Mixed Bunch

Another card which is pretty much a direct copy of someone else's talent.  I loved the black & white simplicity of the Mixed Bunch card on this blog post, so mixed it up with some added colour while keeping the super simple design.

I can't believe it's taken me this long to get around to using the frame from Creative Elements ... turns out it fits a variety of small phrase stamps, including the ones in the Fabulous Phrases set.

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Supplies used:

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock:  Raspberry Ripple, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Raspberry Ripple

Embossing Fun

A couple of weeks ago while flicking around the web, I came across a card using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder - but not in a way I'd ever thought about before.

The stamper had turned the folder on its side and used just one edge to create a border across a card front, and I found it intriguing enough to have a try for myself.

Here's the original, and here's my take on the technique:

The original card is much nicer, but I do quite like how mine came out - it's the teensiest bit wonky but I think I'm the only one who can tell :-)

 And so you can get a look at the wonkiness, a closeup:

See?  Barely noticeable!

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Supplies used: 
Stamp(s): Mixed Bunch
 Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
 Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Blossom Punch, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, 1" Circle Punch

Pop Out Butterfly

I promise this will be the last butterfly for a little while but I had to share it because it really does look pretty darned cool (well, that's my opinion, and this is my blog so I get to say what I want so there LOL).

This is another of the cutout butterflies which I made a while back, this time in a colour combination pinched from a recent ColourQ challenge (I can never organise myself to do these challengers during the set time frame, but it's a nice colour scheme no matter when you do it, right?)

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Supplies used: 
Stamp(s): Mixed Bunch, Creative Elements
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Tempting Turquoise
Other: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Pearls Basic Jewels

Daffodil Daisy

Don't you love a quick and easy craft project, for those days when you want to make something but just don't have the time to spend hours on something?  This card is exactly what I was after the other day when I took myself off to stamp club.

I was inspired by these, which worked out a lot better than mine - I still have to work out how to get the petals to curl up properly.  However I'm still pretty happy with it.  Shame that the gorgeous bright Daffodil Delight cardstock and ink hasn't translated to the screen as well as I would have liked.

I have used the stamp set Mixed Bunch and the matching Blossom Punch (they're currently available in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue) - the stamp set contains three large flowers in varying styles to suit the punch, and three smaller designs to use as the middle of the flowers.  If you look closely, you'll see that I have layered one of those smaller stamps onto a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock which was put through the Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder for a bit of visual interest.  And right in the middle, one of the tiniest pearls from the Basic Pearls packet.  So sweet!



Images © 1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

Supplies used:
Stamps: Mixed Bunch
 Ink: Daffodil Delight, Punpkin Pie
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Blossom Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls