Easter Awash

First a big thank you to my wonderful customers who helped me meet my sales goal for Sale-A-Bration. I couldn't do this without you. Thanks!

Here's another card I made using the new stamp set Awash with Flowers that is available starting today. Check out the side-bar for details on this promotion. Other 2-step stamp sets are on sale at 20% off through the month of April.

Stamp sets used: Awash with Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

The card stock colors used are: Lavendar Lace, Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Confetti White.

Ink colors used are: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal.

Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, Word Window punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Beautiful Wings Sizzix embosslit, 5/8" Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon

Simple Valentine

Here's a simple valentine card that I made using a technique I learned at the SU! Phoenix Regional Seminar I attended last month.

It's a simple monochromatic color scheme using Real Red and Whisper White as the neutral. The background is run through the Big Shot using the SU! Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions folder. The new "technique" was making the lace on the bottom of the card front.

I had seen using paper strips that were punched along the edge with the Eyelet Border punch and then "scrunched" to resemble lace before. However, at the regional seminar, we were shown a simpler way to do it.....use the crimper after punching to make the lace come together easier! The stamp is from the "Love You Much" stamp set (#113756, $25.95), and the saying is from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" (#115370, $36.95).

Simple enough to crank out a bunch in no time at all!

Day 13 Christmas Post

For today's post, I'm sharing another card. This card uses the stamp set Delightful Decorations. The ornament image is stamped onto Confetti White card stock in VersaMark ink. Heat & Stick powder is then applied over the ink and heated with the heat tool. While the powder is still hot, Rose Pink Fine Cosmo glitter was applied and heated once more with the heat tool. After a few seconds, I punched it out with the coordinating Ornament punch.

The base of the card is Old Olive card stock. The trim at the top is made with a strip of Confetti White card stock and the Eyelet border punch. A piece of 1/2" Old Olive striped ribbon is tied around the center of the trim. Draw a line down from the center of trim using a Signo White Gel pen, and attach the punched ornament over it and to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Friend Like You

This summer has been busy! I thought that it was time that I posted another stamped creation, so here it is. This is stamped using one of the new level 2 hostess sets, The More the Merrier. This is just one of the many images in this set. Although it's hard to see, the hearts have been given dimension by using Crystal Effects on them after they were colored. All the coloring was done using markers. The punched edge is done using the Eyelet Border punch. A simple card.

Polka Dot Punched Box

I finally got a chance to play with the Box #2 Bigz XL die that goes with the Big Shot. Using Pink Pirouette Textured card stock, I stamped the heart image from the Polka Dot Punches set (a Sale-A-Bration stamp set) in Pink Pirouette ink onto the box. The lace trim is made using Whisper White card stock and the new Eyelet Border punch. A heart stamped onto Whisper White card stock and punched out using the new Full Heart punch and a little bit of Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain ribbon finish everything off.

Birthday Gift Bags

I've been away the last number of days helping out at my parents while my mom was in the hospital. So, needless to say I haven't gotten any stamping done. However, I do have a couple birthday projects to share that I did earlier.

This is a gift bag that we made at stamp club. It uses Inspired by Nature and On Your Birthday stamp sets. It's a smaller size gift bag that you can find at most craft stores. I found mine at the local JoAnn's store. The colors are monochormatic, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke. I think it makes a nice masculine bag. I made another one with some leftover packets.


For this bag, I changed a couple of the colors using Kraft and Rose Red card stock instead of the Mellow Moss. The stamp set Flight of the Butterfly seemed like the perfect choice for a more feminine gift bag. This gave me the opportunity to use my new punch, Eyelet Border. If you love the Scallop Edge punch, you'll love this one too!