Letters dies, Potted Succulents dies, Home Together dies

Cottage Greetings

 

Such a lovely card made by Alisa Tilsner. I just knew I had to create one of my own. I changed a few things to make it my own. Thanks Alisa for your inspiration!

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the blooms to make them shine.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Cottage Rose,

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight)

Paper - Tahitian Tide, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Wink of Stella, Cottage Flowers dies, Seasonal Labels dies

Celebrating Sketches

 

I found Katie's card on Pinterest, so thought to create one of my own. I changed a few things to make it my own, but wanted to show you were I received my inspiration.

Upon coloring the ducks, I followed Katie's color choice on the mallard's head... who knew Bermuda Bay was the perfect color! Thanks Katie! I used Crumb Cake/Soft Suede/Daffodil Delight on the Momma duck and Bermuda Bay/Soft Suede/Crumb Cake/Daffodil Delight/Gray Granite on the Poppa duck. The grass is colored with Old Olive.

Thanks for dropping in!

Stamp sets - Stylish Sketches, Celebrating You

Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Gray Granite, Bermuda Bay)

Paper - Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Bermuda Bay DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Fern 3D Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Metallic Enamel Shapes

Pomegranate Greetings

 

Working with the new Sale-A-Bration stamp set 'Perfect Pomegranate' today. It was a bit unnerving, as I changed my mind on the direction the card was going to go. But... that's the beauty in creating.... you just let it lead you where you need to go.

I like the soft look the dis-ink-tive stamps provide, giving the images depth without too much work. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the flowers... although, it did make the Blackberry Bliss bleed more than it should.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Perfect Pomegranate

Ink - Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Paper - Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layering Squares dies, Natural Prints dies, Layered Leaves embossing Folder, stylus

Catching Friends

 

This card has loads of layers and it was so cute to put together. My niece loves her kitty, so each year I try to incorporate a cat on her card. Now, her cat is black and white, but her name is peaches.... so I chose to make my cat brown. (wink).

I didn't start out using this color combo... I knew I wanted to color the cat brown and the water blue... it just fit that the fish would be orange. Well in this case: Mango Melody/Pool Party and Crumb Cake.

I used 2 of the new Designer Series Paper from this years catalog. I believe I'll be using them a lot!

Stamp set - Catch You Later

Ink- Memento, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Gray Granite, Mango Melody)

Paper - Mango Melody, Early Espresso, Basic White, Pool Party DSP, Mango Melody DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer. Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Hippo and Friends dies, Stone Embossing Folder, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, glue dots, dimensionals

Wonderful Succulent

I saw a card on Pinterest using the 'Potted Succulent' dies. It was such a unique card I wanted to try my hand at it. The colors she used were white/pale Papaya... but I wanted to use Soft Succulent/white.

I first tried it without the embossed background piece... trust me... that embossed piece makes a difference. Although, I didn't have the petal embossing folder that she used, I used my trusty 'Layered Leaves' embossing folder and it worked just fine.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp set - Wonderful Moments

Ink - Soft Succulent

Paper - Soft Succulent, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin Trimmer, Stampin Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies

 

Garage Moments

 

My nephew has always wanted to work on cars... his job as a mechanic at the Mercedes-Benz Dealership is fun for him. I wanted to incorporate his love for working on cards in this card... so I used the other elements from the 'Geared Up Garage' instead of the car itself in the set.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Special Moments, Geared Up Garage

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Real Red)

Paper - Real Red, Basic Black, Gray Granite DSP, Gray Granite

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, scissors, Wink of Stella, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, stylus, Circles Collection dies, Garage Gears dies, Tasteful Labels dies