Personally Yours: February 2016

Paint Chip Inspiration #28: Perfect Plum Sympathy

A simple sympathy card made with a paint chip and perfect plum.

Stamping Get Together... Swaps

These are swaps from my stamping get together with some friends. I made the background using ink pads, a clear block and a spritzer with water. You can find instructions on this technique from a previous post on February 11.

Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Resist

I used daubers to color in this rose and leaves. I used the Rose Garden Thinlits to cut out the rose on white card stock. I colored in and around with daubers and Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Ink Pads. You can find directions in my previous post from February 17.

Stampin With Scraps: Love Blossoms Paper Stack

This is a great sample of how to put your paper scraps to good use. All those little strips make a beautiful card. Love this Blossoms Paper Stack from the new Occasions Catalog.

Pleated Skirt Technique: Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

I had to try this Pleated Skirt Technique. It works very well with the new Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper from the new Occasions Catalog. See instructions below.

I cut a strip of Birthday Bouquet DSP measuring 6 x 12. I then scored at 2, 3, 5 6, 8, 9 and 11. Then I measured an 1" on each end and put a pencil mark.

I used those pencil marks to cut the piece in half at an angle. You can make four cards with one sheet of 12 x 12 DSP.

Rose Wonder Thinlit: Black & White

This is definitely a case of less is more... what better way to show off this beautiful Rose Garden Thinlit. Black and white always looks classy... this could be a great wedding card.

Monochromatic Monday: Bloomin Heart

Today's Monochromatic Monday sample is this gorgeous white on white sample featuring the Stampin' Up! Bloomin Heart Thinlit. I love the simplicity and elegance of this card. I left off the greeting so I can use it for Mother's Day, Bridal Shower or Wedding card.

NEW Sale-A-Bration Items

NEW Sale-A-Bration items available from February 16 - March 31.

Stampin' Up! What I Love Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

Earn this stamp set for free during Sale-A-Bration. For depth of color, I stamped the flower with the outline first in Hello Honey and then the larger solid piece in Daffodil Delight.

Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Hello Honey

Paint Chip Inspiration #27: Bloomin Heart Valentine

I couldn't resist doing a Valentine Paint Chip card. The Stampin' Up! Bloomin Heart Thinlits made it easy.

Alter It Thursday - Birthday Bouquet Pencil Cup

Today's "Alter It" sample is a pencil cup I made with the cardboard cylinder from an empty roll of tape. As soon as I saw the height of this roll I thought it would be great for a pencil cup. I realized after I took this picture that my little pink hearts on the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper are upside down. But I think this paper is so pretty that anything works.

Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlits with Daubers

I love the Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlits. The more I use it, the more I am obsessed with it. On these cards I used daubers to color in and around the rose with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive ink pads.

You actually get 2 cards from this technique. You have the rose colored in and the beautiful reverse image. I have more details and images below showing how I made these cards.

I used the thinlit to cut out the rose on white card stock and then I colored in and around the rose with daubers. I used my fingers to hold down the thinlit while I was coloring. The more abstract, the prettier the image.