Snowman Wishes

Isn't my snowman cute! I love snowmen... just not the very very cold blustery days! =)

I saw Sheila Oliver's snowman punch art on Pinterest -- and just had to make one of my own.

Here is her card:

Thanks Shelia for your inspiration.

To create my snowman, I used a circle, cut in half for his head. For his carrot nose, I used one of the Flower Fair Framelits and cut one of the petals to resemble a nose. Next, I used the Two-Step Owl Punch for his eyes.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Endless Wishes

Ink - Night of Navy, Smoky Slate

Paper - Whisper White, Soft Sky, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories - Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits, Banner Framelits, Decorative Dots TIEF, dmensionals, Two-Step Owl Punch, Circle Cutting System (non-SU), Midnight Muse Stitched Ribbon

Warm Flowers

I LOVE fall colors!!! The cooler weathers bringing in beautiful colored leaves -- autumn is a favorite for me.  So, in using fall-ish colors was a good choice for this card.

I saw this layout in the Cardmaker magazine and wanted to create with it.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Flower Patch
Ink - Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Flower Fair Framelits, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die, Simply Scored Tool, Dotted Lace Trim (Delightful Dijon), glue dots

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Penguin PunchArt

I totally LOVE this little guy! Isn't he so cute!  I cannot take credit for this cute design though.  I saw Deborah Wright's penguin card on Pinterest and just had to try and create one for myself with the supplies I had.

Here is Deborah's card:

Thanks Deborah for your inspiration!

I used the Ovals Collection Framelits for the body, and feet; the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch for the beak; the Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die for the white part of the eyes; the Two-Step Oval punch for the black part of eyes, as well as the white dots for the eyes; and the Flower Fair Framelits for the hair plume.

I used the Northern Flurry TIEF on both the background and the tummy.

Although you may not be able to see it in my photo... I did use Dazzling Details on the edge of the white strip to resemble snow.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Circle of Spring

Ink - Memento

Paper - Soft Sky, Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight

Accessories - Big Shot, Northern Flurry TIEF, Ovals Framelits, Flower Fair, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die, Two-Step Owl Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, dimensionals, Dazzling Details

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Fair Garden

With my niece's birthday coming soon, and looking at Pinterest boards for a cute card, when I saw Hannelie Bester's card.... I just had to create something similar for myself.  Her's is so striking with the blue glitter behind her flower.  Thanks Hannelie for your inspiration!  Here is her card:

I used the Flower Fair Framelits to make my flower with 3 layers of flower.  I used my scissors to cut each petal to make the flower more defined too.  I love how it came out!  I hope my niece loves it too!

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Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Flower Patch, Celebrate Today

Ink - Delightful Dijon, Garden Green

Paper - Delightful Dijon, Garden Green DSP, Whisper White, Naturals White 

Accessories - Square Punch, Corner Round Punch, scissors, Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot

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Sparkle Fair

 

When I saw Jackie Parkins' card (on the left) on Pinterest.... I just had to create one for my own (mine is on the right). Now, I realize Jackie had a stamp that created those lines... well, I wasn't so lucky. Yes... I drew all those lines!!!!

I used the Flower Fair Framelits with my Big Shot to punch out those flowers.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Paper - Whisper White, Naturals White, Basic Black, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky
Ink - Basic Black, Blendabilites (to color rhinestones - Night of Navy, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder)
Accessories - Brads (Black); Rhinestones; Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits

Sunflower Wedding Invitations

I had the opportunity to create wedding invitations for a friend of a friend of my sister-in-law.  My sister-in-law's wedding was the first time I attempted to create wedding invitations, so I was nervous about accepting this order from someone other than family.

The mother-in-law, mother and bride were so easy to talk with as we created something that the bride was excited to hand out.  The top photo is the final version, but wanted to share with you all the versions I came up with (below).  The bride wanted sunflowers on her invitations, so I gave her 3 to choose from:

 

After choosing the one they liked the best. She wanted a pocket card invitation, so with the photo above you can definitely see the pocket card design. 

I created the pocket card out of 12x12 cardstock. I cut 2" from the bottom. On the Simply Scored Plate - I scored on 2.25" and 7.25".... and I rotated it 90 degrees (counter- clockwise) and scored on 7". With the scoring done, I trimmed the bottom piece to only include the pocket part. 

Here is what the closed invitation looks like:

I'm so happy that they are pleased with the results of all my hard work.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Flower Patch

Paper - Night of Navy, Delightful Dijon, Crushed Curry

Ink - Delightful Dijon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot, Lace Dotted Trim (Delightful Dijon)

I used My Digital Studio to create the inside invitation and response card.

Stamp Set - Noteworthy Labels (by Stampin' Up!)

Embellishments - Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon; Country Sunflowers (by Mandog)

Font - Majestic and Corbel (Night of Navy)

Sunflower Thanks

I created this thank you card to 1) Coordinate with the wedding invitations I created and 2) So that it could fit my invoice/bill.  The card measurements are 4x8.5.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Flower Patch, Fabulous Four
Paper - Night of Navy, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Delightful Dijon, Chocolate Chip
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry
Accessories - Dotted Lace Trim (Delightful Dijon), Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot, Glue dots

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Some Fair Blossom

As you may have guessed, I do find a lot of inspiration in other blogs and forums. This card was no different. I was so taken with LeAnne Pugliese's tulips -- the color and how she did her tulips... that I had to try this out for myself with the tools I had on hand.

I used one of the framelits within the Flower Fair set for my flower.  I took my card in a totally different direction with my layout on my card, but I want you to see her's, so you can see where I do get inspiration.  Thanks LeAnne!

Here is her card:

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Something to Say, Lotus Blossom

Ink - Old Olive, Tangelo Twist

Paper - Tangelo Twist, Old Olive, Whisper White, Tangelo Twist DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits, sponge dauber, corner round punch, Old Olive Striped Organdy Ribbon, Whisper White Twine

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Endless Flowers

I've found A LOT of inspiration online, and this time was no different.  I saw Bonnie Schmitz' card and loved the simplicity in it's design.  I wanted to create something similar with the punches, stamps and DSP that I had on hand. Thanks so very much Bonnie!

Here is Bonnie Schmitz' lovely card:

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Endless Birthday Wishes

Paper - Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight DSP, Melon Mambo DSP, Pumpkin Pie DSP

Accessories - Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot, Basic Pearls, glue dots, Square Punch (non- SU)

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Sweet Patch

I saw a card using these colors of Red/Gray/White, and wanted to try that color combination on a card too. Wow! Is all I can say! It really makes a stunning card these colors!

I used washi tape on the left-hand side, but placed two columns instead of just one... great effect!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Memorable Moments, Flower Patch
Ink - Real Red, Sahara Sand
Paper - Real Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Flower Frezy Bigz L Die, Flower Fair, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig, Sweet Dreams washi tape, dimensionals

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Pumpkin Patch

LOL! I was trying to be clever with the title... since I used the 'Flower Patch' stamp set and Pumpkin Pie cardstock! Ha!

For background piece I used the 'Sweet Sadie' washi tape on White cardstock. If you look really closely you can see where I overlapped the tape to lie the pattern correctly down.

Thanks for peeking!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Flower Patch, Mother's Day (non-SU)
Paper - Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Ink - Pumpkin Pie, Memento
Accessories - Flower Flair Framelits, Big Shot, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die, Sweet Sadie washi tape, Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Glue dots

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Flower Greetings

I needed a card to go along with some curtains I made, but didn't have a generic "Hello" sentiment.  So, with the 'Good Greetings' stamp set... I used the 'Hello' from 'Hello Love' and the 'to you' from 'Boo to you'.  Clever huh?

I knew I wanted to use the Hello Honey cardstock with the honeycomb embossing, but wasn't to sure about the inside of the flower.  I had chosen a Coral at first, but that just didn't look right. I then tried Black Staz-on.  Perfect! I added Wild Wasabi for the leaves and it went smoothly after that!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Flower Patch, Good Greetings
Paper - Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink - Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi, Black Staz-on
Accessories - Honeycomb TIEF, Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Flower Fair Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

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The Memorable Flower

I LOVE how this card turned out! =)

I started thinking about using the two ribbons on a white background with a sentiment on top (right).  I, then, said.... I have so many different stamps....why not utilize two stamps for the sentiment.  Along with the stamp-a-ma-jig to get them aligned perfectly, I used the 'Happy' stamp from the Memorable Moments set and 'Holidays' from the Four the Holidays stamp set.

I felt that the bottom below the ribbon was too plain with it being white, so I added a red strip after embossing it with the Stylish Stripes TIEF.

I wanted to place a 'poinsettia' flower some, so I took out a stamp from the Flower Patch set.....and along with the placement of pearls.... I think it's really an elegant card.

Thanks so much for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Flower Patch, Memorable Moments, Four the Holidays
Paper - Real Red, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink - Mellow Moss, Real Red
Accessories - Stitched Satin Ribbon (Mellow Moss), Taffeta Ribbon (Real Red), stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Stylish Stripes TIEF, Flower Fair Framelits, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, glue dots

Perfect Patch

Yay! Finally got my backordered stamp set "Flower Patch".  I couldn't wait to use it.

I paired it with the Perfect Pennants stamp set (dots) you see on the side.

The Flower Fair Framelits work great -- no fussy cutting!!!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Flower Patch, Perfect Pennants
Paper - Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories - stamp-a-ma-jig, Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot, Basic Rhinestones, glue dots