After days of rain and grey skies, the sun has made an appearance - finally.  Every week more birds seem to find their way into my backyard, and my garden is full of life just waiting to bloom.  I have no specific purpose for this card, but do not doubt that it will make a nice note when I just want to send a hello to a friend.

Stamps:  Punch Potpourri, 

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi

Extras:  Bird punch, Decorative Label punch, Very Vanilla ribbon, Square Lattice embossing folder

Beyond the Garden II

 

Maybe I don't like yellow or orange, but who doesn't love hot pink?  Green happens to be my favourite colour, so when I saw the pairing of Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi, my heart leapt!  Usually I like a more muted pallete for my cards, but the brave flowers bearing their petals against the brutal Cariboo "spring" made me feel the urge to use some fun shades.

Stamps:  Fabulous Florets, Oval All

Paper:  Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Beyond the Garden DSP, Whisper White

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi

Extras:  Oval scallop punch

Beyond the Garden I

 

 As I've stated before, I hate orange.  Yellow isn't that far behind.  I know, I know.  It's the colour of sunshine, it's cheery, blah blah blah.  I just don't like it that much.  However, the new DSP from Stampin' Up has lessened my negative feelings towards this primary subtractive shade.

Stamps:  Oval All

Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Beyond the Garden DSP, Whiper White

Ink:  Daffodil Delight

Extras:  Tulips frame embossing folder, oval punch, scallop oval punch, Whisper White ribbon

Just Can't Get Enough

In the new Summer Mini there's a beautiful new set called Fabulous Florets.  I've been playing with it like mad and can't seem to get enough of it.  I originally started this card with the intent of using the new DSP (Beyond the Garden) but loved the pattern created using the colour scheme from one of the sheets so I used it as a background instead.  This Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi version was created on Friday while I was crafting with some ladies from work. 

This afternoon I started out with the same goal in mind, use new DSP, and ended up making pretty much the same card, but with Pacific Point instead of Melon Mambo.  I even ended up using the Square Lattice embossing folder again.  On Friday afternoon I had made another card like the top one, and I had forgotten that I'd used the set for a background design.  I pulled it out to compare to this one, and had a little giggle at myself for making what is pretty much exactly the same card.  Like I said, I just can't get enough of this set.

Stamps:  Fabulous Florets, Full of Life
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point
Extras:  Whisper White ribbon, Square Lattice embossing folder

Springtime Vintage

In continuation using the Springtime Vintage paper, I came up with these 2 cards in an instant.  I love the different effects you can get from using different cardstocks.  The Rose Red made the first card super girly, while the Sahara Sand background of the other created a more gentle effect.  You can see my Decorative Label punch has made it onto two cards in a row.  I just got it and love love love it.

Stamps:  Full of Life
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Paper:  Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Springtime Vintage DSP
Extras:  Decorative Label punch, Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon

 

Stamps:  Friends 24-7, Oval All

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Pear Pizazz

Paper:  Sahara Sand, Springtime Vintage DSP

Extras:  Modern Label punch, Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon

Bold Mother's Day

It seems that all of the Mother's Day cards that I've been seeing are traditional girly colours.  I've finally had a chance to get back into my room after report card time, and I had some time to play with the Springtime Vintage DSP.  This gorgeous floral pattern is still girly, but the background colours give it a more bold punch than traditional pinks usually found on Mom's day stuff.

Stamps:  Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Old Olive, Not Quite Navy
Paper:  Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP
Extras:  Decorative Label punch, Very Vanilla ribbon, Basic Jewels pearls

 

I am the world's worst blogger.  It's been a busy few weeks at work since returning from Spring Break, and I haven't really gotten much of a chance to play in my room.

Just a quick one before getting to work this morning though.

I wanted to check out the seam binding ribbon that SU sells so I ordered in my favourite - Crumb Cake - and was pleasantly surprised.  The texture's not what I expected, but it looks really nice and antique-ish.  Anyways, paired with Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla, it made a nice gentle combo for an elegant Thank You card.