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
December 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments
Hope you all enjoy the holiday season and have a very merry Christmas!
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Stamps: None
Paper: Pure Luxury Red Hot and White (Gina K. Designs); Garden Green (SU!)
Ink: None
Accessories: Big Shot, Silver Elastic Cord, 1/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Christmas Textured Impressions Embossing Folder by BasicGrey (Sizzix); Labels Seven Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Winter Fun Die Set (Verve Stamps); Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Spritz – Sparkle (Tsukineko); Gold Star Brad (source unknown)
Tags: clean & simple
September 29th, 2012 · 6 Comments
I just returned from another fun shoebox swap in Laurel, MD. The card I designed this time fit yesterday’s Free for All challenge on splitcoaststampers.com: Fall Leaves. I colored my Autumn Splendor leaves by pressing circles of ink onto the stamped images with a sponge dauber. The background uses the direct-to-paper technique on top of the woodgrain embossing (or rather, debossing) with Crumb Cake and Creamy Caramel ink. Really makes it look like wood!
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All supplies by Stampin’ Up!® unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Autumn Splendor, A Little Somethin’
Paper: More Mustard, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: More Mustard, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Ovals Originals Die, More Mustard Stampin’ Write Marker, Always Artichoke 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Tags: clean & simple
I was sorry to miss Verve’s 5th Anniversary celebration and challenges, but I had hoped to at least create a card for this month’s SFYTT (sponsored by Verve Stamps) and I barely made it. My new Verve stamps arrived yesterday, so I used a sentiment from the brand-new Brighter Days set, stamped on kraft card stock, as the focal point of my card.
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Stamps: Brighter Days, Making a Statement (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Kraft (Gina K. Designs); Green at Heart (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Elderberry, Lilac Posies (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Loopy Blooms and Rounded Scallop Frame A Cut Above Dies (Verve Stamps); Copic Markers (RV23, RV25)
Tags: clean & simple
