I used rosebud patterned vellum, edged bottom with flat lace,

closure is rosebuds with gold stretch cording that is easily removed

and replaced to access inside. Finished size is 5 1/2" square.

This is SO pretty in real life. The camera flash wasn't working

so the pic isn't as nice as the real thing.

 

 

Thanks to Lisa B. for letting me case her cute card idea!

This version uses Groovy Guava cardstock & stitched ribbon,

Ginger Blossoms paper, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White c.s.,

Three For You, Scallop and 1 3/8" punches for flowers window,

and can't forget the Dazzling Diamonds!

 

 

Love this new stamp, especially since I am thousands

of miles from my sisters, thought it would definitely get

a lot of use! I used the A Muse mini cardstock panels

(I am sure they have a name that I don't know), card

candy stones and Copics for coloring.

 

  

I embossed the red flowers with clear embossing powder

and added the red bead duos to centers and filled in with

Dazzling Diamonds glitter. This is so pretty, sparkly and

shiny in real life, the photo doesn't do it justice.  I also used

Petals wheel for background, Bashful Blue and Real Red.

 

 

Very interesting color combination which turned out to

look really nice together. I thought Basic Gray, Going

Gray and Yo Yo Yellow would be pretty awful, but it just

ain't so! This can be found over at SCS today if you want to play.

I stamped the background of the lighter gray panel with the small

flower from Fabulous Flowers and the Rough Texture jumbo wheel.

Stamped a large yellow bloom on the white panel, cut out another

one and popped it up on top of the first bloom with dimensionals.

Added some bling and organdy ribbon.

 

The first thing I thought of when I saw the Always set was how much it reminded

me of the lovely art from the Pennsylvania Dutch country.

I love the classic blue and white pattern found in many of the hex signs.
I used Whisper White and Brilliant Blue and a Build A Brad for the center.

 

We were just out playing in the snow, so to warm up

I decided to make a Spring card. I love this new chick

Easter set from SU. It comes with an egg shaped stamp

and you can decorate it with various stamps that are included. Very cute!

 

For a quick and easy one layer card.

The first one uses the Doodle jumbo wheel in Mellow Moss,

colored in the Soft Subtles markers of Pink, Apricot, Celery & Blue.

Punched front using the Word Window punch, finished in Moss taffeta ribbon.

 

The second uses Baroque Motifs and took a total of 7 minutes.

Can't beat that when you're in a rush :)

 

 

This is what I did for the first Crafty Secrets

sketch challenge over at SCS. Paper and

stamps are C.S. Ribbon is SU, hearts unknown.

 

 

I used the paper from The Luxury stack (Joann's),

the new Elzybells image and A Muse card candy,

Boho Blossoms and photo corners punches, and

retired silver SU ribbon. For today's Featured Stamper

challenge on SCS.

 

  

I love this stamp!!

I picked up the little flower theme from

the stamp and framed the image with the new

Boho Blossoms punch. 

 

Here are two using the color combination of Rose Red,

Pretty In Pink, and Close To Cocoa. I threw in some of

the Berry Bliss paper also.

 

I used my Stampin' Up Trees Three stamp to extend the branch

of the new Elzybells girl on a swing stamp. I love the new sentiment

from the upcoming SU Friendhip Blooms set and it seemed perfect

for this sweet image.

 

 

This is a new Elzybells stamp, one of a few I got today.

This one is called Letter Writing but I added some hand

drawn stamps and colored markers to make her a stamper.

Notecard and sentiment by A Muse.

 

I was very pleasantly surprised at how soft this ribbon was

and how smoothly it tied. Very highly recommended for Spring

and Summer cards in this lovely shade. Love it.

This card is for a demo swap, was going for something very

Springy and light with the new Friendship Blooms set. 

 

The inside printed to read:
Get out the flim flam floobers
And go shake your boobers
Fifty is nifty
How 'bout a face lifty?

 

Page is from Dr. Seuss ABC book, image and

cardstock by Stampin' Up.

 

I had to try out these really pretty beads that are new to the

catalog. I laid down a line of Sticky Strip tape to adhere and

then poured on and smooshed the large beads. After this

step you can pour on the matching microbeads to fill in the spaces.

Lots of possibilities for these beads with Valentine's Day coming up.

They come in pink with clear micros, blue, green, orange, and silver also.  

The color combination is from today's challenge on SCS.

 

I love quite a lot of the A Muse stamps. They make super quick and adorable

cards. Check them out here at www.amuseartstamps.com

 

For this one I used my Creative Memories cutting system to make

the circles, stamped and clear embossed a pattern on the front to

make it look shiny like a record album. The paper is by Marah Johnson,

rocker and sentiment by A Muse, flower and pearls are from the fabulous

Pretties Kit by Stampin' Up. (Yes, you need it!)

 

I used the new SAB set Friendship Blooms for the sentiment,

stamped Always heart in Rose Red, colored in Blush.

The paper is by My Mind's Eye, Impress, and SU. Sketch

from Cococat's site.

 

 

I used the new Friendship Blooms set and the

Love & Happiness rub-ons. They are SO cool,

I am going to stockpile as many as I can. There are

4 sheets, one each of black, white, olive, and chocolate.

Yum.