Country Essentials

For my Dad's wife who recently had surgery. I pray that she has a quick recovery without complications! I fell in love with Paula Barin's card... such a lovely card. I made one of my own using cheerful colors for her. I added a Wink of Stella to the flowers to make them shine.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp set - Sweet Essentials, Country Flowers

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Peach Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Gray Granite)

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Basic White, Daffodil Delight DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature dies, Country Flowers dies, Hearts and Hugs dies, Wink of Stella

Bright Essentials

My youngest nephew is turning 5, and so I wanted to incorporate the number in his card.  I saw Michelle Short's card on Pinterest and thought I could create something similar.

Here's her card:

Obviously, her's is for a girl.... so I just changed the cardstock to blue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - You Brighten My Day, Sweet Essentials

Paper - Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Ink - Bermuda Bay

Accessories - Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Star Punch, Stylish Stripes TIEF, Decorative Dots TIEF, Big Shot, Windows Collection Framelits, Banner Framelits, glue dots

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A Sweet Thing

 

I created this cute card for Mike's Mom who is retiring! She loves bluejays and so I felt this was perfect for her.  The quote I placed on the inside of the card.

I used the Irresistibly Yours DSP in the background, so I could brayer it with the color I wanted (in this case... Marina Mist). I used Stampin' Write markers (Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, So Saffron and Crumb Cake) to color in the image.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - A Happy Thing, Sweet Essentials

Ink - Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, So Saffron

Paper - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Irresistibly Yours DSP

Accessories - Basic Pearls

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Sweet Seaside

I really loved the 'Seaside' stamp set.... one of my favorite 'retired' stamp sets from Stampin' Up!. With the new 'blendabilities markers' came out, I wanted to use them with this lovely set.  I used the 'skin tones' blendabilities set.

I wanted my card to have one think of a beach....relaxation and peace.  I hope I've conveyed that within this card.  The knot you see on the card is a 'sailor's knot'.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Seaside (retired), Sweet Essentials (retired)
Paper - Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Ink - Blendabilities (Skin Tones), Early Espresso, Memento
Accessories - Big Shot, Decorative Dots TIEF, scissors, twine (non-SU), Blendabilities Color Lifter

Ruffled Christmas - FMS103

I liked the Freshly Made Sketch so much that I created another card with it! =)

I saw Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek's ruffled Christmas tree on Pinterest too, and had to create one of my own.  You may view her card here: http://songofmyheartstampers.typepad.com/song_of_my_heart_stampers/2013/09/christmas-trees-from-ruffle-stretch-trim.html

Thanks Lyssa!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Sweet Essentials

Paper - Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Neutrals White

Ink - Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories - Big Shot, Beautifully Baroque TIEF, Basic Pearls, glue dots, scissors, Stretched Ruffled Ribbon (Pistachio Pudding)

Winter Essentials - FMS100

I created this card using the Freshly Made Sketch (FMS1 and FMS100).  You may view the challenge on their blog here: http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2013/08/freshly-made-sketches-100-sketch-by.html

Congratulations on 100 sketches, Freshly Made Sketch!  I do have to say that these sketches on this blog.... along with many other blogs or websites with sketches have helped my creativity grow and expand (thinking outside the box) in cardmaking and scrapbooking! Truly inspiring!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Sweet Essentials, Watercolor Winter

Paper - Real Red, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Garden Green DSP

Ink - Early Espresso

Accessories - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Satin Ribbon (Early Espresso), Secret Garden Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, scissors, glue dot, dimensional

Sweet Sample

One of the hexagons in the Six-Sided Sampler set looked like a candy cane to me, so I created a Christmas card with it.  =)

Thanks for checking it out!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Six-Sided Sampler, Sweet Essentials
Paper - Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink - Versamark
Accessories - Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Striped Organdy Ribbon (Old Olive)

Essential Sampler - FTL254

I needed a few thank you cards, and the Clean & Simple blog provided a wonderful sketch to work with.  You may view the challenge here: http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2013/08/254.html

I wanted to try a using Coastal Cabana.... it's the first time I opened the new ink pad and paper!  I think it turned out pretty.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Sweet Essentials, Six-Sided Sampler

Paper - Naturals Ivory, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Hexagon punch

Sweet Blossoms - FTL245

 

I created these for the Clean & Simple Sketch Challenge (FTL245).  You may view their blog here: http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2013/06/245.html

I liked the sketch so much that I decided to create two cards, with different colors, for both my Grandma's.  The colors are representative of the colors that they like.  I'm so grateful that they are still living (one will be 91 and the other 97!).

That's so much for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Stippled Blossoms, Sweet Essentials

Paper - Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder

Ink - Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories - Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Bitty Banners Framelits, scissors, dimensionals, Stretch Ruffle Trim (Pistachio Pudding), Grosgrain Ribbon (Elegant Eggplant)