A Very Floral Card Set

I was inspired by this pin and decided I couldn't stay away from my SSS Favorite Flowers stamp set.  I decided to go a little softer on the color scheme, but stayed real close to the layout inspiration.  This one layer card was super fun to make, so I made many.

SSS Favorite Flowers was one of my very first stamp sets I bought from them.  Their customer service has waned over the years so that I don't buy from them as often as I used to.  However, I really enjoy this very first of the layering stamps sets and I should use it more often than I do.  Get out that old tool/stamp set and put it to good use.  I can almost hear the flowers sighing happily...

Happy Birthday Flowers

There are a few more cards made with my SSS Favorite Flowers stamp set.  This cute little stamp set makes the most lovely single layer cards and, in this case, birthday cards.

The sentiments were made with my Penny Black Sweet Wishes and Sprinkles and Smiles stamp sets.

I think these are the cutest - loving the variation in color and the mix and match sentiments.

So fun and cute, I figure I must put this stamp set away and come back later just to make some variation in style and design.  No promises though, as I really enjoyed making these cards.

A Flowery Thank You

I was fussing around with my kinda old SSS Favorite Flowers stamp.  This is a classic layering stamp set before layering stamp sets were cool.  I used a variety of inks and stamp sets to supplement this card.  A lot of fun that I wanted to share with you today.

Hope all is well in your crafting world.

A Set of Thank You cards

I needed some thank you cards for my daughter and my birthday gifts before Christmas.  I went to my trusty Simon Says Stamp Favorite Flowers stamp set.  This stamp set coupled with Distress Inks are simply lovely.  The colors used include Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Shaded Lilac and   Forest Moss.

This stamp set coupled with Distress Inks are simply lovely.  The colors used include Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Shaded Lilac and   Forest Moss.

Each sentiment was stamped with black Archival Ink.  Such a quick and easy way to put together cards that I've no excuse not to send a thank you card for any occasion.

Have an Awesome Day

One of the ladies from my Bible study group has a sister that recently was incarcerated.  This is a really difficult situation as my friend's sister has been making bad choices and one of them finally cost her in a big way.  Still, that's no reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater.  My friend called on all of us to write her a letter to help with the transition and hopefully encourage her self reflection and growth while she spends time in jail.  Of course I had to make a card.

The card had to be simple- there are restrictions on what can go into a card.  I pulled out my Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink along with my Simon Says Stamp Favorite Flowers stamp set and got to work.  There's a Fiskars border stamp thrown in for good measure along with a Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banner stamp in brown Archival Ink.  I achieved the border by taping a strip of paper onto the card front and stamping the flowers and leaves.  Most of the flowers are second generation stamps with the background flower stamp.  The leaves are first generation with the background stamp.  After I removed the strip of paper, I stamped the border and the sentiment.

I hope it brightened my friend's sister and made her day.  More importantly, I hope the words of encouragement that I wrote inside had a lasting impact.

Guest Crafting

Not that you need an explanation, but I've been duly distracted this past few weeks as I experienced a bit of life changes.  I left my job of 5 years and started a new job with a larger company in a very different environment and structure.  Interviewing is very challenging to the introvert spirit!   I am a relatively confident person and believe that I am a good and valuable employee.  However, selling myself is a tough job.

In the middle of all this change a very good sister in Christ, my co-worker Wendy, also lost her position at our old company.  Upheaval and change... not always easy.  During all this mess, Wendy made a trip (we live on opposite ends of the Phoenix valley) to my house for some craft time.  She is very artistic and one of the most talented hostesses (right up there with my friend Keri, she who is of the Bubble Guppies fame) I know.  However, paper crafting isn't somethig she does everyday.  I got out a plethora of die cuts and stamps and let her make these lovely creations. She took them home to use them.  

So pretty, yes!?!  Proof that pretty paper and some matching embellishments and a keen eye can result in beautiful cards even with small amounts of experience.  More importantly, these cards represent a time spent healing together.  Beautiful!

I'm going to try to catch up with posts. I've been creative if not sharing...


 

Another SSS Card from the June Kit

This is the last in a series of posts of cards I made on my recent vacation.  I really enjoyed the time with my SSS June card kit.  So much so, it is now laying out on my table I've *semi-permanently* set out with my other craft supplies.  I might just make a few more cards with the remaining pieces from the kit and polish it off.  The stamp set used (with Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink) is the SSS Favorite Flowers stamp set, the patterned papers from MME's Now and Then collection and the sentiment with black Archival Ink from SSS Friendship Messages stamp set.  On this card, the flowers and leaves were fussy cut and the pink flowers mounted with foam squares for some dimension.  I actually was inspired by a Pinterest post where I scraplifted the design.   Hooray for catching up on my posts!  'Course in the meantime I've been crafting so there are a few more cards to get posted now.  Just keep on posting, posting, posting...

Sending Hugs Around

Today's post is another of cards made on my recent vacation using my June card kit from Simon Says Stamp. I've committed to making time to edit the photo and post at least one card each day this week.  I've got a running start and think I can finish strong.  The stamp set used is the SSS Favorite Flowers stamp set.  The patterned papers from the kit are MME's Now and Then collection and some coordinating cardstocks.  On this card, the flowers and leaves were fussy cut after stamping on white cardstock.  I actually was inspired by a Pinterest post and scraplifted this design.   Gathering up quite a stash- probably will give a portion of these away before it's over.  Still, they need to get used one way or another. 

You're My Favorite... No You Are... No You Are!

Back to some of my playing around with my SSS June Card Kit, specifically the Favorite Flowers stamp set.  Taking inspiration from Pinterest, I scraplifted this design.  Can I tell you, I love the finished product?  This set challenges my inner perfectionist because I noticed my "poor" stamping job on the upper right flower (the darker swirl extends beyond the lighter backgroud!).  I see the striations created by using distress ink rather than Archival ink, etc.  Yet, when I tell my inner Busybody to settle herself down, I really like the finished card.  The inks are Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks and the sentiment was stamped in black Archival Ink.

A Cute Notecard

What follows will be a series of posts of cards made on vacation.  It may take me a little bit to upload the pictures and create the posts.  Most of the cards were made using my Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit.  They must be sold out because the website no longer offers the kit.  The stamp set used is the SSS Favorite Flowers stamp set.  The kit came with 6 x 6 sheets of patterned papers from MME's Now and Then collection and some coordinating cardstocks.  On this card, the flowers and leaves were fussy cut and mounted on the polka dot vellum.  I actually was inspired by the card gallery at SSS where someone shared this design.  I really like how it turned out.