watercolored Happy Hibiscus card

 

base card is white A2 cardstock embossed with happy hibiscus embossing folder 

diecut a small white piece using textured notes die

use a small shy shamrock piece to outline the white piece to accent the center panel

 

emboss the flowers and leave in white using peach pie and lemon lime twist cardstock.and diecut

diecut the 2 shaped leaves from the Thankful Gardens set from lemon lime twist

using melon membo, real red, garden green or whatever colors you have use watercolor brush and refills (put a drop or two in the lid of the stampin' pads)  to color the leaves and flowers.

Die cut the little flowers in daffodil delight and real red and color in using watercolor brushes and mount as desired.

use tissue paper to wipe the color from the embossed areas to show more of the white embossing. 

sentiment stamped in memento toxedo black from Notes and totes stampset.

mount the flowers as desired using dimensionals - 

enjoy!

 

easter treats

I made these Easter treats for my staff and family -  it was really big and i had to use my spellbinder Platinum to cut it with extra thick cardstock  it took some doing- I found this little rabbit die so I used him to peek over the front - so cute- filled it with lots of chocolate eggs, , jelly beans and asoorted chocolates to make s sweet little treat for everyone in my office for Easter

 

all zipped up card

 

 

White A2 cardstock side folded portrait 

Bloom Impression DSP 4 1/4 x 5 1/ 2 - cut the neck line  behind the zipper and flip over

punch the neck line with circle punch or another punch

glue down the background and neck line onto base white card.

diecut brushed silver cardstock for the zipper and the pull and place in the midline as shown.

zipper pull mounted with a small dimensional

diecut melon mambo strips for the side pieces over the zipper.

sentiment stamped with blackberry ink and mounted with dimensionals

You can do the zipper in 2 steps - die cut the V part and then put the straight part below to continue - - it does click into place where the zippers go- or cut the V part, then cut the straight part and glue it together and hide it with the zipper pull - either way works. 

framed scene cards

this was the clean and simple coloring project we did this month

framed Scene stamp set image stamped in memento tuxedo black 

- base card is A2 landscape folded 

textured note die for the rectangle in white;

lost lagoon cardstock embossed with timber embossing folder (retiring)

color in with old olive, lemon lime twist, crumbcake, pecan pie and pool party

 stampin blends

vertical version from the same framed scene stampset

base card portrait folded A2card in thick white Cardstock

layer of lost lagoon cardstock embossed with Soft Waves embossing folder

textured note die for the rectangle in white;

stamp the sentiment in lost lagoon

stampin blends to color in the image using pool party, crumb cake, old olive, poppy parade, pecan pie

enjoy!

One More Year

White cardstock scored to make 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 A2 size card

take a piece of DSP  2 x 4 1/4 for bottom of card

layer a piece of Pool party 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 

take the tag die from Greetings of the season 

stamp the dog and sentiment on it and color in as desired

sponge a little pool party around the dog image

tie ribbon through hole if desired

on another piece of white cardstock stamp the cake and sentiment and color in as desired.

mount to the inside panel of the card. 

sponge a little pool party around the cake image to accent