Watercolor Wonder & Butterflies, too

Today's card is  quick, easy & pretty, too!  After layering a piece of DSP  from the Watercolor Wonder collection in the Celebrate Everyday catalog on Island Indigo, I added a few butterflies created with the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  A strip of  retired Island Indigo ribbon added a little texture.  The sentiment (hostess Express Yourself) was stamped with Gumball Green ink.  Use up the scraps of DSP you might have by making cards like this one.  If you don't have ribbon, add a couple of brads, buttons or twine~~anything can be used to add a little extra something to your cards.  Have a great day and keep warm!!

Local Colors

Today's post is not about creating cards, but rather photos of a pretty little row of beach houses and their matching mailboxes!  When we visit Fort Myers Beach, we walk from our condo to Times Square, the center of town where there are  restaurants, entertainment, little specialty shops and more.  Last year we walked to Times Square via the beach.  This year we all decided to walk the street there and the beach back.  So one morning as we were walking to Times Square via the street, this row of mailboxes caught my eye as I wondered what Stampin' Up colors would match.  For sure there is Peach Parfait, Strawberry Slush, Gable Green, Raspberry Ripple, Lovely Lilac and Lavender Lace.  The yellow and blue don't exactly match any of the SU colors that I know of but are close to Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight. The next time we walked to Times Square,  I took a photo of the street of houses leading to the beach that matched the mailboxes. Now I wish I would have taken a photo of the row of houses looking from the beach to the street!  (Next year, if I remember!)  These two photos are so Florida and I think these pictures will offer a little bit of warmth on this freezing morning in Chicago and elsewhere!  Have a great weekend, keep warm and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Sweet Sorbet Hello

Today's card was created using a variety of Stampin' Up products.  I started out with a piece of the DSP from the Sale-a-bration Sweet Sorbet paper collection and worked from there.  After layering  strips of DSP on black cardstock, I added a white scallop edge using our punch.  Dimensionals were used to adhere this to the card base.  After stamping "hello" (Four You) using black Stazon, I wrapped the Pool Party card base with retired ribbon and then proceeded to smudge the upper corner with a little Stazon--haha!!  So the little butterfly in the corner was a necessary addition and finishes the card off nicely.  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time.

Happy Retirement Card

I am back from vacation and missed my scrap room although while I was gone I had such a good time.  We were in a new condo this year and it was gorgeous!!  We had a balcony that overlooked the Gulf and a balcony that overlooked the bay!  Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that great, but it certainly was loads better than the weather here the past few weeks.  I was able to wear capris and even spent a couple of afternoons in the pool. Each day~~even the cloudy, dreary days~~the sailboats were out.  So today's card includes a sailboat (retired) and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  After stamping the sailboat on Coastal Cabana cardstock, I stamped again on white cardstock.  The sails were cut from the white stamped image and adhered over the same area of the stamped image on the Coastal Cabana.  The print papers are from the Fresh Prints DSP Stack which is in the Occasions Mini.  I hand cut the little banners and ran the Crumb Cake banner thru the Big Shot with an embossing folder.  We had about 5 inches of snow overnight, so it will be a good day for me to stay in and do laundry (the downside of vacation)!!  Have a great day and be safe!!