Awash With Flowers using In Colors

Sometimes you just need a quick, simple card that's still cute.  I stamped two flowers using the set Awash With Flowers then cut out an embossed scallop square to use as a vase (or planter).



Awash With Flowers is a two-step stamping set, so I stamped the outline and then the color for the petals separately.  I used a separate stamp for the stems.  This gave me the flexibility to angle the stems the way I wanted them.



Petite Pennants Punch Ice Cream Cone

I used the Petite Pennants Builder Punch to make an ice cream cone.  I've seen it done with the the coordinating stamp set (using the straight edged pennant) and Cupcake Builder Punch, but this is done with the scalloped pennant for the cone and uses the Scallop Circle Punch for the ice cream.

The Square Lattice Embossing Folder makes the cone look like a waffle cone and also gives texture to the background of the card.  I used Stampin' Pastels and Sponge Daubers to randomly add very light color to the raised embossing.  A Texturz Plate was used to add swirls to the ice cream.  The ice cream cone is layered on the larger scallop square from the Scallop Squares Duo die.

The sentiment comes from Sunny Fun.  I inked half of it up with my Island Indigo Stampin' Write marker and stamped it.  Then I cleaned the stamp and inked the second half of the sentiment so I could stamp it under the first half.  I punched it out with the Oval Punch and layered on the Scalloped Oval Punch.

Cardstock colors used:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede.

Plant Hope in In Colors

Hi stampers!  Sorry it's been so long since I posted.  I've been on vacation to Michigan.  We went to my good friend's graduation party (she got her Ph.D. -- congratulation Melissa!) and had a great visit with family.

This card uses the stamp set Plant Hope.  I wanted to use some of the new In Colors and thought of this set.  I also used the larger scallop square from the Scallop Squares Duo die.

Simple Flower Embosslit and Cute by the Inch

This card uses two retiring products:  the hostess set Cute by the Inch and the Simple Flower embosslit.  Both the Simple Flower embosslit and the Flower Burst embosslit are great because they cut and emboss the flower in one pass through the Big Shot.  It's quick, it's easy and it looks great!  Can't beat that.

The colors are Night of Navy and Crushed Curry.  The Crushed Curry flowers were made with the Simple Flower embosslit.  The Night of Navy flower was made with the scallop punch.  I just cut in towards the center at each scallop.  Just be careful not to go too far or your petal will come off.  The center was made with the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack. 

The stamped image was punched out using the Postage Stamp punch from the Summer Mini catalog.  It fits perfectly.  If you aren't going to qualify for this hostess set by the end of the month (contact me if you want to try), the stamp set Pretty Postage (also from the Summer Mini) was designed to coordinate with the punch.  The layer under the stamped image is the smaller scallop square from the Scallop Squares Duo die.

The background is Whisper White, which means in real life it's as bright (or brighter) as my watermark.  I had a hard time getting a good photo, but you get the idea.