Mother's Day

 Mother's Day is this weekend. What??? I realized this this morning. So... since I work best under pressure, I whipped these up. Yes, I totally rolled my eyes as I typed "whipped" because these two cards took me most (and I mean like 7 hours) of the day to create. Life would be so much easier if I set out with a plan. Instead, I sit and ponder about colors, stamps and fancy embellishments. I am far too indecisive of a person to just make a quick decision and stick to it.

~ For my Mother-in-Law ~

This first card is for my mother-in-law. She is such an amazing person. I honestly do not know what I would do without her help and guidance. She is my farm mom. She is simple and happy and a generally "sunny" person. I think this card is totally fitting for her. Plus, she loves Hello Honey.

*I cased this card from Janeybell Designs.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

DSP ~ Birthday Bash

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey, Strawberry Slush, Old Olive

Stamp Sets ~ Delightful Dozen (retired), Kinda Eclectic, *misc. script background stamp

Embellishments ~ Natural Chevron Ribbon, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Pearl Basic Jewels, Tea Lace Paper Doilies (colored using Brayer tool).

~ For my Mama ~

This card is for my own mama. She is in love with flowers and gardens and Crisp Cantaloupe. I absolutely have fallen in LOVE with this stamp set. I love any stamp that can have dimension added to it. I was able to add three layers to the large flowers. THREE! The photos truly do not show off the happiness of these layers.

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Specialty Paper ~ Gold Foil Sheet

DSP ~ this paper is retired. I'm so sad :(

Ink ~ Hello Honey, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Sets ~ Chalk Talk, Indescribable Gift

Embellishments ~ Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Thick Baker's Twine

Kinda in Love with Kinda Eclectic

Today is Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration's New card sketch challenge. It's a fun sketch with a LOT of room for creativity. I like room!

Here's the Sketch!

The new Stampin' Up! catalog is out! Yippie!!! Along with over half of the new catalog, I fell in love with this stamp set the moment I saw it. It strays a little from my style of stamping, but I really love how soft and girly it is. What is happening to me? First it's flowers, now it's butterflies?

Here's my Creation!

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

Ink ~ Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron

Stamp Set ~ Kinda Eclectic

Tools/Other Supplies ~ Paper trimmer, Apothecary Framelits, All Purpose Liquid Glue, Versa Mark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Banner Punch

Embellishments ~ Essentials Wooden Elements, Natural Chevron Ribbon