Double D Challenge - FRAMES

Hello friends.  Playing along at the Double D Challenge where they are looking for FRAMES.

My frames are not quite as ornate as the ones in the photo, but I did have fun making a set of 4 cards using The Greetery's Sweetest Frame stamp and die set.  I also used The Greetery's Best Bouquet Details die to add the florals on this set of cards that will be going to a dear friend of mine as part of her birthday gift in August.  All 4 cards are the same except I changed up the colors of the flowers on each card.  Let's get started...

 I stamped the larger and smaller frames using crumb cake ink on cream colored cs and attahed to a kraft card base.  Next I die cut the greenery from Old Olive cs and then ink blended a bit of darker green ink to the bases of the leaves.  I die cut all the flowers from cream colored cs and then ink blended them with pinks and purples.  I added Sparkling Champagne metallic pearls to the pink flower centers and a few in random spots too, and then finished with a sentiment using Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments II that were foiled in gold on kraft cs.

Card number 2 is the same except for the flowers being in pinks and oranges and the sentiment being "Just A Note".  I love, LOVE pinks and oranges together...one of my favorite color combos!!

Card #3 was done using peach and yellows for the flowers and the sentiment is "Thanks A Bunch".  

Card #4 was done with a rainbow of colors on the flowers, and the sentiment is simply "Birthday Wishes".

I wish I had thought to take a picture of all 4 cards together...they really do make a lovely set of cards and I think my friend is going to be tickled!  Although I stamped the frames on these cards (I didn't want to add anymore bulk than there already is with the flowers), there is coordinating dies for the frames, and I think this set is going to be a staple in my supplies!  

There is lots of beautiful inspiration from the DT over at the Double D and you can find it all right HERE.  This challenge is open till Sunday, June 15th @ 8:00PM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

The Flower Challenge #103 - Add Embossing (Heat or Dry)

Hello friends.  Time for a new challenge here at The Flower Challenge and we'd like to see EMBOSSING (heat or dry) on your floral cards.

I used a beloved Gina K embossing folder called Tapestry for a part of my background and came up with this...

I started by stamping my floral image from The Greetery's Sketchbook Roses stamp set using Berry Burst, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizazz, & Mossy Meadow inks (SU!) and then used the coordinating die to cut it out.  I used a top folding white card base and added a strip of Berry Burst cs that I had used the embossing folder on to the base before adhering my floral image.

I added a simple sentiment strip that I embossed in white on black using All At Once Greetings by Gina K, and also added a few silver gems that don't really show up in my photos.  A pretty simple card, but I love the color and the stamp set along with that embossed strip in the background.

The DT has lots of beautiful inspiration using both dry and heat embossing to get you started, so check it all out right HERE and then play along with us!  This challenge is open till Wednesday, June 25th @ 5:00PM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Color Hues Challenge #111 - CORAL & GREEN

Hello friends.  Time for a new challenge here at Color Hues and our hostess Sheri has chosen the color pairing of CORAL & GREEN.

I love the color CORAL, and GREEN goes perfectly with it...especially for flowers!!  Here's what I came up with using a new PB stamp called delicate blooms.

This stamp is red rubber, so it was perfect to use the faux water coloring technique on. To do this technique you simply use water based markers (NOT copics!) directly on the red rubber, mist with water and then stamp!  I used Calypso Coral and Garden Green inks (SU!).

  Once my panel was dry I used Gina K's Master Layouts #1 dies to cut out the larger and smaller rectangle and then used the little bit larger dies to cut the green layers.  I love using Gina's Master Layout dies as you get perfect layers every time!!  Before adhering the smaller rectangle down, I wrapped a piece of rarely used ribbon (SU!) with sparkles on it for a little bling, and then finished with a SB's Press Plate (A Little Message Sentiments) sentiment. A pretty simple CAS card and I liked it so much I made two more (using different colors) to have enough birthday cards to get me through this month.

Sheri and the DT (and our Special GD Barbara too!) have some wonderful inspiration for you using this color pairing, so check it all out right HERE and play along with us!  This challenge is open till Saturday, June 14th @ 9:00AM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Just Us Girls #76 - Anything Goes Stencil Week

Hello friends.  Playing along with the gals over at JUGS where it's STENCIL week.

I'm still a BIG fan of the Postage Collage stencils (& stamps & dies) and had just received the latest Waffleflower Sew Fun set and made a couple birthday cards for upcoming birthdays.  Here's the first one...

One of my dear friends has a birthday next week and is a fabulous quilter.  Recently she made a red, white & blue quilt for her grandson and I thought this sewing theme would look great in the same colors...what do you think??  Pretty tickled with the way this one came out and I think my friend will be too!

Of course, it's hard to make just one of these and since everything was still out, I made a 2nd card with pinks and purples.  Don't you just love that kitty?  He steals the show for me!!  The sentiment was foiled in pink using a Spellbinders set called Everyday Sentiments II.  

Lots of great inspiration from the DT using stencils that you can find right HERE, so check it out and play along.  This challenge is open till Wednesday, May 28th @ 6:00PM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

May Playdate with Michele

Hello friends.  I'm back with another edition of Playdates with Michele where we trade off going to each other's houses and talking, laughing, eating and some card making.  Just to be clear...we don't go home with finished cards.  We die cut, stencil, etc. sharing each other's new (and old) goodies and then bring them home and finish them into cards.  This recent playdate was at Michele's house and as usual we had a wonderful time.  I brought home die cuts, press plate designs & stenciled designs and made 5 cards to share today, with lots of leftovers for another day.  Here's my first card...

  We stamped and stenciled a few of these PFS Magnolia's and I arranged this one done in light purples on a card base where I added The Greetery's Diamond Ribbons die cut. I die cut from black cs 3 times MB's Just A Note Posh Script for my sentiment and added a few PFS purple gems to finish the card.

Another Magnolia done in pinks this time and added to a background made with ASD's Charming Floral Background Press Plate and light gray ink.  It's so hard to see the pressing these press plates give in photos, but IRL the depth & dimension is sooooo pretty!!  The sentiment is from The Greetery's Opposites Attract stamp & die set and a few tiny silver gems from Gina K finished off the center of the Magnolia.

One more Magnolia card using a new PB frame die called Curvature that Michele was kind enough to cut out for me before I even got there!  My sentiment is from PFS's Perfect Sentiments.  Hard to see in the photo but I added glitter to all the veins in the leaves for a little sparkle.

This card uses that same ASD press plate design as card #2 and also the coordinating stencils.  I love the look of the coloring with the stencil, but Michele and I both agreed it takes away from the actual press plate look and looks a lot flatter than when not stenciled.  It's still pretty though and I added a PB frame (ripple) in the center to add my birthday sentiment to (The Greetery's Opposites Attract).   A few silver gems and some white & silver baker's twine finished off this card.

I think this Christmas card with the non traditional colors turned out to be my favorite card!  I used Michele's PFS's Poinsettia Frame stamp, stencil & die set.  I stamped and then stenciled with SU!'s Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist inks before using the die to cut out the frame.  I adhered the frame to a card base of Berry Sorbet cs (PTI) and also embossed in gold the sentiment on the Berry Sorbet cs. A few gold sparkle gems finished off this bright card.

Are you still with me?!  That's it for now, but make sure you check out Michele's cards right HERE as I know she will WOW us all with what she's made!  And thank you Michele for sharing all your goodies with me and making the day special as always when we get together...I treasure them!  

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Color Hues Challenge #110 - PINK & PLUM

Hello friends.  Time for a new challenge here at Color Hues and our sweet hostess Karen has chosen the color pairing of PINK & PLUM to work with for the next two weeks.

I have absolutely fallen in LOVE with this color combo and had so much fun playing with it!  Here's what I came up with...

I used Gina K's Bubblegum Pink and Plum Punch inks and Taylored Expressions Boho Botanicals stencils to come up with this simple but pretty get well card.  When I ordered this stencil set, I also ordered the Foil It Boho Botanicals so that I could step the card up another notch with the sparkling silver foil...this card sparkles like crazy in real life!!  I also used a light gray ink for the leaves and stems so the only color is the pink & plum on the card.

 I layered my stenciled panel with black and then added both to a white card base.  The sentiment strip is embossed using Gina K's All At Once Greetings with foam tape underneath for a bit of dimension.

The DT and our Special GD have some absolutely BEAUTIFUL inspiration to get you started and you can check that all out right HERE...we can't wait to see what you come up with using these 2 colors!  This challenge is open till Thursday, May 29th @ 9:00AM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

The Flower Challenge #102 - Add SPOTS or STRIPES

Hello friends.  Just a friendly reminder that there's still time to play at The Flower Challenge where we're looking for SPOTS or STRIPES.

Since I used spots on my first card, I went for stripes this time along with a new stencil set from Taylored Expressions called Boho Botanicals.  Take a look...

Before I started stenciling, I cut off 1" from the right side of my card base and then opened my card flat and stenciled over the 3 1/4" front and 1" of the back side of the card base.  I used Gina K inks in reds, pinks, oranges and greens, and blended darker toward the centers of the flowers.  

I added a piece of black & white striped dsp from PTI on the inside and then also added a thin strip of black cardstock along the right hand side of the card.  I also used my WOS pen to add sparkle to the thin strip.  For my hugs sentiment I used Honey Bee's Bitty Buzzwords die set and die cut it 3 times from black cs and also added WOS so it would match the thin strip on the side.  I really like how the "s" and part of the "g" are hanging over the edge!

This photo shows the back of the card so you can see part of the stenciling that is on the back.  This really helps to make this basically a one layer card and very mail-able!

The DT has lots of beautiful inspiration for you right HERE, so check it out and then play along with us!  This challenge is open till Sunday, May 25th @ 5:00PM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!