Clean & Simple Birthday Card

 

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a Clean and Simple (CAS) Birthday card.

I am using the punch from the Floral Essence Bundle, the Perennial Flower Punch.

I punched four flowers using a piece of DSP from the Bird Ballad pack.

I used my bone folder and curled the flower petals.

I punched one set of petals using a piece of green DSP from the same pack for leaves.

I glued my flower peals together and added the leaves behind.

I used a Perennial Essence Flower Center in the middle of the DSP flower.

 

I die cut a circle from the Stitched Shapes Dies to mount my flower on.

I added it to the circle with a couple of dimensionals.

The base of the card is Petal Pink card stock.

I then used another piece of Petal Pink and embossed with the Subtle EF.

I matted it with a piece of Whisper White card stock and 

glued it to the base.

My circle with flower is added to the card with dimensionals as well.

My sentiment comes from the Perennial Birthday set. 

I used the Tailored Tag punch for the sentiment and added it 

to the circle with more dimensionals.

 

I finished with a few rhinestones.

Listed below are all the "ingredients" used to make this card.  

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Vicki

Dynamic Duos....Trick or Treat

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

In my last post I told you I haven't made many Halloween cards this year, but I am making it up! 

When I saw the colors this week on the Dynamic Duos Blog, I had to play along!

Pumpkin and Black, perfect for Halloween!

I pulled out my wide oval punch to make another Jack-O-Lantern. You all know I love to make these!

I punched three ovals with pumpkin pie card stock, I embossed and sponged the ovals and then assembled the pumpkin. The face pieces are hand cut all except the smile, which is made with the small oval punch.

  

The DSP is from the Stampin Up Scaringbone and Howlstooth paper pack and the sentiment comes from the Toxic Treats stamp set. 

I added some square brads from my stash, non SU, and turned them in different directions.

I love the little googly eyes, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by today

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Sweet Sunday.....Thinking of You

Happy Sunday peeps!!

 Time for a new Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. 

Love this sweet sketch Karen has for us this week:

I had been looking at this sketch and thinking about it all week trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I finally thought I would just put a sentiment on the main panel and make some little punched flowers for the three elements on the side.

I went digging through my sets to find a sentiment to use, I think I may need to order a few more sentiment sets.....:)

I went with this one from the Stampin Up Thoughts and Prayers, just masked off the part I didn't want to use and stamped with black stazon onto whisper white card stock. I then pierced a heart shape around it using the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack. 

I made the coral flowers using the Boho Punch and added a basic pearl to the center of each.. 

The base of the card is Pool Party card stock and then the next layer is Calypso Coral. The DSP on here is from the International Bazaar 

The three strip flags are coral embossed with the square lattic EF, a strip of DSP from the International Bazaar pack and a strip of whisper white embossed with one of the Delicate Designs EF.

I finished it off with three pearls in the top corner.

Be sure and check out what the rest of the team has made with this sweet sketch:

 Dana White-Dana's House of Cards

Dawn Easton-Treasure Oiler Desingz

Jackie Pedro-The Scalloped Edge-

Karen Giron-The Sweetest Thing

Karen Motz-Paper Playhouse

Lori Telcer-Inking Aloud

Lynn Put-The Queen's Scene-is taking a break this week-

Melissa Hubert-My Paper Obsession

Sarah-Jane Kale-Janeybell

Tracy Clemente-Eat Sleep Stamp 

and this week's Sweet guest stamper

Broni Holcombe

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

SFYTT Happy Easter Tulips

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!

Today's card is one I made with Jen's Sketch For You to Try.

I have been seeing these tulips all around that are made with the wing from the large two step bird punch and I wanted to give them a try myself. They are so much fun and cute. Just punch three wings and sponge the edges and layer together to make the tulip. I used the leaf/branch from the same punch for the stems and leaves. Now, I know, in nature the tulip does not have this kind of leaves, but I took a bit of artistic license with this because I wanted to use the punched leaves.

I used pretty in pink, so saffron, certainly celery and almost amethyst for the colors on my card. The DS paper is from the "Tea Party" paper pack. I had really overlooked that pack in the past, but I finally ordered some and I really love the colors, very springy!!!

The sentiment comes from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set. I wish I had a "Welcome Spring" or something like that sentiment in that set, this card really needs a Happy springy sentiment, but it could be a pretty spring birthday card or a Mother's Day card or whatever.

I used the scallop trim edge punch and added some pretty pink checked ribbon at the base of the tulips. The sketch had an accent in the top corner of the circle element so I added some of the pretty in pink satin ribbon on a spiral clip for that.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

BAH HUMBUG CASE

Good Saturday Morning peeps!

The card I am sharing with you today is not for and challenge, awhile back I saw this adorable card by Carrie Gaskin. I knew right away I had to make one and who I would send it to. I have a friend who always says "Bah Humbug" all through the holiday season. She works retail and really dislikes this time of the year.

My card is pretty much identically to Carrie's card. My base is always artichoke followed by basic black and the DS paper is from the Nouveau Chic pack.

Scrooge is made with punches. The face is made up from the large oval, 1/4″ circle punch. The hat from the small oval punch. Scarf from the small oval, large oval punch. Body is the large tag punch, and the word window punch for the arms, gold brads, and the hair is from the Leaves #2 die.

I used letters from the Naturally Serif Sizzlet strip and cut out the words “BAH HUMBUG” and adhered them along the bottom of the card. The oval sentiment is from the "Christmas Punch" set, and is stamped with black stazon onto whisper white and cut out and mounted onto a punched wide oval of real red.

Well, that is all for today, be sure and come back tomorrow for another Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge card.

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Punchy Cardinal

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card a I made for 2 challenges. I used Jen's Sketch For You To Try and I combined it with the challenge on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog.

The Crazy 4 Challenge is "Punch Happy", drag out the punches, use at least one. My cardinal is made with punches, I used my 1-3/4 inch circle punch and my 1 inch circle, for the body and wing. I used the boho blossom punch for the tail feathers and for the black part on the face. I used the photo corner punch for the beak.

I used the sizzlits little leaves die with some wild wasabi textured card stock for the leaves the cardinal is sitting on. the cardinal is mounted to the front of the card with a pop dot.

I strayed just a bit from the sketch, I think I missed a layer. The base of the card is real red and that is followed with some whisper white and then the chocolate chip DS paper is from the Merry Moments pack the layer across the top is made up of real red card stock and the DS paper on that is from the Christmas Cocoa Speciality Paper. I then used a snowflake embossing folder for the two squares.

The sentiment comes from the "Christmas Greeting" stamp set and is stamped in real red onto white and then matted with real red card stock. I used the curly label punch on the ends of both pieces. I added three buttons, one to the sentiment and two in the bottom corner. I used some white floss in the centers of the buttons. The buttons are some I had in my button tin, a huge round container of buttons I have had forever.

Well, that is all for today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Ghostly Greetings & a Punched Snowman

Happy Hump Day Peeps!! Hope your week is going well, so far!

Today I have two cards to share with you, the first is made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I really love this sketch and will save it for future use.

I used another stamp from the Twick or Tweet Stamp Set, that will be available Sept. 1st. I stamped the ghost onto some PTI white cardstock with black stazon. The base of the card is pumpkin pie followed by basic black and the DS paper Cast-A-Spell.

I used my MS drippy goo punch at the bottom and added the "X" stitches with black embroidery floss and a needle. I used some pumpkin pie ribbon and a black grommet and tied a knot through the grommet. I added some stardust stickles to the ghost. I stamped the greeting onto some scrap white and punched out with the word window punch and mounted it to a pumpkin pie piece punched with the modern label punch. I added two black sticky pearls to the label.

This next card is a total CASE of this adorable creation by Heather. She has a video and a free PDF file to download for this cutie.





I think that snowman is the cutest thing I have seen in a long time. I am seriously thinking of signing up for her online punch class.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki