Embracing My Inner Girl!

I love how sweet and girly this card turned out, perfect for an upcoming wedding. I made it recently for a challenge that just asked for a pretty, feminine card. I had this beautiful satin ribbon that my mother-in-law gave me, I think it was actually left over from my SIL's wedding years ago. So that was the starting point. My base is Blush Blossom and I simply smoothed some SU! Rub-Ons along the bottom. My flower image is from "Embrace Life", stamped with Black Staz-On ink and colored with my blender pen & Blush Blossom Wonder Watercolor Crayon. The corners are nicked out with my Tag Punch, the edges are sponged with Groovy Guava, and the tiny white half-pearls from my Pretties Kit fit charmingly in each corner. Groovy Guava cardstock forms the base of the panel.

Thanks for looking and hope you have a great day!

Fun With Pink & Green

Just a quick post of a few cards I did recently using up lots of pink and green scraps -- Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Spring Silhouettes designer paper. I sorta got on a roll... The one with the pumpkin was for a challenge to "think outside the box" and use a stamp for something other than it's typical use -- I turned my pumpkin into a Cinderella-type carriage for a bride-to-be, although it also resembles a baby buggy, LOL. :-)

Stamp Sets Used: Wonderful Words, Artfully Asian, Carte Postale, Fall Whimsy, Friendship Blooms, Lots of Thoughts

Fun Embellishments: Boho Flowers Punch, Pearls and Flowers from Pretties Kit, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Double Challenge Card

This pretty card is based on a sketch inspired by Maria Bell on her StampinInspirations blog to fit the Limited Supplies challenge on SCS, which was to use only one color plus white. I colored my white flowers from the Pretties Kit and my white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon with my Orchid Opulence marker. The flower was stamped in Versamark and cut out. A flurry of Versamark flowers form the background. I added more dimension by using my Color Spritzer to sprinkle color on the butterfly panel before stamping my butterfly image from the "Merci" Sale-a-Bration stamp set . Faux stitching and dots along various edges further highlight the color.

Here's the sketch if you want to give it a try. :-)

Love is a fruit...

Isn't this a pretty baby nursery? It inspired the color combination of Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, So Saffron, and Wild Wasabi that became Kristina's Color Inspiration #2 Challenge at kwernerdesign.com. I combined it with the sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers this week. The sentiment (a free download from one fo the paper craft magazines but I can't for the life of me remember which one...) says "Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand. -- Mother Theresa"

Sometimes enough is enough...

I tackled Jen Del Muro's sketch over at i{heart}2stamp to create this girly bridal shower card. But y'know, I should've stopped myself before the last step -- I used an American Crafts glitter marker to fill in the hearts at the bottom and it was too fuzzy to make clean lines. Sigh. Stampin' Up!, when are *you* going to come out with glitter markers???

RECIPE Stamps: Sprinkle, Tag Time Ink: Regal Rose, White Signo Pen Paper: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Flowers for You DP Tools: Creative Memories cutting system (for ovals), SU! dimensionals, glue dots, Snail adhesive Embellishments: Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (ribbon slide and brads, from new "Occasions" catalog), Pretty in Pink ribbon, Love & Happiness rub-ons

Here's the sketch if you want to try:

Celebrate Love Wedding Card

I admit it -- I'm a rub-ons convert. I didn't think they'd be as versatile as they are, but my "celebrate love" on this card is just two words combined from the "Love & Happiness" rub-ons. I like the cleanness of the font and the juxtaposition of the different sizes of words. I made this double challenge card based on Featured Stamper Mary's card design and the SCS color challenge for this week. I used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons in So Saffron to color my cake -- nice and springy, perfect for an April wedding.

RECIPE
Stamps: Year After Year
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi (Prints & CS), Holiday Harmony DP, Porcelein Prints DP, So Saffron (Prints & CS), Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black, Watercolor Wonder Crayons & Blender Pen
Tools: Scallop & smaller circle punches, Boho Flower Punch, Mat Pack & paper piercer
Embellishments: Love & Happiness Rub-Ons (from Sale-a-Bration Catalog), So Saffron Brad