Lattice Wonder

 

I saw this beautiful card (below) from Karen B (of The Bald Dragonfly Designs) on Pinterest. So, I thought to try my hand at it. Wow... was it difficult, but I'm happy with the results I have here.
Here is Karen's lovely card....

Now, I'm really not sure what type of colored pencils she used. Probably blend-able ones. Mine were not, so you are able to see many of my pencil strokes. Now... how to get rid of those! With that in mind, I chose to paint some 'Wink of Stella' over top of the flowers. Brillant! It sparkles when you turn it in the light.

I used Clear Emboss powder to set the image on the Crumb Cake cardstock.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Lovely Lattice, Rose Wonder

Ink - Versamark, Soft Suede

Paper - Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry

Accessories - Heat Tool, Colored Pencils (Raffine Color 501, 555, 554), Clear Emboss Powder

 

Tide Water

The 'High Tide' stamp set offers many different scenes to create with the different stamps it provides.  Here, I didn't use the lighthouse stamp... just a beautiful coastal (or pond) scene!

I paired this stamp set with the 'Waterfront' stamp set, so that I could utilize a stamp for the sand/ground in Crumb Cake.

I used the sentiment from the stamp set 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous'.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - High Tide, Waterfront, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Ink - Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, So Saffron
Paper - Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Whisper White

 

Beautiful Home

My sister-in-law moved into a new home, and I wanted to welcome her into it with a cute card.
I've seen similar cards that incorporate the word 'home' and a house for the 'O'. I chose to keep the letter 'O' in home and just add the house image on top.

I embellished it with a few flowers from the 'Beautiful Bouquet' stamp set!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - You Brighten My Day, Beautiful Bouquet
Ink - Balmy Blue, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Delightful Daisy DSP
Accessories - Die-cutting machine, Large Letters Dies, Bouquet Bunch Dies, glue dots, dimensionals

 

Spring Vases

Hello Spring! And Happy Easter!

Since I needed to create several Easter cards... I decided to make each a little different, so my family could receive a slightly different one from the others. I chose to utilize the Sale-A-Bration Organza Ribbon as my color choices -- Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Lemon-Lime Twist, Balmy Blue and Grapefruit Grove.

I used the vase from the 'Varied Vases' stamp set, the flowers and leaves from the 'Vibrant Vases' stamp set, and the sentiment from the 'Circle of Spring' stamp set. The stems for the flowers were hand-drawn with the Lemon-Lime Twist Stampin' Write marker.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Varied Vases, Vibrant Vases, Circle of Spring

Ink - Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Lemon-Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Balmy Blue, Grapefruit Grove

Paper - Whisper White, Lemon-Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Powder Pink, Grapefruit Grove, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather

Accessories - Big Shot, Layered Leaves DTIEF, Stitched Squares, Vases Builder, Organza Ribbon (Grapefruit Grove, Lemon-Lime Twist, Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight), dimensionals, glue dots

 

Perfect Tide

Just started to play with my 'High Tide' stamp set. Wow! There is many different ways to use this set. I love that about some sets... you can use the same set and get very different cards from it!

I went with using the lighthouse with my first card. Seems perfect for my brother. So wanted to utilize masculine colors for it.  To make the lighthouse, I used Sahara Sand and Memento ink.

I used Wink of Stella to have the sun sparkle a bit on the card.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - High Tide, Picture Perfect Birthday
Ink - Memento, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Gray Granite, Balmy Blue, So Saffron
Paper - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Black DSP
Accessories - Wink of Stella, Stamparatus

 

Gorgeous Harvest

My sister-in-law is loving the sunflowers now. Although sunflowers are usually a fall flower, I decided to try to create a cute spring sunflower for her birthday card.

Using the stamp set 'Painted Harvest', the petal colors here are Grapefruit Grove and So Saffron. The middle of the sunflower is Crumb Cake and the leaves are Pear Pizzazz.

I paired this stamp set with the 'Happy Birthday Gorgeous' stamp set for the sentiment.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Painted Harvest, Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Ink - So Saffron, Grapefruit Grove, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake
Paper - Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Layered Leaves DTIEF, scissors, dimensionals, Stamparatus

 

Vibrant Wishes

I knew I wanted to try the color combo of Purple/Gray/ Green on a card.  I chose the colors Highland Heather which is a lighter shade of purple, Mint Macaron which is a subtle green (almost a blue)... and Smoky Slate which is a light shade too. I paired it with some neutral colors of White and Black.

For the vase, I added a Wink of Stella to the whole vase to make it shine. (Although... I know you can't tell from the photo). The stamp to fill in the flowers didn't cover the whole flower, so I was able to use a lighter shade of Highland Heather (Stampin' Blends) to fill it in. Makes for a more variegated flower color.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Vibrant Vases, Lovely Wishes
Ink - Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate, Highland Heather, Stampin' Blends (Highland Heather), Memento
Paper - Highland Heather, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits, Layered Leaves DTIEF, Highland Heather Organdy Ribbon, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

 

Tropical Beach

I so love the 'Beach Happy' stamp set. It can be arranged so many different ways to create different looks -- thus creating different cards each time!

I decided to pair this stamp set with the Tropical Thinlits. The thinlits created a wonderful tropical background for this stamp set!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Beach Happy
Ink - Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Precision Plate, Tropical Thinlits, scissors, Stamparatus, dimensionals

Tide Pals

I used several different stamp sets to achieve this card. 'Postcard Pals' is, of course, the main stamp set with the pelican and the top sentiment.  The other sentiment is from 'Rooted In Nature'. Finally, I used one of the stamps within 'High Tide' to create the sand that the pelican is sitting on.

I used the colors Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate, Pool Party and Crumb Cake to color in the image.

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Supplies Used
Stamp Sets - Postcard Pals, High Tide, Rooted In Nature
Ink - Memento, Crumb Cake, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate, Pool Party)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Tranquil Textures DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Whisper White Organdy Ribbon

 

Artisan Wings

I needed several 'Thank You' cards, so I chose the same card, but with differing colors on each!

Each card has a stamped background from the 'Artisan Textures' stamp set. The Butterflies and the sentiment is from the 'Watercolor Wings' stamp set.

I used the Stamparatus to stamp each butterfly in these combo colors - Balmy Blue/Night of Navy, Highland Heather/Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove/Soft Suede, Smoky Slate/Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight/Mango Melon


I chose to change the gray one up a bit more by using a Smoky Slate background instead of white cardstock too!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Artisan Textures, Watercolor Wings
Ink - Memento, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melon
Paper - Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melon, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Butterflies Thinlits, Organza Ribbon (Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Grapefruit Grove, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White), glue dots

 

Emily's Bridal Shower

My Godson, Tyler, and his fiance, Emily, will be tying the knot in May. Emily's bridal shower was a lovely event. I had the opportunity to help create some of the party favor tags and the bridal corsage.

I created the inside of flower on my digital software. It's just a frame (SU), a hearts embellishment and text. I printed it out on Whisper White cardstock and trimmed with scissors. I had a hard time finding ribbon that said 'Bride to Be'. I found that I could create my own using the P-Touch Label maker. The cartridges are filled with ribbon instead of tape, and they come in different colors for the font for each cartridge! Cool! Also, within the P-Touch Label maker there are several designs that can be used... I chose the hearts and lines for the top and bottom of the text.

The center ribbon is just a white ribbon that I embellished with gem hearts down the center. The rosette behind the center frame is just a flat flower that I found at Joann Fabrics.

I adhered a clasp in the back for easy on/off for Emily.

The tags for the party favors were too cute! My friend found the idea on Pinterest, and wanted me to create the tags for them. Again, using my digital software, I created tags on Whisper White paper, trimmed them, and punched a hole in the top for the string.

I also created the tags for the treats that were given out. Again, found on Pinterest... and I created them with my software. This time I had a die-cut shape that I used with my Big Shot to cut them all out.

 

Finally, we needed a tag for the 'Date Night' jar! I'm loving how everything matches and goes with each other. It was an honor to be asked to create such cute things for the shower.

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Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Font - At Last Greeting, Bliss

Embellishments - MM9 Wedding (hearts - MyMem); Enjoy Every Moment (dotted circle - SU); Free Label This (frame - SU)

Shapes - Tag

Paper - Whisper White

Ink - Smoky Slate

Stamp Set - Special Reason (frame for Donut Leave without a Treat)

Accessories - Big Shot, Stylish Stems Framelits, Hole Punch, String, Rosette, Ribbon, P-Touch Label Maker

Bermuda Moments

With two wedding showers, two weddings and a baby shower to attend this year, the 'Wonderful Moments' stamp set is perfect for these events. Now... to create two wedding shower cards that are unique enough that they don't look exactly alike was a challenge for me.

I chose to go with the brides colors for this card. I used Wink of Stella on the brides dress to make it sparkle, and colored in the rest of the image with Stampin' Blends (Ivory, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Pool, Party).

Thanks for taking a closer look.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Wonderful Moments
Ink - Bermuda Bay, Stampin' Blends (Ivory, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay)
Paper - Bermuda Bay, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Banners Framelits, Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon, Wink of Stella

Turtle Get Well

Our nephew had to undergo out-patient surgery to lengthen his Achilles Tendon in both of his legs. Poor guy will be in casts until they heal.

I thought this saying was perfect for him... as with the turtle on his back.

Praying that his surgery and healing goes quickly and without complications.

I used my digital software to create the turtle, shadow and the sentiment. Finishing the project the traditional way.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite digital software
Embellishments - Hoppy Memories (turtle - Stampin' Up!)
Shape - Oval (filled with blur)
Font - CK Cutie (brown)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Layered Leaves, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Textured Tide

My Uncle is in the hospital with a lung and skin infection. He will be coming home this weekend, but will need to have oxygen for 2 to 3 months while his lungs heal back to normal.

The 'High Tide' stamp set has some beautiful sayings for encouragement. It was perfect for my Uncle.

Praying that he heals quickly and without any more hiccups along the way.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - High Tide,
Ink - So Saffron, Old Olive, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake
Paper - Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Tranquil Textures DSP, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

With Sympathy

I created another variation of my sympathy card.  Just changed the ribbon and the black cardstock to gray cardstock. I think it looks more heavenly than the other one.

You may look at the other card here:
https://mydianedesigns.blogspot.com/2018/07/gods-friend.html

I used my digital software to create the words and flower piece. Then, finished the card the traditional way.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite digital software
Stamp Brush Set - Friends 24/7 (flower - gray)
Font - Regency and Bliss (black)

Paper - Whisper White (thick), Whisper White, Smoky Slate
Accessories - Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Big Shot, Layered Leaves DTIEF