Oh So Lovely!

I love this poppy image from the Oh So Lovely hostess stamp set. Its so versatile, you can use it for a wide variety of occasions! For this project, I paired the Define Your Life stamp set with the Headline Alphabet for the greeting and used the poppy as my main image.

The flower is stamped with StazOn and then watercolored with the Purely Pomegranate and Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pads and an Aqua Painter. I tied a piece of yummy satin Purely Pomegranate ribbon around the matted image (this ribbon is just plain GORGEOUS in person). The black brads in the upper right corner help to balance out the wide ribbon.

My stamp campers have the option of using any of the definitions from the Define Your Life stamp set. Once they decide on a word, they'll stamp the corresponding letter in River Rock on to the River Rock card base. Then the definition is stamped over the letter with the Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad. I just love the way the letter looks behind the definition!

Bundle of Joy

One of my stamp campers just found out that she's having a baby boy, so I had to pull out the Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery! This stork is from the last catalog...or maybe even the one before that. Either way, I love this little guy!

The stork image is colored with Stampin' Write Markers and the little baby face has a dab of Crystal Effects. The congrats stamp from Circle of Friendship is stamped with Bashful Blue and then punched out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. Its matted in Bashful Blue cardstock and then popped up onto the scalloped circle.

Have you guys tried the 5/8" grosgrain ribbon yet? Its FABULOUS!

Paisley & Perfect Presentation

Here is another card from the October Stamp Camps. This one features the Paisley background stamp, which happens to be one of my favorites. You can pair it with really dainty florals for a soft, feminine card or project...or you can use it with more rustic colors for a masculine look! Here, we are going to be using for a Christmas card.

The Paisley background is stamped on to the Ballet Blue card front with Ballet Blue Classic ink. The Christmas tree is stamped in Wild Wasabi on Whisper White and then matted on Wild Wasabi. The Real Red strip of cardstock is layered over the card front and secured with Real Red brads. Finallly, JOY is stamped on to the strip of Real Red with the White Craft Pad.

Do you notice something a bit different about this card??? NO RIBBON! Can you believe it?!? I actually finished a card without a single stitch of ribbon, hemp, or fiber! Don't worry, it wasn't for a lack of trying - I was out of the Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon!

Happy and Delightful

I got some new goodies! Part of the order was for my September Stamp Camps (Using the White Gel Pen) but the rest of the order was for me! At first I couldn't decide which Level 1 Hostess Benefits set I wanted...until I saw these papers. I love, love, LOVE these colors together!The papers are a part of the Creative License Simply Scrappin' Kit. The kit also includes textured cardstock (yummy) and stickers perfect for cards and scrapbook pages. Too bad you can't purchase this kit directly - I would definitely stock up!

I cut down a piece of the 12x12 Blue Bayou textured cardstock to a standard sized card. I used Wild Wasabi cardstock to mat the two pieces of patterned paper and then used a piece of Wild Wasabi double-stitched ribbon to over the seam. The "delightful" stamp is from Its All Good and the "delight" definition is from the Define Your Life stamp set.

I made another very similar card using "happy" circle stamp as well as the "happy" definition. I'm sending these two cards out to my grandparents along with a picture of me and my hubby from our beach vacation this year. Its just a small way of letting them know that I love them!

Love of a Lifetime

One of my best friends from high school got married this weekend and I need to thank my husband for being a real trooper. Over the past few months, we had event-after-event-after-event to attend. Then Friday was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Saturday was the wedding and the reception. He was there by my side thoughout the whole thing. Don't get me wrong, there was a bit of complaining along the way, but he didn't let me down!!

Its been a while since I've made a card for my dear sweet hubby, so I figured this was a perfect opportunity! So Many Sayings has a number of different greetings that are laid out to be mounted on three separate blocks. I like this one block with all of the greetings used together - its like different ways of saying I Love You to that special someone.

I stamped the block of greetings with a Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad and then mounted the Whisper White cardstock on to a piece of Real Red cardstock. I cut out a couple of stamped Priceless hearts and mounted them to the right of the greetings. The card seemed a little incomplete without ribbon, so I added some stitched red grosgrain across the bottom. Hope he likes it!

Defining Silhouettes

When I started this card, I had something totally different in mind...I was set on using the Linen Prints Double Sided Designer Paper. Initially, I had planned on using the the reverse side. But when I flipped it over to smear some adhesive on the back, I really liked the linen-like brocade pattern. So I scrapped my original idea and went with this! I'm so glad that I did, because I LOVE the way it turned out!

Eventhough I didn't use the more colorful pattern on the reverse side, I did use the same color combination - Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, and Apricot Appeal. The flower image is from the Garden Silhouettes hostess stamp set. I inked the flower with Stampin' Write Markers and then stamped it on to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I used the Cutter Kit to distress the edges of the cardstock and then mounted it on to a slightly larger piece of Close to Cocoa.

I splurged a bit last month and ordered the Define Your Life stamp set, so I just had to incorporate it into this card. I thought that the word journey really fit with the asian-like feel of this card. I distressed the edges of the small piece of Whisper White cardstock to mimic that of the flower image. Pop both up with dimensionals, add some Taupe/Close to Cocoa grosgrain ribbon, and set 3 Old Olive eyelets and its done! Its just fabulous!!! (If I do say so myself!)