Made by *B*

This is a quick card using vellum as the card base. I much prefer SU’s cardstock vellum to regular vellum as it is much sturdier and holds up better for card bases and going througha  printer.

This card uses the Stitched Exotics set again. The base is wheeled with the “It’s Beautiful” matching wheel in Soft Sky, and then the main image is the 5 pointed blossom from the set. Then I used the 5 petal punch to layer the main blossom as it fits the inside of that stamp perfectly! I added some clear chunky glitter from teh Spring Mini for some shine, and teh inside is layered black and Soft Sky to bring the colors together. Thanks for looking!

I got the Stitched Exotics set as part of the SU! specia and got the “It’s Beautiful” jumbo wheel for free. This cardis super fast and easy using only 2 main colors and lots of sponging!

The base in naturals ivory cardstock and I rolled it with coral along the bottom. The main panel is chocolate chip and guava layered cardstock and I stamped the small dotted leaf oer the guava leaf in white to give it just a peek of texture (you have to look closely for that one!). I added chocolate chip satin ribbon since the card used a lot of flat finish. I have some satin ribbon from the winter mini, but there is also choc. chip satin ribbon in the Theatre multi-pack of ribbon if you need to get some for your use now.

The sentiment is popped up and heavily sponged for added depth. Thanks for looking!

 *I had some probs with my camera but I should be back in action now!*

This was the masculine card for my B-day palooza event. So easy! I stamped the Print Pattern BG stamp along the edge in Navy, and the chef is stamped onto Naturals White. I spotlighted the cake and colored in with markers.

 Bon Appetite!

Here is another B-day Pa Looza cad. So easy!

I used the Ahoy Matey set and the base is Kraft cardstock. The pirate is stamped onto Naturals Ivory and sponged around the edges, as are the Always Artichoke pieces on the front. A little bit of hemp adds some texture to the front.

easy-peasy!

This is the “little girl” card I made for my Birthday-Pa-Looza Stamp a Stack. It uses the Enjoy Every Moment set and matching daisy jumbo wheel. Right now you can get that wheel FREE when you purchase the sey, along with 5 other set/wheel combinations!

This is a pull-out card. The 5 1/2 x 11″ base is folded in half and sealed so that only one side is open and the pink base gets pulled out for your message. The “enjoy” is stamped in Celery craft ink, and embossed in clear. I used the 3 flower punch from the Punch Box to create the matching flowers, and added some purple fine cosmo glitter to the centers to make it POP! Finally I added a piece of wide grosgrain ribbon to make it all come together as the pull-out tag.

Here is another sample using the Enjoy Every Moment set-this was inspired by Laurie Schmidlin’s card which can be seen here: http://justgivemestamps.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/a-little-bit-fu.html

 We made this at my downline meeting this month. I really liked the way she used a black on black layer and loved the circles, but I wanted to make it a bit more springy. I started with a 6×6 square piece of cardstcok folded to a 3×6″ card. I layered another black piece on there and popped it up with dimensionals. The circles are 1 1/4″ punches from Apricot and Celery paper that I pieced around to make it a bit whimsical (great way to use up scraps!). I finished it off by embossing the “enjoy” and adding a touch polka dots in Apricot in the background to brighten up the main sentiment. I added a bit of wide Celery and Vanilla grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.

 I have a Stamp a Stack this Sunday so I will have a sneak peek tomorrow of one of the 5 cards we are making.

We had a wonderful Easter Weekend. We were able to celebrate Saturday at my sister’s house and Sunday here at our house. All yummy food  and happy kids-woohoo!

This little card was made for my hostess club swaps since this month’s theme was embossing or resist techniques.

The background panel started as glossy cardstock, and the eggs from “A Good Egg” were stamped in versamark and embossed in clear. Then I stamped the egg decorations in Versamark into the eggs, and used daubers to add the colors. Finally the whole piece was brayered over in Apricot Appeal. Center image has a raised embossed shell to add a touch of sparkle.

Hope you and yours had a happy intro to Spring!

Another card we made at my downline meeting. This one uses Bold Brights and the citrus slice from Tart & Tangy which I *love*.  The enjoy Every Moment set is not one that I would have automatically picked this year, but I was lucky enough to receive it for free through Stampin’ Up!, and I find my self being able to use it easily for many projects. Plus the background pieces can be used for more sophisticated or whimsical cards/projects. One of my good friends has been scrapbooking with me lately and has gotten a lot of use oit of the sayings as well.

The base is Only Orange and the slice is stamped in Yoyo Yellow-a color I rarely use but sometimes it is just PERFECT! The “enjoy” is stamped on shimmer paper to add some summer sparkle. A little Summer Picnic paper and wide red grosgrain ribbon finish it off.

This card was made using the set Enjoy Every Moment. Right now it is on special-so if you buy it you get the mathcing daisies and dashes wheel for FREE! This was one of 3 cards we made at my downline meeting last week. It is a simple and easy card to make. I started with a 4 1/4″ square card base in Blue Bayou, and stamped the “enjoy” in Pomegranate. The scallop is 2 punches layered, and the scallop border is made using the corner rounder punch without the guide. I added a few dots of the rose red glitter that is in the Cosmo glitter pack (which I *love*) for a touch of shimmer. Pomegranate stitched ribbon completes the easy and quick card.

If you want to try this set out for yourself, you can sign up for my “Wheely Fun” stamp camp which will feature products from the set and matching wheel special. Check out my website   www.brittastamps.stampinup.net   for details!

Are you wearing green? Here is my little leprechaun enjoying her ginormous bow and green beads in honor of her Irish Roots, LOL.

This little card is a simple peek-a-boo card made with a strip of 4×12″ Banana paper scored at 4″ and 8″.

I used my circle punches and scallop punches to create “donut” windows that can be seen as the card opens. I like that the Lots of Thoughts sayings fit inside the circle punches. This was a pretty quick card to put together once I sorted out which punches to use!

Have a great day!