Seashell Birthday Card

I wanted to take part in a sketch this week and I liked the look of the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge so I took a swing at it. I had also received my order from the retired list from Stampin Up and got to play with my new set By the Seashore.

Anyone that knows me knows that I love seashells, so I had to dive right in and play with this one.

 
I stamped the shells onto shimmer paper and clear embossed them, this really gave them an added twinkle. I had some {older} dies from Provocraft in my drawers of seashells and seahorses. I don't even know there original name to reference them by.
I wanted a fishnet look on the flag but all I had was the hexagon hive die so I embossed it onto the card stock. I pop dotted the flag and the crab, for added dimension and also outline the edge of the flag in black to give it a shadow.

Of course this card would not have been complete if I would not have put on a Crabby :) 

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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: SU - By the Seashore. PTI - Wonderful Words; Birthday and Die.
PAPER: SU - Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Real Red, Crumb Cake. Recollections - Ivory Shimmer, World Map.
INK: Versa Fine - Onxy Black. Colorbox - Cranberry.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Pearls.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: SU- Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die, Provocraft Sea Dies, clear EP, pop dots, basic black marker.

Rose Sympathy Card

I decided to take part in the Papertrey March 2015 Blog Hop because I loved the color variations and they are the same as my living room and kitchen, so obviously some of my favorite colors. The challenge is to create a card using 3 of PTI's stamps, and to use the picture as your inspiration.

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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: PTI - The Sweet Life. SU- Simply Sketched(hostess)
PAPER: SU- Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Whisper White. Bazzill- Card Base.
INK: SU- Lucky Limeade, Pear Pizzazz, Barely Banana, So Saffron. Momento- Tuxedo Black.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Stickles- Star Dust.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Big Kick. Spellbinders- Diamond Effects.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots.

Easter Bunny Box

I started early this year in making a couple Easter gifts for loved ones as there is never very much free time and I seldom get to craft anymore. But I saw this on the Silhouette website and I knew it would be fun and quick to make.

I filled him with Easter grass and my favorite Cadbury mini-eggs, of course there will be more from the Easter Bunny but we will have to wait till then to see!

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BOX RECIPE
PAPER: Bazzill- Brown. SU- Basic Black, DSP Polka Dot Parade.
INK: SU- Midnight Muse.
RIBBON: Value Ribbon.
TOOLS: Sihouette.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots, Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive Glue.

Happy 6 BLOGOVERSARY

I made this card for a co-worker that was leaving.

I used the Mojo Monday sketch and the Color Q combination from January 6th,

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CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: SU Up, Up & Away. SU Cute & Curly.
PAPER: SU Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Sahara Sand. American Crafts- Everyday Howdy. Vellum.
INK: SU Cameo Coral, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Black/White Bakers Twine.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots, Su- Adorning Accents Edgelits.

Deer in the Birch Trees

Happy 2015! Cheers to an adventurous year ahead...

This was my 2014 Christmas card that I sent out to my closest friends. I only made 3 of them so your pretty lucky if you received one. I wanted to keep this card clean and simple with a Norwegian character with the turquoise, white and that tiny bit of red that pops out.

I embossed the white background with a woodgrain embossing folder. The Father and Mother deer have been pop dotted, and the stickles only in the center gave it a snowglobe effect.

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CARD RECIPE
PAPER: SU Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Blue Lagoon, Smokey Slate, Real Red.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Stickles, Frosted Lace.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Silhouette.
SUPPLIES: Memory Box, Deer Trio, Birch Trio. Pop Dots. SU Woodgrain EF.