Funky Flower Card

I'm still hooked on that Urban Oasis DSP and still into the funky and fun look. This is the card that my stamping club did last night for their project. It was pretty quick and everyone's looked great when they were done.

I used Basic Black card stock as the base and stamped the Polka Dot background on the top half with Versamark and embossed with clear powder. In case you are looking for this versatile background stamp in the current catalog, you won't find it. It is on the dormant list, meaning it is still available but not shown in the catalog. The item number is 109276 and it's $17.95.

Anyway... after that I put the verse on the Kiwi Kiss patterned paper... this photo actually shows the card done with a rub-on from the "A Perfect Day" rub-on set. Last night I had everyone stamp "It's your day... ENJOY" from the On Your Birthday set since I didn't have enough rub-ons to go around. After attaching that 2 1/4" piece to the card, I pierced along the top edge and tied the black gingham ribbon around the card. I cut the flower using the Sizzix die "Flower Layers" (113458 - $15.95, page 199 of the catalog). I used the three biggest layers and cut the largest from Kiwi Kiss card stock, the middle from the Kiwi Kiss DSP, and the smallest from the card stock. Then the important part... scrunch them all up and then flatten them out to give them texture. Layer the three layers, attach a black button with a glue dot, and thread some green floss through to dress the button up. That's it!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Halloween Nursery Necessities

Remember those little hints of what to expect from my "It's Not Just for Babies" class back on October 8th? Yesterday was the last of my classes, so now I'll show you the rest of what we did...

This card was very simple, but shows how a change of colors can change the mood of a card. Just visualize this same card with Bashful Blue, Whisper White, and So Saffron... change the "boo" to "baby" and you have a cute, traditional baby card. But, using the Halloween palette changes everything:

On this I used Pumpkin Pie ink and card stock with the Polka Dot background, Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss, and More Mustard for the moon. The "boo" is embossed in white using the Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.

If you have done a Halloween project with a "non-Halloween" stamp set, I'd love to see it! Please post a link to it in the comments below. It's great to see how we can stretch the use of our stamps!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

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