EEP! A Week!

Can't believe a week has flown by since my last post! Where did the time go???

This is one of the cards that I've been commissioned to make. I think it would work equally well as a masculine birthday card, don't you? Just change out the greeting.

Have you noticed I've been on a Lovely As a Tree kick lately? Can't help it....I think it's about the most versatile stamp set I've ever used!


Stamps: Lovely As a Tree, Blessings From Heaven, Woodgrain
Cardstock: More Mustard Textured, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Staz-On Jet Black, plus Soft Suede, More mustard, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso Classic
Accessories: More Mustard Brads (Regals Brads PAck), Blender Pens, Color Spritzer Tool

August Card Swap

As a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I received the In Color cardstock assortment and Classic ink pads in my starter kit, so I went right to work getting creative! I had this card finished last week, but didn't want to post it here until after the swap on Saturday.

The background is Soft Suede, run through the Cuttlebug with the Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder. The image is from the Stampin' Up! Harvest Home stamp set. I love this set, it is so versatile! You can color the images with Copics or watercolors, or Prismacolor pencils. Or, you can do what I did and stamp the image on watercolor paper (with Stampin' Up! Dusty Durango Classic ink), and use a blender pen to spread the ink around. Quick and easy-peasy, and it looks great, too! The stamp set is #111642 and, as with any Stampin' Up! products, can be purchased by clicking on the Stampin' Up! link on the right, if you'd like.

After punching the corners with the Stampin' Up! Ticket Corner punch, I matted it on more Dusty Durango cardstock, similarly punched. The patterned paper is So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper, which coordinated with the two In Colors beautifully, almost like they planned it, or something.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Year-Round Puns set.

Thanks for looking!