A Little Note

 

Happy Thursday Peeps!

There is a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

This one was fun to work with.

I started with a base of thick whisper white and then another layer of 

white that I embossed with the Tufted EF.

I used a couple of flowers from the Tea Together set and

 I colored them with my aqua painter and ink pads.

I used Real Red in for the roses.

 

I used a small piece of the Wood Grain DSP.

The leaves are cut with Pear Pizzazz and a die from the Wonderful 

Floral Framelits.

I added some twine first that I wrapped in circles and used a glue dot to hold in place.

 The other elements are added to the card with dimensionals.

 

I finished with a few basic rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by.

Vicki

Thinking of You

 

Happy Thursday Peeps!!!

Today I have another Floral Romance card to share.

Over at the  SIP Challenge it is Designer's Choice. 

I absolutely love this set with it's matching dies.

The dies are almost better than the stamp set, there are some really nice dies with this set.

A must have in my opinion.

I begun by stamping my image and water coloring.

I die cut it out and I also stamped and colored a few extra flowers.

 

 

The base of the card is Thick Whisper White and I cut and embossed anoher piece of whie using the Tufted EF.

I die cut the "trellis" piece with Pear Pizzazz card stock.

The sentiment piece is another die in this set.

I added a twine bow and a few rhinestones to finish it up.

Thank you for coming by!

Vicki

Happy Birthday

 

Happy  Tuesday Peeps!!

At The Paper Players 

this week they have a great sketch challenge for us.

I love a good sketch with plenty of layers!

I began by stamping and coloring my main image. I comes from the Wonderful Romance stamp set and it has matching dies. I love that it not only cuts out the image but also some select pieces within the image.

Also in this die set is the die that cuts the piece my floral image is mounted on.

I colored my flowers using Calypso Coral and the leaves are colored using Wild Wasabi ink.

 

The base of my card is Thick Whisper White and then 

next another piece of white that I embossed with the Subtle EF

The DSP on here are from the Butterfly Gala pack, I mounted both of these onto some Basic Black card stock.

I then used another piece of Basic Black for the horizontal piece. I used the scallop edge die in he Be Mine Framelits along the bottom edge.

I mounted the floral image to the circle piece with dimensionals and added it to the card with more dimensionals.

 

My sentiment is one I had already stamped in my stash, no sure the set it was from.

I added it to the card with more dimensionals. 

I stamped and colored  the flowers in the image again and cut them out to add over the base flower.

 I finished up with little basic pearls in the center of the flowers and three pretty little sticky sequuins from the Gingham Gala Sequins pack.

Thanks for coming by today!

Vicki

 

You've Been on My Mind

 

Happy Monday Peeps!!

Over at Just Us Girls  Challenge 

it is photo week.

Highland Heather is such a pretty color and was my choice for this card.

I used the image from the All That You Are stamp set. 

I stamped with black stazon and 

colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

 I used Heather Highland and Wild Wasabi with a bi of Daffodil Delight.

 

 

I fussy cut the floral image out, selectively eliminating a few pieces, and sit it aside.

My base is Highland Heather, as is the embossed panel. I used the Basket weave EF .

I die cut a piece of DSP from the Wood Grains pack to use for my flower base piece.

I used a die from the Wonderful Floral  Framelits. 

It is a bit obscured by the flower image.

 I added some twine first and then the flower piece.

My sentiment comes from the Butterfly Gala set.

I used my Wink of Stella pen on the flowers, 

I love the shimmer it gives but it never shows on camera.

I finished up with a few sticky sequins.

Thanks for taking a look.

Vicki

 

Thinking of You

 

Happy Sunday Peeps!!!

My card today was one I made using a couple of challenges.

First up is the Just Add Ink  challenge, Embossing.

 and

 

Fusion Card Challenge 

My intention was to use the sketch and make a few "rainbow" colored flowers.

As you can see I strayed from that a bit, I even when off the rails as far as the sketch.

So not sure, not rainbow for sure and the sketch is there but.....

The flowers are stamped and colored with my aqua painter. I used Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight along with Wild Wasabi for the leaves.

 

 

The flowers are from the Tea Together Set and the sentiment comes from the Wonderful Romance set.

I embossed the Background piece using the Lace Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder.

The piece of DSP is from the Classic Garage pack.

 

I finished up with a few sequins from the Gingham Gala Sequins 

and rhinestones in the yellow flower centers.

Thanks for coming by!

Vicki

 

 

 

For Your Birthday

 

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

A card I made using the sketch at CAS(E) this sketch.

 Very little stamping on this one, 

just the sentiment that comes from the Birthday Cheer stamp set.

All the rest is dies from a couple of sets. 

The flower is from the Rose Trellis Thinlits as is  the solid leaves and gold berries are from the Wonderful Floral Framelits.

 

The DSP is from the How Sweet It Is pack.

The base of the card is thick whisper white 

and the next layer is white embossed with the Corrugated EF. 

 

Thanks for taking a look!

Vicki

 

Sending Well Wishes

Hello Peeps!!!

Another monochromatic card, his one for the challenge at The Paper Players.

It is a Clean and Simple challenge as well.

This may not be as CAS as they want, I never know....I do one I think is and then am told it is not.

Anyway, I made this one wih the same colors as my last one. 

I like the combo of Crumb Cake and Soft Suede.

I used the Dandelion Wishes set for this one.

I stamped the image with Crumb Cake and sentiment with Soft Suede.

My base is Crumb Cake and then a layer of Soft Suede. I added a bit of DSP across the bottom.

I added a twine bow and few basic pearls.

 

Thanks for coming by!

Vicki

Thanks

 

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Freshly Made Sketches  

 has a great sketch this week.

I love sketches that give you wide open spaces to do with as you please.

I stamped the floral image from the Climbing Rose set to use for my top image.

I colored using Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz inks with my Aqua Painter.

I added a bit of "blue sky" around my Roses with some Balmy Blue ink.

 

The bottom is a piece of Crumb Cake card stock that I embossed with the Basket Weave EF.

I matted this with a piece of Melon Mambo card stock.

My sentiment piece is made up of three die cuts of the "Thanks" glued together.

The die maker is unknown to me, I have had the die for a long time, but it is no longer in it's original packaging so I am not sure where it is from

 I added it to the base with some glue and a few little dimensionals.

 

I finished it up with a few basic rhinestones. 

Thanks for coming by!

Vicki

Thank You

 

Hello Peeps!!

I have had a busy week, working out of town two days 

and then a short trip to help with the grand babies check up appointments.

I am tired today! LOL!! 

Over at the SIP challenge they have a fun challenge this week.

I love crumb cake with soft suede, so that was what I went with.

 

I used the Bloom by Bloom set.

I off stamped them once to get a lighter image for the leaves and flower heads.

I stamped the dots with Soft Suede.

The sentiment is from the Climbing Rose set and is stamped with Soft Suede as well.

I added a small strip of DSP across the bottom of the image panel and added a twine bow.

 

I used Crumb Cake for my base and followed that with a piece of Soft Suede. I then used the Tufted EF on another piece of Crumb Cake.

I then added my image piece and another piece of Soft Suede at opposite tilts. They are added with dimesionals.

I finished with a few basic rhinestones.

Thanks for coming by today!

Vicki

SUO....Happy Birthday

 

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today brings a new challenge over at SUO Challenge Blog.

The challenge is to use a favorite set from the Occasions mini or SAB.

You don't have to look far to know that I LOVE flower cards, so I choose to use the Lovely Lattice stamp set from the SAB catalog along with a few other favorites from the Occasions mini.

I stamped the flowers on some thick whisper white with Black stazon.

I colored hem using my aqua painter and ink pads. I used Highland Heather, Daffodil delight and Pear Pizzazz inks.

I fussy cut out the flowers I wanted to use and hen sit them aside to make the rest of my card.

 

Another fave for me is the Gingham Gala DSP, I just love it!

I just got the Lace Dynamic EF so I had to try it out.  It is so pretty!

The base of my card is Thick Whisper White followed by Highland Heather and then my embossed layer.

The sentiment comes from the All That You Are set and I used a die from the Rose Trellis Thinlits.

I finished up with a few sequins from the Gingham Gala Sequins pack.

Be sure to head over to the SUO Challenges Blog we would love to have you play along.

Thanks for coming by.

Vicki

FAB Well Wishes

 

Happy Saturday Peeps!!!

My card today uses the sketch over at Fab Friday.

I love the flowers in the Tea Together stamp set with it's matching framelits.

I stamped a few flowers on some scrap thick whisper white card stock and got busy coloring.

I used my water brush and Real Red and Pear Pizzazz ink.

I cut them out and then went about making the rest of the card.

 

I love all the DSP in the Wood Grains pack 

and they give my card, paired with the roses, a rustic chic feel that I was going for.

The sentiment is from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

The base of the card is Crumb Cake and the next layer is Early Espresso.

 

I finished with a few basic rhinestones.

Thanks for coming by!

Vicki

Bloom by Bloom Birthday

 

Happy Friday Peeps!!!

Over at CAS(E) this sketch they have a very interesting sketch this week. 

Take a look

My card is my take on this sketch.

I stared by creating the pointed pieces using some paper from the Gingham Gala pack.

I added them to a piece of whisper white card stock and matted with some Balmy Blue card stock.

 I added this to my Thick Whisper White base.

 

I stamped my flowers with using the Bloom By Bloom set. I stamped the flower portion using Flirty Flamingo and on the leaves and stems I used Granny Apple Green.

I fussy cut the images out and added to my card with dimesionals.

The sentiment is from the All That You Are set. I stamped with black memento ink and die cut with a stitched circle die.

 

  I used my Wink of Stella brush to add some glimmer to the flower and leaves. 

Very pretty IRL, bu doesn't show in the pic.

I added a few sticky sequins to finish it up.

Thanks for stopping by today.

'Vicki

Happy Birthday

 

 Happy Thursday Peeps!!!

Sorry for being MIA for a couple of days. 

Life gets busy, I spent some time with the grand babies and also cutting out a new quilt pattern that I have to get made before Mother's Day for a family member.

I have a hard time splitting my time between sewing and stamping. I tend to get caught up with just one and totally ignore the other. I am working on that.

anyway......on to my card

I made this card with a couple of challenges in mind. 

First up is my loose interpretation of this week's Freshly Made Sketches 

AND

Stamps, Ink and Paper Challenge to use Vellum

 I stamped the image from the stamp set All That You Are on thick whisper white card stock with black stazon and colored with my water brush and inks.

 

I colored very lightly with Calypso Coral and leaves are Pear Pizzazz.

I then fussy cut it out. I added an extra flower to my stem.

Can you see the bones of the sketch here? I hope so, I can. LOL!

The base of my card is Thick Whisper white and then I Embossed

 a piece of whisper white with the Basket Weave EF.

And a piece of DSP from the Gingham Gala to mat my Embossed piece.

 

I used one of the dies in he Wonderful Floral Framelit set and die cut with Vellum.

I added these to my card next to the flower and by the sentiment piece.

The sentiment comes from the same set and I stamped with Black Memento ink.

I added the floral image and sentiment to my card with dimensionals.

Thanks for coming by today.

Vicki