Sending Love

Sending Love - 39, originally uploaded by danselan.

Sorry this picture is a little blurry! I took it with my iPhone - turned out ok considering the camera!

I made this card, which is a bit of a different style for me after discovering Kristina Werner's blog, and watching this video. Can you believe she wrote that sentiment? Amazing! She inspired the design as well as the breaking out of my SU background stamps!!!

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

Card Details:
Paper: SU Basic Gray, SU "Sending Love" DP, PTI Sweet Blush
Ink: SU Basic Gray
Stamps: SU Linen background
Misc: Silver sharpie, SU scallop trim border punch, CPE felt heart, button from my stash, 1 3/4" circle punch from SU
Card Number: 39

Be Mine

DSC_0007, originally uploaded by danselan.

This card started with the kraft curly label down in the left corner. The button, bow and heart came next, and then it sat on my desk for the next week and a half.

It was cute as a little embellishment but I wasn't sure what to do with it - it wasn't quite right. I know I wanted a sentiment, but none seemed to be the right size.

And then inspiration hit in the middle of the night - it needed a border. And so the faux stitching was added and "be mine" became the perfect hit. I have always like how Heather Nichols adds the sponged white ink on her cards, so I gave that a try as well.

Hopefully you like the result - it's sort-of a new technique for me.

Card Details:
Paper: SU Kraft, SU Shimmery White, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, SU White, and SU Pink Passion
Stamps: SU So Many Sayings, PTI Polka Dot Basics II
Misc: PTI white Vintage Button, PTI white Button Twine, SU pink organza ribbon, CPE felt heart, Labels One Nestabilities

Guest Artist

Today I have two cards made by my SD - Kyra.  She has a fantastic eye for design and creates amazing layouts!  Plus, she's super fast.  It takes me like an hour to make a card because I hem and haw - she's a natural :-)

Don't you just love how she did the ribbon around the heart like that!

On this one she made her own patterned paper with a circle stamp - just stamped a few times after one inking.

Card 1 Details:
Paper: SU Soft Sky, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: SU Real Red
Stamps: SU Smorgasborders
Embellishments: Offray Silver Ribbon, more ribbon from my stash
Tools: Cuttlebug Heart Die

Card 2 Details:
Paper: PTI White, Pink unknown, sheet music printed from online
Ink: SU Pretty In Pink (I think)
Stamps: SU Simple Shapes, You're Neat
Embellishments: Offrey silver ribbon, PTI Vintage Button - black, PTI Swiss Dots Ribbon - black, rhinestones from my stash, CPE Felt Heart
Tools: SU Scallop Circle Punch

L.O.V.E.

L.O.V.E., originally uploaded by danselan.

lots of hearts! A long time ago I bought a big stack of patterned paper that I never seem to know what to do with. This one is fun because the hearts have so many different patterns that it made sense to pair them with some more patterns :-)

Card Details:
Paper: SU Rose Romance, SU Taken With Teal, DP from unknown
Ink: SU Markers (Rose Romance, Baroque Burgandy, Taken With Teal, Orchid Opulence)
Stamps: SU So Many Sayings, SU hearts from unknown set (was a hostess gift a long time ago)
Embellishments: Michaels thin white satin ribbon
Tools: SU Word Punch

Love

Love, originally uploaded by danselan.

I started with the little scallop polka dot embellishment, and built the card around it. I love the combo of textures and shapes in this one :-)

Card Details:
Paper: SU Real Red, Soft Sky DP, Provo Craft Holiday Slab V
Ink: SU Basic Black
Stamps: SU Wonderful Words
Embellishments: CPE Felt Heart, Rhinestones and button from my stash, SU White taffeta ribbon, PTI white button twine
Tools: SU scallop circle punch, Nestabilities Labels I

All My Love

All My Love, originally uploaded by danselan.

I love these colors for Valentines!

Card Details:
Paper: PTI White, SU Real Red, SU Soft Sky DP, PTI Kraft
Ink: SU Real Red
Stamps: SU So Many Sayings
Embellies: CPE Stick-It Felt Hearts
Tools: SU Scallop border punch and circle scallop punch,SU Photo Corner punch (for tag), Nestabilities Label One, paper piercer, Fiskars Corner Rounder

Button Ornaments!

I've been wanting to make a card with buttons for ornaments for a while now, so here it finally is! And this was the very first Christmas card I sold this year :-D

Supplies:
Paper: SU Kraft, PTI Scarlet Jewel, New Leaf, and Rustic Snowflakes patterned paper
Stamps: PTI Rustic Snowflakes
Buttons: PTI Scarlet Jewel, New Leaf, and Enchanted Evening
Tools: SU scallop punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Sympathy Card

I wanted to make something fairly simple and elegant with these cards.

Made a couple of Mother's Day Cards.  These are both in the same theme of using black flowers on a color background.  I like the crisp look this gives.