Ink, Stamp and Scrap

Yummy Bunny

When I saw this stamp I just had to have it.  Chocolate Bunnies just scream Easter to me.  I think this will be adorable in a garden scene card as well as boys and girls cards.  Look for those kinds of samples soon too!  This is one of those "under ten dollar" stamps too.  I will show you how to use this stamp to make cute quick gift tags and simple Easter Cards in the coming weeks as well.  Wow!  I better get to stamping:)

Let me walk you through the steps to creating this card.  First I stamped the Chocolate Bunny (116980) in VersaMark ink (102283) and then embossed it in clear embossing powder (109130) on the large circle from the Circle Scallop #2 Bigz Die(113469) cut in Chocolate Chip (102128) cardstock.  Since I've been using the Sending Love DSP (117153) a lot, I had a little piece left to have him sitting on.  I wrapped that in Vanilla Tafetta ribbon.  I stamped "happy Easter" in Chocolate Chip (100908) on Close to Cocoa cardstock.  I punched the greeting with the Designer Label Punch (107590).  I took all those elements and layered them on Very Vanilla cardstock (101650).  Just to add "pop" I layered those on Chocolate Chip cardstock and the card itself which is in Close to Cocoa.

If you'd like to order any of these items - here is the information you'll need:

Have a great day!

 

Clean and Simple

I'm still having fun with the With All My Heart(118334) stamp set.  I like these two stamps together.  I found that they are great just stamped in two colors layered on a single piece of cardstock.  This time I added bling with the Fire Circle Brad (109110) and a little pizzaz with the Ticket Corner punch(107214) on each of the layers.  I wanted to keep it simple, but I couldn't resist adding just a little of the Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963).  The color combination on this card is Razzleberry, Soft Suede and Whisper White.

Do you notice that there is a larger layer than the Fancy Flower (118073)?  How did I do that?  I punched the 1 1/4" circle (104403) five times!  Then I layered each circle under a petal of the flower.  Give it a try - you'll love the results.

Have a great day!

Lots of Dots

We have a big snow storm here in the Northeast.  We're not getting much in CT, but the kids are home for the day so I'm escaping to stamp.

I saw a post on one of my favorite blogs and loved the colors Tara used.  I thought I'd try my hand at it and ended up with lots of dots!  This card will be featured in one of my classes in March.  Classes and details will be posted on Monday, February 16. 

Let me know if there are any color combinations you'd like to try.   

Have a great day!

POST FOOTNOTE:  Guess the snow went to my head!  I left this as a draft and never published it.  Technically it's still the  10th, but I'm sorry for the delay.  Tomorrow's will be right on time:)

Birthday Time

I have some birthday's coming up in the familiy and wanted to get a jump on making them.  The next three days will be cute packaging ideas you can use for Valentine's Day.  Be sure to check back!

Taking Your Suggestion

I had a request to use purples so I gave it a try.  I love Almosst Amethyst and Lovely Lilac.  I added a little Certainly Celery for "pop"!  Let me know what you think - is this the type of card you'd like to make at a class? 

 
Along with the cardstock I used the Dots Embossing Folder, Heart Embosslit and Certainly Celery Satin ribbon.  I punched the three large hearts using my Movers and Shapers heart. 

Have a great day!

12 Days of Heart - Day 12

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you have enjoyed these 12 Days of Heart.  You have until 8pm EST to let me know what colors you'd like in tomorrows card.  I will continue the Valentine theme for a few more days, but will sprinkle in some other fun projects too.  Here is todays red-black-and-white card. 

 
If you want to order the supplies for this card, here they are:

Click on the picture if you need to make it larger!  Have a great day! 

 

12 Days of Heart - Day 11

Down to our last three days!  I will continue the Valentine theme a little more with some great projects you can try.  Today and tomorrow will be red, black and white.  What colors would you like to see for the final day of heart?  Leave a comment and let me know.  Winner of the blog candy posted this afternoon - I have to run to the doctor for a quick checkup this morning.

Supplies and winner to be posted this afternoon - be sure to check back!

POST UPDATE:  OK - I was a little tired this morning when I wrote this (but the Grammy's were great last night!).  Please continue to comment about the colors you'd like to see.  I will post a card using them (still in the Valentine theme) on Wednesday.

Here are the supplies (you can click on the list to make it larger):

12 Days of Heart - Day 10

Guess I'm still in a no-stamping mood.  This still conveys the heart theme though.  Tomorrow, I promise, more stamping:)  I'm finally happy with my camera settings.   Let me know what you think. 

For this card I used the following supplies:

 

  

12 Days of Heart - Day 9

I have to say this was a fun card to make.  I just kept adding things and it suddenly came together.  Leave me a comment to tell me what you think. 

Did you wonder how I got perfectly matched Pretty in Pink thread in the buttons?  It's cardstock.  I trimmed it off the side of some scrap and then used it like thread.  Sometimes it takes a couple of tries because it's so thin - but it's worth it!

Here is a closeup:

Have a great day!

 

12 Days of Heart - Day 8

Sorry this is so late - had the day off of work and you know how that goes.  A few errands took forever!  I have to admit one of them was to go to the fabric store and get lots of goodies to share in the next few weeks.  I think you're going to love them. I got candy sticks and vases to show you next week - what do you think I will do with them? 

Thanks to everyone who is taking time to fill out my little survey with the chance to WIN BIG!  Remember it closes at 11:59pm on Sunday, January 31.  Good luck!

 
Today's card has NO stamping!  I used the Pennant Die to make the triangles and the scallop at the top of the card - so cute!  Then I just ran a scrap of Regal Rose through the Big Shot again using the Heart Embosslit and wrapped the whole thing with Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon.  You can grab the scallop and pull the notecard out of the triangle holder.  I used the glittered DSP from Sending Love behind it.  Click on the picture to enlarge.  Leave a comment and tell me what you think  - would you like to try this layout in an upcoming class?