Blank Butterfly Note

Hello everyone!

Donna K here with you today sharing my Blank Butterfly note card.

I love having cards like this on hand for any occasion when I'm in a pinch.

I was quite pleased with the way my background turned out when using

the rounded squares stencil with the soft Spun Sugar ink

....and those silvery butterflies are so pretty in person.

I wish my lighting had been better for this photo but you get the idea.

Thanks for letting me share today...and for taking time to view our projects 

throughout the week!

Be sure to join our Pink, White and One other challenge. 

You have all week....just scroll down to yesterday's post for the link up.

Enamel EP SIAM SILVER	Enamel Embossing Powder Adhesive	Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze	Liquid Pearls WHITE OPAL	Butterfly Accents A148
Art Stencil ROUNDED SQUARES	Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR	Core'dinations Nostalgic Grays

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Challenge #208 - Pink, White and One Other Color

Hello Sweet Stamp Friends!
Happy Monday!!

Time for another weekly challenge!
Our theme is....

Pink, White and One Other Color
Valentine's Day is a few days away! Here's a great challenge to finish up those gifts/cards for the special people in your life!!

Guest Designer.... 
Vicki

What a beautiful card!!

Love the chalkboard technique!! 

DT Sweeties projects...

Denise Paxton

Kendra Sand

Monica Edwards

We'd love to see your beautiful creations, so come play along! {Cards, ATCs, scrapbook pages, mixed media, altered art, etc.} You could win a $10 shopping spree for goodies at SweetStamps.com's online store by playing along in our challenge! 

Click here for our complete Challenge Rules.

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***Check back throughout the week for more inspiration from our DT Sweeties!!***

Happy Stamping! 

We hope you have a "sweet" Valentine's Day!

Have a super sweet week!

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Sing Me the Blues

A sweet friend has a birthday soon and I needed a card for her. I called this Sing Me the Blues because she loves blues and jazz.

 

 

 I stock up on blank cards when I have a coupon so these started to coordinate with the chevron card base.

 

I stamped a textured card stock with the Love Bird Collage and Aquamarine Ink.

 

Then I die cut the lower corner using the Mini Medallion SweetCuts die. I backed the  negative  space after embossing it with Bahama Aqua powder. I applied Enamel Adhesive around the area with my fingertip before applying the powder.

 

I attached to the card blank and then embellished the openings. I used a stack of buttons for one and the medallion from the die back into the other.

 

Have a great week.

 

With Sympathy

Hello!  Lisa here today and I am sharing a way to make your stencil patterns softer...  Sympathy cards are sometimes the hardest to make, but are sometimes needed.  This card uses some stencil and embossing, but all of it is toned down for a softer effect...

By simply added the vellum, the whole card takes on a softer feel.  To create my stenciled panel I started by going over the stencil with purple distress ink.  I then flipped the stencil upside down and went over it with a soft blue distress ink.  I then embossed the floral images in gold, and layered it vellum and an embossed sentiment.  Tip: vellum is hard to adhere without leaving spots, but use embellishments as I have done to hide these spots.

Supplies Used:

ATC Mini Art Stencil CIRCLE PAVERS	Distress Ink Pad FADED JEANS	Distress Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD	Enamel EP 24k GOLD	Black EP	With Sympathy
Foliage #1 Clear Stamp Set AF4613

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Don't forget to play along in this weeks challenge: Love is in the Air

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Love and Roses

I had fun with a Shaving Cream background and the Roses from the Live, Laugh, Love Roses set.  I stamped the Roses a 2nd time on Specialty paper called Silver Lustre (Paper Temptress) and colored them with Distress Markers).

 I added some Globecraft and Piccolo accents embossed in Aged White. The die cuts were also cut using the Silver Lustre shimmery cardstock. And, I had a few heart sequins on my desk, so they also scored a place on my card.

Products I used from the SweetStamps store:

Live Laugh Love Roses Clear Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Distress Markers Full Set in Canister	Stitched Rectrangle Layers Dies	Medium Flourishes Accents A139	Enamel Embossing Powder Adhesive
Enamel EP Aged White	All About the Love Die	Border Die TIFFANY	Core'dinations Classy Reds

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We'd love to see your 'Love is in the Air' card - the link to the challenge is HERE

Shelly

Treat Birdhouse

Happy Wednesday from Roxie!  My daughter found the pattern for this little birdhouse on Pinterest and asked if I could make a couple for her daughter's pre-school teachers for Valentine's Day, I did and just because they're so cute I wanted one for myself for any occasion!
It's very easy to create but the pattern didn't have the roof pieces large enough for the house so after assembling the body I measured and made mine 1/2" wider and longer than the house top which actually ended up being a square cut.
The original post/pattern has been replaced with a purse pattern so I linked my Pinterest page here.  This house was enlarged about 3/4" inch.

Here is the open view.

Images: SweetStamps - Country Grass - discontinued, Always On My Mind

Paper: Recollections heavy weight white cardstock, The Paper Company - purple

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, VersaMark for heat embossing

Accessories: Aleene's tacky glue for assembling, Offray ribbon, Chameleon Pens for coloring

Tools: Perfect Paper Crafting - Perfect Cutting Mat, Perfect Ruler and metal ball stylus for scoring, Xacto knife, cutting scissors, 1/4" circle punch, Spellbinder circle die, Memory Box bird die, eBosser die cut machine

ATC Mini Art Stencil CIRCLE PAVERS Always on My Mind Clear Stamp Set Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Enamel EP ROYAL STERLING eBosser Electric Embosser/Cutter Perfect Ruler

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Hugs and Kisses

Hello Sweeties!!

Donna K with you today to share my Love is in the Air card.

What a sweet theme for the Challenge this week!

I used Glam Girl Bailey to share the hugs and kisses message.

I think she's so sweet.

Now it's your turn.

Let's see your Love is in the Air creations.

You have the rest of the week to share.

Happy Tuesday!

Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Cats Love Birds Accents A140	Copic Sketch Markers	Glam Girl BAILEY
Banners with Text COLLECTABLES Dies & Stamps Set col1324

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Challenge #207 - Love is in the Air

Hello Sweet Stamp Friends!
Happy Monday!!

Time for another weekly challenge!
Our theme this week is....

Love is in the Air
Perfect challenge, with Valentine's Day right around the corner!!

First up, it is a new month, so we have a new Guest Designer!!

Meet Guest Designer.... 
Vicki

“Hello friends!  I’m so excited to be joining with you all this month as a guest designer for Sweet Stamps!  I have been stamping for several years and I have enjoyed meeting many other crafters from all over the world through my blog.

My stamp style has really evolved over the years and can get random at times.  At the moment, I have really taken an interest in the more CAS (clean & simple) style of stamping.  I enjoy many different techniques with different media in my stamping as well.  I do enjoy to scrapbook for my family along with this.

When I’m not stamping, I do enjoy spending time with my family.  I have two college aged boys and a very wonderful supportive and caring husband who works so hard for all of us.  I also like to bake, garden, read and snuggle with my sweet pet doxie.

I hope that you enjoy all of the creations that I’ll be sharing with you this month!”

Be sure to check out her blog for more info on your beautiful card!!

DT Sweeties projects...

Denise Paxton

Kendra Sand

Monica Edwards

We'd love to see your beautiful creations, so come play along! {Cards, ATCs, scrapbook pages, mixed media, altered art, etc.} You could win a $10 shopping spree for goodies at SweetStamps.com's online store by playing along in our challenge! 

Click here for our complete Challenge Rules.

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***Check back throughout the week for more inspiration from our DT Sweeties!!***

Happy Stamping! 

Have a super sweet week!

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Missing a loved one

It's close to Valentine's Day and I know of many who will not be with loved ones on this special day.

I've chosen a sentiment from Sketches From the Shore set. Simply stamped in Rustic ink.

I added the Heart and Key from the Keys to my Heart Piccolo set. The heart was embossed in Autumn Splendor and the key in a mixture of Micro Black and Vintage Gold.

I used a circle negative to frame the heart and the Mini Flower and Elegant Leaves dies to cut embellishment for the opening.

Ready to add your heartfelt words.

have a wonderful day.