Countryside

I wanted to step out of my box and use some colors that were not in my usual comfort zone.

I love Poppy Parade but was not sure what to pair it up with. So I figured that since all of STAMPIN UP's colors co-ordinate that Pear Pizzazz should go with the Poppy. At first I thought it was too bright but just decided to let it be.

After putting the card together I left it for a bit and it grew on me. LOL

I also decided to give the spritzer a try after watching a video on how to use properly. I now know that it is important to have the marker in the right place for the spritzer to work properly. I still need to practice as you can see on the card I have some spots were I was to heavy in my opinion.

Stamps:  Countryside, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz

Ink: Black

Accessories: Spritzer, Nestabilities, Small Oval Punch

Countryside - Birthday Card

I had a great weekend, if you do not count catching a cold and flu from my husband.

I was in need of a masculine card for the stamp a stack I am hoping to hold before the end of the month. While I was checking out Stampin Connection I found a weekly challenge to give me some inspiration for masculine card.

My card base is Night of Navy, followed by a piece of Blueberry Crisp DSP 4 x 5 1/4. The sketch had two pieces of the top note so I used Night of Navy again but I ran it through the Big Shot with the Lattice embossing folder then cut it in half and place one on each side of the DSP.

I stamped the truck image from the stamp set and cut it out with my Nestability die and layered it on a piece of Crumb Cake also cut out with a Nestability.

I stamped the birthday sentiment from Watercolor Trio and punched it out the the large oval punch from SU and layered it on a Crumb Cake piece that had also been embossed with the Lattice embossing folder and then punch out with the SU punch correct name eludes me at the moment.

Very simple but elegant card that would be great for Father's Day as well.

Here's what I used:


Stamps:  Countryside, Watercolor Trio


Paper:  Blueberry Crisp DSP, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Whisper White


Ink: Black


Accessories: Top Note Die from SU, punches from SU

Thinking of You

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

We got a terrible snow storm here on Friday. It kinda messed me up because I kept thinking it was Saturday as alot of things were cancelled and everyone just stayed home safe.

I got the inspiration for my card today from the challenge at Stamping 411. I changed it up a bit.

This was a simple sketch to follow and you could you almost any image or even a large sentiment in the image area. I am enjoying doing their challenges each week.


Here is my card based on the SSC188 Challenge.

Here's what I used:


Stamps:  Countryside, Three Little Words


Paper:  Crumb Cake, Black, Whisper White


Ink: Black


Accessories:  3/8 Brads, Paper Piercer & Mat Pack