{shades of pink}

Buckaroo Thank You

I really like how this card turned out. The colors are Buckaroo Blue, Chocolate Chip and Naturals Ivory. I used the Flannel Plaid and French Script BG stamps and the flower silhouette stamp that I got from Paper Wishes. The edges of the inner layers are colored and distressed and that layer is raised on dimensionals. The card was finished with a large copper washer tied with blue grosgrain ribbon.

Guava Elegance

This card is a bit of a copy, but I don't remember from where. I copied the basic layout, but used different colors and stamps. My colors are groovy guava, close to cocoa and naturals ivory. I used the floral & french script BG stamps and a stamp from the Garden Silhouettes set. This card is very heavy from all of the layers, and I'm sure the hardware also adds to the heft. I really like how this card turned out. Thanks for looking.

Simple Anniversary

I wasn't sure if I liked this card when I first made it, but it has grown on me. It's very simple and clean, but cheery. The colors are Green Galore, Bashful Blue and WW. The only stamping involved is the sentiment. I used my cuttlebug for the background, and the rest is pretty self explanitory. Thanks for looking!

Bright Silhouette

Another of the silhouette stamps. I really like using that stamp with silk flowers. And this color combo is so cheery I just love it - Summer Sun, Basic Black and Whisper White. I also used the print pattern stamp on the card base, color on color. Very simple, but I like it.

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Plum Paisley

I used another of my new Cuttlebug folders for the BG here - Paisley. The colors of this card are Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and Naturals white. I used silver eyelets on the corners, and used Heartfelt Thanks & Polka Dots & Paisley stamp sets. I finished the card with a little paper piercing in the corners of the main image and connected the dots with my white gel pen.

Silhouettes

I saw this set of clear stamps that are all silhouettes and I really like them. This one is accented with a red silk flower with a pearl brad in it's center. I used the French Script BG stamp on the card base, ruby red on ruby red. The main image is layered on Always Artichoke and then on a layer of mulberry. A very simple card that can have almost any greeting stamped on the inside.

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Finally, a little stamping!

I actually had some time to sit down and stamp this past weekend, and it was GREAT! I don't remember the last time that I just sat and played and made several cards and it wasn't because they needed to be in the mail yesterday. This is just one of several that I made this weekend.

The colors are Green Galore, Chocolate Chip and Naturals white. I used one of my new Cuttlebug folders for the texture along with some chocolate mini-eyelets. The flower is from SU's Sassy Stems and the butterfly (SU-Time Well Spent) was heat embossed with black, watercolored, trimmed and raised on dimensionals. Overall pretty simple, but I really like how it turned out.

Butterfly Birthday

Just a simple birthday card for my niece, Erin, who turned 7 last month. Her favorite color is pink, so I did as much pink as I could handle. The colors are Pink Passion, silver and patterned vellum. The "Happy Birthday" was stamped with black craft ink and heat embossed with clear EP. The card was finished with some silver eyelets and gingham ribbon. Finally, the butterfly was raised with dimensionals. Thanks for looking.

Spring Flowers

Just a simple card to post this time. Colors are Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa and Confetti White. The flowers are from Both Way Blossoms set by SU! The flowers are watercolored, versamarked and heat embossed with hologram highlights EP to make them sparkle. Other than that, the card is pretty simple, a little paper piercing and a few mini-eyelets and that's about it. Thanks for looking!

Valentine Hearts

Our anniversary is the day before Valentine's day so I can get away with only making one card it I want, but I usually make two. This is the first Valentine card I came up with this year. The colors are obvious: black, red and white. The pattered paper was some scraps that I had left over. The hearts were stamped with black craft ink and heat embossed with clear EP and trimmed. I used my white gel pen to color in the flowers and heart edges and raised them on dimensionals. The greeting was stamped with white craft ink and heat embossed with white EP. The card was finished with a bit of ribbon on the two outer edges.