Sunday afternoon's project

This didn't turn out quite like I wanted.  I wish that I could capture how pretty the textured white cs looks!

I layered Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, White and a sheet from the Riding Hood Red Paper Patterns ds. The white layer was run through the BS using the Small Dots Texturz plate -- the contrast is lovely IRL! The ribbons are layered and the RHR taffeta ribbon has a white rub-on from Lovely Lines.

The flower was cut apart, shaded with by sponging the edges and reassembled. A white gel pen was used to highlight the lines between the layers. The center of the flower was created with beads and the white dots on both the flower and the leaves were highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Stamps: Bella Blooms 

Paper: Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, White, RHR Paper Patterns ds 

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Bravo Burgundy, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Riding Hood Red 

Accessories: Big Shot, Small Dots Texturz plate, Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Lovely Lines rub-ons, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 3/4" square punch, rhinestone brads, sponges, dimensionals

Today's vintage offering...

This came out a little darker than I wanted, but sometimes you just have to go with how the juices flow on a particular day. I'm almost thinking that there is too much texture on this card -- almost!  I always forget how nice Craft inks look on Kraft paper -- it's one of my favorite looks.

I layered Kraft, Bravo Burgundy and Pink Pirouette. The main Kraft layer is stamped with Print Pattern and Weathered in BB craft ink and the edges sponged in BB classic.

The Pink Pirouette layer is stamped with En Francais in Bravo Burgundy craft, Canvas in Sahara Sand and the spatter from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Bravo Burgundy and Sahara Sand classic. The corners are punched with the ticket corner punch and the edges sponged with BB classic.

The central image is stamped in Bravo Burgundy classic ink and lightly watercolored in Pretty in Pink. It was then overstamped with Canvas in Sahara Sand and the spatter from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Pretty in Pink, Bravo Burgundy and Sahara Sand. The edges are sponged with Bravo Burgundy.

The Kraft "frame" behind the central image is stamped with Filigree in Bravo Burgundy and also sponged around the edges with BB.

The ribbon is whomped together by layering Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon over a Sahara Sand ribbon from the Beachfront Ribbon Originals. Behind the Beachfront ribbon, two strips of Burgundy 1/4" grosgrain were attached top and bottom to make it look like one solid layer of burgundy ribbon.This came out a little darker than I wanted, but sometimes you just have to go with how the juices flow on a particular day. I'm almost thinking that there is too much texture on this card -- almost!

I layered Kraft, Bravo Burgundy and Pink Pirouette. The main Kraft layer is stamped with Print Pattern and Weathered in BB craft ink and the edges sponged in BB classic.

The Pink Pirouette layer is stamped with En Francais in Bravo Burgundy craft, Canvas in Sahara Sand and the spatter from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Bravo Burgundy and Sahara Sand classic. The corners are punched with the ticket corner punch and the edges sponged with BB classic.

The central image is stamped in Bravo Burgundy classic ink and lightly watercolored in Pretty in Pink. It was then overstamped with Canvas in Sahara Sand and the spatter from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Pretty in Pink, Bravo Burgundy and Sahara Sand. The edges are sponged with Bravo Burgundy.

The Kraft "frame" behind the central image is stamped with Filigree in Bravo Burgundy and also sponged around the edges with BB.

The ribbon is whomped together by layering Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon over a Sahara Sand ribbon from the Beachfront Ribbon Originals. Behind the Beachfront ribbon, two strips of Burgundy 1/4" grosgrain were attached top and bottom to make it look like one solid layer of burgundy ribbon.

Stamps: Buggies & Booties, Canvas, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Filigree, Print Pattern, Weathered 

Paper: Kraft, Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette, White Confetti 

Ink: Craft ink: Bravo Burgundy. Classic inks: Bravo Burgundy, Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink 

Accessories: Big Shot & dies, vintage brads, dimensionals, Beachfront Ribbon Originals, Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, burgundy 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, aquapainter 

Techniques: watercolor

It this what I've been trying to get to all day? Who knows?

This may be the card I've been trying to work out all day -- maybe.  I've got two sets of neighbors who have both just had new baby girls.  I'm going to try something more vintage tomorrow with Buggies & Booties -- stay tuned!

Stamps: Pun Fun 

Paper: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, White, Tea Party ds 

Ink: Black, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose 

Accessories: Brads, violet 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Fairy Tale ribbon originals, slide from Styled Silver HPH, aquapainter,dimensionals 

Techniques: watercolor

I tried to fancy this up, but I kept hitting a wall.  I haven't stamped in awhile, so maybe I'm just really, really rusty!  I started out trying to make a baby card for some neighbors, but I ended up with this!  It's pretty enough, but not what I was looking for.

I layered Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay and a sheet from the Tea Party ds. The faux brads were made by using a 1/8" punch on Bermuda Bay cs.  The scalloped rectangles were cut by using Nestabilities with my Big Shot.

Stamps: Razzle Dazzle

Paper: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Tea Party ds

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose markers

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, 1/8" punch, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay polka-dot ribbons, dimensionals, sponges, Big Shot and Nestabilites scallop rectangle dies

Congratulations to Ellie on qualifying for the USEF Pony Medal Finals in Lexington, KY next month!!

Whoo-hoo, we just found out!  This is a really big deal in the pony world -- sort of like the Pony Olympics!  It's a national finals.  She qualified last year and there were 187 ponies in her class.

Moderate success at DAL!

All the showing is done for a couple of weeks -- we had some minor success and pinned 6th in the 4th level Sport Horse Amateur Challenge at Dressage at Lexington!  Next week I'm going to place my first order from the new catty and get back to work.  I'm finishing up my term as my husbands' assistant at Bank of America, so I'm actually going to have time to stamp again!

It doesn't get much better than that.

I'm briefly back in town!

I'm briefly back in town -- I'm dying to get back into my craft mode and start stamping again before I have to leave for the next horse show.  The State College series was very successful, but I'm pretty exhausted from braiding and keeping ponies clean.