Love

So we are on to the 3rd side of my blocks. These are so fun to make and I can see many things to use them for. My daughter wants me to make one for her room with her name on it. I love the flocked paper I used underneath the L. I hated to cut it up, but I just needed to use it. The star was punched first with the small star and then with the large star. I cut a slit to slip it around the O. I love the library clips but they do not mail well, so I thought they would make a great addition to a craft, the same goes with the fluffier corduroy buttons. It is hard to see but I did also do some piercing on the corners of the E.

Stamps: None

Paper: Merry Moments DSP, Christmas Cocoa DSP,Real Red, Garden Green Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Vellum

Ink: None

Accessories: Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die, Double Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Sleigh Bells Ribbon, Heart from BAB Beary Girl Die, Large Star Punch, Small Star Punch, Filigree Designer Brad, Library Clip, Spiral Punch, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button, Mat Pack for Piercing

Red Medallion

So here is another card made with the Medallion. I saw one similar to this in the SCS gallery and thought what a great simple card. So I decided to case this card with my own little challenge. If you are a regular to my blog you can tell I seem to live in the earth elements family. So my challenge to myself was to use a color in the Bold Bright family. When I figured out the card I was going to make and my personal challenge I went through my Rhinestone brads to see what color I had to fit the challenge and red won. Since I was also in the need of a birthday card for a friend I decided to use black as an accent color. I have not yet used my curly Label punch so that was one thing that drew me to this card.

Stamps: Medallion Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black

Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon, Red Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad, Filagree Designer Brad, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Curly Label Punch

Print Pattern Floral

So I guess one of the reasons I am drawn to this set is that I am not a floral person. This is a floral like set without being flowery, if you see what I mean. I am also thinking (trying to do that more:) ) that one of the reasons I seem so stamping stumped lately is that I have too many new things and want to use them all. That would make one big card! So this morning I decided to close my eyes and grab a set. I tried limiting myself to a few things and still went beyond that. Oh, well....I was not going to use the big shot and no more than two punches. I guess I am just not a person who can be limited.

The flowers in the back ground are just plain stamped, but the center flower is embossed. Since we do not have the In Colors in craft ink I just stamped with the classic and then used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp over it with Versamark. I then embossed with Clear embossing powder. I sponged around quite a few of the edges.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Mark the Date

Paper: Riding Hood Red , Print Pattern DSP, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 1" Dbl Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Filigree Brads, Punches- Small Oval, Large Oval, Wide Oval, Big Shot-Circles Scallops #2

Happy Birthday Julie

Oh, I am so far behind. September is a busy month for birthdays in this family. I am just getting around to making cards for September and I am already at least 5 behind. So this one is for my good friend Julie. (Sorry Julie it is late!)

I stamped the stamp in the Pink Pirouette and then did each edge in the Chocolate Chip and in the Bravo Burgundy. I used the Scallop Square Punch for the background. I sponged around the edge of the designer paper.

I love the fact that I can color the Filigree brads any color. I just dip them in the Craft Ink and heat dry. I may have to do it a few times to times to get the color depth I want. When it is still hot I dip it in the Clear Embossing powder to seal. I also used White Craft ink to stamp on the Ribbon.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Four Square

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Summer DSP, Whisper White

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Craft (to die the brad-Craft-Bravo Burgundy, Pretty in Pink) Whisper White Craft Ink on Ribbon

Accessories: Filigree Brad Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Chocolate Chip 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon