Cheery Happy Birthday

A cheery birthday card for my grandmother and a girl friend.

Stamps: Reason to Smile
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Paper: So Saffron, So Saffron DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Chocolate Chip ribbon

For You - Wedding

I like this color combo for a number of uses, weddings, anniversaries, milestone birthdays...In person, the layering effect and the heat embossing on this card add sophistication and elegance.

Stamps: Chalk Talk
Ink: Whisper White
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black,
Accessories: Chalk Talk framelit, ribbon, dimensionals, heat embossing, circle punches

By the Tide

It's hard to tell in the photos but the lobster and fish are cut out and popped up with dimensionals. I like the features of this stamp set, this will definately get good use.

Stamps: By the Sea
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Real Read, Nearly Navy
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Accessories: Dimensionals, Baker's twine

Anticipating Baby Boy

For a baby boy on the way...

Stamps: A Slice of Life
Accessories: Striped bakers twine, dimensional (to pop up the sleeper), markers
Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White

Chalk Talk - "For You"

 

This was a card for a friend who took on the tremendous duty of driving our kids to the BEST summer camp for a week...the camp was also clear across town. It also included a Starbucks giftcard inside.

Stamps: Chalk Talk

Accessories: Chalk Talk framelits, white brads, circle punch

Ink: Smoky Slate, Real Rose DSP, Whisper White

Happy 40th Birthday Card

This was a fun, but sophisticated 40th Birthday card for a good friend.

Stamps: Medallion background stamp, Button Greetings

Paper: Smoky Slate, Coral Calipso, Whisper White

Accessories: Adhesive gems

Happy [Manly] Father's Day

Stamp: A Fitting Occasion, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso
Accessories: Twine, chevron embossing folder

Simple and old fashioned

These were copied from the Stampin' Up catalog sample for this stamp set. I like how classic and simple this one is.

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: rounded corner punch, whisper white baker's twine

Keep Calm and Shop On

Teacher Appreciation - I made these to attach gift cards

Paper: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Early Espresso
Stamp: Carry On, Fitting Occasion

Thank U

Teacher Appreciation - "Thank U" attached to a container of chocolate chip cookies

Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Whisper White ribbon, Chevron embossing, square punch

Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake

 Teacher appreciation week - sweet treat

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Poppy Parade DSP
Accessories: Chocolate Chip ribbon, white embossing, Cupcake die cut, Top Note die cut

So many smiles...

A teacher appreciation card "So many smiles...begin with you!"

Paper: Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: Bird Punch

With Sympathy

There's been too many opportunities for sympathy cards for co-workers the past few weeks. I like the texture and white for this occasion.

Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green
Ink: Garden Green
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Accessories: Whisper White satin ribbon, adhesive pearls, elegant lines embossing

Pennant celebration for baby

A co-worker's baby shower was the inspiration for these cards.

Paper: Basic Grey, Marina Mist, Old Olive, DSP
Accessories: Big Shot letters, baker's twine, silver brads