New In Colors

I love when SU! comes out with new In Colors!  I love to see what is trending for the year.  SU! did not disappoint this year.  These colors are gorgeous!!!!  I love them, don't you?

I just attended a scrap and stamp convention last week and water coloring is definitely a hot trend right now.  So, I decided to use my new stamp set, some versa mark, and my new ink pads to create this card.

First, I stamped the sentiment onto watercolor paper using Versamark.  I then used clear embossing powder.  I then used a regular paint brush and some water to pick up color from the ink pad and brushed on some of each color.  I then trimmed the water color paper down, layered it on the cardstocks, adhered a ribbon, and was done!

I really like the simplicity of this card and it was done in no time at all!  I'll definitely be doing more of these with the other sentiments from this set :)

Thanks for looking and please visit the Sisters In Stamping to see what they created using the new In Colors!

Masculine Card

TGIF!  It's always nice to have some masculine cards on hand, right?  So, I was happy to create a masculine birthday card I know I'll need soon.

Here's my card:



I loved the Wood Textures DSP stack as soon as I saw it.  But, I've yet to use it! Crazy, I know!!!  I decided to keep it simple, so I cut each piece of DSP and adhered to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  I then stamped the shapes from the Label Me Pretty set and the sentiment from the Thoughtful Banners set.  I punched it out using the Pretty Label punch.  I just love the Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon and the Copper Trim.  I decided they wouldn't be too girly and would look good with these colors.  So, I tied them together and adhered the punched, stamped piece.  Done!  This was a fast and easy card - love that!

Check out the other masculine projects the Sisters In Stamping created here.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Early Mother's Day to all of the mothers, aunts, grandmothers, etc. out there!

Ma, if you are seeing this early, act excited when you get this card in the mail ;)  💙 U!

Here is the card I made:



I used my Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Sweet Sugarplum markers and colored in the flower stamp from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set.  I then cut out each flower (this makes me crazy!!!  I love to color, but do not like cutting out images - thank goodness for dies!)  I digress...sorry about that! 

I stamped the Whisper White cardstock piece with the leaf stamp using Emerald Envy.  I stamped the sentiment (from Thoughtful Banners set) using Dapper Denim ink.  I adhered the flowers using dimensionals and added some Wink of Stella in the middle of each flower to give it a little sparkle.  To finish off the card and to add even more sparkle, I added some Powder Pink shimmer ribbon.

Check out the other Mother's Day cards the Sisters In Stamping created here.

Thanks for looking and again, Happy Mother's Day to all of you!

Birthday Cards

Can you ever have enough birthday cards on hand?  I don't think so ;)  So, I was happy that this week's Sisters In Stamping theme is "Birthday Cards".  I have several birthdays coming up, so this was a great theme for me :)

Here is the card I made for one of my bird loving friends:



I used the Feathery Friends hostess stamp set.  I love this set because I love birds and I love to color!  I colored in the stamped images using my SU! markers.  The sentiment is from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.  I used the Banner Triple punch and adhered the piece with a little wave using some dimensionals.  I used my circle thinlets for the one bird.  I finished off the card using some Jewel Basic Rhinestones.

Check out the other birthday cards here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye to those you love is never easy... but it's time once again to say "goodbye" to retiring products so that we can say "hello" to new products!

This week, the Sisters In Stamping are making creations using favorite retiring items.

This is my card featuring the things I really love and am sad to see retiring.



Metallic Enamel Shapes
Fresh Florals DSP
Bold Butterfly Framelits and Butterflies Thinlits
Tranquil Tide Ribbon
Teeny Tiny Wishes (stamp set)

The butterflies are probably my most beloved items that are retiring as I use them all the time!

Please check out the other ladies' creations and items they love and will miss here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Saying Goodbye - Occasion Catty

Good morning and TGIF!

It's been a while since I was able to stamp, so I really enjoyed making this quick and easy card last night.

The Sisters In Stamping are creating projects featuring Occasions catalog products today.  I decided to use a stamp set I love and am sad to see go:  Flying Home

I love watching the birds outside of my home eating the bird seed and suet I put out.  They make me smile.  This beautiful little bird with the gorgeous flowers makes me smile just the same.  Hope it makes you smile too!

The other item I used that is the round silver shape from the Metallic Enamel Shapes pack.  I used it on the opening of the birdhouse.

Here's the card:

I stamped the image using Memento Black ink.  I then colored in the image using my SU! pencils.  I love to color and these pencils make it very easy.  I then wanted some DSP to match, but decided to make my own.  I used the small stamps on a bigger block and placed them randomly on the block.  I then inked with Old Olive and stamped on the Old Olive cardstock.  The base cardstock is Early Espresso.  I used my circle thinlet dies to cut out the image and scalloped circle frame.

Quick and easy :)

Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to check out the other lovely creations by the SIS here!

Thanks for looking.

Show A Little Love

In preparation for Valentine's Day, the Sisters In Stamping are creating Valentine's Day cards/projects this week.

I decided to make my DH's card:

I started with the Dazzling Diamonds and Red Glitter papers.  I used my Sweet and Sassy Framelits for the heart and Large Letters Framelits for the "I" and "U".  I ran them through the Big Shot to cut them out.  I then decided to cut out a piece of Petal Passion Designer Paper.  I used Real Red cardstock as the base to my card.

I thought about popping up the letters with dimensionals, then decided against it as I wanted to use the "happy valentine's day" sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.  I stamped it on Vellum cardstock using Staz On.  I used the Tombow glue on the Vellum and wanted to hide the dots of glue.  So, I used the silver hearts from the Metallic Enamel Shapes.

It was a pretty quick and easy card once I decided what to do!  Please head over to the SIS site to check out the other projects.

I wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Thanks for looking!