Tempting Turquoise/Gold Flower Power (4 of 4)

 

This is the third card that I am adding to the Wednesday Card Challenge - Two or More Patterned Papers at Simon Says Stamp. I really had fun making all of these different cards using those cute little freebie flower stamps! Now I definitely need to switch back to my obligatory birthday cards because I need at least 10 for April & May! Thanks so much for stopping by!

SUPPLIES USED:
DIES: MFT: A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX; Spellbinders-Nestabilities: Labels Eleven
STAMPS: SSS: Beautiful Day; Picket Fence Studios: Flowers For Picking; Fiskars: Friendly Flowers
INK: Stampin' Up: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive
PAPER: Stampin' Up and various
OTHER: Nuvo Crystal Drops: Calming Aqua

Tempting Turquoise/Gold Flower Power (2 of 4)

Since I had a few extra stamped/cut flowers and all the extra paper still out on my craft table, I decided to make more cards. I spend most of my crafting time making cards that I 'have to' make - the calendar dictates who gets a card - so I don't often get the chance just to 'play'. With the supplies all out and all the color choices made, all I needed was a sketch to get me started. Once again, Splitcoaststampers came through with SC845! 

For this card, I added some leaves that I stamped and fussy-cut. The sentiment is from MFT's You're The Sweetest and the stitches were added to the sentiment strip by using my stitched rectangle dies and carefully cutting one edge at a time using a longer but much wider rectangle die. Love the added touch the stitch marks bring! 

I found two more coordinating patterned papers, so this card will be entered into the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp. Since it is also a birthday card, it will be entered into the Game #23 - Patterned Paper Birthday Challenge at AAA Birthday.  Thanks for looking!

SUPPLIES USED:
DIES: MFT: A2 Stitched Rectangles Stax 
STAMPS: MFT: You're The Sweetest; Picket Fence Studios: Flowers For Picking; Fiskars: Friendly Flowers

INK: Stampin' Up: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive

PAPER: Stampin' Up and various
OTHER: Nuvo Crystal Drops: Bright Gold

Tempting Turquoise/Gold Flower Power (1 of 4)

Received these adorable flower stamps for free with my recent purchase at Scrapbook.com and when I found this old paper in my stash,  I just had to use them! I stamped a whole bunch of these cute little flowers with Tempting Turquoise Ink. Since the ink matches the paper, I stamped several times using my MISTI in order to make the outline darker. I never stamp without using that wonderful tool - it has made stamping accurately so much easier! 

I fussy-cut the flowers and added some Nuvo drops for just the right amount of shine. Fussy-cutting these was not difficult at all! I die cut the beautiful edges border from Altenew out of Old Olive paper. Used that same color along with a lighter turquoise for my die-cut circles, then adhered everything using Gina K Connect Glue. I really like how easy it is to use that glue and how good it works. I know this glue is out-of-stock frequently, but I managed to buy some more so hoping that my supply lasts awhile.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES USED:
DIES: Altenew: Creative Edges: Lace Die; Spellbinders: Nestabilities: Circles & Scalloped Circles; MFT: Stitched Circles Stax; 
STAMPS: Simon Says Stamp: Sending & Wishing; Picket Fence Studios: Flowers For Picking; 

INK: Stampin' Up: Tempting Turquoise

PAPER: Stampin' Up
OTHER: Nuvo Crystal Drops: Bright Gold

 

Sweet & Simple Valentine (#SC839)

Made this quick little valentine for my daughter who is experiencing her first year away at college. Valentine's Day can be lonely when you don't have a special someone, and the pandemic has really put socializing on hold, making it more difficult to meet people and just hang out. Hoping this little card (along with some homemade chocolate chip cookies) will brighten her Valentine's Day at least a little bit! Thanks for the sketch inspiration at Splitcoaststampers.com!

Inked and embossed the cute little cupcake stamp, then decided to mat it with several squares. Used the Mixed Sprinkles stencil for the larger square and some SU dp. Die cut some matching hearts, popped up the cupcake with foam dots and stamped the sentiment to complete this card. TFL!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios: You Are Icons; Sunny Studio Stamps: Sweet Shoppe; MFT: You're the Sweetest

Dies: Hero Arts: Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies

Ink: Stampin' Up: Real Red; VersaMark; Red EP

Other: Altenew: Mixed Sprinkles Stencil

 

Joyful Christmas

I fell in love with this stamp set from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store when I first saw it. I was so inspired by the designers' cards, that I was actually convinced that I could pull off making my own Christmas cards for 2020. That was way back in September when the illusion of having plenty of time made my goal seem like a realistic possibility. Fast forward to December, after which I had changed my mind at least half a dozen times, and there I was, stamping, embossing and coloring like there was no tomorrow. This was my first attempt at making a significant number of cards (50). It took way longer than I anticipated, but I was happy with the results. Still love the stamp set bundle. Motivated to do it again for 2021....promising myself I will start much early, though!

Once I decided on the design of my card and arranged all the pieces, the blank background was too boring for me. That's where a little bit of ink through a stencil added just the right amount of interest and color.  Since the stamp set contains only two ornaments and one string & one bow, the embossing took several iterations. The gold embossing really adds a classy look, so the effort was well worth it. Next, I had to color all of those tiny little diamonds....it took about 10 minutes per card to fill them all in! My Prismacolor colored pencils finally got a workout, and they didn't disappoint. Matted the panels on gold foil cardstock, which added another elegant touch. TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Stamp Simply: Christmas Joy, Woodware: Sketchy Pine Branch

Inks: Distress: Mowed Lawn, Broken China; VersaMark; Stampin' Up: Real Red

Stencil: Picket Fence Studios: Points of Interest

Other: Ranger: Gold Embossing Powder, Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Nuvo Crystal Drops: Gloss: Red Berry