Celebrate the Sunset

Hi friends, today I needed to create an anniversary card for a special couple and complete a challenge at Pals Paper Arts. Lucky for me, I was able to do both.   Here is the inspiration for my card.

I wanted to try a little different take on the challenge and instead of using paper for the elements, I used ink and a stamp.  I started with a piece of whisper white card stock cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I sponged most of the right side using my classic stampin pad in So Saffron. I then cut a circle from cardstock to use as a "sun" template.  I sponged around the template using Hello Honey and Delightful Dijon classic stampin' pads.  To build my sunset out further I sponged Pumpkin Pie, Tangelo Twist and Real Red also from classic stampin' pads. I finished the look using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set, stamped in Early Espresso.  The sentiment comes from the 2016 Occasions catalog, Beautiful Ride. I mounted the image on an A2 card base made from Hello Honey card stock. 

I hope my friends enjoy it and I hope you do as well. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

Flowering Fields Forever

It's been a busy day but I wanted to tackle this weeks challenge at Pals Paper Arts.  This week is a sketch by Linda Callahan and below is my take on it.

I started with a card base made from Whisper White thick cardstock. To that I added Perfectly Artistic DSP from the SAB catalog cut as shown.  I layered a piece of washi tape from my stash across the bottom piece of DSP.  I then stamped the flower from the Flowering Fields stamp set, also in SAB, using Wisteria Wonder and Old Olive classic stampin pads onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I went back and added the butterfly from the same stamp set using Blushing Bride classic stampin pad.  Before adhering the stamped image to the card, I used a stamping sponge to put Old Olive ink around the edges to make it "pop".

I will be using this PPA286 challenge card for a friend's anniversary.  Thanks for stopping by my blog. Enjoy your day. 

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My lovely Valentine

I like to give my husband Valentines for the entire week leading up to Valentine's Day. This year we are trying to consume less sugar so I'm going with cards and little notes letting him know how much he means to me. One of the cards I created uses the beautiful Bloomin' Heart thinlit die.  I just love how intricate this die is and how lovely it looks when cut from foil paper.

For this card I used Basic Black cardstock for the card base.  I cut the heart from Red Foil sheets left over from Christmas. The flower accents were cut from some white glitter paper I have hang around. Using the precision base plate in my Big Shot and the Big Shot die brush system makes removing all of those tiny pieces of paper a snap. After all the pieces were cut, I adhered the heart to the base using the Stampin' Up! fine tip glue pen. The flowers were attached to the heart with glue dots.  I then made a bow from some red ribbon and attached with a glue dot.

Such an easy, lovely Valentine's card.  Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog. Have a great day!

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A Ray of Sunshine

I survived an all day crop yesterday and managed to produce some really great cards. One of these was my Ray of Sunshine birthday card. I used the new Sunburst Thinlit die from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog along with my Sky is the Limit stamp set and my Tree Builder punch.

I used Sahara Sand cardstock for my base and Soft Sky cardstock for my background. The sunburst is cut from the new Perfectly Artistic DSP in the SAB catalog.  After stamping the airplane and sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock, I cut the airplane out by hand and used my Tree Builder punch for the sentiment. Both are then mounted with Stampin' Dimensionals.  

Thanks for looking at my kreation.  Enjoy your day. 

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