Spring House

Spring House

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Colour Q

Hi Everyone,

I used the new Natural Beauties stamp set from PTI on this card. It's an interesting combination of colors. They definitely give a fall feeling to the card. I do love the sentiment on the card, but I'm not a fan of the period at the end. I suppose I could eliminate the ink each time I stamp it.

Colour Q






PTI Natural Beauties

Hi Everyone,

Here is a card using both Beautiful Blooms and Natural Beauties. I used only Perfect Plum ink on the flowers, but on some of the flowers, I stamped it off first. This way, I don't have to figure out if colors go together well or not.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Yellow Roses

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Here is a card I made using the new Sweet Life stamp set from PTI. I used daffodil yellow ink and cardstock from SU. I stamped it lightly on the bottom layer, then twice on the last layer. I have now made this same card in purple and aqua. I'll have to post those here later.


Friday, July 27, 2012

Sunflowers

Hi Everyone,

Here is another take on my favorite stamp set--this time using vanilla cardstock and darker colors--Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay, and Terracotta. This card is perfect for fall, which can't come here soon enough!!


Thursday, July 26, 2012

Teal Cats Meow

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Here is another card I made yesterday. This one uses Graphic 45 paper that Elizabeth M. gave me. This paper is so super to work with--love it.


Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Here is my entry into the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop today. I used Erin's card that she made for the First Aid segment of the camp. I really enjoyed all the videos that the team members made, and learned quite a few new things. Thanks, Papertrey Ink!

I am making cards for my daughter's nursing unit at a local hospital. I am making cards that they can give each other to show their appreciation and motivate each other. Great idea. So Erin's card was perfect to add to this cause. Thanks, Erin.


Monday, July 23, 2012

Papertrey Ink SAF 2012

Hi Everyone,

I only got to do one card this weekend, but I have to admit that the videos that Nichole and all the Papertrey Ink team produced were outstanding. I enjoyed watching them, and I learned quite a few new things from them. So thanks for that to everyone who contributed to the videos.

So here is my card that was inspired by Dawn McVey's video. I used Autumn Rose and Summer Sunrise inks, and of course, my favorite flower stamp, the Simple Sunflower.


On this card, I used a similar layout, but used the stamp set from Fillable Frames No. 10 to add a border inside the cutout.




Friday, July 20, 2012

More Caring Cards

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Here are more cards I made for Colleen's nursing unit. They each have a motivational phrase on them.


I'd like to take credit for this beautiful card, but I CASed it from a card I saw on Papertrey Ink made by Shelly S. She made a set of stationery using this layout, and her cards were just beautiful. Couldn't help myself.












Colour Q

Hi Everyone,

Here is my card for this week's Colour Q challenge. This card will be joining the many others that will be going to my daughter's nursing unit for the nurses to give to each other for inspiration. There are more cards that I made here.
This is another flower that I bought from Hero Arts that comes with the Sizzix framelits included with the stamps. They are such fun stamps to work with.


ColourQ





Thursday, July 19, 2012

Caring Cards

Hi Everyone,

Here are five cards I made this morning for my daughter, Colleen's unit at work.






Friday, July 13, 2012

Hero Arts Flowers


These flowers are from the Hero Arts Floral set. They both have a Sizzix die to go with them, which is terrific. Anyway, these flowers are all colored with the same colors, but the pink background really makes it look completely different.



Thursday, July 12, 2012

Vintage Vogue

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Here are three cards that are made using the same layout, but different colors. I often make several similar cards because I send them off to OWH. It's actually easier to make several cards using different colors than thinking of new layouts, colors, ideas, etc. Anyway, as you can see, it's fun to see how different colors look with the same layout.






Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Daffodil Yellow Daisy

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Here is my card for this week's Colour Q challenge. I love this color combination, so it's easy to think of lots of cards to make with it.


Colour Q





Saturday, July 7, 2012

Graduation Card

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After I got home from shopping this a.m., I realized I forgot to get a graduation card, and I'm not venturing out again in this heat. I figured I could do this--his school colors are black and orange, which are not my go-to colors. Luckily, I had some black paper when I bought an assortment from PTI .Making cards for males is always a tough assignment--no bows, minimum frilly stuff. But I think this one turned out pretty great. The inside has a saying from the PTI Dreams set.





Friday, July 6, 2012

Make It Monday Card

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Here is a card I made that has the stamped sentiment on patterned paper.