Celebrate!

Hello friends, welcome to my reminder post for the Flower Challenge #93, to make a birthday card. Playing along helps you boost your stash so we hope you will be inspired! 

I pulled out two older sets and  made an elegant layered birthday card with a bold sentiment. 

I love the matte gold foil card stock but it's sure hard to get a good photo. Thanks for coming by to visit!

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies from The Greetery: 
Floral Delicacy stamps and die
Birthday Blooms stamps and dies
A2 Arches Die
Inks: Distress Oxide - Peeled Paint, Salvaged Patina, Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy

The Paper Players #592 A Sketch with Season of Chic

 Hello friends! Every once in a while a collection of products come by that seem to be just for you. I have long loved gathering sea shells at the beach and marveling at their natural beauty.  My home is filled with the collections! When I saw the Texture Chic Suite Collection  (Stampin' Up!) I knew it was for me!  With an assortment of seasonal images in a sketchy style with dies and shimmering papers, I envision beautiful creations throughout the year.  

Just in time for LeAnne's fabulous  sketch challenge at The Paper Players, here's my first card made with the brand new goodies. 

I layered two of the specialty papers onto a white card stock panel. I love the airy washes of color and gold foil accents in these. For the shells, I did layered stamping with Distress Oxide inks in Spun Sugar, Wild Honey and Broken China. The tiny shell is from the Seashells 3D embossing folder, snipped out and lightly sponged with ink.

They are assembled over a die cut piece of the Distressed Gold Specialty paper. I love this glimmer! A sweet sentiment stamped in Bermuda Bay and a scattering of elegant jewels (Buttercream by PPP) complete my project.

I hope you will head on over to see the gorgeous DT samples and join us for the sketch. I'd love to see what you make! You will also find this entry at the delightful NBUS Challenge (never-been-used-stuff.)

 Thanks so much for your visit today, hope you're able to find some time to get crafty! 

 Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Special Day Fresh Floral

Hi crafty friends! I am writing again on a Friday and you know it actually feels like a Friday because I went on some very pleasant errands today. Out to lunch (GASP! a meal that I didn't cook eaten somewhere other than my kitchen!) and to one store as our state opened last week. I was surprised pleasantly by the changes to make things safer and the whole outing was a delight! 

I will now quit chatting and get on with the card I made this morning.

I loved stamping up floral images with the Print Shop: Fresh Floral stamps and dies from The Greetery. Betsy had a great sale for her ONE year anniversary and I went back and bought a few go-withs. Add-ons. The things I didn't THINK I needed the first time they were released! But I did need them, ha! Does that ever happen to you?

My card is clean and simple in sorbet colors. I added a window behind the flowers. Again I was inspired by CAS(E) This Sketch 

although I just now realize that my sentiment is placed differently. 

I will call it good and wish you a great weekend! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Stamps:  The Greetery - Fresh Florals, Sentiment Suites Birthday and coordinating dies

Inks: Altenew

Twice is Nice for Freshly Made

It's early Saturday evening and I have just one more card to share. You know, I thought about the sketch at Freshly Made all night and just had to give it a second try. I always thought making two cards with one sketch is a great idea. If one is good, then two are twice as nice! (HERE is my first take if you missed it.)

See what you think. 

I found that the lemons leaves and flowers were easy to arrange in order to accommodate the design of the sketch. I wish the details of the stamping layers were more clear in the photo. I placed them on an inked background and embossed the sentiment in white. I got carried away with the ink splattering, I just love to do that!

That's the end of my crafty play for this week. Thanks so much for your visit! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Lemon Blossom

Paper: Neenah Solar White, 

INK: Gina K Black Amalgam Ink; Distress Oxides for BG - Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen; die cut elements inked with Altenew Ink Cubes

Accessories: White EP, The Greetery - Postal Frames Die, Nuvo drops

Cozy with Cotton Comfort

Hello to all my crafty friends. This week flew by but I finally got some time to stamp. 

My new order arrived from The Greetery! You know I love the products, but have I told you that Betsy's shipping and customer service is fantastic?

Of course the Christmas goodies are exciting but before I get to them I wanted to ink up the Budding Beauties stamps and combine the berry sprigs with the branches from the Cotton Comforts set.

 All images were stamped with Distress Oxide inks and die cut. I arranged them on a panel of white card stock that I sponged with Antique Linen, and Fossilized Amber Abandoned Coral inks. 

The panel measures 5" x 3-3/4" and was adhered to a white card stock base. The images were added on foam tape for dimension. I love how easily they lined up for each layer of stamping. I used a small sponge dauber to ink them, even adding a bit of ink to the cotton puffs without the stamp.

I hope to make a few more cards before I bring out the Christmas stamps, so please bear with me. I'm so glad the you could visit today. Enjoy your afternoon! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Sentiment Suite Basics - Thinking of you; Cotton Comforts; Budding Beauties; and coordinating dies for each

Paper: Neenah Solar White 80 lb.

INK:Ranger Distress Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber, Frayed Burlap, Abandoned Coral, Tea Dye, Shabby Shutters, Candied Apple

Accessories: sponges

The Greetery Blooming Branch

Hello friends! You know that I can't let too many days go by without pulling out stamps from The Greetery. 

Today's card features the Blooming Branch and Robin and Wren sets with a clean layout. 

Inks in the window were blended using soft corals. You will find all my supplies listed under my signature.

I'm joining the inspiring group at Freshly Made Sketches with my entry. 

I'm so glad that you came by today!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Blooming Branch, Robin and Wren and dies , Sentiment Suite - Birthday

Paper: Neenah Solar White

INK: WPlus9 - Warm Wool, Last Leaf; Distress Oxide: Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral, Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Walnut Stain

Orchid Expressions

It's a sunny Saturday afternoon! Hope your weekend is going well. 

I want to pop in with a quick post and then I'll be on my way. 

I saw the gorgeous combo at Color Throwdown and just had to play along. The need for purple inspired me to pull out the Orchid Expressions set (PTI) and stitched frames to mount the images on for an easy color-blocked design. 

These images include three layers of stamping. I added tiny black flower centers from another set, and a few sequins.

The combo includes Ivory and I thought it added a softness to the colors that is really fresh. You know I don't often use purple in my designs. But this card may have changed my mind! I love these colors together. Here's the beautiful inspiration photo.

Thanks so much for coming to visit today!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: PTI - Orchid Expressions and dies; The Greetery - Sentiment Suite - Thinking of You and Dies

Paper: PTI - Cream, Hawaiian Shores, Mint Julep

INK: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black; WPlus9 - Ocean Breeze, Cockle Shell, Bloomberry, 

The Greetery - Bountiful Wreath

Hi everyone!
I've been inking up the beautiful Bountiful Wreath set designed by Betsy Veldman and available in her new store, The Greetery. The gorgeous designs for summer and fall have really kicked my mojo into gear! 

I love wheat for fall! The variety of wheat and greens, mushrooms and berries suggest a wholesome goodness. Inking the wreath in layers was made much easier by the wonderful acetate template that Betsy is now providing with her layered sets. I added details and some shading to the stamped images with my colored pencils. 

The wreath is die cut and raised. For the area inside the wreath I used the Knit Wits stencil (The Greetery) with Distress Oxide inks. The sentiment is stamped in brown.

For sparkle and shine, I used clear drops from Nuvo on the berries although they took on the light red shade of the ink. I cannot get enough of the Nuvo Crystal Gems. I want to add them to everything. On the closeup the lower two gems give you an idea of how they shine, it's almost like rainbow colors!

I had created this wreath previously, but decided it fits in very well to the challenge this week at Color Throwdown. I added the Garden Green panel and a yellow ribbon.

Thanks so much for visiting today. I hope your day is filled with goodness!

Autumn's Bounty

Hello! It's Friday afternoon and I've been doing some stamping today. It's nice having a chance to play with new stamps from The Greetery and a couple of fun challenges.

I couldn't wait to ink up the Bountiful Wreath stamp and select just a part of the die cut wreath to embellish this simple autumn card. I embossed a stitched circle on the card front, and added a circle of gold thread. A dollop of clear Nuvo Drops on each berry adds dimension. 

I was Inspired by the wonderful sketch at FMS

and these gorgeous colors from
Color Throwdown. 

I am so glad you came by! I hope you have a most wonderful weekend. 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Bountiful Wreath and dies

Paper: SU - Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse

INK: Distress Oxide - Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, WPlus9 - Wild Mango, and PTI - Enchanted Evening, Versamark

Accessories: gold thread, PTI - Shape Shifters Circle Die 1, Princess Gold embossing powder, Corner Rounder punch

Special Day

Hi everyone! 
I made this card with the Special Day sentiment for a special day at Freshly Made Sketches that has come and gone.It was a great sketch so although I missed posting it in time, I'm happy to be sharing it with you!

I paired blooms from the Fleur Impressions set (The Greetery) with Bitty Big: Soft Stone Colored Collection patterned papers. 

I just love the way these flower images layer and add a dash of color and elegance to the card. I used inks from Wplus9. 

This card is flat for mailing since I didn't tack on pearls or embellishments. 

Hope you're having a wonderful day. Thanks for coming by! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Fall Foliage Birthday

Hello everyone, how has your week been?

I've had lots of time to stamp. I finally gave up holding on to summer and made an autumn card. How could I resist the Fir & Foliage 1 stamps from The Greetery? 

Making this card was a delight with the easily layering tree images Betsy designed. Creating a masculine birthday card, I used Distress Oxide inks in fall colors. This tree can be created in many colors to reflect the seasons.

I'm squeaking this in to the challenge at The Paper Players on its last day, they had a great sketch. 

Thanks so much for taking your valuable time to visit my blog today!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Stamps: The Greetery - Fir & Foliage 1, Sentiments Suite: Birthday stamps and dies

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Kraft

INK: Distress Oxide 

Accessories: embellishment is from SU

The Greetery Pot-pourri

Hello everyone! How is your week going so far?  
Just one more quick post from me this week. I fiddled around with the cute pots and fun plant options in the Pot-Pourri set from The Greetery and this is what I came up with. Betsy's designs are so clever and creating with them is a blast. 

I kept the card simple by using a kraft base and a white frame; letting the die cut images steal the show.  I added the tiny tag with a foam mount and a twine bow onto the planter. The sentiment was stamped on white card stock, then inked to match the green pot. 

Layered stamping and die cutting with these images is a dream! They are easy to use and leave a very thin border. 
Thanks for coming by! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Fleur Impressions Birthday

Happy greetings to you today! I had a birthday last week and guess what? I'm getting to play with some new stamps, the gorgeous Fleur Impressions set from The Greetery. If you haven't checked out Betsy Veldman's new business you should, you will be amazed at her beautiful collections.

I couldn't wait to ink up the layers in these florals. They were easy to line up and so forgiving! I chose really clean inks for this project as I wanted a crisp colorful look. I paired the pinks and purples with lime green leaves and a pale gray card base. 

The sentiments are from the Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You set which includes many sayings in different fonts and sizes that pair up well. The matching dies provide lots of mix and match options.

To dress up the card I chose simple pearls and an intricate die. So grateful for your visit today!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Greetery - Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You, Fleur Impressions and matching dies

Paper: Neenah Solar White, WPlus9 - Fog, SU - Basic Gray

INK: WPlus9 - Shell Pink, Little Piggy, V.I.Pink, Sweet Gelato, Miami Spice, Bloomsberry, Cockleshell, Wild Mango, Silver Lining

Accessories: WPlus9 - Ironworks Background Die, white embossing powder