Archives for September 2009

Thoroughly Modern Daisies

These cards all use Thoroughly Modern DSP and the stamp set Upsy Daisy.

Card 1: I started with white card stock base layered with Thoroughly Modern DSP. Next, I stamped the Upsy Daisy image in Rose Red ink on Whisper White. The frame was made using the Scallop Oval Bigz Die with Chocolate Chip card stock. I just adhered the frame onto the whisper white using SNAIL and trimmed away the white card stock that went beyond the frame. Sentiment is also from Upsy Daisy, and I stamped it in Chocolate chip ink.

Card 2: White card stock base layered with Thoroughly Modern DSP and Chocolate chip card stock. Underneath the DSP I added some overlapping Close to Cocoa 7/8″ circles stamped with the spiral from Delightful Decorations. The main image is from Upsy Daisy stamped in Rose Red on Whisper White, punched out with a large circle punch. That is layered on chocolate chip Mega Circle Punch. The sentiment is a rub on from Chit Chat Rub Ons.

Card 3: Base is Sahara Sand card stock, layered with a 4″x 3″ piece of Thoroughly Modern DSP and chocolate chip. The colors in Thoroughly Modern DSP are Sahara Sand, Rose Red, Bermuda Bay, and Soft Suede. I stamped the image from Upsy Daisy in Chocolate chip ink on Whisper White card stock. The sentiment is stamped using my Chocolate Chip and Bermuda Bay Markers. To finish off the card, I added 5/8″ Chocolate Chip Ribbon layered with Bermuda Bay Grosgrain (polka dot side down), tied in a knot.

Card 4: Base is Sahara Sand card stock layered with a 4″x4″ piece of Thoroughly Modern DSP (Soft Suede/Sahara Sand polka dot). I stamped the image from Upsy Daisy in Rose Red ink on Whisper White card stock. Sentiment is from Upsy Daisy stamped in Bermuda Bay ink. Along the left side, I tied a piece of Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon.

It’s Time to be Thankful

It’s totally by coincidence that I made this card last week using Autumn Vines DSP and SU just announced an Inventory Blowout Sale that included this DSP! I think this has been one of the best DSPs of all time, especially since it coordinates with another one of my all time faves–Season of Friendship stamp set.

Card base is Chocolate Chip, layered with the beautiful Autumn Vines DSP. Then, I used another sheet of DSP (really rust polka dot) and ran it through the Top Note die. Around the bottom of the Top Note I tied a piece of 5/8″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon and attached it to the base using dimensionals.

The stamped image, from Season of Friendship was inked up with More Mustard for the tree and Sage Shadow for the leaves. I stamped it on Very Vanilla card stock and cut it out using a Mega Circle Punch. Then, I layered that circle onto a larger chocolate chip Giga Scalloped Circle Punch, attaching it to the base with dimensionals.

Finally, the sentiment is from Very Thankful, and I used my Sage Shadow Marker to just ink up the words, stamped it on Very Vanilla card stock, punched it out with the Word Window Punch and layered it on a chocolate chip Modern Label.

One of the Contenders for this Year’s Christmas Card

I REALLY like how this turned out. While I wait for my Ornament Punch to come, so I can make a card like this, I’m playing with what I do have on hand.

The base is Real Red Textured card stock, with a top fold. I punched out the circle window using my 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. Then I stamped the string/bow from Berry Christmas in Versamark and heat embossed it using White EP. At the top, I stamped Merry Christmas, from Christmas Greetings in Riding Hood Red on Whisper White. Then, I layered it onto a piece of Kiwi Kiss card stock and attached it to the card front.

Inside, I layered a piece of Whisper White cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″.  To get correct placement of the wreath, I closed the card and made small marks with a pencil inside the circle. Then, open the card and stamp the wreath inside your guide marks using Kiwi Kiss ink. I LOVE adding glitter to this wreath (see another card I made here). Using a glue pen, add some glue to random spots around the wreath, then using green Superfine Supernova Glitter, sprinkle it on and WOW! Inside the wreath, I stamped the bird in Riding Hood Red ink.

The sentiment inside is also from Christmas Greetings, stamped in Basic Black. If I were trying to be super fancy, I would probably wipe off some of the black using a Qtip and color specific words red and green but it was late and I wasn’t feeling super fancy!

For those of you looking for Christmas card ideas, this is really very simple to do in bulk and has lots of Wow factor for such little time and effort. It’s a serious contender for my cards this year. I may add a wallet size photo of my daughter inside the front cover so when you flip it open you will see it.

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