Archives: Cards #18

Originally published on February 17th, 2013

I had a bit of fun with my new butterfly punch this week. I love the simplistic look of colored butterflies on a white background. For the two polka dot cards, I wanted to play with repeating background images. I stamped the same simple dot flair stamp in a yellow, light pink, and pink to match the designer paper (DSP stack from Stampin' Up). In real life, the colors work much better. Plus, I love the repeating colors. I want to play around with the idea some more. Lastly, I used another sheet of the DSP for the background of the "Bloom" card. I tried to bring out the green of the paper with green ink, but it doesn't quite work right. Maybe layering of stamps is a bit much.

Archives: Cards #17

Originally posted on February 10th, 2013

Somehow I only made one card this week. Just one! But I did use some of my new products. I love my new butterfly stamps and punch. This is the small one, I have yet to play with the larger butterfly stamps. And I got to use my new Sale-a-Bration stamps ("Oh happy day" and flowers) I love the simplicity of this card. I even like the pastels (not usually a fan). Hopefully next week, I will be more inspired for crafting.

Archives: Cards #16

Originally published on February 3rd, 2013

I went a bit crazy this week and crafted a ton of cards. Instead of cluttering up this post, I made a separate post yesterday to show off my creations. As to general crafting, we had our first Stampin' Up Club meeting this past Monday. It's Sale-a-Bration, so of course I had to spend $50 to get my free product. Here are my goodies: