Dynamic Duos.......Get Well Wishes

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on the Dynamic Duos Blog.

I am still working on a card order so I used this challenge to make another get well card.

I have to say I love how this card turned out, I guess I shouldn't say that and I don't often but I do love this one even tho the stamp set and the DSP on it is retired.

The DSP is from last years, I think, fall Stampin Up pack called "Spice Cake" and the stamp is from the "Simply Soft" stamp set, it was a hostess set, I believe.

The DSP was perfect for this challenge, it has soft suede and pool party colors in it.

The base of the card is soft suede, I followed that with some pool party and then the DSP. I then added some more soft suede that I embossed with the square lattice EF. I tucked three flags under the edge of the embossed soft suede piece. 

The flower is stamped with black stazon and watercolored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

I then added a scrunchy pool part bow made with some seam binding ribbon and added a vintage button.

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. 

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Another Goodbye......

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing another goodbye. This time my goodbye tribute is dedicated to Poppy Parade.

This is an amazing red. Super for water coloring as the red stays red when using it with water, unlike some of the other reds, even real red turns pink when you add water, but not good ol Poppy Parade.

I used the same set as yesterday, Stampin Up "Simply Soft". I colored the flower using Poppy and Daffodil Delight. I added some Old Olive for the leaves and Crumb Cake to outline a bit.

I didn't have any of the Poppy Parade ribbon left so I made some. I colored some very vanilla seam binding with my Poppy ink pad. I then tied and double bow and added an antique brad. Love the way it turned out, it is a bit darker than the card stock, but it blends nicely!!

I also colored some basic pearls with a permanent marker. 

the base of the card is Confetti White and then a layer of Poppy Parade and then another layer of Confetti that I embossed using the vintage Wall EF.

I used the Labels Collection Framelits for the main image piece and also for the poppy parade embossed piece behind the main image.

The sentiment comes from the "Something to Celebrate" stamp set that is retired.

I will miss Poppy Parade, but I am sure she will be happy on the beach along side Concord Crush and she may make an appearance from time to time, you just never know.

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Saying Goodbye.......

Happy Thursday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I CASED from ME!!!

One of my favorite in colors is going away! I am sad to say Goodbye to Concord Crush!!

Can we have a show of hands of people who loves this color as much as me!

I did buy an extra pack so it may make a reappearance sometime, but it will be official retired, sun bathing on a tropical beach somewhere with a Pina Colada by it's side, on June 1st.

The new in colors are gorgeous and I am sure I will settle down about this one retiring when I play with some of the new colors soon!

But for now I am weepy, seepy, and broken hearted!!! LOL!!

I love the way Concord stands with Wisteria Wonder! They are meant to be together dontcha think?

Also so sad to have this pretty hostess set "Simply Soft" going away too. I love the flowers in this set, you all know I am such a flower card maker!!

I need new flower stamps. Can Not Wait til June 1st to order some!! :)

I used the wonderful Doily die on my card, I know alot of people complain about this die and say they have trouble with it, but I have to say I adore it! It does take a little extra work, using a shim or two and manually poking out some of the pieces but to me it is well worth it!! I swear I even hear it whisper "Thank You" when I pulled it out to use on this card yesterday. Just look at it standing tall and proud decked out in the beautiful Concord Crush!

The DSP I used is from the "Berry Blossom" paper pack. Oh, and how pretty is the Concord Crush ribbon? 

Did I mention I will be missing this color? :)

So a sad farewell to Concord Crush, going, going, but NOT gone!!! :)

Stay tuned tomorrow for another farewell!

Thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

PPA131....Vintage Birthday Wishes

Happy Monday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card made using the sketch challenge this week on the Pals Paper Arts Blog.

I had a request for a vintage birthday card with some blue from a customer.

I started out with one of the label framelits and very vanilla card stock. I ran it through the big shot and left the die in place on top of the card stock and stamped my images and sponged all around the metal die.

I stamped the french script BG with crumb cake ink and then the flower images from the Simply Soft hostess set was stamped with timber brown stazon. I then sponged all around with crumb cake ink.

I colored the flowers in with my aqua painter using Baja Breeze ink.

I used the vintage wall EF on the soft suede card stock strip and sponged it with some early espresso ink. The DSP is from the Pocketful of Posies paper pack.

I added some crochet lace trim and an antique brad to the side as well. 

The sentiment is from the Occasional Quotes stamp set and stamped with early espresso ink onto very vanilla and sponges with a bit of crumb cake ink. I hand cut the end and matted it with soft suede. I used a punch from the itty bitty punch pack to make the little flower on the sentiment flag. I used a basic pearl in the flower center and three pearls in the top corner.

Hope she likes it, thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki 

CC348....Happy Birthday

Happy Tuesday peeps!

Today i am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers. The colors are Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Tempting Turquoise. The dessert option is to pop something up.

I used the Stampin Up set "Simply Soft" a hostess only set. I stamped with black stazon onto some very vanilla card stock and colored using my aqua painter and cajun craze ink pad.

I used my circle and scallop circle nesties to cut out and mat. I left the circle die in place and then sponged the flower circle with tempting turquoise ink.

The base of the card is crumb cake and then tempting turquoise and then more crumb cake. I added an embossed piece of cajun craze to the bottom. I used the square lattice EF. I added some tempting turquoise ribbon across the bottom and tied a bow on one. I added the main image to the card with some dimesionals. 

The Sentiment comes from the "A Word for You" Stamp set. I stamped with black onto vanilla and matted with tempting turquoise.

I added some gold pearls to the top corners to finish it up.

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

Vicki

SSSC133....Happy Anniversary

Good Morning Peeps!!!

It is Sunday which means it's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the SWEET sketch Karen has for us this week:

I know I say this almost every week, but this is a GREAT sketch, simple and clean, gotta love it!!

I started the card with a base of Pretty in Pink card stock and then I followed that with some Pear Pizzazz card stock. The DSP I used is from the Soft Subtles DSP.

The stamp set I used is the Stampin Up "Simply Soft" a beautiful Hostess set. I stamped the flower three times with black stazon onto white card stock. I colored in with my aqua painter using pink pirouette, pretty in pink and melon mambo ink. The leaves and stem is done with certainly celery, pear pizzazz and some old olive ink. I matted the circle with a scallop Melon Mambo. I added two rows of scallops in melon and pear card stock. I then scrunched some white taffeta ribbon across the top of the scallops. I added the main image panel to the card with some dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the "A Word for You" stamp set, I just masked off the part I wanted to use. I stamped with black ink onto white card stock. I matted with some pretty in pink and cut both ends into "V's" I added a small little melon flower with a small pearl onto the sentiment flag and three basic pearls finished it up!

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse-

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC124....Happy Birthday

Good Morning Peeps!!

 It's Sunday which means it is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sweet sketch that Karen has for us this week:

No matter how hard I tried not to, I ended up changing the sketch just a bit. My piece along the bottom, the one I used for my sentiment, ended up being thinner than the sketch. I tried not to do that, I started out with it being wide, but I keep trimming it down til it was narrow. So I curled and trimmed the ends to make it a "flag". For the rest I followed the sketch fairly well, I think! :)

I am loving the new Stampin Up in color called "Wisteria Wonder" it is my favorite, of the moment anyway. I started my card with a base of Wisteria and then followed with some whisper white. The DSP here is from the "Flirtatious" Speciality Pack. The stamp set I used is one of the new hostess sets. This one is called "Simply Soft". I stamped with black stazon onto watercolor paper and colored with my aqua painter and some wisteria and old olive ink. I added some crumb cake ink around the flower and splattered it a bit with some Early Espresso ink.

I used the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch to make my layered flower. I punched four layers and crumpled them all up and added a pearl brad to the center and smooth it back out a bit. I added some little leaves and white satin ribbon around the flower and the sentiment is from the "Something to Celebrate" stamp set.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CC329.....Friend

Happy Hump Day Peeps!

Popping in here for a quick share. This is a card I made yesterday for the color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The colors are soft Suede, Crumb cake and Melon Mambo. Neutral of white or vanilla.  I went with a piece of Shimmer White card stock I had in my scrap pile. I stamped the flowers from the new hostess set, Simply Soft, with soft suede. I used my stamp a ma jig to add the melon mambo into the flowers. The stamp set, that will be available in July, is a 2-step stamp set and has the "fillers" for the flowers, I like that you can use it two ways, either color it in yourself or use the solid stamps to add color.

I keep my card very simple, that way the flower image is the star.

I used a base of soft suede and then added a strip of crumb cake on each side and a bit of DS paper from the Elegant Soiree paper pack.

I added the main image, which is matted with some melon mambo card stock, to the base with some dimesionals. I pierced all around the main piece using my piercing tool and matt pack. The sentiment comes from the "You're a Gem" stamp set and is stamped with soft suede ink. I added a few basic pearls under the sentiment.  The dessert option on the challenge was to use butterflies. I added a layered butterfly to the card using the Sizzix Embosslits Beautiful Wings. I layered two crumb cake butterflies and one melon mambo butterfly. I then added a couple of small pearls to the center of the butterfly. 

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

Vicki

SSSC121......Kind Thanks

Good Morning Peeps!!!

 It is Sunday so that means it is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the fun sketch Karen has for us this week:

I pulled out another sneak peek stamp set from the upcoming new Stampin Up catalog.

This set is a hostess set called "Simply Soft". I decided to go vintage/shabby chic with my card. I first stamped the flowers with black stazon onto some watercolor paper. I colored with my aqua painter and some old olive, baja breeze, marina mist and crumb cake ink. I sponged with crumb cake and darkened it a bit more with some soft suede ink. I used the "French Foliage" Stamp set to add some water marks. I matted this with some baja breeze card stock.

The circle is made with crumb cake card stock that I embossed with the vintage wall EF. I then crumbled it all up and smoothed it back out, sponged it and then stamped some more images from the French Foliage set.

The sentiment is from the "Thank You Kindly" stamp set and is stamped with Soft Suede ink. The BG paper is also a sneak peek and is from the Pocketful of Posies DSP pack. That layer is also stamped and sponged. I added a vintage brad to the sentiment piece. I used some crochet lace trim to make a bow and added some basic pearls to finish it off.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with and don't forget to link it up over at Karen's blog for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Card

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki