Tuesday, March 19, 2019

One Of The Best Things In Life Is You


Hello Stampers! Happy Tuesday!
Today I’m playing along with CASE-ing Tuesday Facebook Group. For their challenge you either CASE the card provided or use the sketch provided for inspiration.


The card being CASEd this week features the Dear Doily Stamp Set and the Doily Builder Thinlits Dies.


I started with a Thick Whisper White Cardstock for the card base, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
I wanted Spring colors for my card, so I used Flirty Flamingo Cardstock for the first layer,
 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.


For the second layer, I used the Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper - lattice design. Carefully, using Tombow Liquid Glue I adhered it to a piece of Blushing Bride Cardstock, 
3 1/2 x 5”.


I used the host set Very Vintage for the sentiment. I stamped it onto Whisper White Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black. I then cut it using the second smallest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Using the Everyday Jar Framelits I cut out two stems, one that was stamped and the other wasn’t. Also, I punched out leaf in vellum and adhered it to the back of the sentiment using a little bit of Tombow glue. I adhered a piece of Burlap Ribbon and Lemon Lime Twist Organdy Ribbon.Then with some Stampin’ Dimensionals I adhered it to the card front.

 

I just love how this card turned out! I hope you did too. Thank you for stopping by and be sure to 
visit CASE-ing Tuesday Facebook Group .to see what others have created.

Erika 


Stampin’ Up Materials:
Paper - Blushing Bride Cardstock, Flirty Flamingo Cardstock, Granny Apple Green Cardstock, Thick Whisper White Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock,Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper, Vellum 
Ink - Granny Apple Green, Memento Tuxedo Black 
Stamp Set - Very Vintage, Jar Of Love
Tools - Everyday Jar Framelits,Stitched Shapes Framelits, Leaf Punch, Big Shot,  Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals 
Embellishments -  5/8 Burlap Ribbon, Limon Lime Twist Organdy Ribbon (SAB)

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful

Hello Friends! When I started stamping 5 years ago I was very intimidated by all those rubber stamps. I was so afraid that my cards were not going to be liked by their recipients. I thought that every card I made needed lots of layers and/or embellishments. Well that’s not true! Today, I want to show you that not all cards need layers and/or embellishments. That simple cards with simple stamping can create beautiful cards. I’ll be showing 3 different cards using the Flowering Desert Stamp Set.


For my first card, my simple stamping card, I stamped on Thick Whisper White cardstock. I used Mint Macaron, Gray Granite, Powder Pink and Memento Tuxedo Black. This card was done in less than 5 minutes. A very simple and pretty card.


My second card, I stamped on Whisper White cardstock, which I adhered onto Powder Pink cardstock and then to a Mint Macaron card base. The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White cardstock and used the Triple Banner Punch for the ends. Then, I adhered it to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. This card is still simple but with a little more details and took less then 10 minutes.


For my last card I added a bit more details. I used Mint Macaron cardstock for the card base and adhered Subtles DSP in Mint Macaron. I stamped the image and added another detail using Flirty Flamingo ink. I used a layering square framelit to die cut it and adhered it to a piece of Powder Pink cardstock that was die cut using the layer scalloped square. I adhered some Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon behind the square before adhering it to the card front. The sentiment was adhered to the the image using Mini Dimensionals. Last, I added a button to the top corner.

I hope you enjoyed my different variations of simple stamping. Stamping can be intimidating but we need to remember that those stamps are our friends and will help use create beautiful cards. Thank you for stopping by, until next time.

Erika



Stampin’ Up Materials:
Paper - Mint Macaron Cardstock, Powder Pink Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Thick Whisper White Cardstock, Subtles DSP
Stamp Set - Flowering Desert 
Ink - Mint Macaron, Powder Pink, Granite Gray, Flirty Flamingo, Memento Tuxedo Black 
Tools - Triple Banner Punch, Layering Squares Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Dimensionals 
Embellishments - Powder Pink Shimmer Ribbon, Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons, Nature’s Twine-Crumb Cake