Very Simply Susan

Happiness

January 10, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

Today’s card is from a color combination that was the Challenge for the Global Design Project last week. I was a little late doing the challenge, but since I had this idea in my head anyway, I decided to do it tonight. And I love working on project while I am watching award shows. So, with the Golden Globes on in the background, This is the card I came up with!

The card uses the challenge color story of Rose Red, Garden Green and Crumb Cake, a truly wonderful combination. And both Rose Red and Garden Green get forgotten too often. So, it is nice to get a change to use them. I also got to use the new Timeless Textures set to make the background on the Garden Green. I used 2 stamps from the set to stamp a border on the top and bottom of the green. I also felt the flower needed a bit of framing, so I cut a circle and then colored it with the Wink of Stella to give it a little sparkle! The Wink of Stella pen is a great way to add glitter or sparkle without the mess! And glitter with no mess is stamping happiness!

Recipe

Papers: Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Rose Red
Inks: Garden Green, Rose Red
Stamps:Choose Happiness
Tools: Wink of Stella

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Wishy Washi Beautiful

January 9, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

This simple card is the second one I did for the mail in swap. I love the new Washi tape in the Botanical Garden suite. I have used this set of Washi tapes more than any other since Stampin’ Up introduced them. I love the colors and designs and how well they work back to the papers. Just beautiful. I have also been using the Botanical Builder framelets dies a lot as well. I had seen several cards with borders using this die and I really wanted to try it. Well, I love it! I have also send some cards with a layered 2-color border and I hope to try that technique this weekend on a few cards.

Honestly, I bought everything in the Botanical Gardens suite. The design, colors and embellishments were all fabulous and really a “new” look for Stampin’ Up. I was happy to see it! I hope to work on some 3-D projects with the flower dies as well. We will see!

Recipe

Papers: Botanical Gardens DSP. Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Embellishments: Botanical Garden Designer Washi Tape
Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, Big Shot

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All Smiles For The New Occasions!

January 6, 2016 Filed Under: Gallery, Project Gallery

Happy New Year everyone! Yes, I am all smiles and happy to be back at stamping! I had a really restful and somewhat soggy holiday this year as some of you know from my last post. The floodwaters have been receding and all roads are open, so life is back to normal. But at least being somewhat “housebound over that weekend, I got some swaps done for a mail-in swap I joined to get new cards for the new Occasions catalog!

Today’s card is one of those swaps and features the Botanical Gardens paper and from the Greatest Greetings set, the phrase Sending Smiles. I love all the phrases in this set. It is a must have if you want a set wit a lot of versatility. This card also gave me the chance to use some of the two-tone baker’s twine. I love this twine! It gives you a lot of elegance with very little effort. And the card needed a little something, so I addd 2 of the “It’s My Party” enamel dots. I love the big small sizes. It makes for more interest that dots or brads of the same size.

Well, that’s it for today!

Recipe

Papers: Botanical Gardens DSP, Mont Macaron, Cajun Craze, Black
Stamps: Greatest Greetings
Inks: Black Momento
Embellishments: It’s My Party Enamel Dots in Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry, Black/Mint Macaron Baker’s Twine

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