Stamping Expressions

Birthday Cupcakes

 I made this card for my sister's birthday, which is today, so Happy Birthday Mary!  And I am so excited that Pink Pirouette is coming back as one of the standard colors in Stampin' Up!'s Color Renovation!!  I loved it so much that  before it retired I stocked up on card stock, designer series paper and ribbon, so I'm set for a little while.  I ran some Chocolate Chip card stock through the Dotted Embossing folder in my Big Shot, which produces crisp details.  (The Texturz plate gives a more subtle look.)  I love this image from Crazy for Cupcakes and colored the frosting with a blender pen and ink refill finishing up with some Dazzling Diamonds.  It's popped up on dimensionals over the striped ribbon and I used the Scallop Oval punch for the sentiment.  Happy Stamping!

Fifth Avenue Floral

 

The Fifth Avenue Floral set (p.106 113734) is a classy set with crisp clean lines.  The matching Textured Impressions Die (p. 202 114517) and the Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper (p. 160 113978) make beautiful additions to this set!  I will post some cards using the die soon, so be sure and check back. 

The cardstock base is Baha Breeze on a piece of Basic Black.  The strip of Urban Oasis DSP is Kiwi Kiss which matches the corduroy button (p. 176 114338).  The images are stamped in Basic Gray, Baha Breeze and Kiwi Kiss.  The sentiment is from A Little Birthday Cheer (p. 141 115018.)   Happy Stamping!

 

Wow Birthday

 

This card was made using the Wow Flowers set (111714.) I stamped the image in Garden Green and Certainly Celery and then cut the paper into 1" x 3 1/2" strips and adhered them to Certainly Celery strips.  The birthday circle and cardstock base are Pacific Point.  A green Rhinestone Brad (109111) is added to the center.  I used the circle (1', 1 1/4", 1 3/8") and scallop punches (page 188-189) and mounted them on Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) over the 5/8" Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon (109050.) 

The stamp set also has a cute "Thank You" stamp, which you could use to write your holiday thank you notes.  You can place your order for these items now by going to my Stampin' Up! website.

Birthday Wishes

I used the large swirl from the Priceless set  and stamped it in versamark on Baja Breeze cardstock. I stamped that same swirl in Basic Gray then added the flowers in Regal Rose.  The sentiment is from Hugs & Wishes and is also stamped in Regal Rose.  They're layered on Basic Gray cardstock and tied with Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon.  The Baha Breeze and Basic Gray would be good colors for a masculine card.  I'll post one in a few days so check back.   Happy Stamping!

 

Birthday Petals

 

I'm still playing around with the new In Colors and chose Pick A Petal (109445) and Hugs and Wishes (109383) for this card.  The petals are stamped in Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Rose Red.  The center is stamped in Regal Rose.  When I use a dark colored cardstock like Pacific Point, I like to add a piece of white on the inside so the writing shows up better. Actually,I do this on alot  of cards, because I don't adhere it to the card until after I've written on it!  I used to get so frustrated when I'd just spent a couple of hours creating a special card and then mess up the writing inside! 

With online ordering now available, I will be including the item numbers for you, which will save you some time if you want to view the entire set in the catalog.  Click here to get to my demonstrator website, click the "Shop Now" button, then enter the item number in the search box and it will bring it right up.  Happy Stamping!

Big Shot Birthday

This is one of the projects we made at my Open House.  Everyone loved playing with SU!'s new Big Shot machine!  Here we used the Top Note Bigz die and layered it on some of  the new In Colors: Pacific Point and Kiwi Kiss.  The image, from Eastern Blooms, was first inked with Kiwi Kiss.  Then the ink taken off the branches with a blender pen and  colored back in with a Chocolate Chip marker.  I used the Trio Flower punch for the larger blooms in Baja Breeze and Pacific point.  They have eyelet centers and are popped up on glue dots.  The sentiment is from Hugs and Wishes.

Email me today if you would like to order any of the supplies used to create this card!  Happy Stamping!

 

Birthday Wishes

Circle of Friendship is another retiring stamp set. I like this set because it works well for less "frilly" card designs and in darker colors for a more masculine look. The cardstock base is Tempting Turquoise with layers of Green Galore, Real Red, and Whisper White.  The white cardstock is punched out with the 1 3/8" circle punch.  The other circles (1 1/4", 1", and 1/2") are layered on the red cardstock underneath it.  The sentiments is from the set, It's Your Birthday.

Happy Stamping!

Friendship Birthday

                                                                           

The flower is from one of the Sale-A-Bration sets, Friendship Blooms.  It can be yours FREE when you place a $50 order. Sale-A-Bration is a great time to stock up on supplies that you use throught out the year and earn one or all of the items in the SAB catalog! 

The cardstock is Taken with Teal, Pumpkin, and Old Olive.  The patterned piece is from the Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper.  I love this group because of the versatile and vibrant colors!

Happy Birthday is from Stem Sayings. I added an olive brad in the center of the flower and tied it off with pumpkin grograin ribbon. 

Email me if you would like to book your own Sale-A-Bration workshop and make this card.

Happy Stamping!