Emboss Resist Hello Friend

My dear cousin in NJ wanted me to make her some cards and she picked several from my blog.  However, for this card, I did not have the stamp set, so I substituted the flowers from the My Friend stamp set.  Hope she likes it!

Does anyone else want to order cards?  I will take orders!  :)

Stamps:  My Friend
Ink:  Versamark, Old Olive, Marina Mist
Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White
Other:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Tissue Box Card 2

Want to learn how to make a tissue box card?  Let's schedule a class and I will teach you!

Stamps:  Word Play
Ink:  Midnight Muse
Paper:  Comfort Cafe, Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Other:  Soft Suede Dotted Ribbon (retired), Polka Dot embossing folder, Large Oval Punch, Decorative Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Tissue

Tissue Box Card

I pulled out some retired paper and ink to make this adorable get well card.  I thought the cheery colors might help make someone feel better!  I'm in the process of making some with current paper...those will be in another post! 

Stamps:  Word Play
Ink:  Poppy Parade (retired)
Paper:  Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Sunny Garden DSP(all retired), Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Other:  Daffodil Delight 1/4 inch stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Decorative Label punch, 1 3/4 x 7/8 inch oval punch, tissue

Thanks to artisticavenger for inspiring me to make this card! 

Love and Sympathy

Stamps:  Love and Sympathy
Ink:  Elegant Eggplant
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Other:  Markers in Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Embossing Folder

Listed in Splitcoaststampers Favorites of the Week!

I'm so thrilled!  On the website splitcoaststampers.com, my Daisy Kindness card was just listed in the thread of Favorites for the Week ending August 5th!  I grabbed the cute badge of honor to put on my blog too.  Yay!

More Flowers in a Jar

I wanted to see if I could use the Candlelight Christmas Designer Series Paper for a non-Christmas card.  What do you think, did it work? 

Stamps:  Friendship Preserves, Perfectly Preserved
Inks:  Lucky Limeade, Real Red, Primrose Petals, Early Expresso
Paper:  Candlelight Christmas, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Other:  Windows Framelits Collection, dimensionals, jewels

Catch and Release Butterflies

While the outside of the card is beautiful by itself, what really makes this card is the "pop" of the inside.  To make your own pop-up spiral card, punch a circle (I used the 2 1/2 inch circle), and cut it into a spiral shape.  Using sticky tape or glue dots, adhere the outside edge of the spiral to the bottom part of your card.  Place another piece of sticky tape in the middle of your spiral and close the card, thus adhering the spiral to the top part of your card.  When you re-open the card, your spiral is ready to decorate! 

Stamps:  Perfectly Preserved, Papillon Potpourri, Blooming with Kindness
Inks:  Basic Black, Island Indigo, Riding Hood Red, Versamark
Paper:  Twitterpated DSP, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Other:  Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Labels Framelits, Cannery Set Framelits, White Baker's Twine, Elegant Butterfly and 2 1/2 inch circle punches, dimensionals, , sticky tape, markers in Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red

Owl Occasions Birthday

The inspiration from this card came from the Holiday Mini catalog, which is available to customers today!  Click here to start shopping!  In the catalog, the owl was shown with Christmas stockings, but the neat thing about this stamp set is that cards can be customized for other occasions, including birthdays. 

Stamps:  Owl Occasions, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Versamark
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals
Other:  Woodgrain embossing folder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Labels Framelits, Baker's Twine, Gumball Green embossing powder, 2012 In Color Markers, dimensionals