Quick and Easy Squares

Today's trio of cards were another attempt to use up some scrap DSP laying around. I had a ton of smaller peices of DSP (too small for a card layer), but didn't want to throw them out. I found a great repeated shape design on Pinterest and modified it for my cards. I simply die cut three squares and adhered them to a piece of slightly larger cardstock. That attached to the card base and stamped with a simple sentiment created a trio of quick and easy cards. 

Mint Macaron Variant:

Watermelon Wonder Variant: Notice my boo-boo? This one will probably go into the trash, but I wanted you to see how changing the colors and patterned paper really change up the card.

• Stamps: Better Together; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Basic Black; Watermelon Wonder
• Cardstock: Pretty Petals DSP; Pacific Point; Carried Away DSP; Mint Macaron; Tasty Treats DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits

Typeset Butterflies

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using a retiring product. I've been trying to use a decent portion of the retiring DSP. I fully admit to be a DSP hoarder. For this card, I'm actually using two different DSP packs. I love the simple color combos and mix of pattern papers.

A variation I made:

• Stamps:
• Inks:
• Cardstock: Typeset DSP (retiring); Pretty Petals DSP (retiring); Calypso Coral; Pool Party; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Candy Dots (retiring)
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Pansy Punch

SSINKCC33: Goodbye Hexagon Punch

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

Island Indigo is one of my favorite colors and yet I found myself all out of Island Indigo cardstock at the end of April. Thankfully I remembered to order more during April's stamp club. Crisis averted! I decided to play with my retiring hexagon punch (use it all the time!) and the gorgeous Botanical Builder Framelits. A bit of playing with the colors and layers and I had a great card.

• Stamps: Suite Sayings
• Inks: Wisteria Wonder
• Cardstock: Pretty Petals DSP (retiring): Wisteria Wonder; Island Indigo; Always Artichoke; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Candy Dots (retiring)
• Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits; Hexagon Punch (retiring)

Tea Kettle of Sequins

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using an Occasions Catalog Bundle. I chose A Nice Cuppa Bundle featuring A Nice Cuppa Stamp Set and Cups and Kettle Framelits. I pulled out the Pretty Petals DSP from the annual catalog and went about picking two similar but different pieces. The hardest part of this card was layering the Calypso Coral die cut circle, window sheet, and Very Vanilla Circle together to create my sequins pocket. Took a bit of patience, but it turned out well!

• Stamps: A Nice Cuppa
• Inks: Mossy Meadow
• Cardstock: Pretty Petals DSP; Calypso Coral; Very Vanilla; Pear Pizzaz
• Accessories: Metallic Sequins
• Tools: Cups and Kettle Framelits; Circles Framelits; Hexagon Punch

SSINKCS26: My Favorite Color Combo

Today’s card is featured over at Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration and features a fun card sketch challenge today.

I started with my favorite color combination: Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive. From there I started pulling pattern patterns I liked to use a base. After arranging and rearranging, I settled on these patterns. (Hint: the blackberry bliss pattern paper is actually washi tape over a piece of very vanilla)  I used the Sprinkles of Life stamp set one last time to make some pretty flowers.

• Stamps: Sprinkles of Life
• Inks:  Blackberry Bliss; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss; Very Vanilla; Pretty Petals DSP; Typeset DSP
• Accessories: Happy Haunting Washi Tape
• Tools: Circles Framelits; Corner Rounder

Butterflies Peeking Through

A good friend of mine is a fellow demonstrator. We have the same style in cards, but often buy different stamp sets and products. What if we occasionally borrowed each other's sets? Sounds like a perfect plan!  For August and part of September, I gave her my Homemade for You stamp set and Baker's Box thinlits while she gave me her Crazy About You stamp set and Hello You thinlits. While I had them, I had to make a few cards. The card below was taken from a sketch inspiration. I love how the pattern paper is tempered by the piece of white. But we also get the visual interest of the die cut "hello."  Very cute card!

• Stamps: Crazy About You
• Inks: Pacific Point; Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Calypso Coral; Pretty Petals DSP; Whisper White
• Accessories: Candy Dots
• Tools: Hello You Thinlits; Medallion Punch