Hand Stamped Sentiments Theme Challenge #122

The plumes have it!

Come join in over at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week as we are hosting a Peacock or Bird Themed Challenge, so FUN! I purchased this peacock feather stamp for my second set of wedding invitations made for a friend, so whenever I see it, it's hard to picture it used any other way...I pulled the same colors out but gave it a bit of a twist this time and I love how it turned out!

I've used a piece of Early Espresso on my card, can you find it???

I've covered it up with Shimmer Paint, haha!... After I used an EF on my Early Espresso, I decided to make my feather silver and sponged a bit of the Shimmer Paint around the cardstock, only to have the embossing powder stick to one of the edges. It was an accident that I LOVED and decided to finish off the rest of the edges and do the same to my sentiment banner as well. A bit of blue glitter in the eye of the feather and voila! 

SU! products used:

Stamps - Delightful Dozen
Paper - Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Pacific Point
Punch - Tab
Other - Silver Embossing Powder, Shimmer Paint, Versa Mark

Hand Stamped Sentiments #121 - Color Challenge

This week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, we've got a FABULOUS color palette to work with...if I do say so myself! Nothing takes care of a rainy day better than a fun POP of yellow and Daffodil Delight is one of my constant re-order colors when it comes to SU! cardstock.

My hubby's Grandmother turned 91 recently and I thought she would have fun with this fun sentiment, which I placed inside her card.

And I loved how my first card turned out so much, I created a second for a friend, I added a different style of font for the Happy and Birthday which gives this one more of a whimsical feel.

We can't WAIT to see what beautiful creations you come up with, the sky's the limit! Take this color palette and FLY!!! 

SU! products used:

Stamps - *R-SAB Whimsical Words, *R-Hostess Happiest Birthday Wishes

Cardstock - Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight

Ink - Craft White

Punches - 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, 2-1/2" Circle, 1-3/8" Square, 1-1/4" Square, XL Oval, Large Oval

Other - White Embossing Powder

Wedding Invitations

I was going back over my blog looking for the set of Calla Lily invitations and coordinating thank you's I made for a bride getting married in Nebraska last year and couldn't find them ANYWHERE...panic started to set in, thinking I didn't document all my hard work BUT I found the photos on my computer (whew!). With Christmas this past year, a new baby, a deployment in our family and LOTS of company, I must've just forgotten to post them!! Sooo, without further ado.....

I've named these the 

Lacey Calla Lily

Back in business

I feel like I've been away from Stamping FOREVER...having a baby and making wedding invitations will do that to you, however. Here's a challenge card that's over 2 months old. I FINALLY had the time to sit down and whip it up the other day. The challenge was to make a "green" card with something "found" outside. My "something found" happens to be the little metal circle. There are a bunch of new homes going up in our neighborhood and I picked up a few of these shiny metal circles on the ground near the homes. I stamped in CRAFT chocolate chip and then embossed with clear embossing powder. In order to get the chunky glitter to stick, I wrapped each metal circle with "sticky tape" and then rolled it in the glitter, voila, BLING!! Also, my first time using smooch spritz, FUN FUN! Just make sure you have a small shoe box to spray in or you'll have smooched your entire desk...Also inked up my NEW Artistic Etchings stamp set for the first time.