Donna's Stampin Blog

To make this card I used:
Paper: More Mustard, Really Rust, Whisper White
Ink: Mellow Moss
Stamps: All Holidays, Wonderful You
Accessories: Stampin Up Markers, Stampin Up Pastels, Mellow Moss ribbon

To make this card I used:

Paper: Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Mellow Moss
Stamps: Lexicon of Leaves, Wedding Sweet
Accessories: Corner rounder punch, scallop border

To make this card I used:
Paper: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamps: It's The Thought
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border and Corner Punches (mellow moss pc cut to 2 7/8" square so the scallops will line up)

I took two soft subtle colours and mixed it with the Rose Red to make a very cute and simple Mother's Day Card.

To make this card I used (All Stampin Up! products):
Paper: Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Rose Red
Stamps: All Holidays, Itty Bitty Buds, Inspired By Nature

Here is yet another birthday card I made. It's a simple design, but the colours are very pretty together.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Pretty In Pink, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Tea Party DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Mellow Moss
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Light The Candles Clear Stamps
Accessories: whit ribbon, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, stampin up markers

I made this sweet card for my nephew Sam. I ended up sending it to my mom so she could give it to Sam because she liked it so much. I used the Circle Circus as the background this time instead of the Itty Bitty Buds, as I have with other cards of this design.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss
Stamps: Pun Fun, Circle Circus, Fundamental Phrases, Patterned Pines
Accessories: Brocade Blue ribbon

I'm adding this to my collection of birthday cards, although I doubt it will last long as I am getting ready to start preparing my cards for 2010. I've decided to get really organized and have made a card holder that has a slot for each month of the year. I have put a list in each slot for friends and family listing their birthdays. I am hoping to keep ahead of the game next year. I can't tell you how many times this year I let time slide away and was either late mailing a card or didn't get it mailed at all. I am hoping to avoid that next year, although I'm sure I will end up forgetting someone.

This was a fairly simple card to make. I started out with a 5.5" X 8.5" piece of Bashful Blue card stock. (Measuring 5.5" X 4.25" when folded in half) I then measured out a piece of Mellow Moss Designer Series Paper to be 3" X 4.25" and adhered it to the Bashful Blue card stock. I measured out a piece of Brilliant Blue card stock to be 1" X 4.25" and ran it through a border punch. I took some Basic black 1/4" grossgrain ribbon and adhered it to the Brilliant Blue card stock, ash show in the picture. I then took the Brilliant Blue piece and adhered it over the Mellow Moss DSP, making a nice border along the middle. Finally I stamped Birthday Celebrations using the Upsy Daisy Stamp set from Stampin Up! with Mellow Moss ink on Whisper White card stock. I punched it out using the large oval punch. I punched out a piece of Brilliant Blue card stock using the Scallop Oval Punch and adhered the sentiment piece to it. I punched a black brad on either side of the sentiment and adhered to the top part of the card using Stampin Up! dimensionals.

I've used this design for cards many time and I always like how it turns out. Patterned paper at the bottom, ribbon in the middle and a solid colour on top with a sentiment makes for a really pretty card.

I got some new supplies this week and am loving them! I got some embossing plates for my big shot and I also got some new stamps that I can colour in with my pastels. I know the results, again, are a bit crooked but I don't mind. They always seem straight when I am fastening them and then I notice when it is too late. hahaha

To make this card I used:
Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons (SU)
Paper: Whisper White (SU), Mellow Moss (SU), assorted stock from Wal-Mart
Accessories: Soft Subtle Brads (SU), Chit Chat Rub Ons (SU)

This card did not turn out how I had originally envisioned it, but I love it none the less. I get my ideas for cards on this fantastic site called Split Coast Stampers. I can look up any colour or type of paper, any type of theme and instantly look at thousands of cards people have shared. It gives me great ideas for cards. So this one ended up very different from the sample I got off Split Coast Stampers. I actually like my version better. I really like the layers of paper. I think every card maker has their own styles and techniques they prefer. I definitely think that mine is going to develop into one of layering my paper to make a sort of art.

In making this one, I used the following:
Paper: Mellow Moss (SU), Bashful Blue (SU), Whisper White (SU), Delicate Dots (DSP SU), Print paper from dollarama
Ink: Mellow Moss (SU), Barely Banana (SU), Chocolate Chip (SU)
Stamps: Darling Dots (SU)
Accessories: Tag (Martha Stewart), Chit Chat Rub Ons (SU)