Get Well Card for Fusion

Loving this sketch from Fusion. Made another card, again using the SEI Couture paper pad. I can't get enough of these greens and purples! TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Paper: SEI: Couture paper pad

Stamps: Altenew: Heartfelt Sentiments

Dies: Shapeabilities: Rose Creations

Other: SEI: yellow flower and butterfly elements; Nuvo Crystal Drops (in Crushed Grape & Calming Aqua)

Ink: Stampabilites: Dark Purple

Congrats using SC841

 

I flipped the sketch and made a horizontal card. Used some single sheets of dp that I bought a gazillion years ago from a Scrapbook Expo when SEI was selling variety packs of their gorgeous 12 x 12 papers. It's always fun to dig out some old supplies - I forget what I have stashed away. Thanks to Splitcoaststampers for the inspiration! 

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Close to my Heart: Celebration

Dies: Spellbinders: Card Creator A-2 Matting Basics A & B; 

Sizzix: Stars #2

Paper: SEI: Various

Ink: Memento: Paris Dusk

EF: Darice: Stars

Halloween FMS457

I set out to make a quick Halloween card using Sketch #457 at Freshly Made Sketches. I knew I was going to make a spooky scene with the haunted house and bats stamps, so I just needed to find a coordinating background paper. The one Halloween 6x6 pad I have turned out to be, well, too cute! The only design in it that almost worked was dark blue with silver stars. That color blue did not match any of my inks, and I didn't think stars would be appropriate. However, that did lead me to another paper pad - Stargazer - which is where I found this cool holographic black and silver paper. Success! I then created my focal panel by using a circle stencil (well, actually it's a circle template I saved from my computer programming days), some distress inks and the two Halloween stamps. I added a sentiment on coordinating orange cs, which I think was the perfect addition to this simple card. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: SEI: Eerie Alley, Hobby Lobby: Spooky Stamps

Inks: Distress: Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Pine Needles; Versafine: Onyx Black, VersaMark

Paper: The Paper Studio: Stargazer, Bristol

Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Circles Template

SEI Celebration

Made a quick birthday card using more of the papers from SEI's Couture Collection. Had a leftover strip that I used as the background. Added a punched border strip, then used the same punch to create the background for the sentiment. Die cut two swirls, using the dark grey one as a shadow. Dug out some old Prima flowers, using an SEI brad for the center. Thought I was done, but ended up with a 'spot' from the glue, so had to add a few clear sequins. I think they added a nice touch! TFL!

Supplies Used: 

Paper: SEI: Couture

Stamps: Close To My Heart: Celebration

Dies: MFT: Medium Fancy Flourish

Border Punch: EK: Open Scallop

Other: Prima Flowers, SEI Brad, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins: Sparkling Clear 

 

FMS450

Made a few quick cards using SEI's Couture Paper Pad. Fell in love with these papers long ago, so bought both the 12 x 12 and 6 x 6 pads. Still find them perfect for so many different occasions. This one is card to cheer someone who is in the hospital. I made it following Sketch #450 at Freshly Made Sketches. Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used: 

Paper: SEI:Couture

Dies: Spellbinders circles, MFT Stitched Circle Stax, Sizzix: Swirls

Stamps: TSOL: Monograms2build

 

FMS394

Made a quick birthday card today using the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. I had been practicing the multi-layer stamping with these beautiful Altenew stamps/dies using my Misti, so I was able to save a little time because I already had some leaves ready to go. I wanted to add a bit of color to the background, so I unearthed my splatter brush and some water colors and had some fun. Not being a careful crafter, I did end up accidentally splattering several card panels at once, but that just means I am one step ahead for the next card...it's all good! TFL!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Altenew: Peony Bouquet

Inks: Altenew: Shades of Purple and Green Fields

Dies: Altenew: Peony Bouquet and Sunny Studio: Fishtail Banners

Paper: SEI

Other: Watercolors, Tim Holtz: Splatter Brush, MISTI

Swirly Spring Bday

I made these two cards for the MFTWSC280 Sketch Challenge at MFT (and I even used an MFT Die!) but I missed the deadline for entry! UGH!!! Well, the sketch served me well as I was happy with how these cards turned out. I was so sure I was going to make IDENTICAL cards, but, as always, there are differences: The dark purple panel and the inner squares are not the same size (and the squares are different patterned paper), and the sentiment tags are slightly different. The second card also has a perforated line at the top that I added with my Sew Easy tool. I didn't really like how that turned out so I didn't repeat it on the other card. I originally cut out the flowers without stamping them, then decided they needed more pop, so I did something unconventional by carefully placing my die cut on top of the stamp that I had inked with VersaMark. Not an ideal way to emboss, but I got lucky in that it worked just fine. Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies Used:
Paper: SEI Couture
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations Botanical Floral, TSOL happyBday2you (sentiment)
Dies: My Favorite Things Medium Fancy Flourish, Spellbinders Rose Creations, Classic Edges One
Ink: VersaMark
EP: Zing EP in Powder and WOW! EP in Shrinking Violet

May Mojo

Was so excited to spend a day making cards - so fun...and quite necessary. May is a heavy-duty card month, with several birthdays as well as a First Communion and a whopping FIVE family graduations this year. Here are a the first of what I hope to be several May postings:

First up are two cards I made using pre-made pastel-colored card bases. (Hot Buy at Michael's that I couldn't pass up). I followed the latest Mojo Monday Sketch (448)

and pulled out my favorite Spring paper (SEI Couture). 

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Tag Talk
Dies: Stampin' Up Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Simon Says Stamp Leanna & Chrissy Butterfles, Nestabilities Circles & Labels One
Inks: Colorbox Cat's Eye Eggplant

While I was at it, I made a second card following the same Mojo Sketch:

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Hand Lettered Encouragement
Dies: Stampin' Up Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Simon Says Stamp Sending, Nestabilities Circles
Inks: Colorbox Cat's Eye Eggplant

Camp Cards for Theme Week

This week's theme at the girls' camp is "County Fair'.  I had the perfect paper for cards to match this theme: SEI's A Fair Day. I just love the soft, cotton candy colors of this paper! I think these will be a big hit with my girls:

Supplies Used:

Paper: SEI

Stamps: TSOL sampler2love, happyBday2you, flipflops2stamp

Other: Open Scallop Edger Punch, embroidery floss

On this card, I made a little cotton candy using TSOL's popcorn2stamp & crazy4daisies sets.

Freshly Made Sketches #130

Hello! Today I am posting my card made from the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.   This is the first time I have posted an entry there, though I have followed them for some time for inspiration. I am so happy that I actually made the deadline!

Here is my take on the above sketch:

Supplies:

Paper: Prima's Hello Pastel, 

Pink, White & Lt. Green CS

Stamp: Verve Stamps

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink in Orchid Pastel

Dies: Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large,

Heartfelt Creations Layered Elegant Swirl

Other: SEI Butterfly Die-cut (colored with Copics and Signo White Gel Pen)

Happy Birthday in Blue

Today I am sharing the card I made for my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. Her favorite color is blue, which is a challenge for me as most of my papers are every color but blue! My SEI assortment pack saved me! I CASEd a beautiful card I found on http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com.  The web is just filled with inspiration! TFL!

Supplies used:

Paper: SEI Thinking of You

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large and Standard Circles Large

Stamped sentiment: TSOL: crazy4daisies

Ribbon from my stash

Beautiful card made by Gloria Stengel: