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A Touch of Copper

An elegant navy, white, and copper card for you today. Sometimes less is more and this card is the perfect example. I was going to add more color and details, but decided to just add a strip of copper to allow the DSP to shine. 

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art
  • Inks: Night of Navy
  • Cardstock: Floral Boutique DSP; Copper Foil; Night of Navy; Whisper White
  • Accessories: White Doilies
  • Tools: Layering Circles Framelits
tags: Work of Art, Floral Boutique DSP
categories: Misc- Cards
Friday 07.21.17
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Work of Hearts

Another fun and simple $2 card for July's classes. I pulled out my much neglected Work of Art Stamp Set and created this two layer card featuring some retired colors. I loved the 2013-2015 In Colors and every once in a while I pull them out to use again!

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art; Four You (retired)
  • Inks: Sweet Sugarplum; Strawberry Slush (retired); Crisp Cantaloupe (retired); Pistachio Pudding (retired); Coastal Cabana (retired)
  • Cardstock: Strawberry Slush (retired); Whisper White
  • Accessories: 
  • Tools: 
tags: Work of Art, Four You
categories: Misc- Cards
Tuesday 07.11.17
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Simple Wildflower

Today's card features one of our gorgeous hostess sets: Fabulous Flora. I wanted to find a design to highlight this great flower stamp. I think this card captures the image perfectly.

 
  • Stamps: Suite Sayings; Fabulous Flora; Work of Art
  • Inks: Wisteria Wonder; Pear Pizzaz; Early Espresso; Old Olive; Elegant Eggplant; Delightful Dijon
  • Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder; Wild Wasabi; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Pearls
  • Tools: Oval Framelits

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
tags: Fabulous Flora, Suite Sayings, Work of Art
categories: Misc- Cards
Tuesday 03.07.17
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKCC36: Rainbow of Butterflies

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

 

Probably my most used stamp set is Papillon Potpurri, but I haven't used it lately. Time to change that! I focused on a simple explosion of colors using the big swoop from the Work of Art set and coordinating butterflies. A simple sentiment completes this beautiful card.

Variations -- I went a little crazy making butterfly cards:

  • Stamps: Papillon Potpurri; Work of Art; Suite Sayings
  • Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Dapper Denim, Pink Pirouette, Emerald Envy, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Cucumber Crush, Tempting Turquoise, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder, Sweet Sugarplum, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky
  • Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzaz, Peekaboo Peach, Dapper Denim, Pink Pirouette, Emerald Envy, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Cucumber Crush, Tempting Turquoise, Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder, Sweet Sugarplum, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky
  • Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch
  • Tools:
tags: Color Challenge, Papillon Potpurri, SSINKCC, Suite Sayings, Work of Art
categories: Misc- Cards
Monday 08.01.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Christmas in July

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Christmas card in July! I went to make my card and realized that all of my Stampin' Up Christmas themed stamps retired with the last annual catalog. Oh no! What to do? Well I have some of the new This Christmas DSP so that's a start. Working from there, I remembered my Work of Art stamp set. This abstract set is so versatile. Of course! Make a Christmas tree out of that stamp set. Add a star and some gold sequins and I have a great Christmas card not using any actual Christmas stamp set.

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art
  • Inks: Garden Green, Early Espresso
  • Cardstock: This Christmas DSP; Real Red, Very Vanilla
  • Accessories: Gold Sequins
  • Tools: Stars Framelits
tags: This Christmas DSP, Work of Art
categories: Christmas Cards
Wednesday 07.20.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Hello Again Bones!

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using one of our favorite products. I bought No Bones About It last year in preparation for Arthur's dinosaur themed 2-year-old birthday party. I created so many fun projects with it. I put the stamp set away in November and it's sat in the cabinet ever since. So, last week I was looking for some different (no flowers or butterflies) and I remembered this great stamp set. It's fast becoming a favorite again!

  • Stamps: No Bones About It; Work of Art; Celebrate Today
  • Inks: Dapper Denim; Emerald Envy; Pumpkin Pie
  • Cardstock: Dapper Denim; Emerald Envy; Pumpkin Pie; Whisper White
  • Accessories:
  • Tools: Balloon Framelits
tags: Celebrate Today, No Bones About It, Work of Art
categories: Birthday Cards
Friday 06.24.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

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:
tags: Flower Shop, Suite Sayings, Work of Art
categories: Birthday Cards
Saturday 05.28.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKCC31: Lots of Dots

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

 

I decided to pull out an old favorite stamp set: Work of Art. I love the ability to use the abstract stamps to create interesting pictures and patterns. I just love my dotted background! I went with a simple sentiment with some added splats from my new Timeless Textures Stamp Set. To finish, I added some candy dots (my favorite embellishment!) and washi tape.

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art; Timeless Textures
  • Inks: Pink Pirouette; Lost Lagoon; Rich Razzleberry
  • Cardstock: Pink Pirouette; Lost Lagoon; Rich Razzleberry; Whisper White
  • Accessories: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape; Candy Dots
  • Tools:
tags: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape, candy dots, Color Challenge, Timeless Textures, Work of Art
categories: Misc- Cards
Monday 03.07.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

30 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 1

 

I'm going to start this month of Christmas cards off with a cute little one layer card. It's Frosty! This card was made from only one stamp set: Work of Art. I just love how versatile it is! I keep coming back to it over and over. (The inside of this card is stamped with Merry Christmas)

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art; Christmas Bliss (sentiment inside)
  • Inks: Real Red; Pumpkin Pie; Garden Green; Basic Black
  • Cardstock: Garden Green; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Jewels
  • Tools: Snowflake Punch
tags: #30daysofchristmascards, 30 Days of Christmas Cards, Christmas, Christmas Bliss, Work of Art
categories: Christmas Cards
Sunday 11.01.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Feminine Friday

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a feminine card. I tend towards bright colors and geometric designs. So here's another challenge to my usual style. I wanted to use a few of my pastel ink pads. These three are a great combination. Some paint swatches and butterflies help to fill out the card. I love how this card turned out.

 
  • Stamps: Work of Art; A Whole Lot of Lovely; Papillon Potpurri
  • Inks: Perfect Plum; Blushing Bride; Daffodil Delight
  • Cardstock: Perfect Plum; Blushing Bride; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Rhinestones
  • Tools: Circle Framelits; Elegant Butterfly Punch
tags: A Whole Lot of Lovely, Papillon Potpurri, Work of Art
categories: Thank You
Friday 08.07.15
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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