Pick A Petal in Soft Sky and Amethyst

Today's card is one I did during the warmer months, as you can see from the green vegetation in the background... (no, I did not move to Florida)

I embossed the same petal from the Pick a Petal set (109445) repeatedly on different sheets of Soft Sky Designer Series paper and cut them out. Then I embossed the center on a scrap of Almost Amethyst, again using white embossing powder and cut the center out. To create the card I used a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Soft Sky folded in half, and then stamped the "Thinking of You" from the Three for You Punch Box (109227) along the top and bottom edges in Soft Sky. I adhered a one inch strip of Almost Amethyst card stock to a Soft Sky card and pierced the right edge and created faux stitching with a white gen pen. Then I layered a 3" square of Whisper White and assembled the flower on top of that. I used a purple Rhinestone Brad (109111) in the center of the flower and added a bit of white grosgrain in the lower right hand corner.

This is a fairly quick card and a great use of your small scraps of background paper!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Embrace Life with Bleach Painting

This is one of the cards we'll be making tonight in my Bleaching Techniques class. I love how this one turned out! It's pretty simple too!

I used the Embrace Life set with the Ginger Blossoms

Designer Series paper, Groovy Guava card stock, a small strip of the Textured card stock at the bottom, and just a bit of Certainly Celery DS paper. For the flower, I embossed the image on Groovy Guava with Vermark and clear powder, then used an Aquapainter filled with household bleach to paint around the stamen to create the lighten center of the flower. I cut the flower out and attached to the card using Dimensionals. Then I added a small half pearl from the Pretties Kit and a bit of Grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Heartfelt Thanks in Banana and Plum

Hmm... Banana and Plum - sounds like the start of a fruit salad! Anyway, this card is one I did a long time ago... I really need to get caught up on posting!

For this I used Heartfelt Thanks, Rough Texture Wheel, and Everyday Flexible Phrases stamps. The card is Barely Banana with a Perfect Plum band wheeled with Perfect Plum ink and the Rough Texture Wheel. I used the Slit Punch and a Antique Brass brad to create a little interest on the Plum band. The inks for the flower are Perfect Plum and Always Articoke. A Barely Banana button finishes off the Flower.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! If you still didn't make a Valentine for your sweetie, here's one more idea...

I adapted this from an idea in one of Stampin' Up!'s publications. I used Sweet Shapes and All in a Row along with the Rough Edges Alphabet. The card stock colors are Confetti White, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Regal Rose, and Old Olive. I used Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, and Old Olive ink. Some colored brads, Hodgepodge Hardware and ribbon (retired) finish it off.

Have a sweet day!

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Time for Hearts

Wow! It's February already! Time to make a Valentine for your special someone! If you don't have tons of heart stamps, a big chipboard heart is a great alternative. This one is covered in Rose Red Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! Sanding the edges of the heart with a sanding block after the background paper is attached gives the smooth wore edge. The card base is Purely Pomegrante with a rectangle of River Rock stamped with River Rock ink and the Linen background stamp. A bit of twill tape and hemp ties it up. The verses are both from the Happy Everything set.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

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Circle Closure Cards

For these two cards I used "Circle of Friendship" but this design is great for any circle stamps or even anything that will fit in a circle:

I thought these cards were worthy of posting even though some of the supplies are retired. This design, I call the "Circle Closure Card" was one I saw in a Stampin' Up! publication.

Basically, you take a 4 1/4" by 11" piece of card stock, score it in the middle at 5 1/2" and also 3/4" from one end. Fold back the 3/4" piece and punch with the 1 1/4" circle punch half-way up on the fold. This gives you a half-circle notch. Then you use the 1 3/8" punch and 1 1/4" punch to create the circular focal point which serves to hold the card closed when mounted on a Stampin' Dimensional on the inside of the card and slightly overlaping the notch. These cards can be oriented and decorated in so many ways! Here are just two examples, one vertical and one horizontal.