A Special Anniversary

Hi there and happy Monday!  Today I'm sharing a card made for a friend's special anniversary.  Stampin' Up! Framelits were used to cut out the hearts.  The large background heart was embossed with the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder, then the edges were sponged for a vintage look.  The sentiment is stamped with Gold Encore ink.  It was also used direct-to-paper on a piece of Vanilla cardstock before cutting out the leaves with the retired Little Leaves Sizzlit.  Originally, I tried Champagne Glimmer paper but the color clashed with the gold ink.  The flowers were made with the retired Itty Bitty Punch Pack and the current Itty Bitty Accessory Pack.  Of course, small pearls were added to the centers for a finishing touch.  What would flowers be without a butterfly?  Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches to the rescue!  Teena Thompson's card posted on our Demonstrator-only web site was the inspiration for my card.  It appears that she made an easel type card.  Here is a photo of her card.

Love her puffy flowers.  But for mailing purposes, I kept mine less dimensional.  Thanks for the inspiration, Teena!

Must sign off now to run some errands.  Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Gift of Journaling

Hi there!  We got more snow - but only about an inch.  I am so done with the white stuff already.
Yesterday was a busy day, which is why there was no blog post.  I finished addressing envelopes for our daughter's wedding invitations, discussed reception plans, made flight reservations, worked on class projects, and then tried to figure out why my printer won't work.  Me thinks it's time for a new one!  Ugh!
The notebook above was a gift that Pam D'Urso sent to me in the mail.  What a wonderful surprise!  (Thanks again, Pam!)  The size of the notebook is 5x7 and has a Crumb Cake cover.  She stamped the focal piece in Old Olive ink with the Ex Libris background stamp.  Some Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch trim and a Cherry Cobbler butterfly adorned with a Vintage Faceted Designer button complete this lovely notebook.  It's so pretty that I don't want to use it!

Must run.  Thanks for coming by for a visit today!

   

Papillon Potpourri meets Venetian Romance

Hi there!  Well, I meant to post yesterday but life took a different route.  So I'll just jump right in with today's card from our August Card Buffet sample board.  It was a popular card and remained on the board for several months.  Not everyone used it as a sympathy card, either.  That's one of the great things about card making - you can change the sentiment for the ocassion.

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Loving Thoughts, Thoughts & Prayers (Sharing in your sorrow-inside)

Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Vanilla, Venetian Romance DSP

Ink: Pistachio Pudding

Tools:  Flower Garden embossing folder, Elegant Butterfly punch, Petite Butterfly punch

Other:  Dimensionals, glue dots, Pearls

Inspiration: Chiaki Havrstick   www.stampingpro.com  posted Mar 19, 2013

My apologies for a short post but the to-do list is a long one today!  Thanks for stopping in for a visit!

Sketched Swallowtail

Hi there!  Today I have another birthday card to share with you.  It is similar to the one I made here but with a few changes.  A flower from Simply Sketched was substituted for the leaf image.  It was embossed with clear embossing powder and colored in with a brush and some ink from Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangerine Tango, and Old Olive.  (The flower looks much better in real life than it does here.)  An additional butterfly was added and the placement is different.  Next I want to try the new In Colors using this design.

Must go now to work on my to-do list.  Thank you for coming by!

Such an Angel

Hi there - it's me again!  Stopping in for another quick post.  Today while with the Wednesday Girls, I made some angels and popped them on a card.  The inspiration came from Penny Thomas (http://www.penguinstamper.blogspot.com/).  These little darlings are just so cute and easy to make.  Hope you try making some, too.  They're not just for Christmas!

Stamps: Hand-Penned Holidays
Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red, Blushing Bride scrap, Soft Suede scrap
Ink: Real Red

Other: Petite Pennants Builder Punch (for her dress); 3/4" Circle Punch (for her face); Cupcake Builder Punch (for her hair); Crop-a-dile (for her eyes); Butterfly Punch (for her wings); Stampin' Dimensionals; SNAIL Adhesive; 2-Way Glue Pen; Big Shot Machine; Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Scallop Border Punch

Need to get to bed now.  Thanks for stopping by today!