Thinking of You!

Here is a card that I had stamped but not assembled until recently.  It features the 2011-2013 In Colors Pool Party and Calypso Coral as well as the 2010-2012 In Color Pear Pizzaz.  For the stamped images I colored directly onto the stamps with my Stampin' Write markers and then "huffed" on them before stamping onto the Whisper White layer.  Since I wanted some "grass" at the bottom to cover up my uneven stamping of the stems, I used some Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding, gathered and adhered using sticky strip.  I used the Big Shot to emboss the Pool Party card background with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I cut out the button shapes with the Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die in Calypso Coral and Pool Party, layering them with Stampin' Dimensionals.  With a Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker I drew in the thread line on the top button. 

Stamps:  Best of Everything

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pool Party, Calypso Coral

Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sweet Butons Embosslit Die, Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

Happy Birthday Mom!

This is the birthday card I made for my mom this past March.  I love how the Cupcake Builder Punch coordinates with the Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog!  I used my bone folder to score the ridges across the bottom of the cupcake and popped it up using Stampin' Dimensionals.  I did some paper piercing on the scallop border punched pieces to add some texture.  I paper pierced and then stitched around the sides of the Island Indigo piece to give it some dimension and "POP".  I think it turned out cute!

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Sweet Shop Specialty DSP

Accessories:  Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Needle, Stampin' Dimensionals, Bone Folder

Happy Birthday Auntie!

This is a birthday card I made for my aunt using the Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I liked how well the Cupcake Builder Punch and the prints from this paper coordinated (i.e.--the cherries)!  If you click on the picture to enlarge it you can see the detail from where I scored a diamond pattern on the Lucky Limeade piece and the ridges across the bottom of the cupcake. 

Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Sweet Shop Specialty DSP

Accessories:  Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Two-Way Glue Pen, Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Happy St. Patty's Day...a little late!

I am still trying to catch up on posting the few cards that I made this past Spring.  In case you can't tell, this was a St. Patrick's Day card that I made for my parents.  It has no stamping on it but lots of punches were used to create the 4-leaf clover! 

Cardstock:  Pear Pizzaz, Twitterpated

Accessories:  Heart to Heart Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals