Mixed Bunch

The colors I used for this card are Poppy Red, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Very Vanilla.  The flower is embossed with white embossing powder and then I used a sponge to rub Early Espresso ink on it.  It gave it more of the vintage/Very Vanilla look. The pretty Sale-a-bration paper was first mounted on Lucky Limeade card stock and then ran through the Big Shot with the Petals-a-plenty embossing folder.  After that I once again rubbed it with the Early Espresso ink for the vintage look and to make the embossed flowers show up a little better.  The ribbons are Very Vanilla 1/8" taffeta and 3/8" ruffled Pool Party.

Upsy Daisy

I didn't love how this card turned out, but it's a good idea.  If you want a flat part to stamp on after using the Big Shot you can make a frame out of card board or use chip board.  Place that on your paper before running it through the Big Shot and it only embosses around the frame.  Then you're left with a nice flat spot for stamping.  I also used the frame to rub ink around in the middle so it was easier to get the oval look and not rub out of the lines.  The daisies are embossed with Iridescent Ice and the excess ink is wiped off the daisies with a tissue.

Wonderful You

This was my card trade for Stamp Club.  I used the same technique as we did on our make-and-take at club, except I used Clear embossing powder instead of Iridescent Ice.  The background is the Sanded stamp.  And the saying comes from the Oval All set.  Real Red and More Mustard are two of the colors that are staying for the new catalog July 1st.

Upsy Daisy

I haven't used glossy card stock for years!  At least it seems like it's been years.  For Stamp Club last night we wheeled Old Olive polk-a-dots onto glossy card stock.  A bit of a challenge on the slippery paper, but we hid our mistakes well.  Next we used the embossing buddy on the glossy paper after our dots had dried.  Then we embossed with the Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  After that had cooled we used a sponge rubbed in the Rich Razzleberry ink pad and rubbed that over our daisy's.  A tissue was used to rub the ink off of the daisies and then we had these cute little white daisies with olive polk-a-dots.  SO CUTE!!!  We of course had to used the Big Shot to add more dots to our card and the Coluzzle was used to make the cute frame.  

Holiday Blitz

This is a card that's cuter in person.  There's lots of fun embossing on it!  I used the Whimsey wheel on the black and embossed in white.  The pumpkins are also embossed.  First I stamped the face stamp in Basic Black ink on Whisper White paper.  Then I inked the pumpkin stamp in Versamark, then carefully just inked up the pumpkin with the Dusty Durango pad, then used the Always Artichoke marker to ink up the stem and leaf.  I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the stamp over the face and then embossed with clear powder. 

Wanted

I love the little paisley out of the Wanted set and also the cute paisley paper from the To the Nines specialty paper pack.  The paisley was first stamped in Versamark and then in the Always Artichoke pad.  After that I sprinkled on some clear embossing powder and heated it until it was shiny.  I colored in the scalloped part with the Artichoke marker and then punched it out with the             1 3/8" circle punch.  I distressed around the edge and then used a sponge dipped in the Chocolate ink to color around the edge.  That was layered onto a Chocolate and Vanilla Scalloped Circles (sounds so yummy).

Circle Circus & Thank You Kindly

Aside from the ribbon everything in this card is Stampin' Up.  The pattern paper is from a hostess 6x6 pack.  I'm so glad that the new catalog has wide black grosgrain ribbon.  That will be one of my first purchases!!!  I thought the new Circle Circus stamp was perfect for this wedding thank you.  My mother-in-law recently remarried and she needed some thank you cards to send out.  At the wedding everyone had on black, gold, tan or white.  The Sahara Sand card stock worked out perfect for the card and the gold embossing on the scalloped circle makes it look elegant.  I love my scallop punch.  If you'd like one at a 30% discount let me know by before Monday.

Oval All

This card is kind of 'gobbed up' - apparently I didn't know when to stop!  But I still made it for my card trades for the last stamp club.  Once again I used the Walk in the Park pattern paper along with the Oval All stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  REMEMBER TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER FROM THE CURRENT CATALOG AND OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG!  I really do like all of the colors in this card:  Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, So Saffron, and Baja Breeze.  The buttons are a favorite also.

Oval All

How sad that my last post was of LAST months stamp club and this post is of THIS months stamp club!  Life has been busy lately with summer activities, but I'm going to try to do better.  This is the card we made at our last stamp club for this catalog.  The NEW catalog comes out in just 2 days - WOW!  I've seen it already and it's full of great new things and ideas.  Anyway, back to the card, it was made with the Oval All set from the Occasions mini and the Walk In the Park pattern paper is also from the mini.  I love this pattern paper and had a lot of fun using the different patterns for this card.  The White Satin ribbon can also be found in the Occasions mini.  For the 'Best Wishes' greeting we embossed in clear on white paper and then used a sponge dauber with the Baja Breeze ink pad to color over the top of the embossing and then used the Large Oval punch to punch it out.  The Scallop Oval is from the mini catalog.  I'm loving this set!

Upsy Daisy

I just can't stay away from this cute stamp!  Love it!  This was my trade for Stamp Club where we used the pattern paper to make a patchwork design and also used the grommets.  The daisy's were stamped in Versamark, embossed with clear powder and then rubbed with White Craft ink.  It always makes a cool look when you use that technique.

Holiday Blitz

For this card I used the Bliss Blue designer paper from the Summer Picnic pack and embossed the snowflakes in white and then punched it out with the Scallop Circle punch.  Then on the white I first stamped the snowflake in Versamark and then in the Bliss Blue pad and stamped it on the white.  I repeated that process until I had a section of paper covered big enough for the Scallop Circle punch.  Then I embossed that with clear powder.  I've used the Ice Rhinestone Brads to attach the white ribbons and scallops.

Holiday Blitz

This is a pretty simple card.  I've embossed the little tree with Gold embossing powder and then used the Itty Bitty Background stamp to add some Old Olive speckles.  Then I used the small tag punch to punch it out.  I punched the larger Tag out of the Brushed Gold paper.  And also trimmed the front bottom of the card off a 1/4" or so and glued a strip of Brushed Gold paper on the inside bottom, so it's seen from the front when the card is closed.  The Olive designer paper is from the Summer Picnic pack.  I stamped the tree along the bottom of the Olive paper with Olive ink.  The tag is hung from the wide Red Grosgrain ribbon with string that I colored Olive.  I used my paper distressing tool to get the frayed look on the bottom of the Olive paper.

Holiday Blitz

I saw this technique and LOVED it right away!  It's the same as emboss-resist, but you do it on pattern paper.  I've stamped the Candy Cane in Versamark on paper from the Bella Rose designer paper pack and then embossed it with clear powder.  Then I took a sponge and rubbed Chocolate Chip ink all over it.  Of course the embossed spots resist the ink.  Awesome look!  I then layered that piece of paper onto the same Bella Rose paper.  You can get a ton of different looks just by using different designer papers and solid stamps.

Wow Flowers

I got this layout idea from the catalog on page 113.  I used all of the circle punches to make it easier.  I also used a build-a-brad in the center of the punched out flower and a felt flower at the top.  I used the little Sprinkles set for the background on the bottom circle as well as the build-a-brad.  The circle from Wow Flowers is embossed with white.

Think Happy Thoughts

This scan is a little blurry because of the thickness.  The Filigree brads are SO darling though.  I just love them!  The 'happy birthday' greeting and flowers are embossed with Winter White embossing powder.  It makes for a nice, shiny look on the card.  Of course that's something you have to see in person.  I love the Pumpkin Striped ribbon also, it's such a fun look.

Wow Flowers

I actually started this card a week or so ago and got stumped.  I got as far as the white embossed flowers on the Chocolate card stock and stopped.  I loved it, but wasn't sure how to finish the card.  Now that it's done though I'm really liking it!  I used the new Riding Hood Red card stock and the Chocolate polk-a-dot paper from the Bella Rose pattern paper.  Awe!  So cute!  The ribbon slides are from the current Hodgepodge Hardware.

Fall Flair

I just love fall colors and the season itself.  It's the best time of year!  I made the scalloped square by using the Scallop Edge punch.  I've been wanting the Scallop Square punch but I don't have it yet.  So this was close enough.  The brown pattern paper is from the Bella Rose pattern paper.  I embossed the outline of the leaf by first stamping in Versamark and then in the Chocolate Chip pad and followed with clear embossing powder and heated it.  'Heated' doesn't sound like a word, but you get the picture.  The green paper is Kiwi Kiss and I used the Old Olive button but sanded it first and then rubbed it in the Kiwi pad, let it dry and sanded it again.

Upsy Daisy

Oh my goodness!  I think I'm in LOVE!!!  This is my new favorite set for sure.  I just love, love daisy's and this particular set does it for me.  I'm really loving the new Filigree Brads and Riding Hood Red Taffeta ribbon also.  I embossed the daisy's with Winter White embossing powder.  I got this layout idea from page 10 of the catalog.  Another favorite set of mine is the Inspired by Nature set, but I don't have it yet.  Remember that until September 30th you can get Upsy Daisy and 8 other sets at a 15% discount.  Click here for more details:  NEVER BEFORE SEEN STAMPS & SAVINGS

Doodle This

I wish you could see this card in person.  The flower is stamped in Stazon, colored and then the entire piece is covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  To do this you ink up the whole piece of paper with Versamark, then pour on the Heat and Stick powder and heat it.  This makes the paper tacky and you pour on the Dazzling Diamonds and then heat it just a little more to set it in.  I love the look.  The Word Window punch seems to be a favorite of mine to add a greeting to my cards.  The greeting on this card is from the Short and Sweet set.  The ribbon is Very Vanilla Taffeta.  The Taffeta ribbon also seems to be a favorite of mine right now.

Wanted

This is a great set to have on hand for those guys in your life.  The technique I used on this card is way cool.  I used glossy paper and stamped the paisley and other design first with Really Rust and Garden Green.  When that was dry I stamped the horse with Versamark and then embossed it with clear powder.  After the embossing had cooled I used my brayer in Creamy Caramel and rolled it over the top of the glossy card stock.  The embossing resists the ink.  I used a tissue to lightly rub the ink off of the horse.  Cool, huh!?!  If you don't like to use ribbon on your guy cards you can use thin strips of paper to add that extra touch.  That's what I did on this card.  The paper piercing also adds a nice touch - I used a punch two, skip one pattern.