Thanksgiving 2017

Here is my card that I made for Thanksgiving this year for family and friends! I cannot take credit for this lovely layout, as I saw a similar card on Pinterest by Lisa Flemming. I changed my card a little to make it my own with different colors for the wreath and using the "Wood Textures" DSP (Designer Series Paper). Here is Lisa's card for comparison:

Thanks Lisa for your inspiration! 

For the wreath, I inked the full leaf stamp with Daffodil Delight, then stamped the partial leaves in Pumpkin Pie. I die cut the wreath using the 'Wonderful Wreath' framelits. I then used Cherry Cobbler on the flower stamp and die-cut those out as well.

For the Fence, I cut 1/2" strips (and 1/4" strips) of the 6x6 'Wood Textures' DSP. Then assembled them together to make a fence (just eyeballing the space in between each slat). I shortened the pieces to fit on the front of the card with space at the top for my sentiment.

It was time consuming to assemble, as I had 18 to complete, but well worth the effort!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Wondrous Wreath, Good Greetings

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Wood Textures DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, dimensionals, scissors, 

Elegant Wreaths

I've used the Wondrous Wreath before using traditional colors for Christmas (green and red) and Fall (orange, yellow), so I wanted to create some classy wreaths with white and gold.  I saw Cat Craig's card on Pinterest and thought I'd dress mine up a bit using the gold foil paper.  Here's Cat's card:

As you can see I made a few changes from Cat's card, but kept the general layout the same.  Thanks so much Cat for your inspiration!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Wondrous Wreath

Ink - Versamark

Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Gold Foil

Accessories - Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath, Gold Emboss Powder, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool

Easter Spring

Happy Easter! 

I had a lovely time creating all my Easter cards this year.  I cannot take credit for the design... I did see someone else's card on Pinterest with just the middle framelit die-cut from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits. Cute huh?  The cards are all 4.25x4.25.

I colored the flowers on each card to match the card base, but kept the 5 pointed petals white and made them 'pop' a bit using Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Set - Circle of Spring

Ink - Calypso Coral, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Black Staz-on

Paper - Calypso Coral, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, glue dot, Blender Pens

Watercolor Wreath

Sending out a few Thank-you cards for presents given to us this Christmas season. I found inspiration on Pinterest from Jennifer Brum... here is her card:

I just loved the gray/black wreath and how she arranged her banners.... so pretty! Thanks Jennifer!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Wondrous Wreath, Watercolor Wishes

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Memento, Smoky Slate

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stripes TIEF, Banners Framelits, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, glue dots, dimensionals

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Joyful Wreath

I have wanted to use my brick wall TIEF for quite some time now... I just hadn't figured out what to do with it yet.  Well... here it is!  I love it! I hope to create more cards using this texture background.

I also used the 'Joy' framelit from the Wonderful Wreath Framelit set with my gold foil sheet. Beautifully elegant!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Wondrous Wreath

Paper - Cucumber Crush, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Cucumber Crush, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories - Big Shot, Brick Wall TIEF, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, dimensionals, glue dots

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Wondrous Grandma

I so love this color combination -- Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso!

I saw a similar card showcased in the Cardmaker magazine, and just had to create one of my own. It said Rosemary Dennis was the designer.  Her's was a Thanksgiving Day card... so I just changed my sentiment to be for Grandparents' Day (9/13/2015).

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Wondrous Wreath
Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Paper - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Accessories - Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Big Shot, Corner Round Punch, dimensionals

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Wondrous Garland

When I saw Sharon Cheng's (poster CCC) garland card on SCS (Splitcoaststampers), I thought I'd take it a bit further with placing the garland on a wooden banister.  It reminds me of my parents house and the garland that we have going down the stairs.  Thanks Sharon for your inspiration.

If you'd like to view her card, click here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2559979?&cat=25548

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Wondrous Wreath, Good Greetings, Hardwood
Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Mellow Moss, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
Accessories - Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Big Shot

Framelit Fun

I wanted to play with the negative cut-out of the word 'Noel' in the Wonderful Wreath Framelit set. After running it through the Big Shot, I matted it with Whisper White.  I adhered the little pieces inside the letters before embossing the whole thing with the 'Northern Flurry'.

Of course, I couldn't just toss the positive cut-out of the word.  So, I chose to create another card with it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Wondrous Wreath

Paper - Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Northern Flurry TIEF, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Big Shot, glue dots

Stylish Wreath

I received a new Stamp set - "Wondrous Wreath" and wanted to play with it.  I really love Christmas colors... and with the wreath I needed two greens, so I paired Pear Pizzazz with Mellow Moss.  I really like how the two go together.

The stamp set is a Photopolymer and a two-step stamp (I guess mine was a three-step stamping), so it was a bit time consuming to place stamp on acrylic block, ink, stamp, clean stamp, pull stamp off acrylic block, repeat for second leaves and then again for the berries.

I really do like that the stamp set has the framelits - "Wonderful Wreath" to match, so that each element can be intricately cut (no fussy cutting involved!).

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Wondrous Wreath
Paper - Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler\
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Mellow Moss, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories - Stylish Stripes, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Big Shot, dimensionals, glue dots