Small Squares

Nothing says happiness and joy like an owl. Right?!?  Well, this little owly friend is in the Aviary Stamp Set and he's adorable.  The base for this little 3" square card is Pumpkin Pie.   I've stamped Mr. Owl in Cajun Craze, the branch is actually a stem from the Cottage Garden set stamped in Old Olive and the little blossoms are from the same set but stamped in Blushing Bride.  The sentiment is from Pocket Silhouettes. I used the new 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch for the stamping and a circle of Peach Parfait Designer Paper to layer it on. Quick, easy and cute!

The Daffodil Delight card stock is so bright and cheery you can't help but smile.  This little gem is from the Cottage Garden set stamped in Melon Mambo and Old Olive, with a Basic Black outline.  A little strip of just-happen-to-have-a-matching-colour ribbon and a simple sentiment from the Fashion District Rub-Ons.

Crumb Cake does sound far more delicious than 'Kraft' doesn't it? The base of this card (another 3" square) is in Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz Designer Paper punched with the Scallop Circle Punch and the For You Flower stamp that's been stamped in Old Olive and punched with the Fancy Flower Punch are layered on a strip of Pumpkin Pie that's been trimmed with the Scallop Edge punch.  Another easy card, that's a snap to make.

Simple Saturday

Ok, ok...it's Sunday, but I was a bit busy yesterday so here's my simpleness for the day.

Later today the FIFA World Cup Finals will happen (finally). Sadly, all of my teams have been eliminated one by one (Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina) so....I'm cheering for Spain. We'll see how it goes.

Back soon with some new stuff. Promise.

Christmas? Already?!?!

Yes, I know it's still July.  I'm not jumping the gun, BUT Stampin' Up! has just released images from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalogue to the demonstrators!

Giddy!!

So many wonderful things, not just for Christmas but for Halloween, Thanksgiving etc.  Being a Demonstrator,  I'll get to order goodies in advance so I can play  and share my triumphs, I may even share my failures, not that I have any ;)

So be on the look out in the coming weeks for some Christmasy goodness!

Friends Never Fade

Today I am playing with the Friends Never Fade set.  The card is a base of Crumb Cake (Kraft) with a slice of Old Olive and some Brocade Background designer paper.  Stamping is done in Old Olive with the sentiment from the Whimsical Words set.  That set is sooo handy! A wisp of Very Vanilla ribbon softens the bottom of the card a bit.

The next card is my favourite kind of card to make the 3"x3" square, so quick and easy.  I used some more of the Brocade Background and a piece of Whisper White to stamp my sentiment in Basic Black, and of course the Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon brings it all together.   

Tag time! Did I mention I enjoy making tags? This was a new technique for me - "embossed resist".  I used the floral image from the Friends Never Fade set and stamped it in Versamark randomly on my tag, then embossed using clear embossing powder.  Once the tag was back to room temperature (ha!) I shmooshed Crumb Cake and Old Olive ink all over the tag willy nilly.  When I got the look I wanted I used a towelette to wipe the ink away from the embossed images.  I'm not horribly patient, so I used my heat tool to speed up the drying time then attached my sentiment tag (stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White, layered on some Crushed Curry) tied a little craft floss that I had lying around (in the perfect colour) and BOOM! another tag.

**note that 'shmooshed' and 'willy nilly' are actual technical terms and I will use them often to describe my technique.

Simple Saturday

The view from the edge of one of our 'local' lakes.  Beautiful.

Tempting.....

 Ok, so I loooove it when things come together so easily.  The card base is Tempting Turquoise, I had some ribbon that matched perfectly so I used that around the piece of Petals and Paisleys paper.  I used Versamark Ink to stamp one of the Watercolour Trio stamps on the Turquoise cardstock, because I didn't think it looked 'right' blank. The sentiment is also from that set. With this card I could have easily used Cherry Cobbler or Old Olive ribbon and it would've still looked great.

Watercolour Trio

Here's some play time with the Watercolour Trio stamp set.  The first is a tag. I love tags, they're quick and easy and are always handy to have around for last minute giving.  I shmooshed (technical term) Daffodil Delight all over the tag willy nilly, not wanting to cover the entire surface.  Then I stamped one of the images in Early Espresso and repeated stamping without re-inking, this creates a softer image.  A fancy flower punch in Crushed Curry with the sentiment from the same stamp set and a bit of Black taffeta ribbon and BOOM! gift tag in a snap.

The card is probably just as easy.  Same technique of stamping without re-inking on the Bermuda Bay card stock, only this time I used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.  The sentiment is from Occasional Quotes and the Designer Series Paper is from the Wintergreen collection.  I threw some ribbon I had lying around across the bottom and pulled everything together.