Otter Sweet

 

Such a cute card I found on Pinterest! If it's yours, please let me know, as I love to give credit to all who give my inspiration! Thank You!

I did change up a few things to make the card my own. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the heart to make it shine with a cute sentiment, as well.

Thanks for taking a look!

Stamp sets - Awesome Otters., Sweet Conversations, Love Cats

Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Basic Black, SU300, SU100, Gray Granite)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White, Most Adored DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Be Mine Stitched dies, Potted Succulents dies, stylus, Wink of Stella

Rose Greetings

 

This coordinating set is so beautiful together! The Designer Series Paper 'Softly Stippled' and the 'Stippled Roses' stamp set and dies truly create lovely cards.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp sets - Stippled Roses, Go To Greetings

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight and Old Olive)

Paper - Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic White, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stippled Roses dies, Potted Succulents dies, glue dots, Wink of Stella

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Gorgeous Succulents

 

Here's my version of Shannon Lane's card! So beautiful I just had a create one for my God-daughter.

I used the 'Potted Succulents' dies to create the background piece.

The colors within the succulents are Old Olive over Fresh Freesia -- using Stampin' Blends.

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Stamp sets - Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Simply Succulents

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Old Olive, Fresh Freesia)

Paper - Fresh Freesia, Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Old Olive

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Layering Squares dies, glue dots, Wink of Stella

Simply Celebrating

 

I just love how full Annette Elliott's card is... I just knew I had to create one for myself! Thanks Annette for your inspiration! I did change a few things to make it my own, as you can see.

Thanks for taking a look!

Stamp sets - Celebrating You, Simply Succulents

Ink - Memento, Evening Evergreen, Stampin' Blends (Blackberry Bliss, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen

Paper - Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Rich Razzleberry DSP, Soft Succulent DSP, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Evening Evergreen Organdy Ribbon, dimensionals

Cottage Camellia

 

The 'Calming Camellia' stamp set is perfect for making great backgrounds. I used the floral bunch 4 times on my background stamping in the same ink as the cardstock.

The die-cut flowers are from the 'Cottage Flowers' die set.

The sentiment from the 'Calming Camellia' stamp set is die-cut using the 'Potted Succulents' dies (I further enhanced the sentiment piece by scoring around the edges with a stylus within the die.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp sets - Calming Camellia

Ink - Pool Party

Paper - Pool Party, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Cottage Flowers dies, stylus

Soaring Home

 

For my friend and neighbor who recently moved into a Senior Living Place! I will miss our walks and visits together in our neighborhood! Although... I hope to continue that in her new area when I can!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Soaring Swallows

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Shaded Spruce, Petal Pink, So Saffron, Gray Granite)

Paper - Petal Pink, Gray Granite, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Little Letters dies, Potted Succulents dies, Home Together dies

Wonderful Succulent

I saw a card on Pinterest using the 'Potted Succulent' dies. It was such a unique card I wanted to try my hand at it. The colors she used were white/pale Papaya... but I wanted to use Soft Succulent/white.

I first tried it without the embossed background piece... trust me... that embossed piece makes a difference. Although, I didn't have the petal embossing folder that she used, I used my trusty 'Layered Leaves' embossing folder and it worked just fine.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp set - Wonderful Moments

Ink - Soft Succulent

Paper - Soft Succulent, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin Trimmer, Stampin Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies

 

Watercolor Camellia

 

What a beautiful card that Wild Violets Art created with the Calming Camellia stamp set (a 2022 Sale-A-Bration catalog). I decided to try my hand at making one of my own with a different color scheme. While I didn't have the white ink that she used on her card... I made mine work with a white watercolor pencil and 'Wink of Stella' over top.

Thanks Violet for your inspiration!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Calming Camellia

Ink - Memento

Paper - Calypso Coral, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Whisper White Organdy Ribbon. Stylus

Said Succulents

 

Creating this card took a bit of time, as it was hard to choose paper colors to match the copper and silver within this DSP from 'Simply Elegant' Specialty Designer Series Paper. But, in the end, I persevered and came up with Smoky Slate and Cinnamon Cider to pair with this paper.

I used the 'Potted Succulents' dies for the label, and the words are from the 'Elegantly Said' stamp set.

I used a stylus around the edge of the die-cut shape to make the label 'pop'.

Thanks for taking a look.

Stamp Set- Elegantly Said

Ink - Memento

Paper - Cinnamon Cider, Smoky Slate, Simply Elegant Specialty DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, glue dots, Stampin' Trimmer, Whisper White Organdy Ribbon, Silver Metallic Ribbon

  

Succulent Year

 

Playing with the new 'Simply Succulents' stamp set and it's coordinating 'Potted Succulents' dies. What a cute set... I can already see many variations that I can make with it.

I used the color combo Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.... and coordinated coloring in the images that way too. Although, using Soft Sea Foam, Mossy Meadow and Granny Apple Green too! I used 'Wink of Stella' on the center succulent to make that one shine.

I used a stylus to make the inner edge to the label. (Once you run the die through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine.... do not take it out of the die. Just flip it over and run a stylus around the inner edge of the die to create the pop you see here.)

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Simply Succulent, Best Year

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry, Soft Sea Foam, Bronze, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green)

Paper - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Potted Succulents dies, Old Olive Ornate Garden Ribbon, Stone Embossing Folder, dimensionals

Mothers Day 2021

 

I really liked the idea of the fun-fold card here from Mary Ann Cowan. I loosely used her layout/design to create my Mother's Day cards for my Mother-in-law, my God-Mother and my Best Friend's Mom.

The color combos for the flowers are: Melon Mambo/Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry/Seaside Spray and Daffodil Delight/Calypso Coral. The leaves are combo -Granny Apple Green/Garden Green.

To achieve the soft look to the flowers and leaves, I used this technique. First color in the darker portion of the stamp with a Stampin' Write marker (in this case, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Calypso Coral. Next, ink the stamp in it's coordinating lighter color (lightly). Then stamp on paper.... cleaning stamp after each image is complete. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the flowers to get them to sparkle.

The sentiment frames are from 'Potted Succulents' dies and 'Hippo and Friends' dies. With the Hippo and Friends dies.... don't forget to added some additional dimension by flipping the die upside-down and running a stylus around the inner edge.

Thanks for taking a look!

Stamp Sets - Forever Fern, Something to Celebrate

Ink - Memento, Flirty Flamingo, Seaside Spray, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Stampin' Write markers (Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green, Calypso Coral)

Paper - Seaside Spray, Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Hippo and Friends dies, Potted Succulents dies, Forever Flourishing dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella