Wow Flowers in Chocolate and Pink

Happy Friday!

Another Wow Flowers...

I did this one a while ago - I needed another sample to display with the convention make-and-take box of note cards of the same colors. I like to have a couple items with some common colors to display together in my stamping area - just looks nicer. And, since I was doing a suspension card for my clubs last month, I figured another sample was in order for that also.

I used the Polka Dot background stamp - LOVE that! I embossed it with Versamark and clear powder on the 3"x6" Chocolate Chip card. Then I layered some scalloped white card stock and the Pirouette Pink, punched the circle and assembled.


Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Pumpkin Flower Basket

I've really been on a Pumpkin Pie kick for a while, and the super cute Sweet Always paper isn't helping...

This was one of two project options for my stamp club members last night (the other was a Halloween version). I had them each try out the new Big Shot Machine and the Stampin' Up! Exclusive Basket and Blooms Bigz Die. I think they were all impressed with out easy and quick it is to cut this little basket. Now that SU offers bulk uncut chipboard it is even more fun to play with!

For this one I used Pumpkin Pie card stock, the dot and Thank You stamps from Enjoy Every Moment set, the Basket and Blooms die, Sweet Always DSP, bulk On-Board Chipboard, Fire Round Rhinestone brads, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip Classic ink, and Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon.

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Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Embrace Life in Kraft

Here's a super simple card I did months ago after seeing some cool cards at Target. The Target cards were all square kraft cards with a line image (some flowers, one martini glass, I forget what else), with some bright glitter in just a small area. I'd never think of putting glitter with kraft - two different looks to me... but I liked the cards. Okay, so my version didn't end up with bright glitter, but there is a little. I just love the simplicity of black line art on the Kraft card stock.

My card is 4 1/2" square, using Embrace Life and Fundamental Phrases stamp set. I used the word window punch to punch out the phrase and pop it up on Dimensionals after I stamped one "Hi There" upside down! OOPS!!! I added the brads to the verse to fill up the space and liked it better than the original non-punched and popped version, so I did it to all the cards that I made that day. Mistakes often turn out for the better, just go with it! Oh, the images are stamped in black craft and embossed with clear powder, and there is a little Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the stamens.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Organic Grace Meets KWernerDesign Color Challenge

I had so much fun doing Kristina Werner's Color Challenge a few weeks ago that I've been wanting to try another. I'm finding that doing a challenge helps get me out of a rut, and I definately get in those, stamping and otherwise! LOL! The above card is the one I like the best, but it's not at all what I had in mind to start out with... Well, the stamp set is, but not the layout or the balance of colors. I wanted to keep with the botanical inspiration of this week's challenge:

I was originally thinking a long card... maybe with three images punched out. I didn't like the way that was looking and ended up with the card above. Then I decided to still try to make use of the pieces I started out with, so I did this second card:

It turned out okay, I think, but I like the top one better. What do you think?


Oh, so the sets I used are Organic Grace (Hostess set), Inspired by Nature (verse on the first card), and Dreams Du Jour for the verse on the second. I'm listening to New Age music today and feeling very philosophical I guess. The ink colors are Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, and So Saffron. Both cards start out with a Bravo Burgundy base and are layered with Old Olive and then Confettii Cream.


Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Poppin' Pastels Lovely as a Tree

Wow, I should have posted this one sooner... This card was one of the two we did in my Techniques Class on Pastels this summer. The Weathered background, Rough Edges Alphabet, and Copper Hodgepodge Hardware are now all retired! The focal point uses a tree from Lovely as a Tree, which is still current at least. The card stock is Kraft, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip. The inks used were Versamark and Chocolate Chip. The tree was stamped in Versamark and then colored with the Pastels.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Embrace Life and Scallops

Another Embrace Life card... this set is one of those that I keep using again and again!

This one is a Certainly Celery card with the bamboo stamped in Certainly Celery on the upper half only as a background. The flowers are stamped in Basic Black and colored with the Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery markers and then accented with the white gel pen in the center. Bashful Blue is cut with the Scallop Edge Punch and also accented with the white gel pen.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Inspired by Nature from the Convention

This was one of the cards we did at this year's convention.

The card is a 3"x6" card of Chocolate Chip with Kiwi Kiss as the front panel and a Large Oval punched from Very Vanilla. The grass from Inspired by Nature was stamped with Versamark and then the flowers stamped in Chocolate Chip over that. The verse is also stamped in Chocolate Chip. Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon is attached through a hole punched in the oval.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Sweet Build a Flower

I usually try to post things with current Stampin' Up! merchandise, in case someone wants to buy the necessary items to duplicate the project, but I liked this one so much I couldn't skip it. As you can see from several of my recent posts, I've been having a good time with my new Big Shot and the dies I've gotten for it. This card was one I made the Build-a-Flower die, some retired background paper (name escapes me), Love and Happiness Rub-Ons from last Sell-a-bration, and Whisper White card stock as the base. The embossing on the white was done with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and my new Big Shot machine.

By the way, I have several new packs of the Love and Happiness Rub-ons that I will be listing for sale, along with a bunch of retired stamp sets as soon as I get the list put together. Email me at 1morestamp@gmail.com if you are interested.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Suspended Butterfly

This was my stamp club's most recent project. I had seen suspension cards quite a while ago, but never gave them a try. This was my first. It's an easy and fun variation on a regular old card. Kids would love the movement... have to make some "kids cards" soon!

For this one I used Dreams Du Jour stamped on Kraft card stock and sponged with some Whisper White Craft ink. I stamped some additional butterflies on Bashful Blue with Versamark. The verse and ribbon are both Always Artichoke.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Scallop Circle Wow Flowers

I've been playing with some of my new Big Shot dies and having a blast. I came up with this one using the Sweet Always Designer Series Paper and Wow Flowers earlier this week. I just keep going for that little Wow Flowers set... I really need to hid it on myself! LOL!

Anyway, the card is a regular folded card of Pumpkin Pie which I then cut with the Scallop Circle, keeping some of the fold inside the cut line. After that I cut a half circle of the DSP and extended over the fold a bit to make the scallop circle look complete. I pierced the scallops on the Pumpkin Pie half, added the verse and the circle accented with a rhinestone brad, then a bit of ribbon and hardware and it's done! I had a little trouble deciding on this layout, but once I slid the ribbon over to the left side instead of having it run right down the center of the card, I was happy with it. Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Embrace Life with Ruby Red

While doing some "housecleaning" on my computer this afternoon I found this card I did awhile ago and never posted. It is a super simple card, but I thought I'd post it anyway since sometimes you need that... In fact, I think I'll start a "Super Simple" label, so when you are looking for an idea that is really quick you can click on that link on the right.

Anyway, this is a top fold 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card made with textured Ruby Red card stock. I think textured card stock is a great option when you are trying to make a decent looking card quickly. I cut a 1" wide strip of Basic Black and "embossed" dots on it using the Crop-a-dile. The image was stamped on watercolor paper (another great option for the simple but classy card) with black Staz-On and colored using the Watercolor Wonder Crayons. The watercolor paper is mounted on the card using Dimensionals. A bit of Always Artichoke ribbon cinches the stem.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

The Big Shot is here today...

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