Easter Card

Hi Stampers, I am getting ready for a class on Tuesday. The ladies had asked for a Easter Card. I do not have any Easter type stamps that would be suitable for this class. I had to really think hard about this. I knew that at least I had an Easter Greeting.

When we think of Spring we think of Easter, so what would be more appropriate that a Tulip. They are usually the first flower to bloom in the Spring.

I used the tulip from Garden Whimsy, sentiment from All Holidays,DSP Raspberry Tart, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose Card Stock.

I also used my new texture plates from SU on the Pink Pirouette, sponged the edges and over the top of the embossing to give it some more depth. They are bigger than the cuttlebug embossing folders as they cover a much bigger area and are not a folder but a plate. You can find them on page 203 of the catalogue.

I used Regal Rose and Always Artichoke markers to color the tulip and stems. Thanks for looking.

Blooming With Love

I had been surfing SCS awhile ago and saw that a lady had made beautiful note cards with this set. However, I do not own this set and thought could I maybe use something else. Then I remembered that a customer and good friend of mine had this set a asked if I could borrow it to try and make some note cards. Thank you Karen. Upon first looking at this set there was not much I liked except for the stamps with the three items on it, the vase and the two flower pots. But, after working with it I love it. Karen stopped by yesterday to pick up her order and I showed her what I had made so far with it. She was very pleased with the results, especially since I promised her a set for letting me borrow the stamp set.



I used water color paper and markers to color the images which I stamped with Black Stazon. I used the retired DSP paper from Porcelain Prints and River Rock and Blue Bayou card stock which are also retired. Got to stop hording these beautiful papers.




On the card with the long row of different pots I just added the watering can and the flower pot on the ends to make it longer. I cut this piece out with one of my nestabilities die. Sponged the edges with Blue Bayou to give it a layered look.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Three Little Words

Three Little Words, "words" they can have such a impact. Sometimes good and sometimes bad. Unfortunately we can't always take back our words. I try really hard not to speak before thinking, although my pause can sometimes cause doubt, it usually saves me from saying something I might be sorry for.

Well todays card is from a new stamp set called Three Little Words. I really like the flower in this set. I used Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss card stock. I colored the flower and the capital T with Pacific Point using the Aqua Painter and the stamp pad. I added a little bit of dazzling diamonds to the tip of the flower.

I used the Nestabilities to cut the ovals and used the ticket punch on the rectangle pieces. I had some of these babbles that just happened to be close to the Pacific Point color so I thought I would add them too.

I also paper pierced around part of the oval. I did pretty good just guestamating the distance between each hole. Thanks for looking.

Pocket Shilouettes

Hello stampers, this is my card for today.

I used the Pocket Silhouettes Stamp Set, Mellow Moss and Chocolate Chip Card Stock and 5/8" Chocolate Chip Ribbon. I paper pierced around the circles with a piece of plastic mess used for some other hobby.

I stamped the images from Pocket Silhouettes on the Mellow Moss card stock with Chocolate Chip ink, used circle punches to cut out the circles and sponged the edges. Layered this onto another circle of Chocolate Chip card stock.

I lined these previously made pieces onto the DSP and traced the bottom of the circle and then punched it out on the DSP. Tied the ribbon around the DSP adhered it to the card front put the circle pieces in place and paper pierced around them with a plastic circle that I believe is used for plastic canvas sewing.

Thanks for looking and leaving your comments.

Sympathy Card - Upsy Daisy

I am going to challenge myself to putting a new card on my blog everyday.

I wanted to do a clean and simply card and I wanted to use a stamp that would only require one color of ink, use a minimal of layers and accessories and one color of ink.

I used the Upsy Daisy stamp set, the sentiment from Close As A Memory for the inside of the card. My ink was Black Stazon, the ribbon is Basic Grey Taffeta. I used one of the border embossing folders for the border on the edge of the card and lightly sponged grey to give it a different look than just embossed. The sentiment of the front of the card is from the same set, I used a marker and made dots around the edge and lightly sponged it with black ink.


I also stamped the inside of the card with the Upsy Daisy that had been stamped off first then onto the inside of the card twice. I used the sentiment from Close as a Memory for the inside verse. I apologize for the poor image of the inside just could not seem to get it as clear as I would have liked it.

God's Beauty

I had to make a Birthday card for my step daughter. I had picked up some new nestabilities and decided to check out SCS for some inspiration. I found a card by lady who goes by "lazylizzard" and decided to use her card for inspiration. I love this level one hostess set. The butterfly is just so beautiful.

The card base is Soft Sky and the DSP (Designer Series Paper) is Baja Breeze. I also used Soft sky for the stamped image of the butterfly.

I cut the flowers and the leaves with the Nestabilities and sponged the edges with the same ink as the card stock (Soft Sky and Kiwi Kiss. I also added some dazzling diamonds to the butterfly's wings.

This card was made from one of the Sale- a- bration's sets called Polka Dot Punches. I stamped three flowers on More Mustard with More Mustard and three flowers with Chocolate Chip on Chocolate Chip card stock. Punched them out with the 5 petal punch, but you could also cut them out if you do not have the 5 petal punch. (Just a note that all the stamps in this set can be used with one of the co-ordinating punches. The heart punch, scalloped circle punch, 5 petal punch and the 1 1/4" punch are the punches you would need for these images.) I sponged all the More Mustard flowers with More Mustard and Chocolate Chip on Chocolate Chip flowers. Stamped extra flowers and punched the centres out with the 1/2" circle punch and layered those in the centre of the flowers.

With the Big Shot I cut two of the stems and leaves with Kiwi Kiss. I layered all these pieces in the bottom right hand corner of the Top Note which I also cut on the Big Shot using cream colored card stock. Stamped the sentiment from Wonderful Watercolors in the upper left corner and layered this completed piece on a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of More Mustard and adhered this to my card front. Thanks for looking.

Good Morning fellow stampers. Yesterday I was surfing on Split Coast Stampers and came across a card that I fell in love with because it had pink and black my favourite colors and it was watercolored. I thought I had saved the lady's name but I guess it did not save as I can't find it. I just had to try to do card that was similiar. I used SU supplies except for the punch, watercolor markers, watercolor paper the ink colors were Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. I stamped the roses and then stamped them again on a separate piece of Watercolor paper, cut them out and layered them ontop of the first stamped roses. I also applied the bee the same way.

Inside the card I put a piece of Pink Pirouette the new in color scalloped the edge and stamped a single rose and a birthday greeting. If you need any more information please don't hesitate to email me gatchell@mts.net.

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

Well we had rain that turned into ice here. I had to cancel my class last night because all the roads were like hockey rinks. I had already prepared for my class and one of the cards was to be for Valentines Day. I wondered what I would do with all those pieces. So after I spent several hours chopping the ice on the sidewalk so that no one would hurt themselves this is what I came up with.

I decided on Garden Whimsey, I stamped the butterfly on the card stock and again on another piece of card stock. I covered the butterfly and wheeled the Whimsy Wheel inked up with Red Riding Hood. I cut out the second butterfly and glued it on top of the first butterfly. I punch out some of the holes with the 1/4" punch and 1/16" punch so that the Red Riding Hood card stock would show thru.



The three squares at the bottom were made with the punches with the exception of the pattern paper which was cut 1" square.

Make your next birthday celebration an event to remember when you gift your friend or loved one with this mouth-watering cupcake - themed card set! Set includes cards and a beautiful box to keep cards in or as a great gift. All you need to bring with you is double sided adhesive. Level of difficulty is 2 this project involves simple stamping, cutting, card & box assembly.

Date: March 20 & 21st
Time: 9:30 a.m. or 7 p.m.
Cost: $25.00
Location: 37 Pine Cres., Aspen Park
Phone: 204 - 642-8049

Please email me to sign up for this class: gatchell@mts.net

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