Flowering Flourishes Thank you

I CASed these thank you cards from a good friend, who is also a Stampin' Up demonstrator, Deb Bird, at a stamp camp she held last fall.  I never really looked at this stamp set (Flowering Flurishes) until she made this card.  As you can see, I fell in love with this set.  I've used it in different colors many times.  The green sets (Stampin' Up Old Olive cardstock and ink and Gumball Green cardstock and ink) I made for one of my co-workers who wanted some thank you notes.  I finished the cards off with some crystal stickles.

The purple card I made was for a wedding shower gift for another good friend's daughter who was married a week ago.  I made her 40 cards.  I used purple, as that was the color of the bridesmaids' dresses.  It was stamped with Stampin' Up's Concord Crush ink and the textured purple cardstock I bought at my local scrapbook store, Scrap, Scribble and Stick.  I used gemstones by the Paper Studio that I found at Hobby Lobby.  The thank you stamp is also from Stampin' Up, but I don't know which set it came from.  FYI, Concord Crush has been discontinued from Stampin' Up.  Gumball Green in one of the 2012-2014 in colors.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope to have another post later this week.  I still have a graduation card, a wedding card and a couple of birthday cards to show.

It's fishing time again!

For those who don't know me, I love "Peanuts".  They have been my favorite for as long as I can remember.  I thought it was a perfect time of year to use this stamp for a birthday card.

Products used:  Stampin' Up's basic gray and perfect plum cardstock.  Watercolor blender pen used to color the water and sky with Stampin' Up's Baja Breeze and Bashful Blue inks.  Copic markers: YG63, B0000, BV11, B32, B34, Y13, T7, N1 and N4.  Stampabilities Fishing Time stamped with Tuxedo Black in by Momento.  The purple ribbon was purchased at Micheal's a few years ago.


Thank you for stopping by.  I hope to have another post later this week.  I have a couple thank you cards to show you.

Father's Day

I hope everyone enjoyed their Father's Day!  We did.  We had Al's family over for a cookout of steaks and brats.  It was a great day with great food.  We didn't have any leftovers, except for potato chips, buns and dessert!  I call that a successful day.  I had time to make a card for my dad and Al's dad, unfortunately, not for Al.  Tim made him a card on the computer instead.  My dad spent part of the day with my 3 sisters and their families on my sister Kathy's pontoon boat on the river.  They had a beautiful day, too!  I wish I could have been in both places at once!  My dad loves old cars, so here's his card...

 

I used SU's basic brown cardstock (discontinued), old olive cardstock and baja breeze cardstock (discontinued)
I stamped the '57 chevy convertible (discontinued) in baja breeze.  The buttons are SU old olive and I also used hemp to help finish off the card.  Unfortunately, I don't remember who the manufacturer is for the designer paper.  I purchased it at my local scrapbook store.

This is the card I made for my Father-in-law.

This card, I CASed from my Stampin' Up demonstrator, Deb Bird.  We made a card similar to this one at our last stamp camp.  I added the button and ribbon to change it up a bit.  I used SU's basic brown cardstock (discontinued), pacific point cardstock and confetti cardstock (discontinued).  I stamped the bicycle (Feeling Sentimental-discontinued) in Momento rich cocoa and celebrate (Feeling Sentimental-discontinued) was stamped with Staz-on black.  I used pacific point buttons, hemp and brown plaid ribbon (don't remember manufacturer).   Thank you for stopping by!

Blooming with Kindness Mother's Day card

Time sure does fly by when you can't find a few minutes to post a few cards at least once a month.  Well, I thought I better upload the Mother's Day card I made for my mom and for my mother-in-law.  I would also like to thank my good friend and stamping partner, Marcia Hill, for letting me borrow "Blooming with Kindness".  She has a great blog and posts almost every day.  Here's the link to her blog...http://marciasstampinpad.blogspot.com/

 

I made this one for my mom.  I thought I got a good picture of the one for my mother-in-law, but it was too dark.

Gina K. Pure Luxury Cardstock
Stampin' Up Pool Party Cardstock
Stampin' Up Tangerine Tango and Pool Party Ink
Stampin' Up Blooming with Kindness Stamp set
Versa Mark Ink
Stampin' Up Tangerine Tango ribbon and Pool Party button

I stamped the Blooming with Kindness flower with Tangerine Tango ink.
I also stamped Blooming with Kindness with "Versa Mark" ink around the border of the white card stock and embossed those blooms with a pearl white embossing powder and heat set them.  I then sponged around the embossed blooms with Pool Party ink.
I finished off the card with Tangerine Tango ribbon and a Pool Party button and mounted stamped card to Pool Party cardstock that I also stamped with Blooming with Kindness stamp with Pool Party Ink around the border of the card.

I did the same card for my mother-in-law, but substituted the Tangerine Tango for Daffodil Delight.  It turned out just a pretty.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope to get back on track and start posting once a week again.  I have some cards to post from earlier this year, but not sure if I will remember everything I used when making the cards.

Thank you

Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a great weekend.  I was able to sit down and stamp for awhile on Saturday, so I thought I would try to make PaperTrey Ink's "black" challenge, even though I was too late to post it for a chance to win.  I fussy cut out the leaves/stem and the flowers.  I used the leaves/stems and stamped over it with the White Craft Ink to "block" out different leaves/stems on the black cardstock.  I then taped down the leaves/stem on the black cardstock and used pop dots on the flowers.  I die-cut the flower tag and stamped thank you.  I then attached the ribbon to the black cardstock and adhered it to the red cardstock.  Enjoy your week.  I might post again before the end of the week with one of the other cards I made a few of my friends as Christmas gifts.  I hope you'll stop by again.

Stamps: Embroidered Blooms and Tiny Tags by PaperTrey Ink
Die: Tiny Tags by PaperTrey Ink
Ink: Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Real Red, Primrose Petals, So Saffron and Craft Ink in White all by Stampin' Up.
Black Cardstock, Red Cardstock and green ribbon all from local scrapbooking stores.

Think Snow!

Sorry for the long break.  I had to get all the year-end reports for work done before the end of January, so I've been a tad bit busy.  But now that task is done for another year, I can focus on my fun again.  This card is one of a set of three I made for some friends as their Christmas gifts to pass on as thank yous, birthdays, well wishes, whatever they need a card for.  I left the inside blank just for that reason. 

Stamp: Think Snow by Whipper Snapper Designs
Cardstock: Lovely Lilac by Stampin' Up, and white cardstock by Gina K
Designer Paper: Winter Wishes by Echo Park
Embossing Folder: Sizzix
Copic Markers: C5, Y17, YR68, BV13, B0000 and Y05
I also used a clear glitter marker.

I fell in love with this stamp.  I love to look at snow, but I don't like to drive in it!  We are getting our first major snow for the season today.   Hard to believe we hadn't had any real measurable snow before today! 

I hope to be back on my weekly posting schedule.  I will post another one of the cards I made for them next week.  Enjoy your week!

November birthdays

So sorry I haven't posted in so long.  It has been a very busy month.  Working at a church during the advent season is very busy and trying to get ready for our family Christmas, too, doesn't leave a lot of time for fun (stamping) time.  My sister, Stephanie, my niece, Mallory and I all celebrated our birthdays in November (Mallory and I share our birthday and Stephanie's birthday is the next day).  Here is Mallory's and Stephanie's birthday cards.

This is the card I made for Stephanie.  It's a "cased" card style from my friend Marcia, who "cased" it from someone else, who "cased" it from some one else, too.    The flower stamps are from "Summer Silhouettes" by Stampin' Up.  The "Happy Birthday" stamp is from Stampin' Up too.  I just don't remember which set, though.  The dot stamp is from Judith Stamps.  One of my favorite stamps for when you need just a little "filler".  I used Raspberry Ripple, Daffadil Delight, Lovely Lilac and Certain Celery (discontinued) stamp pads by Stampin' Up.  I used Raspberry Ripple card stock by Stampin' Up and white card stock, I picked up at my local stamp store.  The red flowers are by Got Flowers? by Prima Marketing.  The twine is by Doodlebug designs.  And the brads are by Making Memories (I believe).

This is the card I made for my niece Mallory (who turned "sweet 16").  The card stock is Lovely Lilac by Stampin' Up and I used a flower embossing folder by Cart Us on white card stock I picked up at my local stamp store.   I sponged over the flowers with Lovely Lilac stamp pad by Stampin' Up to help the flowers pop.  The Happy Birthday stamp is from "Happiest Birthday Wishes" by Stampin' Up and stamped in Lovely Lilac in by Stampin' Up.  The flower is from the "Simply Soft" stamp set by Stampin' Up, which was also stamped in Lovely Lilac ink.  I filled in the flower with Stampin' Up's Lovely Lilac marker and the stem is with the Always Artichoke marker.  The white gauze ribbon I found at Michaels.  Thank you for stopping by.  I hope to post again in a week with a Christmas card or two. 

Friendly Scarecrow

Here's another fall themed card.  One of my co-workers had a birthday over the weekend and I just loved the way this card finally came together.  I fell in love with this scarecrow stamp.  He's just so darn cute!

Stamps: Stampendous' Friendly Scarecrow; Stampin' Up's Sunflower and Happiest Birthday Wishes
Cardstock:  Stampin' Up's Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and YoYo Yellow (discontinued)
Ink Pads: Tuxedo Black and Pumpkin Pie
Copic Markers: Y13, E23, B34, B12, C9 and YR68
Accessories:  brown plaid ribbon, yellow and orange flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Gently Fallin' Tractor

 My son, Tim, is in Boy Scouts and had to organize an event.  He called his godfather, Tom, and ask if he would give the scouts a hay ride to the local corn maze.  Tom, of course, agreed wholeheartedly.  The scouts had a great time!  Tim asked me to make a thank you card for Tom and his son Tyler, who helped his dad out when Tom had to leave, for all the scouts to sign.  Here it is...

Cardstock: Kraft, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler all by Stampin' Up.
Stamps: Tractor by Hero Arts; "Gently Fallin' Leaves" by Stampin' Up and "Queen Anne's Lace & Leaves" by Rubber Stamp Tapestry; and a "Thank You" stamp by Stampin' Up
Ink: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint Distressed Inks by Tim Holtz; and Memento's Toffee Crunch and Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: R46, C8 and C5
Accessories: Ribbon by Gina K; and the square brads by a company that is closed.

Fall Leaves from MDS2

I've decided I would try to out the Stampin' Up "My Digital Studio 2" (which you can download for free for 30 days) and publish a card for the first time.  I made a 6x6 card using Always Artichoke and very vanilla cardstock.  I "stamped" the leaves in various colors and sizes in Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke inks.  The stamp is from the "Holiday Blitz" collection.   I "stamped"  thank you in Pumpkin Pie ink and that sentiment is from the "Enjoy Every Moment" collection.  The grosgrain ribbon is Always Artichoke and the brads are Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red.  I also rounded the corners on the very vanilla cardstock.  Not bad for a digitally produced card.   Enjoy your Sunday and the extra hour we gained over night.