An Open Heart

I seem to be drawn to bird stamps, especially when they look realistic.  I guess that's why I enjoy making cards with birds.  Now I'm not saying I have them colored correctly!  That is purely a matter of interpretation.  So, with that being said, I hope you enjoy this one!

Stamp sets are An Open Heart and  Gorgeous Grunge.
I've used shades of Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Always  Artichoke inks, coloring with my Aqua Painter to achieve contrast in colors. Tangelo Twist was used for the berries.
The ground has been sponged with a sponge dauber.  The sky was also sponged with Pear Pizzazz ink and Soft Sky ink.
The card stock is Tangelo Twist, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, and Very Vanilla.
A Framelit from the Labels Collection was used to frame the top edge of the stamped image.

Serene Silhouettes Birthday

Here's a birthday card I made for my son last week.  I think the birds stamp from Serene Silhouettes worked up nicely into a masculine card.

I stamped the image with Cajun Craze ink and used Cajun Craze card stock to create a border around the card.
I used a piece of a window sheet and the second from smallest Deco Labels framelit to create a  frame. The Big Shot makes this so easy!  I love the clean look and simplicity of  the finished card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Daydream Medallions

This pretty card was cut so the top fold opens from the decorative points  at the top.  The stamp set Daydream Medallions and the coordinating Floral Frames Collection of Framelits were used.  This was really an easy card to make.  The stamps were inked with Baked Brown Sugar ink before stamping and cutting them out with the Framelits on the Big Shot.  The new Magnetic Platform made this so easy to do!  The sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Wild Wasabi and cut out with the Bitty Banners framelit.  A piece of linen thread and a glue dot were used to attach the  button and banner.

The floral pattern was stamped again on the inside.  The  sentiment is  from the Thoughts  & Prayers stamp set.
Other supplies used were Pretty in Pink (retired) card stock  and ink, as well as a piece of Designer Series paper stacks, (retired), and Whisper White card stock.

Thanks for stopping  by my blog.  Hope you have a lovely day!

Lovely Lattice birthday

 

This card idea came from a similar card I found on Stampin' Connection that was made by Loretta Springer.  I enjoyed how easy it was to make!.  Cutting the paper took longer than anything!

Supplies:

Stamp set: Watercolor Trio (sentiment) retired

Accessories: Lattice Bigz die cut and Big Shot, BoHo Blossoms punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch,  Pearl basic jewels, 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, 1/8' taffeta ribbon

Papers: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight and Regal Rose card stock, Brights DSP paper stack.

This card would be appropriate for many occasions by simply changing the sentiment.

 

Hope you have a lovely day, 

Everything Eleanor in Pink

Today I am sharing a card using the Everything  Eleanor stamp set.  The card qualifies for the Less is More Week 92 Colour Challenge using the color pink. I decided to frame the  blossom as the focal point by layering the blossom inside the framelit from the Labels Collection dies. 

First the blossom was stamped on Pink Pirouette paper with Regal Rose ink.  Next I stamped it on Whisper White card stock. The tiny flower was stamped and embossed in VersaMark  on Vellum card stock.  It was colored on the back with a pink marker.  Both flowers were cut out, curled on the edges and layered over the stamped image.  A rhinestone brad from the Circle Fire collection (retired) holds the blossom together.

The swirl from the stamp set was added on the front in Old Olive ink, stamped off once.  A little pink color was sponged around the stem to carry the color  below the blossom.

Inside, the small blossom was repeated by stamping it on the white card stock. 

I like using the tent fold because it repeats the vertical arrangement of the floral design.  
You can view other entries into this Color Challenge by clicking here.
Thanks for visiting today!

Snowflake Ornate Ornament

 

 

Yesterday I made an ornament inspired by the green one on page 2 of the Holiday Mini catalog.

This one uses one of the Holiday Ornaments Framelits dies as well as the Designer Rosette Bigz XL die and the retired Snowflake #2 Bigz die, all cut out with the Sizzix Big Shot.  The dsp comes from the specialty designer series Holly Berry Bouquet (retired). 

The ornament was spritzed with a mixture of Champagne Mist and alcohol.  Although not obvious in the photo, it looks sparkling in the sunlight!

A large rhinestone was added to the snowflake center for a final  embellishment.

The back of the ornament was finished off with a red scalloped circle, made

with the 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch.

I 'm having fun creating lots of ornaments with the new Framelits dies and other supplies I have on hand.  I love this one!