Tsunami?!

February 28, 2010

Yesterday morning started early with a phone call about Hawaii would be hit with a tsunami generated by Chile's 8.8 earthquake.  First, an 8.8 earthquake?!  Next thought was get busy in completing the precautionary steps to be prepared for whatever problems the tsunami could create such as no electricity or water for multiple days.  We are fortunate that we do not live in an evacuation zone so that was one less worry to address.

Today's color scheme:  Sweet Pea DSP colors!  Old Olive (card base), Chocolate Chip (corduroy button), So Saffron, Taken with Teal, and Rose Red. 

You will notice there is minimal stamping here—just the sentiment stamped with Taken with Teal ink and punched out with the Modern Label punch.  The punch out was layered on to a slightly larger punch out (Taken with Teal Paper) created with my Magnetic Movers and Shapers die.

The flowers were made by running SU!'s Original die, Blossom Party (115971), through my Big Shot with three different paper colors:  Taken with Teal, Rose Red, So Saffron.

One sheet side from the Sweet Pea DSP was used to accent the card's front including using SU!'s Scallop Trim Border punch.

Here's a cute picture of my assistant (Alice the cat) taking a much need snooze… 

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Small Wonder

February 5, 2010

Happy Friday!  What inspired today's card is a leftover piece of Sweet Pea DSP.  The card is simple and a good one to remember if you want to make a card and mail it ASAP (as soon as possible). 

Color Scheme:  Taken with Teal (card base) and Pumpkin Pie with Sweet Pea DSP.

The Sweet Pea DSP is matted on Pumpkin Pie card stock.  I used a sentiment from Whimsical Words (Sale-A-Bration – pg.8) and stamped it with Taken with Teal ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White.  It was punched out using the Scallop Oval punch and matted to a Taken with Teal Scallop oval die cut.  The scallop oval die cut was created using my Big Shot and Movers & Shapers Big Z die and the scallop  oval magnetic die.  Let me just say I have easily got my money's worth from the Movers & Shapers Big Z die!  The magnetic dies coordinate with SU! punches (IB&C – pg. 186-7) and I do love to mat!

SU!'s Beautiful Wings embosslits die was used to make little butterflies which I attached to the card's front.  OK—I also got carried away and attached them all over to the card's insides.

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Another Valentine

January 20, 2010

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Today's color scheme:  Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, and Sahara Sand
I made this card several days ago and just have not got around to sharing it with you.  It's a card that puts to use my small and large heart punches and Big Shot with SU!'s new polka-dot impressions folder, magnetic heart die with the Movers [...]

Gold Strands

January 15, 2010

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Now this card goes together in minutes!  Start with Real Red for your A2 card base.  Now cut out a 4 x 5 1/4" black paper mat.  Next, run 3 3/4 x 5" Whisper White paper through your Big Shot using Perfect Details (115962) texturz plate.  While your Big Shot is out also cut out [...]

With a Fine Flourish

January 13, 2010

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Where to start?  Yesterday I spent most of the day trying to come up with two cards for an upcoming workshop.  Some days the creative juices flow and like yesterday it came and went in tiny spurts.  Today I will figure out the two cards to be made…I hope…

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