Congratulations Anna & Brandon!!

Last week a very dear friend of mine said "yes" to the man of her dreams! I want congratulate them, Anna and Brandon, and wish them all the best as they begin planning their wedding and the journey that follows! May the Lord bless you both richly all the days of your lives!

I decided to make them a card and joined a couple challenges as well. Dynamic Duos was the inspiration for the color and Freshly Made Sketches was the inspiration for the sketch This is my first attempt at the Chalk Board technique and I can see this will be something I will use very often...I had so much fun!!

I loved adding all the layers to this card. the Gingham effect was created by inking the Stripped Impressions folder and running it through the Big Shot twice. Of course this needed some flowers which I used the Triple Punch Flower and the Boho Blossoms Punch. I loved this sentiment for this card even though it is not a traditional "engagement"sentiment. For me a card isn't complete without some ribbon! :)

Once again, Congrats to Anna and Brandon!

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I have a quick post today for the Dynamic Duos #30 Challenge and Retrosketches #50 Challenge. I have missed palying these challenges so much and I was happy I could use the inspiration together on the same card.

This card is different than most I create. I realized after I was finished that I hadn't used any of my stamps! I almost added some stamping but thought I should just leave it alone. I love the look of chipboard that is not covered and thought this would be a great time to try that look for my own design. I would love to know what you think!!

Thanks for stopping!!

Tile Technique

I had a wonderful time a couple weeks ago at a demonstator party hosted by my upline, Shana Gaff and her upline, Nikki Holt. We stamped and talked and I enjoyed meeting some fellow demonstrators. We also had a card swap that night as well and I decided to share a card that we had made at our last card camp. Here it is...

 I decided to make a card with an appearance of a tiled background. This reminds me of something you might see in a kitchen.This is such a fun technique that is fairly simple to do. I began by scoring every inch with the Diagonal Plate then turning 1/4 and scoring again. I then used a clear acrylic block and applied Cajun Craze ink directly to the block. I gently rubbed the inked block over the surface to add some flecks of color. I then layered Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso applied with sponges. I also sponged Soft Suede over the Comfort Cafe DSP to allow the color to match better.  The stamped images are from Summer Silhouettes and Papillon Potpourri.

Have a great day!!!

Sale-a-bration Birthday

My friend, Lisa, came to my house today for a visit. We decided to spend some time chatting and stamping and ended up making a card for a birthday party her daughter was attending tonight. I love the sketch for the Mojo Monday Challenge #279 this week, and thought it would make a great birthday card.

 

This is a very simplied version of the sketch. We did use many of the SAB items for this card. This DSP is so much fun to layer and I love all the patterns. We framed the front of the card using the Framed Tulips Impressions Folder. One of my FAVORITE Sentiment stamp sets is "Sassy Salutaions." We added some Rhinestones for a little "Bling."

Thanks again for looking!!

 



Tons of Thanks

Well....it has been almost 3 months since my last post. I must say I have missed hearing from the wonderful people I have met in the blogging world. I decided to dust my keyboard off and share with you today a card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #72. I loved this simple clean sketch!

 

 

I decided to use some of the new goodies I ordered form Sale-a-bration. I love the Sycamore Street DSP and the stamp set Patterned Occasions. I stamped the sentiment from this stamp set separately and the used the Itty Bitty Banner Framelits to cut it out.

I used the piercing tool to pierce a circle in the Large Scallop Punch. I realized this acted as a perforation allowing me to bend the scallops upward very easily. I thought this looked a little like a bottle cap. :) Here is a closer look...

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to be back a little sooner this time!! :)

Aimee

 

Stamp Set: Patterned Occasions

Paper: Sycamore Street DSP, Island Indigo CS, Whisper White CS, Crumb Cake CS

Ink: Island Indigo, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Googlies, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Large Scallop Punch, Paper Piercing Tool



CAS Christmas

I have been doing more "thinking" than crafting lately. Sometimes I find myself taking a step back to try to gather my thoughts to find something new for me to create. This is a CAS card I made and I thought I would share it with the SUO Challenge-CAS Holiday Card.

 

I first embossed this with the Chevron Impressions Folder. I then added the DSP from the Festival of Prints Paper Pack. To make the snowflake I stamped the 2nd largest snowflake from Snowflake Soiree and punch it out with the Blossom punch. it fits perfectly! I then used the Snow Flurry Bigz Die for the other layers of the snowflake. A little Ribbon and banner finished this card. To me, this looks like a very traditional Christmas Card.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Aimee

Let it snow!

Yep! That is right! I am ready for some snow! It may sound crazy but in Indiana that is what makes winter. I decided to join in the challenge at HSS Theme Challenge this week. It is all about snowflakes!! This is another card I made for swaps at the Lansing Regionals.

This is such an easy card to make! I embossed the snowflakes and the sentiment with Silver Embossing Powder at the same time. I then started with the lightest shade of blue and used a sponge dauber to add the color. Each time I added a new shade I kept the color closer to the center of the snowflakes. O n this card I added some Rhinestones, but on some other I used the Dazzling Details for some sparkle and that worked great too!

It may be hard to see in the picture but I also added my own Platinum Shimmer Mist to the base of the card. To make this I used 70% alcohol and Platinum Shimmer Paint. This is a great replacement for the Silver Smooch if you had run out like I did! I used the wonderful new spray bottle from Stampin' Up. These give a nice, even coverage of color.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

 

 

Stamp Sets: Greetings of the Season, Snowflake Soiree

Paper: Midnight Muse CS, Whisper White CS
Ink: Midnight Muse, Baha Breeze, Night of Navy,
Accessories: Silver EP, Versamark, Rhinestones, Platinum Shimmer Paint
Baha Breeze Seam Binding
Tools: Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Up Spray Bottle, 70% alcohol