Pacific Thank you

 I just love browns and blues together and thought his was a great color combo taken from the designer paper. Can you tell that I love it, I just cannot get away from it.  I know I saw this sketch on a blog somewhere and I am sorry if the credit is to go to someone specific.  It is an easy one that I know I will be using again sometime. This was a very simple stamp, layer, no sponging (wow!), punch, impress card.

Card Details:

Stamps: Funky Four, Tiny Tags

Paper: Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Blueberry Crisp DSP, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy

Ink: Pacific Point, Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Big Shot, Corner Rounder Punch, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Victoria Crochet Trim Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch

Balloon Owls

My daughter has a birthday party to go to tomorrow so I had to get a card made.  This one took me most of the week because my spare time is so sparse right now. When I saw this one on Splitcoast I know it was the one I wanted to do.  She asked if I could add a few balloons so that is just what I did ;)  I tore a piece of scratch paper and used my Whisper White Craft ink to create the clouds in the background.

The balloons are made with the 3/4" circle punch and a trimmed corner.  The hats I just free hand cut and she wanted some rhinestones added because all 9 yr old gilrs need lots of bling.

I chose not to cut the card but to just add legs for the pop up.  The hardest part was tying all of the thread to the balloons.

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Woodgrain Background, Heard from the Heart, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Marina Mist, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizazz, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Lots of sponging with the matching colors

Accessories:  3/4" Circle Punch, Owl Punch, Bird Punch-Leaves, Wide Oval Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch

I am headed in for my first surgery on Monday so it may be a while before I can post again (unless I steal some time this weekend :)   )  Enjoy the beautiful fall weather and colors!

Button Flowers

I needed a card for an anniversary so I had to make time to stamp.  I plan on doing some major organization this week so hopefully I can get back in the swing of things again and be able to have more time to stamp.  I got my pre-order for the new catalog (love it!) and just had to try out this idea I saw in it.  I have had this button die since the beginning of last years catalog and just loved the idea of using them as flower heads. The stems are just thinly cut card stock with the leaves added on. Edited to add that it is on page 210 of the 2010 catalog.

Card Details:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Woodgrain Background

Paper: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Old Olive, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Marina Mist, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Little Leaves Die, Buttons #5 Dies, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Medium Punch, Heart Small Punch, Sewing Thread

Punch Love

I love, love,love punches!  I made this card on Wednesday and toyed with whether or not I was going to post it.  As much as I love this bird punch it is on back order until March.  I guess it was a bigger hit than what the supplier thought and they just did not get Stampin' Up! what they ordered (from what I heard).  I have had the Hi Embosslit since the catalog came out and just have not found the card I wanted to use it on but I thought it fit this layout great.

The bird is double punched and offset.  I also sponged around the edges to give it a bit more dimension.  I cut the HI twice and then punched out the center with the 1" circle punch and layered the wide oval punch behind it.  Used torn paper edge to do the clouds in the bashful blue along the top.

Card Details:

Stamps: Season of Friendship

Paper: Chocolate Chip,Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Bashful Blue-Sponged

Accessories:Punches: Scallop Trim Border, 1" Circle, Wide Oval, Medium Jewelry Tag, Extra Large Two Step Bird, Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder, Big Shot, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Hi Embosslit Die

Butterfly Note

I got a new light box and camera for Christmas and figured out neither of them were my problem with getting good pictures....the problem is the photographer.  Well I am on the subject of photography check out out Home Educator Group's photography contest blog. I won't tell you which ones belong to my son until after the voting is closed. I want to keep it fair for all of the kids.  Since you will not know the votes until after you vote I can share that my son is ahead in 2 of the categories.  Maybe I should have him take my card pictures for me. :)

This is a card that is in the new Ocaasions Mini catalog.  I have been wanting to CASE (copy and steal everything) since I saw it.  I had very little time today but just wanted to get back in the swing so I thought today would be a good day to do this very simple card.  They did use textured cardstock in their example but since I do not have it in that color I decided to go ahead and use the Sanded background, and of course sponge around the outside.  I also do not yet have the Tiny Tags set (it will arrive on Wednesday with my SAB order) so I used the marker to say Hello off of the Hello Baby stamp in the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.  I am love, love, loving the new style punches and the new Beautiful Wings embosslit.  The butterflies are held on by roled up mini glue dots.  I was afraid that the flat gule dots would not let them stay "in flight" mode.  Have a great weekend and I hope to see you all on Monday!

Stamps: Sanded Background, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, SU Embosslits Beautiful Wings, Medium Jewlery Tag, Sewing Thread