OH, HELLO

Saturday is a perfect time to spend a little time in the craft room.  But who wants to spend the whole day indoors when the weather is beautiful.  The solution is a quick and easy card, perhaps like this one:

To make this card, you will need:  Oh, Hello stamp set; Soft Suede and Whisper White card stock; Smoky Slate, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler ink pads; Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green markers; Simply Scored and Simply Scored Borders Plate; Ovals framelits and Big Shot; Linen Thread; Sponge Dauber; Two-Way Glue; Stampin' Dimensionals
Hints: 
*Dry emboss the zigzags using the Simply Scored and Borders Plate;  rub white ink over the embossed area using the sponge dauber.

*Stamp in this order:  chevron oval, then greeting; then flower inked using markers.  Then cut out oval using the framelit.

* When using markers on the stamp itself, remoisten before stamping onto card stock by breathing (huffing) onto the stamp.

Here's what I did with the inside using some Retro Fresh This and That washi tape:

Greeting is from the Sassy Salutations set.

That's it for today.  Have a great weekend!  See you next time,
Trish

BRING ON THE CAKE

Friday Fun!
Let's make a guy card today:

stamps:  Bring On the Cake
paper:  Basic Black, Very Vanilla card stock; Modern Medley designer series paper
tools:  Arrows embossing folder, Big Shot, Paper Piercer & piercing mat,
more: Stampin' Dimensionals,  Gold baker's twine, Gold mini brad (retired/optional),

Tonight is my club night.  So looking forward to creative time with "Cheaper than Therapy".

Happy stampin'!
Trish

REGARDING DAHLIAS

Thankful for Thursday!

What a gorgeous spring day we experienced here yesterday!  Hope your wasLo equally enjoyable.
The warmer weather always gets me thinking about flowers of all kinds. Such as the dahlia featured on today's tag card.

 

 

Lots of layers and techniques but not too busy. Very quick and easy.

stamps:  Regarding Dahlias set, Very Vintage wheel
paper:  Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla card stock
inks:  Coastal Cabana, Midnight Muse, Versamark ink pads
tools:  Angled Tag Topper punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Paper Piercer and mat, Heat Tool, Jumbo Wheel Handle,  Aqua Painter,
accessories:  Black embossing powder, Linen Thread, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Calypso Coral Chevron Ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

Time to go out and check on my tulips.

Happy day to all!
Trish

BOLD BIRTHDAY

 It's throwback Thursday!

 With just 2 stamps (sorry, one is retired -- but I will suggest some others currently available that will work as well)  and a few markers, you can quickly create visual treats in just a matter of minutes.

Choose a chunky or bold font for the greeting.  This one is from A Little Birthday Cheer set (2001, yes - vintage is good!), but you could also do this with stamps from Big Wish (Occasions, 2014);
Make a Wish set and You're Amazing set (2013-2014 Annual Catalog) or any number of stamps you have from years gone by in your tool kit.  Ink up the greeting with a single color - here Melon Mambo.

The candle is from Create a Cupcake (current).  Ink up using a rainbow of colors, using either ink pads or markers.  Here I used Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Marina Mist, Wisteria Wonder, Gumball Green.

Just a tiny bit of bling -- a Rhinestone Jewel to dot the "i" and you are all done.

Hope your day is as happy as happy gets!

Trish

BLESSED EASTER #2

Happy Tuesday!

For us, it looks like spring is taking a definite stand.  Warmer temps today with occasional light rain make it just about ideal, in my humble opinion.  My tulips have emerged and the leaves are growing stronger each day.  Soon we will see those beautiful buds develop; can the blooms be far behind.  Robins are everywhere, and the skies are filled with the glorious voices of the songbirds.  I do so love spring.

Easter will be celebrated in just under 2 weeks.  Like yesterday's card, today's pick also features the Blessed Easter stamp set.

Strawberry Slush and Pear Pizzazz are the perfect color combination for this card (CASing Chiaki Haverstick).  To create the Z-fold, cut a Whisper White card base, 8-1/2" X 5-1/2". Score the long side at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4".

Image was stamped with Gold Encore Metallic ink, heat embossed using Gold powder - just the right touch of elegance.   Watercolor flowers and petals using a Blender Pen.  The mat was cut using the largest of the Oval framelits, then dry embossed using Decorative Dots embossing folder.  If you did not get this folder during Sale-a-Bration, you will find it available for sale in the Annual Catalog coming out on June 1.

Wishing you a day filled with beauty,
Trish