Today's color scheme: Chocolate Chip (card base), Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Ooooh, I just love it when a sentiment fits perfectly on a punch out! This case it is the sentiment (stamped with Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White paper) from Spring Song (115074 – $15.95) that goes perfectly with Lots of Tags sizzlits die (114508 – $21.95).
The hummingbird stamped image was colored in with SU!'s Watercolor Wonder Crayons. I used a blender pen to pull color from the crayon and then gently colored in the stamped image. I also pulled out my Color Spritzer Tool (107066 – $12.95) and SU! Old Olive Write Marker to create a spattered look.
Regretfully, the small flower embossing folder I used with Certainly Celery paper is not a SU! product. My stamping buddy, Waimea Nancy, gave it to me several months ago. I think the little flowers are adorable!
I added three 1/4" Chocolate Chip brads to help emphasize the stamped sentiment.
My hope is you are enjoying a spring like day wherever you call home!
I thought it would be fun to use my Sizzlits Decorative Strips Flowers die (113454 – $19.95) in making a card. What a quick and easy way to create a string of flowers for a card! Or for that matter—to decorate a scrapbook page.
Today's card (Bermuda Bay card base) gave my Big Shot a nice workout. First, I embossed the card's front using Backgrounds I texturz plate. Next through my Big Shot was the "Lots of Tags" sizzlit with a leftover scrap of Dusty Durango paper. Another strip of Dusty Durango paper was used to create a strip of decorative flowers.
A strip of Razzleberry Lemonade DSP was added to the bottom of the card and then the Dusty Durango flower strip was layered on top. I added some rhinestones for flower centers just because I felt in a blingy mood. A sentiment from Whimsical Words (Sale-A-Bration) was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink on a scrap piece of white paper and punched out with the large oval scallop punch. Did I ever tell you how glad I am that I finally purchased this punch??? The oval punch out was adhered to the Dusty Durango tag and then attached to the card front.
If I was to do the card over I would use a smaller strip of DSP. Then again… Do enjoy today's quick-n-easy card!
My postings may be minimal for the next several days. I received devastating news that my dad's cancer is winning and at best he has 6 months. I am in a numb state of mind and just not functioning on all cylinders at the moment. I also received news my sister-in-law is having some serious health issues too.
Please hang in there with me as I try to deal and manage with some heavy duty emotions and feelings.
Aloha Jan
I am playing along with Paper Pal Arts PPA30-KISS (Keep it Simple, Sweetie) challenge. My card is simple—trying to take a representative photo of the card was not. Let me just say my photo shoot and prop spot is limited so that in itself poses challenges for me.
Today's color scheme: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, an Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. Card base is Whisper White.
The card's completed dimension is 3 1/4" x 6" (6 1/2 x 6—folded in half). The Blossom Party BigZ die was used to create the flower. The Scallop Trim Border punch (Sale-A-Bration catalog – pg.9) was applied along the card's bottom front flap. A strip of 1" x 6" Rich Razzleberry was adhered to the card's inside to help emphasize the scallop trim border. A strip of Razzleberry Lemonade DSP was adhered just above the scalloped border. Truth be told—I had stamped the sentiment there and made a mess of it. OK—go with Plan B! I added Rich Razzleberry polka-dot ribbon to the card's front, assembled my flower (lots of flower choices with the Blossom Party BigZ die!!), added couple dimensionals to back of flower and stuck it to the card's front.
Now came another moment of truth. Did I feel brave enough to try stamping the sentiment from Of the Earth (Hostess stamp set) with Rich Razzleberry ink to the card's front? Downside—mess up and I get to start all over. I took the plunge and whew—it turned out OK.
Here's another photo of the same card except I added a butterfly made using my Beautiful Wings embosslits die. The little butterfly was a leftover from another stamping adventure and thought what the heck—let us see what the card looks like with the addition of the butterfly.
Enjoy your day!
Friends are like flowers…each with its own beauty. Isn't that oh so true?
Today's color scheme: So Saffron (card base), Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, an Sweet Pea DSP accented with Old Olive 1/4" satin ribbon.
SU!'s Friends are Like Flowers stamp set was retired many moons ago. I hold on to the stamp set because it has such a perky, happy, and lively look and feel about it. Plus, all the fun you can have using your SU! markers (or pulling ink from a pad with a blender pen) coloring an shading a stamped image. For me, there is something soothing and comforting with coloring in an outlined stamped image.
Last night was the monthly neighborhood Bunco game playing get together. I am a little hoarse from squealing either with happiness or frustration with my dice rolls. Let me just say 12 ladies can really rack the decibel count up when a Bunco game is in progress!
My assistant, Alice the cat, has completely forgiven me about the visit to the Vet. Whew!
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Tuesday Midnight Madness
