Some flower die cut cards

Hi everyone!  I have a couple quick and easy cards to share today.  With my first card, I die cut and embossed a flower shape from the front of the card and adhered pattern paper on the inside using foam squares (to give it some depth).  Then I decorated the flower opening with another flower and topped it with a Prima resin flower. 

Next I made a little 3x3 card using the die cut from the first card and all the same supplies -easy peasy.  The second layer flower die on both cards is from the soon to be released Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Spellbinders set.  You can see the sneak peek reveal of that set here.  Before removing the flower from the die, I inked the flower with versamark ink and embossed it with glitter EP.  I love that effect!

This will be my last post for a couple weeks.  We leave this weekend for a family vacation to Disneyland (I haven't been since I was 20)!  We are going with my sister and meeting up with Bill's brother and his family.  It's gonna be one big ole happy time with lots of family.  Oh and we are taking a day trip over to Legoland, which my boys are looking forward to more than Disney -lol!  So I will see you all in August!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.  I'll leave you with a couple close up pictures.

Card Deets:

Stamps - Taglines stamp set (Flourishes, LLC)

Ink -MementoTuxedo Black and Versamark (Tsukineko)

Paper -Pure Luxury white cardstock (Gina K Designs), Island Indigo (Stampin' Up), Indie Chic "Citron" 6x6 pad (My Mind's Eye) 

Accessories -Spellbinders S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper, Tags and Flags, and S5-143 Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Shapeabilities, 1/4" Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Flowers Sculpture #920975 (Prima Marketing), Diamond Embossing Powder and glitter (A|Muse Studios), clear rhinestone (Want2Scrap)

Flourishes Country Charm blog hop

Hi everyone!  Welcome to a very special blog hop!  Today, Spellbinders Paper Arts has teamed up with Flourishes to make sure you have the perfect set of stamps to match a darling set of tag style die templates.

Wonderfully whimsical and reminiscent of Grandma’s calico prints, Flourishes “charming” set offers three labels that coordinate perfectly with S4-322 Grommet Tags. Designed by Becky Fleck, you’ll also find 6 beautiful sentiments and 4 accent stamps to dress up your labels! Pair that with Flourishes Country Charm Borders and you have the perfect set to make darling note cards in minutes. Flourishes coordinating Country Charm Borders set features five border strips that match the labels set to a tee.

I made a couple cards that showcase my favorite tag shape!!  I colored in the floral pattern with 2 light copic markers.  The flowers were made by cutting a scalloped circle into a spiral.

 This next CAS card also uses the set Taglines for the sentiment.  LOVE!

Because Flourishes knew this set was a match made in heaven with Spellbinder’s Grommet Tags, both design teams are joining forces for a fun-filled show and tell blog hop! Make sure to hop on over and see…

Please note some of the ladies are experiencing technical trouble with Blogger, we apologize for the inconvenience.  Please check back later if a blog doesn’t work.

Barbara Anders

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Dawn Burnworth

Julie Koerber

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan

Heidi Blankenship

Beth Pingry

Margie Higuchi

Holly Simoni

AJ Otto

Latisha Yoast

Kazan Clark

Terre Fry

Becca Feeken

Julie Overby

Linda Duke

Sherry Cheever

Christine Emberson

Gloria Stengel

Judy Hayes

Michelle Woerner

Tina McDonald

Tonya Dirk

Windy Robinson

Keep in mind, if you like what you see, both the Country Charms Labels and Country Charms Borders are available now! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Country Charm Labels

Paper - kraft, white cardstock, MME Lime Twist "Happy Go Lucky" pp 

Accessories - Aqua pom trim, burlap string, (S4-322) Grommet Tags and (S4-124) Classic Scalloped Circles LG Nestabilities (Spellbinders), copic markers, aqua rhinestones 

Stamps - Country Charm Labels and Taglines  

Paper - white and brown cardstock, MME Lime Twist "Life of the Party" pp

Accessories - Scor-Pal, (S4-321) Nested Leaves, (S4-322) Grommet Tags, (S4-114) Standard Circles LG  and (S4-124) Classic Scalloped Circles LG Nestabilities (Spellbinders), copic marker, Sweet pea rhinestones

Bring Back Beautiful -Beauty of a Bow

Hi everyone!  Welcome to November's Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful challenge! A big shout out to everyone who played along in last month's challenge.  Check out the October True Beauties, they are featured on the Flourishes blog, each will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

As we enter into the busiest time of the card making season, we want to see how you use beauty and artistry and wrap it up with a bow… with ribbon! You don’t have to create a bow, just show us your favorite way to add elegance to your cards or creations with ribbon. Link up your card for the Bringing Back Beauty challenge here (link to post) to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB04. You have until November 29th to enter! 

 

My card uses the amazing Flourishes set, Christmas Classics.  What stunning images in this set!  I used the Cardinal image and paired it with the classic Christmas papers from K&Company.  The card is made from the Glad Tidings card making kit!  My bow is a double bow made from May Arts Burgundy wrinkled ribbon.  I love the softness of this ribbon, making it a breeze to make double bows with!!  See the curly gold thread?  This is from the new line of Memory Thread by DMC -love it!  Comes in 18 colors!!  Perfect to enhance any bow!!

So, are you ready to Bring Back Beautiful?  Check out my fellow Beauty Girls and see what Beautiful Bows they created!

Beate Johns

Cindy Coutts

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Card Deets:

Stamps - Christmas Classics (Flourishes)

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper - Cranberry Crisp and Glad Tidings Die cut card making kit (Stamp Simply Ribbon store)

Accessories - Burgundy wrinkled ribbon (Stamp simply ribbon store), branch punch (Martha Stewart), Gold pearls (Recollections), green button, gold memory thread (DMC), oval nesties, Copic markers, sponge

 

Bringing Back Beautiful -Beauty of gifts

Hi everyone!  Welcome to October's Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful challenge! A big shout out to everyone who played along in last month's challenge.  Check out the September True Beauties, they are featured on the Flourishes blog, each will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

Here is today's challenge: As we get closer to the season of giving, let’s take the wraps off your creativity to come up with beautiful ways to gift give. Do you have a fun template for a beautiful box? Or, do you have a beautiful presentation for gift cards? Show us what you’ve got! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card here (link to post) to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB03. You have until October 30^th to enter! As we unveil October's challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! 

OK, I'm not so sure my gift project is beautiful, uhhh maybe more like CUTE?  I made little Halloween "trick or treat" bags using the Flourishes set, Witching You a Happy Halloween.  You see, every year my neighbor makes a HUGE (too huge) Halloween bag for my boys, Ryan and Daniel.  It REALLY makes them feel special to "trick or treat" his house and have something special waiting just for them.  So, this year I made a special treat bags for a couple of Daniel and Ryan's friends.  They each picked 2 and when those friends "trick or treat" OUR door this year, they will have something special for them!

First I stamped an image in Stazon black ink on the bottom corner of the bag and set aside to dry.  You can see the cat image stamped here:

Next, I made the bag toppers by using the SU Top Note die scored in half longways.  I decorated each bag slightly different with colors, image, bling and sentiment combinations.  Here are close up shots of the toppers.

I bought a variety of creepy Halloween candy and toys (from the Dollar Tree) and filled the goodie bags.  I folded the black piece over the top and stapled it closed.  Then I decorated the white panel and glued it to the bag topper -this way the staples are hidden from the front.  Here is a close up of one bag.

So, are you ready to Bring Back Beautiful?  Check out my fellow Beauty Girls and see what Beautiful gifts they created!

Beate Johns

Becca Feeken

Cindy Coutts

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Deets:

Stamps - Witching You a Happy Halloween

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black, Lovely Lilac, pumpkin pie (for sponging)

Paper - Black, white, lovely lilac cardstock and misc Halloween paper from Doodlebug Designs

Accessories - Circle Nestabilities, top note die, baker's twine, rhinestones, copic markers, sponge, SU small treat bags

Bring Back Beautiful -Rustic Beauty

Hi everyone!  Whoa, it's been over a week since I last posted, but things are crazy with my garage remodel and back to school preparation.  I will post some garage pictures in a day or two.

Now, on to today's post!  Welcome to September's Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful challenge!  I want to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who played along in our very first challenge.  Check out the August True Beauties over on the Flourishes blog!

This month's theme is Rustic Beauty.  As the leaves start to change colors to usher in fall, we want to see your rustic beauty.  Interpret this challenge however you like – want to use a little distressing? Shades of rust? Things that look aged or antiqued? You choose!  Just make sure the end result has a rustic feel to it! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card to the Flourishes blog here.  If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB02. You have until September 30^th to enter!  Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

My card uses Flourishes Sunflowers set.  Sigh... wait, make that a HAPPY SUNFLOWER sigh!  I love this set.  I stamped the largest sunflower image on cream cardstock and then again on a scrap piece.  I colored them with my copic markers and cut out the entire image and only the center and 6 petals on the second one and popped it up on dimensionals.  I added a touch of yellow stickles in the center.

I used a layout from of the CardMap sketches that the Flourishes DT are helping to sponsor this month.  Details can be found on this blog post.  Here is the link to the 10 CardMap September sketches.

My card uses a tiny bit of lace that I had in my sewing scrap box, a touch of sponging, a little distressing on the sunflower petals and some Zva Creative Rhinestone flourishes.  I don't consider myself a "rustic" girl, but this turned out pretty rustic, I think!  

Oh and I also decorated the inside of the card!  Yep, GASP!  It seems I rarely have time to touch the inside lately, but my girl Amy always does such a fantastic job, I just HAD to case what she did on this one. 

You ready to Bring Back Beautiful?  Check out my fellow Beauty Girls and see what Rustic Beauty they created!

Beate Johns

Becca Feeken

Cindy Coutts

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Sunflowers
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper - Vintage Cream, Terracota Tile and Autumn Abundance PP (PTI)
Accessories - Zva Creative rhinestone flourishes, copic markers, scrap lace, sponge

Bring Back Beautiful

 Hi everyone!  I am so thrilled to be a part of a brand new Flourishes challenge called Bring Back Beautiful!  This team was started by Flourishes to truly showcase beauty in card making – whether it be in a beautifully colored image, a fabulous way to incorporate an embellishment or a new twist on a card layout. This challenge really focuses on cards showcasing beautiful stamping.

As we introduce the Bring Back Beautiful Challenges, our first challenge focuses one of the things that can evoke a lot of beauty in card making – COLOR!  Here's your challenge:  pick your favorite medium – watercolor, colored pencils, markers, alcohol inks… the sky is the limit!  Show off your color and join us!  Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creation on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB01. You have until August 31^st  to enter.  As we unveil our challenge for September, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog. 

 My card uses the floral image from the set, Spring Bouquet.  Isn't it amazing?  There are so many coloring possibilities with this beauty.  I chose to use my Copic markers, I fell in love with Copic markers over a year ago and have never turned back!!

The pattern paper is all from the Memory Box, Jubilee.  The soft patterns in this collection just make me smile!!

You ready to Bring Back Beautiful?  Check out my fellow Beauty Girls, what AMAZING talent!!

Beate Johns

Becca Feeken

Cindy Coutts

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones

and last but NOT least,

Yvonne Hagane

Huh?  Right?  What a team!!  Be sure to check them out and see what they did with COLOR!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

This is a pre-scheduled post as I am out of town.  Please scroll down for my Verve Anni-VERVE-sary post.

Card Deets:

Stamps - Spring Bouquet

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper - Flourishes Classic white cs, black, Jubilee PP (Memory Box),

Accessories - blue sweet blossom (Zva Creative), pink grosgrain, rectangle nesties (Spellbinders), stickles, edge distresser, white lace trim (Melissa Frances)

Verve's project parade and 2 sketch cards

Hi everyone! I have a couple cards to share with you today. AND Saturday is my day to post my Project Parade card over on the Verve blog. This month's theme is Encouraging Words which is quite fitting to many of Verve's stamp sets.

Here is a peek at my project, you'll have to check out the blog (it will be posted in a couple hours) to see the whole card and be sure to comment for a chance to win a Verve stamp set!

Lately, I haven't had time to play along with SCS sketch challenges, but this week's sketch SC249 stopped me in my tracks! I LOVE it! In fact, I made 2 cards!!

This first one is very soft and pretty. I used I used one of my oldie but goodie Verve sets, Floral Whimsy and the sentiment is from Enjoy. The DSP is the retired SU! Pink Pirouette and pieced the vase from the retired Bella Rose.

I added some buttons with silver cord and silver pearls for the finishing touches. I found the silver pearls at Michaels, they are made by Michaels, Inc.

This next card also uses the SC249 sketch and is very different for me and lots of fun to make! I busted out my Crafty Secrets folder I have that I keep my Cotton Scraps, Stickers and Cuts. I REALLY need to use these more often (I need to channel Sharon-LOL) as they are lovely images and no coloring involved. This card uses the Autumn Blessings Vintage Cuts. It comes in the shape of a tag with a blank spot for the sentiment.

I stamped my sentiment on and set it aside. Then, on the disaster area that is my desk, it SMEARED! Warning - Vintage cuts are slightly glossy. UGH! So, I held my tag up to the window and traced the shape onto a piece of cream cardstock and made one of my own. Not as perfect as I would like, but I think it turned out fine. The colors in the tag image screamed for my Basic Grey Ambrosia pad. The rich reds/oranges and deep yellows were PERFECT! I used some Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon in Yellow Dahlia (one of my awesome $1 finds at Big Lots) and gold pearls from Michael's.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow for another wonderful Cupcake Inspiration challenge!

Card deets:

Stamps: Floral Whimsy, Enjoy (Verve)

Paper: white, sweet blush, kiwi kiss, SU DSP

Ink: kiwi kiss, pink pirouette

Accessories: buttons, silver cord, silver pearls, SU! scallop border punch, paper piercer, mini butterfly punch, White grosgrain ribbon

Card Deets:

Stamps: Many Sentiments (Flourishes)

Paper: White (PTI), Ambrosia (Basic Grey)

Ink: black

Accessories: Autumn Blessings Vintage Cuts, yellow stickles, gold cord, gold pearls, edge distresser, upper crest border punch, Swiss dots cuttlebug folder, paper piercer, SU corner punch, Martha Stewart seam binding

P.S. I get questions all the time about the gold and silver pearls I use. So I took a picture of the front and back of the package so you all can see what they look like. As you can see, they are not a name brand, but rather made by Michael's Inc.

Bring on the YELLOW!

Yep, I said YELLOW!! LOL! For some reason, I am drawn to this color the last week or so. I have made several cards using it and it just makes me SMILE!

This card uses the colors for the Moxie Fab Citrus color challenge -Lemon Tart, Spring Moss and Wasabi. I used my favorite Verve set, Miracles Blossom and a couple mini primas for the blooms. The pot and stems are colored with copic markers. I used my BELOVED SU Top Note die to make the layered base. The ribbon is the Lemon Tart twill ribbon from PTI.

So, you wanna see a couple more yellow cards I made that also use the Top Note die? Hop on over to the Flourishes Blog cause today is my last week as the May Limelight Designer! Here is a little peek of one of the cards I have posted over there. All of the cards are kind of a set.

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned tomorrow for some fun news!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Miracles Blossom

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - White, Lemon Tart, Spring Moss (all PTI), Wasabi (SU!)

Accessories - Copic markers in Y11, YG17 and YG03, Yellow rhinestones (Kaiser Crafts), Lemon Tart twill ribbon, slot and corner rounder punch (SU!)

Dies - Top Note (SU!), Small Oval classic and scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Verve's May release

Hi everybody! Did anyone have a chance to stop by Verve's release party last night? It was super fun and this month, Julee released 6 new stamp sets and 2 Plain Janes!! All perfect for Dads and Grads!

I have 3 release cards to share with you. This first uses the new set, Dad's Day and Protector. I stamped the large sentiment stamp from Protector repeatedly in Soft Sky. I then stamped it separately in chocolate chip and cut out a couple words I wanted to highlight. I used my "go to" guy card embellishments - punched stars and aged copper brads.

This next card also uses Dad's Day . I went with a bright fun feeling with this card. I used SU!'s retired East Coast Prep DP. This one is pretty simple, just a couple oval nestabilities, some piercing and Wasabi striped ribbon.

This last card uses the Whimsy Tree Plain Jane and Dad's Day. For this one, I used SU!'s Wanted DP (or is it Apple Cider?) and some more punched stars. Gotta love them for guy cards! I also used a piece of my SU! Hodgepodge Hardware tin -I seriously HAVE to use these more often. I think I have used 5 pieces in 2 years!!

Sunday is my 3rd week as the Flourishes Limelight designer. Be sure to hop on over to the Flourishes Blog and check out my cards! Here is a sneak peek, but you will have to go to Flourishes' blog to see them all, there may even be a 3rd card there!

There are some fun Memorial Day sales going on right now. Verve is having a sale on all stamps in the store, 10-20% off -including the new releases!!

And Jacksonbelle Embellishments is also having a storewide sale -everything is 25% off just use Promo Code MEMDAY09 at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by and taking some time to browse during this Memorial Day weekend. Make it a good one!

Raspberry colors, a clean and simple layout, and another limelight post

Hi everyone, happy Sunday! I have a couple cards to share with you. This first one is for Dawn's Raspberry Suite color challenge -to use Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate and White. What fun colors! I immediately thought of what a fun birthday card they would make. The sunburst image is from Verve's Wishful Elegance set and the sentiment is PaperTrey's Birthday Basics.

This card was super easy to make. Just pull out all the circle punches you own and start punching your scraps!! There are 2 scored lines on either side of the ribbon. See that cute little bow? I made it from the Bow Easy! Oh man oh man, perfect bows everytime I tell ya! I bought it from Sharon's Stamp Simply store. She is out of stock now, but ordering more as fast as she can.


This next card is a sketch from the Clean and Simple blog. I am new to this blog, but I like it as they have "fall to layout" every week and lots of CAS card samples throughout.

Now that I look at my card, it may not qualify as a CAS card persay, but I followed the sketch -honest!! LOL! Isn't this beaver (is that what he is?) the cutest? I have had this chipboard piece for some time now and finally found a sketch to accomodate it! The DP and chipboard is from DCWV Green Stack. I love all the woodland creatures in this line and the papers have such fun colors to them! The ribbon is from Heidi's store and the Kaiser pearl is from Flourishes.


Today is my second week as the Flourishes Limelight designer. Here is a tiny peek of one of my cards. You will have to hop on over to the Flourishes blog to check out my MIM/LIM cards. Can you guess which set I used from the peek??

Stay tuned as I will be back with some Featured Stamper cards. I need to play catch up from celebrating a good blogging friend's week (yes, Kathy, it will get made -LOL) AND my roomie, Joan Ervin, is chosen as today's FS!! Congrats roomie!! I have to look at some wall kitchen cabinets today then I can get to work.

Card Deets (Raspberry Suite):
Stamps - birthday basics, Wishful Elegance
Paper - Aqua Mist, Dark chocolate, Berry sorbet, white
Ink - Adirondack Espresso
Accessories - various circle punches, copic markers, berry sorbet twill ribbon, angel wings shimmerz, score pal, bow easy, circle nesties

Card Deets (CAS):
Stamps - sentiment from Fluttering By (Verve)
Paper - White, Wild wasabi, Green Stack DP
Accessories - chipboard, orange dotted organdy, tiny blue Kaiser pearl