More Birthday Wishes

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made on Saturday, another birthday card. I started out to make a few simple, mailable  cards for my etsy store, but as I usually do, I went a bit overboard.

I like the end results, but it was not an easy card and it, altho you could mail, it is a bit heavy.

I used the Stampin Up set called "Happiness Shared" stamp set. I stamped the image onto some confetti card stock and colored with my aqua painter and  ink pads. 

I then stamped another image and colored to cut out and add to the top, I cut out the flower and a few leaves to pop up with a few dimesionals over the main image.

I cut out the circle and scallop circle with my nesties.

The base is made from the same confetti card stock that the image is stamped on, I followed that up with some blushing bride card stock and the DSP is from the Stampin Up Paisley Prints paper pack. I used one of the new Textured Impressions Embossing folders with the confetti card stock as the next layer. I then added the scrunched ribbon. I added the main piece to the base with dimesionals. I then made the double bow with the antique brad center and added tot he card using my glue gun.

Then the sentiment piece came next, I stamped this sentiment from the "Petite Pairs" stamp set with black on the confetti card stock, used my 1-1/4 inch circle punch to cut it out and then matted with a 1-3/8 inch circle of blushing bride card stock. I then went a bit crazy with a bunch of basic pearls!! I added a couple of heart pins from my stash to the bow piece and it is done!

Well, I hope you like my "easy and mailable card".....LOL!!! thanks for stopping by toady and we will talk again soon!!!

Vicki

OCC...Wedding Challenge

Good Saturday Morning Peeps. It is time for another new challenge over on the Our Creative Corner Blog. This week our challenge hostess is the fabulous Sharon Wheet from Designs by Sharon. Sharon has challenged us to make a Wedding card or project. Here is what Sharon said:

For this weeks challenge, we want to see you create a soft and elegant wedding-theme paper craft item, card, project, or scrapbook page. There are a few requirements for this challenge, tho. To be consider as one of our top picks, you must include: sheer fabric (organza, tulle, etc.), some trim (ribbon, lace, bakers twine, crochet trim, etc.), a flower (hand-made/bought), at least one pearl, and some stitching (faux, hand, or machine.).

I have had a rough week, well since mid-week anyway and it is certainly effecting my mojo. This is the second card I made today and I really am not thrilled with this one but it is much better than the first. I also had a bit of time getting all the elements on here and  I still think I missed one of them, but it has been a long day and I don't want to start over again. BLAH!!

I used a base of Blushing Bride card stock and I followed that with some very vanilla card stock. The DSP is from the hostess in-color print pack. I stamped the flower image from Happiness Shared onto some very vanilla card stock and colored it with my aqua painter. I used some blushing bride and old olive ink. I shaded around the image with crumb cake and splattered with some soft suede ink. I added the faux stitching around the image with a soft suede marker.

The crochet trim is some I had in my stash. I then added some very vanilla ribbon, (my sub for sheer fabric, it is a stretch I know!) My flower is the stamped image and I used alot of pearl swirls. I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set with soft suede ink.

I hope you’ll play along this week and have fun with this challenge! Be sure to check out the rest of the OCC  design team creations! To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project over at Our Creative Corner so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.

Well that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Water colored Friend

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the Stampin Up set called Happiness Shared. Last week I spent some time with a friend to share some water coloring tips with her. She didn't really need any help as she is awesome on her own.

This is one of the images I worked with and I wanted to finish it up and so I sit down to create this card yesterday. I challenged my friend to take her image and make a card too.

I used some very vanilla for my card base which is a 5 inch square and then I followed that up with some old olive card stock and the olive DS paper is from the Jolly Holiday paper pack. I then pulled out my Lacey Squares Nestabilties die and used the largest one along with some crushed curry card stock. I then added some old olive and more DSP, this one from the Razzleberry lemonade pack. I used a circle nestie to cut out the flower, that I had previously colored with crushed curry and old olive ink. 

I added some gold pearls and tied a half bow with some very vanilla satin ribbon. The sentiment comes from the "You're a Gem" stamp set. The main piece as well ass the scalloped square piece are both added to the card with some tap.

OK, now head on over to Wendy's Blog to see the card she made with her watercolored image!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING

Vicki

SC330...Happy Birthday

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card made with this week's sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I used the pretty set from Stampin' Up called Happiness Shared. I love this flower blossom, I think it is a wild rose, alot of those are single layer and when fully bloomed look like this and the buds on this look like rose buds to me. I have used this set alot and have always used a light pink and made a soft flower and card. Well I decided to go bold with this one and I pulled out my poppy parade ink pad and aqua painter and went to work on coloring this one. I like the pretty red rose. I used some pear pizzazz ink on the leaves and soft sued on the stem. I then used some crumb cake to shade around the flower and give it an aged feel. I added a few dots with my chocolate chip marker and then splattered it a bit with some watered down soft suede ink.

The base of the card is crumb cake and then I used some poppy parade card stock that I embossed with the square lattice EF. The gingham paper is from the retired Sweet Slumber Specialty paper pack. I mated the main image with poppy parade and crumb cake card stock. I added three antique brads and pear pizzazz seam binding ribbon. The sentiment is from he Something to Celebrate hostess stamp set and I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up!

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SC325.....Happiness Shared

Hello Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made with last week's sketch challenge on splitcoaststampers.

I have to admit I had a bit of trouble with this sketch and my triangle panels are not quite symmetrical, but I still like the card! he he! I used this awesome Stampin Up stamp set called Happiness Shared, I love the flower in this set! I stamped it with black stazon onto some very vanilla card stock and colored it in with my aqua painter and ink pads. The little "friend" sentiment is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

I used some DS paper from the Vintage Springtime paper pack. I also used rose red, soft suede and very vanilla card stock. I cut a top note die piece with the rose red card stock for the back piece in the sketch. I added some basic pearls and seam binding ribbon in crumb cake and rose red colors. Love that seam binding, you really need all of the colors of this ribbon!!!

Well, that is all from me today, Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!

Vicki

MOjo....Friends

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge!

I started the card with a base of very vanilla and I followed that with some pink pirouette card stock. The DSP paper is from the Lap of Luxury paper pack.

The stamp set I used is the Stampin' Up Happiness Shared set. Love this pretty flower from this set. I stamped the flower with black stazon onto some water color paper. I colored the flower with pink pirouette ink and added some regal rose for shading. The leaves are done with old olive. I shaded around the image with some crumb cake and then splattered some watered down early espresso onto it. The tiny friends sentiment is from the Tiny Tags stamp set and I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up!

The circle element is made with my nesties with pink pirouette and very vanilla card stock. I embossed the vanilla circle with the vintage wall EF. I used some of the pretty Victoria Crochet trim ribbon to wrap around and to make the bow. I added an antique brad and some pearls to finish it off.



Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki