Textured Framed Bloom

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card with a forgotten favorite from the annual catalog. I resisted when I first saw this set, but eventually I bought the Birthday Blooms stamp set. And ever since, I have loved it so much! i use this set all the time. I love to change how it looks. I love to color it in different ways using different colors. For this card, I took my design from a previous card. I kept it very simple with a fun texture layer as a base. On top, I stamped the bloom, colored it, and drew a frame to help feature the bloom. I oh so love this card!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Rose Red; Blushing Bride; Old Olive; Pear Pizzaz; Chocolate Ship
• Cardstock: Rose Red; Blushing Bride; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools: Petal Burst Embossing Folder

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

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

Throwback Thursday #1

For 2017, I'm starting a new series on the blog. Every other Thursday (or so), I'm going to feature a project using retired products. If you're like me, I hoard paper and products and end up having leftovers once the catalog retires. Not any more! I'm going to use those pieces. Today's set of cards were made while in Indiana for Christmas break. I realized that I was completely out of Birthday cards! Oh no! Never fear, I still had half a pack of the Petals and Paisleys DSP to play with. I layered on some DSP sections, added a simple sentiment, and finished off the card with some fun copper foil die cuts. 

Variations using Night of Navy and Mint Macaron

Variations using Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Night of Navy; Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Petals and Paisleys DSP (retired); Copper Foil; Night of Navy; Mint Macaron; Sweet Sugarplum; Rich Razzleberry
• Accessories:
• Tools: Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits; Paisley Framelits; Lots of Labels Framelits

Watercolor Birthday Blooms

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the new Watercolor Pencils. Hands down, these are my favorite new tool from the Occasions Catalog. I've already used them a ton!

For this card, I stamped the large birthday bloom (with added tall flower) and went to town coloring. But I didn't color everything in. I only colored certain areas. When the aqua painter is used, the color fills the space. In person you can see the shading more clearly. I love the look! To finish the card, I adde some coordinating cardstock and DSP strip and some pearls. And yes, that flower is fussy cut!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Basic Black
• Cardstock: Succulent Garden DSP; Rich Razzleberry; Calypso Coral; Whisper White
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Watercolor Pencils; Aqua Painter

Soft Flowers and Woodgrain

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using one of our favorite products. Even though it's not my usual style, I'm still in love with the Birthday Blooms stamp set.

For this card, I decided to play with layers and pattern paper. I embossed half of my cardstock, then added a strip of Blooms and Bliss DSP. From there I made a fun little tag with more pattern paper, stamps, and a few accessories. Such a nice and soft card.

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, Sweet Sugarplum
• Cardstock: Blooms and Bliss DSP; Blushing Bride; Whisper White
• Accessories: Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon; Bow Paper Clips
• Tools: Scallop Tag Topper Punch; Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Banner Butterfly

Today’s card was featured at my first ever card buffet class. For the card, I dug into my retired stash to full some interesting colors and patterns. It's a super simple card to actually make, but I love how visually striking it is! And it gave me a chance to use more of favorite DSP from last year's Sale-a-Bration: Wildflower Fields.

• Stamps: Watercolor Wings; Birhday Blooms
• Inks: Basic Black; Perfect Plum; Blackberry Bliss (retired)
• Cardstock: Wildflower Fields DSP (retired); Hello Honey (retired); Blackberry Bliss (retired); Whisper White
• Accessories: Rhinestones (non-SU)
• Tools: Polka Dot Embossing Folder (non-SU)

Purple Birthday Blooms

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using your favorite returning stamp set. Ever since it arrived in the Occasions catalog, I've loved Birthday Blooms. Such an elegant stamp set! For this card, I decided to stick to my favorite colors: one old (Rich Razzleberry) and one new (Sweet Sugarplum). Add a few embellishments and I had a beautiful birthday card!

Close up to see the heat embossed sentiment. I love the shine!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Sequins, Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Bow Paper Clips
• Tools: Gold Embossing Powder

Denim Birthday

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 Dapper Denim!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Dapper Denim
• Cardstock: Dapper Denim; Whisper White
• Accessories: Rhinestones
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits

Flowering Tea Kettle

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card with one of our favorite products. My current obsession is with the Cups and Kettle Framelits. I love drinking tea and this set is the perfect companion. I made sure to accent my tea kettle with the gorgeous Wildflower Fields DSP. From there it was adding the last few touches. The embossed piece of Whisper White, a nice clean sentiment, and a few punched flowers.

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Calypso Coral
• Cardstock: Wildflower Fields DSP; Whisper White; Calypso Coral
• Accessories:
• Tools: Petite Petals Punch; Cups and Kettle Framelits; Circle Punch

Blooms and Blushing Bride

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using on our current favorite products. My current favorite is the Birthday Blooms Stamp Set. I love the images, but even more I love the ability to color the images to fit my card! For this card, I repeatedly stamped the large flower image. Then I raided my markers box for some pretty spring colors. I stamped a sentiment onto an oval piece. But still something was missing... A bit of Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper was the perfect embellishment!

• Stamps: Birthday Blooms
• Inks: Blushing Bride; Rose Red; Perfect Plum; Mint Macaron; Lost Lagoon; Old Olive; Pear Pizzaz; Hello Honey; Basic Black
• Cardstock: Rose Red; Blushing Bride; Whisper White
• Accessories: Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper
• Tools: Oval Framelits