Silver sparkle stag

I fell in love with the Wplus9 Holiday Trimmings stamp set as soon as I saw it. I used only the ornaments for this card and will save the trees for another project. I had fun picking out similar dye ink colors for the layered stamping for the ornaments. LOVE.

My favorite part of this card is the Splendid Stags die cut from Newton's Nook. It looks so pretty cut from Silver Sparkle cardstock. :)

I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LAVENDER Purple LR24	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Newton's Nook Designs SPLENDID STAGS DIE Set 20160507	Lawn Fawn SUGARPLUM Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF1000
Lawn Fawn FRESH LAVENDER Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1031	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad AUDREY BLUE ink018	Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT POOL Aqua AF146	RESERVE Lawn Fawn JALEPENO Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1084
Lawn Fawn CELERY STICK Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF929	Lawn Fawn GUAVA Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF1196	Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3

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And:

• Wplus9 stamps: Holiday Trimmings
• My Favorite Things cardstock: Silver Sparkle

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Flower shaker

Hello, hello!

Soooo, I actually made the shaker frame on this card twice. I was so frustrated! It is difficult to line up fun foam and patterned paper (not cardstock) if the die cuts are narrow and intricate like Pretty Pink Posh's Scallop Frames.

But, regardless of the frame being a little crooked, I still think the card is beautiful. I hope my sister Ryan likes it. I always worry the most about the cards I make for her because she is a perfectionist like me. :) Cardmaking has actually helped me let go in many ways. Sometimes cards have goofs, but that doesn't mean they don't come from the heart.

Holy shaker, batman! I went crazy with my shaker elements. Confetti, seed beads, *and* sequins, all from Pretty Pink Posh. I have so much in there that I have covered up one entire flower and part of a second one. Hehe.

I had fun stamping the flowers from MFT's Sketched Blooms stamp set. I used inks from Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts, and Simon Says Stamp. You can never have too many reds and pinks!

I am entering my card into the Pretty Pink Posh valentine challenge. This is my second entry. I plan on entering once more when I make my final valentine tonight (for my boyfriend). I am going to make it while Shawn watches TV or something. :)

I was inspired by this card by Gayatri. I used flowers and added the colors of her sequins and blooms.

Supplies:

My Favorite Things SKETCHED BLOOMS Clear Stamps CS98	My Favorite Things LABEL MAKER LOVE Clear Stamps CS102	Lawn Fawn LOBSTER Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF926	Lawn Fawn PINK FLAMINGO Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1030
*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SCHOOLHOUSE RED ink001	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink HOT LIPS ink033 Cold Hands Warm Heart	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad JELLYBEAN ink044 The Color of Fun	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad ULTRA PINK Mid-Tone AF263
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad BUBBLE GUM Mid-Tone AF208	Pretty Pink Posh MARSHMALLOW Seed Beads	Pretty Pink Posh RED HEART CONFETTI Embellishments	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SWEETHEART MIX Cupped Sequins

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And:

• My Favorite Things patterned paper: County Fair Plaid
• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Scallop Frames
• Pretty Pink Posh confetti: Silver Mini Stars

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Tiny flowers

My youngest sister (one of my best friends) turned 29! What? I wish I was 29 again. :) She actually had her birthday four days ago, but I wasn't in a rush to make her card because the family is getting together next weekend to celebrate. My two sisters and their spouses, my brother and his fiance, my mom, my boyfriend, and I will all be going to the mountains to spend the weekend cooking, playing board games, fishing, and tubing to celebrate. We are making it a big deal because it is a joint party for my sister and .... ME! I will be 40 at the end of the month. Wow!

I loved making my sister's card. I used MFT's Mini Modern Blooms stamp and die set, using coordinating colors of Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp, and Lawn Fawn dye inks to stamp the flowers and leaves.

I also tried a new-to-me technique with this card—ink smooshing! I rubbed three different colors of Distress Ink onto a piece of acetate, spritzed some water, and smooshed onto Ranger's watercolor cardstock. I like how it turned out, but I think I will try brighter colors next time, maybe purples, blues, and greens.

I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LAVENDER Purple LR24	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss
My Favorite Things SWISS DOTS Background Cling Stamp MFT BG27	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad DRIED MARIGOLD Ranger TDP39921	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200
http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337805	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337841	Lawn Fawn FRESHLY CUT GRASS Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF863	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LUCKY ink056 Splash of Color
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink TEENY BIKINI ink053 Splash of Color	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337541	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad LEMON YELLOW Mid-Tone AF261	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad BUTTER BAR Mid-Tone AF207
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink HYDRANGEA INK035 Cold Hands Warm Heart	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337543	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad MELON ink049 The Color of Fun	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad ORANGE SODA Mid-Tone AF224
Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED DUO 1 Steel Craft Die SD1	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=336899	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Scallop Frames
• My Favorite Things cardstock: Gold Sparkle

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)