happy birthday

Carol thought this card would look good in pink and black, so we tried it.  We all liked it better!  What do you think?

stamp: Impress flowers
ink: VersaFine onyx black, & some pink?
other: rhinestones

thank you

It's been quite awhile since I blogged.  Yikes!  Four kids has kept me busy.  I still haven't found much time to stamp, but I found this card that I never posted.

stamp: Papertrey "thank you"
ink: VersaFine onyx black
other: paper flower; rhinestones

just for you

The last card from Carol's card night WAY back in March.

stamp: A Muse? or Papertrey Ink? "just for you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: flower, rhinestones

with deepest sympathy

I made this card for our mothers and daughters stamp group.  I completely stole the card from the amazing Debby Hughes.  I love all the white space and the paper strips are great for those extra pieces lying around.

stamp: A Muse seashells & "with deepest sympathy"

ink: A Muse french roast; ColorBox old rose

other: square punch (for banner edges), rhinestones

thinking of you

Here's another card that I found in my craft room clean up.  This adorable card was sent to me from Myra, my former manager at the Westlake Impress.

{stars}

I love the bright cheery colors of the CR84FN Color Challenge 50.  The weather here has been dreary so I really wanted to start playing with spring colors.  Fortunately today the sun has popped out and the kids have been able to play outside.  I sure hope this sunshine continues!!

stamp: A Muse chevron; Papertrey Ink dots & swirls

ink: VersaColor opera pink; A Muse orange & buttercup

other: rhinestones, Papertrey die cut, corner punch

{blank fall}

I made this card at Carol's when we "free reign" over her stamps, paper, and extras.  I can't decide if it's a "fall" card or a "Halloween" card.  What do you think?

stamp: Memory Box tree

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: rhinestones

miss you

No one does clean and simple like Carly Robertson.  When I saw this adorable card, I just had to make it too. (ignore the poor camera angle)

stamp: A Muse birdcage; Stampin' Up "miss you"
ink: A Muse cranberry
other: A Muse twinkle sticker heart; Copic (lipstick red), Marvy (burnt umber)

congratulations

While I don't have any letterpress goodies, when I saw this stunning card (not sure why the pictures won't show up) by Thienly Azim I knew I wanted to try to make something similar with stamps.  The bling just sent me over the edge!

stamp: Papertrey Ink scrolls; A Muse "congratulations"
ink: Encore! silver; VersaFine onyx black
other: A Muse twinkle stickers

thank you for everything

I saw this card on the a·muse|studio facebook page and just had to copy it. So fun and fresh!

stamp: A Muse flower; A Muse "thank you for everything"

ink: A Muse lemon whip; VersaFine onyx black

other: Papertrey Ink die cut, A Muse washi tape, rhinestones

thank you kindly

I made this awhile ago, but it is springy and more fitting for this time of year.  I'm hoping for more spring weather too.

stamp: Stampin' Up! flower and outline; Impress "thank you kindly"
ink: ColorBox marigold & orange
other: rhinestones, gingham ribbon

thank you

I just adore this card that Dawn made, so I did my best to replicate it. Then I wasn't so fond of my yellows, so I tried it again in green.

stamp: Papertrey Ink "thank you"

ink: VersaFine onyx black

other: square punch, circle punch, flower punch, Papertrey Ink die cut, rhinestones

celebrate today

When I got my new Papertrey stamps I just had to make this card of Maile's.

stamp: Papertrey cupcake & "celebrate today"

ink: Impress carmine & cerulean blue, VersaFine onyx black

other: rhinestones, flower punches, circle punch

kerry's card

This was "Kerry's" card (she's been a tad busy managing the local pool, so Kim did it for her):

I love the flower window!!

thank you

I joined in on the Play Date Cafe color challenge #40 this week.

stamp: Papertrey Ink flowers & "thank you"
ink: VersaFine onyx black
other: rhinestones, Memory Box jewel stickers, McGill vintage label punch, Papertrey Ink die cuts

thank you

I thought I would participate in another challenge. This card was for the Clean & Simple layout challenge #101. Then once I made it, I realized it fit the colors for the Color Throwdown challenge #103 too!

stamp: Memory Box "thank you"
ink: ColorBox merlot
other: rhinestones, Cuttlebug die cut

thank you

stamp: PaperTrey Ink flowers & leaves, Memory Box "thank you"
ink: Stampin' Up! pink passion, ColorBox fresh green
other: rhinestones, ribbon, corner punch, paper trey die cuts

turquoise, brown, orange, kraft & ric rac

The kids are with my in laws so I have time to stamp!

stamp: Memory Box flip flops, Amuse "fun in the sun!"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, VersaColor pinecone

other: scalloped oval punch, scalloped scissors, Impress rhinestones

pink & orange flowers

At first I was just going to copy the colors from this card, then I copied the design too.

stamps: Stampin' Up! flowers & leaf, Impress "thanks"

ink: VersaFine onyx black, ColorBox orange, ColorBox lime

other: Impress rhinestones, flower brad, Hero Arts paper flower

yellow flowers

Impress had this card on display at their Tukwila store, so I came home and quickly made it before I would forget.

stamp: Stampin' Up! flowers, Impress butterfly, savvy "thank you"

ink: ColorBox antique pewter, marigold

other: McGill label punch, rhinestones