RainyDay Stamper

Bordering on Romance

I love cards with lots of layers and when I saw a card similar to this one in a old Cardmaker magazine, I knew I could make something similar.  I started with our Doily Die.  Now my Big Shot has always been tight and for this die especially I am appreciative. As with any delicate die, sometimes the pieces need a bit of persuasion to remove but the tighter the sandwich the better the cut.  I cut this one out of Whisper White cardstock and yes, I did not remove all the pieces, I mean they are covered up right.  The doily is about 4 1/4 square so I needed a big card, 5 1/2 square so I could use the entire doily.  The flowers are coloured using the layering marker technique and then punched out with our 2 1/2" circle punch.  I then cut a Baja Breeze 2 3/4 circle with my Circle Scissor.  A Whisper White taffeta faux bow (I love using brads to make bows) attached with a Pool Party brad that also holds the greeting in place. (It's a retired hostess set-one day I may clean out my retired sets) 

The Designer Papers are all from Attic Bputoque , I am maybe rethinking my use of the script piece-just noticed it is Very Vanilla! A couple of Basic Rhinestones top and bottom finish it off.

Happy Stamping,

Bordering on Romance

This beautiful card was made by fellow SUDSOLer Wendy Rudyk.  I just love her colours, Island Indigo and Blushing Bride.  Notice the sentiment, well I was mystified as to what she used for that label.  Can you guess?

The  Blossom Punch, cutting off the top and bottom petals-brilliant, don't you think?  Wendy also coloured the Basic Pearls Island Indigo.

Happy Stamping

 

Thoughts of you

images © Stampin' Up! 2012

Isn't this a gorgeous sample that Stampin' Up's artist created.  

Thoughts of You card

Stamps
• Bordering on Romance
• Loving Thoughts

Paper
• Blushing Bride Card Stock
• Riding Hood Red Card Stock
• Sahara Sand Card Stock
• Whisper White Card Stock
• Twitterpated Designer Series Paper

Ink
• Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin’ Pad®
• VersaMark® Pad

Accessories
• Baja Breeze 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon
• Linen Thread
• Twitterpated Designer Buttons
• White Stampin’ Emboss® Powder
• Stampin’ Dimensionals®
• 3/16" Corner Punch
• Mat Pack
• Paper-Piercing Tool
• Big Shot™
• Heart Collection Framelits Die

Happy Stamping,

 

Simply Scored

Ok you have your Simply Scored board but what do you use it for?  Yes, scoring your cardstock to make crisp, clean folds but is that it?  How about using it to add texture to your card?  With score lines every 1/8" your Simply Scored board is perfect for adding grid patterns to your cardstock to add some punch to a basic card.

I scored both vertically and horizontally every 1/2" creating a grid to cover the entire card front.  The floral image is from Bordering on Romance and coloured with our markers and then punched out using our 1 3/4" circle punch.  I then cut a 2" circle of Blushing Bride with my Circle Scissor Plus then layered them onto a 2 3/8" Island Indigo scalloped circle. The sentiment is from Friendly Phrases stamped on Whisper White using Island Indigo ink and layered onto Blushing Bride and Island Indigo.

Whisper White Taffetta ribbon finishes off the card with a simple knot.

Happy Stamping,

 

Simple Beauty

I am needing Thank You cards right now so here is another simple card made with a set from the Occasions Mini, Bordering on Romance.  

This is just one of the flower images in this set, there are three of them along with two border stamps that coordinate with our new Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and Impressions folders.  I stamped the image on Naturals White with Black Stazon ink coloring in with my watercolour crayons and blender pen.  I used two colours that are not colours I reach for but I love the way they work with the Natural White cardstock, Always Artichoke and Perfect Plum.  The sentiment is from Thank You Kindly and I stamped it using the Black Stazon as well. The image is matted with a thin border of Perfect Plum and then  using dimensionals I matted it again onto Always Artichoke.  The ribbon is the fabulously soft seam binding that ties so beautifully.

Happy Stamping,