Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Thoughtful Branches on Parade

If you haven't gotten this set yet - YOU NEED IT!!  Trust me!  We're down to the wire as this is a limited - while supplies last item.  When I first saw the stamp set and matching framelits I didn't know all that could be done with it but once I started playing around with it I realized it was limitless!!  And since then I have seen so many other cute things but here are a few projects I've made.  I can't remember everyone that I CASED these from but I'll try to list those I definitely remember.

This was a card designed by Lisa Pretto that we made as a make and take at a training seminar I attended.

This is another make and take from Lisa Pretto.  The white on white is really striking.   
This picture came out darker than I wanted but you can get the idea of the depth of this card by using the oval framelits and adding some of the leaves inside the oval and outside too.

I love the touch of our enamel dots near the sentiment to just finish it off.  The Rich Razzleberry behind the hydrangea is just one of our oval framelits.

The corners have small squares of Cajun Craze to add a little more interest to the design.

This card was CASED from Kay Kalthoff.  The tree and scallop oval are cut out of Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper.

A friend sent me this idea from Pinterest (thanks Janell).  The petals of the sunflower are using the leaves.  The inside of the flower is Early Espresso stamped on Chocolate Chip card stock, played over Early Espresso card stock and cut into a circle with our framelits.

This was another idea from Kay Kalthoff.   I love the warmth and the feel of autumn with this card.

This was a make and take designed by Janet Wakeland.  This one is pretty with the copper embossing of the small dots and then the fun of using washi tape for more interest.

I saw this idea for lilacs from Patty Bennett.  You cut the leaves apart to make it look like the shape of lilacs.

This idea was from Dawn Griffiths.  I used post it notes to cover some of the edges before sponging to give the illusion of another layer of white around the edges on the left hand side.

The leaves to the trees are stamped twice without re-inking to give the branches a fuller feel.
So now you can see all the fun I've been having with this stamp set.  I hope you get your hands on this as I think you'll love it as much as I do!

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Baby Bear

Ok - it's official.  I'm in love - with this adorable baby bear stamp set.  And it's so easy to make it look good!  I started with the "to hug and hold, from this day forward" stamp and stamped it using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock and stamped it all over to create a background.
Next I used a 2" strip of paper that I dovetailed using our Triple Banner punch and ran it through the Big Shot using the Happy Heart embossing folder.  The colors I used to stamp the bear were Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.  Really - it's easy peasy!  A little bow and she's ready to be hugged! 

Here is what I made for the inside.  I love it when we have words to put in the inside of a card too!

And, here is her brother.  It works for either girls or boys!  I hope you have as much fun with this stamp set as I am having!
CASED from Julie Davison

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

A Lake Full of Fish

Here is a card I totally CASED from Mary Fish.  Isn't her name totally appropriate for this card?  Anyway I thought she had such a cute idea using the little fishies on a line.  I'm not that familiar with fishing or fish so I did the best I could in the coloring department.  
I stamped the fish on watercolor paper using StazOn Jet Black ink and then watercolored them using  Pear Pizzazz and Calypso Coral ink.  After I cut them out using the Bear Hugs framelits I put a little Gold Wink of Stella on them.  I tried to get a picture of that but below is the best I could do.

I had two uncles who were avid fishermen so this card is in their honor.  Love ya Uncle Earl and Uncle Ralph!