Time of Year

Good evening friends.  Tonight I'm sharing with you a cute card I made using the new Stampin' Up! in color Peekaboo Peach and exclusive hostess stamp set, Time of Year.

This is a A2 card base in Peekaboo Peach paired with the Playful Palette DSP stack for the hint of color on the side and the balloons.  The "Thinking of You" image was stamped using Peekaboo Peach classic stamping pad and the "on your" was stamped with Memento black ink onto Whisper White card stock.  I stamped the "Birthday" banner onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock with the Peekaboo ink, cut the image out using the Bunch of Banners framelits & my Big Shot.  I popped the banner up using dimensionals.

I used the large balloon from my Balloon Bouquet punch to cut 3 balloons which I then embossed using the corners of the Confetti TEIF and my Big Shot.  2 of the balloons were popped up using dimensionals.  I finished it off by adding bows from some baker's twine that I had hanging around the craft room.

I thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my card. Enjoy the rest of your day!

A Non Traditional Christmas

I got in my Star of Light bundle from the Holiday Catalog and it has just been staring at me.  There are so many possiblities but it took me a while to get a clear concept.  I put these 2 cards together this afternoon but I reversed the colors of the stars for different effects.

Each card uses the same colors but in different ways for the star.  Each uses Whisper White card stock that I stamped with Versamark ink and used Silver embossing powder.  What is a Christmas card without a little "bling"?  The stamped piece is layered onto a Soft Sky panel and a Pink Pirouette card base.

I used my Big Shot to cut out the large star and the decorative star from the Starlights thin lits.  On one I cut the large star from some light blue glitter paper I had hanging around my craft room and the decorative star was cut from the Pink Pirouette card stock.  I reversed the papers for the 2nd star.

I used Tombow glue to put the card pieces together but used dimensionals to "pop up" the star.  A little rhinestone in the center and a sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set and I was done.

Thank you for stopping by.  

Believing Scarecrow

Tonight I tried a "side step" card and used various elements to make this wonderful fall / holiday card.  The card base is made from Cajun Craze card stock.  I used some fall themed DSP that I had in my stash  and I inked the edges with a sponge dauber and Early Espresso ink.

Next I stamped my scarecrow onto Whisper White card stock using the new Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set and then punched out the little guy with the coordinating Gingerbread punch. I colored him with various Stamp n Write markers.

Next I used the Acorn Builder punch and Crumb Cake card stock to make acorns.  They are also inked around the edges with Early Espresso ink.  The caps are cut from the back side of the DSP and the acorn is attached with a dimensional.

For the pumpkin in the back, I used the 1 3/8" oval punch and Pumpkin Pie card stock.  The pumpkin is built with 3 punched pieces, also inked with Early Espresso ink, layered together with Tombow glue.  For the stem I used a scrap piece of Old Olive card stock that I fussy cut.

I cut a maple leaf with the Leaflets Framelits and Old Olive card stock.  The sentiment is from Lighthearted Leaves, stamped with Early Espresso ink. The edges are inked with a sponge dauber and Pumpkin Pie ink. The leaf is mounted with dimensionals to give it some depth.  

There you go folks.  I hope you've enjoyed my little card and have a lovely evening. Thanks for stopping by.