Wedding Shower Card Using Concord and 9th Blooms Fill-in

My nephew is getting married in South Carolina in a few weeks and I, delightfully, was invited to the bride's wedding shower.  Sadly, I could not make it, but collaborated with my SIL's to combine for a very nice shower gift from the 5 families and offered to make the card for the shower. 

Kelsey's shower was billed as a tea party and I couldn't resist pulling out my Papertrey Ink Tea for Two stamp set to coordinate with my Concord and 9th Blooms Fill-in stamp and die set.  The invitation was a combination of pink, lime green and grey/black.  I think we did a halfway good job mimicking the style...

On the inside, a simple sentiment that leaves room for a nice note from all of us who cannot attend, but send our love.  This was super fun and I'm now thinking through the wedding celebration card for a similar set up - we're going together again to get one of the nicer gifts on the registry and I get the pleasure of "representing" by making the card by hand.  Ooooh, I've ideas...

Pink Blooming Bunch Birthday Card

I'm back to share a pink version of the card I made earlier this week using my Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  Same basic design - so I can add this card to the stash and use it in the weeks to come.  Colored with Zig Clean Color Brush markers on Bristol cardstock and finished with some Studio Katia crystals this time.  There is no way to show off the shine these delicate little crystals add.  My photography just isn't that good!

Hope your week is ending on a strong and satisfying note.  This card sure fit the bill for me.

Would a Cupcake Help???

So, I picked up these two stamps at a local Rubber Stamp show from Stamps By Judith and Heather.  They have sat languishing in the stash low these many months and I decided to campaign their use for a set of cards.

I was just so tickled by the sentiment - many of their stamps have clever or witty sayings and this seemed to cover a multitude of uses.  They are rubber stamps, something I try hard not to buy because storage is such an issue.  However, they stamp perfectly.

Ultimately, I decided to stamp with Archival black ink onto some white cardstock A2 top folding cards to create this one layer design.  I used my Zig Clean Color Brush markers to shade and color, topping with a glitter brush marker.

This last didn't quite turn out, but I left it in so you can always know that I'm not perfect :)

These were a delightful departure from my usual and now I have a set of cards to send for an open ended occasion.  Perfect!

What supplies do you have that you need to put to good use?

Blooming Bunch Birthday Card

I decided to splurge a bit and picked up the Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  This floral cluster stamp is a large size stamp that dominates an A7 size card, something that I've wanted for a long time, but couldn't take the plunge.

I'm sharing my first attempt at coloring this stamp.  I stamped with Archival black ink onto Bristol cardstock with the intention of using my Zig Clean Color Brush markers.  There are flaws in my coloring performance here, but overall the result is stunning.  I kept the rest of the card simple to allow the flowers center stage.

I so enjoyed this foray that I've stamped a few more and left them in my working stack to pull out and color on a night after work where I simply need the relaxation that can come from a bit of crafting without the stress of needing a card designed and sent.  So, I'm sure there will be more of these to come in the following weeks.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday's Week 320/321 Anything Goes challenge

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

A Farmer's Market Floral Valentine

I have so loved playing with my Papertrey Ink Farmers Market Florals stamp set and combining it with the Papertrey Ink You Have My Heart die is a perfect marriage of love inspiration.  This collage contained in a heart was one of the inspirations for me to purchase the stamp set and I can tell you that stamping these out was simple, easy and results in a final image that is more stunning than these photos allow you to see. 

I super love this one combined with some seam binding ribbon.  The background kraft is die cut using my WPlus9 Sunshine Layers die, an oldie but a goodie!

On the inside is a valentine's sentiment from Papertrey Ink's January bonus stamp set.  I think I need to pull myself away from the valentine making into some other crafting.  I'm pretty sure I've crossed over into a slightly wacky excess.