Hugs and Kisses!

Made a card using this fabulous tulip image from Serendipity Stamps. The colors were inspired by this week's Color Throwdown colors.

Stamped the tulip vase with crumbcake onto XPress It blending cardstock and colored with copics. Added crystal effects to the vase to make it shiny. The sentiment is from Serendipity stamps also- stamped onto a MFT tag die-namic. Added half a paper doily and ribbon. The tulip vase is popped on foam dots for dimension. Have several colors of blue here and the lighter pink does match the color story- thinking it photo'd darker or I edited darker!!

Here's the colors...

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Wonderful!

HAVE NOT played with Waltzingmouse Stamps Camellia for a while and since it's summer {yeah, I know Camellias are a spring flower} I just wanted to stamp these gorgeous blooms!!

Used the CQC colors  and the current RetroSketch {sneaking in under the wire on this one}.  The embossing folder is Quikkutz and added a few enamel dots-yes, I had to have a few of these.

Colors....

Sketch....

Hope you're having a fabulous start to the WE.... I'm trying to get a little stampin' in- tomorrow is a boat day- we don't live on the lake {ah, if I was only rich!} so, we purchased this big ole' lounge thingy [holds 6} the plan is to drop anchor and relax!!

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WPLus9- Fresh Cut Florals!

Oh. Mm. Gee. IN LOVE with Fresh Cut Florals {well the Ikat images too and cupcakes and milk bottles/straws.. check the link}  These stamps and dies arrived at my house a bit ago but, I was struggling with back issues- finally had a chance to ink them up.

 

I don't think I even used every image in this set and certainly limited my colors to 7. These images are 2 and 3 step stamping-- when I started adding the colors -  I squealed...seriously... the layers/images line up perfectly!! Tonite my fav are the little berries. Don't these flowers/leaves look fabulous layered over the Ikat border and oh, what a sweet sentiment.

 

Here's the Mood Board... 

Gushing soo much I forgot to say the card was made based on the Monday Mood Board- link above.

Hope you have a great weekend- I'm stamping a little tonite and cruising on the boat/enjoying the sunshine tomorrow!!

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Serendipity Stamps

WOOT WOOT!! I have a little news today. I was invited to join the Serendipity Stamps design team!! Of course, I said YES and am very excited to work with some fabulous stamps alongside the other members of the talented DT!!

AND.... Serendipity hosts a challenge every two weeks....

Today is the day for the next challenge. SSBC #14 is all about Baskets. 

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery.

Click Here for all the details

My card...

My focal image is Daisy Basket (small) but, there is a larger version also. I stamped the basket onto XPress It Blending cardstock, colored with copics (on the white petals I used a light W copic to give a little dimension and I shaded around the image with a light B copic- not sure this shows well in the picture). The image was cut with a circle nestabilitie and adhered to the die cut doily with foam for dimension. Did some stitching, added a bow with button/twine combo. Don't you just love the font on this sentiment! You can find it here.

Now, I have to say that I LOVE banner flags but, after I made this card I was just undecided if this was the right card for them (do you every do that?) and so, I tried something else.

Still not sure which I like better.

Here's a close up of the adorable Daisy Basket.

If you need a little extra inspiration there are samples from the design team on the challenge blog or you can visit them directly and get all the details by clicking on their names below.

Jeanne Jachna

Pauline Pollington

Cathy Weber

Anya Shrier
Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Jenny Gropp

Here's the link to Serendipity Stamps since you may feel the need to go looking and shopping :))

Hoping you'll play along and can't wait to see all the creations.

 

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Ingredients

Stamps- Serendipity Stamps: Daisy Basket small 604E, sentiment Miss You 624B

Ink- copics, SU Early Espresso

Paper- SU and MME Sweetest Thing, Echo Park This & That (light green)

Accessories- The Cats Pajamas twine, Seam Binding Ribbon Carousel, Button stash, MFT dainty doily dienamic, Verve Flag It Die Set (first card), MFT Flag Stax dienamics (second card)

Birthday Wishes!!

Oh... I have to say this is a fun but, sad post for me. Fun- 'cause it's a card for the Cloud 9 monthly blog challenge and sad 'cause this is the last one. I found this challenge through some other blogs I frequent and have only been playing for a few months but, I have ENJOYED all the inspiration pics that Suzanne provided and of course, a good excuse to get out my WPlus9 stamps!! Thanks Suzanne and all the DT for providing inspiration each month!!

For the last challenge 'Anything Goes"

I played with A Pocketful Stamps and dies. Have had these for awhile- yes, without seeing ink--- so, it was time!! How adorable are all those stars flying out of that pocket AND the detail on the pocket--Fabulous!!

Confession time- I have the stamps from Dawn's recent release and Lordy I need to find some time to play with them- they are fabulous too!! My other confession tonight - for some reason I knew the blog time was extended but, I thought it was until the 30th of June, I know- duh!! My brain is a little scrambled right now, that's my story!

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