So Happy Together

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a wedding or anniversary card. I found this great design on Pinterest and had to use it to create a simple yet striking card. I kept my sentiment vague to be able to use this for a wedding, an engagement, or an anniversary. I didn't love the entirety of the Falling in Love DSP Paper Stack, but the bokeh pieces were amazing! This piece was my favorite. 

• Stamps: Happy Happenings
• Inks: Rose Red
• Cardstock: Falling in Love DSP; Copper Foil; Tip Top Taupe; Blushing Bride; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
• Tools: Sweetheart Punch

SSINKTC42: Understated Bloom

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

For my card, I used the traditional way of doing stained glass cards. I have also seen others use a large cutout die (like the Rose Garden Thinlits) and replace the middle pieces with colored paper. Very cool effect, but I enjoy doing the heat embossing and vellum technique. For my card, I used the Birthday Blooms stamp set as my stained glass image. I have found that the trick to coloring is to use darker markers to show the color more. After coloring, I handcut my vellum and placed it in the corner of my card. I added a metallic doily and a sentiment.

Detailed of the flower:

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms; Dragonfly Dreams
• Inks: Perfect Plum; Elegant Eggplant; Always Artichoke; Pumpkin Pie
• Cardstock: Falling in Love DSP; Very Vanilla; Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Metallic Doily
• Tools: Gold Embossing Powder; Vellum

Falling Butterfly

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using our favorite paper from the Occasions Catalog. I don't usually gravitate to the soft feminine patterns, but I completely fell for the Falling in Love DSP! I decided to repeat the butterflies in the paper by die cutting a large butterfly in coordinately colors. The floral pattern paper is hands-down my favorite pattern from the pack and had to include it on the card. To finish the card, I added a sentiment and and shimmer and shine (Wink of Stella and pearls).

Detail of the Wink of Stella on the butterfly

• Stamps: Blooms & Wishes
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Falling in Love DSP; Sweet Sugarplum; Blushing Bride
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits; Bold Butterfly Thinlits; Wink of Stella