This card is for the daughter of a dear friend, who has graduated from high school within the last few days. The applique flowers are a nod to the young lady’s senior prom dress.
Supplies: Stamps – JustRite, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Real Red, Shimmery White, Soft Sky, Vellum, ink – VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Essentials by Ellen (flowers), Spellbinders (circles), Taylored Expressions (banner, graduation cap), sequins – Lawn Fawn, Pretty Pink Posh, embossing powder – Ranger Silver Pearl.
While I had my Hero Arts house on my workspace, I made a “townhouse” version of a new home card.
Recently, Offspring3 and I went to the Kennedy Center to see the musical, “Chicago”. (thank you MUCHO, Offspring3!) We took the Metro (I don’t like driving in DC). The walk from the Foggy Bottom Metro station to the Kennedy Center was lovely. This row of houses was my inspiration for the card. Sorry about the wonky angle of the photo, I didn’t stop and square myself up directly across the street.
Supplies: Stamps – Hero Arts, JustRite, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, inks – Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, die – Spellbinders, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear, metallic cord – PaperMart.
I needed a card for someone moving into a new apartment. Since I didn’t have a stamp that looked like the apartment building, I decided to use this house stamp with masking.
Supplies: Stamps – Hero Arts, Stampin’ Up!, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, inks – Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, VersaFine Smokey Gray, die – , embossing powder – Ranger Silver Pearl.
“Tent Topper” cards were very popular…when? I can’t remember! Maybe 8 years ago? (I will have to go troll the Splitcoaststampers gallery to see if I can figure it out!)
I felt inspired to make one when the last scrap of pencil paper was only 3.75 inches square. My offspring would have LOVED this back in elementary school days.
Supplies: Stamp – Stampin’ Up!, paper – pencils – source unknown, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, Ruby Red (retired BLAST FROM THE PAST!), ink – VersaMark, dies – Spellbinders, embossing powder – Stampin’ Up! Sterling Silver.
I was rummaging through my stash of scraps, and found this background that I made…maybe a dozen year ago? There is a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers called Polished Stone by Beate Johns. I am pretty sure I modified the technique by using BD Alcohol Swabs and an original rectangular Tim Holtz Blending Tool. (These were suggestions by other card makers in the Splitcoaststampers forums.). And with this one, I did not add the metallic ink or use the sealer mentioned in the tutorial.
ANYWAY, the colors caught my eye while I was rummaging, and this card happened. And, no, I didn’t mis-stamp my sentiment, Reverse Confetti seems to like fonts with funky “s” execution.
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Stamp – Reverse Confetti, paper – Neenah Classic Crest, Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Glossy White, Stardreams Silver, inks – Stampin’ Up! Only Orange (retired), Pink Passion (retired), VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Impression Obsession, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
Gosh, I have been staring at this inspiration board for over a week, just overwhelmed by the pastel-ishness. The past few days, I was more focused on the lower right photo – the flowers that look similar to drink umbrellas. Which then translated into cupcake papers in my head.
These are mini cupcake papers from Target (purchased last summer).
I added some gold splatters with a mix of Pearl-Ex, Gum Arabic, and water (tapped off the end of a small round paintbrush).
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Supplies: Stamp – Essentials by Ellen (Wish Big), paper – Neenah Natural White Classic Crest, Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip, Target cupcake papers, ink – VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Essentials by Ellen (Bold Blossoms), embossing powder – Stampendous! Gold Detail, gold cord – Stampin’ Up! (retired).
