Darling Baby

 Hello guys! Popping in here again to post a card before the challenge closes .

The challenge at Just Us Girls:

I chose the sweet little card by Lisa, 

I loved the colors, layout and that image.

My card:

I used Crumb Cake cardstock for my base followed with a layer of pattern paper that has been matted with Pretty in Pink cardstock,

I used the Everyday Arches that I embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF.

My image is from the retired Fable Friends stamp set, retired.

I added a sentiment to the side from the same set using a circle die.

I wrapped a piece of ribbon around this piece and then tied a bow with twine.

I then added this piece to the card base and finished it up with a few pink dots.

Thanks for coming by and Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Birthday Color

 Good Morning Peeps!

My card share today is one I created for the color challenge at CAS Colour & Sketches.

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Such pretty colors and perfect for a floral image 

I used the Stampin Up Fragrant Layers stamp set.

I colored up with my blends Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lime Twist.

My sentiment comes from the Lily of the Valley stamp set,

That is it for now, thanks for coming by and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Party Animal

 

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!!

Todays card share is one I made using the sketch this week at Try a Sketch Tuesday

The card I made uses a retired set called Silly Safari and I thought it was perfect for this sketch.

I colored the animals up and die them out with the matching dies,

I then die cut three circles using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The base of my card is one of the new incolors, Golden Glow

Then I stamped  another piece of Golden Glow all around the edge with the leaf stamps in the stamp set and embossed it with a Basic EF.

I layered this with a piece of Basic White cardstock,

I added the three stylish shape cirles on the front and then I arranged the animals onto the circles.

I thought it came out so cute.

The sentiment is from the same set. 

Thanks so much for coming by for a peek and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

So Happy for You

 Good Morning Peeps!!

Today's card share is one I made using the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches. 

I did a mirror image of the sketch and flipped my focal image to the other side.

I desided to pull out a set that I have had for awhile and never used, Stampin Up Sweet Bugs 

I made my focal image first before deciding on the base and DSP. 

I die cut an oval using the new Sweet Words and Labels dies with Basic White cardstock and used a sponge brush to sponge a bit of Old Olive ink at the bottom of the die cut.  I stamped a few images from the Sweet Bugs stamp set onto some scrap white with Memento Ink and colored them with my Blends,

I then die cut them out and decided on positioning on the label and assed them with dimensionals.   

I then decided on base color and DSP.

I made a square card, haven/t done one in a while.

I used Balmy Blue cardstock and the DSP is from the Mixed-Up Patterns Pack

I used another piece of Balmy card stock and embossed with the Forever Plaid EF. I finished up with a few Balmy Blue dots and a small twine bow. 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin!!!

Vicki

Birthday Balloons

 Hello again guys!

I am popping in here quickly to share the card I made for the challenge  at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge  It is a sketch challenge and here is this weeks sketch:

Here is my card: 

I have really been enjoying this Wildflower Birthday Paper pack (retired).

I have been using Pretty in Pink for several cards lately and this DSP matches it perfectly.

The base of my card is thick basic white, and the images are from the paper pack it  has die cuts in it.

I don't think I made a card using die cuts before this one.

My sentiment comes from the Simply Said stamp set and I finished up with a few Pretty in Pink dots,

Well, that is it from me today.

Happy Stampin'

Vicki

Hello

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

Today's card share was made using the cgallenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments. This time it is a fun color challenge: 

My card:

I am again using a favorite set at the moment, Stampin Up Help Me Grow

The base of my card is thick basic white, I followed that with a piece of DSO from the True Blue paper pack, it was a product of the month and no longer available.

I die cut the large circle with basic white usinf the Spotlight on Nature dies,

The flower arrangement is in a flower pot cut with using Pecan Pie. I wiped it with my White craft ink pad to make it look like an aged clay pot.

I made my leaves by wetting some watercolor paper and then using a brush to apply some Old Olive ink for a variety of colors of Old Olive/ I also cut a few with Old Olive cardstock.

I then arranged my foliage in the pot,

I die cut the flowers using Misty Moonlight cardstock and added them to my arrangement.

I die cut the name stake with Basic White cardstock and stamped the sentiment using Pecan Pie ink.

I mounted the flower arrangement to the circle with dimensionals.

Then added it to my card base piece,

I finished it up with  a bow made with some Misty Moonlight twine and some Misty Moonlight gems.

I added some tiny little yellow gems to the center of the bigger flowers.

Well, that is all for now. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampij!!

Vicki

Rainy Days are Better with You

 Hello Peeps!!!

Today's card share is one I made using the challenge at Inkspirational Challenges

The prompt is 

I pulled out another retired stamp set called Playing in the Rain stamp set.

My card:

The base of my card is Balmy Blue and then a layer of a piece of Balmy Blue DSP that I mounted on  a piece of Basic White cardstock.

I used another piece of Basi White to stamp the rain with Balmy Blue ink. then

I stamped the bunny image twice onto some Basic white and then colored him up using Blends.

I die cut him out with the matching dies and add the second bunny over the first image with dimensionals. I then matted this piece with another piece of Balmy Blue cardstock. 

I finished it up with some gingham balmy blue ribbon and few blue enamel dots.

That is all for now, thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin'

Vicki

Congratulations

 

Hello Peeps!!

My card share today is one I made using the challenge at As You See It

This is a new challenge blog for me and rules say you must include the 5 elements shown in the graphic.

I think I got them all.

My Card:

I am again using the Stampin Up retired Mixed Florals stamp set.

I colored up my image using Pretty in Pink, Soft Sea Foam and a bit of Daffodil Delight. 

I die cut it out using the matching dies.

My frame is also die cut using the Textured Notes Dies.

I used a base of Pretty in Pink cardstock followed with some Pretty in Pink DSP.

The strip layered across is from the Wildflower Birthday Pack.

The sentiment comes from a new set called Safari Smiles, available May 5th.

Well, that is all for now. Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Life's Showers Bring Loves Flowers

  Hello Peeps!

My card share today is a card I made using the challenge at AAA Card Challenges

It is a pretty color challenge and you must use at least three of the colors shown.: 

I used another retired set called Umbrella Days.

My card:

I die cut my umbrellas using Timid Tiger, Fresh Freesia, and Pretty in Pink.

This die cuts the umbrella in 4 sections and that proved to be a bit of a challenge to put them together.

The handle is cut using Early Espresso.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White and followed with another piece of white that I embossed with the retired Rain Drops EF.

I stamped and then colored and fussy cut the flowers for the umbrellas.

I added the umbrellas to the card with dimensionals.

The sentiment come from the stamp set Under my Umbrella, retired. 

This was a fun one that I spent way too much time on, the ones that look simple generally are not, for me anyway!

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Hello Friend

 Hello all!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the challenge this week at Just Us Girls

Here is my card:

I pulled out another retired set called Hydrangea Haven, it comes with stencils/masks to color the flower. I used Highland Heather for my flower head and old olive for the leaves.

The background is stenciled with a paper lattice panel from Stampin' Up (retired).

I laid the paper lattice on my card and used a sponge brush with Highland Heater ink to stencil through it. Not its original use but it worked perfectly.  Here is a picture of the paper lattice:

Makes a nice stencil!!

 Well, that is it for me for now.

Thanks for coming by today!

Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Forever Kind of Friend

 Hello Peeps!

Today's card share is a card I made using the sketch this week at The Paper Players

And my card:

IMy card is made using the Silly Old Bear Suite of products, an online exclusive that will be available to purchase on May 5th.

 Such a cute suite of products, this is one you will surely want. 

The Base of my card is Very Vanilla and I used a couple of patterns from the DSP.

I stamped and colored the mages with Blends, I used Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue, 

and Barley Blush.

The die cuts that Winnie and Piglet are mounted on come from the Sweet Words and Labels Dies cut with Very Vanilla and Hydrangea Hue cardstock.

I used some Hydrangea ribbon to wrap between the two layers of DSP. and tie a knot.

My sentiment comes from the Lily of the Valley stamp set.

Well, that is all for now, thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin!

Vicki 

Best Birthday Wishes

Good Morning Peeps!!

Hope you are doing well.

Today's card share is a card I made using the challenge this week at Seize the Birthday .

The optional topping this week was to make it pink and that is what I went with!

My card:

I pulled out another retired set, I am having so much fun using some of my older sets again!

I love this flower cluster from the Blessing of Home stamp set. 

I stamped with our new Hybrid black ink pad, available May 5th, onto basic white cardstock.

I colored this with a combo of Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Creen. I cut out with the matching dies.

The base of my card is Pretty in Pink, and the DSP is from the retired Wildflower Birthday pack.

The flower image is mounted on a die from new die set called Sweet Words and Labels , available May 5th.

I finished up with a few Pretty in Pink dots from the InColor pack.

Well, that is all for now, thanks so much for coming by to take a peek.

Later guys!

Happy Stampin!!!

Vicki 

Tic Tac Toe Birthday

Hello guys!

How is your week going so far? Hope it is well.

My card share today is one I made using the challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges.

I used the diagonal squares, Floral, Emboss and Patterned Paper.

My card:

I am using the retired Stampin Up set Layers of Beauty.

This set has stencils or layers as they call them to color the image, so fun!

I used pretty in pink, flirty flamingo and for my leaves I used Granny Apple Green.

I cut the image out with the matching die.

The base of the card is Thick Basic White and then i used a piece of patterned paper from the 2024-2026 In Color 6x6 DSP paper pack.

 I followed that up with a piece of Basic White that is embossed with the Beautiful Patterns EF.

Well, that is all for now.

Thanks so much for coming by for a peek. Happy Stampin!

Vicki

Showered with Love

Hey guys!

Hope things are going well for you today.

We had terrible storms here on Sunday. I spent most of my evening hiding in the hall closet. I hate storm season! Even harder now that my husband is gone. 😢

Today's card share is a card I made using the challenge at Inspired By

I pulled out another retired set called Umbrella Days to use.

 My umbrellas may look more like beach umbrellas that rainy day umbrellas, but my card needed sone color.

The base of my card is Thick Basic White followed by some Boho Blue. I used another layer of white that I embossed with the Raindrop EF,

The girls are colored with Blends using Boho Blue, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie and Poppy Parade.

I die cut some clouds with the dies in this set and sponged them a bit with some pool party ink.

The sentiment is from the Under My Umbrella stamp set, retired.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Vicki

Thank You So Much

Hello Peeps!!

Aquick post today to share the card I made using the sketch at Just Add Ink Challenges 

Nice sketch huh? I love sketch challenges. 

My Card:

I pulled out a retired Stampin Up set called Mixed Florals. I stamped this image twice on some watercolor paper using the New Black Hybris ink pad.

I colored with a water brush using Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Old Olive and Crumb Cake 

I die cut with the matching die. I fussy cut out one of the largest coneflower to add the image to represent the 3 smaller circles in the sketch.

The base of my card is Very Vanilla and the DSP is a sneak peek of the Silly Old Bear DSP

I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shape Dies and embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF.

I added the circle to the card and the flowers were added using dimesionals.

I finished up with a few retired Glossy Dots.

The sentiment is from the retired Zinnia stamp set and I used a die from the Sweet Words and Labels dies.

Thanks for coming by today and Happy Stampin!

Vicki