Woodgrain Blossoms

I wanted to create a card using my new stamp set 'Birthday Blossoms'.  And how appropriate it is for my Aunt's birthday!
I embossed the top and bottom of my white paper before stamping the sentiment in-between. Not sure if you can see it in my photo, though.
At first I stamped each flower with the corresponding ink that went with the paper, but thought the flowers didn't really 'pop' off the paper.  So, I finally stamped them all in Early Espresso to make the definition stand out.
I punch each flower out using the pansy punch and cut each leaf with scissors.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp Set - Birthday Blossoms
Ink - Early Espresso
Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Always Artichoke
Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Pansy Punch, scissors, glue dots

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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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Sorrowful Dreams

It's never a pleasant time to create a sympathy card, and this one was so very difficult to make too.  My friend's brother just passed away... way too young to die.  So sad for her and her family.  May the Lord bring comfort to them and watch over them through this most difficult time.

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies Used
Stamp sets - World of Dreams, Thoughts and Prayers
Ink - Smoky Slate, Basic Black
Paper - Smoky Slate, Basic Black and Whisper White
Accessories - Apothecary Accents Framelits, Woodgrain TIEF, Big Shot, dimensionals, Satin Ribbon (Basic Black)

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Roaring Camp

 

Continuing with our 2014 photobook and with our trip to northern California with Mike's parents, we took a steam railroad tour with the big redwood trees on Bear Mountain.  It was beautiful... and we sat in an open car! Cool!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - Chocolate Chip

Embellishments - Walk in the Park II (leaves - recolored Always Artichoke); Happy Hello (baker's Twine - recolored Chocolate Chip)

Stamp Brush Sets - Woodgrain (Crumb Cake); Our Happy (square words - Always Artichoke; flag - Crumb Cake)

Punches - Square (filled w/Chocolate Chip - behind square word boxes; Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke)

Font - Boulder (Chocolate Chip) 

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Something with a Twist

As I started creating this card..... it took A LOT of time to get to this point.  Which, I am very pleased how it turned out.

I had originally thought just to use the flowers in a straight line with a sentiment on the top.  Easy.... and not a lot of though to the design.  As I was punching out the flowers, they reminded me of the flowers in Hawaii....and the coconut drinks that they have there. (My mind is constantly thinking of Hawaii.... we love it there!)

Anyway, back to my thought process, as I was using the Big Shot (to make the top portion of the Early Espresso cardstock curved and using the Woodgrain TIEF), I decided that the sentiment should go on the bottom rather than the top.  I used the 'Something to Say' heart stamp to create the leaf.

In creating the "straw" I used the 'Bloom with Hope' stem stamp and just drew in the oval for the top of the straw.  Cool - huh!

I finished the flowers up by adding Dazzling Details to the center of each flower!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Something to Say, Bloom with Hope, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper - Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink - Early Espresso, Tangelo Twist, Pear Pizzazz, Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
Accessories - Blender Pen, Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Ovals Framelits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, glue dots, Dazzling Details, Bitty Banners Framelits

Petals on Woodgrain - FTL290

 

I liked this sketch I found on the Clean & Simple Blog.  You may view it here:

http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2014/04/290.html

You have to look very close to see the woodgrain pattern on the Early Espresso cardstock (my photo didn't really showcase it as well as the actual card does.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Petite Petals, Express Yourself
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Naturals White
Ink - Early Espresso
Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Petite Petals Punch, Corner Round Punch, glue dots, stamp-a-ma-jig

Wonderfall God

I love the fall.... the beautiful colors and leaves crunching under my feet! =)

Just got the Wonderfall stamp set, and had to play with it.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp sets - Wonderfall, Trust God, Woodgrain
Paper - Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink - Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Crushed Curry

Best of Gardens - FCC20

 

The Fusion Card Challenge really intrigued me, so I thought to give it a try.  They provide a photo and a sketch....and you decide to use either one or both in the design of your card.  I chose to do both with my card.  How'd I do?  I LOVE how it came out!  Thanks for the inspiration Fusion!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Secret Garden, Best of Greetings

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Garden Green

Ink - Early Espresso

Accessories - Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, Scallop Circle's #2 Die, Woodgrain TIEF

Owl Love You - SCIC67 & JAI170

 

Getting inspiration from sketches have helped me 'think outside the box'.  I've created some amazing cards, and I'm so thankful for all the inspiration that is out there online.

I used two challenges to complete this card.

First, is from Stampin' Celebration sketch challenge (SCIC67).  You may view the challenge here:
http://stampincelebrationblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/scic-67-sketch-challenge.html

Second, is from Just Add Ink (JAI170).  They challenged us to use leaves on our projects.  Here is their link: http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2013/06/jai-170-just-add-leaves-theme-challenge.html

My niece LOVES owls, so I always try to create a card using them!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Best of Greetings
Paper - Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Pistachio Pudding, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink - Early Espresso
Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Secret Garden Framelits, Two-Step Owl Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Stretch Ruffled Trim (Pistachio Pudding), Dazzling Details, dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Stippled Leaves -CTS33 & JAI170

I'm so happy that I have such inspiration to go to when designing my cards. They make creating them a breeze.  I incorporated two blog challenges into this one card.

First, is from Just Add Ink (JAI170).  They challenged us to use leaves on our projects.  You may view their challenge here: http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2013/06/jai-170-just-add-leaves-theme-challenge.html

The second challenge, is from CAS(E) this Sketch (CTS33). The sketch is shown here, but you can view their challenge here: http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2013/06/case-this-sketch-33.html

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Itty Bitty Banners, Stippled Blossoms

Paper - Soft Suede, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory

Ink - Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, Dazzling Details, Bitty Banners Framelits, dimensionals

Best Tanagers - CCMC253

Here in the Northwest we see these very colorful birds.... called 'Western Tanagers'. Such cute little birds.  I used them, along with the 'Create with Connie and Mary' sketch(CCMC253).  You may view their blog here: http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/create-with-connie-and-mary/2013/05/ccmc253-sketch-challenge.html

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Set - Best of Brides & Babies

Paper - Ivory Naturals, Baked Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Pie

Ink - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Accessories - Big Shot, Woodgrain TIEF, scissors, Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon (Daffodil Delight)