If Life Gives You...

My second card for class next week!

I started with a piece of Lemon Lime Twist and sponged some 

Crumb Cake ink on it to soften it after running it through the 

Pinewood Planks emboss folder.

I stamped the lemons with Daffodil Delight and and punched them out 

with matching punch.

 I did the same with the leaves and use the Lemon Lime Twist ink. 

I decided to do the banner so the guest can stamp any of the sentiments

they want. I stamped these sentiments in Memento Tuxedo Black

and Lemon Lime Twist. 

I finished it off with a black and white twine bow.

I hope You enjoy your Thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp Set: Lemon Zest

Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Tuxedo Black,

Crumb Cake and Daffodil Delight

Paper: Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White 

Pinewood Planks emboss folder, baker's twine, 

Lemon Builder punch

Magical Birthday

This is my first card for class next week!

I wanted to use this set but I did not want my guest 

to have to fussy cut the mermaid.

I stamp her on water color paper in Memento Tuxedo Black.

I then cut a little on her tail and slipped the circle die

over and cut out my circle. I water colored the mermaid with 

my aqua painter and water color pencils in Real Red, Calypso Coral,

 Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay.  I stamped the sentiment in black and 

then some background pieces from the set in Sahara Sand and Bermuda Bay.

I use the Seaside emboss folder for the background in Bermuda Bay and then 

layered it on a Bermuda Bay card base. 

I then added some silver sequins for a little bling.

I hope you have a magical day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Magical Mermaid

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Sahara Sand

Paper: Water color paper, Bermuda Bay

Layering Circle dies, water color pencils, aqua painter,

Seaside emboss folder, sequins

Floral Thanks

I finally got to ink up the Floral Statements set with the beautiful roses.

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and then after it dried, 

I used my aqua painter to water color the roses in Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive.

I layered it on a piece of Crumb Cake and then on a piece of Flirty Flamingo

card stock for the base.

I added some in color enamel dots in Flirty Flamingo.

This stamp is a big statement in itself.

Hope you have a blessed Tuesday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Floral Statements

Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive

enamel dots in Flirty Flamingo, aqua painter

PP355 Beautiful Birthday Bouquet!

It was hard to get a good photo of this card...maybe the 

texture of the emboss folder or the circle making a shadow. 

I laid it down to get this shot.

I went with the birthday, pink, circle in the last column. 

I have finally got the Garden Trellis emboss folder 

and so this is my first time using it.

I stamped four different pinks for the flowers

 and cut them with the matching dies.

I cut the stems with Old Olive card stock. 

I added pearls to the flowers and placed them around the 

circle with the sentiment. 

I think it makes for a lovely card.

Hope you can play along with the challenge this week over at 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Beautiful Bouquet

Ink: Berry Burst, Powder Pink, Rich Razzleberry,

and Sweet Sugarplum

Paper: Whisper White, Berry Burst and Old Olive

Bouquet Bunch framelits dies, Garden Trellis emboss folder,

Stitched Shapes framelits dies, pearls

Hello Birthday Delivery!

I made this card with my mom in mind.  I have already sent it off in the mail.

I know she would like the girl.  

Balloons can be just for fun and not only for a special occasion.

I stamped the balloon and girl from the Birthday Delivery set on water color paper.

I colored her dress with Real Red and her hair Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight.

I colored her skin with Calypso Coral very lightly. 

I colored the balloon with Pacific Point.

I cut them out with matching dies from the Birthday Friends framelits dies.

I used the water color pencils along with my aqua painter to color them.

I layered the girl on a Whisper White stitched oval die. 

I stamped the sentiment from O Happy Days stamp set on my Real Red

background piece. I layered some Birthday Memories DSP on top and added 

the lovely 1/4" stitched edge ribbon in Pacific Point. 

Last, I placed my balloon on the Real Red card stock with a dimensional and then 

used some Island Indigo(retired) baker's twine from her hand to the balloon.

All was layered onto a piece of thick Whisper White for the base.

Hope you have a lovely Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Birthday Delivery, O Happy Days

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Whisper White, water color paper, Real Red, 

Birthday Memories DSP

Birthday Friends framelits dies, 1/4" stitched edge ribbon,

Layering Oval framelits dies, Island Indigo twine

TTTC008 A Magical Mermaid

Look at me fussy cutting for the tictactoechallenge.com 

this week.  I went for the middle row across with circle (two for the sentiment),

linen thread (used behind the circles) and birthday (love this sentiment)

All images are from a wonderful set that will probably get passed over

called Magical Mermaid.  I grabbed a piece of the Naturally Eclectic DSP

because it already looks water colored and stamp some sea grass or seaweed in 

Basic Grayand faintly stamped the shells stamp along the bottom. 

I stamped the sentiment in Real Red on Whisper White- circle cut

and layered on a Basic Gray circle.  I added some linen thread behind.

For my mermaid, I stamped her on water color paper

with Memento Tuxedo Black and let her dry while I did the other element of the card.

I then colored her with my water color pencils and used my aqua painter.

I used Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point on her tail, and Pacific point on her hair braid.

I lightly colored her skin with Calypso Coral. I used Real Red on her hair.

The Real red was not dark enough for me some I went back over it 

with Real Red ink straight from the pad.

I did fussy cut her out...not well on the hair part but the body was easy enough.

I finished it with some rhinestones for bling.

Hope you can play along with the challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by and have a magical day!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Magical Mermaid

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Basic Gray

Paper: Naturally Eclectic DSP, Whisper White,

Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, water color paper

Water color pencils, aqau painter, rhinestones,

Layering Circles framelits dies, linen thread

FMS298 Thinking Of You Leaves

I loved how my friend Linda Callahan over at Stampinseasons.blogspot.com

used the leaves for this so I just had to case.  I then saw 

a lovely card from Nadine Koller at stempelmami.de with the baby wipe 

technique with the leaves and some foil leaves and I had to used those on

my creation, too! 

I added the Softly Falling emboss folder after stamping for texture.

After several drops of ink on a baby wipe, I used it as a stamp pad for my leaves

with Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, and Tangerine Tango. 

I stamped the sentiment also from the same set-Colorful Seasons- in Fresh Fig.

I cut out the leaves from Seasonal Layers thinlits dies with some Copper foil.

I only punched out a few pieces from the die before layering over my stamped leaves.

I mounted the Very Vanilla background on a piece of 

thick Very Vanilla for the base.

I really love how this card turned out.

Play along with this sketch challenge over at

freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Colorful Seasons

Ink: Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, and Tangerine Tango

Paper: Copper foil, Very Vanilla

Seasonal Layers thinlits dies, Softly Falling emboss folder