Easter Sweet Treats Card

Here's a card using the Sweet Treats cups and the cute stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog called Something Sweet.  I thought this made a fun Easter card, but a Spring card or "Thinking of You" works just as well.  Flowers and Chocolate, what could be better.  Have a Happy Monday.
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Something Sweet (clear mount)
Ink:  Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence, So Saffron
Accessories:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1-3/4 inch circle punch, Sweet Treats Cups, Certainly Celery 5/8-inch Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Greens in Paradise

Happy Friday to you all.  Here's a card reminiscent of Paradise.  Literally, because the stamp set is called Paradise.  I love these leaf fronds.  You see them all over the Home Decor magazines right now.  This is my take on a wall of leaf prints.  Framed by the Basic Gray cardstock and mounted on Sahara Sand for a card base.  Paper piercing adds the extra element in this card.  No bling today.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Stamps: Paradise, Pocket Silhouettes
Ink: Garden Green, Green Galore, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand. Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, sponge daubers

Flower Thank You

Here's another 5x5 square card featuring the Manhattan Flowers Textured Impressions Folder and the Bigz Clear Scallop Square Die both from Stampin' Up!.  This card is very simple to make Stamping is limited to the sentiment.  Everything else is either cut or punched and assembled.  I like that in a card...simple and speedy!  Thanks for visiting today.
Stamps: Holiday Blitz
Ink: Certainly Celery
Paper: Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Die Manhattan Flowers, Stampin' Up! Sizzix Bigz Clear Die Scallop Square, Scallop Square Punch, Flower Trio Punch, Brads (Soft Subtles in Certainly Celery), White Organza Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Kissing Butterflies

Well, they aren't really kissing.  They use the kissing technique!  I was reminded of this technique recently, so I thought I'd try it out on some butterflies.  To refresh your memory: Kissing is when you ink up a solid stamp and use a second stamp (patterned or not) to either remove some of the ink you put on the original stamp or add another color of ink on top.  In this case, I did both.  I inked up the Butterfly Accent (first in Orchid Opulence), stamped an un-inked Dot-to-Dot stamp on top of it and used it to create the background.  For the Certainly Celery and so Saffron Butterflies, I inked the Accent up again (in those colors, separately) and then inked the Dots in Orchid Opulence and stamped on the stamp before stamping on Whisper White and cutting the butterflies out.  It's a fun technique to play with.  Hope you enjoy.

Stamps: Butterfly Accent, Dot-to-Dot, Well Scripted
Ink: Orchid Opulence, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, So Saffron
Paper: Whisper White, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery, Designer Series Paper Shades of Spring
Accessories: Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die Beautiful Wings, Sizzix Big Shot machine, mini glue dots, 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Certainly Celery, Rich Regals brads in So Saffron

A boxful of cheerful flowers...

Lots of people seem to be making this flowerpot pocket card these days.  I added my own twist by combining it with the Easel Card Box as a result of a challenge posed by my friend Toni. Thanks, Toni, for spotting this great box pattern.  Here's the photo.  I think it would be perfect for giving a gift of seeds to someone for spring/summer planting.  The box pulls out like a drawer to store the goodies.

Hope this brightens the rainy weather for you.  Thanks for visiting today.
Stamps: Kind and Caring Thoughts (hostess set)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango
Paper: Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Very Vanilla (inside the pocket card/flower pot)
Accessories:  Designer Brads Flower Assortment (chocolate chip on the drawer pull), 5/16" brads (chocolate chip), Sending Love Epoxy Brads (chocolate chip), Polka dot Grosgrain Ribbon (Bermuda Bay), Stampin' Up! Sizzlits Die Birds and Blooms, Eyelet Border Punch, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers

Table-top Inspired.

This card was inspired by, of all things, a Table Setting that was on the cover of the Crate and Barrel Catalog that came in the mail recently.  I loved the colors and decided it was "card worthy."  So here it is.  Hope you enjoy it.  Finished size is 5x5. 
Stamps:  Eastern Blooms, Park Avenue Patterns, Paradise, Holiday Blitz
Ink: Basic Gray, Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, Melon Mambo
Accessories: 1-3/4 inch circle punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, 1-inch circle punch, Vintage Brads, Birds and Blooms Stampin' Up! Sizzlits die, 5/16-inch brads, Pretties Kit, dimensionals

More Cherry Blossoms

I'm still in a Flower mood.  Here's another one with the Extra Large Fancy Flower punch.  The sentiment is from With All My Heart.  Color combination is an interesting one:  Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.  Hope you've had a great day.

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, With All My Heart (clear mount)
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Sending Love Epoxy Brads in Pretty in Pink, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Pretty In Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot machine, embossing folder from my personal collection

A Teapot for Monday

The picture's a bit bright.  The sun came out just as I snapped it.  But I think you get the idea.  Here's another Dream Garden card.  I used the Stampin' Up! Sizzix Dies Blossom Party (Original Die) and Birds and Blooms (Sizzlits) for the flowers.  The centers are circle punches.  I love the whole Moss/Artichoke/Suede/Kraft combination.   Calming, in a way.
Stamps: Dream Garden, Embrace Life, Holiday Blitz
Ink: Always Artichoke
Paper: Kraft, Mellow Moss, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Originals Die Blossom Party, Stampin' Up! Sizzlits Dies Birds and Blooms, Circle Punches: 1-3/4 inch, 1-inch, 1/2-inch, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals