The elephant in the room....

I love this You're Amazing set and the World Spectacular dsp!  The retro designs and the shabby paper really work for me.  There are a lot of embellishments on this card -- brads, rhinestone jewels, dahlias and four kinds of ribbon!

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Stamps:  You're Amazing, From My Heart

Paper: Calypso Coral, White, Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo, World Spectacular dsp

Ink:  Black, Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango, Rose Red, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard

Accessories:  Big Shot, Scallop Circles #2 die, Bitty Banners framelits, Ticket-Corner punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Dahlias, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, brads, sponges, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, white gel pen

From My Heart

I loved From My Heart as soon as I saw it in the new catty and this is my first time out, taking it for a spin.  I'm definitely loving the Fancy Fan folder, too!  I hadn't pulled out and used my old Photo-Corner punch in forever and I'm glad that I did -- it was the perfect accent.

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Stamps:  From My Heart

Paper:  Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Fan Fair dsp

Ink:  Black, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels framelits, Fancy Fan folder, Finishing Touches edgelits, Ticket-Corner punch, Photo-Corner punch, brads, sponges, Aquapainter, Riding Hood Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Chocolate Chip 5/8" satin ribbon, Riding Hood Red pleated satin ribbon

Storybook Friends

I love Storybook Friends!  I love the Itty Bitty Banners and the Bitty Banners framelits, too, but it's really hard (for me) to position the framelit to cut the stamped image correctly....

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Stamps:  Storybook Friends, Itty Bitty Banners

Paper:  White, Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Storytime dsp, Natural Composition dsp

Ink:  Black, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse

Accessories:  Big Shot, Bitty Banners framelits, Ticket-Corner punch, brads, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon

Life Shared

This didn't come out quite like I expected -- I'm not terribly happy with it.  I like all the pieces of this card, but they didn't come together exactly right.

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Stamps:  Life Shared

Paper:  Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple, Vanilla, Storytime dsp

Ink:  Black, Crumb Cake, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Gumball Green, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels framelits, white gel pen, Wild Wasabi stitched grosgrain ribbon, Raspberry Ripple stitched satin ribbon, Baja  Breeze 1/8" taffeta ribbon, brads, Dimensionals, sponges, Aquapainter

Stippled Blossoms

This one is for NavyWyf over at Splitcoast -- she wanted a sample with Stippled Blossoms, so here it is!  I really like this set.  There are enough flower and leaf pieces to make it interesting.  

One think that I'll say about the new stitched satin ribbon is that you really need some Fray Check to keep it from unraveling at the cut ends.  After experimenting with it, it cuts better if you put the Fray Check on the un-cut ribbon, let it dry a minute, then cut.  I've gotten the best results with that.

The Gumball Green cutout behind the Primrose Petals ribbon was made with the Finishing Touches edglits.  The embellishment is a medium-sized Vintage Faceted button with a Jumbo pearl glued into it.

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Stamps:  Stippled Blossoms, Itty Bitty Patterns

Paper:  Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Belle Chateau dsp, Fan Fair dsp

Ink:  Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finishing Touches edgelits, Ticket-Corner punch, brads, Primrose Petals stitched satin ribbon, Jumbo Pearls, Basic Pearl Jewels, Vintage Faceted button, sponges

New toys!

This is the first card that I've made using a new product from the new catty.  I love the vintage feel of the World Spectacular dsp and the You're Amazing set.  The new little Dahlias are ultra-cute, too!  I'm going to have to get some more of them -- I can tell that already!


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Stamps:  You're Amazing

Paper:  Vanilla, Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple

Ink:  Black, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finishing Touches edgelits, Apothecary Accents framelits, Ticket-Corner punch, brads, Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Dahlias, sponges, Dimensionals, Aquapainter