Balloons, Birthday and Babies!

Happy New Year! I apologize for the delay in posting again. It was caused from a combination of getting back into the habit for work and waiting for some new products to arrive. In case you haven't heard me talk about it yet, there is a new Occasions Catalogue out AND Sale-A-Bration! Basically Sale-A-Bration is a way for you to get free product-every $60 gets you free stuff! It is both wonderful and dangerous.

This is one of the new sets that I was so excited to try! It is called Celebrate Today and has coordinating framelits. I stamped the balloons in Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate and then silver on the velum paper before cutting them out. On the background, I used the Decorative Dots folder. I added some All is Calm washi tape on the side and stamped the sentiment form the same set. On the balloons I used a glue dot to add some whisper white baker's twine and some silver ribbon went onto the vellum balloon.

This card I made for my friend Danielle's birthday (Happy birthday D! Go packers!). I love the flower patch stamp (see previous) and used a combination of Wisteria Wonder, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey to stamp the flowers. I used the Decorative Dots embossing folder before gluing it onto a piece of gold foil sheet. I took the sentiment from the Endless Birthday Wishes set and added a little bit of bling to the whole thing (which I coloured with Blendabilities!)

My last card is my first thought for a baby card. My older cousin is due in March and she is heading back to where we grew up for her baby shower. I haven't decided if this is actually going to be THE card for it but it definitely is a start! I used Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride for the colours and the stamp set is Snuggles and Smooches, with the sentiment being from Itty Bitty Banners.

That is all I have for right now but I will be trying out the rest of my new stuff in the next week or so! If you want to make any of these cards or have an idea for one you want help with, let me know and I am more than happy to help!

This is the Beginning....

With 2015 starting TOMORROW,  I thought it was a good time to start off a blog for my cards (and other crafty projects...we will see). Since joining Stampin' Up, I have very slowly gotten myself organized but now I think I am ready. This morning I wanted to work with some of the stamp sets that I ordered in my demonstrator kit. I wouldn't say they are seasonal but both stamp sets have such pretty flowers!

This card is on a Rich Razzleberry base that I ran through the Big Shot (woohoo Christmas present!) using the decorative dots embossing folder. I stamped the Blended Bloom stamp and attempted to use Rich Razzleberry blendabilities (which are awesome but I want to practice more...and what a great stamp to try with!). The sentiment is from the Endless Birthday Wishes set and is stamped in Hello Honey. This was mounted onto a Hello Honey piece of cardstock before finishing it with a little bit of bling!

My second card uses the Flower Patch set, which allows you to do some layered stamping. I saw something similar on Pinterest that I wanted to give a shot. I used the colours Wisteria Wonder and Blackberry bliss to stamp both the flowers and the sentiment on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I trimmed the edges of the flowers before gluing the cardstock to a Blackberry Bliss base. SOMEHOW I managed to get ink all over my hands and that would contribute to the small smudges but I still think it is a pretty card that I might try again.

I'm really looking forward to using some of the new stamps from the Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration coming out next week. Plus the whole next year will be me learning a little bit more about stamping and techniques that I can't wait to show! I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year!