Birthday Shimmer and Bling

Hi,

Today's card is for my niece/goddaughter. She's now 21 years old. I can't believe where the time has gone. Here favourite colours are pink and purple so I used these colours in the card. I went to Freshly Made Sketches to particapte in their #65 sketch challenge.

CS: Concord Crush (In Colour 2011), Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Stamp Set: Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Concord Crush (In Colour 2011), Melon Mambo
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones, Vanila Shimmer Smooch Spritz, 1/2" Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch

Happy stamping,
Ana

Pennant Parade Christmas Card

Hello again,

This post shows my second Christmas card. For this card I used the very versatile Pennant Parade stamp set. I also was excited to use my new Festival of Prints DSP Paper Stack. For the design I went to Sketch Frenzy Friday - 120712. I really like this design and I'm sure I'll use it for another card in the future. I also used the challenge of embossing that I found in Just Us Girls Challenge #166 - Technique Challenge (Embossing). I would have to say that embossing is my favourite technique. It's such a quick and easy way to add texture and depth to a card.






Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
DSP: Festival of Prints DSP Paper Pack
Stamp Set: Pennant Parade, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade
Tools: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Petals-a-Plenty, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Word Window Punch

Happy stamping,
Ana

Merry Minis Christmas Card

Hi there,

Well, Christmas is just around the corner. Here in London, Ontario we don't have snow yet. Hopefully we'll get some soon (but not too much) so it will be a winter wonderland.

Today's post is a Christmas card using my new Merry Minis stamp set. It's such a cute set! I used Dashing DSP for the card. It has been retired for quite some time, but I'm a hoarder and still have some around.

Here's my card:

Here are the details of the card:

CS: Old Olive, Real Red, Very Vanilla
DSP: Dashing
Stamp Set: Merry Minis, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Crushed Curry (retired), Old Olive, Real Red
Embellishments: 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Snow Burst, Merry Mini Punch Pack, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana