Wooden Celebration

Dawn Griffith's card was such a great masculine card.... I just had to create one for myself.  Thanks Dawn for your inspiration!

I created this card for my nephew who is turning 17, so I felt it was a great teenager card.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Hardwood, Celebrate Today

Ink - Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso

Paper - Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories - Big Shot, Balloon Framelits, dimensionals, glue dot, white baker's twine

Flood

My Aunt and Uncle came home, one day, to their home in ruins.  Apparently, while they were gone a pipe burst in their upstairs bathroom.  With them being gone several days... only 2 bedrooms were free of damage.  Everything else...other bedrooms, kitchen, living room, both bathrooms and basement had water damage.  Floors, ceiling and walls will need to be repaired along with furniture too.  My heart went out to them. The bright side was that no one was hurt and that the home and it's furnishing can be replaced.  Although... with things that were sentimental... sigh.

So, I decided to create a lovely card for them. I did and will send out that card, but my husband suggested that I create this card for them too.  Of Noah and the Ark.... and then the inside with the rainbow and God's promises.

I really like the symbolism in the artwork and words.  Beautiful!  I pray that they receive God's love and His strength to get through this.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Two by Two, Hardwood

Paper - Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Whisper White

Ink - Blendabilities (Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate)

Embellishments - MDS (Sprinkles and Sunshine - sun and rainbow)

Font - MDS (KG Eyes Wide Open)

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Wonderful Flower - FMS183

I have not played with the card sketch challenges in a while, but I do look at them and save them for future use for my cards.  This one from Freshly Made Sketches (FMS183) was posted a few weeks ago, and I'm just now playing with the sketch.  You may view the challenge here along with all the wonderful cards created with it here:

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/04/freshly-made-sketches-183.html

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Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Hardwood, Simply Wonderful, Flower Shop

Ink - Soft Suede

Paper - Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Old Olive, Soft Suede and Naturals White

Accessories - Big Shot, Flower Frenzy BigzL Die, Pansy Punch, glue dots

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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

Wooden Bloom

In creating the card up top, I started out by trying to incorporate this sketch in my card.  However, when I added the '9' white butterflies (that I wanted because of the sketch)...... you could hardly see that there was a flower underneath all those butterflies.  It looked way to busy and I wasn't liking it at all.  So, I created my own card...... with just one butterfly.  Not sure if my card will be a Birthday or a Thank you card, so I left it blank inside.

Maybe I'll try the sketch again later this week..... we shall see! =)

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Hardwood, Blended Bloom
Paper - Hello Honey, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink - Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Accessories - Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Big Shot, dimensionals, scissors

Hardwood Bloom

I cannot take credit for this lovely card.  I copied almost everything from Amy Koender's lovely card. You may view her blog here: http://stampwithamyk.com/2014/05/23/blended-bloom-birthday-stampin-up/
Thanks Amy!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Blended Bloom, Blooming with Kindness, Hardwood
Paper - Poppy Parade, Hello Honey, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink - Daffodil Delight Blendabilities, Memento Ink, Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Accessories - scissors, Color Lifter marker

Easter Blessings

Working on some Easter cards! I love spring and it's flowers, so when I saw this stamp.... I just had to get it! =)

I saw a card that used the scallop edge on one side (like my card), and I like that look. Thanks Lee Conrey!!!!! Here is her card:

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Supplies Used - Stampin' Up products, unless otherwise noted

Stamp sets - Hardwood, Blessed Easter

Paper - Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Watercolor 

Ink - Early Espresso, Garden Green, Calypso Coral, Staz-on (Timber Brown -- from craft store)

Accessories - Blender Pen, Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Taffeta Ribbon (Early Espresso), glue dots, dimensionals

Garden Stems

Wow! I'm liking how this turned out!  I used a color combo from the 'color coach' -- Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette and Crisp Cantaloupe (Although, I added Pistachio Pudding and Crumb Cake along with Very Vanilla too!). 

I stamped the hardwood image on the Crumb Cake Cardstock prior to die-cutting the Apothecary Framelit out.  With the stamp-a-ma-jig, I centered the sentiment on the Very Vanilla cardstock. I then matted the hardwood background on a piece of Soft Suede.

Using scissors after I stamped the flowers on a piece of Very Vanilla, I carefully cut them out.  You can see where I made one of the flowers smaller by cutting off the outer petals. <---Pretty cool to have another flower to 'choose' from.

I adhered the flowers and leaves with either glue dots and/or dimensionals to create the look that you see here!

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Supplies Used - Stampin' Up! products, unless otherwise noted

Stamp sets - Simple Stems, Memorable Moments, Hardwood

Paper - Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Suede

Ink - Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pink Pirouette

Accessories - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits, stamp-a-ma-jig, scissors, dimensionals, glue dots

Wooden Picnic Expression - FMS127

I saw this cute sketch on Freshly Made Sketches and just had to create something with it.  You may view the sketch along with all the other cards created with it here: 

FMS127

Here is the sketch I used:

I used a retired stamp called 'Picnic Parade' (bunny), since my niece (whom I made the card) loves bunnies!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used: (Stampin' Up products, unless otherwise noted)
Stamp Sets - Picnic Parade (retired), Express Yourself, Hardwood
Paper - Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Ink - Early Espresso, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette
Accessories - Big Shot, Decorative Dots TIEF, Banners Framelits, Taffeta Ribbon (Melon Mambo), Blender Pen, glue dots, dimensionals