359- Baroque Butterfly

I was inspired by this card and I wanted to alter it to suit the layout challenge (SC270) this week. I really like the finished product- I've never done so much paper piercing!

Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Border Wheel, En Francais

Paper: Basic Grey, Sage Shadow

Ink: Basic Grey, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Butterfly die, big shot, baroque border wheel, paper piercer, mat pack, vintage brads

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342- Tag Card

I haven't been stamping as much recently so I definitely have been needing some inspiration. The featured stamper challenge is perfect- you get to CASE some beautiful cards by incredible stampers. This is my first one cased from this card

Recipe:

Stamps: En Francais, Eastern Blooms

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Tag punches, brad punch, vintage brads, 1/2" bermuda bay grosgrain ribbon, big shot, texturz plate

304- Manhattan Sympathy Card

This was a hard colour challenge (Splitcoast color challenge CC238) for me- I'm not great with pastels and have never been the biggest fan of gray. Just using it for the ink I think really works- it is softer than using black when using soft subtles. I do like the finished product but next time I would probably use DSP for the manhattan flowers just to soften the whole thing up.

It's hard to see but I stamped a Fifth Avenue Floral image behind the sentiment to give it a bit more dimension. I also added dazzling diamonds in the centre of the embossed flowers.

I decided after I posted this that it needed something more. I decided to use the shimmer paint on the embossed edges to give it some shine- LOVE IT! It's super easy to apply with a little paint brush. I hope you can see the effect- it looks amazing. I highly recommend the shimmer paint- it's in the mini occasions catalogue

Recipe:

Stamps: Close as a memory, En francais, fifth avenue florals

Paper: Sage shadow, pretty in pink, whisper white

Ink: Going gray, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Big shot, manhatten embossing folder, corner rounder, dazzling diamonds


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185- Soft Subtle Sympathy

As soon as I saw this card I knew I wanted to case it because it combined my new stamp set and a big shot die. I love the finished product- simple and elegant

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Close as a Memory, en francais

Ink: Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Perfect plum, blush blossom

Accessories: Top Notz die, big shot, SU markers

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158- Priceless Card

I actually made this card at the last stamp club but haven't posted it yet. I just love the end result- combining different backgrounds on one card just gives great results. Geting to use both a wheel and a background stamp on one card just brings me joy. It really is about the simple things! I also like the colour combination- I have used quite a bit of vanilla, chocolate and bashful blue but I love using the Certainly Celery instead- will definitely be doing this in the future!!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Priceless, Swirly wheel, En Francais Background

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Scalloped edge punch, Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, ticket corner punch

97- Emboss Resist Thank You

This time I decided to emboss resist on white paper and then sponge on some colour so only the embossed images pop out. This is probably my favorite way of doing it because the colour isn't as thick as when you use the brayer. I also wanted to use the three greens from Bold Brights since I very rarely use them

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: En Francais, Much Appreciated, Stitched Exotics

Ink: Gable Green, Glorious Green

Paper: Whisper White, Glorious Green

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, clear embossing, dimensionals

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!

46- Thank You Cards

I have been looking forward to doing these cards for weeks- I just needed to wait for the sets to come in. I adore my new background stamp- sooo much fun!!! LOVE these cards!