A Fishy Card

Today's card would be a great card for a guy.  It seems like everyone is always looking for a masculine card idea, so here you go.  But... don't be surprised if the ladies like it, too.

I have to say that I love it too, because I just have always liked fish, water, seashell, or ocean themed cards.  I think it's because I love the ocean and I love my guy who likes to fish.  He won't eat them, but he loves to go fishing.  Go figure.

 

 My color story:

• Soft Suede
• Marina Mist
• Very Vanilla

 Inks:

• Soft Suede
• Lucky Limeade

Coloring with the Aqua Painter (on the fish):

• Marina Mist
• Lucky Limeade 

Could there be a better combo for this card?  I'm pretty happy with it.

I did a lot of layering on this card --- with inks, as well as CS.  I stamped the background in various shades of Lucky Limeade (stamping off to lighten) and then went over it with Illuminate Ink, embossing it with clear EP.  I just could not capture all that in a photo.  You need to see it in real life.  The seahorses were stamped in Soft Suede.  The fish were stamped on separate CS, cut out and attached with dimensionals.

If you look very closely, you'll notice that I used the debossed side of the embossed layer.  Why?  I just wanted a different look for this card.  I like how it works together with the focal pieces.

I stamped the inside of the card and added a little bit of decorating in the bottom corner.  Notice that whenever I use a darker color for the card base, I add a lighter color of CS inside, so you can easily write in your card.

I'm off to continue Day 5 of my Work Like a Dog mission.  So far... so good:)

By the way, I noticed that I had reached over 50,000 hits on Wednesday.  Thanks for stopping by and letting me share some of what I love with you.  Be sure to keep coming back because I have lots more to share with you ... for Easter, Spring... and more.  While you're here, before you go, be sure you've signed up as a 'follower' of my blog.  I'd be honored.  Have a great day.

A Beautiful Spring Card

Today's card is perhaps the heaviest card I've ever created, due to its numerous layers.  I love it!

My color story is Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, and Wild Wasabi.  I've used the coordinating framelits and stamp set to make it easy to create this card.

• Daydream Medallions stamp set
• Floral Framelits
• Bitty Banners framelits
• Fancy Fan embossing folder

At my last Team Meeting, my plan was to 'play' with stamp sets that we felt like we hadn't used enough yet since we bought them.  I chose this set.  I think the only reason I haven't used it enough is because we just plain have so many wonderful things to use in our creations that sometimes a product gets set aside and neglected.  We have to go looking for them, dust them off and get busy using them.
This is the time of year that I start thinking about the new catalog coming out in June and want to be sure that I've used everything I have on hand, in case it retires.

 

Every layer of my floral accent is up on dimensionals, to give it lots of depth.  I also love the texture of the embossed layer behind it.  The greeting is just adhered by putting a touch of Liquid Tombow onto the end of the banner and slipping it in between 2 of the layers of my floral piece.  

So this is Day 2 of my Work Like a Dog mission.

Are you wondering how I am coming along on my 3-day plan to do some catching up in my life?    Yesterday, I did pretty well.  I accomplished quite a lot and have even bigger plans for today.  Let's hope I don't run out of steam.  

One thing on my list yesterday was to go to the fabric store and get some supplies for some new Spring projects --- supplies to go with my Stampin' Up! products, of course.  I really never buy something that competes with Stampin' Up!  That would be like shooting myself in the foot instead of promoting our own products, which I love.  I only go for items that I need to go with them, such as wreath bases, mosses, etc.  You get the idea.  Anyway, I found some great inspiration, including some baskets on sale that I plan to decorate with some of our fabrics.  I can't wait to get going on them, but I am sticking to my 'to do' list, I promise.  So, I'm off to add more goodies to my booth and then work the rest of the day in my studio.  

Here's the inside of the card:

Check back soon to see more projects we made at our Team Meeting, as well as lots more inspiration for Spring cards, decor, gifts and more.  Like I said, I have big plans:)

Have a great day and let me know what you think of my multi-layered card.  Do you have any stamp sets or other products that have collected dust?  Get them out and go make something wonderful. 

Merry Minis --- so Incredibly Cute!

I just love, love, love the Merry Minis!  They are so cute and actually quite versatile.  Here's a card I made with them, using Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green.

I embossed the Crumb Cake layer.  The stamped images are stamped onto white CS and then punched out with our square punch.  I stamped an extra tree, punched it out with the coordinating punch and them popped it up with layered glue dots.  The squares are popped up on dimensionals, so there is a lot of texture and layering going on here.

Have a great day!

'For You' --- a pretty card

Using Layered Labels, the Apothecary Accents, the new Fancy Fan embossing folder and the new ink pads made creating this card super easy and fun!

I used little strips of Comfort Cafe DSP for the 'flag' pieces.
To make them, just cut a 'v' in the end with a square punch.
I added a little pin to accent the seam binding and crochet lace.
Are you wondering about the flower, I used three paper daisies!
I brayered over each one with VersaMark ink and then added Summer Starfruit ink over that.
I embossed them with clear EP and repeated the process 3 times.
I added an antique brad to the center.
The 'for you' label is on dimensionals.
My colors are the yummy Midnight Muse and Summer Starfruit.
Using the colors from the DSP is an easy way to plan an instant color scheme.

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