Secret Garden

• The card base is Pear Pizzazz with the front of the card embossed with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.
• I stamped the flowers from Secret Garden was stamped on Naturals White CS with Versamark and Heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. I used a Sponge Dauber to sponge Crushed Curry Ink on the centers of the flowers then worked out from the centers with Daffodil Delight Ink. I ran them through the Big Shot with the Secret Garden Framelits.
•  On a piece of Naturals White CS I stamped the greeting from Bring on the Cake in Versamark and heat embossed it with Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder. I cut it with a Circle Collection Framelit and layered it on a circle of Daffodil Delight CS. I layered it on a Tea Lace Paper Doily and then layered it on the card base.
• I adhered two of the flowers and a leaf cut from Pear Pizzazz CS to the card base, I added Dimensionals to the back of the third flower and popped it up over the two flowers on the base. 

The rest of the swaps!!!

The first one is was not labeled :( I love how the envelope coordinates with the card.

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Love & Sympathy,
Paper: Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar
ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Misc: Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder

The next one is from Carolyn Steurer,

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Express Yourself
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pear Pizza, Quadrafancy Specialty DSP, Subtles DSP Stack
Ink: Soft Suede
Misc: Hearts Collection Framelits, Designer Vintage Faceted Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals and Glue Dots

A matching Memo Book and Pen from Kathe D(her card swap can be seen here)

Detail as I see them:
Stamps: Mosaic Madness
Paper: Quatrefancy Specialty DSP, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush
Misc: Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Pool Party Ribbon, Mosaic Punch

A Gift from Christine (her card can be seen in this post)

Details as I see them:
Stamps: Feel Goods
Paper: Gingham Garden DSP, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo
Misc: Daffodil Delight Ribbons, Simply Pressed Clay and Molds, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Labels Collection Framelits, Tag a Bag Gift Bags

I hope you enjoyed seeing the swaps I received while visiting my friends.

Tag It

I am running low on birthday card and I loved the lizard ion this stamp.

• The card base is Whisper White CS layered with Pistachio Pudding CS then Melon Mambo that I ran through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.
• I used markers to color the stamp and then stamped it onto Whisper White CS I used Chalk Talk Framelits to cut the image out, I also cut a piece of Midnight Muse CS out with the same framelit.
• I cut the Midnight Muse piece in half then added it to the Whisper White image with Dimensionals. I then added the piece to the card.

Now I just need to get making some more.

Zoo Babies

Zoo Babies is a fun set for "kid" cards!

• The card base is Whisper White with the front embossed with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.
• On a piece of Whisper White I stamped some of the zoo images so that they were stacked on top of each others. I layered it on Tangerine Tango then Pear Pizzazz.
• On a scrap of Whisper White I stamped a phrase from A Dozen Thoughts in Pumpkin Pie.
• I love the new Magnetic Platform I was able to to cut all three pieces of cardstock at once with the Window Frame Collection Framelits and not one of them moved.
• I layered the phrase in the same order as the image, I attached it behind the image and then added it to the cards front.

If you haven't bought Magnetic Platform you might want to add it to your Wish List. I love how it holds the Framelits so that they don't move. I know that post it notes hold them fairly well but i still had them slip sometimes. I think the new platform will solve that problem. 

Have a great day and stamp something!

Simply Sketched Sneak Peek II

First, Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers!

This image is what I bought Simply Sketched for! I used five New products on this card.

•  The card base is Pear Pizzazz a returning color to the Subtles Ink family. The front is Very Vanilla the was ran through the Big Shot in a new embossing folder called Modern Mosaic(there is a matching Punch).
• I stamped the image on Watercolor Paper and then cut it out with a Ovals Collection Framelit, I cut a piece of Old Olive with the next size larger. I colored the poppy with a New In Color Strawberry Slush and with Old Olive with shadows done in Soft Sky.
• I stamped the phrase from a New stamp set called Label Love, in Strawberry Slush, on a scrap of Very Vanilla and punched it out with a New punch called Artisan Label. I layered it onto a Decorative Label punch Old Olive CS I ran through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I cut away the center of the Old Olive piece so that it fit around the phrase. The phrase is popped up on the piece with Dimensional and added to the card.

So I hope you like my sneak peek, I can't wait until June 1 when we can order from the complete catalog!