Watercolor Birthday

Hi there!  So, here is a card that I made from parts that were left over from other projects or experimental pieces.  The background was made by sponging on a few ink colors onto the inside of an embossing folder, then spritzing with water.  Place a piece of watercolor paper or light colored cardstock on top of ink and rub with your fingers.  Remove paper from the embossing folder.  Voila!  You have a cool looking background!  The Honeycomb embossing folder by Stampin' Up! was used in this sample.  An embellishment was made with the Cupcake Builder Punch and circle punches.  A few banners were added for a festive look.  (The colors look much better in real life than they do in the photo.)

A big THANKS to everyone who braved the cold to attend our Card Buffet yesterday!  We appreciate your support - but mostly your friendship!

Must get a few things done before running some errands.  Thanks for peeking in today!

Bee Happy!

Hi there!  Hope it's sunny where you live.  We're having another rainy, gray day.  These damp days put me in the baking mood, which is what our granddaughter and I did yesterday.  We didn't have time to do any crafting, though.  But I do have a card sample from the display board at our Card Buffet.  This little guy was very popular and can be sent for various ocassions.  Friends and fellow Demonstrators, Kim Coulter and Jayne Singleton, were the inspiration behind this card - and the Sweet Stuff stamp set by Stampin' Up! had the perfect sentiment!  You may want to take a look at this set, as it contains some really cute images.

Need to tackle my to-do list now.  Thank you for stopping in today!

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Sweet Stuff 

Paper: Black, Hello Honey, White, Vellum 

Ink: Black, Blushing Bride, White chalk marker 

Tools:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Bird Builder Punch, Ornament shape - MDS & e-cutter, Circle Punches – 1/2", 3/4”, 1”, and 1-3/4”, XL Oval Punch 

Other:  Sponge dauber, Dimensionals, clear block

Honeycomb Watercolor Technique

Hi there and happy Friday!  Hope you've been enjoying the cooler temperatures and have fun plans for the weekend.  My weekend is another busy one.  So without further adieu, let's get to the card.  This watercolor technique began with the Honeycomb embossing folder.  Ink was randomly sponged onto the open embossing folder with a dauber (the side with the Stampin' Up! logo), then lightly spritzed with water.  A piece of watercolor paper was placed into the embossing folder.  The embossing folder was closed and then rubbed with my fingers to transfer/move the ink.  Results will be different each time, depending on the placement of colors and amount of pressure used to rub the embossing folder.  The colors used in this sample are Blushing Bride, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Pistachio Pudding.  Various punched pieces were used to embellish the watercolor background, which is layered onto a Crisp Cantaloupe card base.  A leaf cut from Glimmer paper using the Little Leaves Sizzlit die (now retired) finishes off the card with bit of bling.

Must get packed up for a Crop later this afternoon.  Have a great weekend and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Oh, Hello

Hi there and Happy Memorial Day!  A big thank you to our military (past and present) for keeping our nation free!  Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend.  I've been in cleaning mode.  Not fun but very necessry.  I've neglected things around here way too long!  Enough about that.  Here's information about the card today that was made at Carla's Buffet.  The stamp set used is Oh, Hello, which appeared in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog - and is carrying over into the new annual catalog!  Oval Framelits were used to cut out the two larger ovals and a punch was used on the butterfly image.  The bottom Cherry Cobbler portion was embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder.

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Oh, Hello
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, White
Ink: Early Espresso, So Saffron
Other: Taffeta ribbon, honeycomb embossing folder, framelits, oval punch

Sorry for the quick post but must get back to work before I lose my cleaning mojo!  lol   Safe travels to those on the road and thanks for including me in your travels via internet today!

Be Happy!

Hi there!  Yesterday I planned to have some maintenance done on my car, which didn't quite pan out -  our son came by for a visit.  That beats out car stuff any day!  It was good to see him up and about since his knee surgery last Thursday.  And, of course, mom fed him lunch.  Nothing wrong with his appetite!  lol 

Today's card is one that I made at Carla Spradling's Card Buffet.  The Honeycomb embossing folder is the perfect background for those cute bee images from the Spring Sampler set (retiring Jun 3rd).  The sentiment is from Memorable Moments. 

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Spring Sampler, Memorable Moments
Paper: Black, Daffodil Delight, White
Ink: Black, Daffodil Delight marker
Other: Honeycomb embossing folder, Black Scallop Dots ribbon, Dimensionals

OK, must run.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Easy Events Snail

Hi there!  Hope your week is going well so far.  This is a scheduled post since I'm with my stampin' peeps at the Girls Getaway Retreat.  Lots of good times!  What goes on at the retreat, stays at the retreat!  lol 

OK, now for a little info about the above card.  I was late sending a birthday card to a friend, so my belated wishes were conveyed with this card. 
Our new Honeycomb embossing folder was used on the background panel, and can be found in the new Stampin' Up! Spring catalog.  It's definitely a favorite of mine.  The stamp set is Easy Events (found in the annual catalog).

That's it for now.  Thanks for stoping in today!