Special Blessings, chipboard and something yummi!

I got this stamp set mainly for the cross. I'm a Lutheran and these cards are for confirmation. But of course they can be used for something else too. That's why I don't use a sentiment (and the fact that those cards were sent to Iceland).

I don't think you can see it on the images but the crosses are covered with iridescent ice (heat embossed glitter). I used the Baroque Motifs stamp set to make the swirls and the flowers.

Here's a card I made this weekend. I was browsing through Flickr, looking for inspiration. I love looking throught all the beautiful cupcake and wedding cake images. I found an image that I wanted to use for my inspiration, I'm going to post it in another post because it'll be a part of a challenge I'll host for my icelandic craft friends.

The bird is from On Board So Tweet (#113893, pg. 183 SS IBC). It's chipboard. I drew the branch on chocolate chip card stock and cut it out. The branch is covered with Crystal Effects and I covered the bird with Whisper White Craft ink, then used my chalks to apply color to the beak and legs. I then covered the whole bird with Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds.
Here's a close-up of the bird:

The background is from Urban Garden designer series paper. I might add a sentiment later, when I figure out what I want to do with this card ;)

I had one day off this weekend and we went to see friends. I started telling them about something delicious we make one day a year in Iceland:

And we decided to go ahead and bake some of these. I couldn't find measurements American's use but we were still able to make it. You can find the recipe here. It's whipped cream you see in the middle of the buns.

TFL!

Ever After

I've got a busy couple of days ahead of me so I figured if I want to post before Valentine's Day now is my chance. Last week I got this awesome set with my SU order. It didn't take me long to make something with the heart stamp.

I stamped the heart in Riding Hood Red, cut it out and covered it with Versamark and Iridescent Ice, and heatset it.The background stamp is En Francais and is stamped in Sahara Sand. I used the scallop edge punch for the border.

It took me a little bit of time to figure out what I wanted to do with the flowers. I ended up stamping them a few times on Whisper White, colored them in a little bit with Pink Pirouette and then added Versamark and Iridescent Ice to the whole image. So the card is really sparkling.

Ok, please ignore the fact that I forgot to cut the ribbon before I took the picture *lol*. I was in such a hurry to take pictures of about 15 card I had made and hoping that the battery in the camera would last, that I didn't notice the ribbon. I didn't notice until I was editing the pictures on the computer.

I decided to try not using red or pink. So I went with Whisper White, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip. I did not put glitter on the heart this time but instead I covered the LOVE stamp with Crystal Effects ad Dazzling Diamonds.

This is all for today, I've gotta get to work and I'm going on a 4 hour Ghosthunt tonight :)

TFL

Time to embrace life

I've been so busy trying out my new stampsets from the new catalog. I love the sets I chose to get in my first order, I got Ever After, Fift Avenue Floral and Special Blessing. I've yet to take pictures of the cards I've been making, that's on today's schedule. So I have to stick to the cards I had planned to show you anyway ;)

When I was making this card I was having a really hard time what color to use with the red and the pink (ridinghood red and pink pirouette) and I think I made the wrong choice, I should have used Chocolate Chip or Basic Gray, what do you think? But I like how I used the flowers. They are covered in glitter.

I got the idea for this card from a scrapbook page. The big flowers had similar eyelets or brads in the middle and I liked the way they looked. The jumbo eyelets are a little bit too big...or the flower center is a little bit to small for the eyelets but I managed to get the flowers to not fall apart. I covered the flowers with Crystal Effects and added a little bit of Dazzling Diamonds.

I have not decided which one of my new sets I'll be showing you next time, but if I can post before the weekend it'll probably be Ever After.

There's a Sale-a-bration going on now. If you order products for $50 you can pick out a little something from THIS BROCHURE

Until next time...

TFL

Just Jawing

I'm having the worst luck with my computer. It broke down while my son was playing on it and we were hoping it had just over heated but we can't get it to work. So now I'm using our old computer (it's almost 10 years old!!!) and I've got a dial-up connection that's slower than slow and disconnects every now and then. I can't view any pictures and I'm lucky to be able to read my email. But I'm going to try to post and I hope my photo's show up ok.

I used my markers on the cherries, ruby red and old olive. The cherries are stamped on Pink Pirouette card stock. I stamped the skull on watercolor paper because I wanted to do just a little bit of shading, I used Sahara Sand and Baja Breeze. I don't know if you can see it on the picture but you can IRL. I covered the skull with Crystal Effects and used Dazzling Diamond glitter on the eyes and teeth (I actually did the eyes and teeth before covering the rest of the skull). I had been trying to come up with something I liked for this stampset for a couple of weeks and finally made this and I'm satisfied with it I have to say.

Here's the boy version of the skull card. The colors are Old Olive, Basic Black and Baja Breeze. Here I used the stars instead of the cherries. The skull is done the same way as before except I colored the eyes black instead of red.

I've been working on a few cards, not done as many as I'd have liked to but hopefully I'll get more done this week, I'm getting new stamps tomorrow, brand new from the new catty :) I'm so excited. Of course I've got to work and wont get to play until my son's in bed, but still, I just love getting new rubbah!

I hope you're all having a nice Sunday, mine started a little bit earlier than I wanted it to but the sun is shining and I'm planning on a trip to the playground in the next couple of hours or so :)

Here's a little something I'll be showing you in my next post:

TFL

Pun Fun again

I just love this stamp set! The animals are so adorable. I made these cards right before Christmas, just needed to get out of the Christmas card mode for one night.

My DS gave this one to one of his friends when we went to his birthday bash. I used the Print Pattern background stamp (retired), scallop border punch, white Signo pen and Crystal effects on the card. I used my inks and blender pen to color in the image. The colors are Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point and Naturals White.

This one has Christmas colors, but is not a Christmas card. I used Kraft, Always Artichoke and Riding Hood Red. The patterned paper is from the Manchester Designer Serie. I used the scallop border punch again and a little bit of Crystal Effects on the image.

The colors in this one are Elegant Eggplant, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze and Naturals White. The patterned paper is from the Baja Breeze Petterns Designer Paper.
Well, I'm recovering from a stomach bug that I've had since New Year's Eve so I don't feel much like writing or doing much of anything, I have made it to work while I was sick but I'm worn out, but Stampin'Up has some great deals going on right now, check them out:

Inventory Blowout

Love you much Promotion

Here's the retired stamp list:
Retired Stamps list

And retired accessories list is here:
Item # Product
111377 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE
102782 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 Not Available
104188 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384 ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*
104516 ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381 ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
103977 BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446 BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445 BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12
102174 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
112462 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER
112467 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
111355 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963 ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER
104104 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
107298 ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695 ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115 ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372 METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925 ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190 ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180 ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086 ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923 PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
104942 PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
104943 PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273 PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389 PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391 PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE Not Available
104830 RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831 RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037 RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282 RUB ON ANCHORED
111806 RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805 RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417 RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283 RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
112043 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
112016 SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868 SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647 STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813 WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II
107212 MATEYS MAP
106749 BRIGHT BULBS
109672 BRONCO
104100 MAKING TRACKS
108978 SANDY SHELLS
110332 SNOW
101233 SNOWFLAKE
109694 SWEET STARS
111249 TAKE A NUMBER

TFL

Season of Friendship

Happy Holidays!
I'm sorry it took me so long to post again. My husband tried and tried to fix the USB without any luck but he bought something that helps us connect our camera and printer/scanner to the computer. And now that the holidays are almost over I should be able to do a little bit more crafting. I've been working extra and had put all my stuff away. I'm working extra this week too and we'll be driving to Tennessee after work on Saturday. We usually spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with our friends in TN but I'll be working both days so we postponed it to the weekend instead.

The first card I used as a Christmas card, I decided to try a different kind of fold. I stamped the image on Whisper White, stamped the tree in Chocolate Chip and the snowflakes in Certainly Celery and Pink Pirouette. I then stamped snowflakes in Baja Breeze on a different sheet of paper and cut them out. I stamped the bird in Riding hood Red and added dazzling diamonds and crystal effects, I did the same to the blue snowflakes. I sponged the edge of the image with Baja Breeze.

This is more of a spring card even if the colors are similar. I used Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Pink Pirouette. I cut the flowers by hand and the bird is done the same way as the one on the first card. I wanted the tree to look a like the trees here in the mountains in the springtime. Everyone talks about how pretty the fall colors here are, and I agree, but I also think the spring colors are beautiful.
My DS actually fell asleep early tonight so I'm going to work on a couple of cards. I got a couple of new sets right before Christmas and haven't had the chance to try them out :o

TFL

Punch Pal Penguins

Happy Holidays everyone! This time of year sure gets busy at a retail store, I tell yah! I've already gotten plenty of extra hours where I work. Even went a little bit over the limit (they have a limit for part time employees), but only because a teenage girl made one too many mistakes and lost her job. I know it's sad that she lost her job....I sure hope she learned something from this because if I'd been her boss I'd have sacked her a while ago! I don't get how some people think they don't have to follow orders and rules like everyone else, think they don't have to a thing and still get paid! Well, enough of that....and to my card:

I actually made this card I think last July. The card base is Bashful Blue. I stamped the images on watercolorpaper and used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons to color them. Crystal Effects is something I just can't seem to live without. I added CE to the penguins and the sentiment. The striped background I made by using a white WWC on Whisper White cardstock and then used my brayer to cover it with Going Gray. And sponged a little bit of Bashful Blue around the edges.The "brads" are actually just punched out paper, I just added CE to make the dots look more like brads.

We still haven't been able to fix our USB but I've just put pictures on a CD at CVS and hopefully I'll have time to post soon again.
Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend and Thanksgiving!
TFL

Eastern Blooms

I had been debating whether or not to get this stamp set but gave in and bought it. And I don't regret it. My favorite is the big flower, now I just need more markers so I can try more color combos with it.

I think Old Olive and Not Quite Navy turned out good. I used a little bit of Crystal Effects in the middle of the flowers. The card base is Bashful Blue.

The colors in this card are Sage Shadow, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. I used markers to color the stamp before I stamped it. I used my Designer Label punch to make the vase, stamped the piece with one of the flower stamps and used a white Signo pen to add details. I thought the background needed a little something so I stamped the branch a few times in Sage Shadow and Cameo Coral. Added faux stitching and voilá!

I stamped this flower stamp in Always Artichoke on Pink Pirouette and cut them out. I stamped the small flower on the background in Always Artichoke on Pink Pirouette cardstock, added white dots to the flower centers with my Signo pen. The "ribbon" is Always Artichoke card stock, I just added faux stitching to it. I used Crystal Effects on the three bigger flowers.

Next weekend I'll be traveling to Iceland. My DS and I will fly from Charlotte to Boston and from Boston to Iceland. It'll be early Sunday morning when we get to Iceland. So we'll be travelling for quite a few hours. It's going to be very stressful for me since my DS is only 3 years old and I've never been to the airport in Boston, heard it's pretty big.

Hopefully I'll get a chance to write a blog before we leave.

TFL

Embrace Life 2

I know the weekend has come and gone and no post from me. I haven't been home. Our friends were house-sitting and invited us over so we stayed with them Saturday and Sunday. And I was working today. Now, if we had 2 computers I'd have been able to post last night (Sunday night) but DH got to the computer first :(
Anyway, enough of that, I've seen so many pretty cards with the Embrace Life stamp set that I wanted to use it again. I thought I'd be able to make a few pretty cards to show you....but my mojo took a few days off and I can't find it.

I do like this card though. I used Ruby Red, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock. The images are stamped with Stazon Jet Black ink. I stamped the flowers on WW card stock and used my sponge daubers to add pink pirouette ink and ruby red. I then cut out the flowers and glued them to a piece of ww card stock. Layered it with Basic Black and added a scallop border which I made with my Slit punch. I used my white signo pen to do the dots and used it on the leaves and flowers too. I wrote "congratulations" with the Signo pen on Basic Black and punched it with my word punch.

This card is pretty simple. The flowers are stamped on Whisper white and I used my blender pen to color them in. I used Pacific Point ink for the flowers. I then covered them with Crystal Effects. The scallop border is done with my Slit punch again, layered on Baja Breeze card stock. I used my brayer on the bottom of the card base and a little bit of white Signo for faux stitching. The card base is Naturals White card stock.

Here's Naturals White again as a card base. I masked off areas of the card and used my sponge daubers to fill in the So Saffron and Pacific Point. this card looks kind of Swedish to me, the Swedish flag colors (blue and yellow). If you don't have the card stock that matches your ink pads you can use your ink and sponges/sponge daubers/brayer to make your own colored card stock. I used my scallop circle punch and my coluzzle tool for the image and covered the image with Crystal Effects.
Now to the Monday Mailers.

This is MM#1 from Jen. She used Family Phrases, Window Dressing (Hostess set), Enjoy Every Moment and All in the Family (all stamp sets) to make this card. I really like the way she folded the card and the image fits perfectly in the circle window (I didn't do a good job photographing it). Here you can see how it's folded:

She used three punches on the card, the slit punch, scallp circle punch and a circle punch. The card stock: Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette. Ink: Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze and Basic Black for the image.

This is MM#2 from Jen. Here she used Kiwi Kiss and Pacific Point card stock and ink pads. The card base is Whisper White. The stamp set is Upsy Daisy. I think these colors are great together and white really makes them pop up. Thank you so much Jen!!!

Next weekend is the last weekend before I go on my trip to Iceland (my DS and I will be spending a month there with family and friends) but I'll try to post while I'm there. Next weekend I'll be using Eastern Blooms and while I'm in Iceland I'll show you a few Christmas cards I've been working on.

I don't know if you noticed that you can order Stampin'Up products online now!!! You can do it through my website, I'm still working on it but the link is http://huldap.stampinup.net/ (US customers only for online ordering please).

Have a great week and TFL!

Sock Monkey

I got my preview order from the new catty this week. I got a couple of stamp sets and all the new in-colors. And of course I had to give the new stuff a try.
I decided to start with the Sock Monkey stamp set. I love sock monkeys. My DH has one from when he was little and my DS got one for Christmas last year.

This is the first card I made with this set. I stamped the monkey on Whisper White and Kraft card stock and the paper pieced the poor thing. I had to check on DS's monkey to see if I was getting the parts right. I sponged the background with Baja Breeze. The card stock colors are Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette and Kraft of course. I used a new scallop border punch to punch the red scallops.


I had a person in mind when I made this card. We've got a few birthdays coming up next month. I decided to see how the in-colors match with colors from other families. I picked Taken with Teal because that's the birthday girl's favorite color. The other colors are Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango and Sahara Sand. I like how it turned out! I also used a scrap piece from the Bali Breeze Designer Paper.

This is also a birthday card for August. I wanted to try to make a rectangle with the scallop border punch. It was my first try so of course I made a small mistake but managed to hide it. The monkey is stamped on watercolor paper and then colored in with close to cocoa and Riding Hood red. the card base is Naturals White. And again I used the new in-colors. The sentiment stamp is from a retired set named Party Punch. I sponged it with Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red.

Here's the last one I made. I thought I'd get a chance to make one more today, but that didn't happen. The colors are Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Pretty Simple. The sentiment is from Short and Sweet. I used Crystal Effects on the monkey and the heart.

Next weekend I'm going to show you Prehistoric Pals. It's in the current catalog, just new to me. I swapped a hostess set for it ;)

TFL

Fruit stand

The Fruit Stand is a small stampset, only 3 stamps. I really like all three images. I haven't done many cards with this set though. So it's about time to get some cards done!!!


I stamped the image on Whisper White using my Jet Black Stazon. I then used my blenderpens and inkpads to color in the image. The grapes are Perfect Plum and the leaves are Mellow Moss and Old Olive. The designer paper is from Bali Breeze, I stamped on it with the Print Pattern background stap (retiring). The cardbase is Old Olive and I also used Perfect Plum cardstock. I added Crystal Effects to the grapes.


This image is also stamped on Whisper White with my Jet Black Stazon. And again I used my blenderpens and inkpads for coloring. The colors are Real Red, Mellow Moss and Bashful Blue. I covered a part of the Mellow Moss card stock with torn copy paper before I used my Print Pattern stamp for the background. the image is on dimensionals.

This one I'm not too happy with. I seriously need more background stamps or something. Maybe a couple of brads would have done the trick. The image was done the same way as the two cards above. I used Mellow moss, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal and Groovy Guava. The ribbon is Mellow Moss. DP is Old olive.


These were fun to make. I stamped the images on Lavender Lace cardstock with my Versamark. I then used my black embossing powder and embossed the images using my heating tool. And then I used an old blenderpen and bleach to change the colors of the images. It was very interesting and it took me a while to pick out which color I should try this on. I like it. So the colors are, Whisper White, Lavender Lace and Basic Black. These would be easy to make in sets if you want to make a box with notecards or "thank you" cards.

I have not yet decided what I want to show you next weekend, I'm running out of stampsets to show you. I might have to start all over again with the stamp sets I've already used until I get my preorder from the new catty.
Have a nice week and check back in next weekend :)

TFL

ETA: I forgot that I was tagged by Laura over at Stamp Happy with Laura.
The "rules" of the game: Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. Ten years ago - I was having fun in Bergen, Norway. I was working there as an Au-Pair for an awesome family. That fall I started studying at the University of Education in Reykjavik.

Five things in today's do list:
1. Finish a couple of cards
2. Fill out job applications
3. Turn the applications in
4. Send in a SU order
5. Blog!!!

Snacks I enjoy: Popcorn and Coke
Things I would do if I was a millionaire: Buy a house. Visit with my family in Iceland every year. Open a preschool maybe or a small craft store.
Places I have lived - Grindavik, Reykjavik, Hveragerði, Drangsnes (all in Iceland), Bergen (Norway), Härnösand (Sweden), Asheville and Fairview (NC, USA).

;)
If you have a blog consider yourself tagged by me!!!
;)

Fresh Cuts

Lets start with this month's specials. I know we're halfway through the month but here it is:

Whether you're a customer or a hostess, June's sneak peek into the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog has something fresh and new just for you!
Customers:When you purchase the brand new, die-cut Fresh Cuts stamp set, add on the coordinating Fresh-Cut Notes* for only $5!
Hostesses:Host a $400 workshop during the month of June, and receive the Fresh Cuts stamp set and coordinating Fresh-Cut Notes FREE--over a $30 value--in addition to your regular hostess benefits!

Put down the phone, turn off the computer, and break free from the 'e'!
Remember when you got letters in your mailbox instead of your inbox? On June 25, 2008, Stampin' Up! is taking the day to unplug and unwind, and reconnect on a personal level with friends and loved ones through handmade cards. And we invite you to eScape with us throughout the month of June!
Reconnect with your "wireless network" by attending an eScape event or hosting one of your own! Take advantage of the 25 percent discount on select items in the eScape bundle to help you create that special message from the heart.
eScape Bundle (item 113700):
Circle of Friendship stamp set
p. 143 $17.95
Love Notes assortment
p. 167 $8.95
Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad
p. 165 $5.25
Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
p. 191 $7.95
Total (non-bundled)
$40.10
eScape Bundle price
$30.00

And now to my projects...

Here I used a Fresh Cut Notecard with the fresh Cuts stampset. I stamped the flowers in Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink. I then used my Apricot Appeal ink spot straight on the edges and added a little bit of Barely Banana with my sponge daubers. The flower is from the Pretties Kit and I sponged it too with my sponge daubers and Barely Banana. The pearls are from the Pretties kit too. I put a Certainly Cellery CS behind the pre-cut flower on the notecard.

This one is pretty simple, I used Purely Pomegranate, Basic Black and Mellow Moss here.

This card is 5.25x5.25 in. I stamped the image in Elegant Eggplant on Very Vanilla CS. I matted the image with River Rock and Elegant Eggplant. The card base is River Rock. I used a little bit of Crystal Effects on the image.

Ok, the cutting on this card is really bad but I wanted to show you the idea. The card base is 4x12 in. And it's folded in two places so the folded card size is 4x4 in.

I don't know if you can see on this picture how it's folded. My paper cutter desperately needs a new blade, I ended up using my scissors to cut out the window and I'm pretty bad at cutting straight lines with scissors....even if I have an outline to follow. I do like the color combo though, Elegant Eggpland, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and Very Vanilla.

We've still got DH's niece staying with us so I didn't make anything complicated this weekend.

Next two weekends I'm going to focus on designer paper and you'll get to see more than just cards! I can't wait to start working on the projects I have in mind!

Here you can find some more inspiration!

TFL

Lovely as a tree

This stampset is very popular in my group of customers. It is very elegant and perfect for Christmas cards....but since it's summer time I'm not going to bombard you with Christmas cards!

Here I stamped the image with Basic Black ink on Whisper White CS. I then used my brayer to put Mellow Moss ink over the image. The card base is Always Artichoke and the designer paper too. I also used Basic Black CS and more Whisper White. The ribbon is Basic Black. I think this card could be used as a Father's Day card.

Here I stamped the image with Stazon ink on Whisper White CS and brayered Always Artichoke and So Saffron over the image. I then sponged Always Artichoke on the trees and used my white Signo pen to doodle on the trees. I then tore a little bit off the top of the image and glued it to a Brocade Blue CS. I used my Signo pen to do the Faux Stitching. I used Chocolate Chip CS and Whisper White CS on the card to. I added a little bit of Crystal Effects on the trees and the ground.

I used my markers to color the stamp (Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa and Really Rust) before I stamped it on Whisper White. I matted the image with Chocolate Chip and Really Rust CS. The designer paper is from Le Jardin Designer Series. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip.

This card is 5.25x5.25 in. I used the retired Designer Paper Brocade Backgrounds for this one. Chocolate Chip ribbon. I stamped the image with Stazon on Whisper White and then brayered it with River Rock ink. I then used my Close to Cocoa to color the tree trunk and Old Olive for the leaves and the grass. I colored the image making dots all over where I wanted the leaves and that gave the image a little bit of depth I think. The card base is Chocolate Chip CS.

I stamped these images with Stazon and brayered with River Rock ink. The card base is River Rock and the Designer Paper too. I also used Basick Black CS and Basic Black ribbon. This one is pretty simple and easy to make. On the image on the lower card I also used Versamark and Irridescent Ice and heat embossed it.

I stamped my image with Basic Black and brayered it with Mellow Moss. I then covered the image with Versamark and poured Irridescent Ice over it and heat embossed it. The card base is Bravo Burgundy, I also used Basic black CS and Always Artichoke designer pape. The ribbon is Bravo Burgundy. I have to admit that this one might look a little bit like a Christmas Card....or a lot! ;)

Here you can find more inspiration <--CLICK

I hope you liked these cards and next weekend I'll be using the new Fresh Cut stampset.

Fresh Cuts Promotion <--CLICK

I'm sorry I posted so late, I've got company from Florida staying with me.

TFL