Comfort Cafe Flowers

This might just be my favorite card of them all.  The Cajun Craze piece is embossed with the Square Lattice Die, then topped with a piece of Comfort Cafe DSP.  For the flowers, I colored right onto the stamp using Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, and Cajun Craze, then stamped it onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  After cutting out the flowers with the Labels Collection Framelits, I sponged around the edges with a little bit of Soft Suede.  It's all topped off with some butterflies I made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.  A piece of Soft Suede taffeta ribbon tops the whole thing off.

Stamps:  Just Believe

Ink:  Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, and Soft Suede markers, Soft Suede Classic ink pad

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse, and Very Vanilla card stock, Comfort Cafe DSP

Accessories: Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice Die, Big Shot, pearls, sponge

Pool Party Banners

Never in a million years would I have thought to put these colors together, but thanks to this paper that came in the International Bazaar DSP, I did. :)  This is a super-simple card using Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, and Naturals White.  I also embossed across the back of the card, but unfortunately that's not showing up in this picture.  I used the Alhambra jumbo wheel across the top part of the card, behind where the orange circle is.  I heat embossed it with white embossing powder, and it's very subtle (so subtle you can't see it here!)

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Banners, Alhambra Jumbo Wheel

Ink:  Whisper White Craft Ink

Paper:  Pool Party, Naturals White, Tangerine Tango, and Island Indigo card stock, International Bazaar DSP

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Bitty Banners Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1/4" White Grosgrain ribbon

Bright Blossoms

This super simple card uses the Bright Blossoms stamp set and Summer Smooches DSP.  Both of these items are just like their names:  bright and summery.  I've noticed I've been using orange a lot lately.  Or maybe I always do and just haven't noticed???  I like orange so much that I painted my dining room orange. :)  This orange is Tangerine Tango.  My dining room is more of a terra cotta color...sorry, there isn't a SU color that matches it exactly...somewhere in between the old Real Rust and the current Cajun Craze.  Anyway, enough about my dining room.  If you want to come stamp with me, you can see it in person. :)

Stamps:  Bright Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake Markers, Tangerine Tango Classic Ink Pad

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, and Whisper White card stock, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories:  Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat

Kindness Matters

This one is another SAS card from Sunday.  I'm loving the crochet trim with the Comfort Cafe DSP...it's a perfect match.  I also went a little Framelits-crazy on this one, using both the Apothecary Accents and Floral Frames Collections.

Stamps:  Kindness Matters, Daydream Medallions

Ink:  Cajun Craze, VersaMark

Paper:  Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, and Cajun Craze card stock, Comfort Cafe DSP

Accessories:  Apothecary Accents and Floral Frames Framelits, Crochet Trim, Pearls, Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp-a-Stack Cards

Yesterday was my All Occasion Stamp-a-Stack, and it was a great time.  Each day this week, I'll be featuring the cards we made yesterday.  This one is my favorite, so it gets to go first. :)  I love the big flower in Betsy's Blooms, which are clear embossed on the Lucky Limeade base of this card.  It's also stamped in Rich Razzleberry...the 2 1/2" Circle Punch is perfect for this stamp!  I punched it out and popped it up with some Stampin' Dimensionals.  There's a bit of Floral District DSP there as well.  I used some old Rich Razzleberry ribbon that's no longer available, but the new 1/4" stitched grosgrain would also look fabulous!

Stamps: Betsy's Blooms, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: VersaMark, Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink

Paper:  Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, and Whisper White card stock, Floral District DSP

Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Rich Razzleberry 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Bitty Banners Framelits

Since I gave a sneak peak of this card in a previous post, it only seems fair to show you another card today.  This is another VERY easy card to make, but sometimes simple packs the biggest punch.  This card is made primarily of Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso card stock, along with some of the paper found in the new International Bazaar DSP.  I used the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and the new Paper Piercing Pack to jazz up the brown pieces.  The sentiment is embossed in white, and the final touches are simply two buttons and a piece of Daffodil Delight ribbon.  I used seam binding here, but I think I prefer the look of the taffeta.  Either way, I really do like how this card turned out.  I hope you do, too!

Stamps:  Occasional Quotes

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink

Paper: International Bazaar DSP, Early Espresso and Rich Razzleberry card stock

Accessories:  Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon, Brights Buttons, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat, Linen Thread

Medallion Birthday

OK, I'm not going to lie, I don't like this card.  There's a lot going on here, and it kind of hurts my eyes to look at it.  But I'm putting it up here because it's important to know that even demonstrators can't always make great cards.  I don't hate it, I just think it's a little busy.  And if you like it, great!

What I do like, though, is the Daydream Medallions set and the coordinating Floral Frames Framelits.  Oh, and the Daydream jumbo wheel, which also coordinates.  Coordinating products get me every time.  I love things that match.  It's the Type A in me I guess.  So because everything works together, this card was pretty easy to put together.  I stamped each layer of the flower, then cut it out with my Big Shot and the Framelits.  The solid color layers are the same size as the Very Vanilla layer on top of each of them.  Does that make sense?  I clear embossed the wheel image across the bottom...don't look too closely, because my clear embossing powder has all kinds of different colors mixed in.  It's got a bit of a speckled look going on.  I also added lots and lots of little pearls to finish it off.

Stamps:  Daydream Medallions, Itty Bitty Banners, Daydream Jumbo Wheel

Ink: VersaMark, More Mustard, Night of Navy, and Cajun Craze Classic Ink

Paper:  Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Night of Navy, and Very Vanilla card stock

Accessories:  Floral Frames and Bitty Banners Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pearls

Pretty Buttlerflies

One of the sets I got during Sale-a-Bration was Kindness Matters.  I'm not sure how I passed by it so many times, and I'm stunned that it didn't retire.  These little butterflies are perfect for watercoloring, so I got out my aquapainters and went to town.  I used Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, and Elegant Eggplant for the butterflies, and added in some Always Artichoke on the flowers.  I kind of wish I had worked in some Elegant Eggplant card stock somewhere...I think that one extra color is what this card is missing.  And I should have sponged over the embossed flowers a bit, too (and yes, that's a retired embossing folder I used here...oops!)  Can you tell I'm not crazy about this card?  I think it has potential, but it just missed the mark.  I might have to try again on this one, but I at least wanted to share it!

Stamps:  Kindness Matters, Apothecary Art

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Staz-On Black Ink, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, and Always Artichoke Classic Ink Pads

Paper:  Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, and Very Vanilla card stock

Accessories:  Labels Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Aquapainters, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearls, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool