I needed a baby card and wanted to do something a little different from the ordinary pastel colors, so I chose red, white & blue. I had received all these nice Swiss Dots embossed cardstock pieces from my friend Anne, so I took one that she had partially embossed and in the blank area, embossed a little blanket-stitched square from the CB Stitched Squares folder. (She also did an excellent job embossing two lines with her new Scor-Pal and I feel bad covering them up!! Sorry!) Inside the square, I stamped the rattle from Holiday Blitz in Brilliant Blue, then again on a scrap in Real Red, cut out the top part & mounted it on top of my original image. I added a sentiment from Nursery Necessities, then tied some wide red grosgrain ribbon around the white and added a red gingham layer and tied it in a bow. I hope it doesn't seem too girly with a bow!!! This was a real quick easy card (whew!) and I hope the family enjoys it! And sorry about the shadow on the card....it's the best I can do at night!
Okay, the winner of my 7000-hit blog candy has been chosen!!!
But first, let me say that I had my socks knocked off by all the wonderful responses I got to my question, "What do you do with all your cards?" So many people do so many wonderful, selfless acts, it really made my heart sing! Here are just some of the answers I got:
- Send them to friends & family as RAKs
- Give them to friends & family as gifts
- Give them to nursing homes for the residents to send out
- Send them to the troops
I was humbled by the responses; you are all winners in my book because you share so much of yourself! God bless you all!
Okay, now for the winner of the blog candy:
PEANUT BEE! She should win just because of that cute little name! So, PeanutBee (Denise from The Paper Landscaper), get in touch with me so I can get your address and your little goodies can be sent on their way! Thanks so much for visiting me and all the nice comments you leave!
Here's her inspiration:
Stampin' Up! Colors are: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue & Close to Cocoa
Here's a fun new thing for you to try: Ribbon Weaving. I was checking out Kristina Werner's blog and she always has some cute video tutorials, especially on "Make a Card Monday"! So I decided to try her latest inspiration challenge because I love these colors, along with the ribbon weaving. Not sure if I really like all the squares and circles going on here, but it was a lot of fun to do! Click on the photo for a close-up! Then you give it a try!
Stamps: Green Thumb (Papertrey)
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Shimmery White, Basic Grey LilyKate
Ink: Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa
Acc: Grosgrain Ribbons
I came across Lori's blog, The Diva Stamper, and her challenge from the cover of Real Simple magazine. I had some pretty Basic Grey LilyKate paper, so I decided to play, using today's SCS Sketch Challenge as well. I really need to get out of my watercoloring rut, but it's so much fun!
I stamped my image once on River Rock, then again on watercolor paper. I colored the image, cut it out & adhered it with dimensionals on the River Rock image. I used Kraft as my base for the card as well as the image, distressing it with the edge of my quilting ruler. I added some wide satin chocolate chip ribbon, some lace from my sewing rag bag and I aged my pink gingham by daubering it with River Rock. I left the sentiment off so I can add it when I need a specific card. Thanks for visiting!
Stamps: Touch of Nature
Paper: Kraft, River Rock, Watercolor, Basic Grey LilyKate
Ink: Stazon Black, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral, More Mustard, River Rock
Acc: Aquapainters, Ribbons, Sponge Duaber, Dimensionals
Check out Misty's blog here for a chance to win some nice blog candy! Wowza, who doesn't want to try for that!!!
I don't know why I struggle so with some challenges; I get an idea in my head that seems like it should be easy, but it doesn't always work!! Anyway, this card is for today's SCS Color Challenge as well as Jen's sketch challenge, shown here. I have never done one of hers, so it was fun to see what others have done, all the talent out there is amazing! I omitted the sentiment on this card so I can add one on later. (Click on the photo for a closer look!) Thanks so much for stopping by!
Stamps: Country Collection (retired SU)
Ink: Stazon Black, Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, Mellow Moss
Paper: Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, Shimmery White, Basic Gray, Groovy Guava Prints DP
Acc: Pearls, Nestabilites, Dimensionals, Aquapainters, WC Crayons
This card was a fairly quick one to make, compared to others! Anne had already embossed the white cardstock for me, so all I had to do was stamp the little flowers from Simply Said, color them with my markers and mount it on my Green Galore scalloped rectangle. I pulled the colors from the little ribbon I recently got at Michael's. I hadn't used Ballet Blue for a long time, and it was calling to me, especially when I saw that ribbon peeking out from my stash! I added a little bling to each flower although it is probably hard to see from the photo! If you click on the photo, you can get a much better view. A tiny little sentiment from PTI finished it off. TFL!
Stamps: Simply Said, Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Ballet Blue, WW, Green Galore
Ink: Stazon Black, Ballet Blue
Acc: Nestabilities, Circle Punches, Markers, Bling, Dimensionals, Mike's ribbon, Dotted Swiss CB folder
