This is another of the Fab 4 swap cards I made for friends, Mary, Julie and Liz. I love the soft look on this one! I used the Pink Pirouette base, with the Pink Pirouette floral print from Bella Rose, then softened it with a layer of cardstock vellum over top, secured with pink mini brads. The bottom of the vellum and designer paper were both scalloped with the new Scallop punch.
The focal point, I used a 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 square and punched the Scallop punch (centered) on each side. That gave me a little scallop frame for the postage Love stamp. I tied some taffeta ribbon around one corner and added a cut-out butterfly to the other. I watercolored the Love stamp with my Blender Pen and the ink pads Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirouette. Again, I LOVED how this card turned out!
Hey demos…check out the September Stampin’ Success! My winning Schoolhouse Rocks submission is photographed in there! Woohoo!!!
I have a class tonight, some assignments due AND a Stamp Camp this weekend! Crazy busy this week! However, I did get my bank breaking order placed yesterday with EXPEDITED shipping! Hope to get it by Thursday so I can play! Woohoo!!!
Wow! Did you see that Stampin’ Up! placed the Hodgepodge Hardware on 25% off special this month (or while supplies last!) Hurry…email me to place your order for these before they run out. These are fun accents for cards and scrapbook pages! Check out my Specials page to see what comes in each kit.
Recently, I submitted two red/white/blue flower cards to Stampers’ Sampler. One card made it into the June/July 2008 magazine, this one did not. Maybe they didn’t look enough like flowers? I used two layers of the scallop punch from Real Red and cut to the center to make them into petals. The white center is one of the flowers from BoHo punch and the center is 1/2 circle punched from Brilliant Blue Faux Diamond Dust. For You is from the One of a Kind stamp set…I just punched it without the little flower.
I made the background by wetting Print Pattern and then coloring the stamp with my Brilliant Blue watercolor crayon. I lightly misted the paper and then stamped. It gives a very muted watercolor look! I used my Polka Dot background with Real Red on Whisper White and tied it with some retired Stampin’ Up! red/white/blue ribbon. I also punched the ticket corner around the corners (LOTS of punches on this card!)
I am a stay-at-home wife with two grown boys. Several years ago, I decided I needed something fun in my life after quitting my corporate job of 22 years. I attended a Stampin' Up! workshop, came home with three cards and anxiously waited for my order to arrive. I signed up to sell a couple months later, and just had my six year Stampin' Up! anniversary in May! I love being part of something that sparks my creativity and hear people comment, "you MADE this?" I also enjoy sharing that passion with others in my classes!
