La-di-da

When I saw this La-di-da stamp from Cat's Life I had to use it.  The words were stamped with black Versafine ink and layered on brown cardstock.  The ribbon from May Arts was gathered with a running stitch and glued to the back of the brown cardstock.  The base of the card is brown cardstock; the pattern paper is from Webster's Pages.  A flower was created using 8 equal layers of scallops cut with a Spellbinders die from Bazzill cardstock.  The scallops were wet, scrunched, and placed one on top of the other.  A brad through the center holds them together.  Each layer of the scallop was then folded up over the brad.  Gold pearl pen was used on the corners.  This card would be appropriate for a retirement, special occasion, or a thank you for someone that did a nice deed!

Happy Graduation, Danielle

My niece, Danielle, graduated with her Master's Degree in  early education from Johnson and Wales this week.  We are all so proud of her!  I put her gift in this cute tote.  This was a fun project I did for the Bella Card Club.  The pattern for the tote was from Creations by AR (http://cbyar.blogspot.com/).  The pattern paper is one of my favorite patterns from Robins Nest.  The navy paper was used for the handles, trim and base of the card.  A white grosgrain ribbon was added to embellish the tote.  White brads were used to attach the handles.  This is perfect for a gift card or piece of jewelry.

Grad's Cap

This card was made from the spring pop up card tutorial on the Splitcoast Stampers website.  The words are from Inkadinkado and were stamped with black Versafine ink on white cardstock and layered on the blue cardstock.  To clear gems were added.  The white brad and tassel were added to the cap.

Happy Mother's Day

This card starts with a base of green Bazzill cardstock.  The pattern cardstock is from Webster's Pages.  The lacy Hero Arts stamp was embossed with white embossing powder on the pattern cardstock.  Memories wheat ink was sponged around the edges of the lace stamped image.  The words from Stampendous were stamped with black Versafine ink.  The white ribbon was dyed with Adirondack Caramel reinker to give it an aged or antique look.  Pearls from Hero Arts were added to the card.

Flower Vase

This card was created with white cardstock run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss dot folder.  Two sizes of scallop circles were cut with the Spellbinders scallop die.  The image from Just Rite was stamped with Pallet Ink and colored with Copic markers.  Pink Paper Pen was used on the scallops.  White Pearl Pen was used in the center of the flowers.

Black and White

This card was created with several layers of black and white cardstock.  The base of the card is white.  Black linen paper, white cardstock, and the black and white pattern paper from GCD Designs were layered in that order.  The white cardstock was punched with a Martha Stewart scallop punch.  The image from Just Rite Stamps was stamped with black Versafine ink and colored with Prisma pencils.  The white scallop circle and black and white circles were cut with Spellinders dies.

Flower Pot

I made a card similar to this for Mother's Day last year.  For this card I used Core' dinations white wash paper in a pink shade for the flower pot.  The base of the pot was sanded to give it a worn look.  Fiskars decorative scissors were used to cut the scallop border.  A Cropadile punch was used to punch between each scallop.  The Saavy flowers were stamped on Memory Box paper with black Versafine ink and sponged with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid ink.  The flowers were layered with dimensional tape.  A dew drop is in the center of each flower.  The yellow seeds on the flower were colored with a Gelly Roll pen.  The leaves were traced on green vellum paper from a Magenta leaf template and cut.  The ribbon is from May Arts.  The message inside the flower pot pulls out from the top. 

Boy's Birthday Card

This cardstock from Jillibean is perfect for a small boy's birthday card.  The Jillibean paper was layered onto blue Bazzill cardstock.  The words were from Technique Tuesday and were stamped with Adirondack Denim ink on beige cardstock.  The green mosaic tiles are from Harmonie.

Hawaiian Punch

This card begins with a brown textured cardstock for the base.  The pink pattern paper is from Three Bugs in a Rug.  The umbrella was cut from a pattern paper by Jillibean.  The glass is cut from a pattern vellum paper from The Paper Cut.  The top of the glass is decorated with Ice Clear Roxs from Judikins.  The green ribbon is from May Arts.  The words were stamped with black Versafine ink on pink cardstock.  The center of the drink umbrella has a silver brad.  A package of Hawaiian punch drink mix is added to the glass. 

Bicycle

This card was created for the Bella Card Club.  The bicycle stamp is from Great Impressions and was stamped on white shimmery paper with black Versafine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The shimmery paper was stippled with Brillance Pearlescent Lime and Color Box Chalk Azurite ink.  The flower pots were colored with Copic markers.  Flower Soft was added to the pots and along the ground.  The stamped image was layered on blue Bazzill cardstock.  Corners were punched with the cropodile deco punch.  The base of the card is from Memory Box.  The swirl stamp from Impression obsession was stamped with Versacolor Sky Blue Ink.  The words are from Hero Arts and were stamped with the Azurite ink.

Kick Back and Relax

This is another card created for the Bella Card Club with a male theme.  The base of the card is black linen paper.  The argyle background paper is from Graphic 45.  The recliner from Great Impressions was stamped on beige paper with black Versafine ink.  I stamped the recliner again on brown paper from SEI's Chrismas Mint collection and cut out and pieced the recliner on top of the beige paper.  The recliner mechanism and handle were colored with black marker.  The beige paper was layered on two shades of green Bazzill paper.  The words from Impression Obsession were stamped on the same beige paper with black Versafine ink and layered on the two shades of green Bazzill paper.  The black ribbon is from May Arts. 

Happy Father's Day

This card was made in the intermediate card club at Bella Art and could be used for a male birthday, father's day, or special event.  The base of the card is black linen paper from The Paper Cut.  The background paper is a double sided paper from GCD Studios.  The antique car paper is from Graphic 45 and is layered on the black linen paper.  A piece of graphic 45 paper was used across the center of the card.  The words from Hero Arts are stamped with black Versafine ink and also layered on the black linen paper.  The red button is from Rusty Pickle and the ribbon is from May Arts.

English Daisy

This card was made for the Bella Art card club.  The English Daisy stamp from Lockhart Stamps was stamped with black Versafine ink and colored with Prisma pencils.  The English Daisy sign was stamped on green cardstock from Bo Bunny and layered on the stamped image.  The stamped image was layered on magenta Bazzill cardstock.  The background paper is from Memory Box. 

Lemonade

This card was made for the intermediate Card Club at Bella Art. It began with green Bazzill cardstock for the base of the card. The striped paper is from Memory Box. Another piece of Bazzill cardstock was added to the left side of the card. A pink scallop border from Bazzill was added. Pink glossy pen was used to add the dots to the scallops. The drink glass was made with vellm cardstock. The vellum was stamped with a floral image from Technique Tuesday and covered with Denami glitter. A layer of glitter was added to the top of the drink glass with a Quickie glue pen. A lemon was cut from a pattern paper by American Traditional Designs.  The words were stamped with black Versafine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  A drink packet was added to the card.

Animal Train

Isn't this a cute card for a small boy?  This card was made for the intermediate card club at Bella Art.  The pattern paper is a double sided paper from Three Bugs in a Rug, plaid on one side and animal train on the other side.  The base of the card is an orange Bazzill cardstock that opens at the top.  An envelope was used inside the card to hold a gift card.  A ribbon attached to a piece of the orange cardstock fits inside the envelope.  The plaid paper was layered on the cardstock.  A strip of the orange Bazzill cardstock was layered on the plaid paper.  A piece of the train from the Three Bugs in a Rug paper was added to the middle of the card.  A piece of brown ribbon that has the look of a train track from May Arts was added to the card.  The words are from Catslife Press and are stamped with black Versafine ink.  So cute!

Outlines Easter Egg

This Outlines stamp (one of my favorite stamp companies) was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder on shimmery paper.  A second piece of cardstock was colored with multiple colors of Twinkling H2O and embossed with the same stamp and embossing powder.  The egg was cut and layered with dimensional tape on the shimmery paper.  The butterflies were colored with Twinkling H20.  Green glitter pen was used on the stem of the flowers.  The green bow (which did not photograph well) was added to the card.  It really is a pretty shade of green ribbon from May Arts.

Stripes and Flowers

This pattern paper from The Robbins Nest is a double sided paper, the flowers on one side and stripes on the other side.  This card was made for the Bella Card Club.  The pattern paper was cut and layered on blue Bazzill cardstock.  A white ribbon from May Arts covers the seam.  A bow was added to the ribbon.  The words are from Hero Arts and were stamped on white cardstock with blue ink. A matching envelope was made from the same pattern paper.

Easter Eggs

This card was made for the Bella Card Club.  The image was stamped on white cardstock with black Versafine ink.  The pink dress is paper from Prima's Signs of Spring line and was stamped, cut and pieced onto the white cardstock.  The eggs were colored with Marvy markers.  Glitter was added to the eggs with a Quickie glue pen.  The stamped image was layered onto the same pink cardstock from Prima.  The background floral paper is from Chatterbox.  Words are stamped with black Versafine ink.  A matching envelope was made from the same Chatterbox flower background paper.

Poppy

Here is another card from the intermediate card club at Bella Art.  The white cardstock was stamped with Hero Arts words with Wheat ink from Memories.  The poppy stamp was embossed with clear embossing powder over the words and colored with Twinkling H2O.  Gold pearl pen was used for the center of the poppy.  The stamped cardstock was layered on black and then burgundy Bazzill cardstock.  The gold mesh ribbon is from Magenta.  Words stamped with Versafine black ink are from Hero Arts.

Butterflies

This card was made for the intermediate card club at Bella Art.   The card begins with Ranger alcohol inks applied to glossy cardstock.  The stamped image from Hero Arts is embossed with silver embossing powder from Judikins over the glossy cardstock with alcohol inks.  It is then layered on shades of blue paper from Bazzill.  Butterflies from May Arts ribbon were add to embellish the card.

Wildflowers

This is the third card for the intermediate card club at Bella Art focusing on reverse image stamps.  The wildflower Hero Arts stamp was stamped with Bamboo Versa Color ink on white cardstock.  It was sprayed with interference green Radiant Rain and  layered on green Bazzill cardstock.  The white background  paper was sprayed with Radiant Rain interference green ink using a swirl stencil from Crafter's Workshop.  The base of the card is green Bazzill cardstock.  Words stamped in green Versa Color ink are from Hero Arts.