Elegant Eleanor

Hi there and happy Wednesday!  Gosh, I can't believe the week is almost over already!  Where did the time go?  Seems to be the way of life these days.  Hope you're having a good week.

Mary Hoganmiller had this card on her Apr 5th blog post, which I chose to CASE (Copy And Share Everything).  I used a different embossing folder, changed the ribbon treatment a bit, and chose not to put a sentiment on the front.  Guess those small changes make it my own!  lol

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted  

Stamps: Everything Eleanor 

Paper: Certainly Celery, White 

Ink: Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette 

Tools:  Elegant Lines EF (retiring May 31, 2013), scissors 

Other:  3/8” Certainly Celery taffeta ribbon, 1-1/4” two-tone Pink Pirouette ribbon (both retire May 31), pearls – large & medium 

Inspiration: Mary Hoganmiller    http://www.stampinmary.com   posted April 2013

Must sign off for now get some tasks crossed off the to-do list before heading out to Carla's Card Buffet later.  Thanks for coming by today! 

Elegant Blossom

Hi there!  Didn't get a chance to post yesterday since I ran errands and visited a friend.  Hope you've been having a good week.  Seems everyone is getting back to their normal routines now that the holidays are over, even though it's a short week.
I am posting another card made at Carla's card buffet last month. (Gosh, that seems like ages ago!) 

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Mixed Medley (for you sentiment - Holiday catalog)
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Other: Elegant Lines embossing folder, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Blossom punch, pearls

That's it for now.  Thanks so much for visiting today!  Have a great weekend!

Hi there!  Hope you had a great long holiday weekend.  Well, Summer is now unofficially over but you sure couldn't tell by the temps we're having today.  Keep that A/C on a little longer!  Enough about that, huh?  On with today's card, which was pulled from my stash to send to a friend.  It is one that was made with the Wednesday Girls some time ago.  (The Triple Treat Flower and 5-Petal Punch both are now  retired.)  My card was CASEd from Jayne Singleton's here who CASEd hers from Wendy Weixler here.   

Stamps: Triple Treat Flower
Paper:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Regals DSP Stack
Ink:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Accessories:  Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

That's it for today.  Must get some errands run before I pick up my sister-in-law from the airport and take her to her nephew's house.  Have a great day and thank you for stopping in!

Flower Cards

Happy Friday everyone.  It's been such a gray day.  We even had snow flurries this morning.  A great day to stamp (and to have a steaming cup of tea or coffee within arms reach)!  Today was the day to ink up my Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set (finally!) and try the watercolor technique inspired by Rochell Gould at www.istampicreateihavefun.blogspot.com/2010/11/dark-roses-scic28.html 
Her card is gorgeous!  This was a time consuming project and since I was just playing, I left my card plain.  This will NOT be a technique to use at my upcoming Stamp Camp.

I pretty much followed Rochelle's directions/colors to watercolor the roses except I substituted So Saffron for the Daffodil Delight.  Regal Rose was used on the pink flower in addition to Blushing Bride & So Saffron. The watercolor focal piece was matted onto Early Espresso then onto a More Mustard card base.  Still deciding if I should add a sentiment to the top left area.  I'm thinking maybe punch out an oval shape and pop it up with dimensionals.

The following group of cards wasn't as labor intensive.  I used Fast & Fabulous (a Level-2 Hostess set) and Pocket Silhouettes (such a versatile set) for the group.  The inspiration came from Donna Centamore's blog http://butternutsagedesigns.blogspot.com/.  What a wonderful gift set and I love the clean and simple look. 

SU! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamp: Fast & Fabulous, sentiment from Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess set)
Paper: White, non-SU! navy blue that was in my scraps  Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy  Other: Nestability oval to make masking template, Elegant Lines embossing folder

Stamp: Pocket Silhouettes, sentiment from Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess set)
Paper: White, Night of Navy  Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy

Stamp: Pocket Silhouettes, sentiment from Because I Care (Level-1 Hostess set)
Paper: White, Early Espresso  Ink: Sahara Sand, Soft Suede

Although I really like how this group of cards turned out, they won't make the cut for Stamp Camp either.  Lining up the embossing folder would be a bit tedious for some of my customers.  Oh well, it was fun but back to the drawing board - or blurfing (blog surfing) - to find more inspiration to CAS (copy and share).

Oh! I had such a brilliant idea IMHO (in my humble opinion).  Someone wrote on their blog that they used a storage cube as a photo box.  I don't have any plain cubes - let alone an empty one!  Then I had a light bulb moment.  I purchased a canvas storage cube (on sale of course) that was still in the package.  Opened that puppy up and voila - a light box!  Doesn't help with my photography skills but hey...Rome wasn't built in a day. LOL

OK friends, it is time to go to bed.  It's past midnight.  Been staying up waaay too late this week.