Loves Me

The circle punch images seem to be becoming a theme. I'm not sure why, but is seems like the last few cards I've made all have images punched out with a circle punch. The most interesting thing about this card is that no stamping was done to create it. This is the Valentine's Day card that I made for my daughter. I also sent her some goodies in the package that was mailed yesterday. I have had this paper since 2007! The paper is from Stampin' Up and is called "Love Me". Of course it has since been discontinued. I'm working very hard on using supplies that I have on hand. I used a 3/4" circle punch on the images and a 1" circle punch for the chocolate chip card stock. I added some Making Memories page pebbles over the punched images and then used dimensionals to mount it on the background paper. The main card is in Taken with Teal card stock and the ribbon is from some discontinued SU ribbon originals called "Flirty".

Supplies Used: Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Love Me DSP; Other: 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, SU Flirty Ribbon Originals, Making Memories Page Pebbles, Dimensionals

Birthday Cupcakes

This card is going in the mail today for my daughter. She LOVES cupcakes and I know she will love this card. When I have to mail cards I try not to use too many layers so I don't have to pay the extra postage. Inevitably though I end up having to pay a little extra. I can't help it, I really like cards with many layers and lots of interesting things to see. This layout would be great to put together a set of cards to give someone using the Darling Dots stamp set or something similar. The stamps are small enough to use punches and versatile enough to create cards with various themes.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo; Ink: Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Glorious Green (all markers); Stamps: Darling Dots, A Little Birdie Told Me; Other: 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Mat Pack, Stickles, Crystal Effects, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Wish Big Birthday

There are so many birthdays in February...my daughter, my grandson, four of my co-workers and then of course there is Valentine's Day. This is going to be a busy card making month. This card is for a co-worker. For some reason I usually make her a card using pink but this year I wanted to do something different. So instead of pink I used Rose Red...not sure how far that is from pink but I went with it. This card came together quickly even though the cake is paper pieced. Making sure the cuts are clean was the most difficult part of this card. To make it easier when cutting small items use paper snips and move the paper as opposed to the scissors.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rose Red, Rose Red DSP; Ink: Basic Black; Stamps: Bitty Birthday, Short & Sweet; Other: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, White Signo Gel Pen, Dimensionals

Simple and Elegant Wedding Card

My husband and I are attending my nephews wedding this weekend and I needed a card. The wedding invitation was very simple and elegant and used a vanilla card stock. I wanted to make something that represented the simple and elegant style of the invitation and was inspired by this card that I saw on Splitcoast. I wanted to keep it as monochromatic as possible and so I used Very Vanilla card stock in all the layers. I love the simple and elegant style of this card.

Supplies Used: Paper: Very Vanilla; Ink: VersaMark; Stamps: Polka Dot Punches; Other: Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Half Pearls, Swiss Dots and Birds & Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Full Heart Punch, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dimensionals

Razzleberry Birthday

Happy New Year! I'm finally back and ready to stamp. The holidays were great but I'm glad things are finally settling down again. My tree is down and the decorations have all been put away and my house is back to normal again. Of course that will be short lived as we are doing some remodeling this year. Anyway, on to the card. This is for my sister who is celebrating her birthday this Saturday. Her favorite color is purple and I haven't used the Rich Razzleberry card stock much so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity. I thought about stamping the cake image in the Razzleberry ink but wanted a little contrast so I chose to stamp it using Melon Mambo ink instead. I hope she likes her card.

Supplies Used: Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP; Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange; Stamps: Birthday Whimsy; Other: Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Small and Large Oval Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, White Signo Gel Pen, Sakura Glitter Pen, Brads, Dimensionals