Sunflower Card

 

Yikes!  Time flies. My son sprained his foot, and well let me say . . . it can't heal up fast enough. He made it through two football seasons with no injuries and then got hurt in a playground. Go figure!

 

I haven't had a lot of time to craft lately, but I'll get back in the swing of things here. I'm in the mood for some bright summery cards like this one. I just love that Sunflower die from My Favorite Things!

 

Card Supplies - thinking of you:

MFT Stamp: Wood Plank Background

SU! Ink: Basic Black

SU! Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip

MFT Dies: Sunflower, Large Leaf-Filled Flourish

Accessories: Pebbles Rub-Ons

 

Lots of new products have hit the market recently. . .

 

 - Stampin' Up! 2015-2016 Catalog is out! 

 - Lawn Fawn has some adorable new stamps sets out . . . watch my blog for a Fintastic post. 

 - My Favorite Things recently had a release of new products too.

 - Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit arrived in my mail this week. Very bright and summer looking! 

 

Enjoy the warm weather and happy stamping!

 

Mother's Day

 

Mother's Day is fast approaching!  If you are running out of time to make a card, I'm hoping something simple like the card pictured above inspires you. I love embossing folders and have a ton of them.   I think they do all the work for you.

 

For this card, I embossed about 3/4 of the card with the new Stampin' Up! Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder. I punched out a bunch of little flowers in various shades of pink and overlapped them to hide the break in the paper from the smooth to the embossed portion. I added some tiny pearls to the centers that were visible and stamped my sentiment. Easy!

 

thankful for you card supplies - all from Stampin Up:

Stamps: Sheltering Tree

Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride

Ink: Melon Mambo

Tools: Petite Petals Punch, Boho Blossoms (retired), Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder

Accessories: Pearl Basic Jewels

 

Have a wonderful Mother's Day and happy stamping!

 

Baseball Themed Birthday Card

 

My nephew turns 13 tomorrow!  His name is Ryan, and he is a very smart young man. In addition to being an "A" student, his love is baseball. Think I hit a "home run" with this card? 

 

It's a lot easier to create than it looks!  I took a dinner plate and traced with a blue marker the curve of the ball. Then I punched out a bunch of chevron's from the Stampin' Up! Chevron Punch and glued those in place. Lastly, I took my paper piercer and pierced along the curved line on both sides. That's it!
 

Baseball Birthday Card Supplies:

Stamps: MFT LJD Birthday Greetings

Cardstock: SU! Night of Navy, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight

Ink: SU! Night of Navy Daffodil Delight

Punch: SU! Chevron Punch

Die: SU! Stars Framelits Dies

Other: Recollections star jewel

 

Enjoy your weekend and happy stamping!

 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge

Ever participate in a sketch challenge? It's super fun and most challenges give away a prize to one lucky winner.  It's a great way to get some inspiration too.

This week I decided to play along with My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge 225. Wanna play along with me? The sketch is really fun and I hope it did it justice with my creation.  

All the supplies I used are from My Favorite Things:

Card Stock: Black Licorice, Sweet Tooth, Bubblegum
Stamps: LJD Hearts & Stitches, DC Happy Everything
Ink: Black Licorice
Dies: Happy Duo
Other: Princess Sequins Kit

I'd love you hear what challenges you may participate in!  Leave me a comment or drop me an e-mail with your favorite. I'll list them out in a future post.

Have a great weekend and happy stamping!

Painted Petals

I jinxed myself after that last post . . . I came down with a terrible cold over the weekend. Perhaps I should send myself that card? Lol.

 

I am hoping that you are thinking I painted the pretty flowers on front of this card? I'd love to say I did, but I didn't. There is a lovely new stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Painted Petals. It's gorgeous! You can achieve that painted look with each and every stamp in the set. I love it! For the background, I cheated a little and used the coordinating Designer Series Paper called Painted Blooms.  Did you ever buy scrapbook paper that is so pretty you don't want to use it? That is me with this paper. This paper you could frame!  The opened, but unused packet has been sitting on my desk for quite sometime. I just had to break into it.

 

All the supplies to create this card are from Stampin' Up!  If you don't know or have a demonstrator to order from, no worries!  My sidebar to your right, under Tiffany's Favorites, includes a link to my friend and demonstrator, Lisa Wertz. She would be happy to help you place an order. 

 

You are Amazingly Amazing Card Supplies from Stampin' Up!:

Stamps: Painted Petals

Designer Series Paper: Painted Blooms

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point

Happy stamping!

 

Get Well Soon

You can never plan for a Get Well card like you can a birthday card. If you need to throw one together fast . . . try grabbing a border die like the Memory Box Piestra Tile Craft Die, cut out design on white cardstock and layer it on a brightly colored card. Stamp your well wishes and add some sequins or enamel dots and you're done! Simple, clean, and easy.  I love that!

 

Get Well Soon Card Supplies:

Stampin Up Stamps: Sincere Salutations (retired - can be found on Etsy and Ebay)

Memory Box Die: Piestra Tile

Stampin Up Cardstock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Stampin Up Ink: Basic Black
Other: Doodlebug Sprinkles

Enjoy your day and happy stamping!

Out on a Limb

 

My mother is happily retired, but you wouldn't think so with the type of schedule she keeps!  I'm totally jealous. She does manage to help me out from time to time by having us over for dinner and watching her Grandson when we need a sitter. I asked her to make my birthday dinner a few weeks ago and without hesitation she happily agreed to cook my favorite meal. I'm sending her this card just to thank her for all she's done.

 

Out on a Limb Card Supplies:

MFT Stamps & Dies: Out on a Limb

Stampin Up Cardstock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Stampin Up Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Wild Wasabi

 

When I finished this card, I thought it would make a good teacher card too!  We are anxiously waiting for this school year to come to an end. It's been a rough one! Warm weather, sunshine, and no homework sounds really great right now!  

 

Have a great day and happy stamping!