Sunflower Birthday Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Blooming Sunflower, Papertrey Birthday Basics

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Secret Sea, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Secret Sea, Simple Stories Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze 6x8 Paper Pad

Accessories: Stampin' Up Sunflower Embossing Folder, Gina K Blooming Sunflower Die, Stampin' Up Nested Essentials Dies

Hello Stampers!  Well as much as I don't want summer to end, I have to go back to school for inservice tomorrow.  I am going to miss all of my crafty afternoons in my craft room.  Back to being a weekend crafter. :( 

For today's card I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps.  Here is the sketch:

I saw a tutorial on Facebook this morning that I wanted to try, and this sketch allowed me to do so.  For my focal image I added ink to the sunflower with blending brushes.  Then when I was done I swiped the secret sea ink pad over the top and wow does that make the sunflowers pop!  I love it!  I matted my focal image with secret sea card stock.  Then I cut out a layer of green patterned paper for the strip across, and I adhered both to a white card base.  I had this birthday sentiment left over from a card I made this afternoon, and it fit perfectly onto this card.  For the inside I simple stamped and matted a sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great week!

Terri

 

Happy Anniversary

 Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Blooming Sunflower and Graceful Greetings, Stampin' Up Phrases and Frames

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White, Simple Stories Vintage Autumn Breeze 6x8 Paper Pad, Stampin' Up Floral Delight 12x12 DSP

Accessories: Stampin' Up Greenery Die, Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies, Gina K Graceful Greetings Dies and Blooming Sunflower Dies, Copic markers, Honey Bee Clear Gems

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card I CASED:

As soon as I saw this card I thought of the blooming sunflower image by Gina K.  I stamped, die cut, and colored in my image.  Then I picked out some patterned paper, and created the background like her card has.  After this I stamped and die cut the sentiment.  For the last component I decided to use the greenery background die on the front card base.  To finish it off I adhered it altogether, and added a couple of gems for some sparkle.  For the inside I stamped and die cut the sentiment and matted it with the same burlap dsp as the front.  I decided that it needed a bit more color so I added a strip of the patterned paper as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Brightest Wishes

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Birthday Wishes

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Botanical Butterfly DSP, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold

Accessories: Honey Bee Birthday Wishes Dies, Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade Die, May Arts Twine, Spellbinders Bee-Cause Embossing Folder, Stampin' Up Mini Dimensionals, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I made a card today for the Just Add Ink Challenge.  The challenge was to pick two from the following choices: Gingham, Circles, Flowers, or Sequins.  I picked gingham and flowers for my card.  I started my card by assembling the sunflower die cut.  I cut out the pieces and then inked up the edges of the sunflower petals and the leaves.  Next I found some black gingham paper for the bottom portion of the card.  After this I decided to emboss the top portion of the card.  Once I had this embossed I taped the embossed portion and the gingham portion together on the back.  I did this so I could hide the twine from the inside of the card.  I wrapped the twine around the seam of the two pieces of paper three times.  Next I adhered the sunflower, and added a twine bow.  To finish the front I stamped and die cut the sentiment.  I cut the mini dimensionals in half to adhere the sentiment.  For the inside I embellished it with the gingham DSP and added a sentiment.  And that completes my card!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  

Terri

Buzzing By to Say Hi

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Meant to Bee, Great Impressions (sentiment)

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Pool Party

Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Strips, Honey Bee Clear Gems, Stampin' Up Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  I'm poppin' in to share a card I made for two challenges: Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It: Stripes, Doodled Lines, or Linewash and the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

 

For my card I started with the diagonal lines.  I found some Cuttlebug embossing strips in my collection that would work perfectly for these lines.  First I embossed the hexagons, then I had an embossing strip with just dots and I embossed the dots on each side of the hexagons.  So then it was onto the bees.  I stamped and fussy cut these out.  I arranged them onto the card, and decided to stamp some of the bee trail for the bottom and top bees.  After this I popped up the bees with the bee trail and tucked in the third bee.  I decided to add a little bling with some clear gems.  And to finish the front of the card I stamped my sentiment.  For the inside I used the hexagon embossing strip and made another bee to embellish it.  

That's all for now!  Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Terri

Snowman Sleigh

 Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black Snow Family, Stampin' Up Greetings of the Season

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black and Distress Inks Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Everyday Arches Dies, Concord & 9th Snowfall Card Front Die, Copics, Honey Bee Clear Gems, Eclipse Masking Paper, Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I made this card for two challenges: Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple: Gems and CAS Christmas Challenge: Santa's Sleigh. For my card I started with the focal image.  I stamped it on Eclipse masking paper and then fussy cut it out.  Next I stamped the focal image on white card stock and die cut it with one of the everyday arches dies.  I applied the masking paper onto the image and then ink blended a night sky.  I removed the masking paper, colored in the images with Copic markers, and added some gems.  I decided to mat this image in black.  For the card base I die cut it with the snowfall card front die, and then adhered my focal image onto the card base.  For the inside I used the same everyday arches dies and stamped a sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Market Street Stamps: Daily Grind, Stampin' Up Like It A Latte

Ink: Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Paper: Gina K White and Kraft, Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Accessories: Stampin' Up Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Softly Woven Embossing Folder, Stitched Circle Dies, Sizzix Alterations by Tim Holtz, Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday, Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Dies

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is the card that I CASED (the bottom right card):

For my card I used an embossing folder for the focal panel in place of the dsp.  I matted this panel with poppy parade.  For the card base I embossed it with the softly woven embossing folder.  I used a die cut sentiment in place of a stamped sentiment.  For the background of the sentiment I ran that through the same embossing folder as the card base, and then adhered the sentiment on top.  Behind the sentiment I twisted some white baker's twine.  I thought it needed just a little something so I stamped and fussy cut out the coffee and nestled it into the sentiment. I popped up both the sentiment and the coffee.  For the inside I duplicated the same layout.  I stamped, die cut, and matted the sentiment.  And then added the same coffee as the front.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

 

Make a Splash

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia

Paper: Gina K White, Stampin' Up Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Fresh Freesia, Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Splash and Relax Dies, Scalloped Blooms Dies, Soft Waves Embossing Folder, Honey Bee Clear Gems

Hello Stampers!  I made this card using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.

For my card I started with the circle elements of the sketch.  I used the Splash and Relax dies to use for these elements.  For the strip of paper of the sketch I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and then snipped the ends so the ends would have a slanted edge.  For the piece under the sentiment I went with a strip of lemon lime twist.  Next I cut a piece of pool party card stock and embossed it with the soft waves embossing folder.  To finish I adhered everything together, and then added some bling.  For the inside I die cut the flip flops and sunglasses and adhered them in the corner, and then for the sentiment I stamped it on white and matted it with a scalloped rectangle.  And that completes my card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri