Simply In My Thoughts

The SU retirement list is up and I realized that I have some stamps that are retiring that have not seen ink yet.  I wanted to make a card for one of the ladies at my Waterlilyz table who is going through some very difficult trials.  I used the Simply Soft set and a few 2010-2012 In Colors that are retiring.  I used SCS Sketch Challenge 382 and the color combo I came up with on my own.  The flowers were colored with SU markers.  You can find the SU retirement lists here and if you would like to purchase these products before they go you can connect to my online store here.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Simply Soft, Always in My Thoughts
Paper:  WW, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, DP
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi
Accessories:  Circle Punches, Ribbon, Cuttlebug, Glimmer Mist, Stickles, SU Markers, Sanding Block

Get Well Wishes

My card making mojo has been in a slump for a few weeks but it did come out to play a little bit last night.  This card is way over due for a Water Lilyz friend who has been suffering from back to back physical ailments including a major surgery requiring a long rehabilitation.  This card is a combination of SCS challenges: Clean and Simple Challenge 165, Sketch Challenge 381 and Color Challenge 368.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Bright Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Concord Grape, Garden Green

Paper:  WW,  Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Concord Grape 

Accessories:  Border Punch, Nestabilities, Sizzix Folder, Word Window Punch, Ribbon Punch, Stick on Gem, Markers 

Cherish

A friend recently got married and I made this card for her.  I used mostly SU products except that I used Nestabilities for the shape of the card.  It is hard to tell in this picture but I used Shimmer White as the front panel.  It really has a nice subtle glow to it.  I sponged the leaves and the flowers to give a little depth to the die cuts.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Baroque Motifs - SU
Paper:  Shimmer White, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride
Ink:  Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride
Accessories:  Nestabilities, Simple Flower Embosselit, Leaf Sizzlet, Cuttlebug, Pearl

Rainy Days

It's another rainy day on my night off so that means I can stay inside and be creative.  I tried something different by coloring on kraft cardstock with Prisma pencils.  I didn't like what I did with the background so I cut out Flopsy and his umbrella.  I'll keep playing around with this technique to see if I can get better at it.  The sketch is from last week's Split Coast Stampers Sketch Challenge 377 and it is entered into the Crafter's Companion Challenge 22

Recipe:
Stamps: Rainfall Flopsy - MFT
Paper:  River Rock, Concord Crush, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, DP - SU
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Ribbon, Prisma Pencils

Sweepie's 5th Birthday

So my poor craft room with all of it's paper, stamps, inks and various embellishments has been woefully ignored for a couple of weeks.  I had to wipe away a cobweb from the door handle.  We have had an uncharacteristically warm and beautiful beginning to March and this gorgeous 70+ degree sunshiny weather has lured me outside to play.  There are a couple of people I owe late birthday cards to and several other events coming that I have to make cards for.   One of which is my little niece Sweepie is turning 5!  Her favorite color is pink with a little bit of green.  Most of the cards I have made for her in the past have those colors.  Sweepie also enjoys her dance class that she goes to every week.  When I go to visit her she shows me the new steps she's learned.

I tried the easel technique for this card and I'm surprised at how easy it is.  Because it was my first time trying this technique I followed the instructions and made a 4x4" square card.  I would liked to have made it 5x5" but I don't have envelopes that size.  I colored the image with Sharpie and Bic permanent markers.  I don't have the budget for Copics and I have seen other people on the web use these to color.  The sketch is adapted from this one.  I used scraps of different DPs that I have to make the background.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Ballet Millie - MFT, Birthday Surprise - Verve, Happiest Birthday Wishes - SU
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  WW, Green Galore, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, DP - SU
Accessories:  Ribbon, Stick on Gem, Ribbon Punch, Nestabilities, Flower Bead