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Ducks in a Row

Rosanne April 30, 2016 April 30, 2016Cards

Happy Saturday…hope you have some fun plans for the weekend. We have a First Communion to go to today, so I will get to see some family that we don’t often see, which will be great!

My great niece is expecting a baby any day now and the Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge this week is for a baby card…PERFECT!

Once I decided on a stamp set this card really came together in a flash.

The sweet little ducks are from the Something For Baby stamp set. I am so pleased that this set is carrying over into the new Annual Catalog. It has become my go-to set for baby cards. I stamped the ducks in Daffodil Delight ink and cut them out with the Baby’s Firsts Framelits which coordinate with the stamp set. When I was die-cutting the stamped ducks, I also die cut three out of Fun Foam to layer them. This really gives them such a nice lift on the card.

The DSP is Mint Macaron from the In-Color DSP pack. I trimmed the edge with Mint Macaron Dotted Lace Trim and used some candy dots in between. The sentiment, from the Suite Sayings stamp set in the Occasions Catalog but also being carried over in the new catalog, is stamped in Mint Macaron and punched with the Scalloped Oval Punch (which is going away).

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The inside sentiment is from the Tin of Cards stamp set. I know I say this all the time, but this is my most used set for sentiments and it IS being carried over and Stampin’ Up! is introducing another Tin of Cards set, which is just as fabulous!

I would happy to answer any questions or comments…they truly make my day. Thanks so much for peeking in on my card today and have a wonderful Saturday!

Until next time,

Rosanne

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Let’s Sit and Have Tea

Rosanne April 29, 2016 April 29, 2016Cards

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It’s Friday…even though is rainy, cold and dreary here today…it’s still Friday!!

My card share today is the result of entering two challenges. The Global Design Project #33 has a color challenge and the Pals Paper Arts #298, a sketch challenge this week. I really enjoy combining challenges when I can. I actually consider it to be more of a challenge.

Since the new catalog will soon be out and some really great sets will be going away, I am trying to use them more. The Cups & Kettle framelits are one of those sets, along with A Nice Cuppa.

Although I only used the framelits on this card, I absolutely LOVE this bundle and will keep it here for a long time. I am a bona fide tea drinker…have been since I was very young. So anything having to do with tea, teacups, teapots, teabags…is my cup of tea! I used to collect teapots until my collection outgrew my kitchen and dining room. Whenever people know you collect a particular item, that’s what you get for every occasion. I had to put an end to it! So now I collect tea themed stamps. They are so much easier to store.

The card base is Sahara Sand with a mat of Calypso Coral and an embossed layer, using the Elegant Dots embossing folder of Night of Navy. I cut the tea cup using a pattern from the Pretty Petals DSP stack and another from Calypso Coral cardstock, layering the two so that a little of the cardstock would peek out from the cut design in the patterened cup. After I cut the little heart from the framelit, I added a bit of Wink of Stella to give it a little sparkle.

The tag is cut from the Tags &b Labels framelits and stamped with a sentiment from the Balloon Celebration stamp set. I added a cute little flower, punched twice and layered, from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, then added a pearl.

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I left the inside blank to write a personal note and to invite someone for tea. Today would have been the perfect day to chat and have a nice hot cup of tea with a friend.

I hope you enjoyed this card and that you will have sometime to have a cuppa…and stamp too! Thanks for stopping by. If you have any stamping needs and do not already have a demonstrator, I would love to help you out. My online store is just a click away and I am just an email away.

Take care and until next time,

Rosanne

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Peach of Birthday Bloom

Rosanne April 27, 2016 April 30, 2016Cards

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It’s a cold and dreary day here today but making this card really brightened it for me. I am playing along with the Can You Case It #117 color challenge…..

I love the combination of cream and black and peach is such a nice addition to this combo.

I just can’t seem to get enough of this beautiful flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set that is available in the Occasions catalog. But the good news is that it is carrying over to the Annual catalog so I will have plenty more opportunities to have fun with it. The card base is Very Vanilla with a mat of Basic Black and a pattern from the Timeless Elegance DSP pack. The band is Very Vanilla embossed with the Elegant Dots embossing folder. I hadn’t noticed this before but the embossing matches the pattern on the DSP perfectly. The trim is Calypso Coral.

The flower is stamped on Very Vanilla in Versa Mark and heat embossed in black embossing powder. Then colored using Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi inks and a blender pen. I added Wink of Stella to the bloom only and it is quite striking in person. I wish the camera would translate that better. The sentiment is from the good ole’ Tin of Cards stamp set, which happily is also carrying over. It is also stamped in Versa Mark and embossed in black. I punched it out using the Decorative Label punch. I also colored a few pearls with a black sharpie.

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The inside sentiment is from the Wild About Flowers stamp set, also carrying over! I used some older Subtles DSP for the envelope flap. I think this is a great way to use what you have leftover and still get a great coordinating effect.

I hope this card brightened your day just a little and that you would leave a comment! I love reading them and answering them, too! Thanks for spending a bit of time with me today.

Until next time,

Rosanne

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Bloomin’ Birthday Bunch

Rosanne April 25, 2016 April 25, 2016Cards

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I’m back today with a challenge card. Today’s project is for the Pals Paper Arts color challenge…..

This is such a soft and pretty color palette…..

I started with a card base of Whisper White Thick cardstock then matted it with Pool Party cardstock layered with another piece of Whisper White Thick cardstock that was embossed using the Woodgrain embossing folder. The stamp set I used is the Grateful Bunch set from the Occasions catalog. The flowers were stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed with white embossing powder on Wisteria Wonder and Daffodil Delight cardstock…no coloring necessary. I fussy cut the largest flower and used the Blossom Bunch punch that coordinates with this set to punch the rest of the flowers. Then simply arranged them around the border of the card and adhered with glue dots. Pool Party candy dots were added to the yellow flowers for a little POP.

The sentiment is from the Flower Patch stamp set and is stamped in Wisteria Wonder ink and cut using a die from the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits. This framelit set is so useful in cardmaking. Even if you don’t do Project Life memory keeping, this framelit will still earn its keep.

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