February 27th, 2013 · 2 Comments
This card was mailed to E.J., who is celebrating his first birthday today! The cute cupcake image from Verve’s With Love set was just perfect for a first birthday card. I used the sketch from the Viva la Verve! Week 1 challenge, and papers from Gina K. Designs. I colored the image with Copic Markers and covered the star and icing with Stardust Stickles.
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Stamps: With Love, Birthday Bash (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury Red Hot, Blue Raspberry, Green Apple, Patterned Paper from the Quite a Catch Card Kit (Gina K. Designs); Blending Card (X-Press It)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots and Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Lacey Circles and Standard Circles Small Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Stardust Stickles (Ranger Ink); Copic Markers (B05, R29, YG13, YG17, YR04)
Tags: clean & simple
February 26th, 2013 · 2 Comments
Unity really inspired me with the colors of their LOVEfest Inspiration Challenge. Any excuse, really, to dig up Dusty Durango and Bermuda Bay again! I’m also still working on finishing this month’s Viva la Verve! sketch challenges, so I made this card for Week 3.
It’s been a while since I ran a Texturz Plate through the Big Shot. You definitely don’t end up with the deep embossing you get with an embossing folder. Perhaps I should first spritz the card stock with rubbing alcohol next time.
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Stamps: Bloom & Grow (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, So Saffron, Early Espresso, Whisper White (SU!)
Ink: Dusty Durango, So Saffron, Early Espresso (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plates, Dress Up Ribbon Originals, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen, Chocolate Chip Sending Love Epoxy Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Floral Circles Die Set (Verve Stamps); Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Crop-A-Dile (We R Memory Keepers); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: simply delicious
February 25th, 2013 · 1 Comment
Verve Stamps released new stamps and dies on Friday, and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a package from Verve in my mailbox today (Monday). Talk about fast shipping! I just had to make a card with some of the new dies right away, so I combined a Viva la Verve sketch with this weekend’s Love Fest challenge on SCS (In Love with Color): Verve’s signature colors (aqua and brown) plus a splash of pink or yellow.
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Stamps: Seeing Stars (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury Ocean Mist, Sweet Corn, Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designs); Prints Pack (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Starry Die, Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set, Banner Bundle Die Set (Verve Stamps); Quickie Glue Pen (Sakura); QuickStik (Lifestyle Crafts)
Tags: clean & simple
With a doilies theme this month, I could not resist participating in the Waltzingmouse Blog Party. To my surprise I ended up using four different Waltzingmouse Stamps sets to create this card, after pulling out only the Dainty Doilies set originally.
My card was totally inspired by Mary Marsh’s Fill the Season Christmas card on SCS, where she is the Featured Stamper today. Instead of dry embossing the red strips of cardstock, I stamped the stiched lines in VersaMark and heat embossed with white detail powder. The filigree brad reminds me of doilies, so I tied one to the red bow with black embroidery floss.
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Stamps: Dainty Doilies – Large Set, Compact Sentiments – Part One, Vintage Circles Small, Off Beat Backgrounds (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Red Hot, Black Onyx (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark (Tsukineko); Real Red (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Filigree Brads, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Regal Flourishes Texture Fades Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Standard Circles Large & Small Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Red Hot 5/8″ Double-Stitched Ribbon (Gina K Designs); Bow-Easy (Posi-Bendr); Black Embroidery Floss (DMC); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: clean & simple
February 9th, 2013 · 3 Comments
There’s nothing like a Mojo Monday sketch to get the creative juices flowing again! I needed to make a birthday card for a friend and Mojo Monday 279 came to the rescue after a long stamping hiatus. After selecting several papers from BasicGrey’s Sweet Threads collection, the card came together very quickly for me. With the sentiment and hibiscus from the Happy Days set on top of a Classy Label die-cut, and a little bit of paper piercing along the edge, I ended up with a nice, mailable card.
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Stamps: Happy Days, Love Notes (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pretty in Pink (SU); Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designs); Blending Card (X-Press It) ; Sweet Threads (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Pistachio (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Flirty Ribbon Originals, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU); Classy Label Die (Verve Stamps); Copic Markers (G40, G43, G46, RV23, Y17, Y26, YR12, YR14, YR16), Copic Orange atyou Spica Glitter Pen
Tags: simply delicious
