Popsicle Card

Oh man--doesn't a popsicle sound good right about now?!?!?
Stamps: Sincere Salutations Stamp Set
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Only Orange, Whisper White
Accessories: 3/16" corner rounder punch, scallop circle punch, popsicle stick, ribbon
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Always Card #2

Stamps: Always Stamp Set, French Script Background Stamp
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: bone folder
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Always Card #1

Sorry for the burry picture....kind of goes with how I'm feeling today :)
Stamps: Always Stamp Set, Lexicon of Love Stamp Set, Weathered Background Stamp
Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper: Garden Green, Basic Black, Ruby Red
Accessories: versamark pad, powder pal, embossing buddy, heat tool, black stampin' emboss powder, craft & paper scissors, bone folder
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Thoughts of Father Card

Stamps: Thoughts of Father Stamp Set
Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper: Blue Bayou, Barely Banana, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Designer Series Paper
Accessories: stampin' write markers, bone folder
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Iris Twist Card

Wow this Iris Twist Technique was super fun to do. You'll probably see me doing more of these soon :)
Stamps: Year Round Fun II Stamp Set
Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad,
Paper: Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Real Red, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: craft & paper scissors, medium whisper white envelopes, bone folder
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Serigraph Card

Another new technique has been tried. I love the look it gives in the background and it wasn't too hard to do either!

Stamps: Stipple Butterfly Stamp Set, French Script Background Stamp

Ink: Barely Banana Classic Stampin' Pad, Apricot Appeal Classic Stampin' Pad, Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad, Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green

Accessories: brayer, white stampin' emboss powder, versamark pad, powder pal, embossing bubby, heat tool, crafters' tool kit, medium whisper white envelopes, bone folder

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Faux Silk Card

I finally got to try out this faux silk technique and I love it! It gives a fun, new look to the card.

Stamps: Embrace Life Stamp Set

Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker

Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: tissue paper, anywhere glue stick, 1 1/4" circle punch, scallop circle punch, ribbon, craft & paper scissors, medium whisper white envelopes, bone folder

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Stamping Bella Cards

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. With being pregnant and being sick and trying to get our houes ready for a baby it has been chaotic :) But exciting!!!! I have been making cards just haven't been posting...so I am going to spend some time today and actually take pictures of what has been made, write about them, and post them. Here's a few cards I made using the Stamping Bellas that I got a while back. This clear stamps are super fun and easy to use. I was impressed greatly!

Stamps: Stamping Bella Stamps, various word phrases

Ink: Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad

Paper: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Acrylic Block, double-sided tape, watercolor pencils, blender pens, 3/16" corner rounder punch, medium very vanilla envelopes, bone folder

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Garden Silhouettes Mother Day Cards

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes Stamp Set, Sincere Salutations Stamp Set
Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink, Ruby Red Classic Ink, Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink
Paper: Regal Rose cardstock, Rose Red cardstock, Pale Plum cardstock, Perfect Plum cardstock, Whispher White cardstock
Accessories: ribbon, stapler
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Birthday Princess

Stamps: Pretty Princess Stamp Set, Dots and Daises Background Stamp
Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink, Barely Banana Classic Ink
Paper: So Saffron Cardstock, Cameo Coral Cardstock, Green Galore Cardstock, Whispher White Cardstock
Accessoies: Stampin' Write Markers, ZIG Painty
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Birthday Cards

I LOVE THIS SET! BIRTHDAY BANTER has got to be one of the funnest sets ever...I'm just so bummed that it's retired...oh well....I won't have a cow over it...sorry that was lame! :)

Stamps: Birthday Banter Stamp Set

Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink

Paper: Assorted Bold Brights Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock

Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Scallop Circle Punch

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Embrace Life Card

I think I am getting so much better with blending! I have to tell you how happy I am with my coloring on this card. And I am really liking this watercolor paper!!!! Wow---where have you been all my crafty life?!? The only thing I wish I hadn't done was add the glitter...oh well :)
Stamps: Embrace Life
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Watercolor paper
Accessories: Watercolor pencils, Blender Pens, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Powder Pal
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Most of this card is CASE'd from sarah green at SCS

Designer Series Paper Cards

Here's some simple cards using designer series paper....the last one is the card I gave my hubby for Valentine's Day :)

You Float My Boat!

I love this stamp set but I gotta tell, I'm not happy with this card...I had such high hopes for this card but I just think it's missing something! Oh well.... One thing about this card that I had fun with was the masking technique for the heart in the little boat. I've done reverse masking before but this was the first time playing with regular masking. I enjoyed it and look forward to trying it again on other cards.
Stamp: Boatloads of Love Stamp Set
Ink: Jet Black StazOn
Paper: Purely Pomegranate cs, Pretty in Pink cs, Whisper White cs
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, 3/16" corner rounder punch, Crop-A-Dile, Real Red Eyelets
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Elegant Notes Buckle Card

Yeah! I've finally used this Stamp Set! I bought this set because my husband and sister-in-law love music, play music, ARE music... :) And finally this set has seen the ink pads! I pretty much CASE'd this card from TexaninOhio at SCS...I thought she did an awesome job and just had to recreated it for myself (with just a few tweaks).
Stamp: Elegant Notes Stamp Set, Canvas Background Stamp
Ink: Night of Navy Classic Ink, Bashful Blue Classic Ink
Paper: Night of Navy card stock, Bashful Blue card stock, Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Word Window Punch
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Silly Sealife Card

Who doesn't love the Silly Sealife Stamp Set? NOT ME!

Who is sad it's retired? ME!

I just can't get enough of playing with this set...just wish I had bought it earlier :)

Stamp: Silly Sealife Stamp Set, On the Spot Background Stamp

Ink: Lovely Lilac Classic Ink, Jet Black StazOn Ink

Paper: Lovely Lilac card stock, Whisper White card stock, Bashful Blue card stock

Accessories: Stamping Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Punch, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens

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Shaving Cream Technique Card

This was my first attempt at the Shaving Cream Technique and I gotta say....I like it! :) I like how each card I made after this had just a slightly different swirl/design to it. I will definitely be trying this again with some different colors.

Stamp: Laundry Notes

Ink: Real Red re-inker, Whisper White Craft Pad

Paper: Basic Black textured card stock, Ruby Red card stock, Glossy White card stock

Accessories: Embossing Buddy, Versamark Pad, Heat Tool, Powder Pal, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Crafters' Tool Kit

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Valentine Chef

Okay, Who doesn't love this chef?!? I think he is the cutest and he's ready to serve up some Valentine's Day LOVE!
Stamps: Voila Stamp Set, Soft Swirls Background Stamp
Ink: Jet Black StazOn Ink, Pretty in Pink Classic Ink
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Whisper White, Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Chipboard (from Craft Warehouse), 2-way glue pen, dimensionals
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Melody's Silly Sealife Birthday Card

Happy Birthday Melody!
Melody is my sister-in-law (my husband's sister) and today is her birthday. Melody LOVES turtles...lucky for her so do I! I love this turtle from the Silly Sealife Stamp Set, I'm so bummed that Stampin' Up! has retired this set.
Stamps: Silly Sealife Stamp Set
Ink: Jet Black StazOn Ink
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory, Night of Navy
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Word Window Punch
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More Xmas Cards

Here is another one of the christmas cards I made this year for giving out. This was my first attempt at punching out a window card. The picture doesn't show it very well but the tree is on the inside of the card. I don't have a square punch, so I just used my tag punch on the top and bottom of the Old Olive card and then cut out the section inbetween. I really liked the way this card turned out.

Stamps: Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set, Weathered Background Stamp

Ink: Old Olive Classic Ink

Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Versamark, Gold Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Powder Pal, Embossing Buddy, Tag Punch, White organdy ribbon (not from Stampin' Up!)

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