Lattice Look Greeting Card--Pinterest Inspired Greeting Card

I didn't have the lattice die that this card was made with, but I worked with what I had to see what I could come up with. The color scheme is the same as my last post: Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, and Print Poetry DSP. This card is inspired by a card that my friend Norma saw on Pinterest 

This is the card that Norma saw.

 Here is the card I made.

I used a larger flower set and punch.  I also used the bird punch for the "leaves" of the flowers.  I used Not Quite Navy, and the pattern paper is retired from a paper stack I got called Print Poetry. The base is from a retired confetti kraft.

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Birthday Wishes Hexagon (Six-Sided Sampler) and Honeycomb Greeting Card

Welcome to 2014!  I'm hoping that this year brings everyone blessings abound!

Today I'm sharing with you a simple card I made with some clearance rack DSP Print Poetry.  It coordinated nicely with Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake, which are the two colors of carstock I paired it with.

  I punched two hexagons from two different pattern papers in the pack I mentioned earlier.  I also stamped and punched two hexagons from the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set (the alphabet and dot backgrounds).  

I used the honeycomb embossing folder on the Not Quite Navy.

 The birthday greeting is from Petite Pairs.

 It's difficult to tell from the photos, but I popped up one hexagon in each row for more dimension.

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Navy and White Tree Stampin up Christmas Card

Merry Christmas Eve!  This will be the last card until after the holidays.  Wishing you

 I went back to one of my favorite stamp sets, Lovely as a Tree with lots of layers of Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock.  

 I accented the card with a trio of silver brads.  I used white embossing powder for the tree

 I used an embossing folder for extra texture and dimension.

Here is a final look at the card.

Merry Christmas and Happy  Holidays!

Stampin Up Birthday cards--Girly and Feminine

I should be posting Christmas cards this being December 23rd, but I haven't gotten anymore Christmas cards made--I have a few days, right?!

So, instead, here are two simple, girly birthday cards.  

The common theme is birthday and polka-dots.  I LOVE polka-dots!

This color scheme is one of my favorites--browns and pinks

This card works for a child, tween or someone who just likes brown and pink!

 This card is another favorite color combo of greens and pinks, and again works for child, tween or adult

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Stampin Up Banner 2014 SAB Sneak Peak Greeting Card

I was so excited to get the banner stamp and punch for the early preview the demonstrators can earn.  Here is a card I made with an old and new idea in my head.  Old Sale-A-Bration paper combined with new Sale-A-Bration stamp and punch.  I needed a Valentine's theme card for my Ladies Play with Paper club card exchange.  I ended up make three because I wasn't happy with anything I put together.   Finally, I liked this one!

 The base of this card is Island Indigo with a layer of Sycamore Street DSP from last year's SAB.  I stamped all the pieces of the banner in coordinating colors:  Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo and Ridinghood Red, and then punched them each out.  I used a small heart punch (non-SU) and punched two Tangerine Tango hearts to begin and end the banner.

 The large heart is from I Heart Hearts, and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Island Idigo and Pool Party respectively.

 I added a layer of Tangerine Tango that I scallop punched one side of and added a piece of ruffled Island Indigo ribbon to the center.

Here is a closer look at the banner.

One more final look at the card.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!

Stampin Up Welcome Baby Dresser Shaped Greeting Card and Tutorial

Today I'm sharing with you a card I made for a baby swap.  I had been looking at a ton of dresser cards online and was inspired by them all!  It was overwhelming, so I used some of the features that struck me the most.

 I used various neutral colors for the "quilt" hanging out of the third drawer.  It's difficult to see in the photos, but I used two different embossing folders to add texture also.

 In this view I think you can see the embossing I did around each "drawer" for more detail.

 I used the Stampin Up set called Petite Pairs for the outside and inside sentiments.

UPDATE:
So, I've received a few requests for how I made the card including dimensions so here are a few simple photos with the details of what I did to create this card.

Please let me know if I've forgotten anything helpful for you!

Happy Creating!

Petite Pairs and Elements of Style Sympathy Card

With the Christmas Season in full swing, there is also sadness and loss.  My dear friend lost her grandmother earlier this week.  So, along with her Christmas card I mailed this sympathy card to her today.

 The card is monochromatic with Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White as the only colors used.

 I used the flower from Elements of Style, and embossed it in white embossing powder and then used a sponge with Wisteria Wonder ink around the image to make it pop.

 The greeting on the front and the sentiment inside are from Petite Pairs and read, "sending sympathy and prayers..." and "to heal your heart."

I used the ruffled ribbon, also in Wisteria Wonder.

Here is another look at the card.  

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Label Love and Layers Stampin Up Greeting Card

Today's card is made using one of my favorite stamp sets from the 2013-2014 Stampin Up Catalog called Label Love.  It comes as a bundle, and for me, it was totally worth it!

 I used a base of Eggplant Envy with layers of Black, Wisteria Wonder and banners in Whisper White, and Eggplant Envy, more Black and Wisteria Wonder...See now why I called this post Label Love and Layers?  This is a THICK card!

The sentiment from Label Love that I used was "just for you".  I punched it out with the matching punch.  I wrapped the purple banner with Baker's Twine.

 Two layers of Wisteria Wonder and one layer of Eggplant Envy are embossed with the Mosaic Madness embossing folder...Another one of my favorites from this year's catalog.

 One of the things I love about the embossing folders is that they add so much that you can make cards without adding the cost of DSP (designer series paper/pattern paper) if you so choose.

Here is a final look at the card.

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Penny Black Water Color Mouse Birthday Card

I mentioned that I LOVE the look of water coloring.  Here is another card using water coloring.  This card uses Penny Black stamps and bright colored papers.  I used Nesties to cut out the image.

 The sentiment is from a Stampin Up retired set.  I can't remember the name of the set.

 The cardstock is all Stampin Up as well.  I love that the pattern paper (from my stash) coordinated with so many colors.

 I used rippled purple ribbon from my stash under the layered and popped up image.

Here is a closer look of the colored image. 

Here is a final look at the card.

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Prayer Request

Hello All!  My second post today is a prayer request for my lovely Auntie Patty.  She's been diagnosed with extremely aggressive Pancreatic cancer.  She will start an extensive Chemo regimen tomorrow and then have surgery to attempt to remove the tumor.  Without treatment then give her 2-4 months to live, and with chemo and surgery, hopefully 22 months.  

I ask for prayers for strength and peace as for Auntie Patty, as well as the rest of the family and I ask for compassion, healing power and grace for the medical personnel.

I love you Auntie Patty and we'll be here with you during this journey! 

Countryside Watercolor Truck Stampin Up Greeting Card

Hello!

Today's card is very CAS, Clean and Simple.  I LOVE WATERCOLORING!!!!  I was lucky enough to purchase some of Stampin Up's retired watercolor crayons, and I've been playing around with the.  This is one of my favorite stamp sets to use for watercoloring.

 The truck is from Counrtyside (retured), and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (current).

 Here is a closer look at the truck.

My friend Norma says less is more when it comes to coloring, and she couldn't be more correct!  Thanks for the advice Norma!

I used the lattice square embossing folder for Night of Navy and Ridinghood Red papers for simplicity and texture.

Thanks for stopping by and learning about my newest, favorite technique!