Falling Leaves Hi

Hi there and happy Friday!  It isn't officially winter yet, so here is a fall looking card that appeared on our Card Buffet display board.  The leaf images are from Fall Fest, which can be found in the 2014 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  Inspiration for this card came from Vicky Hayes.  See her version HERE.  You can see that there are only a couple of differences, like the base color and sentiment.  Why mess with perfection?  The "Hi" sentiment from Regarding Dahlias used on my card makes it versatile enough to use for several occasions.

It's short and sweet today.  Lots to do.  Have a great weekend and thank you for peeking in today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Fall Fest, Regarding Dahlias 

Paper: Vanilla 

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Tangelo Twist 
Other: Dimensionals, clear blocks

Low Sodium Diet

Hi there and happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend with family and friends.  I sure did!  You're probably wondering what a low sodium diet has to do with cards, huh?  Well, it involves the salt background technique.  Last week when our granddaughter spent the night, she made a container to hold salt.  (It's interesting how that 7 year old mind works!)  So not wanting to waste the salt, Grandma suggested trying the technique where salt is sprinkled onto watercolor paper that has been saturated with water, then drops of reinkers are added - Pink Pirouette and Rose Red used for this sample.  We let the backgrounds dry overnight.  A paper towel was used to brush off the excess salt before she stamped images onto the backgrounds.  The above card uses the flower from Stampin' Up!s Regarding Dahlia and the sentiment is from Happy Watercolor (now retired).

The next card uses Perfect Plum and Bermuda Bay reinkers.  The sentiment is from another retired set, Best of Greetings.  I'd say Granddaughter has an eye for color because she chose every color all by herself.  She also chose what she wanted to stamp on each card since she was making these cards for family members.  She loves to make things for people.

Here is her last card, which uses Strawberry Slush and Calypso Coral reinkers.  Not totally sure about the colors.  The sentiment is from Happy Watercolor.

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Blended Dahlias & Blowout Sale

Hi there!  Since I'm so late posting today, let's get right to the card.  It is another sample colored with the alcohol based markers from Stampin' Up! called Blendabilities.  I'm having so much fun coloring with these new markers!  There are three markers in each pack - a light, a medium, and a dark.  I used the Daffodil Delight set and the Rich Razzleberry set.  The solid image leaves from the Summer Silhouettes stamp set were stamped with Old Olive ink.  The sentiment is from A Dozen Thoughts.

Before I sign off, be sure to check back tomorrow -  Thursday, May 22nd for a......

Stampin' Up! will be offering a 25%-50% discount on many of the retiring products on May 22.  But you have to act FAST!!  This special offer is only available until June 4, 2014 or whenever supplies are depleted.  If you missed out on a product the first time, this is your last chance to get it before it's gone for good! You may view items on my Stampin' Up! site here.


Thank you for stopping in for a peek today!

Blendabilities Meets Dahlias and Swallowtail

Hi there!  Today is a busy one so I'll keep it short.  Here is a sample of coloring with the new Stampin' Up! Blendabilities coming out in the 2014-15 Annual Catalog.  Love, love, love them!  (One of the perks of being a Demonstrator is being able to pre-order new products!  You'll be able to purchase them June 2nd.)  The image from Regarding Dahlias was stamped with Memento Black ink.  Jackie Topa suggested to start with the darkest color first, working your way to the lightest.  You can view her video here posted May 9th.  There are three markers in each pack.  They are labeled dark, medium, and light.  The Cherry Cobbler set and the Pumpkin Pie set was used in the above sample.  The leaves (a solid image from Summer Silhouettes) were stamped with Always Artichoke ink.  Below is another sample colored on the background Swallowtail image.

I started out using the Daffodil Delight set to color the butterfly but it needed "something".  That's when some Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities were incorporated.  Well, that concludes my experimenting for today.  Need to get moving to run errands and meet a friend for lunch.  Thank you for peeking in today!

Eastern Elegance Meets Dahlias

Hi there and happy Good Friday!  Been on the go the last few days but I'm back today with a card that was made at Jayne Singleton's Stamp Camp last Saturday.  Jayne and I both like a lot of layers and this card doesn't disappoint.  The stamp set is Regarding Dahlias and the Designer Series Paper is Eastern Elegance.  I will be sad when this paper retires in June.  It is so elegant....hence the name.  Ha!
Sorry for another short post but I must run some errands.  Hope you have a wonderful Easter and thank you for stopping by today!

It's All About the Gold

Hi there!  Hope you had a good weekend!  My to-do list is very long so let's move on to the card, shall we?  It is another Card Buffet selection using the beautiful Fancy Foil Designer Gold Vellum by Stampin' Up!, which can be found in the 2014 Occasions Catalog.  This could be a Valentine or anniversary card.  The ladies could also choose to use the "hi" sentiment from Regarding Dahlias.  My card is pretty much a CASE of Jodi Reinert's card here (Jan 4th post), except that I used a different sentiment and added some gold Washi tape.  Gold Baker's Twine was the finishing touch.  Love all these gold elements in the Occasions Catalog!  They come in Silver, too. 
Oh!  A hint for adhering the vellum if you aren't using Washi tape, is to put glue on the back of the gold dots. 

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping in for a peek today!

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted. 

Stamps: Perfect Pennants (sentiment – you & me)  OR use “hi” from Regarding Dahlias 

Paper: Vanilla, Fancy Foil Designer Gold Vellum (2014 Occasions Catalog – pg 23) 

Ink: Encore Gold 

Other: Gold Bakers Twine, gold Washi tape, clear block