Stamping Expressions

A Lovely Letter

 

This is part of a set that I made for a friend of mine and I used one of last year's colors, Pink Pirouette.  I love this color and have a big stash!  I stamped the Baroque Motif swirl and the Lovely Letter in Chocolate Chip craft ink and embossed with clear powder.  It's hard to see in the picture, but I also went back over the front with En Francais in Versamark.  The card is layered on a Chocolate Chip base and tied up with some of the Pink Pirouette ribbon.  A quick and easy card perfect for any occasion.  Happy Stamping!

Circles Squared

 

Circle Circus (115778) is a really a fun set to play with and with ten different stamps, the possibilities are endless.  The scallop circle  and other circle punches can also be used for detail and layering.  I stamped the images in Basic Black, punched them out with the 1 1/4" square punch, and arranged them on a piece of black cardstock ontop of Green Galore.  The Lovely Label punched sentiment is from All Holidays, but Teeny Tiny Wishes would also work great.  You can order this versatile set and all the supplies here.  Happy Stamping!

 

Soft Suede Floral

 

I  used the Fifth Avenue Floral set alot with last year's In Colors, so I am trying to break out of that mold and use one of the new colors: Soft Suede. I added Old Olive and Certainly Celery and this is a fabulous color combination!  The base is Soft Suede with a layer of Old Olive and tied up with Old Olive 3/8" tafetta ribbon.  The ribbon is part of the Ribbon Originals bundle (116792) in the Holiday Mini Catalog. 

Sponged Medallion

 

This new Medallion stamp (115223) is one of the most versatile background stamps I have ever seen!  I've used it here as the focal image and I love the simple elegant look of it.  I sponged Old Olive in the center and worked out adding Certainly Celery around the edges.  I stamped the center again and used a 3/4" circle punch adding a green rhinestone brad (109111.)  You could also add a sentiment in the right hand corner if you needed one.  Happy Stamping!

Accordian Card Purse

 This was a really fun project to create to hold all the cards I've made using the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper.  I covered two pieces of On Board Book Basics 5" x 71/2" using the DSP for the outside and a long scored piece of Old Olive cardstock for the inside.  The cardstock dividers were attached to the accordian sides.  I used the Rich Razzleberry ribbon for the handles and a Flower Designer Brad and 1/4" Old Olive ribbon for the closure.  This will hold 4 to 6 cards and will make a terrific gift! Happy Stamping!

Cottage Flowers

 I used the colors in the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Pale Plum for this card.  I love this color combo!  I pulled out For All You Do and used a coulpe of fun techniques: kissing and rock and roll.  I also added some ribbon knots and Circle Rhinestone brads for the flower centers.  The Modern Label Punch ties it up with the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  These little "wishes" also work great with the oval punches!  Happy Stamping!