I believe anyone would love to receive a card that said they were the Best Friend Ever! But my idea for this card came from thinking of our lovable, goofy, tennis ball addicted, Chocolate Lab – Marley. (He never met a tennis ball that he did not love!) He left us a year ago today. So when I was looking for a card inspiration and saw the sentiment, I knew it was perfect. Even when he was not perfect, the love and fun we got from him was well worth the troubles. I am sure you know what I mean. Here is my Marley inspired card.
Badges & Banners, 141610
My color inspiration came from the Delightful Daisy DSP.
I stamped the two badges in Tranquil Tide onto a scrap of Whisper White, and punched them using the Best Badge Punch. The tag is made with a 2″ wide strip of Daffodil Delight and is punched using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. I used a tiny strip of the same DSP, just the reverse side, to add a touch to the end of the tag. The ribbon is White Thick Baker’s Twine. I just untwisted the part above the tag. And of course I had to add the gold star to the badge. There is a tiny bit smaller star in the stamp, but I felt it needed a shinier one! The star is a Metallic Enamel Shape.
And that is my simple Best Friend card. I hope you will be inspired to make your own Best Friend card either for a two or four legged friend !!
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Today’s post is all about the beautiful stamp set Oh So Eclectic. It is so nice, and has matching framelits. Although I did not use them on this card. At our OnStage for demonstrators earlier this year was where we got the first look at the new catalog. This set is showcased on the front of the catalog. I immediately loved it, and then I won it on one of the Prize Patrols. I was , and am, a happy camper !! Here is today’s card.
Oh So Eclectic, 143940
My color combination for today is a favorite of mine. I just love Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. But Old Olive is a great pair to any bright in my opinion.
My card could probably be considered a little eclectic as well. I layered quite a bit of stamping.
The base card is Rich Razzleberry
The Sahara Sand layer is embossed with the Oh My Stars embossing folder
The Old Olive layer is stamped with one of the leaves from the set in Old Olive ink
I wrapped a strip of Fresh Fig ribbon around the Old Olive layer. It really matches the Rich Razzleberry
For the top layer I inked a clear stamping block in the Sahara Sand ink and stamped it first
I then added the variegated leaves randomly
I stamped the solid / variegated full flower in Rich Razzleberry and then the outline flower in Memento Tuxedo Black ink over top
I add the Glitter Enamel Dots in the yellow to the center
I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White and punched it with the 1 1/4 circle punch
The Rich Razzleberry layer is punched with the 1 3/8 circle punch
I added an Enamel Shape in Old Olive to finish it.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card and will give this beautiful set a try. There are so many ways to utilize it on cards and gifts.
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I was playing with stamps and scraps today. I know we all have the little pieces of paper left from trimming layers from card stock and usually I throw mine away. But I have seen some beautiful cards made with laying a mixture of colored strips together as a background. Brian King has done this a couple of times. So I decided to give it a try. I had already made the border with a stamps from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and then tried to combine to two!
Detailed Dragonfly
So this is the result of combining the items from my stamping table. A multi-colored dragonfly with a few posies hanging around.
I did not have a color inspiration…..it was more….what will go with these scraps I have? HaHa!! I do not think that is a normal method of color inspiration! But I think it did work in this case.
I glued the strips on to a scrap of card stock at an angle
I die cut the detailed dragonfly from Pacific Point card stock, and again from the Whisper White card stock
I had already stamped the flowers and leaves from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set
I layered Pacific Point base card, and the Basic Black layer
I placed the multi colored scrap behind the Top Layer and once positioned properly taped it down.
I added the top layer to the Basic Black and added the Blue Dragonfly by placing a glue dot on the body and the head, but leaving the wings free.
I added some rhinestones for bling and All Done…
This card could be used for almost any occasion and was such a fun card to create. I will definitely think of my strips of “trash” card stock differently from now on! I hope you will give this a try and please show me your results. I would love to see what you come up with.
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I believe I have posted before about how excited I am regarding the “Piggies” !! I think they are just the cutest little girls. And I realize they could be cute little guys just as easily. But today I have made them girls and a crate for them to be delivered or gifted in.
This Little Piggy, 143922
This is the view of all of them in the little crate. And I used the “Must have in your stamping tool chest (Envelope Punch Board) to make matching envelopes for the little girls. You can see one peeking from behind and in the second photo.
My color inspiration was from the piggies and the stamps, or what is to be colored on the stamps.
For me, the Powder Pink was brought in for this year’s In Colors to color the piggies! It is the perfect shade of pink.. I used the crumb cake and old olive to color the dirt and tufts of grass on a couple of the stamps. And of course the Crumb Cake goes well with the wood DSP used on the wood crate .
Here are the individual cards spread out.
This Little Piggy, 143922
The kisses and the clouds are included in the This Little Piggy stamp set. As is the “Loves You”. I die cut the Loves You with the smallest of the Sweet and Sassy Framelits. I kept them minimal so they easily fit inside the crate and the envelopes, but I had to add a touch of bling! Every little girl needs her Bling! So they each got small rhinestones for earrings. The DSP showing on the envelope is just for some more color and is from the Pick A Pattern DSP. These pieces were laying on my cutting table saying “Use Me, Use Me”! Scraps are our friend!!
The cards are 3 X 3, with the crumb cake base cut to 3 X 6 and folded in half. The Whisper white layer is 2 7/8 X 2 7/8. For the envelope I followed the directions on the Envelope Punch Board for a 3 X 3 card size. They were very quick and easy to make.
I have not forgotten about the crate! It is the Wood Crate Framelits. and it pairs with the Wood Words stamp set. I used the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack to create the crate. These are just perfect paired together. All it takes is two cuts with the framelit using two pieces of the DSP. That may sound like a lot of the DSP but they are 6 X 6 pieces and you have scraps to add to a host of other items. (Remember the scraps on my envelopes above).
Thank you for checking out my card to day. I appreciate your visits and your comments.
The products I used in today’s card are listed below.
I am using a “Not Very Much Used” stamp set today. It is the Tuscan Vinyard. I fell in love with the set when it debuted last year, but then never really used it. So today I have dusted it off and I really like the outcome.
Tuscan Vinyard, 141902
My color inspiration was obviously the grapes, but it led me to another “Not very Used” ink color: Elegant Eggplant. And on it went from there. Here are the colors I have used today.
As I was putting the card together and looking at the finished product, I asked myself why I had not been using Elegant Eggplant! It really pops! I don’t think I am going to need to “dust it off” for the near future. I can think of several sets that it would work beautifully with.
I chose to use the smaller items included in the stamp set. So instead of having a lot of background to cover or additional layers, I decided on a 4 X 4 card.
The Elegant Eggplant base is 4 X 8 and folded in half
The Old Olive layer is 3 3/4 X 3 3/4
The Very Vanilla layer is 3 1/2 X 3 1/2
The grapes are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with the Aqua Painter
The cork screw and the corks are stamped in Sahara Sand ink
The splatter is from flicking the Elegant Eggplant Marker tip into the lip of it’s cap. (Thank you #paperpixie, Julie DiMatteo)
The wine seal is stamped in Elegant Eggplant and punched out using the 1″ Circle Punch
The Linen Thread is just wrapped around the card and the seal is added with dimensionals.
And that , as they say, is that! A very quick and easy card. Each time I do the square card I ask myself why I do not do it more often. Please give it a try. I do believe you will love it.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you.
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s June 2017 Blog Hop! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects inspired by Stampin’ Up!’s 2017-2019 In Colors – Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink and Tranquil Tide. What an amazing collection of new colors! We are excited to share our creations with these new colors. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Colorful Seasons Bundle, 145348
I began my idea with two of the five In Colors, and ended up using four of the five! At least I left off the one I have been using continuously ….Lemon Lime Twist.
I believe that this set of new In Colors work together better than any every have before. I also believe that this wonderful set and bundle, Colorful Seasons, is one of the most versatile sets in the catalog. It covers, spring, summer, fall and winter. What a deal!
The base of the card is Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide. The flowers are stamped in Berry Burst and Powder Pink. A few of them are cut out using the Colorful Seasons Thinlits Dies. The sentiment is from the set as well. (This set has AWESOME sentiments!!) To make the sentiment more of a focal point, I stamped it in Tranquil Tide and cut it out using the Layering Circles Thinlit Dies. I then went around the edge with the Tranquil Tide Stampin’ Write Marker. I felt like this was a way to help it stand out without adding bulk.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Julie DiMatteo Julie DiMatteo @ thepaperpixie.com There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
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