Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps!!

Today I have another sneak peek share for you,

I love this new DSP, called Gingham Garden, isn't the gingham so pretty?

I used daffodil delight for the base of my card and then some white card stock to amt the DSP onto.

I made another tissue paper flower, this time I used daffodil delight ink to color the flower.

 I punched out about 8-10 layers of tissue using my scallop circle punch. I used my piercing tool and mat pack to put a small hole through the center of the scallop circles. I then added a small brad through them to hold all the layers together.

Then using a sponge and the ink pad start sponging ink onto the layers of tissue all around and then pull up the first layer and repeat with each layer of tissue. Does, that make sense? It is really easy and makes some pretty cute flowers. :) I made the leaves using the blossom builder punch. 

The sentiment is from the retired "Something to Celebrate" set. I finished off with a few basic pearls.

Thanks for stopping by for a peek!!! 

Have a great day!

Vicki

You are Simply Wonderful

Hello Peeps!!

Today I am sharing another sneak peek. This time the Washi Tape that will be available in Stampin Up's new catalog.

I hadn't ever worked with washi tape but when it was available in our smeak peek items I decided to give it a try, well it sit on my desk for quite awhile before I got brave enough to give it a try.

I created the background you see here with the three colors of tape in the package, Gingham Garden. It was kinda fun to work with.

I started with a piece of white cardstock, 4-3/4" x 3-1/2", I covered  this piece with the washi tape going at an angle and alternating the colors. I matted this with some night of navy card stock.

The base of the card is Crumb Cake and I made the flower with some tissue paper and my scallop circle punch. I then sponged all the layers of tissue with some melon mambo ink. I love the variegated coloring of the rose.

The sentiment is from the Friendly Phrases stamp set. I cut it out with one of the Apothecary framelits.

I finished off with some basic pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Merry Monday......Winter Wonderland

Merry Monday Peeps!!!

Lesley has another awesome sketch for us this week:

I pulled out my Stampin Up Wonderful Winterland for my card. Love the sweet little images in this set.

I stamped the image with black stazon onto white card stock and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

I used bashful blue, cherry cobbler and some blushing bride for the skin tone.

The image is cut out using one of the Window Frames framelits.

The base of the card is crumb cake and the DSP is from the festival of prints pack.

The sentiment is from the retired Bright Christmas set. I added a small snowflake button, I sniped the shank off before gluing on. I finished off with a couple of rhinestones.

Be sure and hop over to Lesley's Blog to check out what the rest of the Merry Makers did with this fabulous sketch!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Dynamic Duos meets the Paper Players for Father's Day

Hello Peeps!!

Today I  am sharing a card I made combining two of my favorite challenges

The Dynamic Duo's Challenge this week is a great combo:

and the challenge this week at The Paper Players:

I love Pacific Point and don't use it very much and masculine cards are always a challenge for me and I thought combining the two would be the perfect marriage for my card.

The motorcycle is a retired Stampin Up single stamp that I just recently acquired. I stamped with black stazon and colored with pacific point.

The DSP on here is from the International Bazaar pack and I added in the basic black to mat and make my flags. The flags I embossed using the square lattice EF. I added a few silver brads at the top,  keeping it simple. 

I know just who will be getting this card! Hope he likes it. 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Vicki 

Color Challenge.....Warmest Wishes

Happy Thursday Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on SplitcoastStampers.

The colors are Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay and Regal Rose.

I started out with a totally different stamp set and didn't like what I came up with, so I moved onto a favorite

"Pleasant Poppies"-can't go wrong with this stamp!

I stamped the flowers with black stazon and colored with the regal rose and certainly celery. I then outlined them with the bermuda bay. It is very light but it is there and gives a nice effect I think.

I matted this image with regal rose. The base of the card is confetti cream and then regal rose. I used another piece of  cream and embossed the top part of it. I then used my score board and scored two lines across the bottom. I stamped my sentiment between these lines. 

The sentiment comes from the Bloomin with Kindness stamp set.

I added a few basic pearls to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today

Vicki

Dynamic Duos.....Birthday

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!!

today I am sharing a card made using a color challenge at Dynamic Duos.

This week is their one year anniversary and to celebrate they are asking us to choose a favorite past color combo. Well, as most of you know I love Concord Crush and I know it is retired but I love it so and I stocked up a bit before it retired, and team it up with Wisteria and it just sings!!!!

I decide to use a pretty Stampin Up set that is about to retire, "Just Believe" will be gone soon, lounging on a beach somewhere and soaking up the sun, but not my set, it is a keeper.

I stamped the image with Concord Crush a couple of times onto some Whisper White card stock and then made a mask for the moon with a post it note and my 1-1/2 inch circle sponge. I then sponged over the whole thing with Concord Crush going very dark to very light top to bottom.

The base of my card is a 5 inch x 10 inch  piece  of Concord Crush folded in half, then a layer of Wisteria Wonder and then I used my diagonal score board to create the lines on the white piece.

The main image is matted with wisteria and concord card stock.  The sentiment comes from the Happiest Birthday wishes stamp set. I added some Wisteria ribbon and silver brads to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Merry Monday.....Season's Greetings

Merry Monday Peeps

Today Lesley has another great sketch for us:

I pulled out some retired Stampin Up paper that I love called Deck the Halls.

The holly leaves comes from the "Bells and Boughs" stamp set.

I love this set and will probably never part with it.

The base of the card is Crumb cake and then the DSP is all matted with confetti cream card stock.

The image is also stamped on the same card stock and then colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. I used always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler ink.

I cut out some of the leaves and added them over the base ones with some dimensionals.

The sentiment comes from the Four the Holidays set.

Be sure and hop over to Lesley's Blog to check out what the rest of the Merry Makers did with this fabulous sketch!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki