Adventure Awaits

I decided to work with some of the fabulous new in colors for a quick card with the World of Good Suite.  I saw a great sketch over at Mojo Monday:

As much as I love the Whale of a Time Suite that I had been using, it was nice to play with some other toys.  Here is my card:

I started with a Cinnamon Cider card base and layered on some more Cinnamon Cider embossed with the Old World 3-D embossing folder.  I used some of the amazing World of Good Specialty DSP.  I love the brass foil on these paper.  I used a combo of the Stitched Shapes and Layering Squares for my sentiment, stamping in Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee.  I loved the quill and inkwell so I added them as well.  I finished off my card with some Gold Metallic Pearls.  Here is a peek at the inside:

I added some more DSP in the inside as well.  

Thanks so much for checking out my card today!  What a great sketch!  

  

Whale Done

I have another card to share with you that uses the Whale of a Time suite.  This time I used the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

I just love all the fun DSP from this suite.  I started off in one direction, but I ended up going somewhere different.  Here is my card:

I started with a Pool Party card base and I added the ocean floor DSP.  For my three elements, I started with the whale stamped in Gray Granite and punched with the Whale Builder punch.  Then, I stamped and embossed the fish is Calypso Coral onto some vellum.  And for the sentiment I stamped it in Calypso Coral and layered it over some Calypso Coral card stock.  

This was such a fun card to make.  Thanks for visiting my page!

    

A Whole New Level of Wonderful

I am just in love with the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle.  When I saw the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, I knew I could make it work with this go to set!  Here is the sketch:

Here is a look at my card:

I started with a white card base and added some Cinnamon Cider DSP.  Of course I had to use the Flowers for Every Season DSP. I stamped my sunflower on some Bumblebee card stock with Bumblebee ink.  I chose a die from the Tasteful Labels die set and stamped my sentiment in Just Jade.  I finished up my card with some Jade ribbon and a few in color enamel dots.  

Thanks for checking out my card today!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Celebrate Sunflowers on Tuesday

It is getting pretty hot in my neck of the woods so I will take any opportunity to head downstairs to my studio.  I saw a great sketch over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

I have really enjoyed working with the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle.  Here is the card I created:

I started with a Just Jade card base and layered on some more Just Jade that was embossed with the Tin Tile embossing folder.  I used paper from the Flowers for Every Season DSP, which is my FAVORITE!  I decided to use the smaller sunflower imaged and stamped it with some Stazon and colored with with my blender pens on watercolor paper.  The Celebrate sticker came from the Flowers for Every Season Memories and More Card Pack.  I finished it off with a frosted epoxy droplet that was colored with a Misty Moonlight Stampin Blend and the amazing Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon.  

I had so much fun creating this card...it came together so quickly!  I can't wait to give this card away.  So glad you found your way to my page today!  

A Beautiful Journey

Well after several days of beautiful weather, we finally got a rainy day here.  So it was the perfect time for me to steal away to my studio to create.  I found a perfect creative springboard over at Freshly Made Sketches:

  

I decided to work with the Beautiful World bundle and make a card with a little more masculine style to it.  But of course I still need to play with the yummy new In Colors from Stampin' Up!  Here is my card:

I started with a Cinnamon Cider card base and added a dotty Cinnamon Cider DSP sheet as a background.  My sentiment is from the Beautiful World stamp set but the tag is from the Tasteful Labels Dies.  That is the best set of labels dies, a must have for sure!  I decided to keep with my In Colors and used Misty Moonlight and Just Jade for the worlds.  I cut out the water with a denimy style sheet from the In Color DSP stack.  Then the land was cut form some Just Jade card stock.  I added a few In Color Enamel Dots and some Just Jade ribbon to finish it off.    

This would be a great card for Congrats, Good Luck or even just a Miss You.  Thanks for visiting my site today!  

You are a special color!

Ok, I am making it blog official.  I am in love with Magenta Madness.  Crafting with it makes me so happy, it is so fun and vibrant!  So when I saw the challenge over at Color Throwdown included a pink, I knew it was go time!  Here is the color challenge:

So I decided to play with the Tasteful Textures Bundle.  I was excited to use some gold to glitz it up a bit.  Here is my creation:

I started with a Magenta Madness card base and added some Coastal Cabana that was embossed with the Scripty 3D embossing folder.  I layered some Magenta Madness ribbon on some retired white burlap like ribbon.  For the stamping, I used Versa Mark and used my heat tool on gold embossing powder on the white tag I cut from the Tasteful Labels Dies.  I colored in the flower with my Magenta Madness Stampin' Blends.  I layered that on some gold foil and finished the card off with some gold metallic pearls and some retired Coastal Cabana Glitter Enamel dots.  

What a fabulous color combo, right?  I was so happy to get some time to create today on this beautiful day!  Thanks for checking out my project and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Let's Celebrate Sunflowers

I am back with a goal to create and blog a little each day!  To get initially motivated I am going to be entering some online creative challenges.  I found a perfect color challenge and mixed it with a fun sketch challenge.  

I decided to use some new toys.  For the colors here is what I picked:

I just love the new in color Misty Moonlight!  I thought it would pair nicely with Granny Apple Green.  Then for the lighter shade of blue I chose Pool Party...mostly because I want to go to one!  And for the purple color, I went with Rich Razzleberry.  

I knew I wanted to play with the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle.  It is an absolute MUST HAVE.  The dies cut beautifully, the stamps are gorgeous and the sentiments are perfect!  Here is my card:

I started with a Misty Moonlight card base and added a layer of the Misty Moonlight DSP paper with the words as a background.  I stamped my big sunflower in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White then colored it with some Stampin' Blends.  When I die cut it, I didn't have it lined up perfectly so there was some white around the edges...so I sponged the edges with Rich Razzleberry ink.  I also cut the intricate flower in Rich Razzleberry and layered it on top.  For the leaves, I did the same thing with Granny Apple Green.  I stamped my sentiment in Pool Party and added some retired Pool Party shimmer ribbon underneath it.  Finally I took my Pool Party Stampin Blends, colored some pearls and added a few for a little extra.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!