Choose Happiness

Hello, what an odd weekend - weather wise. It seemed like late fall or early winter, we even had some flurries. I can't remember it ever snowing in May before?! Well, weather news aside... it's nice and sunny today, although still cold. I finally had a chance to stamp!! It's been far too long, but with so many things going on right now... I just didn't have the time. My upline, or team leader, Jenn had her monthly drop-in for her team on Friday and luckily I was able to go. I pulled out a beautiful stamp set called {Choose Happiness}. This is one of the many fabulous stamp sets that is set to retire at the end of this month so I just had to ink it up. 

I went with an almost all purple colour palette with Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum. However, I did add a bit of Old Olive for the leaves. The pretty flower image, which I'm guessing it is a Zinnia... or maybe a Dahlia but I could be wrong? What do you think?

Zinnia (above) and Dahlia (below)

I used a mask to give the appearance of the flowers on top of one another. To do this all you need to do is stamp your image you plan on masking onto some printer/copy paper and fussy cut it out - try not to leave a border. Stamp your first image onto your project, attach the mask with removable adhesive and stamp over it. When you remove the mask it will look like they are at different depths... neat-o, eh!? I used the mask when adding the leaves also. I just love this sentiment "When I need a friend, you're there." Such a pretty sentiment. A bit of Gold Metallic Thread, Rhinestones and that adorable little birdie and my card is complete. I hope you like it, have a good one!

Choose Happiness

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Best Thoughts is the Best!

Hello, another beautiful sunny spring day today! I have a pretty floral card using one of my favourite stamp sets from the 2015-16 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalogue. It is one of the host/hostess or great rewards sets you can earn with a qualifying order. It's called {Best Thoughts}. I absolutely love it, it was on my very first order of products I got for myself. It definitely got a lot of miles put on it!! 

I used 3 out of 4 stamps from this set, I'm a sucker for flowers being a gardener and all. This rhododendron flower is simply stunning. The sentiments in this set are also appropriate for many different occasions from birthdays to get well. 

I used a "mask" when overlapping my image so it appears as though they are layered. 

How do you do that? It's really easy. 

1. You just stamp the image you want to mask and fussy cut it out. 

2. Then stamp your first image onto your project. 

3. Add your mask over top what you just stamped, I use a temporary adhesive so it doesn't move.  

4. Then stamp your second and remove the mask. 

Because of the size of the floral image, I only stamped two flowers but if you turned the card the opposite direction you could get more.  I decided that these gorgeous flowers would look lovely with some watercolouring, but with a slightly different take on it. I added some pool party classic ink first over the entirety of both flowers. Then I took a Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker and added an outline where there would naturally be darker spots on the flowers and blended the marker lines with an aqua painter. You can keep adding more ink until you get the desired effect you're looking for. A slightly different way to do it, and it was surprisingly easy and gave some depth without having to work too hard on it. I added a bit of daffodil delight & pear pizzazz for the flower stamens and stems.  I stamped two butterflies, one directly onto the card front and the second I fussy cut out so I could make it look like it was fluttering over the flowers to get some pollen. I did add a bit of {Clear Wink of Stella} to make some glittery clouds. I hope you like my card, have a beautiful day! 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Best Thoughts (host set)

Papers: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black & Pool Party Card stock; Water colour paper

Inks: Archival Black; Pool Party Classic; Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze & Tangelo Twist Stampin' Write Markers; Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush

Accessories: Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, 

Guy Greetings, You're my Anchor

Hello, I'm on this masculine themed card kick lately. I am really liking the neutral colour palette, and the {Going Places Designer Series Paper} is perfect for that. I just can't say enough good things about this paper stack, love the neutrals and the subtle colours mixed into others. I made another card that I shared last week also using the {Guy Greetings} stamp set, you can view it HERE. 

I decided to add some twine, well I used the {Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine} to be exact! I absolutely love the thick twines. I tied a knot on each end and frayed the tail, it sort of fits with the anchor (nautical) theme. I hope you like my card and have a great day.

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Guy Greetings

Papers: Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack; Very Vanilla & Basic Black card stock

Inks: Black Archival; Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine, Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Something for Baby that is Made with Love!

Hello, I've got another baby themed card to share today... I told you I made a bunch of them! This one was the first one I made, a Congrats... I don't know why I don't make more baby cards because they were quite fun to put together!? Well, I guess mainly because I have no one to give them to. But, it's good to be prepared by having some ready to go just in case. You can view the other cards I made by clicking on the links here: Made with Love is Purrrfect for Baby & Happy Happenings... Bonjour Beautiful Baby. Details for today's card below. 

Using the {Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder} to add some interest to my Very Vanilla card layer. I used another non-traditional colour... Delightful Dijon. I myself am a sucker for yellows and oranges, and I know that baby cards typically use pale yellow tones more like So Saffron.. but I'm not traditional. I love Delightful Dijon, it's one of my favourites. I used a piece of {Going Places Designer Series Paper} for the adorable little die cut onesie... and I love the little stars!

I could have just left it plain and simple with just the onesie stamped with {Made with Love} and the Congrats sentiment... but that's not my style. I love to over complicate everything! It's a sickness, really! Well, sometimes it's a good thing! I cut a slit in the safety pin image from {Something for Baby} and slid the sentiment through it... oh, and the little rubber ducky is from that set too! I'm pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like it. 

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Made with Love, Happy Happenings, Something for Baby

Papers: Going Places, Very Vanilla Whisper White & Delightful Dijon card stock

Inks: Basic Grey Archival; Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate & Pumpkin Pie Classic inks

Accessories: Baby's First Framelits Dies, Gold Metallic Thread, Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die cutting machine

Happy Happenings... Bonjour Beautiful Baby

Hello...Bonjour, one of the few French words I understand! I shared a cute baby card last week with some oh-so-adorable kitties on it called, Made with Love is Purrrfect for Baby. I mentioned that I made a few baby themed cards... well, here's another one. This time it's for a baby girl. Now, I'm not one to use "pink"... but... I've been trying VERY hard to incorporate it more into my projects. Not everything can be orange, green, turquoise and yellow (well, maybe)... but not today. 

It's funny how we gravitate towards certain colours. I pretty much stick to neutrals and brights for my colours, but for this card it was all about the Subtles. Sadly, one of my least used colour families. Well, except Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Soft Sky... those colours get used quite often. But, all the colours are lovely, so for this card I used Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron and Blushing Bride with a Very Vanilla card base. These colours scream "BABY" to me. I did add a bit of Mint Macaron for the lace trim, another soft colour from the 2016-2018 In Colour Collection. The cute little onesie was stamped with {Made with Love} and die cut with {Baby's First Framelits Dies}. I used a sheet from the {Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack}, one with cute little hearts on it. then, I added a few {It's My Party Enamel Dots} to decorate my card a bit, well cause' I'm a bit obsessed with them! I guess a lot of others are too since they are on back order. One neutral themed card done, one girly themed card done, a boy themed card next perhaps?! I hope you like it, au revoir (until we see each other again). 

Merci pour arrêter par, estamillage heureux!

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!

Beckie

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Stamps: Happy Happenings, Made with Love

Papers: Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Blushing Bride card stock; Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum (Sale-a-bration exclusive item), Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper

Inks: Basic Grey Archival Ink, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Baby's First Framelits Dies, Mint Macaron Lace Trim, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Happy Hearts Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Silver Metallic Thread, Fast Fuse Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Magnetic Platform