More Circles to Enjoy

Here's Circle Circus round two.  The second of these isn't photographing as well as I'd like.  The camera doesn't pick up on the vibrant celery-black combination.  If I solve the problem, I'll update it later today.  Meantime, enjoy what the winter blast has produced.

Card one, my personal favorite of the Circle Circus quartet, is simple black and white.  The flower stamp is embossed in white on the black paper (twice) and in black on the white paper (once).  The sentiment (from the Happy Moments sale-a-bration set, again) is also embossed in white.  Circle punches add some dimension. 

Stamps: Circle Circus, Happy Moments (Sale-a-bration)
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: White and Black Embossing powder, 1-3/4 inch, 1-1/4 inch, and 1-inch circle punches, heat tool, White Organza Ribbon, dimensionals

This is the one I'm having photo issues with.  The color scheme is again Celery and Black.  Both of these cards were inspired by pillows again.  The first by one I own, the second by one in Coastal Living, again.  I'll keep trying to get a decent photo of this one because the colors are kind of cool together.  Here's the recipe: 

Stamps: Circle Circus, Short and Sweet

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Certainly Celery

Accessoreis: Stampin' Up! Embosslit Beautiful Wings, Big Shot Machine, 1-3/4 inch circle punch, Modern Label punch, Vintage Brads, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in Certainly Celery, dimensionals

Circle Circus Day

I decided to pick a stamp set an play.  Here are a couple of the cards I made and I'll post the others tomorrow.  I chose the stamp set Circle Circus.  Maybe because my head is spinning with all this snow! 

Here's a bright one.  I used the new Extra Large Fancy Flower punch along with the Boho Blossoms punch.  Kind of a retro-look to it, eh?



Stamps: Circle Circus, Happy Moments (Sale-a-bration set)
Ink:  Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay
Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch, 1-3/4-inch circle punch, 1-1/4-inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, 3/4-inch circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/16" brads (whisper white), dimensionals

This card was inspired by a pillow that I saw in a magazine.  It's kind of a different color combination.  The ballet blue works, though.  I thought it was a fun use of the circles, too.

Stamps: Circle Circus, Vintage Labels (Sale-a-bration set!  I got it for free!)
Ink: Dusty Durango, Ballet Blue
Paper: Dusty Durango, Ballet Blue, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Accessories:  Stampin' Up! Bigz Die Lattice, Big Shot Machine, Eyelet Border Punch, Scalloped Circle punch, 1-inch circle punch, 1-3/8 inch and 1-1/4 inch circle punches, 3/4-inch circle punch, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (in reverse!)

Just another Manic Monday

With a "Thank You" attached!  Many thanks to the ladies who made this weekend's Mystery Hostess Workshop so much fun.  Here's a thank you card in plum, saffron, pink and moss.  I used the Vintage Vogue set again.  Got my color scheme from the Color Coach.  An interesting pairing.
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Fresh Cuts, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Perfect Plum (classic ink pad and jumbo wheel cartridge), So Saffron, Mellow Moss
Paper: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, So Saffron
Accessories: Wide Oval, Scallop Circle, Large Oval, Scallop Trim Border Punch (Sale-a-bration!), Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Pretty in Pink Brads, Jumbo Wheel Handle

More Vintage Vogue

The more I use this set, the more I like the flowers. They cut out or punch out easily and have a nice subtle edge to them. I also really like the new Beautiful Wings Embosslits die. The butterflies are really interesting. (Yes, Cindy W., butterflies...just for you!) The frame is the Sizzix Bigz Scallop Oval Frame die in Crushed Curry. The background paper is from Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series paper. As usual, I'm punch happy with the ovals and the Boho Blossom punches. Here's what I used:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Simply Said (yes, the sentiment was markered out of a bigger stamp!)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo
Paper: Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Beautiful Wings Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die, Sizzix Bigz Scallop Oval Frame, Sizzix Big Shot machine, Small, Large and Scallop Oval punches, Boho Blossoms punch, Button Latte (whisper white button), mini glue dots, dimensionals

More Valentines

Here are 2 more Valentines. Sorry it took a couple of days. I had some trouble with my digital photo card reader on my desk top. I think I've figured out what's up, so I'll try to get a couple more ides tomorrow and catch up. This first one uses the Polka dot Punches set that is available during Sale-a-bration. It has 4 stamps that fit perfectly inside Stampin' Up! punches. Very cute. The second card uses Stampin' Up!'s Top Note Sizzix Bigz Die as a background for the heart. It also uses the stamp set A Happy Heart. Hope you'll find some ideas here.

Recipes:

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Short and Sweet
Ink: Riding Hood Red Classic Ink
Paper: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Pink Piourette textured card stock, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Punches: Small Oval, Large Oval, Full Heart, Eyelet Border; Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Dimensionals

Stamps: A Happy Heart
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
Accessoires: Stampin' Up! Bigz Die Top Note, Cuttlebug, Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Dimensionals