Circle of Friends

Here is another set I have sadly neglected-Circle Circus. For this card, I was actually just playing around and started adding elements and punched circles to the stamped background...and I kinda liked it! The White CS background was stamped with Circle Circus using Blushing Bride, Celery, Rose Red and Razzleberry stamped off twice! The solid circles are punched out from Blushing Bride DSP and tacked down around the edges! The Center Scallop was embossed on Springtime Vintage DSP and punched out and then the punched circle was added on top with the lovely rose!

~Stamps: Circle Circus, Tiny Tags.

~Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride CS, Blushing Bride DSP, Confetti Cream CS, Springtime Vintage DSP.

~Inks: Versa Mark, Rose Red, Celery, Blushing Bride, Razzleberry.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, White Taffeta Ribbon, Eyelet Scallop Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch.

Embossed Wedding Cake

It's Wedding Season so for this card I wanted to use the Blushing Bride DSP which is so pretty! To show off the paper I did a square card using a diamond shaped layout with the focal image in the center! I couldn't decide what image to use so I ended up making my own. I stamped Bella Toile on Blushing Bride CS with versa mark ink and embossed it with white powder. Then I cut three tiered rectangles to make the cake and topped it with a punched out small heart. This was such an easy monochromatic card!

Every year around this time I start pulling out some of the stamp sets that get neglected and try to come up with some new stuff! I haven't used Bella Toile in awhile and I was happy how this turned out!

Basic Pearls looked perfect along the edges!

~Stamps: Bella Toile, En Francais

~Paper: Whisper White CS, Blushing Bride DSP, Blushing Bride CS.

~ink: Versa Mark, Blushing Bride.

~Accessories: Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Organza Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Small Heart Punch.

Pastel Watercolor

Another simple card with watercolored flowers pieced onto pastel paper and framed with a little texture. I stamped the frame label on Vellum CS and then punched it out and colored just the bird with markers. The flowers were stamped on watercolor paper with stazon black ink and I colored directly on the flowers with markers and then used my aqua painter to move the color around.

~Stamps: On the Grow, Four Frames.

~Paper: Confetti Cream base card, Whisper White CS, Watercolor Paper, Vellum CS, Build-a-bear DSP.

~Inks: Stazon Black, Markers; Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Folder, White Baker's Twine, Basic Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Aqua Painter.

Baja Scooter

Simple Card using On the Grow set from the Summer Mini Catalog, the scooter is stamped on watercolor paper with Stazon black ink and water colored with markers and aqua painter.

~Stamps: On the Grow

~Paper: More Mustard CS, Baja Breeze CS, Watercolor Paper.

~Ink: Stazon Black Pad, Markers; Baja, Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Basic Black, More Mustard, Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodyl Delight.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Folder, Basic Pearls, Wt. Organza Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Aqua Painter.

Framed Flower Collage

A mix of watercolor paper and vanilla cardstock on an embossed baja breeze frame.The background panel is watercolor paper which I dampened with water first and then stamped on it using the the music notes wheel and soft suede ink. Then I added a few flowers using pear pizzazz and baja breeze inks.The edges were sponged with suede ink. For the framed tulips embossed background, I did the same as yesterday's card only I brayered soft suede ink on the framed tulip folder before running the baja CS through in the folder. 

The little bow around the jar part is the white bakers twine dyed with soft suede refill and water!

~Stamps: On the Grow, Four Frames, Teahouse, Music Notes.

~Inks: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, More Mustard and River Rock markers.

~Paper: Vanilla CS, Baja CS, Watercolor Paper.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Folder, Brayer, Decorative Label Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Lace Trim, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, White Baker's Twine, Sponge.

Shabby Pastel Text

I love this card! I've been playing around with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and a few sets! For this card I inked up the brayer with Crumb Cake ink and then brayered the inside of the embossing folder before inserting the cardstock and embossing it! Love the Shabby look!

All the edges were sponged with Soft Suede ink. The printed moth on the paper was watercolored with Baja and Blushing Bride inks. 

~Stamps: Four Frames, On the Grow, Silhouette Sentiments

~Paper: Confetti Cream base card, Vanilla CS, First Edition DS paper, Build-a-Bear DS paper.

~Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Brayer, Framed Tulips Folder, Decorative Label Punch, Lace Trim, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Doily Triple Layer Punch, Basic Pearls, 1/16" Circle Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Sponge. 

Shabby Birthday Flower

Shabby Birthday Flower Card! I see now that one of my rhinestones came off along the scallop, probably when I was taking a pic of it outside! It blew off in the wind! Oh Well, I still love it, we'll just pretend it's there! LOL

~Stamps: Four Frames, Charming, Friends 24-7, Something to Celebrate

~Paper: Confetti Cream CS, Vanilla CS, First Edition DS paper, Artichoke CS, Melon Mambo CS, Rose Red CS.

~Inks: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Artichoke and Melon markers.

~Accessories: Fun Flowers Die, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Folder, Decorative Label Punch, Black Striped Ribbon, Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Antique Brads, Basic Rhinestones, Sponge, Water mister, Paper Piercing Tool.

Mother's Day Layered Flower

Another layered flower card! I could just keep making these until I run out of Antique Brads...I love these flowers! For this flower I layered 8 flower cuts that were sponged with Regal Rose ink and no water misting on these just the layers crumpled up and layered on the Pear Pizzazz larger flower.

I stamped the scroll stamp from Barogue Motifs set on the newsprint panels using Regal Rose ink. You can never have enough Mother's Day Cards as I give them to my friends as well as my mom!

Happy Mother's Day you all!

~Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Something to Celebrate (L-2 Occasions)

~Paper: Vanilla CS, Pear Pizzazz CS, First Edition DS Paper, Basic Black CS.

~Inks: Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flower die, Antique Brads, Black Taffeta Ribbon, Blushing Bride Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack.  

Layered Paper Flowers

Another paper flower using the Fun Flowers Die! I made a bunch of these flowers and for this one I used four different cardstock colors, 2 cuts of each color. I double up the cardstock on the specific flower I want to cut out which makes a quicker job of cutting the layers for the flower out!

The CS used for the flower is Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Blushing Bride and Regal Rose. Base flower is Pear Pizzazz CS.

~ Inks: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz.

~Paper: Vanilla CS, Whisper White CS, First Edition DS paper, Paisley Petals DS paper.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Framed Tulips Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Lace Trim, Black Striped Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Antique Brads, Sponge.

Antique Paper Roses

I am having a ball making these paper flowers using the Fun Flowers Die!!

I used Rose Red and Melon Mambo CS for the flower and Artichoke CS for the base.

I used 8 layers for the flower, four of each color. All the layers were misted with water and then scrunched up and layered with an Antique Brad in the center.

~Stamps: Charming, Baroque Motifs.

~Inks: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake.

~Paper: Artichoke CS, Vanilla CS, Crumb Cake CS, Baja CS, First Edition DS paper, Rose Red CS and Melon Mambo CS.

~Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Vintage Wallpaper Folder, Sponge, Paper Piercer, Antique Brads, Corner Rounder Punch, Pear Seam Binding.