Happy New Year!

This card is very sparkly, but I just cannot photograph it in such a way that it shows the sparkle and glimmer. At any rate, Silver Glimmer paper against black cardstock and black satin ribbon looks very rich in real life! I stamped the sentiments in Versamark and then embossed with silver embossing powder. The Happy New Year stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and the Celebrate stamp is from the Outlined Occasions set in the SAB cattie. My hope is that you will be able to celebrate many wonderful things in 2012, including good health, unlimited happiness and success in all your endeavors. Have a Happy New Year and stay safe.

Cricut "LOVE"

My Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot and SU Framelits & Everyday Enchantment DSP all worked together to create this elegant card. I also threw in a scrap of Poppy Parade DSP for the larger of the two hearts and used punches for the decorative edge and corner. The next time I make this card, the "love" will be cut a little smaller as I feel it is a little over-powering. Have I mentioned that I really like the Everyday Enchantment DSP? I am sure I have, but isn't this a pretty pattern? And not only is this a great valentine, but if I hadn't stamped the "be mine" sentiment, this would make a nice wedding or anniversary card, too. Speaking of nice, hope you are having a nice evening.

Calypso Coral Thinking of You

When I first saw Calypso Coral, I thought the color was way too bright and I surely would not be using it. Once again, I was wrong--lol! It seems that with the help of the Everyday Enchantment DSP, I am using it very often. To change things a little, I used Domestic Goddess DSP which is in the IB&C. The stamped flower image is one of the images in the Sprinkled Expressions set in the SAB cattie and works with the flower print DSP. Now that I am looking at the card, I am going to add a punched Pool Party little flower or two to the cascading flowers on the stamped Coral flower image. The Calypso Coral baker's twine is a nice little finishing touch. I find myself using the twine more and more and I just might be adding to my limited baker's twine collection. Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Everyday Enchantment DSP

We had a wonderful Christmas with our family and friends and today I spent some productive time in my scraproom. The Everyday Enchantment DSP in the SAB cattie is so pretty--at least most of it is! As with any DSP paper packs I buy, whether from SU or any place, there is always a pattern or two in a pack that I do not care for at all. Needless to say, you will not be seeing many of my creastions using those papers. This card includes a DSP pattern (I like) and a stamped image from the coordinating stamp set, Fresh Vintage, also in the SAB cattie and free with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration. The stamped image was colored with Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Poppy Parade SU markers. I even used butterflies from my Beautiful Wings Embosslit and they aren't on the card to hide little mistakes! They go along with the butterflies in the DSP! Have a great last week of 2011!