Taylored Expressions "Seasonal Sprig" Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Today I this year's Christmas card to share, using Taylored Expressions "Seasonal Sprig" stamp and stencil set.  I stamped the sprig first with black ink.  I used my We R Memory stamp press to position the large stamp and help create a production line for the 65 cards I sent out this year. 

The stencil really makes it so simple to color.  There are 2 full stencils one for the berries and another for the leaves.

I applied the color with blending brushes applying the lighter ink 1st filling in the image then coming back with the darker shade to add depth.  It went pretty quickly and is really a dramatic effect when you lift the stencil.

I used papers and inks from PaperTrey Ink.  Cardstock Scarlet Jewel (shown above) and Olive Twist (below).  Inks were Pure Poppy (lighter) and Scarlet Jewel (darker) for the berries and Olive Twist (lighter) and Ripe Avocado (highlight) for the leaves.

The stamp set has some great sentiments.  I chose "Let Heaven and Nature Sing" for the front. 

Inside the card I used verse Luke 2:10-11

“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” - Luke 2: 10-11

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Blessings to you this Christmas!

Deb

Unity Stamps - Sweet Ellie #2

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a birthday card to share.  This card was made for our grand-nephew Luke who will be 1 years old this week.  They live in Alabama and his dad is a big Bama fan, so every once in awhile I make a card for one of the kids with an elephant on it.

This stamps is from Unity Stamps and I think it is just so sweet.  

The set is Sweet Ellie.  I colored the image with copic markers and added some stitching around the parameter of the image.

The pattern paper is The Paper Studio"Basics", which I found at Hobby Lobby.  The cardstock is PTI Terracotta Tile.

Close Up:

Copic Colors:

Elephant: W1, W3, W4, E41, R21

Balloon: BG11, BG23, R21, R22, R24, R37

Ground: YG91, YG93, YG95, YG99

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Blessings,

Deb

Unity Stamps - Celebrate the New #2

 Happy Saturday!

Today I have a birthday card I made for a friend's daughter who will be 14 years old this week.   I used a set from Unity Stamps - "Celebrate the New"

It was fun to color and simple to color too.  I added some stitching around the border.  The patterned paper is Stampin UP! and is perfect for her because she is really into stamping and coloring with alcohol markers. The cardstock is PTI Amethyst Allure, her favorite color, purple.

Close Up:

Copic Colors: 

Hair: YR21, YR23, YR24, E33
Skin: E00, E11, E21

Jeans: B41, B45, B39

Shirt: V12, V15, V17

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Blessings,

Deb

Unity Stamps - Sweet Ellie

Happy Birthday!

This card was made for our grand-niece Ellie who will be 7 years old this week.  This stamp is from Unity Stamps - Sweet Ellie, how perfect!  

I colored the image with copic markers.  The pattern paper is The Paper Studio"Basics", which I found at Hobby Lobby.  The cardstock is PTI Hibiscus Burst.  I used a corner round punch on some of the corners to create a pattern.  Then added an eyelet and ribbon to finish it.

Copic Colors:

Elephant: W1, W3, W4, E41, R21

Ground: YG91, YG93, YG95

Balloon: R21, R22, R24, R37

Background: E41, BG000

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Blessings,

Deb

Stampin UP! - Forever Blossoms Wedding

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a wedding card I made for my brother.  My brother is getting married, which is so exciting!!  I used Stampin UP! "Forever Blossoms". 

I also got out some of my favorite Angel Company papers "Emma", which I have been hoarding for about 10+ years, for just an occasion like this!  When Christine showed me her Fall wedding colors, TAC Emma papers is the first thing that came to mind.  I LOVE that color pallete.  It was one of the last new TAC papers before the company closed.  

Cardstock: PTI Scarlet Jewel and Olive Twist.

Copic Colors:

Blooms: R21, R22, R24, R37

YG91, YG93, YG95, YG99

Background: E41, E42

I added some stitching as a finishing touch.

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Blessings to you,

Deb 

 

Unity Stamps - All Cylinders Birthday

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a birthday card to share using a stamp set from Unity Stamps - "All Cylinders" and happy birthday sentiment is from Papertrey Ink "Think Big Favorites #24".

It was a fun stamp to color with Copic markers: B41, B52, B60, W5, W7, YR23.  I also got out my metallic paints for the trim on the car.  

Close Up:

The cardstock is PaperTrey Ink Blueberry Sky.

  I added some Pewter eyelets too. 

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Blessings,

Deb

Unity - Celebrate the New

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a birthday card I made for a friend's daughter who will be 11 years old this week.   I used a set from Unity Stamps - "Celebrate the New"

It was fun to color and simple to color too.  I added some stitching around the border.  The patterned paper is Stampin UP!  and the cardstock is PTI Hawaiian Shores.

Close Up:

Copic Colors: 
Hair: YR21, YR23, YR24, E33
Skin: E00, E11, E21

Jeans: B41, B45, B39

Shirt: BG11, BG23, BG57

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Blessings,

Deb

Fun Stampers Journey - Party Animals

 Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a birthday card to share.  I made this one for my grand nephew who will be 7 years old next week.  Where does the time go?

This set is from Spellbinders - "Party Animals" which I found 

on clearance in May along with "Neon Sign".  

I thought they would go really well together to make a fun card.

Close Up:

I colored the animals with Copic Markers.  I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out the animals and the message balloons.

Copic Colors:  W1, W3, W4, YR21, YR23, YR24, R21, E41

Cardstock: PTI Hawaiian Shores & Terracotta Tile.

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Blessings,

Deb

PaperTrey Ink - Wonderful Words "Together"

 Happy Saturday!

It's June already!  How did that happen?  

I like to send out anniversary cards and this card is one I created using a PaperTrey Ink mini-set "Together", which is on clearance. 

The chevron patterned word is so fun and trendy right now. 

Another trend right now is stencils.  I used a chevon stencil

and TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling paste to add some texture

to the white panel.  I've tried a couple glazes and pastes 

before this one and they took too long to dry...hours to overnight.  

This light & fluffy paste is dry in about 5 minutes, 

definitely my favorite.  

I also like to make the anniversary card in the color of the bridesmaids

dresses, so I made a few colors for upcoming anniversaries.  

The pink card above is PTI Hibiscus Burst, ink, cardstock 

and Raspberry Fizz patterned papers.

PTI Amethyst Allure ink, cardstock and patterned papers

PTI Hawaiian Shores ink, cardstock and patterned papers

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Blessings,

Deb

Waffle Flower - Tender Blooms

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Today, I have a card to share using a set I saw on Facebook and 

fell in love with.  The post did not say what stamp set was used

for the card post.  Luckily in the comments, someone had found the 

set by Waffle Flower - Tender Blooms. 

The image shown is about 3/4 the size of the full image.  

This card is an A2 card (4.25 x 5.5").  It is a large stamp.   

Close Up:

I stamped the image with my We R Memories - Precision Press (original).  

A hinged gadget like this is so handy with a large image. If part of the

stamp image is light or doesn't stamp, just reink and go

over the stamped image again.  

Colored with Copic Markers...

Colors: B60 and 63

E31 and 35

RV 11 and 14

V12 and 17 

Y32, 35 and 38

YG91, 93 and 95

Added some water drop gems, from Taylored Expressions.

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Blessings,

Deb

 

PaperTrey Ink - For the Graduate

Happy Saturday!

Last Saturday, we had the great honor to be at Purdue University 

for our niece's graduation.  This was the card I made for her.  

We had several graduations over the last 5 years.  So I guess I was thinking ahead a couple years ago when I saw this set on clearance.  

I thought it would be perfect for the upcoming college graduations.  

It is a discontinued set from PaperTrey Ink - "For the Graduate". 

I really liked the border with the "class of" and comes with individual

numbers for any date.  A great all around set, usable for any year.

I added some sparkle with glitter cardstock, 

sequins, gems and dew drops.

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Blessings,

Deb 

Stampin' Up! - Art Gallery

 Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

Today I have a card made using Stampin' UP! "Art Gallery".  I used Impress markers to apply ink to the stamp, blending Lilac and Peony Purple for the bloom and Spring Green and Emerald on the leaves.

Close Up:

I added some stitching to the main image and also some spring green and white bakers twine. The cardstock is Bazzill Grape Slush, PTI Lilac Grace and the gingham paper is MFT Gingham Galore.

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Blessings,

Deb

Spellbinders - Nature Grown - Birthday

 
Happy Saturday,

Today I have a birthday card to share.  It uses a Spellbinders/Fun Stampers Journey set "Nature Grown" I bought last year.  It think this is a very versatile set, great for any occasion - birthday to sympathy.

I made a birthday card, which I plan to give to the guys on my birthday card this year.  The tree and sentiment is stamped in PTI Dark Chocolate ink.  The turquoise Ombre background is PTI Stormy Seas and Ocean Tide ink applied with blending brushes I found on Amazon for around $10, love the different sizes.   

PTI card stock: Kraft, Fine Linen and Ocean Tides
PTI inks: Stormy Seas, Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate
Jute ribbon and large Eyelet 

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Blessings to you,
Deb 

PaperTrey Ink - Embellished Elegance

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a fun card to share using PaperTrey Ink - Embellished Elegance, which was on clearance in January.  It was a really fun set to play with so many little stamps to add to create a wreath-like frame, and so many greetings too.   

I made a few cards with this set, some Happy Birthday 

and the Happy Everything card above.

PaperTrey Ink Colors: Black, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Amethyst Allure, 

Honey Nut, Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Berry Sorbet, 

Prairie Grass, Pale Peony, and Terracotta Tile.

PaperTrey Ink cardstock: White & Olive Twist

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Blessings to you.

Deb

Spellbinders - Nature Grown - Congratulations

Happy Saturday,

Today, I have a second card I made using Spellbinders/Fun Stampers Journey - "Nature Grown".  This one is a Congratulations card I made for my brother-in law who accepted a new job in Georgia and will be leaving the snowy midwest.  

I used the color combination, Kraft, Fine Linen and Ocean Tides.  The snow is sparkly fluff which is adhered with glue.  I used a glue pen where I wanted snow under the trees and like embossing powder applied the fluff.  No heat set needed just press in the fluff and tap off the excess and allow to dry.

The sentiment is from Avery Elle "Loads of Wishes", a great greeting set which has just about every sentiment you might need.  I made a couple congratulations and a birthday card too.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

PaperTrey Ink - Perfect Fit Valentine

 Happy Saturday!

Today, I have the Valentine's Day card for my husband.  It uses a retiring set from PaperTrey Ink called "Perfect Fit".  I love all the pieces and the possibilities.  

  It's a clear set, so I decided to use the 3 patterned puzzle pieces and tried to make a fun pattern with them.  I used PaperTrey Ink - True Black, Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy and Pale Peony inks.  

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend!

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings to you,

Deb

Unity Stamps - Possible, Not Easy - Sympathy

Happy Saturday!

Today, I have a sympathy card to share.  A good friend's father passed away in January after a long battle with Alzheimer's, such a heart breaking disease.

 I had just ordered some stamps from Unity and there were several great sets which would work for a sympathy card.  They were having a birthday sale in January, stamps were 50% or more off.  This is one set I bought - "Possible, Not Easy".  I love purple cone flowers.  The script background is also from Unity stamps - "A Faithful Letter" which has a combination of scripture verses about God's faithfulness. 

I love purple cone flowers, which were colored with copic markers.  The script is a separate panel, finished with purple ribbon to hide the edge.  I added some wavy stitched, which was a way to correct my first stitched pass which was a bit uneven.  I haven't used the sewing machine in quite some time and I had to refill the bobbin which I dread, only took me an hour to get it to feed through without binding up - LOL.  It was worth it I think.  I love real stitching on a card.

Close Up:

Cardstock: PTI White & Amethyst Allure

Ink: Memento Black

Copic Colors: V20, 22, 17; YG91, 93, 95; E35

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Blessings,

Deb 

PaperTrey Ink - A-Maze-ing Birthday

 

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a new set to share - PaperTrey Ink "The A-Mazing Stamp set".  PaperTrey Ink is having a Last-call Blow-out sale and this set was only $5.  I thought it would make some fun birthday and anniversary cards.

The layout and colors are very similar to a card I saw online.  The maze and sentiment is heat embossed with Versamark ink and white embossing powder.  Then, the black stamped details are added along with a red heart.

Close Up:

Cardstock: PTI White, Spring Rain and Black

Ink: Versamark ink, PTI Black

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Blessings to you,

Deb