Thank You Neighbor

Joe and I really lucked out in the neighbor department! Recently, one of our neighbor's, Randy, has been leaving us vegetables on our banister. The other night, Joe and I were eating dinner and I looked out and saw vegetables and something else that I couldn't quite figure out. I went out to see and Randy had left a bone for Cervantes! I thought that was so nice of him, so I decided to make him a card using a picture of Cervantes with his new bone (he hasn't put it down in 2 days!). I also used the Word Window punch and medium heart from the Heart to Heart punch to create a little bone with the sentiment.

The stitching was created by piercing two lines of holes and then drawing an "X" between four of the dots.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Heart to Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Twine, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, SU Choc Chip Marker, Dimentionals

Here is a close up of the picture I used for the card.

Bermuda Bay Birthday

Thursday is my grandma's birthday and this is the card I made for her :) I was browsing SCS for a layout and came across this card and decided to base my card off her layout. I've had the library clips for a while now but anytime I tried to use them I wasn't happy, so when I clipped it onto this card, I was trilled to see that I liked how it looked!

Stamps: Fun and Fast Notes, Crazy for Cupcakes

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: SU Markers, Blender Pen, 1 3/8, 1 1/2 and Scalloped Circle Punches, Large Oval and Scalloped Oval Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, White Gel Pen, Bermuda Bay Ribbon, Library Clips, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, Dimentionals

1. Score an 8 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of Bermuda Bay at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Stamp bird from Fun and Fast notes onto Whisper White twice and watercolor using SU Markers and blender pens.

3. Punch one of the birds out with the 1 3/8 circle punch--you will cut off part of the flower.

4. On the other image, cut out the bird and flower. Adhere to punched out image using dimentionals for the bird and adhesive for the flower.

5. Adhere entire image to a 1 1/2 circle punched from Basic Black. Set aside.

6. Paper pierce a border around a 4 x 3 piece of Whisper White.

7. Punch the scallop border along a 4 x 2 piece of Basic Black using the Scalloped Edge Punch and "dot" a white gel pen on each scallop. Dry fit onto card base and then adhere together so that there is a 1 inch margin of Bermuda Bay at the top. Do not adhere to card base yet.

8. Wrap ribbon around and adhere in back. Take another strip of ribbon and tie it around the ribbon to form the bow. Adhere to card base.

9. Stamp sentiment from Crazy for Cupcakes onto Bermuda Bay and punch out using Large Oval. Adhere to a Basic Black punched Scalloped Oval. Adhere above ribbon using dimentionals.

10. Adhere bird image to card base using dimentionals (doubling them for extra pop).

11. Clip the library clip onto the side.

12. The inside contains a 4x4 piece of Basic Black and a 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 Whisper White matted in the middle.

Simple Anniversary Card

This is a very simple card, with minimal stamping, that I made for someone who needed an anniversary card. When I first started making cards, there was a flower on EVERYTHING! Ever since I started stamping though, my flowers disappeared. I had some leftover ones from a set I bought at Michael's and decided to give a stab at dying the flower to match the Baja Breeze in the DSP. Super easy! I might have to buy the Pretties Kit with my next order now! :)

Stamps: Congrats

Paper: Natural Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze Designer Series Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Eyelet Punch, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Flowers, Brad, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer

1. Score 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Natural Ivory at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Cut DSP to 1 1/2 x 5 1/2. Cut Chocolate Chip to 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 and punch the Eyelet Border along the bottom. 

3. Use your mat pack and paper piercer to pop in a line across the top of the DSP (not really visible in the picture). Layer DSP onto Chocolate Chip.

4. Stamp sentiment in bottom left hand corner using Chocolate Chip ink. Adhere to card base.

5. Use your mat pack and paper piercer in the top corners (5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

6. Attach ribbon to card base slightly above DSP. Use Sticky Strip to attach the knot of the ribbon to the card. 

7. Use a sponge dauber and Baja Breeze ink pad to dye the bigger of the white flowers. Attach flowers using a brad.

8. Attach the flower to the knot in the ribbon using Sticky Strip.

9. Stamp second part of sentiment inside using Chocolate Chip ink.

Another Brayer Card

Happy Memorial Day! I wanted to make a quick card this morning before we head outside and this is what I came up with! Again, I used my brayer and the "Inspired by Nature" stamp set. 

Stamps: Inspired by Nature

Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Glossy White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories: Clear EP, Embossing Gun, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack

1. Score 5 x 10 piece of Baja Breeze at 5 and fold on score line.

2. Stamp the flower using Versamark ink on a 4 x 4 piece of Glossy cardstock. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Brayer over the image using Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, and Pretty in Pink. Let dry for a few minutes and wipe off to reveal image.

4. Stamp sentiment in top left corner using Chocolate Chip.

5. Adhere to 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Chocolate Chip and adhere to card base.

6. Use paper piercer and mat pack to pierce a border around Chocolate Chip square (make sure to put the mat pack inside the card and not on the back...otherwise you'll have holes on the back of your card too.