Easy Events Valentine Swap

Happy Sunday friends!  I'm back from Orlando and while I had a great time in Orlando and learned so much I'm so happy to be home and spending time with my family.  I have one more swap card to share with you from this weeks Leadership Conference.  This is a card I made for an organized swap that I've been in for several events and the ladies are fabulous talents and make great cards.  I decided to use the Easy Events stamp set which is a very versatile stamp set for any occasion and is updated with lots of products from the new Spring catalog.  The cardbase is Pool Party and I embossed with the Perfect Polka dots embossing folder and Big Shot.  Next I cut a heart, out of Real Red Core'dination cardstock, with the Hearts Collection Framelit, embossed it with the Hexagon embossing folder and then sanded it.  I cut out some hexagons out of the More Amore Speciality DSP.  I also added a strip of DSP from the same paper pack (since it's distressed around the edge of the 12x12 piece of paper I sponged around the other edges with Primrose Petals ink so it was uniform and matted that on a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock that I punched with the Scallop Border punch.

 

For the main stamped image I stamped it in Basic Black in on Very Vanilla cardstock and sponged around the edges with Sahara Sand ink.  I used a blender pen and classic ink pads to color in the image.  To dress things up I added little tags of Primrose Petals Stiched Satin and Victorian Lace ribbon and I used dimensionals to attach the greeting to the card due to all the ribbon and heart layers.

 

I love how this card turned out and so did my swap ladies.  I'm still working on valentine's and may be having to make more of these, we'll see.

 

Happy Sunday,

 

Diana

30-Day Gratitude Card Challenge: Day 30

Good morning friends!  We’ve officially arrived at the end of November and I’ve successfully completed my 30-Day Gratitude card challenge.  This was a fun challenge and I want to thank you for joining me and I hope that I’ve provided you some ideas to use in future projects.  For my final gratitude card for the month I wanted to share something bright and cheery.  This card uses the Easy Events stamp set which is very versatile and perfect for any occasion, this is definitely a set that any stamper should have in their crafting toolbox.  I started with a Marina Mist cardbase and added pieces of Polka Dot DSP (in Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist) from the Polka Dot Parade DSP (love that our DSP is double-sided which offers double the options).  I also added a strip of Whisper White cardstock that I embossed with the Delicate Designs embossing folder and then trimmed the scallops with paper snips.  I added a piece of Wild Wasabi ¼” stitched grosgrain ribbon along the edge.  I stamped the image in Basic Black ink and colored the flower in with Stampin’ Write Markers.  Then I just punched it out with the 1 ¾” circle punch and matted that in Wild Wasabi with the 2 3/8” scallop circle punch.  This whole piece was attached to the card with dimensionals to give it some lift.

I hope you have a great day and definitely looking forward to a great weekend which includes my Christmas Gift class and we’ll be having lots of fun!

Enjoy,

Diana

May Stamp-a-Stack Sneak Peak

Today I'm sharing the fabulous projects we'll be making at Stamp-a-Stack on Sunday.  There are so many fun techniques on these cards I can't wait to share them with you.  Please make sure to RSVP from Friday in order to reserve your spot.

Hope to see you Sunday!

Diana

Easy Events - Sketch Challenge

What a beautiful weekend!  I had a great class Saturday morning for kid's and had a great time making holiday gifts and cards (I think the chocolate was one of the highlights).  We also got to make cookies with the new cookie stamps and have them for snack, yummy!  I decided to carry on with the kids theme for this weeks Stamping 411 challenge  and since we have two friends who had babies recently I thought baby cards would be perfect.

This card uses the Easy Events and Baby Bundle (greeting) stamp sets.  The designer paper is Nursery Nest and I used it to get the color combination.  The card is pretty straight forward, I used the 2 1/2" circle punch for the accent circle and Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon for the bow.  Now check out the sketch we were provided...

Since I needed both a girl and a boy baby card I made two cards, and here's the boy version.  These cards cards turned out so cute, I know the families will really enjoy them.

Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Happy stamping,

Diana