Constantly Stamping

Fresh Vintage Birthday Card

I don't know what I was thinking. I should have shared this card with you a few weeks ago when I showed you the coordinating petal cone box. I think the Fresh Vintage stamp set is one of my favorite stamps of all time. Too bad it is only available during Sale-a-bration. I can't tell you how easy it is to make beautiful projects with the flourish in this set. This set doesn't have any sentiments included, so for this card I used a greeting from the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess set. I also used the often-overlooked  Solid Stripes stamp (#115707) for the bottom portion of the card.

Here is a reminder of what the matching box looks like. I used markers to color each portion of the stamp, then I huffed on the stamp and stamped it on the Whisper White card stock. Honestly, it didn't take must effort to make the top portion fo this card. Basically I stamped an entire sheet of this and then cut it up to use on both projects. I used Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Garden Green markers and card stock.

I Love/Hate Spring!

Is it possible to love and hate spring both at the same time? I adore the warmer temperatures, gorgeous sunshine, beautiful flowers, and everything turning green. I hate the way it wreaks havock with my allergies. UGH! Typically I don't start feeling bad until April, but with the mild winter we had, everything is earlier than normal...including my allergies.

I am nearing the end of my leaderhship samples. You are probably thinking "finally". I have some great new ideas just around the corner, so I am trying to finish up with the SAB samples. This card was really fun to make. I used Everyday Enchantment DSP and the  Outlined Occasions stamp set (both from Sale-a-bration), to create this fun little card. The round shape of the card and buttons give this card an little bit of a whimiscal feel.

I have lots to get done this afternoon, so I am going to leave it at that. Have a great day!

Elementary Elegant Butterfly

There are lots of things going on today, so here is a quick post of another SAB sample. It features the Elementry Elegance set along with some pretties made using the Beautiful Butterflies die and Beautiful Wings embosslit. It is difficult to see all the bling, but I covered the largest butterfly in Fine Galaxy Black Glitter. I also added some rhinestones for even more glitz. I used the Framed Tulips embossing folder to create the borders on the card. Gotta run! Have a wonderful day!

Another Sale-a-bration Card

The great thing about Stampin' Up! is that it can work with just about anyone's stamping/ paper crafting style. In my last post I showed you an over-the-top work of art, but today's card is a little more down-to-earth. This card showcase's the Everyday Enchantment DSP, the Elementary Elegance stamp set, and it even shows off the adorable brads from the Everyday Enchantment from the SAB ribbon and brad pack. I stamped the greeting in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. You could even omit the ribbon, bow, button and brad and still have a nice card, but you know I simply cannot resist a few extra frills. :-D

 

Hailstorm

We were expecting a tornado, but this is what we received instead...massive amounts of marble-sized hail. I have never seen this much hail at one time. Thankfully it wasn't too big, but it still reeked havock. We literally had about an inch of hail piled up on our front porch...freeky!

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. It could have been so much worse. My heart goes out to all of those who really did have tornadoes today and earlier in the week.

I can't imagine what people who were driving their cars did when this happened. I guess they just pulled over to the side of the road. One girl I talked to at the drive-through this evening said that she ran off the road and got her car stuck in the mud and another driver did the same. I was fortunate enough to make it home about ten minutes before this hit. Whew! I'm feeling very blessed right now!

Occasions Mini Artisan Facebook Gallery

Guess what? The Artisans are being featured again today over on the Stampin' Up! Facebook Page. Today's projects feature products from the Occasions Mini Catalog. My card was inspired by one I saw in a magazine. The paper ruffles are so romantic and was just perfect to use with the Attic Boutique DSP (#125407) and the Apothecary Art stamp set (#125525/125527). I know that this is a super frilly card, and most likely it will be hand-delivered or mailed in a padded envelop, but it really is beautiful and worth the extra postage.

I created the paper ruffles by spritzing water on paper strips and finger-gathering one edge. Let dry throughly before adhering to card with a strong adhesive like Sticky Strip.

I wasn't sure at first if I would like the Attic Boutique dsp, but now that I have used it, I really like it alot. It has some gorgeous patterns and colors. Yes, there are a few pages that don't excite me, but that is the way it is with every paper collection on the market. Be sure to head over the the Artisan Gallery, here, to see what the other talented Artisans have created.