KittieKraft

Craft A Scene Winter Project and Card For Sale

Good Sunday morning.  I would like to invite you to check out my newly posted CARD SALE.

The February Craft A Scene challenge is to make a winter scene. I created window looking out at a snowy barn scene using the small barn image from my Kittie Kits Farm Life Set. 

I stamped the image on watercolor paper and a second time on scrap paper to create a mask.  I masked the barn and stamped small evergreens around to create a forest background.  I watercolored the barn and heat set. I painted the roof top  and tiny icicles with white craft ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I sponged a brown path up to the barn door and then painted white and embossed the ground area.  I sponged blue ink to create the sky.

I created the brick wall using the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder.  I used the red ink pad directly on the raised embossed bricks to color.  I sponged brown ink around the mortar areas.  I die cut the window and attached mounting tape to the back edges and layered it over the barn scene.

I embellished the window with a tiny pine bough and red ribbon for the perfect finishing touch.  I have a few winter scene tutorials  if you would like to see how I create my scenes.  Winter Scene Tutorial and Winter Scene with Masking

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Farm Life and The Moose is Loose      Ink:  Black Brilliance, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Broken China     Paper:  Vanilla, Watercolor, Ruby Red     Accessories:  Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Window, White Embossing Powder, Brushes, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Satin, Glossy Accents

Rubbernecker Design Team Spring Hop

Welcome to the Rubbernecker Design Team Spring Blog Hop. Rubbernecker  has a wide variety of stamps for your Spring and Easter projects!
The Stampin’ Sisterhood has created wonderful projects to share with you today and give you a glimpse at some of the beautiful spring images.

I have listed the hop route below my project for you to follow.  You will find it listed at every stop along the way. As always you will want to leave a comment at every blog post to have a chance to win any Rubbernecker stamp set of your choice. The winner will be announced on the Stampin’ Sisterhood Blog Friday, March 3.

My project today was made using the darling Chick with Chicklettes image from the Friend Collection.  I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Black Brilliance and heat set.  I watercolored the image with reinkers mixed with water and cut out each individual chick to pop up in front of the fence.

I die cut the fence and clouds using white cardstock and the tree using watercolor paper.  I watercolored the tree trunk and branches with brown ink and the leaves with green. I attached the tree to the card base using rolled up glue dots so it would stand out a little from the card base  to add dimension.  I added tiny flower blooms for an extra touch of spring.  I attached the clouds in behind the tree limbs.

I attached the fence to the card base and then added sprigs of foliage to the ground area.  I attached the chicks in behind the grass and then added more colorful spring flowers.  I thought they were the perfect finishing touch to this project.

Who wouldn’t love the sweet face on that big chick!!

• Bev Gerard
• Charlene Driggs
• Charlene Merrick
• Ellen Taylor
• Jacquie Peifer
• Jen Charboneau
• Jennifer Cuthbertson
• Joan Ervin

        Julia Aston

• Juliana Swanson
• Karen Hunsaker
• Kecia Waters
• Kittie Caracciolo (that's me)
• Stampin' Sisterhood

 

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Friends Collection Chick with Chicklettes      Paper:  White, Pink, Watercolor, Aqua, Yellow     Ink:  Black Brilliance, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Lemonade     Accessories:  Memory Box Arboscello Tree and Puffy Clouds Dies, My Favorite Things Woodgrain Fence, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Fiskars 1/4” Flower Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Glue Dots, Brush

Floral Just Because

The Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers this week was fairly clean and simple.  I picked coordinating  designer paper by Papertrey that added a bit of colorful interest to the clean design.

My original plan was to make the flower out of the Soft Sky cardstock to match the card base but it just blended into the background.  I like how the white flower turned out much better. I cut a 1/4” green circle to fit in the center of the flower. 

The sentiment is one of my favorite by Rubbernecker and it fits perfectly on the oval punched background.

It’s Thursday and we are on the downhill slide to the weekend. I hope your week is going well.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Just Because 565-22
Paper: Soft Sky, Spring Moss, White, Papertrey DP
Ink: Shabby Shutters
Accessories: EK Success Daisy Punches, Spellbinders Foliage Die set, Stampin’ Up! Oval Punches, Fiskars 1/4 Circle Punch, Martha Stewart Eyelet PATP Border Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents

If I Had A Flower

I love playing in the Splitcoaststampers daily challenges. The Color Challenge is one of my favorites because you never know where the colors will take you.  This week the color we were challenged with was Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette.

   

This particular gray is not my favorite as it is reminds me of a battleship.  But it made a great background base for the pinks with the addition of white and green. 

I attached the fence on to the card base using mounting tape and added foliage all the way across the fence line.  I created flowers with both colors of pink and attached to the heads of each piece of foliage.  It was sort of plain so I punched little sections of foliage with the branch punch and added tiny flowers along the border.

I attached the sentiment layer above the fence and designed matching flower sprays for embellishments and to add another element of softness.  I really love the tiny flower garden with this fence.

Have a great day and thanks for checking in. 

Stamps: Rubbernecker Garden Phrase Set 508
Paper: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, White Spring Moss
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: My Favorite Things Woodgrain Fence Die, McGill Leafy Spray Punch, Stampin’ Up! Triple Flower Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch Fiskars 1/4" Flower Punch, Glossy Accents, Mat, Stylus, Liquid Pearls, Mounting Tape  Card Size 5.5" x 4.25"

Clean and Simple Umbrellas

I didn’t stamp anything last evening as I have been a little under the weather nursing a cold so I thought I would share a quick and fun project that I made last week for the Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Challenge.

I scored lines on the card front to create a little visual texture for the all white back.

I loved these little umbrellas made using Memory Box Petite Umbrella die. I cut the handles off so I could pop the umbrella up with rolled up glue dots and then attached the handles flat on the cardstock. I added tiny little white bows for embellishment.

This would be a perfect baby shower card and even a great get well card.

I hope your week started off well.  Thanks for stopping by and for all your supportive comments.

Paper: Yellow, Aqua, Pink, White
Accessories: Memory Box Petite Umbrella, Score Pal, Glue Dots, Glossy Accents, Satin    Card Size:  5.5” x 4.25”

Floral Thank You

Happy Monday morning!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  We have had gorgeous weather here in Florida this weekend with temps about forty degrees warmer than last.  I have another floral card to share with you today.  I pulled out my Spellbinders Daisy Head die set to play with.  I was not really sure I was going to like this set as there isn’t much division between the petals and I was afraid the flower would turn out looking too flat and uninteresting.

 

After I working to distress the cardstock I liked how the flower turned out. I added two additional smaller punched flowers to fill in the center.  I thought the white pearl was pretty and would match nicely with the white frame background.

I love the punched pattern on the frame and the  lower border.  It is so crisp, elegant and decorative. It is my latest Martha Stewart purchase.

Check out my tutorial section on my home page if you would like to see how I distress and form flower petals. 

Check out my Kittie’s Korner post on the Rubbernecker blog if you would like a closer look at my soft Wild Flower project.  I hope you have a great week. 

Stamps: Rubbernecker Thinking of You 565-18
Paper: White, Regal Rose ,Spring Moss
Ink: Shabby Shutters, Regal Rose
Accessories: Spellbinders Daisy Heads and Foliage Die Sets, Martha Stewart Flower Punch and Deco Fan PATP Set, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Deckle Scissors, Oval Punch, Pearl, Grosgain

Reflecting Bouquet Inspired

I had fun playing in the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge and the inspiration site was Creative Wall Covering.  I was inspired by Reflecting Bouquet in the picture below.

Here is what I came up with.

I punched out several white flowers and formed the petals using needle nose pliers.

I color washed the flowers with a light mixture of water and reinker.  While the flowers were still very wet I brushed a tiny dots of full reinker into the flower centers, quickly washed the brush and lightly moved the reinker around the center and up the lower part of the petals.

I heat dried the flower and then formed the center of the flower using a stylus on a mat.

I really like how the washed flowers look against the all white.  I think the little white pearls are the perfect finish for them.  If you would like to see a few photos on how I accomplished the wash on the flowers check out my Color Wash Flower tutorial.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Paper: White, Spring Moss
Ink: Faded Jeans
Accessories: Martha Stewart Flower Punch, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangle die and Regular Rectangle Die, Mounting Tape, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Needle Nose Pliers, Pearls

Garden Rose

Happy Saturday. I have another rose project to share with you today using the McGill Paper Blossoms punches. This is the garden rose version that uses the pear shaped punches.

I followed McGill online garden rose tutorial that provides step by step photos of how to assemble the rose. There is also a great video that shows all the steps.

I used light pink cardstock for the rose petals, distressed and shaped them and then lightly sponged pink and yellow ink on them.  After the rose was assembled I lightly washed the petals with a wet paint brush to blend the inks to add a depth of color. I die cut the foliage, distressed the leaves, and sponged with olive ink.  I attached the Fleur De Lis layer to the card base with mounting tape and then attached the foliage and flower with Glossy Accents.

This rose looks like it was picked right off the bush.  I love the bright pop of color on the all white background.

I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend.  I sure plan to.

Paper:  Pink, White, Olive    Ink:  Shell Pink, Cranberry, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint     Accessories:  McGill Garden Petals, Pear and Alpine Snowflake Punches, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Square Die and Foliage Sets, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Sponge, Brush, Mounting Tape      Card Size:  5.25" Square

Fancy Blossoms

Happy Friday!  I got to play in the Splitcoaststampers Ways To Use It Challenge to use border punches on our project.  I pulled out my Martha Stewart Flower Bunch Large PATP set to create a white on white punched frame for my Memory Box Fancy Blossoms die cut flowers.  Here is what I came up with.

I cut a 4” square piece of white cardstock and punched the corners and sides using the PATP set. I attached the frame to the card base using mounting tape to add a bit of dimension behind the flowers.

I cut three sets of Fancy Blossoms and distressed and shaped them using a stylus and mat and glued them together with Glossy Accents. I hand punched several tiny 1/4” flowers and several pieces of foliage and distressed and shaped them.,

I started creating the flower spray by attaching frond foliage to the frame to create a base for the flowers. I glued the flowers in place and then added sprigs from the branch punch and tiny flowers around the spray to soften the arrangement.  I don’t have ribbon to match this cardstock but thought the spray needed something else.  I cut strips of cardstock to make faux ribbon that would match the flowers perfectly.

Lavender Lace cardstock is difficult to photograph and show the real color.  This looks much bluer than it really is.  It’s really soft lavender.

If you are like me and have a difficult time getting the corners and sides to punch correctly with the MS PATP sets you may want to take a look at my step by step tutorial.  Once I finally figured out the correct measurements to use for both the large and regular sets I took  photos and put them on the tutorial section of my home page.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Take time to do something wonderful for yourself.  You know…..like stamping and paper crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!  LOL!

Paper: White, Lavender Lace
Accessories: Memory Box Fancy Blossoms, Martha Stewart Flower Bunch Large PATP set, Martha Stewart Frond and Branch Punch, Fiskars 1/4" Flower Punch, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Pearls.  Card Size 5.5" x 4.25"

Spring Nature Babies

Spring is just around the corner and I thought I would rush it along a little with a sweet project made using Nature Babies by Angels Landing.

I printed the digital images on white cardstock, heat set and painted with reinkers. I cut them out so pop up in the scene. I hand painted the garden of tulips for the background scenery, attached the fence to the back of the oval frame and attached to the base with mounting tape.

I distressed the tulips, created the little floral bouquet on the the lower frame and attached the chick and duckling. I slipped the sweet lamb in behind the fence and attached with glue dots.

You should check definitely check out the whole line of Nature Babies. They are adorable.  I hope you are having a great week.

Stamps: Angels Landing Nature Babies Lamb, Ducking and Chick Digital Stamps
Paper: Regal Rose, White, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Shell Pink, Rose Red, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Pumice Stone
Accessories: My Favorite Things Wood Grain Fence Die, Memory Box Dancing Tulips Die, Nestabilities Oval Die, Brush, Sponge, Handmade Cloud Template, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents

Another Rose

I have another pretty rose to share with you today.  I wanted the rose to be the main focus of this project so I framed it with a very clean and simple background.

I made this rose by following the step by step tutorial found here on McGill. I die cut the oval opening in the frame and then embossed to get the frame design pattern. I cut a second mat to add another touch of dimension and mounted the frame layer with mounting tape.

I attached the rose to the center of the opening and arranged the leaves and foliage to create the flower spray. This is a very simple card layout but I love how it puts the rose in center stage.

I hope you are having a great week and I really appreciate you stopping by and all of your supportive comments.

Paper: Vanilla Ink: Antique Linen ( touched the petal edges)
Accessories: McGill Rose Set, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Nestabilities Oval Dies, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Sponge, Cuttlebug Grace’s Frame Embossing Folder

Imagine

I am sharing a project today that is not my norm.  I rarely make tag of any kind except at Christmas.  I played in the Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge to create wrinkle free distressing and made a tag as shown in the tutorial. I have tried this technique a few times and have never been very successful so I made myself step up to the plate and try again. 

I cut a piece of waxed paper, swiped ink across it by dragging a pink and then green ink pad directly across the paper. I misted until the ink bubbled up on the paper and then laid the manila tag directly down onto the paper.  I lifted, heated with the heat gun and repeated the steps a couple more times until I got the mix of green and pink that I wanted.  After the final stage of drying I stamped the sentiment with Black Brilliance and embossed with black embossing powder.

I punched several of each size flower and distressed using a stylus and mat. I sponged Antique Linen ink on all the edges of the petals and then lightly sponged pink inside the flower petals to match the pink background of the tag. I wanted the flower to have a vintage aged look.

I die cut foliage, distressed with the stylus, sponged with green ink and attached to the tag base.  I attached the flower and the two tiny buds and finished by adding taupe pearls to the flower centers.  The final touch was to add the pink organdy bow.  I heated the ribbon with the heat fun to shrivel and then sponged on a little Antique Linen ink to give a more vintage appearance.  I am pretty happy with the outcome.

You can check out the wrinkle free distress tutorial on SCS if you would like to see step by step photos of how to achieve this type of background. Please feel free to check out my punched flower tutorial to see how I create my flowers.  I hope you are having a great week.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Imagine With All 582-23
Paper: Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss, Manila Tag
Ink: Peeled Paint, Shell Pink, Antique Linen, Black
Accessories: EK Success Daisy Punches, Spellbinders Foliage Die, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Sponge, Black Embossing Powder

Tag Size”  6.25” x 3.25”                     

Vintage Floral Rose

Happy Monday morning!  I hope you had a wonderful relaxing weekend.  I sure did but can I just say….brrrrrrrrrrr!  It has really chilled down here in Florida and we are under freeze warnings in my area.  I am not complaining as I know how very cold it gets for so many of you in other parts of the country.

Hobby Lobby has just moved into the Orlando area and I took a little shopping trip there this weekend to see what it was like.  I found the McGill Rose Blossom set there on a 40% off sale and had to bring it home to try.  Here is what I came up with.

   I started by stamping the Morning Glory Panel image on vanilla cardstock, sponging with Antique Linen ink for aging and attaching to the card base.  I sponged ink on the scalloped die background frame edges and attached to the base with mounting tape to pop it up for a little extra dimension.

This is the Floral Rose. I watched the video tutorial on the McGill site and followed the steps to make my rose using vanilla cardstock and then lightly sponged Antique Linen on the edges of the petals. I die cut two foliage sections, distressed the leaves with a stylus and mat and then attached to the scalloped frame.  I finished by attaching the rose over the foliage.

I hope you have a wonderful week.  Thanks for stopping by.

Edited:  I received several questions about how the snowflake punch is used since you don't see it on the card.  Check out this step by step photo tutorial on the McGill page to see the snowflake being used as the base of the rose.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Morning Glory Panel 518
Paper: Artichoke, Vanilla
Ink: Peeled Paint, Antique Linen
Accessories: McGill Floral Petals and Alpine Snowflake Punches, Spellbinders Foliage Die, My Favorite Things Oval Dainty Doily, Sponge, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape    Card Size:  5.5” x 4.25”

There is also a Birch Leaf Punch that comes with the set but I didn’t use it today.

Pink and Frilly Belleek Inspired

I have a pink and frilly project to share with you today. I wanted to create another floral card layered over an embossed and brayered background.  I love the texture it adds to the card. It looks like a frilly wedding cake. You can find instructions on how to perform this technique here.

I started by brayering pink ink on to the top side of the embossing folder, inserted white paper and embossed. I punched the frame, die cut the oval center and attached to the card base using mounting tape.

I punched several white flowers from each of the three different size daisy punches, distressed each flower using a stylus and mat and then sponged on pink ink lightly to add a touch of color.  I added heavier shades of ink to the smaller layers to build up the color in the center of the flower. I added die cut floral flourishes to both corners of the frame and attached the flowers.  I added several stems of rock fern foliage around the flowers to soften the flower spray.

I applied tiny pearls to the flower centers and around on the flourishes. They are hard to see in the photos so I took a close up to show how they add to the elegance of the arrangement. You can click on any of the photos for a closer view.

I love how this turned out.  It can definitely work as a wedding card or for your best friend’s birthday.

I hope you are having a great weekend.  I appreciate you stopping by.

Paper: White          Ink: Spun Sugar
Accessories: Martha Stewart Deco Flowers PATP, EK Success Daisy Punches- Size 1 1/2", 1", 1/2", Spellbinders Floral Flourishes, Mounting Tape, Sponge, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Pearls, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder, Brayer

Valentine Tulips

Woo Hoo!  It’s the weekend!!!  This has been a very long work week and I am so glad the weekend is here.  Whew!  I’m sure you can all relate.  I have a floral project to share with you today made with some new toys I just received in the mail.

I cut a piece of white cardstock 5” x 3.25” and used my new Martha Stewart Deco Fan Punch Around The Page set to create the frame. The  center was cut with a Nestabilities oval die. I attached the frame to the card base using mounting tape.

The tulips were made using Memory Box Dancing Tulips die set. I cut several sets of the tulips in pink, distressed then with a stylus and mat and then sponged some of them with pink and some with cranberry red. I cut several full sets of tulips in green, trimmed off a little of the flower head so it wouldn’t show and attached the pink and red flower heads over the green stem.

I distressed the foliage and sponged on a little dab of green ink just to add a little life to the leaves. I glued the flowers down at the bottom of the stems and then attached the foliage over top of the stems. I finished the bouquet with a red multi loop bow.

I hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend.  I hope to spend some fun time stamping and playing with some of my newest toys.

Paper: White, Pink, Kiwi Kiss     Ink: Pink, Cranberry
Accessories: Memory Box Dancing Tulips Die, Martha Stewart Deco Fan PATP Set, Mounting Tape, Sponge, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Satin    Card Size:  5.5” x 4.25” 

Soft and Creamy Floral

I’m sorry I missed posting for a few days but I have a soft and creamy project to share with you today. The Splitcoaststampers Ways To Use It challenge this week was to create a Valentine project without using pink or red.  I knew I wanted to make something with flowers and chose a soft aqua and cream color combination to work with.

 

I stamped the Morning Glory frame image on vanilla cardstock using Adirondack aqua ink and then die cut the oval double matted frame opening using Nestabilities dies. I embossed the base layer inside the frame using the Stampin’ Up! Lattice folder to add texture. 

I made the flowers using three different size daisy punches.  I added a pearl the the flower centers and arranged with the leafy flourishes.  I would normally not use only two flowers on a project because things always look better in odd numbers.  I actually created two smaller flowers to accompany the larger one but it just didn’t seem to work out so I left the second one off. You can see step by step photos of how I create my flowers by checking out my punched flower tutorial.

I really love how this turned out and think it would be the perfect frame for a wedding photo.

I have been asked often to show pictures of the punches or dies that I use to create the flowers on my project.  These are EK Success Daisy Paper Shapers.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Morning Glory Frame 523
Paper: Soft Sky, Vanilla
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Aqua
Accessories: EK Success Paper Shapers Daisy Punches, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish, Stampin’ Up! Lattice Embossing Folder, Pearls, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Oval Nestabilities Dies

Shabby Thinking Of You

Happy Monday!  I have a shabby floral  project to share with you today.

The background was stamped with Antique Linen ink using the Rubbernecker Victorian Damask background panel.  The frame was cut using the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis rectangle die, sponged with antique linen and then mounted with mounting tape.

The flourishes were cut using the Spellbinders Floral Flourishes die set.  The flowers were made using a Martha Stewart Flower Punch and EK Success Mini Daisy punch and Fiskars 1/4” flower punch.  I put taupe pearls in the flower centers as well as on the flourishes. The foliage was punched with EK Success Rock Fern punch.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker’s Thinking of You 565-10.

Check out my punched flower tutorial and flower spray tutorial if you would like to see step by step photos of how I create my projects.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Thinking of You 565-10, Rubbernecker Victorian Damask Panel 498
Paper: Vanilla
Ink: Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur De Lis, Flourish and Rectangle Dies, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch and Rock Fern Punch, Fiskars 1/4" Flower Punch, Mat, Stylus, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, Sponge, Gold Embossing Powder, Versa, Pearls

Craft A Winter Scene

Good Sunday morning.  I was recently chosen to be a  member of the Craft a Scene design team. My project today was made for the February challenge to create a winter scene.

Instead of creating a card for the winter scene challenge I chose to create a tea light shade that fits over a wine glass.  I designed the scene on vellum which really reflects the flame from the candle inside the glass.

I printed the shade template and cut out using deckle scissors. I don’t know about you but I am not really a good straight line cutter with regular scissors and using deckle scissors allows for a more relaxed cut.  LOL!  I used the Kittie Kits The Moose is Loose cabin and trees images to create my scene.  I stamped the trees all the way around the shade using olive craft ink, leaving a space open to stamp the cabin, and embossed with clear embossing powder. When stamping the tree images I had to keep turning the shade template slightly and keep the trees in line following the curve of the shade. If not the tree line would have been crooked. I masked the trees on  both side of the opening for the cabin and then stamped the cabin with chocolate chip craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I lightly painted the cabin with close to cocoa craft ink and the windows with summer sun craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. I painted a thin layer of white craft ink on the roof of the cabin and along the ground area and embossed with white embossing powder.  The final step was to create the falling snow using a tiny brush and dotting the sky area white craft ink and embossing with white embossing powder.

I used ATG adhesive to attach the shade together and then added a strip of artichoke cardstock cut out with my deckle scissors around the top of the shape.

If you would like to make this shade you can find the template on the Technique Lovers Challenge 198. Don’t forget to hop over and check out all the Craft a Scene design team projects.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits The Moose is Loose     Paper:  Vellum, Artichoke     Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Olive, Chocolate chip, Close to Cocoa, White and Summer Sun Craft Ink    Accessories:  Deckle Scissors, Shade Template, Brushes, White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder,  Wine Glass, Tea Light Candle,

Home Sweet Home Birdhouse

Happy Saturday.  I have a very sweet wooden birdhouse to share with you today.

I started by painting the birdhouse with white and green crackle paint.  I love the appearance of the aged paint that the crackle paint produces. Some of the paint actually flaked off while I was decorating it but I didn’t mind as it added to the aged look.

I created a flower spray on the roof with a few different kinds of die cut and punched foliage and punched flowers.

I attached foliage and flowers to the front and used the perch as the base.  This allowed me to design the foliage out away from the front rather than flat against the front wall. The bird is mounting to the wall.

I attached the picket fence to the base of the birdhouse and then applied the tiny scrolling ivy and flowers.  I love the fence and I think it add such a sweet touch to the creation.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that you can take time to do something fun and creative. 

Supplies:  Wood Birdhouse, Stampin’ Up! Bird Punch, Our Daily Bread Fence Die, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish, Poppy Stamps Gentle Leaf and Ivy Tendrils, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Fiskars 1/4” Flower Punchy, Fiskars 1/8” Circle Punch, Shabby Shutters and White Crackle Paint, Glossy Accents, Mat Stylus, Paper Piercer, Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Clean and Simple “Just Because”

I woke up way before the alarm went off this morning (2:30 a.m.) so after browsing online for a while and reading email I decided to make a quick card for the Splitcoaststampers Friday challenge. Fast, clean and Simple!

Well….this was pretty fast with the exception of stamping the sentiment directly on the pink striped paper and getting it crooked.  LOL!  So I had to stamp a tag to cover up the big boo boo.  I guess stamping at 4:30 in the morning isn’t so productive.

I had the flower made from a week or so ago and it  was made using  Papertrey Bloom Builders #3 die. The foliage is Stampin’ Up Bird punch. The sentiment is Rubbernecker’s Just Because. 565-22

OK.  I guess I need to run hop in the shower so I won’t be late for work.  I am sleep deprived so I’m sure it is going to be a long Friday.  Have a great weekend and I hope to be back with something special tomorrow.  I want to let you know how much I appreciate all of your wonderful and supportive comments.

Lattice Fence and Flower Garden

I have a quick post today.  I had fun playing in the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.  I thought it was another perfect opportunity to use my Madison Window Die. You can see the sketch below.

Here is what I came up with.

I love to layer the white window over the pink background.  This time I added a lattice fence and a fun little flower garden.  I especially love the eyelet curtains.

I cut two sets of the Poppy Stamps Wildflower Patch die and cut the flower heads off.  I created several tiny punched flowers using multiple colors for a springy garden feel and attached where the original flower heads were with Glossy Accents. The lattice fence was attached to the card front with mounting tape and the flower garden was attached directly over the fence area.   

This card screams spring to me.  I love the white and pink.  Oh wait….I think I already said that.

Have a great day.

Paper: Pink White, Saffron, Bashful Blue, Dark Pink
Accessories: 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch, Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch, Poppy Stamps Madison Window and Wildflower Patch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch and Lattice Punch, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat

Scalloped Frame and Floral Spray

It’s Wednesday and that means we are half way through the work week.  Isn’t it terrible to wish our days away looking forward to the weekend!!!  I have another floral project to share with you today. I made this for the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge.

Here is what I came up with. I really like the two blues together but they were hard to photograph and get the true colors.

I thought a triple matted frame would be great to bring in all three colors for the challenge.  I also repeated all three colors in the flower spray and chose the lighter blue for the embossed background.

I could a picture mounted inside the frame but would possible need a few less flowers.  LOL! Check out the upper right hand side of my home page if you would like to see my punched flower tutorial, my flower spray tutorial and my matted frame tutorial.

I hope you have a great day and I appreciate you checking in.

Paper: White, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Nestabilities Oval Scalloped and Regular Dies, Martha Stewart Hydrangea Multi Punch and Branch Punch, EK Success Rock Fern, Stylus, Glossy Accents, Mat, Mounting Tape

CAS Scene and Lavender Lace

I have a couple projects to share with you today.  The first was made for the Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Challenge.  Here is the inspiration photo called Summer Gold that was provided for the challenge.

Here is what I came up with.

I sponged in the ground and water, applied texture using the mini fern stamp in my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master and then hand painted the trees and tree tops.  I am no painter but I enjoyed creating this scene. I have a tutorial on creating a scene around an image if you would like to check it out.

My second project is a duplicate of the cards I have been making this past week using my brayer with embossing folders. I just love the dimension the color adds to the embossed background image. I made this lavender lace card for my friend, Barb.

You can check out my post from last week called Belleek Pottery Inspired to get more information on how I made this project.

I hope you are having a great day and I really appreciate you stopping by.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: Watercolor, White, Soft Sky
Ink: Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain
Accessories: Brushes, Sponges, Nestabilities,

Paper: Lavender Lace, White
Ink: Lavender Lace
Accessories: Martha Stewart PATP Flower Box Set and Butterfly Punch, Our Daily Bread Fanciful Flourish, Mounting Tape, Flossy Accents, Glue Dots, SU Embossing Folder

Pink and White Fanciful Flourish

Happy Monday!  I have been having a great time playing with brayering ink to the inside of embossing folders to create unique and lovely embossed backgrounds.  I made today’s project just for fun to see how light pink ink would look on pure white cardstock. I like how it turned out.

 

I really like the long open frame over these backgrounds.  It creates dimension and a point of interest but still allows the background to show well. I think the floral pattern is exceptionally pretty in white with the pale pink background. 

I decided that pure white foliage would look perfect against the pink frame and with the tiny punched flowers on the vines. The little flowers are the punches left from the punch around the page punch used to create the frame.The pink butterflies with the white pearls are the perfect finishing touch. This project looks like it took lots longer than it really did and was lots of fun to make.

I would love for you to pop over to the Rubbernecker blog and check out my Kittie’s Korner post.  Here is a little glimpse of my fun and cartoony project.

Have a great week and try to make time to get your fingers inky. 

Paper: Pink, White
Ink: Shell Pink
Accessories: Martha Stewart PATP Flower Box Set and Butterfly Punch, Our Daily Bread Fanciful Flourish, Mounting Tape, Flossy Accents, Glue Dots, SU Embossing Folder, Nestabilities

Elegant Flowers and Butterflies

Good morning!   I want to thank you for your support and for making my card sale such a success.

I had a great time playing in the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge yesterday. The inspiration site was Everything Turquoise and I was inspired by the South Hampton bedding collection. 

Although this bedding isn’t something I would choose for my home I loved the elegance and the soft pale aqua and taupe.  Here is what I came up with.

I made a card earlier this week that used the technique of brayering a light ink color onto the front face of an embossing folder.  I love how the soft color allows the embossed pattern to show. I created an additional embossed piece of cardstock to create the flowers and butterflies with. I wanted them to blend in with the background.

The frame was punched using a Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page set and the frame opening was die cut using a rectangle Nestabilities die. It was mounted on the card front using mounting tape. The foliage was die cut using a leafy flourish die. The flowers and foliage were attached to the frame to create a flower spray.

The patterned butterflies were layered over a plain vanilla butterflies to create additional dimension. Tiny taupe pearls were added to the flower centers and butterflies for one additional touch of elegance. I really love how this card turned out. It would be perfect for so many different occasions. 

Check out today’s Rubbernecker Blog design team  post if you are interested in taking part in a fun inspiration challenge.  The team has some fun inspired projects to share.  My challenge project is a simple scene with a sweet punched flower garden.

I hope you are having a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Paper: Vanilla
Ink: Soft Sky
Accessories: Martha Stewart Hydrangea, Butterfly, Branch Punches and Vintage Deco PATP Punch Set, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish, Mounting Tape, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat

Cards For Sale

Happy Saturday! Here a few cards that are included in my Card Sale starting today. I hope you will come and check it out. You will find the sale on the top right hand side of my home page.

 

 

Clean and Simple Fanciful Flourish

Happy Wednesday.  I have a clean and simple project to share with you today.  I love white on white cards with pops of color. The punched border layer is decorative but still allows the flower and fanciful flourish be the star of the show. 

The flower was made using several layers created using the Spellbinders Blossom Two die set. I altered the layers a little by cutting down in between each petal so I could create a little more dimension. I distressed the layers, sponged lightly with pink ink to add a touch more life to the pink and then attached.

I mounted the punched layer on mounting tape to add another element of dimension and attached the foliage and flower. This was really a very fast and simple card to make.

Cards like this can fit any occasion- thinking of you, birthday, get well, etc.  You can pop in any sentiment you need when you are ready or simply write your note.

Have a great day.  It’s Wednesday and we are half way through the week.  Thanks for looking in.

Paper: Pink, Spring Moss, White Accessories: Spellbinders Blossom Two, ODBD Fanciful Flourish, Martha Stewart Flower Box PATP Punch Set, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape

Belleek Pottery Inspired

Happy Tuesday! My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers Challenge.  Belleek Pottery was our inspiration and we were to create a colored pattern on cardstock by applying ink on to an embossing folder. You can find step by step instructions on how to perform this technique here.

I inked the front side of the embossing folder with Antique Linen using a brayer, inserted the cream  cardstock, turned the folder front side down on my Big Shot and embossed.

I created a frame, sponged on ink and mounted with mounting tape on the embossed layer.  I punched several little flowers, sponged ink on, distressed and glued four together for each flower.  After applying ink I attached the leafy flourish to the frame and base of the card and attached the flowers. I sponged several rock fern foliage and arranged around the flowers to complete.

I love the elegance of this card.  It really is so much prettier in person than in the photo.

I hope you are having a great week and appreciate you stopping by.  I hope to have another pretty project for you tomorrow.

Paper: Vanilla     Ink: Antique Linen   Accessories: Martha Stewart PATP Punch Set, EK Success Mini Daisy Flower and Rock Fern Punches, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish Die, Sizzix Embossing Folder, Mounting Tape, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Brayer, Sponge, Paper Piercer (point to work with and pick up tiny flowers)

Toby Came Home

I opened the front door last night and found Toby  on the porch. I was going out for my last walk around the yard to call for him before going to bed. He is a little freaked out and dirty but seems to be alright. As soon as I get over being happy to have him back home I’m going to kill him for scaring me to death. LOL! Thanks for all of your concern, sweet comments and support.

I made this project for the Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper Challenge.  Our featured artist was Kim aka Luv Flowers. Here is a link to Kim’s card that inspired my card.

I love making these floral sprays on my card fronts.  I chose to use the coral pink for my flowers to match the little flowers in the designer paper. I used the soft blue cardstock for the foliage instead of green as I think it creates a much softer look.

I wanted to show the three different 5 petal blossoms that I used to make the flowers.  Even though they are not matching flowers they vary enough in size that they work well being layered with each other.

The largest flower is distressed slightly less to create the base of the flower.  I distress the second layer a little more and distress the smallest layer to create a tight flower center.

For these smaller flower petals I use a fairly small stylus.  I go around the outside of each petal to curl them into themselves and then finish by pushing down in the center of the flwer.

I layer the flowers so the petals are offset from each each other to create a natural looking flower.

You can see more details of how I create my paper flowers and sprays by checking out my punched flower tutorial and flower spray tutorial.

I hope you have a great week and I appreciate you coming by.

Paper: Soft Sky, Prism Peach, White, Retired SU DP
Accessories: Martha Stewart Flower and Branch Punch, McGill Multiple Mini Flower Punch, EK Success Rock Fern Punch, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape, Retired Fiskars Corner Edger, Stickles

Windows, Window Box Garden and Brick

I want to let you know how much I appreciate all your thoughts and notes about my lost Toby.  So far we have not found him but I haven’t given up hope.

I know that you would not normally see windows right up against a brick wall but I love how this turned out.  I recently got the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder and love the rustic look.  I couldn’t resist pairing the brick with windows and window boxes filled with foliage and flowers. 

I embossed a piece of vanilla cardstock and then ran my Fired Brick ink pad directly across the top of the high parts of the embossing.  This created a really rick dark red brick color.  I then used a sponge and applied Vintage Photo to the grout and open areas. I did this to make the brick look more rustic but also to cover where some of the red ink got on those spaces.

I cut two windows and then cut the inner side of each of them off so I could fit them together to create a double window. I did the same with the two window boxes and then mounted it all on the brick background.

I didn’t get a great cut to match the two windows together so I added the tall flourish to draw the eye away from the upper gap in the seam.  It sort of looks like jack in the bean stock doesn’t it? LOL! I die cut and punched four different kinds of foliage to fill the window boxes.  I wanted them to be more about foliage with just little hints of flowers.  I used red to match the brick for the flowers so they would be seen but would blend in well. I used two different shades of cardstock for the foliage to add contrast. Click on the photos if you would like a little closer view.

The foliage reminds me of the large dish gardens my mother used to make in the flower shop.  She always put a little bit of everything in them.

Have a great Sunday.  I will keep you posted about my lost Toby.  Thanks again for all your warm support.  It means so much to me.

Paper:  Vanilla, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Ruby Red  

Ink:  Fired Brick, Vintage Photo

Accessories:  Our Daily Bread Fanciful Flourish, Poppy Stamps Madison Window,  Window Box and Gentle Leaf Dies, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, EK Success Rock Fern, 1/4” Fiskars Flower Punch, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat

Barn Scene

Good morning everyone.  I am sorry for my earlier post announcing the rescheduling of my card sale.  One of my  indoor cats got out yesterday evening and we have been frantic.  I am supposed to be taking part in the Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Design Team blog hop today but I failed to get my project ready in time.  Since I couldn’t sleep last night I finally got up and created this barn scene using the Farm Life set. If you follow this link to the hop you can check out what my team has created using Kittie Kits and also win a chance to receive a Kittie Kit of your choice.

I usually stamp my image with waterproof ink and watercolor but I changed it up a bit today.  I stamped the barn with dark gray water based ink and colored the image using a stipple type motion with a dry brush.  I gathered the ink on the brush by swiping it  directly across the ink pad and then applied lightly to the image. I used the same technique to stipple in the ground area and sky.

I really did try to not to apply flowers to this and let the scene speak for itself but it was just a little too plain.  I ended up adding a few punched branches and tiny 1/8” circle punched flowers to the border of the frame and really tiny 1/6” circle punched flowers to the base of the barn.  If you click on the photos you can get a little closer view.

I hope you will go on over to the Rubbernecker Design Team blog and check out the Kittie Kits hop.  You won’t want to miss seeing what the team has come up with to share with you or miss an opportunity to win a Kittie Kit.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Farm Life KKCS S008 , The Moose Is Loose KKCS S002, Evergreen Set 689 690 694 SO

Paper:  Ruby Red, Artichoke, Watercolor

Ink:  Pumice Stone, Fired Brick, Forest Moss, More Mustard, Basic Gray, Tumbled Glass

Accessories:  Brads, Crimper, Nestabilities, Brushes, 1/8” and 1/16” Circle Punches, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Glossy Accents

Gold Heart and Flowers

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Card Sale:  Come by and check out my card sale tomorrow.  Her are a few of the cards available.

 

It’s Friday and almost the weekend. I am looking forward to it.  I went a little gold crazy on my project today. I wanted to make a romantic card using my new Love Set from Rubbernecker. I wanted the heart and wispy floral flourishes to be elegant and gold embossing seemed the perfect thing.

As much as I love gold embossing it is not easy to photograph.  The card is so much prettier in person. I started by stamping the image and embossing and then die cut with an oval Nestabilities. I die cut the scalloped layer and stamped versa directly on the cardstock and embossed with gold.  I repeated the same technique on the gold base layer and on a scrap piece of cardstock to use for my punched flowers.

The image is so pretty on it’s own but I wanted to add flowers for dimension and elegance. One single layer of gold embossed flower was perfect.  No need for additional layers. I put dots of gold stickles in the center of each flower for the final touch.

The white base layer was cut with decorative corner scissors and popped up with mounting tape.  The scalloped layer was popped up with another layer of mounting tape which adds interest and dimension to the card.

Have a great weekend and take time to do something good for yourself. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Love Set 545     Paper:  White      Ink:  Versa    Accessories:  EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities, Stickles, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape

Card Sale Rescheduled

I'm sorry! My card sale is rescheduled for January 28th. Thanks for you understanding.

Thanks So Much

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I have fallen in love with the window and fence dies together.  I thought they would be great to use together again in this week’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.

I used the Rubbernecker Thanks So Much sentiment since I need a thank you card to give to a friend at work. Here is what I came up with.

I applied the eyelet drapes to the back of the window and mounted to the card base with mounting tape.

The flower border was cut once in green and once in pink.  I glued them together on the grass area and then snipped the green heads off the flowers to let the pink flowers show. I glued the fence and flower border together and mounted to the card with mounting tape.

I cut pickets off a left over piece of fence to create the sign post for the sentiment.  I love the pink flowers and crisp white against the blue background.  I think my friend will love getting this.

I hope you are having a great week.  I hope to have something fun to share with you tomorrow. 

Stamps: Rubbernecker Thanks So Much 565-18
Paper: Retired SU DP, White, Regal Rose, Gable Green
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Poppy Stamps Madison Window Die, ODBD Fence, Memory Box Spring Border, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, MS Eyelet Punch

French Script Valentine

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Well…I have another flower project for you that I made for the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge.  The challenge was to use Stampin’ Up!’s  Pretty in Pink  Pirouette Pink and Rose Red. 

Here is what I came up with.

I created a double matted heart frame for the French Script background and popped up on the white background layer.  The white background was also popped up for additional dimension.  The corners were cut with decorative corner scissors to add another little touch of elegance and interest to the card front.

I created the tiny flowers and arranged with the white foliage to embellish the project.  I love the leafy flourish and how it pops on the red frame.

It is hart to see in the photos but I added diamond stickles to the flower centers for sparkle.

Today is Wednesday and that means we are in the middle of the week and on the down hill side to the weekend.  Yeah!  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubbernecker French Script 448
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Pirouette Pink, White
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: MFT Leafy Flourish, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch, EK Success Rock Fern, Spellbinders Heart Die, Decorative Corner Scissors, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape

Framed Floral Spray

I have a simple floral card to share with you today.  I had a few of these little flowers on my designing table left over from a past project.  I sat and looked at them for a few minutes and decided to pop them in a colorful decorative frame on a solid white background and let them be the main focal point.

The frame was punched with a Martha Stewart PATP set and the center was cut using a square Nestabilities.

The rock fern foliage was added to the back of the flowers and then they were all attached to the base of the card with Glossy Accents.  

I added tiny white pearls to the center of each flower and finished by adding the ribbon tails. I love how the three colors of flowers pop against the green and white.

Check out my flower spray tutorial if you would like to see how I make my flower projects.I hope you are having a good week and I appreciate you stopping by.

Paper: Lavender Lace, So Saffron, Pink, White
Accessories: Martha Stewart PATP Border set, EK Success Rock Fern Punch, SU Flower Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape

Pencil Shading and a Big Red Valentine Flower

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I have two projects to share with you today.  I tried my hand at pencil shading the truck from my Kittie Kits Fall Harvest set. The second is a fairly gaudy red and white Valentine flower card.

Linda aka Holstein was featured artist for the Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper challenge this week. I was intrigued by her pencil shaded horse card and inspired to try my hand with the technique.

 

I stamped the image with black Stazon and used a used a sketching pencil with soft lead to shade the truck image. I really had fun playing with this technique and definitely think I will try again.

I almost tried to light pencil sketch in some scenery around the truck but thought I’d better stop where I was.

My second card is a crazy one for me. It is one of those times where the project looked so much better in my head than how it really turned out.

I wanted to try making a flower with my new Stampin’ Up! blossom punch but got a little carried away with the size of the flower. I punched several petals, distressed them and then attached them to a punched circle used as the base of the flower.

I wanted to center to be sparkly with rhinestones but wanted them to be red so I colored clear ones with a red Promarker.  I attached the leafy flourish to try and soften the flower a little.  I was almost not going to post this as it isn’t my favorite but thought I may as well share the bad with the good.  LOL!

I hope you have a great week.  Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Fall Harvest
Paper: Bienfang Drawing Paper, White, Black
Ink: Stazon
Accessories: Alvin Draft-Matic Pencil 0.9mm, Sizzix Tim Holtz Brick Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Rectangle Die

Paper: White, Red
Accessories: SU Blossom Punch, Martha Stewart Heart PATP Punch Set, Spellbinder Heart Circle Die, My Favorite Things Leafy Flourish, Rhinestones, Red Promarker

Friendship Blooms In All Seasons

Happy Sunday.  I hope this finds you staying warm and comfortable in your neck of the woods.  It has been pretty chilly for us here in Florida the last few days but I can’t complain since I know so many of you are experiencing bitter cold temps and snow.

 

It's time for a Rubbernecker Sisterhood Sunday design team challenge! You are invited to participate in our challenge and enter a chance to become a Sunday Sister, as well as win a prize. Get all the details on our Stampin' Sisterhood blog.

The challenge this week is a fun sketch.

 

I love the Rubbernecker Garden Phrase set and enjoy creating floral projects that coordinate with the sentiment.  Here is what I came up with.

I thought a big single flower made from the designer paper was perfect to mix with the white fence, foliage and sentiment layer. 

The sentiment says “Friendship is the only flower that blooms in all seasons”.  Isn’t that the truth!

Please come on over to the Rubbernecker Design Team blog and check out the other team members projects.  Please come and play along.

Rubbernecker Design Team Call

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Stamps:  Rubbernecker Garden Phrase Set 508    Paper:  Retired SU Designer Paper, White     Ink:  Broken China    Accessories:  Papertrey Bloom Builders 3, Our Daily Bread Picket Fence Die, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish Die, Circle Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents

Another All White

Oh!  I am so happy it’s the weekend.  How about you?  I have another all white project to share with you today.  I played in the Splitcoaststampers Queen For The Day challenge and had the opportunity to honor  a very talented lady, Judy aka jaydekay. I was inspired by Judy’s all white New Beginning card.

I’ve had this Spellbinders Eyelet Pendant set for a long time but have never used it.  I thought this was a perfect opportunity. I wish I could get my photos to turn out as pretty as this card is in person.

I liked the flowers in the inner circle of the pendant with the larger butterfly in center stage. I think the little butterflies on the base layer are a perfect finish.  You can check out my punched flower tutorial if you would like to see step by steps of how I create my flowers.

I’m wishing you a wonderful and restful weekend.  I am looking forward to lots of time in my craft area. Thanks for stopping by.

Paper: White
Accessories: Spellbinders Eyelet Pendant, Sizzix Embossing Folder, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Mounting Tape, 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch

More Spring and More Pink

I got home late from work last night and didn’t have much time to play.  I still had the pink designer paper on my desk and decided to use it again for another sweet spring project.  This time I pulled out my smaller window die and paired it with a white picket fence and flower garden.

I added crisp white eyelet drapes and a little pot of flowers to the window sill and then popped the window up on mounting tape.

I mounted the fence with mounting tape and then attached the flowers to create the flower garden.  I finished by adding small sprigs of branch punch along the flower border.

This is such a happy card and can be used for any occasion.  My favorite part of the whole project is the tiny flowers in the window.

Have a wonderful and restful weekend.  I hope to have lots of stamping time to create some fun things to share with you. I appreciate you stopping by.

Paper: Stampin' Up! DP, White, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Poppy Stamps Madison Window Die and Wildflower Patch Die, Martha Stewart Branch Punch and Eyelet PARP Punch et, Our Daily Bread Fence, Mounting Tape, 1/8" Circle Punch, Glossy Accents

Spring Home Sweet Home

Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping in today. I have a fun card to share today that I made for this week’s Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

Ok….so I fudged a little on the sketch because I didn’t end up using those buttons things on my card. I decided the branches and leaves were plenty.

I love the sweet coordinating pink designer paper and was in the mood for something springy. I popped up the birdhouse, added foliage and popped up the birdy.

I cut the tiny leaves off of a rock fern and attached to the branches, put tiny pieces of mounting tape on the backside of the leaves and attached to the card front. I finished by adding lots of tiny flowers to both the tree branches and the foliage around the bird. The perfect finishing touch was the tiny flowers and foliage right over the heart opening.

The week is winding down and I am looking forward to the weekend and some extra stamping time. I hope to be back tomorrow with something special if my work day allows the time.

Paper: Stampin’ Up! DP, White, Chocolate Chip, Olive
Accessories: MFT Homespun Die set, Memory Box Twigs and Berries Die, 1/8" Circle Punch, EK Success Rock Fern, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Mounting Tape, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat

Variegated Rosebud Spray

I love playing in the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge and this week the color combination was Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze. 

  

When I saw the pink and red colors were to be used together I instantly thought it would be fun to try and create a variegated pink and red rosebud.  I liked how the first one turned out so well I made two more to create a flower spray.

I punched out several 1” and 1 1/4” pink circles and distressed them with my stylus against a mouse pad to soften the cardstock to make easier to work with.

I sponged red ink lightly around on the circles to create the variegated appearance. I love the red edges and lines on the pink flower petals. They look so lifelike in person. You can see a little more closely in the next photo.

I added the blue to the project by with the tiny, tiny blue flowers placed around on the foliage to soften the spray.

You can see step by step photos in my rosebud tutorial if you would like to see how I made my rose buds. 

I hope you are having a great week.  Thanks for checking in today.

Paper: Blushing Bride, White, Baja Breeze, Olive
Ink: Red Riding Hood
Accessories: Circle Punches, Stylus, Mat, Sponge, Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart Heart PATP Set, Mounting Tape, Dotted Swiss, Poppy Stamps Gentle Leaf Die, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch Organdy

Garden Fence and Trees

Good morning!  I have a scene card and matching envelope to share with you today that I made for the Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. 

I love making both winter and summer outdoor scenes and I especially love trees. It has been quite a while since I pulled out my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master and played with the trees and mini fern.

I created a border on the front of my card by attaching a mast made with post its.  I stamped the trees with light brown water based ink and filled in lightly with a stipple motion with a dry brush that I swiped directly across the ink pad to pick up ink.

 

I sponged in the tree tops and ground area and then filled in with the mini fern to add leaf and grassy texture. I sponged in the sky using a hand cut scalloped cloud template and finished the scene by adding pink flowers along the ground line using the tip of my mini fern stamp

I attached the fence with mounting tape and then added the tiny sprigs and flowers to create the flower border.  I thought the tiny blue birds were the perfect touch to finish the project.

I used the exact same technique to create the scene on the envelope. The colors are a little lighter than the card front because the envelope paper quality is not nearly as nice as the cardstock.

I think this makes a lovely card and envelope set to send to someone. I have a few scene tutorials on my blog home page if you would like to see step by step photos of how I create scenes.

One work day down and four more to go.  I hope you are having a great week and I appreciate you stopping in.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Outdoor Master
Paper: White, Regal Rose, Olive, Turquoise
Ink: Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen,
Accessories: ODBD Fence, 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Sponges, Brushes, Glossy Accents, Mat, Stylus, Mounting Tape, Scalloped Cloud Template (hand cut), Papertrey In The Meadow Birds

I have gone Flower Crazy

I have had lots of fun this weekend making paper flowers . I have a sweet project to share with you today.

The wreath was made with Memory Box Grapevine Wreath die. I cut the wreath twice with kraft paper and sponged both with Vintage Photo ink and light adhered together. I rotated the top wreath over the bottom one to make it look like a fuller thicker wreath.

I started making tiny little flowers with my mini flower punches. I modified the flowers by cutting out one petal and gluing back together. I know that sounds strange but I was trying to make flowers small enough for the wreath and that would also not look flat. I distressed the flowers and glued them together and pushed tightly down with my stylus into the mouse pad to push the petals up to create more dimension. You can check out my punched flower tutorial if you would to see how I shape my flowers. The lavender flowers are double layered and the pink ones are only single layers. I used my 1/8" circle punch to create tiny little flowerets to arrange around in the foliage to soften the arrangement. Here’s a closer look.

I adhered the wreath to the white punched layer with Glossy Accents. I didn't have ribbon to match the Lavender Lace paper so I cut a thin strip of cardstock and pulled it across my bone folder to soften the paper and created the loops and tails of the bow and glued into the wreath. The all white punched background looked so plain so I cut a square frame to fit inside the punched border and popped it up on mounting tape. It was the perfect addition to highlight the wreath.

I have a flower spray tutorial that shows step by step photos of how I create my sprays.  You can find all my tutorials on the top right side of my blog home page.

I really appreciate you stopping by and supporting my blog.  I receive so many wonderful comments and emails every day and I am thrilled that so many people are inspired to create their own floral projects. Have a great week.

Paper: White, Lavender Lace, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Memory Box Grapevine Wreath, EK Success Daisy and Petunia Mini Punch Set and Medium Rock Fern Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch and Flower PATP Punch Set, 1/8" Circle Punch, Square Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape

Pink Flowers and Butterflies and Tutorial

Happy Sunday! After receiving several requests yesterday I have added a Rosebud Tutorial to my tutorial pages if you would like to check it out.

I have another floral project to share with you today.  I used the Spellbinders Blossom Two die set and EK Success mini daisy punch to create the my flower.

 

I cut three sizes of the flower and punched one mini daisy and then cut down towards the center between each scalloped edge to form petals. I distressed each petal on the flowers to curl and add dimension. I sponged Shell Pink ink on each petal to add depth of color to the pink and filled the center with three tiny pearls.

I used the Spellbinders Foliage die, Poppy Stamps Gentle Leaf die and Martha Stewart Branch punch to create the foliage spray around the flower. The foliage was distressed and then sponged with Shabby Shutters.

I think the little pink butterflies with pearls are the perfect finishing touch along with the gorgeous embossed background.

Well…..I have to prepare myself for the upcoming full five day work week. Yikes.  After being off 1 1/2 week and then only having to work four days last week I believe I have a long week ahead of me.  LOL  I hope you are having a great day and I really appreciate you stopping in.

Paper: Pink, White, Olive
Ink: Shell Pink, Shabby Shutters
Accessories: Spellbinders Blossom Two, Scalloped and Regular Ovals and Foliage Die Sets, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly and Branch Punches, Poppy Stamps Gentle Leaf Die, Sizzix Flourish, Dots and Ribbon Embossing Folder Set, Pearls, Sponge, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents

Floral Valentines

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I’ve enjoyed my morning making two floral Valentine projects. 

I have really fallen in love with white on white projects but I sometimes have trouble getting good photos.  This could certainly be a wedding or anniversary card but I had Valentine’s in mind.

I like the look of the heart circle layered over the square heart base.  I popped both layers up with mounting tape for dimension. 

I love the all white flowers, foliage and butterflies. It is really hard to see but there are tiny pearls in the flower centers and on the butterflies. You can check out my flower spray tutorial if you would like to see  step by step photos of how I create my sprays.

My second project has a white card base and decorative pendant but the flowers and foliage add a pop of bright color against the white.

I wanted to create a rosebud nosegay for this card.  I used several 1” punched and distressed circles to create the bud.  I rolled the center circle up very tightly and glued it.  I then light rolled and glued each circle on to create the appearance of rose petals.  The final layer was a 1 1/4” circle that could fit all the way around to close the bud.

I attached the rosebud and foliage to the pendant and finished with a multi loop bow. This reminds me of the corsages my mother used to make in the shop for Easter and Mother’s Day.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Paper: White
Accessories: Martha Stewart PATP Heart Punch Set, Butterfly Punch and Branch Punch, Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punches, Spellbinder Heart Circle Die, My Favorite Things Die-namic Leafy Flourish, Pearls, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape, EK Success Mini Daisy Punch, 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch

Paper: Red, White, Olive
Accessories: Circle Punches, Poppy Stamps Gelntle Leaf Die, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Spellbinder Fleur De Lis Pendant Die, Stampin Up Tulip Frame Embossing Folder, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape

Your Kindness Speaks To Me

Happy Thursday!  The countdown to the weekend is on.  I have a sweet pink and white butterfly project to share with you today.  I made this for the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge.  Here is the sketch we were to follow.

I have to admit that I didn’t really like those circles all the across the bottom of the card. I actually made some pretty white flowers to put across mine but didn’t like that straight line.  So I cheated a little bit and used a straight across flower border punch instead.

The sentiment and butterflies are both from the Rubbernecker Butterflies Are Free set.  The butterflies were stamped with versa on the striped designer paper, embossed with gold embossing powder and cut out.

I thought the flower border was perfect to use with the butterflies. I put little tiny pink flowers in the center of each punched flower.

I love the sweet feminine feel of this card. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Butterflies Are Free
Paper: SU DP, White
Ink: Versa
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Snips, Glue Dots, Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle, Grosgrain, Martha Stewart PATP Flower Border Punch

Fast, Clean and Simple Window and Flower Box

Happy Wednesday!  I wanted to play in the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge last night but didn’t have much time after work.  The colors for the challenge were to use basic gray, turquoise and green and any neutral. I made a quick card with my Poppy Stamps window and flower box dies.  This is kind of stark for me but I really like how the window, flowers and foliage pop against the all gray background.

 

I used my EK Success Rock Fern and Mini Daisy punches to create the foliage and flowers to fill the window box.  No branch punch in this as I liked the simplicity of the fern foliage.

A totally gray background is not my favorite thing but I think it makes a statement.  It’s all about the window and flowers. Check out my flower spray tutorial if you would like to see how I make my floral sprays.

I am trying to keep my posting streak going as I have only missed a couple of days since the beginning of November. Keep your fingers crossed for me that work doesn’t get in the way.  LOL!

I hope your first week in 2012 is going great.  My first day back to work after being off for more than a week was hectic with what seemed like hundreds of emails to catch up on.  Ugh! I really shouldn’t complain as I am thankful to have a good job.

Paper: Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: EK Success Rock Fern and Mini Daisy Punches, Fiskars 1/4" Flower Punch, Poppy Stamps Madison Window and Flower Box, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents

Sparkling Flowers, Rain and Home

Well….it’s back to work tomorrow so this is my last “for sure” post from my time off on vacation.  I love to stamp in the evenings after work but sometimes I just get home too late and am too tired.  Ugh!  As a friend of mine used to say “ somebody in the outfits has to work”. LOL! I guess it has to be me!

I have two fun projects to share with you today.  The first was made for the Technique Lovers Challenge “Let’s Get wet” at Splitcoaststampers.  We were to make a project that represents rain, snow or something wet. Here is what I came up with.

I used the Rubbernecker sentiment from the Garden Phrase set for my wet part and added stickle sparkles to my flowers and foliage to represent rain drops. It is difficult to see in the  photos. 

Sing in the Rain, Dance in the Sun and Dream in your Garden. 

I made my second project just for fun playing with my new dies.. 

I hope you have a great week.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Garden Phrase Set 508
Paper: DP, White, Dark Pink
Ink: Versa, Cranberry
Accessories: Spellbinder Lace Doily Motifs and Square Dies, SU Flower Punch, EK Success Mini Flower and Foliage Punches, Martha Stewart Branch Punch and PATP Border Punch

Paper:  SU Retired DP, Tempting Turquoise, White, Kiwi Kiss      Accessories:  Embossing Folder, Memory Box Country Home  and Puffy Clouds Die, Papertrey Tree Die, ODBD Fence Die, 1/4” Flower Punch Die,

Just Because

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s day!  I had a good day stamping and making banana muffins.  My vacation is almost over and I must admit I am not really ready to go back to work.  LOL!

My project today was made using a Rubbernecker sentiment and Memory Box tree die. Santa brought me this die for Christmas and I had a good time filling it with spring flowers and little blue birds.

I cut two trees and attached the first one flat to the card base and then distressed the second one to give dimension and attached directly over the first using glue dots and mounting tape.

Here’s a closer view.

Have a great week and be sure to take time to get your fingers inky.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Friend Collection Just Because 565-22
Paper: Retired SU DP, White, Kiwi Kiss, Turquoise, Pink
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Memory Box Arboscello Tree Die, 1/4" Fiskars Flower Punch, Papertrey In The Meadow Die (birds) Crimper, SU Oval Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Memory Box Gentle Leaf Die, Embossing Folder, Mounting Tape, Glue Dots, Stylus, Mat, Glue Dots