Impressions by Day

Love and Laughter in Lime

I started making this card using Love and Laughter from the Occasions Mini.

But it wasn't quite the look that I was thinking of and the color of the Lucky Limeade Pleated Satin Ribbon does not show well in this shot and could be due to not enough lighting when I took the picture.  I started out with the idea of having the middle of the Snow Burst embossing folder omitted and after stamping the dress, it seemed like there was a lot of "empty" space around the dress and the ribbon was sitting on my table so i seemed like a good idea to use it to take away some of the white space.

The bow at the top is the - I call it "flouncy" ribbon that is one of the SAB items you can choose from this year's offerings.  The correct name is 1/8" Organdy Ribbon.

Not being too satisfied with the first go with this set, I made this one.

And I love it!   Once again I used the same technique for the white panel with the Elegant Lines embossing folder for this one.  As the design on this folder is not a full coverage, it had some empty space at the bottom and in this case, it seemed to look better with all the white space.  Rhinestones are dotted in the various circle areas and the "flouncy" ribbon is wrapped around the bottom of the card and centred with the little flower image from the same set.  A small piece of the ribbon is attached to the waist with a tiny rhinestone in the middle.

Which version do you like?  Leave a comment and let me know which one you prefer.

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

 

Mojo is Coming Back!

Oh yes!  It took the Customer Appreciation Event to get the stamping mojo back - lol.  Having not stamped for well over a month, it's hard to get back "in the groove" and it was just the right kick start to get me going.

Don't you just love the Rue des Fleurs stamp set in the Mini? (p. 22, #125485, $36.95 WM, #125487, $28.95 CM). 

Here's my first card using it and I can see a lot more cards and projects froming trom this lovely stamp set.

I also got a chance to put the Adorning Accents Edgelit die and Adorning Accents Embossing Folder to use/

Cut the Whisper White card stock 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and score at 4 1/4".  I put the edgelit near the edge of the right front of the card and ran it through the Big Shot.  I next positioned the matching embossing folder just below the cut edgelit side and then ran it through the Big Shot.

Cut another piece of Whisper White card stock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and cut the edge with the edgelit die.  Then place the card stock in the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and run it through the Big Shot.

Trim this piece to form the third "layer" on the front of the card and adhere it to the front panel of the card with Sticky Strip.

The image from Rue des Fleurs is stamped with Black Staz-on ink and color is added with a Blender Pen picking up color from the Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz classic ink pads.  Tiny pearls are added to the front of the bustier and a bit of dazzling diamons is added to the top to give it a bit of sparkle.

Use the smallest framelit from the Label Collection and run it through the Big Shot.  Cut the next size framelit from Pretty in Pink card stock and mat it behind the stamped image.  This is then added to the front of the card with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from Loving Thoughts in the Mini (p. 15, #125843, $36.95 WM, #125845, $28.95 CM)  It is stamped with Black Staz-on Ink on a piece of Whisper White card stok and then punched with the retired small Oval Punch.  Punch a piece of Pretty in Pink with the current sized small Oval punch and the sentiment is adhered in an offset position on the Pretty in Pink oval.  Add this to the front of the card also with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by and tomorrow is another opportunity to spend more time at the stamp table - happy stamping!

 

Customer Appreciation Event

Last weekend I held my Customer Appreciation Event and after planning for about a dozen people, last minute cancellations dropped the attendance but those who were able to make it had a great time.

This was just a small fraction of the food that I still have in my freezer!  Wendy made a fantastic coleslaw that was the perfect complement to the potato samosas - we had spinach quiche, cheese quiche, spanakopitas, fruit tray, veggie tray, Black Velvet Cake - and I still had a strawberry slice and Nanaimo Bars in the fridge!

We also worked on a couple of make and takes - this one is great for using up all those odds and ends of cardstock.

The card base is Basic Black cardstock cut 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2".  Cut five strips of cardstock 1" x 3 3/4" - starting at the top with Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette.  The heart was cut with Real Red cardstock using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit (p. 216, #117332, $14.95) and then punching out some hearts in Pink Pirouette using the Small Hearts Punch (p. 210, #117913, $7.95).

The stamp set we used was PS I Love You from the new Occasion Mini (p. 8, #125460, $42.95 WM or #125462, $33.95 CM).

On the inside of the card, we cut a piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock and adhered it to the back panel and stamped the sentiment "p.s. I love you" from the stamp set.

The second make and take is a case of the card on page 9 of the Occasions Mini.

I did not have the Designer Cuts cards and envelopes so we made the card using Early Espresso cardstock, layered with a piece of Very Vanilla cut at 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  We stamped the heart from the P.S. I Love You stamp set using a Cherry Cobbler marker to ink it up.  My Blushing Bride Smooch Sprtiz hadn't arrived in time (it's coming this week!) so we sponged on some Cherry Cobbler ink.  The button is from the Soft Subtles group of button and we added some Cherry Cobbler twine.  The button is adhered to the card with a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment is stamped on the front of the card using Early Espresso classic ink.

I could only manage to watch the Super Bowl game to the start of the 3rd quarter and just had to go to bed as my cough started up and it is so tiring.  So after a spoonful of cough syrup, I was nodding off and went to bed about 5:30 p.m.!  And I was so very pleased with the outcome with the Giants winning the game when I read the papers the next morning.  It would have been a wreck if I had been able to stay up and watch the whole game so it was just as well that I fell asleep.

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Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!