Fabulous is What You Are

This is one of my April Stamp Night cards using the Million & One stamp set.  Also, I just got back from the Stampin' Up! incentive trip, so I'm posting those stories asap...stay tuned...it was awesome!!!

Stamp sets:

• Million & One 

Colors:

• Real Red
• Crumb Cake
• Whisper White

Extras / Tools:

• Red Glimmer Paper
• Gold Foil Sheets
• Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Gold Embossing Powder & Heat Tool
• VersaMark ink
• Seam Binding ribbon
• Delicate Details Lace Tape
• Dimensionals

I love these large greetings, and you can stamp on an angle so that you don't have to worry about if it's straight.

Happy Stampin'

Petite Petals Window Lattice Card

I saw a card on our demo site by Linda Creech that inspired my card below.  This is a Big Shot intense card...just sayin'!  Practically every piece runs through the Big Shot so I pre-cut a few of the pieces for my Stamp Night gals.  I look forward to Spring every year so I can start using purples and greens together.  That combination just says Spring to me.

Stamps:

• You're Lovely (Sale-a-Bration)
• Petite Petals

 Colors:

• Wisteria Wonder
• Old Olive
• Whisper White

Tools / Extras:

• Big Shot
• Lattice Bigz Die
• Perfect Polka-Dots embossing folder
• Little Leaves Sizzlits
• Deco Labels Framelits
• Window Frames Framelits
• Petite Petals Punch
• 1 3/4" Circle Punch
• Basic Jewels Pearls
• 2-Way Glue Pen
• Dimensionals

Tips:  Use the 2-Way Glue Pen in the corners of the Lattice to glue behind your window before running through the Big Shot Perfect Polka-Dots folder.  Also, you can use the tape or dimensionals on your flowers to hold your leaves in place.  I put dimensionals behind the card front window to create a shadow on the card base, and you can cut a tiny dimensional to place in the center of the Lattice if you don't like it dipping in toward the middle.

This would make a great Mother's Day card...just use a Happy Mother's Day stamp inside!

Happy Stampin'

Mother's Day Filter Flower Card

Here's a Mother's Day card I did for my clubs in April.  I love this background stamp.  I stamped it three times to get all the layers.

Here's the cheat sheet on the flower.  It's 4 scallop circles with cuts to create petals.

Stamp Sets:

• Amazing Family
• Ex Libris

Colors:

• Bashful Blue
• So Saffron
• Not Quite Navy
• Very Vanilla

Extras / Tools:

• 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch
• 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch
• 7/8" Scallop Circle punch
• Neutrals brad
• Sponge Dauber
• White Creped Filter Paper
• Stampin' Sponge
• Basic Jewels - Pearls
• Dimensionals

Tips:  To punch the filter paper, stack a sheet of filter paper with a sheet of plain printer paper and punch them together.  It needs the extra stability to punch properly.  I used the sponge dauber to draw a border of So Saffron on the edges of the top layer and to give some color to the flower.  After you put the brad through the flower and the cut out label, scrunch it with your fingers to give it life. 

Happy Stampin'