Feathers & Frost Peace & Joy to the World

Paper:  SU Very Vanilla card stock, Whisper White; Canson Watercolor

Ink:  Night of Navy, Momento, Blends and Vintage Photo

Dies:  Stitched Rectangles; SU Ovals, Frosted Bouquet, Beautiful Blizzard, Colorful Seasons and Tropical Chic

Stamps:  SU Feathers and Frost and Good Greetings

Brushed Birds

I used Brushed Birds by Papertrey Ink to make this fancy fold pop-up card.

The pop-up mechanism for this card was designed by Charlet Mallett.

Paper:  Thick Whisper White card stock base, and Whisper White to stamp the birds and flowers.  Sage Small Leaf dsp by Sandylion

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink, Brushed Birds. Stampin' Up, Ribbon of Courage and Banner Blast. Crafty Secrets.

Dies:  Stampin' Up Circles and Colorful Seasons.

Inks:  SU So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Hello Honey.

Stampin' Up Better With You

Watercolor, sequins, heat embossing, and fussy cutting.

Petal Palette

Stampin' Up Petal Palette Stamp Set designs:

My first card was inspired by a design by Jenny Hall (Jenny Hall Designs).  For my version of this card, I stamped the lovely little bird from the Petal Palette stamp set on Whisper White card stock, then stamped it again on a clear acrylic stamping block and immediately pressed this onto another piece of Whisper White.  Both birds colored with Blends and cut out using the matching die set Petals and More.

I sponged Soft Sky and Daffodil Delight ink over the area behind the cut out circles to add color and depth to the leaves and birds.

My second card was inspired by The Card Concept #84 (Sweet Inspiration) challenge for 

January 2018.  

Color Me Happy

Here are some cards from my Color Me Happy Workshop

This workshop was set up so that everyone could play with all of the new beautiful Stampin' Blends alcohol markers by Stampin' Up.  The Color Me Happy stamp set and a few items and elements from the Color Me Happy Project Kit were used here.

This little 2 1/2" x 3" box was inspired by Artisan Design Team Member Paula Dobson.

You Are Amazing

This is for splitcoaststampers.com "Technique Lover's Challenge 654 Everything Old Is New Again: Speedy Cards For Good Causes". For a family member who was evacuated from their home in Montana due to fires. They don't know if they still have a home to go back to. Pray for everyone caught up an all of the national disasters happening right now.

Keywords: TLC654 Speedy Cards

Stamps: SU Feathery Friends

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: White embossing powder, score board

Techniques: Colored Pencil Shading

Hello Friend

Thought that this old retired SU flamingo paper from Birds of a Feather would be a great background for a flamingo card. Die cut the dsp with a stitched edge die and offset it on the white base, trimming off the edge. Layered my elements and added a few silver sequins.

Keywords: Flamingo

Stamps: Pop of Paradise

Paper: SU Thick White, Birds of A Feather, retired, Basic Gray

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Primrose Petals, Old Olive, Versamark

Accessories: Silver Sequins

Technique: Layering

Hummingbird

Stamps: Spring Song

Paper: Canson Watercolor, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Powder Pink, Tempting Turquoise

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, More Mustard, Garden Green

Accessories: Watercolor pencils, Stickles Starburst EF, green gems, Edge punch

Techniques: Watercolor

Spring Song Happy Birthday

A Spring Song Happy Birthday easel fold card.  Sentiment is under the fold.   Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, and Very Vanilla cardstock, unknown dsp, buttons from my stash.  MS lacy edge punch, and Spellbinders scalloped and fancy edge dies.  Buttons from my stash.  The stamp set and caramel cardstock and retired.  

Stampin' Up Best Birds

Two from Stampin' Up Best Birds

Emerald Envy, Crushed Curry and Whisper White.

Whisper White, Night of Navy, Watermelon Wonder, Pear Pizzazz with burlap ribbon.

Swirly Bird For My Peeps

Sneak Peek

Thanks A Bunch treat bags for my "Peeps" attending June workshop.  Each little bag contains, what else...CHOCOLATE!

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Swirly Bird and Sprinkles of Life

Papers and Inks:  Stampin' Up Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Sweet Sugarplum and Affectionately Yours DSP.

I adore this very versatile 24 piece stamp set with matching dies; bird, flowers, branches, leaves, kite, string, butterflies, nest, eggs, bow, flag, splatter, boat, sails, and the awesome adorable swirls.

I look forward to designing with all of the elements in this set.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Wobble Owl Birthday Card - Shake your hooty!

Isn't she the cutest little owl ever!  I made this for my girlfriend and fellow artist, Maria, for her birthday.  Maria's sorority mascot was an owl, so I'm always trying to find a clever card to invoke some great memories.

The card colors are SU Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede.  Owl is a digital, enlarged and colored with Copics on Neenah Solar White.  And the best part is he WOBBLES!  Thus, the sentiment "Shake your hooty!!!"

Stamp set (leaves) from SU World of Dreams, sentiments are computer generated and cut out with the SU Feathers Framelits Dies.  Woodgrain embossing folder by Darice.

Spooky Cute Owl

Halloween Owl Card or Decoration.  Love those glistening owl eyes.  I used the Sizzix Owl bigz die and cut the owl out with 110# Black Card Stock and scraps.  Copics on the talons and Glossy Accents on the eyes.  Spooky cute!

Night Owl

Also in my stash, I cam across this Monochromatic card from a past class.  I made these cards in pinks, yellows, greens and this blue.  Stamp is Inkadinkado colored with Copics with Stickles added for some bling.

You Whoo!

I made this card a few years ago and I really enjoyed coloring the clip art baby owl with Copics.  Fussy cut the owl and branch, and die cut a hole in the front of the woodgrain embossed card.  It sort of looks like he is on a branch on the outside of the tree looking in, thus the blue sky in the background.  I will be making a few more of these cards and will post them here later.