Bright Blossoms Thank You

Hello Friends,

Here's a card that I made for a friend using the Bright Blossoms stamp set and Summer Smooch Designer Series Paper available in the NEW 2012-2013 catalog available on June 1.

 Colors:  Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Bright Blossoms (available June 1), A Word For You

Accessories:  Summer Smooch DSP (available June 1), Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for looking,

Maria

Big Top Birthday

I made this card for my 4 year old nephew, Korbin.  His name was stamped using a custom stamp that I had made from Love Bots Personalized Name Stamp from the 2010 Ocassions Mini.

The pinwheel was cut out from one of the sheets of the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper.

Colors:  Temping Turquoise, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Early Espresso
Stamp Sets:  Up, Up & Away, Love Bots Personalized Name Stamp for "Korbin" (retired)
Acessories:  Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, 2-Step Owl Punch, Scallop Circle #2 Die, 3 inch Circle Die, Silver Brads, Daffodil Delight Pompom Trim

Flirtatious Butterflies

This card's monochromatic color scheme was inspired by the Wisteria pattern of the Flirtatious Designer Series Paper.

Colors:  Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Stamp Sets:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)
Accessories:  Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up! Bigz Die, Beautiful Wings Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die, Large Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-inch Circle Punch, White Baker's Twine, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensions

Enjoy,
~ Maria

Best of Everything

This card features the new Best of Everything stamp set from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog:

Colors:  Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Stamp Sets:  Best of Everything
Accessories:  Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die, Two Tags Stampin' Up! Bigz Die, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, 3/16-Inch Corner Punch, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers (Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade)

Thanks for looking,
~ Maria

Angry Birds Birthday

Here's a card that I made for my dear friend Roxanne for her birthday.  She LOVES Angry Birds so I created this card specifically for her. 

The bird, his beak, eyebrows, tail feathers and slingshot were all hand-cut in order to get the correct shape.

 
Colors:  Real Red, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Sun (retired), Soft Sky (retired)
Stamp Sets:  Woodgrain
Accessories:  Scallop Circle Punch (for clouds), Hemp Twine, 2-Step Owl Punch (for eyes), Creative Memories Wavy Paper Cutter, Chit Chat Rub-Ons (retired)

Thanks for stopping by,
~ Maria

Husband of the Year Award!

I have to share this ADORABLE story with you...

My good friend and customer, Paula, was pleasantly surprised last week when she opened her birthday card from her husband, West, and saw this handmade beauty:

While Paula was at work, West slipped into her craft room and put this card together all on his own without her knowledge.  He told Paula that he thought he would just "make a card rather than buy one" since she had so much stuff.  LOL :)

West used coordinating colors, made use of our brand new Triple Layer Blossom Bouquet punch, and even stamped the envelope!  WAY TO GO, WEST!  You deserve the "Husband of the Year Award" in my book.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story, Paula.  I wish all of our husbands could be this adventurous!

Enjoy,
~ Maria

Fun Springtime Flowers

The inspiration for this card came from the all new Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used the "Embedded Embossing" technique to emboss the DSP into the Artichoke cardstock. 

The ruffled ribbon was created using the Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding.  The technique involves fraying the end of the ribbon and pulling one or two threads from the center of the frayed end to gather the ribbon.

Colors:  Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Stamp Set:  Elements of Style
Accessories:  Fun Flowers Bigz L Die, Springtime Vintage DSP, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die, Antique Brads, Very Vanilla 1/2-inch Seam Binding Ribbon, Sponge Daubers

Enjoy,
~ Maria

Birthday Brights Cupcake

Here's a project that I came up with for a recent workshop featuring colors from the Brights Collection and some of the adorable cupcake items from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  The fancy frame was created using the Dotted Scallop Punch. You can find instructions for the punch frames on Dawn Olchefske's website found here.

Colors:  Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Create a Cupcake

Accessories:  Dotted Scallop Punch, Build A Cupcake XL Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack -Flower, 1-1/4 Inch Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Pumpkin Pie, 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon in Daffodil Delight, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by,

~ Maria