Butterflies in the Clouds

Hi there,

It's great to be on March Break. The weather could be warmer, but spring is coming up. For today's post I wanted to use bright colours and butterflies to help me get in the spring spirit. For the card design I went to Freshly Made Sketches #77. Then I went to Hand Stamped Sentiments #155 for the colour choices. Next I went to Use it Tuesday #52 Diecuts, Punches and Cutouts.



Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
DSP: Floral District
Stamp Set: Papillon Potpouri,
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Embellishments: Brights brads, Basic Rhinestones
Tools: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch

Keep on stamping,
Ana

St. Valentine's Day Card

Hi,

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm using a few retired items for today's card, but I just love the Sending Love DSP. It's one of my favourites. The Valentine Defined stamp set is so cute, too. The card will be entered into three card challenges. First I went to Freshly Made Sketches #72 for the sketch. Next I went to Stampin Royalty #162 for the Valentines/ Love theme. Lastly I went to Just Add Ink #152 - Just Add Hearts.



Here's my card:

Here are the details:

CS: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Very Vanilla
DSP: Sending Love (retired)
Stamp Set: Valentine Defined (retired)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Embellishments: Pretty in Pink 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Adorning Accents Embossing Folder

Happy stamping,
Ana

Love and Sympathy Card

Happy Saturday,

I'm back for another post. I'm also participating again in the latest Sketch Frenzy Friday 011113 sketch. This sketch is great! Thankfully I won't be sending out the sympathy card right now, but it's good to keep some on hand for when it's needed. I like the pattern in this Festival of Prints DSP. I find that many of the designs are suitable for anytime of the year and not just for Christmas.




Here's my card:

CS: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
DSP: Festival of Prints DSP Paper Pack
Stamp Set: Love & Sympathy
Ink: Soft Suede
Tools: Decorative Label Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch

Thanks for stopping by,

Ana

Papillon Potpourri Birthday Card

Happy New Year!

Today's card is for my dear friend's birthday. I knew I wanted to use the Papillon Potpourri stamp set because she loves butterflies. She also loves purple so I wanted to use Rich Razzleberry. It's one of my favourite colours as well. For the sketch I returned to Sketch Frenzy Friday for sketch 010413. I really like the CAS sketch and I know I'll be using it again.



Here's my card:



















CS: Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
DSP: Brights Patterns Designer Pack
Stamp Set: Papillon Potpourri
Ink: Baja Breeze
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestone Jewels, 3/8" Baja Breeze Pleated Satin Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch

Keep stamping,

Ana

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

Comfort Café Thank You

Hi there,

For today's post I created a card that will be entered in two card challenges. For the design layout I went to Sketch Frenzy Friday for their SFF110212 challenge and then I went to The Paper Players for theme challenge #120: "Give Thanks". I was inspired to use my Comfort Café DSP that I had yet to use. I also used some other supplies that had been untouched on my shelf for too long - the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, the Quint-Essential Flower stamp, the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, and the Large Oval Punch. It was also the first time I opened up the 2012-2014 In Colour Card Stock paper package.







Here's my card:

The details for the card are:

CS: Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla
DSP: Comfort Café
Stamp Set: Day of Gratitude, Quint-Essential Flower
Ink: Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse, Soft Suede
Embellishments: Pool Party 3/8" Designer Printed Brad
Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch,
1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch

Happy stamping!
Ana

Wedded Bliss

Hi,

Today is an exciting day. It's the wedding of my cousin to his beautiful bride. The family has been looking forward to this day for a few years.

For their wedding card I wanted to incorporate the wedding colours and the flourish design on the wedding invitation. The wedding colours are purple, pink, orange, and brown. The flourish design reminded me of the flourish in the Bliss stamp set. Choosing the stamp set was easy, but coming up with the layout that used all the four colours was trickier. In the end I'm happy with what I came up with.

Here's the card:

Here are the details for the card:

CS: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
DSP: Brights Patterns Stack
Stamp Sets: Bliss, Silhouette Sentiments (Hostess - retired), Tiny Tags
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones,Pumpkin Pie 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Vintage Trinkets
Tools: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Jewelry Tag Punch

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana

Cheers to You Birthday Card

Hi,

My youngest nephew recently turned 19 years old. I can't believe that he's 19 already. I don't know where the time has gone. I knew I wanted to use the Cheers to You stamp set to commemorate the fact that he can now legally have a pint or two. For the sketch I went to Sketch Frenzy Friday for SFF092812.

Here's the sketch:
















Here's my card:



















Here are the details:

CS: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
DSP: Blueberry Crisp
Stamp Set: Cheers to You
Ink: Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Embellishments: Mini Brads
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by,
Ana