Happiness Always

I love, love, love this card by Heather!  While my card is a very close case of hers, just a change of the stamp sets used, I am still quite proud of it as it took quite a bit of effort to get this final result.  First I had to practise my brayering.  A couple of things that helped me was I inked up the Certainly Celery and then used a tissue to wipe a bit off of the top of the Certainly Celery strip near the middle of the brayer.  Then I inked on the Tempting Turquoise and also wiped a bit of it off at the middle of the brayer.  I also ran the brayer on scrap paper a couple of time to soften it a bit before I put it on my card stock.  I created my oval template using my Cricut (Man, I love that machine!).  I used some two way glue around the edge of the oval to temporarily hold down the oval... just make sure the glue dries before you put the template on your card stock.

I don't own the Upsy Daisy stamping set, so I've been using this Hero Arts one in its place.  Most of the time it works, but I'm not thrilled at how the flowers are cut off at the bottom of the image on the card.  Since it took me MULTIPLE tries to get the brayered oval and then MULTIPLE tries to get a clean stamp of the flowers, I'm going to accept this not quite perfect sample.  I read that Heather also had a tough time getting a good stamped imaged and I did too with this stamp.  What ended up working best for me was putting the card stock on top of the stamp and pressing it into the stamp.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink - VersaFine - Onyx Black, SU - Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery
Stamps - Hero ArtsS5033, Whimsical Words

Gord and Ali

A Lost Card

It does feel good to clean up my picture files and post cards that I made a long time ago.  I created
 this one last year in July.  It must have been for one of my niece's wedding anniversaries.  I'm pretty sure I didn't post it on my blog before.  I coloured the flowers with my Stampin' Up markers and then spritzed them with water to give them that watercoloured look.

Thanks for looking,
Kim


Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select for base, Chocolate Chip
SU Designer Paper - Old Olive
SU Ink -  Hmmmm your guess is as good as mine!  This is why I should write my blog posts right after I create the card.  Lesson learned!
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Mega Mixed Messages
Accessories - So Saffron grosgrain ribbon from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, Nestabilities

Another Hero Arts Anniversary Card

I created this card for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law who celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary at the end of February.  Stephanie's card was my inspiration for this card.  With all the layers, it is pretty heavy.  Hopefully it makes it through the post office with only one stamp!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White, SU- Night of Navy, Brocade Blue
SU Designer Paper - Brocade Blue
SU Ink - Night of Navy, Brocade Blue
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Mixed Messages
Accessories - Foam Tape, Circle Punches

Deb and Lloyd

Best Birthday Yet

I created this birthday card for one of my best friends who is also now my sister-in-law.  Her favourite colour is orange so every year I try to incorporate some orange into her card.  I like this colour combination and I hope she does too.  She's had a wonderful past year, meeting the love of her life so I'm excited to see what the coming year has in store for her.

The inspiration for this card came from Sandy's card.  I've changed the colours and the stamp sets, but the layout is the same.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

SU Card Stock - Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Summer Sun
SU Ink - Whisper White Craft, Not Quite Navy
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Signature Greetings
Accessories - White Embossing Powder

Coloured Panels are 1.25" x 2.25"

Heartfelt Sympathy

Sympathy cards are never easy to create.  Like so many cards, it would be a great idea if I had a few made for when I need them, but I've yet to get myself ahead of the game.  I created this card for a friend who lost her grandmother recently.  It was inspired by Daria's card.

Thanks for looking,
Kim
SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Basic Black
Ink - SU - Brocade Blue, VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - Hero Arts S5033, PTI - Through the Trees
Accessories - Gingham Ribbon, Foam Tape

Field of Flowers

Here is the other stamp I bought on my craft store research trip with Erin and Lisa. I coloured the Hero Arts stamp with my SU markers and then misted it lightly before stamping. It took me three tries to get this right. The first one had too much water. For the second one I tried it on watercolour paper and it was too harsh. I like how this one turned out... but can you see a goof? I'm going to try it again with a little more water. My last three cards have really shown how much I am going to miss all the Bold and Bright colours that Stampin' Up is retiring!

Thanks for looking,

Kim

SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps - Hero Arts S5033 DesignBlock Silhouette, PTI Mixed Messages

Accessories - SU Markers - Orchid Opulence, Cameo Coral, Pink Passion, Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Lovely Lilac, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Always Artichoke; Nestabilities