Dots and Washi Tape

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring washi tape. Hands down, washi tape is my favorite embellishment! I might even have a bit of a washi tape addiction. For this card, I featured a few color from the 2014-2016 In Color collection. The washi tape was applied and then the entire piece of cardstock was embossed. The effect in person is amazing!

• Stamps: Another Thank You
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss
• Cardstock: Mossy Meadow; Blackberry Bliss; Hello Honey; Whisper White
• Accessories: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape
• Tools: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

SSINKMC29: Color Wash Thank You

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

I decided to go with four different elements: color, technique, tool, and special element. And I love how this card turned out! I started with a piece of watercolor paper and played with the watercolor emboss resist technique to create the sentiment. From there, I repeated the ink colors in the three layers of cardstock. I incorporated two different embossing folder to give the card more texture. Finally I added a thin stripe of Wink of Stella along the raised portion of the stripes (see pic below for glitter detail).

Detail of the glitter:

• Stamps: Another Thank You
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Versamark
• Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Watercolor paper
• Accessories: Wink fo Stella; White Embossing Powder
• Tools: Decorative Dots Emboss Folder; Stripes Emboss Folder; Heat Gun; Aqua Painter

SSINKCS29: Layered Flowers

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

Once again I decided to use the Botanical Gardens Suite. I love the play of patterns on this card. I layered two different pieces of DSP to create the middle layers. The top layer is a piece of Whisper White paper that I stamped onto. As final touches, I added a sentiment from Happy Happenings and some washi tape from the suite.

• Stamps: Happy Happenings
• Inks: Cajun Craze; Hello Honey; Mint Macaron
• Cardstock: Botanical Gardens DSP; Cajun Craze; Whisper White
• Accessories: Botanical Gardens Washi Tape
• Tools:

Bushel of Apples

Today's card is featured over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and features a simple thank you card. I love making Thank You cards almost as much as I love send them out. For today's card, I decided to to try my hand at a bushel full of apples. The trick is that you have to punch these apples out but punching them out also punches random bits from their parts of the punch. So it took me forever to punch out about 12 apples. But I think the effect is worth it! I love the cute little basket on a tag. And the polka dot paper just makes it for me!

• Stamps: Sprinkles of Life
• Inks: Cucumber Crush; Watermelon Wonder; Tip Top Taupe
• Cardstock: 2014-2016 In Color DSP; Soft Suede; Watermelon Wonder; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Sequins; Gold Ribbon
• Tools: Scallop Tag Punch

SSINKCC27: Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive

Today's card is featured over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and features a fun color challenge:

I adore these colors together. I decided to keep my card in the fall/Thanksgiving arena instead of Christmas. Although now I have a ton of Christmas designs using these colors floating around my head. I saw a few cute grid cards online and decided to make my own featuring some great DSP and stamped images. (Note: the purple vines from Into the Woods are technically Rich Razzleberry, but I love their slightly muted look in the card combination. I kept them there but made sure to add my Blackberry Bliss in card stock and stamped images.)

• Stamps: For All Things; Thankful Forrest Friends
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler; Blackberry Bliss; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Into the Woods DSP; Merry Moments DSP; Cherry Cobbler; Blackberry Bliss; Old Olive; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Squares Framelits

Winter Wonderland Vellum

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the new Winter Wonderland Vellum featured in the Holiday Catalog.

The vellum is so pretty! I had a hard time actually breaking open the package and cut down the sheets. But I did it! And I made a pretty card to go with it! I kept the card simple with the vellum as the focus. The gold stripes are so pretty!

• Stamps: Six Sayings; Thankful Forrest Friends
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss; Mossy Meadow
• Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss; Whisper White; Winter Wonderland Vellum
• Accessories: Into the Woods Elements; Metallic Sequins
• Tools: Ovals Framelits

Holiday CASE

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) from the Holiday Catalog. I went back and forth for awhile, but finally decided on this card from the Into the Woods suite.

I loved the little fox card, but it was a bit plain for my tastes. I decided to jazz is up a bit and use more color! The card below is what I ended up with. I love all the colors in the card (hint: use markers!). But my favorite is the sweet little fox. Arthur was also super excited about the fox. I had to stamp him one on another piece of paper so he could carry it around the house. After assembling the layers, I realized it needed an embellishment of some kind... Into the Woods Elements to the rescue. Perfect!

• Stamps: Thankful Forrest Friends
• Inks: Old Olive; Always Artichoke; Hello Honey; Blackberry Bliss; Lost Lagoon; Tangelo Twist
• Cardstock: Into the Woods DSP; Always Artichoke; Whisper White
• Accessories: Into the Woods Elements
• Tools:

Card Candy Swap

For August, my demo group had a card candy swap. We each sent 2-3 pieces of card candy to another swapper. Once we received our candy, we had to make a card with it. I received these gorgeous pieces from fellow demo Rosemary Bryson.

These pieces are beautiful. There are so many layers and textures! I took one of the pieces and looked for elements that would coordinate with the colors. I pulled the calypso coral to use as a card base. Then I added mint macaron dsp and finally some delightful dijon washi tape. As the card candy was so intricate and amazing, I didn't need to add much to finish off the card.

• Stamps:
• Inks:
• Cardstock: Calypso Coral; 2015-2017 In Color DSP
• Accessories: 2015-2017 In Color Washi Tape
• Tools:

Using Positive and Negative Cuts

My demo friend and I figured out that we have have very similar styles, but don't have the same stamp sets. Why don't we swap some stamp sets occasionally? Perfect plan! This bast month I gave her the Baker's Box Thinlits and Homemade for You stamp set and she gave me Hello You Thinlits and Crazy About You stamp set. I had to make a few cards with her products... The Hello You Thinlits made the cutest cut out words. Even the negative pieces are amazingly versatile. So I made two two cards out of one piece of pool party cardstock. From there I layered some Schoolhouse DSP and a pretty stamped flower. Simple but striking cards.

• Stamps: Crazy About You
• Inks: Tangerine Tango
• Cardstock: Schoolhouse DSP; Tangerine Tango; Pool Party; Whisper White
• Accessories: Candy Dots
• Tools: Hello You Thinlits; Medallion Punch

Lovely Flowers

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to feature one of our favorite products. I've fallen for A Whole Lot of Lovely. It's completely not my style of stamp set and yet I was drawn to it. (Side note: I think my style might be opening up...) I went with a very simple design featuring two of the stamps from the set. I love the simple nature of this very feminine card.

• Stamps: A Whole Lot of Lovely
• Inks: Lost Lagoon; Tip Top Taupe
• Cardstock: Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies; Rhinestones
• Tools: