Olive You!

It appears that I can't scan for straight.... Oh well - you get the idea!

For this card, I started with a card base of Old Olive cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  The Whisper White is cut at 4" X 5 1/4".  I then punched 6 each Small Ovals from Old Olive and 1 each Small Oval from Read Red.  I also punched the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack out of Real Red for the olive pits.  I used the Olive You from the Best of Love Stamp Set (#132987) in StazOn black.  I colored the olive with Old Olive marker and the heart with Real Red.  I punched the image out with Extra Large Oval.  The "large olive" is from the Ovals Collection Framelits (third smallest). 

To create the look, I used snail to place the small olives and pits.  I then ran the white cardstock with the small olives attached through the BigShot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  The large olive is popped up with Dimensionals.

A great way to tell that special someone that "Olive You!"

Many Blessings....Cathy

Feel Goods - Day 1

Well...last week was an eventful week - full of good and bad.  My heart goes out to the families and friends affected by the Boston Marathon Bombings and the Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West, TX.

 

When things are tough, it's hard to laugh.  Hopefully, this card will bring a smile and lighten your cares...just imagine receiving this in the mail!

 

 

The card base is 5.5" x 11" of Gumball Green.  A layer of Whisper White is cut at 5.25" x 4".  On the bottom half, I stamped with Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set.  I absolutely LOVE this stamp set! 

 



After I stamped using Daffodil Delight, Primrose Petals and Gumball Green, I then layered a 1" x 4" piece of Whisper White that has been run through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Before placing this piece, I layered a piece of Daffodil Delight ribbon underneath. 

I then cut a Gumball Green layer measuring 2.25 x 3.25".  On a piece of 2 x 3" Whisper White, I stamped the sentiment from the Feel Goods stamp set in Primrose Petals....so cute! 

I stamped another flower and leaf from and hand cut them out.  I also stamped the butterfly from the same set in Marina Mist and used the Bitty Butterfly Punch.  These I popped up with Dimensionals and accented the card with Rhinestones.

It really came together quick and easy!

If you need any of the supplies listed, please let me know or visit my Stampin' Up! website to order!

Many Blessings..... Cathy

Sunflower Birthday....

And this week wouldn't be complete without a Birthday Card... I made this card for my beautiful Daughter-in-Law.  She loves all things Sunflower!

To make this card, I used the Floral Frames Edgelits and cut the largest flower and ran it through the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder from last year's Holiday Catalog.  This folder is still available to order (check out the Spring Catalog, page 36).  I then sponged the embossing with a Daffodil Delight ink.

The next layer used Daydream Medallions stamped in Daffodil Delight on the same color cardstock.  I then used the Floral Frames Edgelits to cut this image out. 

The last layer is the 2.5" punch of Early Espresso, run through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I layered these together with Dimensionals and added the Happy Birthday greeting.  This great greeting is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and I used the matching Bitty Banner Framelits! So cute and so simple....

Hope you've enjoyed the cards this week....I'm so glad to be back!

Many Blessings....Cathy