Card Buffet

We have had a nice time sharing card ideas with others.  Balmy Blue and Night of Navy owl was one of the cards my friend shared at the buffet.

This was a three day event.  We were busy the first two days.  Saturday was a slower day, giving us time to experiment. Check out the brightly colored milk cans.  First milk can done in a combination of light orange  and light Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends.  Followed by milk cans in Blackberry Bliss and Calypso Coral.

Snowflakes and Candy Canes

Shaded Spruce and Whisper White cardstock.  Candy Cane Season stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  Seasonal Layer Thinlits snowflakes and a pearl accent complete the card.

Warm Christmas Pines

Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Pineapple Punch Ink.  Pretty Pines Thinlits and Tin Tile Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. 

Summer in the Park

Companion card to previous post.  This time I used the planter with Mango Melody for the vase.  I used Mint Macaron and Grapefruit Grove for the layers of the card.

Park BenchVisitors

Mint Macaron, Grapefruit Grove and Whisper White cardstock.  Wood Texture Designer Series Paper for Bench.  Love Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron combo.  I knew I was getting this stamp, the moment I saw it.

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies by Stampin' Up!

Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies by Stampin' Up!  Check out the Clearance rack.

Fall Bouquets for a Card Buffet

Blackberry Bliss and Lemon-Lime Twist for Base. Stampin Blends of Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss and Cajun Craze.   Greeting in Blacberry Bliss. Accents of rhinestones or Metallic Sequins finish the cards.

Revising a Card

Fun Day of Stamping.  Sometimes not everything turns out the way we want.  I stamped just a few snowflakes from Making Every Day Bright.  But felt this card needed more.  Since I didn't"t have that set, I decided to use Candy Cane Season.  I also added a Merry Merlot Bow and the Candy cane from the Stamp set to cover some tape residue.

Peaceful Noel in Fall Colors

Grapefruit Grove, Early Espresso, Call Me Clover and Tranquil Tide are the colors of the branches and berries used on this card.  I used the greetings from Southern Serenade. Another card using the awesome Stamparatus!!!

View Across Lilypad Lake

I love Coastal Cabana.  So glad Stampin' Up! brought back this color.
I added Wink of Stella all over the bird. I also added a layer of Basic Black cardstock and Metallic Sequin on greeting.  Wish I had the Take Your Pick Tool when I was adding sequins to these cards.   Stampin write markers in Pineapple Punch and Grapefruit Grove completed card.

Stamparatus by Stampin' Up!

Stamparatus by Stampin' Up! this is a great tool.  All of my recent cards, I have used this amazing alignment tool.

Rhinestone Cross-Stitch Christmas

Poppy Red  is a gorgeous color.  I used that for the Joy and the card base.  I again combined three new green shades. Call Me Clover, Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green for the tree.  The rhinestones are adorable.  I have enjoyed making the cards featuring this set. 

Sweet Sunflowers

I planted a few sunflowers this summer.  Some are the beautiful Red Sun Sunflowers.  They inspired the color combination of Pineapple Punch, Poppy Parade and Soft Suede.  Detailed Trio Punch used in corners.

Cross-Stitch Christmas with Ornaments

I was showing several of these cards to a friend, and she asked why I had scattered rhinestones around the card and not on the tree.  I thought that is a great idea.  I came home from work and made this card with some white pearls that I colored with Stampin' Blends for ornaments.  I also continued my series of cards with the Detailed Trip Punch.  The inks used on the tree are Garden Green, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz.   I used Mango Melody Blends for the ornaments.  I will try out the rhinestones on the tree in another post.  

Blue Christmas with Cross-Stitched Christmas

Pacific Point, Blueberry Bushel and Balmy Blue are the colors in the tree.  This is a special card for a special day.  Joy in the birth of our savior.

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Tranquil Tide & Peaceful Noel

2018 Holiday Catalog is live.   This card features the stamp set Peaceful Noel.  Detailed Trio Punch made the perfect corners for the card.  Soft Suede, Call Me Clover, Tranquil Tide and Poppy Parade were used for the berries and branches in the design.  The Stamparatus  aided in repeated placement. 

Watercolored Crafting Forever

More of my favorite crafts.  It has been a long time since I quilted or attempted to paint. Stamping has become my crafting choice these days. So this stamp set was another must have item. I used Soft Suede and  Embossed with Quilt TopTextured Impressions Embossing Folder. Stitched Shape Framelits and Stitched Label Framelits were also used.  Did you get the watercolor pencils that were available in August?  I combined those with the first set for a rainbow of paint brush colors.