Oh, Happy Day!

The other day I created a background layer using Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight and the sunburst image from the Kinda Eclectic set.  Once it was stamped and layered on a card base, I wasn't sure what to do with it.  Well, thank goodness my SU order arrived yesterday with my Sunburst Sayings set and coordinating framelits.  Just look how perfectly those little stamped and die cut images fit in  the center of the sunbursts! Add a  few punched stars, a little bling in the center of the one, a sentiment from And Many More and you have a very cute birthday card.  Then on to the next card, Oh Happy Day.  Another fun card, all it took were combined stamped and die cut images with die cut DSP scraps, an embossed background and a few stars.  I am quickly restocking my birthday card inventory~~and that is a good thing!  Hope your day is a happy one!

Sweet Taffy DSP

If you like bright and cheery, then you will like today's cards.  The print paper is from the Sweet Taffy DSP Collection.  All colors in this paper collection are from the Brights Collection, always one of my favorite color groups.  Of course, I wish it still included Green Galore!  The Pumpkin Pie card was stamped using images from  And Many More & Pictogram Punches.    The Daffodil Delight card was stamped using images from the Endless Happy Birthday Wishes set.  My Banner Framelits  created cute little embellishments on each one.  And notice the little orange rhinestone in the middle of the yellow flower?  Don't forget that if you have alcohol markers, SU's rhinestones can be colored to coordinate with your creations.   Have a  great day!

Kinda Eclectic Butterflies

In a previous post I mentioned the Kinda Eclectic stamp.  On that day I had only used one image from the set.  Today's cards both make use of the two butterflies, the "sunburst" image and the sentiment included in the set.  On the Calypso & Daffodil card I also used the "dot" image.  It was quick and easy to put together.  The Coastal Cabana card took a little more.  For instance, I sprayed the lace doily using Crisp Cantaloupe and rubbing alcohol and then cut it in half.  By covering the lower portion of the white cardstock, I was able to stamp only one half of the "sunburst.  The seam where the "sunburst" meets the lace doily was covered with a thin strip of cardstock.  As an after thought, I needed to fill in a little white space so I pulled out the splatter image from Gorgeous Grunge, inked it up with Coastal Cabana ink, stamped off and then stamped on the card.  I did this twice and was just what the card needed.  (I have gotten so much use out of the Gorgeous Grunge set, a set I thought I would never use!)  Next time, I will stamp the splatter before adding the lace doily.   A few sequins were randomly added to the card.  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Another Flamingo!

Happy Monday!  Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend.  While shopping at my local Joann's last week, I picked up a couple of sheets of clearance-priced scrapbook paper .  I really do not need more scrapbook paper, but 25 cents for 12x12 sheets of corrugated-like paper couldn't be passed up.  Plus, the color was very close to SU's Soft Sky, the card base.  The largest banner is that paper, die cut using one of the Banner Framelits.  I was wondering if the paper was going to flatten when I ran it through the Big Shot, but it did not. I added other banners using  Designer Series Paper scraps, layering them on the Melon Mambo cardstock.  The card was a little too plain for me, so I used my Score Tool to add texture across the bottom before adding the scalloped oval/sentiment.  Next to the cute flamingo are two Melon Mambo candy dots.   Even though I put the Flamingo Lingo stamp set away, that flamingo keeps calling my name!  I hope my continually posting this little flamingo will encourage others to purchase the set.  That way, the Ronald McDonald House Program benefits and there will be many happy little flamingos floating around out there!   Have a happy day!