Crisp. Clean. Simple.

Isn't it refreshing when you see a beautiful card that is very simple yet elegant?  I think so!  Since Create with Connie and Mary had a color challenge this week, I did a very clean design that I think you'll like.  But first, here's the colors.

These colors are beautiful together and you could use them in so many ways.  I combined two floral sets Build a Bouquet and Regarding Dahlias with a splash of color from Work of Art.

Minimal layering and lots of Whisper White really make the sentiment the focal point of the card.

 Both dahlias are stamped off once with Soft Sky then added to the card.  The sentiment has a splash of Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi that are also stamped off to allow the Basic Gray sentiment to pop.

And you know I had to add a bit of sparkle somehow!  A few rhinestones scattered about filled the bill!

That's it for today!  Check back tomorrow for Your Perfect Day card! 

 Until then, Happy Stamping!

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Crisp. Clean. Simple.

Isn't it refreshing when you see a beautiful card that is very simple yet elegant?  I think so!  Since Create with Connie and Mary had a color challenge this week, I did a very clean design that I think you'll like.  But first, here's the colors.

These colors are beautiful together and you could use them in so many ways.  I combined two floral sets Build a Bouquet and Regarding Dahlias with a splash of color from Work of Art.

Minimal layering and lots of Whisper White really make the sentiment the focal point of the card.

 Both dahlias are stamped off once with Soft Sky then added to the card.  The sentiment has a splash of Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi that are also stamped off to allow the Basic Gray sentiment to pop.

And you know I had to add a bit of sparkle somehow!  A few rhinestones scattered about filled the bill!

That's it for today!  Check back tomorrow for Your Perfect Day card! 

 Until then, Happy Stamping!

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Yee-Haw Birthday Buckaroo!

Can you guess what I have for you today?? Yep, a super fun cowboy birthday card featuring Yee-Haw!  My inspiration came from the fabulous sketch that Mary Jo has for us this week.

The banner on her sketch got me thinking about a wooden plank and a cowboy hat to hang on it.  So, I pulled out Yee-Haw and started stamping!

Now I tell ya, what little cowboy wouldn't love this card for his birthday???  I know my little guy would.  I may have to do a cowboy party for Ben just so I can use this card...lol!

I went with colors that I don't normally use, but they worked great with this design.  I wanted the sentiment to really stand out so I paired Marina Mist with Night of Navy and Hello Honey.  I really love the way the Night of Navy looks on the Marina Mist banner, it's so bold and gorgeous!  To make the unusual pattern, I pulled a stamp from a set that you  wouldn't necessarily think of for this style of card.  I used Build a Bouquet!  The large stamp was the perfect pattern to make the rustic look I was going for.

Baked Brown Sugar with the woodgrain embossing folder provides the very realistic wood card base.  I think the sponging really made it look the part!  A rope and a cowboy hat frame the sentiment for the birthday buckaroo.  Too much fun!!  But what about the inside??

A big YEE-HAW of course!  I usually go with a white interior, but carrying over the colors was just too perfect for this one.

So now it's up to you!  How about joining us and make a card!  You have two weeks to create and link up.  Just go to Technostamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!

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Yee-Haw Birthday Buckaroo!

Can you guess what I have for you today?? Yep, a super fun cowboy birthday card featuring Yee-Haw!  My inspiration came from the fabulous sketch that Mary Jo has for us this week.

The banner on her sketch got me thinking about a wooden plank and a cowboy hat to hang on it.  So, I pulled out Yee-Haw and started stamping!

Now I tell ya, what little cowboy wouldn't love this card for his birthday???  I know my little guy would.  I may have to do a cowboy party for Ben just so I can use this card...lol!

I went with colors that I don't normally use, but they worked great with this design.  I wanted the sentiment to really stand out so I paired Marina Mist with Night of Navy and Hello Honey.  I really love the way the Night of Navy looks on the Marina Mist banner, it's so bold and gorgeous!  To make the unusual pattern, I pulled a stamp from a set that you  wouldn't necessarily think of for this style of card.  I used Build a Bouquet!  The large stamp was the perfect pattern to make the rustic look I was going for.

Baked Brown Sugar with the woodgrain embossing folder provides the very realistic wood card base.  I think the sponging really made it look the part!  A rope and a cowboy hat frame the sentiment for the birthday buckaroo.  Too much fun!!  But what about the inside??

A big YEE-HAW of course!  I usually go with a white interior, but carrying over the colors was just too perfect for this one.

So now it's up to you!  How about joining us and make a card!  You have two weeks to create and link up.  Just go to Technostamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!

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A Basket Bouquet

Hi Stampers!  I have more flowers for you today!  I had some baskets in my craft room that have been patiently waiting to be embellished for at least 5 or 6 years now.  The flowers from the Bouquet die are PERFECT for decorating these, so I made a video to show you how I made a couple of the flowers.  First, let me show you the baskets.

These would be a great gift for Easter or Mother's Day.  The flap opens so you can put goodies inside.  I first made the basket with Pool Party and Crisp Cantaloupe, I just love that color combination!

For the video, I used Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride for my flowers.

I added in stamping with these flowers as well using the coordinating set Build a Bouquet.  I have all of the details for you in the video below.  I also have measurements for you for each flower listed below the video.

Measurements for die cutting the flowers:
Large Flower:
(5) Large flower petals: 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" (Wisteria Wonder)
(4) Small flower petals: 1 1/2" x 2" (Wisteria Wonder)
(5) Stamen 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (Elegant Eggplant)

Five Petal Flower:
(12) 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" (Blushing Bride) 3 for each flower for 4 flowers

Leaves:
(4) Large tear shaped leaf 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" (Pear Pizzaz)

The Designer Series paper is 1 11/16" x 9 1/2" and I used 2 strips to cover the trim on the basket.  The first basket used Best Year Ever DSP, a Crisp Cantaloupe design and the second used Something Borrowed DSP.


I hope you enjoyed these baskets and flowers today!! Thanks so much for visiting!! Happy Stamping!

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A Basket Bouquet

Hi Stampers!  I have more flowers for you today!  I had some baskets in my craft room that have been patiently waiting to be embellished for at least 5 or 6 years now.  The flowers from the Bouquet die are PERFECT for decorating these, so I made a video to show you how I made a couple of the flowers.  First, let me show you the baskets.

These would be a great gift for Easter or Mother's Day.  The flap opens so you can put goodies inside.  I first made the basket with Pool Party and Crisp Cantaloupe, I just love that color combination!

For the video, I used Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride for my flowers.

I added in stamping with these flowers as well using the coordinating set Build a Bouquet.  I have all of the details for you in the video below.  I also have measurements for you for each flower listed below the video.

Measurements for die cutting the flowers:
Large Flower:
(5) Large flower petals: 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" (Wisteria Wonder)
(4) Small flower petals: 1 1/2" x 2" (Wisteria Wonder)
(5) Stamen 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (Elegant Eggplant)

Five Petal Flower:
(12) 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" (Blushing Bride) 3 for each flower for 4 flowers

Leaves:
(4) Large tear shaped leaf 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" (Pear Pizzaz)

The Designer Series paper is 1 11/16" x 9 1/2" and I used 2 strips to cover the trim on the basket.  The first basket used Best Year Ever DSP, a Crisp Cantaloupe design and the second used Something Borrowed DSP.


I hope you enjoyed these baskets and flowers today!! Thanks so much for visiting!! Happy Stamping!

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Spring Collection Week 4 Blog Hop!

It's Saturday and time for the last blog hop of the Spring Collection 2015 from Create with Connie and Mary.  We've had an exciting four weeks and we are so glad you joined us!  For those of you that haven't, it's not too late to see what all the fuss is about!  You can still subscribe and enjoy all of the tutorials.  Just go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details.  You should be coming from Melissa's blog, she had the cutest project this week, I just loved it!

My project this week was made with the new Bouquet Bigz L Die so I made a card today with a couple of the die cuts and the matching stamp set Build a Bouquet.

Doesn't this look like spring?  I love So Saffron and Calypso Coral together.   It's a very pretty color combination that looks beautiful against the Crumb Cake Woodgrain background.

For this look, I used the five petal flower and the leaves.  Both of the flowers have been stamped in the center with So Safflower ink using a stamp from Build a Bouquet.  I added in small flowers using the Petite Petals Punch.  I stamped them as well to give extra dimension.  They were also rounded using the Stampin' Pierce mat and a stylus.  This brought the petals up and gave them life.  The yellow flowers were given shape with a bone folder.  I added candy dots and pearls to the centers to complete the look. 

Pear Pizzaz leaves added a nice bit of color and filled out the arrangement.  The sentiment was kept simple and stamped at the top of the card in Early Espresso Ink.  A couple of Crisp Cantaloupe butterflies are a perfect finishing touch.

I hope you've enjoyed today's card!  Now it's time to give Debbie Henderson a visit and check out her wonderful project.

Thanks so much for visiting today and joining us over the last four weeks!  Happy Stamping!

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Spring Collection Week 4 Blog Hop!

It's Saturday and time for the last blog hop of the Spring Collection 2015 from Create with Connie and Mary.  We've had an exciting four weeks and we are so glad you joined us!  For those of you that haven't, it's not too late to see what all the fuss is about!  You can still subscribe and enjoy all of the tutorials.  Just go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details.  You should be coming from Melissa's blog, she had the cutest project this week, I just loved it!

My project this week was made with the new Bouquet Bigz L Die so I made a card today with a couple of the die cuts and the matching stamp set Build a Bouquet.

Doesn't this look like spring?  I love So Saffron and Calypso Coral together.   It's a very pretty color combination that looks beautiful against the Crumb Cake Woodgrain background.

For this look, I used the five petal flower and the leaves.  Both of the flowers have been stamped in the center with So Safflower ink using a stamp from Build a Bouquet.  I added in small flowers using the Petite Petals Punch.  I stamped them as well to give extra dimension.  They were also rounded using the Stampin' Pierce mat and a stylus.  This brought the petals up and gave them life.  The yellow flowers were given shape with a bone folder.  I added candy dots and pearls to the centers to complete the look. 

Pear Pizzaz leaves added a nice bit of color and filled out the arrangement.  The sentiment was kept simple and stamped at the top of the card in Early Espresso Ink.  A couple of Crisp Cantaloupe butterflies are a perfect finishing touch.

I hope you've enjoyed today's card!  Now it's time to give Debbie Henderson a visit and check out her wonderful project.

Thanks so much for visiting today and joining us over the last four weeks!  Happy Stamping!

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