Chevron Bones

 

Wow! The 'Bag of Bones' and its coordinating dies do NOT disappoint!!!

Here are 3 cards I created for my littlest nieces. I could have kept adding die-cuts to this (like hat, cane, shoes), but I decided to stop here! LOL!

What's sooo awesome is the 'Glow-in-the-Dark' bats and ghosts (not the black ones just the iridescent ones that you see in the picture. So cool! My nieces are going to love them!

I heat embossed each skeleton, cat and dog.

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Stamp set - Bag of Bones

Ink - Versamark, Memento

Paper - Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Gorgeous Grape

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, Chevron Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, Glow-in-the-Dark bats and ghosts

Peaceful Autumn

 

Such a lovely card using the papers from the 'All About Autumn' DSP stack. I felt it would make a lovely "comforting" sympathy card. Thanks so much Chris Smith for your lovely work!

I added a Wink of Stella to the leaves to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Autumn Leaves, Peaceful Moments

Ink - Basic Gray

Paper - Basic Gray, Gray Granite, Basic White, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Wink of Stella, Autumn Leaves dies

Adorable Wish

 

Oh this card came out so cute... if I do say so myself. LOL!

My niece volunteers at the Raptor Bird of Prey Center in Orange County, CA. I've incorporated her favorite colors as well.... purple/yellow/black. Her eyes are blue... so I made the owl's eyes blue too.

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Stamp sets - Adorable Owls, Biggest Wish

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Pebbled Path, Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue)

Paper - Gray Granite, Basic Black, Basic White, Dainty Flowers DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella

Happiness For Two

 

I loved the layout from the card Cary and Gill created (2BigGirlsCrafting). Thanks Cary and Gill!

I chose the color combo Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue and Wild Wheat. To get the flowers just right... I inked one stamp and stamped it fully inked to the paper, then with the other stamp, I stamped off on a scrap piece first before stamping onto the flower to get that two-tone effect. Same ink.

I masked each flower (with a scrap piece of paper) to show depth.

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the blooms to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Something to Celebrate, Two-Tone Flora

Ink - Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Wild Wheat

Paper - Blueberry Bushel, Wild Wheat, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella, scrap of papers

Autumn Wedding

 

My neighbor and friend needed an Autumn Wedding card for a wedding she was going to, and couldn't find anything that she loved at the stores. So she asked me... I love making cards... and Fall/Autumn is my favorite season, so I made a few for her to choose from. I know she will have a hard time choosing from these three. They turned out lovely.

I used the 'All About Autumn' DSP (Designer Series Paper) on all of them. Now the paper is 6x6, so I had to get a bit creative to make them to fit on a 5x7 card. I chose to split the paper in half and place a 'belly band' around the center part to conceal it. (Clever- right!)

The sentiment for each is from the 'Beautiful Bouquet'  stamp set.

One has the 'Detailed Bands' dies on it.

Another has the 'Gorgeous Garden' die background piece with 'Autumn Leaves' dies.

And, the last one has the 'Gorgeous Garden' die background piece with the Two-Tone Flora dies.

To add sparkle to the ones with the 'Gorgeous Garden' dies, I added 'Wink of Stella' to both the leaves and flowers.

The one with the Two-Tone Flora stamp set is stamped in Crumb Cake, but stamped off on a scrap piece first before stamping onto the cardstock to get a softer look.

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Stamp sets - Two-Tone Flora, Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Copper Clay, Crumb Cake

Paper - Basic White, Cajun Craze, Copper Clay

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Gorgeous Garden dies, Autumn Leaves dies, Detailed Bands dies, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, glue dot, Two-Tone Flora dies

Elegant Island

 

I really liked Rachel Tessman's card (found on Pinterest), so I thought to create one for myself. I wanted to use the Copper Clay color... and since it was going to my husband for our anniversary... I wanted a masculine look to it. I used the color combo of Shaded Spruce along with the Copper Clay. Not my normal color scheme, but the colors were perfect for each other. 

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the banana leaves to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Island Vibes, Elegantly Said

Ink - Shaded Spruce

Paper - Shaded Spruce, Copper Clay, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Hippo and Friends dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Copper Clay Textured Ribbon, dimensionals

Magic Greetings

 

Such a cute and simple (and elegant) design from Penni Befir. I saw this on Splitcoaststampers and knew I had to create something similar with the stamps that I had. Thanks Penni for your lovely inspiration!

The snowflakes were added to the background using the 'Snowfall' dies.

The sentiment is from the 'Go To Greetings' stamp set.

The snowman and the snowflakes are all inked in Wink of Stella to make them sparkle.

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Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Snowman Magic

Ink - Memento, Stampin Blends (Pumpkin Pie for the nose that isn't colored here. LOL!), Poppy Parade

Paper - Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Snowfall dies, Seasonal Labels dies, Snowman dies, Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder,Wink of Stella, dimensionals, glue dots

Autumn Fracture

 

I needed a masculine 'Get Well' card... and I also wanted to try out the 'Fracture Technique'. So easy to do... and such a lovely card to card to mail out too!

I chose the papers in the 'All About Autumn' DSP (Designer Series Paper) stack. The paper strips are Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake.

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Stamp set - So Sincere

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layering Squares dies, scissors

Fond of Paradise

 

I love this stamp set and I'm so ready for fall. I wanted a more masculine feel, so decided to use the color combo of Pebbled Path, Pretty Peacock, Copper Clay and Wild Wheat.

I love the Deckled Rectangles dies with this stamp set too!

So perfect together.

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Stamp sets - Fond of Autumn, Paradise Palms

Ink - Pebbled Path, Stampin' Blends (Wild Wheat, Color Lifter, Copper Clay, Pretty Peacock, Pecan Pie, Pebbled Path)

Paper - Pretty Peacock, Copper Clay, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, dimensionals

Deckled Rose

 

For my lovely Mother-in-law...a perfect rose! These are my favorite colors together.... Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lolly (with a bit of Real Red). Perfect for a fall card.

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Stamp set - Cottage Rose

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Real Red, Old Olive, Lemon Lolly, Pumpkin Pie)

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles, Wink of Stella, Cottage Flowers dies

Celebrating 25

 

My sister and her husband are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary! Wow! Congrats to them!

I wanted to incorporate the silver and white - traditional colors for a 25th wedding celebration.

I used the Brushed Silver cardstock along with Basic White. 

Now, I did combine several die-cuts within the card. I wanted to use the new 'Gorgeous Garden' dies for the background piece. The die is big, so I was able to cut it down to size by adding the 'Rectangle Stitched' dies for a frame. For the sentiment piece, I used the 'Seasonal Labels' die. And Finally, for the numbers, I used the 'Large Numbers' dies.

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Stamp set- Celebrating You

Ink - Basic Gray

Paper - Brushed Silver, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Large Numbers dies, Seasonal Labels dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Gorgeous Garden dies, Silver Plateada Ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots

Succulent Greetings

 

I fell in love with Andrea Sargent's card... I knew I had to create one for myself. I changed a few things to make the card my own, but Andrea inspired me with her wonderful creation.

I used the Stampin' Blends colors of Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather and Pool Party to color in the succulents. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to make the succulents shine.

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Stamp sets - Go To Greetings, Simply Succulent

Ink - Highland Heather, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Basic Grey, Pebbled Path

Paper - Highland Heather, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, stylus, Layering Ovals, Potted Succulents dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella