Star Shaped Card

I created this card for my brother using my Cricut and SCAL software. Donelda's card gave me the inspiration. I used Kristina Werner's pattern to create a svg file to use with SCAL. I'm wishing now that I had popped the turquoise star up using dimensionals... oh well! I did straighten out the circle after I took the picture so the star points line up.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

SU Card Stock - Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise, PTI Stamper's Select White

SU Designer Paper - Pink Flamingo

Ink - VesaFine Onyx Black, Tempting Turquoise, VesaMark

Stamps - PTI Around & About Sentiments

Accessories - Cricut, SCAL, star eyelet from ????, Stampin' Dimensionals

Simple Punched Flowers

This card was inspired by two cards by Susan. Check out this card and this one to see how I came up with mine. Her blog, Simplicity by LateBlossom is my FAVOURITE blog. I just love her style and I see myself heading more and more towards the clean and simple style.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White
SU Ink - Ballet Blue
SU Stamps - Short & Sweet
Accessories - Elmer's Sticky Jewels from Wal-Mart, SU Three Flower punch

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

Floral Wishes Thank You

Here is one of the new stamp sets I bought last weekend. It is a clear stamp set and I struggled with getting a crisp looking image using my SU ink. It helped to "erase" the stamp with a white eraser. I also put the stamp in VersaMark first and then the SU ink... I think I need to play a little more with using the clear stamps. I like the clear stamps, but I'm wondering if I should try a different brand of ink. The VersaFine ink works well, but I only have it in black and brown. Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend to play around a bit more.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select White, SU Tempting Turquoise
Ink - SU Pixie Pink, Only Orange, Lovely Lilac; VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps - Inkadinkado - Floral Wishes, SU - Short & Sweet

Accessories - Nestablitities, embroidery thread, 1/2" punch

Watercoloured Birthday Cake

I had the pleasure of going with Erin and Lisa on Saturday to check out two scrapbooking stores. I didn't pick up a ton of new stuff, but I loved having the time to check everything out and get inspired. I managed to make three new cards yesterday! The afternoon of shopping certainly picked up my spirits! Thanks, Erin and Lisa!



This card was created using an Elizabeth Craft Designs sticker on watercolour card stock. I love the look of these stickers. They are like embossing, but thicker and shinier. The watercolour card stock is thicker than the watercolour paper I was using before. It is really nice to work with. I coloured the cake with Stamping Up markers and then used my aqua painter. I love the bright bold look of the cake.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Card Stock - Watercolour Card Stock, SU Tempting Turquoise; PTI Stamper's Select White
Accessories - SU Markers - Gable Green, Barely Banana, Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange; Aqua Painter; Nestabilities

Paper Flower

I learned how to make this flower from Julie's tutorial. The flower is not hard to make, but it took me FOREVER to put this card together because I wasn't copying someone else's card.

I cut the frame for the sentiment using Sure Cuts A Lot software and my Cricut. I didn't create the frame svg and I feel badly that I didn't keep the name of the person or the website that I got it from. If someone recognizes it, please let me know and I'll give them credit. The leaves are also cut using the SCAL software and my Cricut. I created that svg from the picture in the Stampin' Up catalogue. I used my Cricut with the Mini Monogram cartridge to cut out the scalloped circles for the flower. I could have used SCAL, but the cartridge was in my Cricut so why not use it!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Perfect Plum
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
SU Stamps - Whimsical Words
Accessories - Making Memories gem brad, silver brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, corner rounder punch, Cricut, SCAL

Hoppy Birthday

Oh my, it has been a loooooong time since I've posted. I've made a few cards in the last two months, but haven't yet posted them. My laptop died about a month ago which has really messed me up. I had hopes of getting it back up and running but that doesn't look like it is possible so now I'm in the process of loading my backup of programs and documents on to our desktop... what a pain.

I made this card for my nephew who will be 10 next week. I used Aimes's card for inspiration. The inside is stamped with the sentiment "Hoppy Birthday". I think he'll find it cute.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - SU - Pacific Point Textured (Retired), PTI - Stamper's Select White
SU Designer Paper - Muirfield (Retired)
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
SU Stamps - Unforgettable (Retired)
Accessories - Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Olive Marker, Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen, Corner Rounder, Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software for 1.75" circle

Wish Big!

I got the layout and the idea for the scallop frame from Caroline's card, which has been in my favourites for a year and a half!!! I really liked this card, but now that I look at the pictures, I wonder if the scalloped circle is a little too large for the card.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White, SU - Tempting Turquoise
SU Designer Paper - Kaleidoscope
SU Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange
SU Stamps - Birthday Whimsy, Short & Sweet
Accessories - Cricut, SCAL, brads from Pink Hedge Hog Paper Crafts, Stampin' Dimensionals

Trendy Trees

Okay, this is another one of those cards that I am more proud of than I really should be! I'm thrilled because this is my own design - a rare thing for me. I did get the idea of matting the stamped image from Susan (LOVE her cards!). I see now that I missed the idea of popping the mat up on dimensionals - oh well, next time! I'm also pleased because the card took me less than 15 minutes to come up with and put together - another rare thing for me! Plus it is a masculine card (no easy feat) AND both my Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand card stock were scraps - the Sahara Sand piece already had the circle cut out! I'm a little disappointed that I don't have a bigger "Happy Birthday" stamp for a masculine card and that I smudged the "H" slightly. Oh well, at least my brother-in-law will know that it is hand made!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - PTI Stamper's Select, SU Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip, Garden Green

SU Stamps - Trendy Trees, Birthdays Count
Accessories - Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Cricut

Easel Card

I used Darlene's card for inspiration for this card. I had never seen an easel card before and was quite intrigued by it. It was quite easy to make and I think it makes a great masculine card, even though it has ribbon on it!

I didn't take a picture of it closed up, but here is a side view of the card so you can see how the top folds down and makes the card look like a little present. Darlene has a tutorial on her blog if you wish to know how to make one.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Maine Blueberry
Ink - VesaFine - Onyx Black
SU Stamps - Birthday Counts
Accessories - Nestabilities, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon