Simply INKredible Stamping

So Refreshing card

My second swap card for Conventin in Houston.  The picture does not show up the Sweet Citrus Embossing Folder I used on the front background.  This is a lovely stamp set and coordinating embossing folder.   The stamp set and bundle are retiring May 1.

Stamps:  So Refreshing & Sweet Citrus

Cardstock:  Lemon Lolly: 7 ¾” X5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”

 Basic White:  5 ¼” X 4” cut 2

Bright & Beautiful DSP :  1 ¼” X 5 ½” , 3 X 5” for tablecloth

Ink:  Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Parakeet Party, & Memento Black

Embossing Folder:  Sweet Citrus, So Refreshing Dies

Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio (161206), Tri-color twine

Directions:

Fold Lemon Lolly at score line.  Dry emboss with the Sweet Citrus EF on front only.

Stamp Lemonade pitcher and glasses in Memento ink on White cardstock.  Stamp lemonade in pitcher and glasses in Lemon Lolly.  Stamp some lemons in daffodil delight in pitcher.  Stamp 4 lemons and punch out using the ½” circle punch.

Stamp Sentiment and leaves on the 5 ½” side (bottom of card) of Basic White cardstock and adhere to the inside of the card.  Attach Bright & Beautiful strip to front of card.  Adhere table cloth with tombow glue.  Add dimensionals to back of pitcher, lemonade glasses and lemon slices.  Place on card per picture.  Tie a bow using the twine and adhere to pitcher handle with a glue dot.

Taco Fiesta fun fold card

I made this card for the SUDSOL fun fold swap at Convention in Houston.  I hope you like it.  

Cutting Directions:

BASE:

Parakeet Party: 4 ¼ X 11”, scored at 5 ½ , cut off 2 ¾” on one end for TOP

Zany Zoo Designer Paper: top 2 ¾’ X 4” (Polka Dots)

Zany Zoo Designer Paper inside 4 X 5 ¼”

TOP:

Parakeet Party:  2 ¾” X 4 ¼”, scrap for flag on front (2 ½” X  ¾”)

Basic White:  3’  X 4 1/8” (for stamping tacos, Burrito, hat and bowl)

Zany Zoo Designer Series Paper:  3” X 4” die cut bottom 4” piece with Zany Zoo scallop to 2 1/2”  X  4 1/2 ”

INSIDE CARD:

Parakeet Party: 3 ¼” X 10”, score at 5”, Basic White 3 1/8” X 4 7/8”, Cut 2 of these

OTHER:

Stamps:  Taco Fiesta

Ink Pads:  Lemon Lolly, Pecan Pie

Blends (Lt & Dk):  Parakeet Party, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Sweet Sorbet and Pecan Pie

Dies:  Zany Zoo

Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins (162029)

Sponge, Blender Brushes

DIRECTIONS:

Fold both cards at the score line.  You will have an inside card and an outside card

Stamp all images on Basic White per above picture.  Color with Blends and blending brushes, sponge tacos and burrito lightly with Pecan pie then fussy cut images

Attach designer paper to inside card, front flap and front behind tacos.  Attach fussy cut items to card front and inside pieces.  Flag: stamp & cut scrap of Parakeet Party for front.

Attach the inside card to DSP on inside base

I glued all images with Tombow glue. Attach front layer to front card flap.   Center the  inside card to the designer paper under the front layer.

Adhere glitter sequins or any gem you have on hand.

 

Christmas begins with Christ

Here is one of my favorite Christmas cards.  It is very quick and easy.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Sending Cheer, Christmas Season and dies, Night Divine

CS: Garden Green 8 ½ X 5 ½,

Basic White 2 - 5 ¼ X 4”

Red Foil Scrap

Eden Dies

Ink:  Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Real Red

Garden Green Ribbon approx 16”

For Unto Us

I love sparkle and glitz.  This is a beautiful card I mad for a quick and easy Christmas card.  It uses some retired product but I need to use it up.  Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  For Unto Us

CS:  Soft Succulent 5 1//2 X 8 ½”

 Basic White 4 X 1 ¼” , 3 X 3”

More Dazzle DSP 1 ½ X 5 ¼”

Lights Aglow DSP 3 X 3, 5 ¼ X 4”,

2 X 5 ½”

Ink:  Versamark, Soft Succulent

Gold Embossing Powder

Soft Succulent ribbon 7 ½”, 15”

1 Rhinestone

Christmas Stamp Camp Cards 2 and 3

I saw a card on Pinterest that had this cut of the designer paper.  I decided to make a Christmas card with the new Shining Christmas Specialty Designer Series paper (162354) because it is shiny and the designs are beautiful.  Here are the products I used to make the cards:

Holly Jolly Card

Stamps:  Holly Jolly Wishes, A Christmas to Remember, Sending Cheer CS: Cherry Cobbler 8 ½ X 5 ½, Basic White  2 - 5 ¼ X 4”, Scrap DSP: Shining Christmas 3 ½  X 4 ¾” Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green Garden Green Ribbon 10 “ Everyday Label Punch

For the Merry Christmas card: Same as above.  Thanks for stopping by.

Saint Nicholas card Camp 1

I love the new Saint Nicholas Stamp set and dies.  This Santa was cut out of the coordinating DSP. I hope you like it.

Stamps:  Saint Nicholas, Beary Cute

CS: Very Vanilla 8 ½ X 5 ½, ¼ sheet

Brass Foil 5 ¼  X 4

Real Red 4 ¼ X 3 ¾  1 ¼ X 3

Ink:  Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Memento Black

DSP One Horse Open Sleigh 3 5/8  X 4”

Saint Nicholas Dies

Saint Nicholas DSP

Watercolor pencils

Another DSP Christmas card

For some reason beyond me, I love Petal Pink this Christmas.  It goes nicely with Pebble Path and Misty Moonlight.  I fell in love with Trucking Along bundle as soon as I saw it. I picked another sheet of One Horse Open Sleigh DSP and it had Petal Pink in the sky.  I made a girlie truck carrying gifts to make this card.  I hope you like the card.  I use the following to make the card:

Stamps:  Trucking Along, More Merry Messages

Truck punch, Meadow Dies

DSP:  One Horse Open Sleigh

Blends:  Petal Pink light, Smoky Slate and a black marker

Rustic Metallic Dots and Ribbon Duo Pack

Thank you for visiting my blog today.   

One Horse Open Sleigh DSP easy card

I thought this little deer was so cute and he needed to be showcased. The One Horse Open Sleigh DSP is so easy to use and makes beautiful cards with little work.   I fussy cut the Merry Christmas.  I used the following to make the card:

Stamps:  More Merry Messages

Ink:  Pebble Path

Cardstock:  Pebble Path, Petal Pink, Basic White

Grove Dies

One Horse Open Sleigh DSP

Ribbon Duo Combo pack, snowflake assortment

Covered in Sunshine

This card is a good one to send to someone who has just come out of an illness or a problem.  I love the saying. I am using the Hello, Irresistible designer series paper (161139) that is a sneak peek in the new catalog that will be coming out May1.  The card base is Flirty Flamingo and the ribbon is retired Daffodil Delight.  Thanks for visiting my blog today

By the Bay Suite

I love going to the beach.  The Outer Banks of North Carolina are close by to my cottage in Hertford, Nc.  We go there often.  I have made so many cards with the By the Bay Suite collection.  This on used the following:

Stamps:  Seaside Bay, Let's set Sail ( Inside)

Colors:  Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron, Gray Granite

DSP:  By the Bay

Dies:  Under the Sea, Seaside Bay

1 1/4" Circle Punch, Flat Adhesive backed pearls