Flowers for a friend

This is a little bouquet of flowers that I made for a friend of mine. I wanted to really antique and distress them up and make them vintagey! I loved the paper I found at Archivers with the french words printed on it! I think that added a cool look! I used a die cut I had for the flowers.

thanks for coming by...chat at ya later!
what's in it?...

stamps...Happy Heart Day (love you)

paper...so saffron, perfect plum, very vanilla, patterned paper

ink...so saffron, perfect plum, close to cocoa, brown spritz

accessories...brads, saffron ribbon, metal oval frame

other...big shot, die cut, paper shred, bamboo skewers

Mothers Day and Graduation

These are some cards I am offering in a Mother's Day Card Class I am doing next week! I totally cased all these cards! I just didn't have enough time to muster up the brain power to come up with my own ideas!! ;)Alright this one comes from the fabulous Nancy Riley at IStamp! She always has the best cards! Love her work!! I think I found all of these through her blog actually! Thanks for making my life so easy Nancy!! She always posts her IPicks on Sunday night and she finds the cutest ideas out there in bloggerland!!!
what's in it?...
stamps...Well Scripted
ink...tempting turquoise, rose red
paper...so saffron, tempting turquoise, rose red, old olive, whisper white, Island Oasis DSP
accessories...turquoise button, rose red ribbon, pumpkin flower die cut, silver brads
other...big shot, dies, bird punch, sponge, dimensionals, white gel pen
This one I found through Nancy's IPicks but the one who I cased is Silke Ledlow. I loved the 2 cards she made...so I used both as inspiration for this! Isn't it so pretty and girlie! I love the colors on this one!
what's in it?...
stamps...Well Scripted, Embrace Life
ink...rich razzleberry, melon mambo, bermuda bay, black staz-on
paper...whisper white, old olive, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
accessories...razzleberry ribbon, colored rhinestone brads
other...dimensionals, big shot, leaf die, blender pens, paper piercer and mat pack
I love this rose stamp! I like the layered look of the flower. The card I cased can be found here from Stampin' Garden. I haven't used my rose in forever and a Mother's Day card seemed like to perfect time to dust off this set.
what's in it?...
stamps...Fifth Avenue Floral, Well Scripted
ink...perfect plum, pretty in pink
paper...pretty in pink, perfect plum, whisper white, old olive, versamark
accessories...olive ribbon, clear embossing powder
other...big shot, top note die, leaf die, dimensionals, heat tool, spongeThis card I made using my high school colors...purple and white with some yellow accents! It's been a few years but I do still remember my graduation! ;) Go Lake Washington Kangs!! (kangaroos) Also...I thought this one up all by myself!!
what's in it?...
stamps...Go, Graduate
ink...black, elegant eggplant
paper...elegant eggplant, crushed curry, whisper white
accessories, curry ribbon, large white brad
other...dimensionals, blender pens, Stampin" Write Markers
Totally cased this one too! I love this little owl in this set, which is why I bought it! This cute card idea came from Krystal's Cards. I just decided to go blue with this card...i dunno why? I guess it will make a good boy grad card.
what's in it?...
stamps...Go, Graduate, Extreme Elements
ink...black, night of navy, brocade blue, versamark
paper...night of navy, brocade blue, so saffron, whisper white
accessories...saffron brads, saffron ribbon, clear ep
other...dimensionals, Cuttlebug, embossing folder, sponge, circle punches, heat tool
***Chat at ya later!!!

A flower pot

These little flower pot cards are all the rage. I have seen them everywhere...and I have seen some really, really cute ones! I made this one to show my Stamp Club girls. A HUGE thank you to Andrea Walford. She made a printable template for the pot. I just printed right onto my cardstock and cut it out...it couldn't have been easier! This was fun...I just took my time playing with the flowers and arranging them, sponging them to add some dimension. I love these flowers...they are all on one die that I ran through my Big Shot. I am telling you if you do not have a Big Shot you really are missing out!!! It's one of the best toys ever! :) {oops I forgot to take a picture of the insert and the sentiment}
Gotta run I have another class to get ready for! Is everyone enjoying their summer so far?? I know we are!! Have a fabulous day! chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
stamps...Note of Thanks
paper...riding hood red, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, so saffron, whisper white, Parisian Breeze dsp
ink...riding hood red, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, so saffron, chocolate chip
accessories...baja breeze ribbon, chocolate corduroy brad, kiwi kiss button, chocolate ribbon
other...Big Shot, flower die, dimensionals

Manhattan Flowers

I have more new goodies to share! I also got the Manhattan Flower folder in my preorder! {i love the preorder perk of being a Stampin' Up! demo} Isn't it fabulous? It's similar to a Cuttlebug folder. This makes a really deep impression though and it's gorgeous. I love the simplicity and clean look. I ran my folder through the Big Shot with a piece of dsp from Walk in the Park. I loved the all grey look with just a pop of color from the ribbon! I sanded the flower print so it would really stand out. I used one of my new jumbo grommets, a white one. ..you just poke the grommet through your paper and folder the little spikeys down with your bone folder...easy peasy! I tried all sorts of things yesterday with this folder but this was my favorite.
Yeah for Friday....hope you have a super fantastic weekend!
chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
paper...basic grey, Walk in the Park dsp
accessories...white jumbo grommet, olive ribbon
other...sanding block, Big Shot, Manhattan Flower plate, glue dots

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!! I love Halloween! I can't wait for tonight! I love seeing the kids all dressed up and having fun sorting through their candy after the night is over! fun...fun...fun!
Here is a little box I made using the scalloped envelope die and my new Big Shot Die Cut Machine!! {you really must have one of these!} You just cut out 4 envelopes and glue them together to make it into a box. I added some extra dsp and ribbon and a little pumpkin stamp and it was done! It was a super easy project! You can find some great directions here on Jane's blog. I took some Hershey's nuggets and covered in them some halloween paper to fill up the box.
I hope you have a super fun & spooky Halloween!
chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
stamps...Halloween Frights
paper...pumpkin pie, whisper white, kiwi kiss, Ghostly Greetings dsp
ink...pumpkin pie
accessories...pumpkin ribbon
other...Big Shot, scallop envelope die, scallop punch, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle punches, sticky strip, Hershey Nuggets

Halloween basket

Yeah for Mr. Brown coming yesterday! I got all sorts of goodies!! One of the things I ordered...finally...was the Big Shot Die Cut Machine. Of course the actual machine hasn't come yet cuz it's on back order but I did get my dies. I was too anxious to wait for the Big Shot to get here so you should have seen me this morning trying to get this thing through my Cuttlebug!! I think I tried about 10 times before I got it to work and cut out this little basket! It was worth it though! Isn't this cute...I can tell I am going to be using this thing alot!! (once it comes) {{FYI...you have to have one of these...if you are on the fence about it...jump off! I haven't even gotten mine and I love it already...the dies are to die for!!!}}Tyson suggested the paper with the spider web on it! Ty has a great eye for all things crafty just like his mom! I filled the basket up with Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses after I assembled it. I also added some stickles to the white dots but you can't really tell in the picture!
Have a wonderful Wednesday...chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
paper...Ghostly Greetings dsp
accessories...diamond stickles
other...paper shred, kisses, cuttlebug, Sizzix baskets & blooms die