79- Blank Card

Just a nice and simple blank card- I may use it as a thank you card

78- Wonderful You

This is my card for this weeks layout challenge. I really want to keep using my wonderful you set- i just love it!! I also used my new hobby blade and cutting mat to cut out the flower- it took me a little while to get used to it but I really like using it- i feel i can get much closer than i can with scissors

Recipe:

Stamp set: wonderful you

Ink: ruby red, cameo coral, whisper white, basic black

Paper: Cameo coral, ruby red, whisper white

Accessories: Black embossing powder, sponge

77- Get Whale Soon

This is my card for the colour challenge this week. I don't have any soft sky so I had to substitute bashful blue. I love it- it's sooo much fun- love love love pun fun!

Recipe

Stamp set: pun fun

Paper: bashful blue, whisper white, real red, Summer Picnic DS

Ink: Basic Grey, bashful blue, real red

76- Father's Day Card

Here is the last of my fathers day cards. I love how simple and nice and clean it turned out. To make the stripes I used the invite stamp from the eat cake set and just covered up the words.

Recipe

Stamp set: all holidays, eat cake

Paper: Bashful blue, chocolate chip, very vanilla

Ink: bashful blue, chocolate chip

Accessories: 5/8" chocolate chip grossgrain ribbon

75- Father's Day Card

I ordered the thick chocolate ribbon specifically for this card. This was the first time that I used the best friends alphabet set too. All and all a good card for my dad

Recipe

Stamp sets: Wonderful you, best friends alphabet upper

Ink: Wild wasabi, chocolate chip

Paper: Chocolate chip, Print packs designer series paper in Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla

Accessories: 5/8" chocolate chip grossgrain ribbon, stems and silhouettes wheel

74- Scratch and Sniff Drink Card

This card was demoed at the conference I went to and I knew I'd have to repeat it. We did this week at my tart and tangy class. It is actually really simple to do but sooo much fun!! The cup is just vellum and the ink is put on with a brayer. Then there is the scratch and sniff- which is just 1 part juice powder (non-sugar) and 1 part clear embossing powder. So much fun!!

Recipe:

Paper: clear vellum, yoyo yellow, whisper white

Ink: yoyo yellow

Stamp set: tart and tangy

Accessories: brayer, dazzling diamonds, scratch and sniff embossing

73- Tart and Tangy Flap Card

This is one of the cards I demoed in my tart and tangy class this week. I wanted to make a card with everyone that has a different shape than what people normally do. The flap card is perfect- it's super easy to do and gives a different effect. Plus it's a perfect card to put a gift card in.

Recipe:

Ink: Real red, old olive

Stamp set: Tart and tangy

Paper: Bashful blue, Old olive, Whisper white, Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Scallop, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" punches, markers

72- Birthday Card

I wanted to make another birthday card using tart and tangy and I like the idea of playing with the circle cutout. I do have to say this inspired me to get the square punches and also to get some Stampin Up yellow ribbon for the future!

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Tart and tangy, so many scallops

Ink: Yoyo yellow, basic black

Paper: Yoyo yellow, whisper white

Accessories: silver brads, ribbon 1 1/4" circle punch

71- Happy Birthday

My fun summer bday card using Tart and Tangy

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Tart and tangy, It's your birthday

Paper: Real red, whisper white, old olive, Summer Picnic DS paper, Prints Pack DS paper

Accessories: Scallop, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" punches

70- Thank You Card

My thank you card with the tart and tangy set. God I love this paper!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Tart and tangy, Much appreciated

Paper: Whisper white, Summer Picnic DS paper, Bashful blue, Old Olive

Ink: Old olive

Accessories: Scallop punch, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch

69- Blank Card

I love love love this card. It's just bright and happy- and another excuse to use dry embossing!!

Paper: Only orange, whisper white, basic black

Ink: Only orange, basic black

Stamp Sets: Tart and tangy, itty bitty backgrounds

Accessories: black ribbon, black brads, silver brads, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch, empressor stylus and circle template

68- Birthday Card

I wanted to make a birthday card that was appropriate for a boy and Sheila pointed this one out to me. It turned out pretty well- nice and gender neutral.

Stamp sets: Wonderful you, It's Your Birthday

67- Blank Cards

Just a couple of cute blank cards using tart and tangy. Fun and summery- I love anything with citrus colours

66- Blank Card

My little jackpot card- how cute is that?! It's also the first time I used my new dry embossing tools- I'm not sure how clear it is but there are circles puffed up on the bottom. I am now OBSESSED with dry embossing!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Warm words, tart and tangy

Paper: Real red, whisper white, basic black

Accessories: black embossing powder, corner rounder punch, 1 1/4" punch, empressor stylus with circle template

65- Birthday Card

I am trying to use the tart and tangy set and the corresponding Summer Picnic paper in as many different cards as I can as it is the set from my stamp class this week. I also wanted to use my pun fun set- the result is a pretty fun card

Recipe:

Stamp sets: So many scallops, Pun fun

Paper: Real read, Bashful blue, certainly celery, whisper white, Summer Picnic DS

Ink: Bashful blue, real red, certainly celery, basic black

Accessories: 1 1/4" punch, scallop punch, red ribbon, blender pen

64- Diorama Card

This is my first Diorama- it is for both the technique and colour challenges this week. I do like how it turned out but to be honest I don't know if I'll do another one of these...I"m not actually that big a fan.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Time Well Spent, It's Your Birthday

63- Father's Day Card

I wanted to do another Father's day card in blues and greens. I really like how this turned out- first off I can't believe I've stamped this long without the markers!! And I love any chance I get to use the En Francais background stamp!

62- Father's Day Card

I decided to get a headstart on Father's Day- especially since I will be gone for over 2 weeks soon. I wanted to try a shirt card and I think it turned out pretty well

61- Two Way Open Card TLC166

LOVE this card!! It's my two way open card for the technique challenge card. I wanted it to be very happy and fun

Recipe:

Ink: Real red, old olive, bashful blue

Paper: Real red, bashful blue, whisper white, DS paper, Summer Picnic DS paper

Stamp set: Tart and tangy

Accessories: 1 1/4" circle punch, scallop punch, markers, old olive 1/4" ribbon

60- Blank Card

My first time playing with vellum- at first I didn't want to put it on because I loved the look of the stamped paper without it. But in the end it did give a nice effect

Recipe:

Colours: Ballet blue, lovely lilac, summer sun, certainly celery, whisper white

Stamp set: Stitched exotics

Accessories: Vellum, silver brads, ticket corner punch

59- Blank Card

I wanted to play with my new stitched exotic set and make more blank cards.

Recipe:

Colours: Rose red, orchid opulence, basic black, pumpkin pie, whisper white

Stamp sets: Stitched exotics

58- Bookmark Card

I've been wanting to make this card for a while now. It's a bookmark that can be removed- how cool is that?!!?

Recipe:

Colours: Certainly celery, whisper white, tempting turquoise, lovely lilac

Stamp set: Time well spent

Accessories: It's beautiful wheel, iridescent embossing powder, horizontal slot punch, slit punch

57- CC164

This is my card for this week's colour and layout challenges. I like how it turned out a lot- it's a lot bigger than I normally make but I like how it turned out

Recipe:

Colours: Bashful blue, Basic black, Purely pomegranate

Accessories: Silver Brads

Stamp Set: All Holidays, Baroque Motifs, Time Well Spent

56- Stamping Conference

Here are the make and takes that I did at the stamping conference. I was in the orange group so all of the projects I made involved the orange from the Tart and Tangy set. We also got to use the Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper and the onboard clipboard. It was also my first time making a bag. It was a lot of fun! Fun and springy!

55- Altered Clipboard

Here is the altered clipboard that I made for the WOW swap at the conference.

Recipe:

Paper: Chocolate chip, Bashful blue, Very Vanilla

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, School Serif Alphabet