Layered Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a spring card. I always think flowers when I thinks spring. Pulling out my oldie but a goodie Flower Shop stamp set was the perfect choice. I stamped and punched some flowers, layering on top of an oval sentiment. From there I added a frame of embossed cardstock to complete the look. 

• Stamps: Flower Shop; Better Together
• Inks: Melon Mambo
• Cardstock: Whole Lot of Lovely DSP, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Pansy Punch, Oval Framelits, Simple Striples Embossing Folder

Peekaboo Cheers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using one of the new SAB items. Upon their release I immediately acquired the Glimmer Paper Assortment pack and the Reverse Words stamp set. For this card, I inked my "Cheers" image using the Peekaboo Peach ombre stamp pad. This created the distressed look that I was aiming for. The focal sentiment was inked up in solid Peekaboo Peach. From there, I layered on some DSP and finished off the card with a flower and a few accessories.

• Stamps: Reverse Words; Flower Shop
• Inks: Peekaboo Peach; Peekaboo Peach Ombre
• Cardstock: Fruit Stand DSP; Peekaboo Peach; Whisper White
• Accessories: Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon; Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: Pansy Punch

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today’s card is my birthday card. Okay, well it's a birthday card and it's my birthday, so I guess it's my birthday card. It's a simple card featuring some of the remaining scraps from the Festive Birthday pack. I layered on some fun colors and patterns. From there, I stamped a simple sentiment and added a punched flower. Easy peasy!

• Stamps: Flower Shop
• Inks: Melon Mambo; Tempting Turquoise
• Cardstock: Festive Birthday DSP; Melon Mambo; Emerald Envy
• Accessories:
• Tools: Pansy Punch

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

SSINKCC35: Red, White, and Blue Birthday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the below colors. This month's color challenge includes one of SU's new In Colors: Dapper Denim!

I don't make many patriotic cards, so I took the colors and made a bright and sunny birthday card. I pulled out an old stamp set, Flower Shop, and went to town using the triple stamping technique. In assembly, this is a such a simple card, but it definitely makes a statement.

• Stamps: Flower Shop; Suite Sayings
• Inks: Real Red, Dapper Denim
• Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White
• Accessories: Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon
• Tools:

SSINKCC34: Flower Garden

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

I had fun stamping and punching out flowers and butterflies. Before my big order of new products arrive, I wanted to play with some of my older yet still loved stamp sets. The butterfly set has always been a favorite. I had to pull it out and make a garden on the card. This would be great in a variety of color combinations.

• Stamps: Love and Affection; Flower Shop; Petal Potpurri
• Inks: Emerald Envy; Elegant Eggplant; Pink Pirouette
• Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant; Pink Pirouette; Whisper White
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Pansy Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

Green with Envy

Today’s at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration, we're counting down to the new Stampin' Up Annual Catalog! I cannot wait for June 1st to get here. To get you excited, I'm featuring a card a day using carrying over and new products. Extra bonus! Each card will highlight one of the beautiful new In Colors. Today's color is Emerald Envy!

• Stamps: Flower Shop; Suite Sayings; Work of Art
• Inks: Emerald Envy; Basic Black
• Cardstock: Emerald Envy; Whisper White
• Accessories: Metallic Sequins
• Tools:

SSINKMC32: Beautiful Bouquet

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the requirements from the April Mystery Challenge.

This month, I went with three elements: shape, color, and tool. I stamped and punched a bunch of flowers in Daffodil Delight and Mossy Meadow to create a bouquet. I added a heat embossed sentiment.  Candy dots, a bow, and a punched out sentiment completed the card. The finished card is more subdued than my usual design and palette, but it's a nice change. I love doing these mystery challenges. I never know what I will end up creating.

• Stamps: Flower Shop; Petite Petals; Perfect Pairs (SAB)
• Inks: Hello Honey; Mossy Meadow; Early Espresso
• Cardstock: Daffodil Delight; Mossy Meadow; Early Espresso; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Candy Dots; Crumb Cake 3/8" Stitched Ribbon
• Tools: Washi Label Punch; Pansy Punch; Petite Petal Punch; Espresso Embossing Powder

SSINKMC30: Easter Baskets

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a project using at least three of the items below. For this month's mystery challenge, I chose four of the items: non-card project, all the colors, 2 or more punches/dies, and Easter theme.

I made a simple Easter basket to use this coming March. I finally bought the Berry Basket die and just had to make an Easter/spring basket. After assembling the basket, I went about decorating it. I didn't want to go too crazy, so I just added some stamped and punched flowers finished with candy dots. Very simple, but such a great little 3D project. The February stamp club ladies made their own versions last week.

• Stamps: Flower Shop
• Inks: Wisteria Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Cucumber Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, So Saffron
• Accessories: Candy Dots
• Tools: Pansy Punch

SSINKCC25: Pool Party, Hello Honey, Chocolate Chip

Today's card is featured over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and features a fun color challenge: Pool Party, Hello Honey, Chocolate Chip.

I wanted to incorporate Hello Honey, but alas! I was out of Hello Honey cardstock. What is a girl to do? Take a brayer and color some whisper white with Hello Honey ink. For the rest of the card, I wanted to be simplistic yet fill the card with embellishments. My favorite part is the gold sequins. Love them!

• Stamps: Flower Shop; Friendly Wishes; Petite Petals
• Inks: Pool Party, Hello Honey, Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Chocolate Chip; Pool Party; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: Pansy Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Brayer

SSINKCC23: Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake

Today's card is featured over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and features a fun color challenge: Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, and Crumb Cake. I love the fun clean look of the color combo. It screams summer!

I decided to have some fun with texture and layers. Nesting the sentiment in oval die cuts gives the card lots of visual interest without being too bulky. Adding the embossed piece of crumb cake and flowers balances out the negative layers. The last touch was to add some candy dots to the center of the flowers. SU doesn't sell candy dots in the in-colors, but Real Red looks great with the Watermelon ink. Overall, a very cute flower card!

• Stamps: Friendly Wishes, Flower Shop, Petite Petals
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Cherry on Top DSP, Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
• Accessories: Candy Dots
• Tools: Ovals framelits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch