Springy Thank You

 

 

 

Over at Paper Players, they are hosting a challenge that is right up my alley -- a spring thank you.  The rules are simple, and all we have to do is pull out spring colors and images.  So I dug out this stamp set that hasn't seen much action since last summer and stamped in Strawberry Slush.  I experimented with different ways to frame this image and settled on the ruffed stretch trim ribbon.  I just put Snail adhesive out to the edges of the oval and worked my way around, sticking the ribbon as I went.  The background needed to be simple so it wouldn't take away from the ruffle, and I settled on the Fancy Fan embossing folder for some background texture.  I recently learned that Sassy Salutations is a favorite stamp set of some of my stampers, and I have to say I love how it fills in the space on this card. A few little pearls added just the right amount of bling~ 

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Hip-Hip-Hooray Popsicles

This is probably my last popsicle card before the Mouthwatering stamp set retires...sniff.  It was one of the more popular cards at my May Stamp-a-Stack even though there was a little extra work involved.  To get the bold colors, we stamped the popsicle sticks in Crumb Cake, then restamped with colors on scraps and cut out the popsicles.  Did you notice the embossing?  If you run your cardstock through the Big Shot the "normal" way, the scallop fans are sideways.  So I ran it through with the cardstock at a 90 degree angle.  Then I slid the cardstock up to send it back through the Big Shot to emboss the still flat section.  It's an extra step, but it's nice to have options. 

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Butterfly Thinking of You

I have always found black and white cards to be dramatic, but when asked if I could make this into a baby card, I made one in blue, yellow and pink too.  With the Elegant Butterfly punch that coordinates with the new Papillon Potpourri butterfly set and the new Fancy Fan embossing folder, this card went together quickly.  The white craft ink takes a couple minutes to dry so stamp first, then make the butterflies and then you are ready to run it through the Big Shot.    

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