Father's Day Card

Yesterday was Father's Day. I have a few special fathers in my life. None of them are my own father though because he passed away 5 years ago. I would have made him a card for sure if he was still with us. I plan on seeing him again though. That is because of the hope I have in Jesus. Back to the other fathers in my life. One is my husband and the other two are my son-in-laws. I love them all.
The first card I am sharing with you was for my oldest daughter's husband, Bryan! Together they have a 3 year old little boy. Bryan is a wonderful father to Blake. I am very grateful for that.

You need the following Stampin' Up! products to make this card. Now go-n-stamp!!
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Naturals White,Midnight Muse, and Early Espresso
Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools: Big Shot, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1 3/8" square punch, and a Stampin' Sponge

I will be posting the other 2 cards soon. Please be watching!
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Flowering Flourishes Card

   Welcome to my blog. If you have never visited before, I would like to personally thank you for stopping by. I hope you like what you see and it gives you ideas for creating your own cards. You can always leave a comment on any of the cards I have made telling me what you think. For those of you that visit my blog regularly, I want to tell you "thanks" I appreciate you very much. You make me want to continue doing this.
  The card you see here was made for my daughter for Mother's Day. I did not use a sentiment on it, which means you can use it for any female for any occasion. I am not normally a bright color person, but that is why I really like this card.

These are the Stampin' Up! items I used to create this card.

Cardstock: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Summer starfruit, Melon Mambo, whisper white, and Sycamore Street DSP (retired)

Classic Ink: Tangerine Tango

Stamp Set: Flowering Flourishes

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Elegant Butterfly Punch, and the Bitty Butterfly Punch

Accessories: Island Indigo 3/8" ruffled ribbon (retired)

 After I had already taken pictures of this, I decided to add a Pearl Basic Jewel to the center of the butterfly. You can do that too, if you would like.
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Apothecary Accent Card

  Hello everyone! I wanted to share a card with you that I made for my Mom. I got the idea from another Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Connie Babbert. You can see her card and instructions by clicking here. I do not like copying someone elses work. It is similar, but not exactly the same.
 

To create this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products.

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, and Fan Fair DSP

Classic Ink: Island Indigo

Stamp Set: Flowering Flourishes

Embellishments: Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon and Pearl Basic Jewels

Tools: Big Shot, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Ovals Collection Framelits, Paper Piercing Pack Essentials, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Pierce Mat, and a Stampin' Sponge

  It did take a little bit of time to create this card because of all of the layers. In the end, it is well worth the effort. Please leave a comment if you would like. Also if you have any questions you can do that too.

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Postage Due Mother's Day Card

To all of you Mom's, I pray you had a wonderful Mother's Day, yesterday. I was able to visit with my mom and one of my daughters. Next year my other daughter will probably be able to visit too. This all depends on where she and her husband live. I am praying it won't be very far away, but I do not know.
  I thought I would share with you one of the three cards I made for Mother's Day. The card I am sharing with you, today, is the only one that says "Mother's Day" on it. The other two could be used for other occasions, which is why I am holding off on them. When creating this card at first I did not add any glitter to it. I took pictures of it without, but then I thought maybe I should have added glitter.

 
  Below is the card with the glitter added to it.

 These are the Stampin' Up! supplies you need to create this card.

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Primrose Petals, Early Espresso, and Naturals Ivory

Stamp Set: Postage Due and All Holidays (retired)

Classic Ink: Island Indigo, Early Espresso, and Primrose Petals

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Designer Frames,

Extra Large Oval Punch, and a Stampin' Sponge

Accessories: 1/4" Early Espresso Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

   



Tell me what you think. Do you like the plain card on top or the one with glitter on the bottom.

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Wedding Shower Invite 3

Here is the last of the Wedding Invitation samples. This is not only the one that was chosen out of the three, but it is the easiest one to create. Since this was only a sample, the insert is blank. If I were making the insert, the part that shows outside of the pocket would have said, "You're Invited."

These are the Stampin' Up! materials used to create this card.

Cardstock: Night Of Navy, Calypso Coral, and Whisper White

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper and Perfect Polka Dots embossing Folders, and the Eyelet Border Punch (retired)

Accessories: 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon

 



Thanks for checking out my blog. Have a wonderful day!
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Wedding Shower Invite #2

  I am sharing another wedding shower invitation with you. This one is opened like most cards are opened. I had already shared with you that I think for invitations they should be different than a normal card. I just was giving the lady a few choices. In case you are wondering, the card I will post after this one is the one she chose for the shower. To be honest, it was the one I would have chose also.

  This card was made with calypso coral, island indigo, and whisper white cardstock. It looks more like Miami Dolphin colors. At least, that is what my husband said. He liked it. I used the full heart punch and a heart from the framelits collection. Of course, I used the big shot. For the embossing I used the vintage wallpaper and perfect polka dots folders. For the flower I used the boho blossoms punch. The punch that the ribbon goes across on was the eyelet border punch, which is retired. The ribbon is the 5/8" organza ribbon and I added a large pearl basic jewel. Lastly, the sentiment is from the sincere salutations set, which that set is retired also.
  Once again, thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!
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Wedding Shower Sample Invitation

We all know that it is getting to be the most busy time of year for weddings. I have a few sample wedding shower invitations to share with you over the next week or two. I tend to like the cards that are folded a little differently than the standard half fold card for occasions like this.

This card is designed with the gate fold. The ribbon is holding the flaps together. It has a lot of detail in it, but it is so pretty. Just remember, if you like this card, you can easily change the colors to whatever your wedding colors are very easily.
These are the supplies I used to make this card. Calypso coral, midnight muse, and whisper white cardstock. The big shot machine, along with the oval framelits, the scalloped heart of hearts textured impressions embossing folder embosslits, the lacy brocade, vintage wallpaper, and perfect polka dots textured impressions embossing folders. The bird builder punch. Last of all, the 5/8" organza ribbon.
I am sorry that the pictures never seem to be as good as seeing it in person. I may end up having to make a light box one day. Please leave a comment telling me your opinion on it. Thank you for looking!! Have a wonderful day!

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