Always Be Kind

I wanted to do a bit of coloring and so I challenged myself to use this fantastic patterned paper to choose the colors.  I was thinking I might want to have a different color palette than I would normally chose and I'm so regimented, I knew I needed some inspiration to hold myself accountable.

I'm very pleased with how these two cards turned out.  Using Glossy Accents to highlight the word "Kind" turned out to be an excellent way to add detail in an otherwise busy focal point.

I especially like how the brown works with the yellow flowers.

Hello Cards using WPlus9 Welcome Wreath Stamp set

I had some extra wreaths that I stamped with my WPlus9 Welcome Wreath stamp set.  It seemed to be an easy thing to put a few notecards together at the same time.  I ended up clear, heat embossing the sentiments to draw them out.  The effect was to deepen the color and these photos capture the shine from the embossing - cool in person.

Some gold sequins help to highlight the yellow flowers added to this wreath.  I think I like the fuller wreath, but this version is quite lovely as well.

A few more notecards to add to the stash.

Happy Fourth of July!

I made a birthday card for my uncle and forgot to stamp a picture before I gave him his birthday card.  I had some spare pieces on my table so I decided to put this notecard together to celebrate our nation's birthday.  The blue patterned paper is actually polka dots which I replaced with die cut white stars.  The polka dots made the card more birthday-ish, but this notecard needed to be dressed up and the stars where a perfect fit.

Hoping your celebrations are spectacular.

Entering this into Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge Simon Says Stars and/or Stripes.

Roar! Sending a Little Boy Birthday Card

I needed a card for a little boy and I knew I had to pull out my Studio Katia Birthday Lions stamps and dies.  I also knew I wanted to use this blue/aqua blue sequins set.  This made for a perfect contrast to my little lion to send birthday wishes.

The images were colored onto Bristol cardstock using my Clean Color Real Brush markers.  The effect is easy to create the perfect coloring.  Plus, it was so much fun to create.

Hoping this little lion brought a smile to his cute little face!

Welcome Home Card Featuring WPlus9 Welcome Wreath

I super love the WPlus Welcome wreath stamp set and so I created this card for a friend who recently moved to Florida (boo for me, hooray for Florida!).  I think it was the perfect welcoming card for her to receive from such a long distance.