Elegant Verse in Petal Pink

I made this card using some leftover Paper Pumpkin pieces. Those lacy looking panels are from the September kit. I turned them over and sponged on some Petal Pink ink and then used them as anchors under my printed sentiment panel. 

I used a piece of  In Good Taste Designer Series Paper on top of the Granite Gray piece of card stock. I added those sparkly Elegant Faceted Gems on the right side lace panel. The other panel got a folded piece of 5/8" Organdy Striped in Petal Pink.

 

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Varied Vases Congratulations!

I made this card to congratulate Mary Fish and let her know she is simply the best!

I am so proud of Mary Fish (who is my upline) achieving her 1 Million Dollars in sales last year! She was instrumental in designing this Varied Vases stamp set! I love how much fun it is to make the vases into art for a card front or gift tag. The fonts on the sentiments are so beautiful! You can purchase the new Varied Vases stamp set and coordinating Vases Builder Punch on June 1st when our 2018-2019 Annual Catalog goes live!

I only used three of the NINE different vase shapes from the set. There are also 4 flower stems (some have two-step fillers), some leaves (both small and long), plus several sentiments and single flowers with a stem you can add to for your personally created bouquets.  All this AND, Mary's signature "tulip" icon are included. There are also scallops which I used as my shelf on this card.

The Vases Builder Punch provides three vase shapes, a long leaf and the tulip for precise shapes any time. The stamp set and punch will be sold as a bundle for a 10% discount.

Behind my lovely vases you will see the new In Color Blueberry Bushel. It's a print from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, which comes in all 5 new In Colors. There are 40 sheets in the pack: 4 each of 2 double-sided designs.

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Rose Wonder is Retiring

I cannot believe that Rose Wonder is retiring! I will be keeping my set because I use it very often. I love the Bible verse that is included, and in fact all of the sentiments! If I keep the stamp set, of course I will have to keep the Rose Garden Thinlits which die cut the rose image outline and the shape that goes so lovely around the sentiments. I just have to!

Here you can see that I only had to stamp one image and one sentiment for a lovely birthday card for someone special to me. I used Memento Black in and colored using my Stampin' Blends in Light and Dark Calypso Coral and Light and Dark Old Olive. The white paper is Stampin' Up's Shimmery White, which is easy to color or watercolor on and also adds some shimmer to the finished coloring. Simply mounted on a coordinating Calypso Coral card stock and you have a fabulous card that anyone would love to receive. Coloring is so relaxing for me. I made two of these cards in a row with different sentiments for different occasions.

Get your Rose Wonder stamp set and Rose Garden Thinlits before they retire on May 31st.

Rose Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set 140697 $27

Rose Garden Thinlits 140619 $31

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Hold On To Hope Encouragement

The layout on today's card was inspired by Ronda Wade. She used Calypso Coral and Night of Navy, but I used Calypso and Dapper Denim. I used them the opposite way that she did, so my pattern paper is the darker of the two main colors.

I am sending this card to encourage a relative going through a rough time right now. I think that I am called to encourage with my crafting and this verse certainly helps me do that. It is from the Hold on to Hope stamp set in the Occasions Catalog.

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Here For You Bouquet

Do you like FREE stamps? During Sale-A-Bration, you can earn the Blossoming Basket Stamp Set by purchasing $50 in products from any Stampin' Up! catalog.

Coloring is so relaxing for me. I just set my mind to "artist" mode, even though I'm NOT an artist!! I used my Pink Pirouette and Powder Pink Stampin' Write Markers to color the petals and I used Pear Pizzazz and Lemon Lime Twist makers for those leaves. I cut the basket out using the Layering Circles Framelits. I paired up my pink theme with Whole Lot of Lovely piece of Designer Series Paper on the left panel.

Thanks for looking today! I hope you are inspired to make a card. And then SEND the card! I know a lot of people want to keep them forever, but I enjoy letting others enjoy my creations. Plus, I don't have room to keep them all! 

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August Pals Blog Hop: Cut It Out

Welcome to the August 2017 Pals Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us today. This month we’re going to “Cut It Out”. Participants will feature projects with “cuts” from punches, dies, Framelits, Edgelits, or Thinlits.

Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

I imagined a sideways card with a circle cut out on the right side and my sentiment peeking out from the inside and some kind of floral arrangement because of our CUT theme. But this card didn't come out the way I first imagined, yet I love it!

The floral arrangement easily created using the Everyday Jars Framelits and my Big Shot was much better suited to a tall card. This is the first time I used Vellum Card Stock as a jar, I believe, but it made sense with a Crumb Cake card base. Those stems stamped on the base were supposed to be "in" the base, but here they ended up looking like the stems that I didn't use in my arrangement.

I added a little Wink of Stella on the darks parts of my blooms for a little shine. Also, my dragonfly has sparkling wings and body, too!

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Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on September 13, 2017. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We’d love to hear what you have to say about our creative “Cuts”.

Blog Hop Lineup:

PPA296 Success Looks Good On You!!

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge card began with some scraps laying on my desk. I could not move on to another card with a messy desk, so I decided to use them for the challenge. This made the card come together much faster, so never discount your paper scraps!

I like how the patterns in the Bohemian DSP are so rich that they look like textures! The Boho Chic TIEF provides some real texture on the Bermuda Bay background. This is a card you could send to encourage anyone with a little or a lot of success in their life. I love to send those encouragements often!

 Suite Sayings    Clear 140712  $21      Wood 140719 $29

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Encouraging Words

 I love to send cards that encourage more than any other kind. When a friend needs a lift, I am happy to make and send a card. This one sparkles and I hope it made the recipient smile.

I used "Something To Say" stamp set, which has a lot of sentiments along with the heart, star and flower shapes which coordinate with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. 

Something To Say Wood Mount Stamp Set $30

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack $17

I chose paper from the Cherry On Top DSP Stack because the colors are bright and cheerful, exactly the mood I was looking for. 

Cherry On Top DSP Stack $8.00

I added some sparkle when I chose Basic Rhinestones and a piece of Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim to accent the card.

Basic Rhinestones $5

 

Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim $5

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Butterfly Basics Bundle

Thursday's post had my first April Workshop card to show you here. Here is the second card. I used Butterfly Basics and the Butterfly Thinlits. Coincidentally Stampin' Up! is offering the Butterfly Thinlits dies at a discount through April 30th. They are only $21.20, which is 15% off. Plus, you get to choose one of three Sale-A-Bration products as a bonus. The thinlits are again available for shipping and this is how Stampin' Up! is celebrating this very popular item.

I love the three different sized options in the Butterfly Thinlits. Here, I have heat embossed the medium-sized butterfly stamp from Butterfly Basics onto vellum with White Embossing Powder. I layered it over a Crisp Cantaloupe die cut and it looks so delicate. I used a Glue Dot to hold it on.

I used a Stampin' Dimensional to pop up the postmark stamp after punching it out with the 3/4" Circle Punch. At the bottom, I added a knot with Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon.

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