Western Flair

"Manchester" is the featured designer paper on this card. The muted colors of Kraft, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze and Always Artichoke, and the plaid designs, give it a more masculine feel than a lot of other SU papers. I inked the edges of everything with Creamy Caramel. The circles are stamped with stamps from "Wanted," "Priceless," and "Be Happy" is from the "Darling Dots" hostess set. I used a Vintage Brad and a silver brad from the Hodgepodge Hardware set. I used lots of circle punches and this card was a lot of fun to make!

Hey There!

Aren't these colors striking together - Real Red cardstock and So Saffron designer paper from the Sale-A-Bration Delicate Dots collection. The giraffe and bird are from "Wild About You." "Hey There" is from "Really Retro" and stamped on the tab using the Round Tab Punch. It's attached with a red button and thread. The Flower Ribbon Slide on the Real Red Ribbon is a piece included in the Hodgepodge Hardware set.

Funky Flowers

The black flowers were made using a SU Sizzlits Die called Flower Blossom. (The Sizzlits single dies are only $4.95!) The flowers are attached to Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion and Green Galore dots punched from the 1 1/4" circle punch, with coordinating Bold Brights Brads. I embossed the Whisper White background with a Cuttlebug folder and added a strip of Basic Gray Designer Paper from the current Hostess Pack. I love all the dots!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This cute little guy made the rounds last year - I cased him from someone but I have no idea who. He's made completely from Stampin' Up! punches - Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" circle, 3/4" circle, Word Window, and Large Tag. The brim of his hat is made by punching two ovals side-by-side about 1/4" apart. Using the oval punch, punch out the part in between the two ovals. The cardstock colors are Garden Green, Summer Sun, Black, Confetti White, Really Rust and Blush Blossom. A Blush Blossom Marker was used to highlight around the face and nose, and to make rosy cheeks. I used SU black gingham ribbon, and the google eyes and shamrock are from Michael's. He was so fun to make!

This Round's On Me!

I should be preparing for my Hostess Club which meets Friday, but I had this idea in my head and had to put it on paper! The green beer stamp is from "Cheers To You," colored with Stampin' Pastels, and coated in Crystal Effects (which I've stuck my thumb in twice now!) "Time to Celebrate" is from the "Celebrate Everything" set and stamped in Glorious Green. I used small and medium oval punches, and the background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder - it sort of reminded me of beer bubbles! The cardstock is Glorious Green, Gable Green and Whisper White - colors you'll probably see together only on a St. Patrick's card!

Kiss Me, I'm Irish!

This card was sort of copied from Stampin' Success magazine, a publication given to SU demonstrators. I punched Green Galore designer paper from the current hostess pack with the Full Heart Punch and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. The Certainly Celery ribbon is a Sale-A-Bration freebie. Since I don't have any St. Pat's stamps (gasp!) I used a "Kiss Me" button I found at Michael's. The heart brad and shamrocks are also from Michaels. Cardstock colors are Certainly Celery, Green Galore and Whisper White.

We Grow Great By Dreams

We made this card at one of my Stamp-A-Stacks a few months ago and it was a customer favorite. The cardstock is Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip. The Bella Rose designer paper is so elegant and pretty, and I trimmed it with a scalloped edge punch. The "Dreams du Jour" stamp is water colored with Pink and Celery. The Flower Fusion felt flowers, attached with a vintage brad and Stampin' Dimensional add the perfect finishing touch. Using a Corner Rounder punch on the base cardstock helps give the card a softer look. I made lots of these to use as my personal "thank you" cards and gave many as gifts.

Pretty Petals

This card was inspired by something I saw on the SU Demonstrator Website. The background stamp is "Pretty Petals" and was applied with a brayer and So Saffron ink. The flower is made by snipping the "petals" of the scallop circle punch. The clear button in the center was applied with Crystal Effects as it was the only adhesive I found to be invisible. Under the clear button is stamped "kindness" from the "Define Your Life" stamp set - hard to see, but it's there! The sentiment is from "Heard from the Heart," stamped with Old Olive on Very Vanilla cardstock. I used the scalloped edge punch on the vanilla, and the stem and leaf are made from Old Olive cardstock.

Here's the photo!

Oops! No picture! Sorry for the extra post! I'll get this figured out one of these days!

This is Apricot Appeal designer paper from last catalog's hostess pack. I also used Almost Amethyst, Cameo Coral and Whisper White. The flowers are from Petal Pizzazz. I stamped them on white cardstock using Cameo Coral ink, cut them out and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. The Certainly Celery flower stems are also from Petal Pizzazz. The phrase "warm wishes" comes from the Hugs & Wishes stamp set. The flower vase was made by punching cardstock with the large oval, and cutting the ends. And there's that Eyelet Border Punch that I love so much!

Priceless Butterfly

The inspiration for this card came from an old Paper Crafts magazine. I used Certainly Celery, Taken with Teal, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White cardstocks. The "Priceless" set has some of my favorite swirls which I used on the teal and white. Can you see the Crystal Effects on the butterfly? It gives it sort of a 3D effect. I used my favorite new punch, "Eyelet Border" on the white strip and layered Certainly Celery and Apricot Appeal ribbon. "Wonderful" is from the "Warm Words" stamp set - a must have! I used the Ticket Corner Punch and added some green rhinestones on the centerpiece.

Simple Elegance

I made this card for friends of mine who just got married. I actually help get them together, so I'm very happy this worked out!! Congratulations Steve & Jessica!

I used Whisper White and Black cardstock. The front was embossed with the Cuttlebug heart embossing folder. The heart and "mr. & mrs." are from "Chit Chat Rub-ons" and placed inside a piece of silver Hodge Podge Hardware. It's tied together with some organza ribbon.