Textured Leaves

For this card, I added cut out and sponged leaves to the bottom to create a focal point. This leaf is so nice stamped and then sponged using the same color of ink. ~Stamps: French Foliage, Falling Leaves. ~ Paper: Soft Suede CS, Vanilla CS, Chocolate Chip CS. ~ Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy and Crumb Cake. ~ Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Paper-Piercer and Mat Pack, Jewelry Tag Punch, Sponge.  

A Collage of Leaves

~Stamps: French Foliage. ~Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler. ~ Paper: Espresso, Suede, Vanilla and Newsprint DS Paper. ~ Accessories: Circle Cutter and Glass Mat, Espresso Brads, 1/16" circle punch, Espresso Taffeta ribbon, sponge, Dimensionals.

Newsprint Fall

Another card using the lovely French Foliage Set! I sponged the edges of the newsprint and Vanilla CS with Espresso ink. The images were stamped with Espresso and the splash drops were stamped lightly with Peach Parafait ink. I stamped the three leaves then cut them out and sponged the edges with Espresso as well! The Espresso Taffeta Ribbon and brads complete the card!

Earth Tone Leaves

This French Foliage Set from the Holiday Mini is my favorite set, I knew the moment I saw this set, I would use the heck out of it and I am! I stamped the three focal point leaves on white CS with Early Espresso and then cut them out. I then sponged very lightly over the cut out leaves with Early Espresso and I love this look! So I tried it with several other colors and loved those too, the white sponged veins are such a nice contrast! The base card is Espresso CS stamped with Espresso ink with the large leaf. The newsprint is sponged lightly in places with Espresso and Suede inks and wrapped with Espresso 1/4" taffeta ribbon. The Top Note Die is cut out with Whisper White CS and stamped with the leaves using Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Suede inks. I used an Antique Brad to finish off the top note along with more Taffeta ribbon and the three leaves! 

Poinsettia Christmas

I love Poinsettias! Although this set is very detailed, the images are such a nice size for cards!

I colored directly on the stamp with markers and stamped the images. I combined the papers from the Deck the Halls DS paper and applied a ruffle under two of the edges of the focal point using the waffle paper. I sponged the lace ribbon and the edges of everything with Crumb Cake ink! ~Stamps: Bells and Boughs set.~Paper: Card base-Crumb Cake, Shimmery White CS, Deck the Halls DS paper. ~ Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Artichoke, Old Olive, Real Red, Crumb Cake. ~ Accessories: Basic Glimmer Brads, Waffle Paper, Decorative Label Punch, Lace ribbon, Ribbon Punch, Dimensionals.

Treat Box Card Pattern Revision

The Treat Box Card Pattern has been revised so click on the pattern link if you are having trouble. This Card uses 11 3/4" x 6 1/2"-5 1/2" Cardstock.

Gratitude Treat Box Card

This Card was very simple with just the gratitude stamped on the wide oval using the Define Your Life stamp set and layered over two punched out Decorative Labels punched from the Gala Paper! I used the Greenhouse Gala DS paper to layer around the box part and cut out the flower on the tag from the same background paper too. I added the clear buttons over punched out flowers again using the background paper. I covered Hershey mini's with the paper to insert in the box. 1/8" Daffodil ribbon and Brights brad complete the card! To get this free Treat Box pattern brought to you by Paper Crafters Sampler Click Here!

Christmas Treat Box Card

What a super fun Treat Card! This sample shows CS covered Mini Hershey bars in the enclosed box portion of the card but you could insert anything from tea light candles to small gifts wrapped in matching tissue paper! I fixed the top card flap to the base so that the tag is removable. ~Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, All Holidays, Sweet Snowglobe. ~ Paper: Base Pink Pirouette CS, Whisper White CS, Baja Breeze CS, Real Red CS, Candy Cane DS paper, Glossy CS. ~Inks: Baja Breeze Pad and Marker, Markers; Real Red, Celery, Garden Green and Sahara Sand. ~ Accessories: Red Satin ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Pearls, Crystal Effects, Chunky Essentials Glitter, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Snowflake Punch, Dimensionals.

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Get Well Roses

This Card is for a friend who had surgery yesterday! I still dont know if she can have flowers yet so I just decided to make a card with roses! I dug out this set from my retired stash and paired it up with the new In-Color DS paper and the Top Note Die. I used watercolor paper in the shape of the top note to stamp on with Basic Brown ink and then watercolored the image using a small brush, water and the following markers: Garden Green, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand. I colored directly on little bits of shadowed parts with the darker markers and then moved the color around with the damp brush. I then went back over the rose petals with the Pink Pirouette marker directly and the same with the Pear marker on the leaves. The Lace ribbon is adhered to Pink Taffeta ribbon so the pink shows through the lace.

Flower Patch

A Happy little flower patch! I used the Every Moment stamp set and stamped the flowers on Shimmery Wt. CS using Stazon Black ink. I water colored the flowers using Daffidil, Peach and Pear refill inks. I cut out the top of the flowers and layered the panel over a strip of designer paper from the Grennhouse Gala DS paper. I used the Eyelet Lace punch along the edge of two strips of paper from the same design paper and layered them under both the top and bottom edges. I adhered these to a Pear Pizzazz Card along with some Pear ribbon and the stamped greeting layered on Daffidil CS.

Fabulous Family Trip!

We had a fabulous time at Disneyland! This picture is of me with my four boys minus my DH (who is taking the picture) and our wonderful family friends! We kept waiting for the kids to break off from us adults and go do their own thing but we couldn't shake them! (which was just fine with me because I loved spending time with them and I also ride every ride!) No Fear here! California Screamin' and Tower of Terror are my favorite rides in Califoria Adventure! I wish I lived closer to Disneyland, I would so get an annual pass! LOL

Family Trip!

I am off to Southern CA and Disneyland with my husband and boys and another family! It's about a 10/11 hour drive since I live at the very top of CA but I am so looking forward to spending time with my family and friends....Oh and Disneyland! I will be back next Thursday!

Peachy Day

Today's card uses the Every Moment set again! I stamped the flower with Basic Black on Shimmery and then stamped an extra flower and the butterfly on another piece of Shimmery CS, then water colored them and cut them out.  ~Inks: Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist, Peach Parfait. ~Paper: Shimmery White CS, Pear Pizzazz CS, Marina Mist CS, Peach Parfait CS. ~Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Pearls, Marina Taffteta Ribbon, Pear Pizzazz Ribbon, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals.

Textured Every Moment

This new set-Every Moment caught my eye right away in the new catalog! I've been playing around with this set and really like it! The card base and circle are Shimmery White CS, the two layers are Soft Suede and Peach Parfait CS which I used with the Polka Dots and Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folders. I watercolored the images with Soft Suede, More Mustard, Peach Parfait, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and River Rock inks & Markers. Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon and Neutrals Brads complete the card!

Different Approach

This card has quite a different layout which I achieved by just piecing it together after I had the parts done. I decided to pick four colors to use together first and I wanted to use a circle in the layout but that was it. The colors I wanted to combine in this layout were Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso. My new favorite green is Pear Pizzazz...what a cheery, wonderful green!

I used the Scallop Border Punch on the two strips of Blushing Bride CS. I used the Polka Dots Embossing folder for the Riding Hood Red CS strips. The new tiny pearls are so perfect! I also used the Greenhouse Gala DS paper behind the circle and the saying! Card base, Circle and Saying are on Shimmery White CS! 

I like to take a different approach occasionaly and sometimes it looks good and sometimes not! This wasn't too bad! LOL!

A Great Day For Sailing

Another watercolor card using Chocloate Chip Craft Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing powder using the lovely Uncharted Territory Stamp Set! This is my favorite new set so far, can you tell? LOL! I water colored this using classic refill ink drops on a paper plate and a watercolor brush with again, lots of water. The images were stamped on SU watercolor paper and framed on Baja Breeze CS and Pacific Point CS base card. I finished with the white gel pen to draw the white caps and water spray! Refill Inks: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand. Happy Sailing!

Watercolor Lighthouse

I made a couple of these scenes on watercolor paper! I embossed the image with Chocloate Chip Craft ink and Clear Embossing Powder first. I then used Classic reinkers drops on a paper plate and a watercolor brush with lots of water! Refill Ink Colors: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, Espresso, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, River Rock, Celery, Pink Pirouette and Perfect Plum, Riding Hood Red. The watercolor panel is framed on Baja Breeze CS and Pacific Point Card Base! White gel pen to finish off the white caps and spray! I love to paint so I could just sit and do these all day and the SU watercolor paper is so nice to work with!

CASED Catalog Card!

I really love (card a) on page 36 of the new catalog so I copied it and changed it to a general card instead of a Christmas card! I made 4 for a few of my close friends! I just really thought it was a sweet card and love the vintage feel! I used the same colors listed by SU but changed the background sets to Punch Potpourri on the tag and Notably Ornate for the words and background. I also didn't have Pear Pizzazz DS paper so I improvised and used Pear CS and just stamped it with Pear ink using the Heart stamp from Punch Potpourri! 

Glossy Trees

~Stamps: Plant Hope, Occasional Quotes (L-3) hostess.~ Paper: Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Glossy CS, Shimmery CS. ~ Inks: Stazon, Pads and Markers: Garden Green, Artichoke, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Espresso, Sahara marker. ~ Accessories: Sponge Wedge, Sponge Daubers, aqua painter, Neutral Brads. 

I slapped the greeting over a mistake I made! LOL Why waste a usable card right! There are always ways to save a card where a small mistake is, just cover it up! LOL

Glossy Lighthouse

~Stamps: Uncharted Territory. ~Paper: Pacific Point card base, River Rock mat, Glossy CS. ~ Inks: Stazon, Pads and Markers: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, River Rock, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Markers: Blushing Bride, Garden Green, Sahara Sand, Poppy, Espresso. ~Accessories: Sponge Wedge, Sponge Daubers, Aqua Painter, White Gel pen.

I stamped the images and then extended the cliff to the edge of the cardstock with a fine point sharpie marker.

I white gel pen works great for creating waves in the distance!