Yellow & Blue Secret Garden

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I haven't been able to add photos to blogger for some reason, which is why I haven't uploaded for a while.

Here is a card I made for the Queen for the Day Challenge (click on the link above to go to my Splitcoast Gallery page for this card.)

Queen myself - REDOs

 

Today what I decided to do for the Queen for the Day Challenge is that everyone gets to be Queen!

So you get to go through your cards from the last year and CASE yourself!

I've been having a very crafty time here as you can see.  I made 5 redos.

 

This first card uses a heart mask and sponging with piercing.  Colors - Marina Mist, white.

 

For this card I colored the flowers with two different colors, added some piercing and twine.

Colors - Island Indigo, Black, White, Not Quite Navy, new SAB patterned paper.

 

I used my square punch to punch out some fun colored patterned papers, glued it onto the card, then embossed!  I used the apothecary accents shape with the sentiment from "You're Amazing"

Colors - Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, white

 

I embossed with stripes (on an angle) and distressed with edges of the kraft background.

The cone is simply a triangle (embossed with lattice) and the cupcake punch.  I also used an embossed frame.

Colors - Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse, Choc Chip

 

Cut out the flower from Bloomin with Kindness and used some apothecary accents frames (pierced the dark purple one).

Colors - Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant.

 

Here are some small closeups.

Secret Garden FUN!

 

Playing with my fun new "Secret Garden" set and framelits!

I made this one for the challenges at Stampin' Royalty.

I used their colors from this week - not quite navy, soft suede, crumb cake and vanilla

and took some liberties with their sketch from last week!

Loved these colors - I had some patterned paper from the Festival of Prints DSP pack in these colors.

 

I used framelits and scoring.

The big blue flower is embossed with white and then I darkened some areas with blue marker.  The two smaller flowers I colored with 3 colors of maker.

 

 

This is one I made with "Secret Garden" yesterday.  I used an embossed frame with piercing and some framelits behind it.  The colors are cherry cobbler, pumpkin pie, vanilla and black.

LOVE again

 

Happy 2013! 

 

Here's my first card for the year.

I used the stamp set "you are loved"

 

The layout is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

 

The colors are from Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Primrose Petals, Pool Party and Black.  I used a piece of patterned paper from the new SAB that fit right in.

You are Loved - Chalkboard

 

Got to make a card today!  This one is for 3 challenges.

The layout is from one of my favorite blog challenges - Retrosketches.  A layout I would never think of on my own, but I love it.  So creative!

The challenge on Splitcoast today was to do the "chalkboard" technique.  Stamp on black paper and emboss with white.  Then you can sponge white ink around to create "chalk dust" look.

The 'ABC' Challenge was to have sparkle.  I used 6 rhinestones on this card.

I love how this card turned out.  The colors are Soft Suede, Pink Pirhouette, Black, White and Rose Red.  I used 4 types of embellishments (button, white twine, ribbon, rhinestones), a corner rounder and edgelits.  Also a bit of embossing texture on the little rose red piece behind the button.  AND heat embossing!  This one is loaded!

Two Secret Garden for Queen

 

I made two variations of this card for our Queen this week.  We had a fun Queen for the Day Challenge this week and I hope you come play along.

 

I inked an acrylic block with 3 colors, spritzed with water, then pressed onto the white paper.  I then stamped twice with images trying to use the same colors of ink as the background.  I used the new die cuts with the new Saleabration paper.  Also the blue ribbon is new too!

 

I pierced on the blue leaf one and tore the paper on this rich razzleberry one.

I really like how they turned out.  A very clean/simple look.  I left off a sentiment so I can add one as I need to.  I think this shows off this new set "Secret Garden" and matching dies in a few neat ways to use it.

Favorites from 2012

I went through the cards I made this past year and picked out some of the ones I liked the best.  Here are my top 15 choices.  Which one do you like the best?

 

 

Some are colorful, some are clean and simple, some are masculine and some are even punch art!
Looking forward to making some more cards in 2013~

 

 

Sneak Peek - Secret Garden

 

Here are the cards I've made with the "Secret Garden" stamp set with matching framelits (die cuts).  So easy to use this set and cut out the flowers.  I love it!

 

I have paired all of these with the Apothecary Accents framelit.  And most of them use the new SAB DSP.

 

Don't forget to use the negatives!

Queen 144

 

I made this card for Queen 144. Please come join the Queen for the Day Challenge on Splitcoast.

The images are from Easy Events stamp set.

Only 5 Christmas cards left

 

After all the Christmas cards I've already given out.  I counted my list again and I still have 5 left to make.  Now after this I have only 4.  If only I enjoyed making multiples of the same design - that would make it easier!!!

 

This is for a couple challenges.  The layout is from Retrosketches.

The 'ABC" Challenge blog was to make a Christmas card with piercing!

I pierced the brown square around the snowflake and also along the zig zag edges.

I glued the snowflake onto the apothecary accents shape (in white) and embossed it.  There is a large rhinestone in the center.

I Dig Baby

 

This is the layout from Splitcoast today.  I really didn't want to do Christmas and I have no baby boy cards in my stash.

 

I combined 3 stamp sets:

I Dig You (truck, bunny)

Short & Sweet (sentiment, hearts)

Road to Happiness (hearts)

 

I loved the colors from yesterday so much I used them again - Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and So Saffron.

I cut out and popped up the back of the truck, distressed the edges of the blue and added a bit of twine!

You Are Loved #1

Just got this stamp set and wanted to make something NON-Christmasy.

The colors are from Splitcoast color challenge today - Soft Suede, So Saffron and Baja Breeze. I just LOVE these colors together and think they would work well for many types of cards.

 

The layout comes from a blog challenge I just discovered - Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

I ripped one edge and inked the edges with yellow.  I added some tiny pearls and tiny ribbon.

I just love this saying "Hope today finds you feeling as loved as you really are!"
I think it could be used for many types of cards.

Retired 4 Challenge Christmas fun

 

I thought I was had enough Christmas cards, but counted again today and am still way short.  I decided to dig out some of my favorite retired SU! images to play with some challenges.

 

The Dasher card is for the layout from RetroSketches.  The sentiment is from Lots of Thoughts.

The colors are from Paper Players - Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party and neutral (sahara sand & choc chip)

 

On this card I used the Snowboarder image (cut out and popped up) and the lovely Medallion stamp (embossed in white) and Many Merry Messages.  I really like this card and don't think the photo really shows it off very well.

 

The colors are from Fab Friday - pool party, gumball green, primrose petals, real red, white

The layout is from Clean & Simple Stamping - fall-to-layout #220.

Male Birthday - You're Amazing

 

I'm really happy with how this card turned out!  A great male card, and quite easy to make!

 

The image is from "You're Amazing".  It is available as a single image!

My husband even agrees that it works for a male card!

 

I glued the zig zags on the black piece, then embossed with dots.