Donna's Stampin Blog

I made this card for my brother's birthday.

To make it I used:
Paper: Old Olive, Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Ink: Taken With Teal, Old Olive
Stamps: Trendy Trees, Well Scripted
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Scallop Circle Punch

I made this card for my brother's birthday.

To make it, I used:
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard, Old Olive
Ink: Basic Black
Stamps: Sanded, Fundamental Phrases
Accessories: silver brads, oval punch

To make this card I used:
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Black
Stamps: On Your Birthday, Pocket Silhouettes
Accessories: Stampin Up Markers, sponges

For the squares on the card, I cut 3x 1 1/4" squares with Whisper White cardstock and used a sponge to stamp them with the Certainly Celery and Old Olive. Then I adhered them to the card base and stamped the flowers with Basic Black. Finally, I took a ruler, and with the Old Olive marker, drew the lines.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Black
Ink: Old Olive
Stamps: En Francais, Family Phrases
Accessories: brads, Scallop Circle Punch

To make this card I used:
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Basic Gray
Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes
Accessories: Buttons dies, Stampin Up! pastels

To make this card I used:
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Taken With Teal, So Saffron, Sweet Pea DSP
Ink: Taken With Teal, Basic Gray
Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes
Accessories: Buttons dies, Stampin Up! pastels

To make this card I used:
Paper: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Stamps: Seeing Spots, Think Happy Thoughts
Accessories: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, night of navy ribbon

I never did get a chance to use this Halloween DSP last year before the paper retired, but I am having fun with it this fall.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Cast A Spell DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Stamps: House Of Haunts
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie ribbon

To make this pretty card I used:
Paper: Pixie Pink, Real Red, Old Olive
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive
Stamps: En Francais
Accessories: Heart Punch, old olive brads

To make this card I used:
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Stamps: Out of the Box, Starring You
Accessories: Modern Punch, Window Punch, Old Olive ribbon, Old Olive brads

To make this card I used:
Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Old Olive, Old Olive DSP
Ink: Night of Navy
Stamps: It's The Thought
Accessories: Old Olive Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border and Corner Punch (paper cut at 2 7/8" square so the scallops match up evenly)

I used the Welcome Neighbor DSP to make this Father's Day Card.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: Old Olive
Stamps: All Holidays
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie ribbon, texturz plate

To make this card I used:
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo
Stamps: Good Neighbors, Fundamental Phrases

I made this card for my dad's birthday. I think the colours, along with the Sweet Pea DSP make for a really rich looking card.

To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up!)
Paper: Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Ink: Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Wonderful Favourites
Accessories: old olive ribbon, scallop oval punch, large oval punch, tearing edge

This patterned paper reminds me of a busy fabric you would find on a couch or curtains. I love it!

To make this card I used:
Paper: Old Olive, Apricot Appeal, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Ink: Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: On Your Birthday, Happy Moments
Accessories: brads, stampin up markers, glitter and glue

This card started out as a test for how to use my new corner punch and next thing I knew, it was a card.

To make this card I used: (All Stampin Up!)
Paper: Old Olive, Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy
Stamps: On Your Birthday, Good Neighbors
Accessories: old olive ribbon, corner punch

I'm not sure why, since it isn't even spring out yet, but I was in the mood to make a fall card today. This was the end result.

To make this card, I used: (All Stampin Up! products)
Paper: More Mustard, Really Rust, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White
Ink: More Mustard, Really Rust, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive
Stamps: Good Neighbors, Wow Flowers
Accessories: bravo burgundy ribbon, window punch, modern label punch

I think the Old Olive and Night of Navy make this card perfect for a masculine birthday card. I used post it notes to outline the border of the stamped image for a clean border and sponged the background.

To make this card I used: (all Stampin Up!)
Paper: Night Of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Night Of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Basic Black
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Accessories: brads, post it notes

I haven't used my sizzlet dies much since I got them last year so I decided to dig some of them out to make this birthday card.

To make this card I used: (all Stampin Up!)
Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Accessories: Sizzlet dies for the big shot

I love love love the colour combination for this birthday card I made for my brother-in-law. I have been wanting the Circle Circus set for a while and I finally broke down and bought it.

To make this card I used:
Paper: Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White, Night Of Navy
Ink: Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Night Of Navy
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Circle Circus, Wonderful Favourites
Accessories: modern punch, window punch, night of navy ribbon, old olive brads