Enhanced Designer Series Paper

Another card using the beautiful designer series paper that Stampin' Up carries.  I added rhinestones, lace, ribbon and a butterfly for a quick and simple card. 

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Butterfly Basics
Paper:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Vellum, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink:  Versa Mark
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Ribbon, White Lace Trim, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterfly Thinlits, Rhinestones, Glitter Pen, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

Tilted Aviary

I don't use this set as much as I should.  I love all of the little elements that come with this stamp set and it can be used for many occasions.  To get everything lined up I used one of my favorite tools, the stamp-a-ma-jig!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Aviary, Tiny Tags
Paper:  Whisper White, Taken with Teal
Ink:  Black, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon, Real Red Button, 1" Circle Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Silver Cord, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots

Thinking of You

I was originally going to keep this a black and white card but I really thought it needed a touch of color.  I tried various colors but I just loved how the red ribbon looked and that led me to add the touch of red to the flower centers.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Fifth Avenue Floral, Warmest Regards
Paper:  Whisper White, Black, Night & Day DSP
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Red Spica Glitter Pen, Red Satin Ribbon

Flowering Flourish

I was so glad when Stampin' Up brought back the color soft sky and wish they didn't discontinue lucky limeade since I think these two colors pair very well together.  I love the simple yet elegant look of this card.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Flowering Flourishes, Papillon Potpourri 
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink:  Soft Sky, Lucky Limeade
Accessories:  Soft Sky Ribbon, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Liquid Glue

Elegant Inchie

This color combination isn't one I would originally have thought to put together but somehow it seems to work.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Cute by the Inch
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red
Ink:  Rose Red
Accessories:  Textile EF, Fleur De Lis Border Punch, 1" and 1 1/4" Square Punches, Postage Stamp Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat, Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon, Pearls, Tombow Adhesive, Dimensionals

Here For You

These little mini envelopes are great as is on the card front but for something extra special try putting little notes on the inside for the recipient.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Occasional Quotes
Paper:  Whisper White, Pale Plum, Blackberry Bliss, Simple Mats Joey Selection DSP
Ink:  Blackberry Bliss
Accessories:  Small Heart Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Tombow Adhesive

Teacup Trio

A simple card for almost any occasion.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Tiny Teacup
Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Summer Picnic DSP
Ink:  Real Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Accessories:  1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Scallop Border Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (Flower), Pearls, Dimensionals

Poppies

 

I saw this card by Michelle Zindorf and thought I would give her technique a try.  I made an A2 card instead of a square card but kept the same basic layout.  I need more practice on the direct to paper technique, but all in all I think it turned out pretty nice.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Pleasant Poppies
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Black, More Mustard, Dusty Durango
Ink:  Black, So Saffron, More Mustard, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Versa Mark Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Dusty Durango Ribbon, Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Bright & Cheerful

 

This card created by Connie Collins which was the inspiration for my card.  I kept the same basic layout but stepped it up some by adding the hexagon hive thinlit.  This was a card given to a friend of mine for her birthday.  I didn't need to mail it so I was able to embellish it as much as I wanted.  I was very happy with the final result.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Flower Shop, Happy Day, Hardwood
Paper:  Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion, Green Galore
Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Versa Mark
Accessories:  Lace Doily, Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Pansy Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, White Embossing Powder, Pearls, Dimensionals

Yipee-Skipee! Woo-Hoo! Awesome!

 

This card was sent to my daughter to celebrate the fact that my husband and I had made the final payment on her college student loans!  I think it took me a little over 6 years to pay off those loans.  I know that most young people starting out today probably have in excess of 50 thousand dollars to pay in student loans.  Neither my husband nor I wanted that for our children so we helped in every way we could to ensure that they didn't have to start their adult lives with such debt.  I love the way this card turned out.  It is a little larger than a standard A2 card but I needed the height in order to include all of the little word bubbles.  As you can see from the number of stamp sets used I was able to have enough words to convey our happiness in acheiving our goal of having the loans paid off in under 10 years!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:Yippee-Skippee, Happy Day, Just Sayin', Happy Hour, Fabulous Phrases, Tiny Talk
Paper:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Black, Green Galore, Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, Brocade Blue, Pink Pirouette
Ink:  Black, Soft Suede
Accessories:  Owl Builder Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Pack, Scallop Circle Punch, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Googlie Eyes, Rhinestones, Tombow Adhesive, Dimensionals

Happy Day

 

This is a card I gave to one of my friends for their birthday.  I love how the hardwood stamp and the hexagon hive thinlit contrast each other and the bright flowers just sort of bring it all together.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hardwood, Flower Shop, Happy Day
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion
Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Versamark
Accessories:  Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Pansy Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, 2-Step Bird Builder Punch, White Embossing Powder, Lace Doily, Pearls, Dimensionals

Bright Quilt Squares

 

I wanted to use some of the bright card stock that was discontinued and came up with the idea of creating a quilt.  This technique could be used for many cards as long as the stamp image can fit within the parameters of the square.  For this card, each of the squares is 1 1/4" so the completed quilt section measures 3 3/4" x 5" which works perfectly for a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  With All My Heart
Paper:  Whisper White, Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion
Ink:  Versa Mark, Black
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, White Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thinking of You

 

As I was looking through my stash of discontinued card stock I kept trying to come up with something using orchid opulence card stock.  Purple (and any of the various shades) is not my favorite color (gasp!).  I know so many people whose favorite color is purple but it just doesn't do it for me.  According to the color wheel, orchid opulence and marvelous magenta coordinate with each other so I decided to put them together on a card along with kiwi kiss.  Low and behold, it all works and I actually like this card (even though there is so much purple color).

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Of the Earth, Sincere Salutations
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Orchid Opulence, Marvelous Magenta, Kiwi Kiss, Kiwi Kiss DSP
Ink:  Marvelous Magenta, Early Espresso
Accessories:  Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals

Here for Each Other

 

I've made several versions of this card using the labels collections framelits and the best part is that you can create two cards because you actually cut the pieces in half.  This is one of my favorite techniques using the labels framelits.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Bloomin' Marvelous
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst DSP
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Labels Collections Framelits, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Oval Frame Embossing Folder, Bird Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, EK Success Scallop Oval Punch, Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals

Trio of Flowers

 

You know how sometimes the idea for a card is there but something just seems missing, that is how I feel about this card.  I'm not sure what it is about this card but it isn't a favorite of mine.  But, I thought I should post it anyway just to show that all of our creations can't be exactly what we imagine they will be. 

Supplies Used:
Paper:  Mauve Mist, Eggplant Envy, Sage Shadow
Accessories:  Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Vine Street Embossing Folder, Flower Burst Embosslit, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Scallop Border Punch, Frost White Shimmer Mist, Pearls, Dimensionals

Watercolor Roses

 

You must see the watercolor roses technique by Patty Bennet if you haven't already.  The images turn out absolutely gorgeous and her technique is very simple and easy to follow.  She created a video tutorial showing her technique and if you click here, it will bring you to her tutorial.  I couldn't believe how simple it was to create these roses and how absolutely gorgeous they look.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Fifth Avenue Floral
Paper:  Shimmery White, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Ink:  White Craft, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron
Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Aqua Painter, Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Pearls, Dimensionals

Best Wishes

 

A sweet and simple card that could be used for many occasions.  I have always loved the Branch Out stamp set because you can do so many things with it and create cards for several different seasons and occasions.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Branch Out, Express Yourself
Paper:  Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink, DSP (unknown)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink
Accessories:  Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Rhinestone, Dimensionals

Congratulations

 

Most of the cards that I will be posting of the next couple of weeks are cards that I made as gifts for a couple of friends of mine.  I still have card stock and supplies that were discontinued years ago by Stampin' Up and the majority of these cards were made using the discontinued card stock and supplies.  You could probably recreate most of them just by changing the colors and stamps used.  For this card I stamped the image twice using brilliant blue and summer sun ink and then cut every other section from the summer sun image and glued them to the brilliant blue image.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Take a Spin, All-Year Cheer I
Paper:  Whisper White, Summer Sun, Brilliant Blue, Glorious Green
Ink:  Brilliant Blue, Summer Sun
Accessories:  Game Spinners, Large & Small Star Punches, Circle Nestabilites Dies, Brilliant Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Adhesive, Dimensionals

Bright Banners

 

I saw this card created by Karen Barber and knew I had to recreate it.  The only thing I really changed was the color of card stock since I wanted to use some of my discontinued card stock. 

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Petal Parade, Banner Blast
Paper:  Whisper White, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Black
Ink:  Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Black
Accessories:  Banner Punch, Orange Bakers Twine, Crop-a-dile, Frost White Shimmer Mist, Mini Glue Dots

Acetate Word by Word

 

I think this is the first time I've used the word by word stamp.  I stamped this on acetate using black staz-on ink and overlayed the stamped image onto some DSP.  I added the flowers and leaves to give the card more dimension.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Word by Word
Paper:  Lavender Lace, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Unknown DSP, Acetate
Ink:  Black Staz-on
Accessories:  Branch with Leaves Sizzlit, Daisy Punch, Trio Flower Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Pearls, Mini Silver Brads, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals