Stamping Expressions

Daffodils and Butterlies

2010-03-07T08:58:25-05:00

These are the centerpieces I made for the luncheon tables. When I found the tin planters my mind started going crazy and thought they would be perfect for the occasion! I filled them with silk daffodils and pink crocus, which match SU! Melon Mambo perfectly! I used the BIg Shot again and the Beautiful Butterflies die and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die from the Occasions Mini. There are large butterflies in Melon Mambo on two corners of the roof. To tie these together with the buffet centerpiece I added a small branch in each one.

A Butterfly Bush!

2010-03-05T19:15:39-05:00

I created this as a centerpiece for a buffet table for a recent spring luncheon. The room was filled with butterlies and daffodils and there was snow on the ground outside! I gathered some birch branches from my yard and put them in a glass cylinder filled with sand. I used Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red, and So Saffron cardstock. I ran pieces through the SU! FInial Press Textured embossing plate before running them through the Big Shot using the SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die. They're adhered to the branches with large glue dots. It was so much fun to make and I've been thinking of some other ways to use it. How about hanging some mini milk carton "birdhouses" or some Big Shot fabric flowers on it?! Happy Stamping!

Bella Friends

2010-03-01T19:12:44-05:00

I have been busy with family matters lately hence my stamping and blogging has been neglected! I pulled out one of my favorite Designer Series Papers, Bella Blue, for some inspiration with the Vintage Vogue set. I layered So Saffron and Not Quite Navy on Kraft card stock. The stamped the "vine" in Saffron on white card stock then stamped "friends" on top of it. I added coordinating brads to the cut flowers for accent. Happy Stamping!

Bermuda Butterflies

2010-02-19T14:33:01-05:00

I'm really getting spring fever and it always makes me think of butterflies. I was trying to create the feeling of motion in this card with one of the Big Shot Texturz Plates. First I inked the plate with Bermuda Bay and ran it through with 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock. Next I inked the plate with White Craft Ink before I ran it through with a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Bermuda Bay card stock. I let the piece with the craft ink dry overnight. Then I cut both pieces in half and adhered them to the card base. I used the new Scallop Trim punch on the Soft Suede strip and and Scallop Trim Corner punch on the corners of the main image. I love the new Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and used a scrap of Regal Rose for them. All three of these products are in the Occasions Mini Catalog. The sentiment is from Flight of the Butterfly. This was really a fun card to make! Happy Stamping!

For My Valentine

2010-02-14T18:56:00-05:00

This is the card that I made for my husband. It's a little pink, but that's where my creative juices took me! I used the Always stamp set and clear embossed the hearts before cutting them out. I adhered one to the white layer and popped the other one up on dimensionals. I ran a piece of white through the swirled texturz plate and lightly sponged some pink on the raised areas. It's tied up with the fabulous pink satin ribbon in the Occasions Mini Catalog. It's layered on a piece of Basic Gray onto the pink cardstock. He also gets some chocolate covered strawberries. After 21 years of marriage we keep it simple!