Sunflower Happy Birthday

 

          My Sunflower Girl – my baby – turns 27 this week!  Sunflowers are her favorite flower so, this year I used Stampin’ Up!’s Sunflower stamp.  I used the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Club sketch as my starting off point, but I didn’t get it done and photographed in time to enter their weekly challenge, but I do want to give credit to where credit is due!  My card is 6” by 6”.

·       Stamp set(s):  Stampin’ Up! – Sunflower and Simply Sketched; Heartfelt Creations – Heartfelt Expressions

·       Ink(s):  Stampin’ Up! – Crumb Cake & Early Espresso;  Copic Markers - YG 61 & YG 63

·       Paper:  Bazzill – Cornbread CS; PSX Papers – Sunflower Montage; Stampin’ Up! – Pear Pizazz

·       Dies & Embossing folders:   Spellbinders – Labels 10

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  Recollections – Pearls; Autumn Leaves Epoxy Stickers; Stampin’ Up! – Cotton Ribbon – Natural

I started out trying to use some of my fav Stampin’ Up! CS, but just couldn’t get the colors to go quite the way I wanted them to so I looked in my stash of Bazzill CS.  I found this textured cs.  I played with it and tried stamping it several times.  Since I usually stamp on a smooth surface, I wasn’t sure how I would like it, but I decided that the texture added some additional interest to the stamped sunflower image.  I later outlined some of the petals with a glue pen and added glitter to the center and to the petals.  My girl loves bling so it had to have some added sparkle to her card for her special day!  I colored the pearls with my Copic Markers to draw out some of the green from the patterned paper I used behind the sunflower.

If you have notice, I do have a tendency to hoard the papers that I love, so I know the Sunflower pattern paper is an oldie.  It’s always hard to let go of pretty paper, but I think that this card will do justice to my ability to let go if it – LOL!!!!  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Many Blessings,

Donna





 



 

MOJO MONDAY 296

 

          I was in need of a card to go with a gift for a 5^th grade graduation.  My church has adopted a Title I school in our city.  This is the 2^nd year that I’ve been working with this lovely student and I needed a fun card to go with the beautiful new book bag with her monogrammed initials.  This is my offering using the MOJO MONDAY 296 card sketch!  All of the items are Stampin’ Up! products unless otherwise noted!

·         Stamp set(s):  Chalk Talk(new item)

·         Ink(s):  Primrose Petals, Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze(retired), Crumb Cake

·         Paper:  Bazzill Yellow CS, Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Pale Aqua(retired SU CS without name), Pennant Paper from my stash with no designer noted,

·         Dies & Embossing folders:  Sizzix SU Embosslits:  Flower Burst & Beautiful Wings; Spellbinders Beaded Circles, Sizzix SU TIEF Chevrons   

·         Embellishments/Other things of note:  Ribbon – American Crafts, Hampton Arts Glitter Glue; Basic Jewels Rhinestones, sponge dauber, sponge, Big Shot

I used the Flower Burst Embosslit to cut out the flowers in Primrose Petals and Pala Aqua CS.  I used a sponge dauber on both flowers to apply Melon Mambo Ink to the rose colored flower and Baja Breeze to the soft aqua flower.  I stamped the sentiment with Primrose Petals ink and cut and embossed it with the Beaded Circles die; I inked around the edges*with Primrose Petals Ink.  The piece of yellow cardstock was embossed with the Chevron EF and then applied Crumb Cake Ink with a sponge to bring out the texture in the paper and add depth to the card.

The really cute Pennant/Triangle paper was cut to 4” x 5.25” and mounted onto the Primrose Petals card base after affixing the two pieces of American Crafts ribbons to the front.  All this to say:  the card fits nicely in an A2 envelope and measures 4 ¼ by 5 ½.  I used the Beautiful Wings embosslit to make the butterflies to add to the card to make it a bit more playful for an 11 year old girl.  Overall, I am pleased with the outcome and hope you found it worth your while to stop by my corner of the ether world!

Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment so that I know that you’ve stopped by.

Many blessings,

Donna

You're In My Thoughts

 You're In My Thoughts Card was made for a dear friend and brave woman who is battling ALS.  Catherine is a real prayer warrior and is facing this awful disease with such grace and faith.  She inspires me!  Here is my supply list for this card!

• Heartfelt Creations HCPC  3301 Hydrangea/Posy Branch PC Set & HCPC 3450 Cross & Lilies PC Set (Inside verse)
• Stampin' Up! Word Play #120651
• Dies:  Stampin' Up! Edgelits Large Scallop, Framelits Labels Collection & Framelits Window Frames Collection
• Sizzix Framelits Frames, Decorative #2
• Cassie's Brocade Embossing Folder from Cuttlebug
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black & Stampin' Up! Old Olive
• Twinkling H2Os
• Papers:  Bazzill Dotted Swiss (green), Core'dinations Marine Blue, & Basic Grey's LilyKate which were all in my stash, and water color paper from Stampin' Up!
• Misc.: SU sanding block, SU Basic Jewels and gold ribbon also from my stash!

This is a 6" x 6" card and was easy to put together after the painting was done.  It is a bit hard to see, but in the center of some of the hydrangea blooms, I added some bling to add some extra sparkle to the card. 

It has been awhile since my last post.  Home renovations, my husband's health issues, and life in general seem to have gotten between me and my new craft room.  Stay tuned for more posts as time goes by!

Blessings and thanks for stopping by my blog!
Donna