Quilted Thank You

Today’s card is one of those card designs that I’ve been meaning to try out for some time now. I love the look of these quilted cards, but they looked like so much work. Thankfully they aren’t that complicated at all. Cut 8 pieces of DSP 1 1/4” square and two pieces of DSP or solid yardstick 2 5/8” square. From there, all you have to do is glue the pieces on. I used liquid glue so I could play with the placement and tuck pieces in before they got stuck. Easy peasy!

• Stamps: Four You (retired)

• Inks: Blackberry Bliss

• Cardstock: Country Lane DSP; Early Espresso

• Accessories: Gold Faceted Gems

• Tools:

SSINKCC54: Leaves and Tea

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the following colors:

I pulled out the colors and pondered the direction of my card. I knew I wanted to use the Making Everyday Bright leaves to decorate and adorn something. I paired the leaves with the Time for Tea stamp set to create a card full of leaves and a cup of tea. I then finished out my card by adding more texture (embossing folder, ribbon) and visual interest.

• Stamps: Timeless Textures; Time for Tea; Making Everyday Bright

• Inks: Highland Heather; Smoky Slate; Crushed Curry; Cajun Craze

• Cardstock: Country Lane DSP; Smoky Slate; Very Vanilla

• Accessories: Very Vanilla Lace Trim

• Tools: Spot of Tea Framelits; Seaside Embossing Folder

CASEing Cheryl

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to CASE a card from fellow Design Team member Cheryl Hamilton! I picked this cute baby kangaroo card to CASE.  I loved the layout and kept most of those elements. But I changed out everything else. I wanted to make a fun autumn card to celebrate the first week of November. My circle framelit doesn’t quite fit, but I love the elements of my main piece. If you look closely, you can see pops of Blackberry Bliss and Mint Macaron to balance out the palette.

• Stamps: Many Blessings

• Inks: Early Espresso; Blackberry Bliss; Mossy Meadow; Old Olive; Mint Macaron; Pumpkin Pie; Crushed Curry; Close to Cocoa (retired); Ruby Red (retired); Really Rust (retired)

• Cardstock: Country Lane DSP; Crushed Curry; Whisper White

• Accessories: Very Vanilla Lace Trim

• Tools: Basket Weave Embossing Folder; Layering Circles Framelits

Bushel and a Bike

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring apples. I really miss the apple festivals of the Midwest. California just doesn't have the same kind of festivals. Thankfully I will get a little taste of it when we move back to Nebraska in a few weeks. For my card, I found that I actually do have apple stamps in my collection. The fun Bike Ride stamp set features this cute little pile of apples that can be added to the basket of the bike or just scattered around. I started with my apples and then grabbed some fun colors that coordinated. From there, I stamped and die cut my bike and created the scene. Of course I had to feature some matching DSP from the Country Lane pack. Now someone bring me a mug of cider!

• Stamps: Bike Ride; Better Together
• Inks: Early Espresso; Old Olive; Blueberry Bushel; Real Red; Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Country Lane DSP; Crushed Curry; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Faceted Gems; Crumb Cake Ribbon
• Tools: Build a Bike Framelits