Card: A Flowering Desert

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Welcome to today's post and Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is able to enjoy a restful and peaceful Saturday.  It has been a busy few weeks between working and schooling from home, so I was thankful to have a few minutes to be creative and regroup this morning.  We are hoping that the rain holds off this afternoon for some much needed time out in our garden.  

And here is this morning's project...

Today's project is a mix of old and new products.  I designed this for my grandpa who used to travel the country in his RV and motorcycle.  He loved taking in the scenery along his Texas drives and I hope this card reminds him of those times.  I have to admit that this stamp set (Flowering Desert) did not get inked up enough and I am glad I pulled it out for this card.  It is lovely and creates such a calming image.  I mixed the Flowering Desert with some newer (and now available) products such as the Tropical Oasis DSP and Ornate Thanks stamp set for the sentiment.  A quick add of Gilded Gems and you've created a simple and lovely card.  

I added some additional details to the inside of the card.  I couldn't put the stamps and inks away because I was just having too much fun.  I carried the Ornate Thanks sentiment to the inside of the card and used a few stamped details to the envelope to finish things off.  

Be sure to tell someone you love that they are amazing today! I know I have plenty of people in my life that amaze me and I hope I tell them often enough.  

Card Details

Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Paper: Night of Navy, Tropical Oasis DSP, Whisper White
Stamps: Flowering Desert, Ornate Thanks
Ink: Old Olive, Terracotta Tile, Crumb Cake
Tools: Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Banner Punch
Accessories: Gilded Gems

Today's project was inspired by the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #431

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Card: Tee it Up!

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Welcome to today's post! A happy Tuesday to all my readers! The weather in Austin has been fantastic as of late and I thought it was the perfect time to post this card featuring my family's favorite sport...Golf! We love a nice sunny day for golf and I know I have several family members who cannot wait to get my little on the golf course...LPGA here we come! I am ready for her to get on the golf course as well because we are one swing away from knocking lots of important things off of shelves :/  

I thought it was a great time to get ahead on some Birthday or maybe Father's Day cards for the important guys in my life.  And let me tell you that is easy with the all new Country Club Designer Series Paper (#151314).  

And here is today's project...

I started this card with a base of Night of Navy Cardstock and then another layer of Crumb Cake.  Looks to me like water and sand and what a perfect way to showcase the tees and golf balls on the DSP.  I just wanted to let the DSP shine on this one, so overall it was a pretty simple card to create.  You can't really see it in the photo, but I did pop the front layer between the Night of Navy and the Crumb Cake with Stampin' Dimensionals.

And don't forget about the inside of your card! Not one to waste a bit of this DSP, I added a side strip down the inside of the card!   

Card Details
Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Paper: Night of Navy Cardstock, Crumb Cake Cardstock, Country Club DSP, Whisper White Cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, Crushed Curry Cardstock
Stamps: Sunshine Sayings, Flowering Desert
Ink: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Tools: Layering Circles die-cuts, Banner Punch
Accessories: Linen Twine 

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges:

TGIFC#247: Theme Challenge - Birthday

SSC#222: Sketch - Have a Banner of a Time

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Mini Pizza Box: Celebration!

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A happy Thursday to everyone out there! It has been a busy week for our family as we gear up for summer and look forward to some end of school year celebrations.  My daughter's school celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week and I hope that all of the teachers out there know how much they are appreciated.  I for one am always thankful for the hard work and dedication that our school's teachers show every day. 

Just as a little extra thank you, I made a quick celebration box filled with yummy chocolates and wanted to share the finished product with you today.  I purchased the mini pizza box as a part of my Stampin' Up! starter kit and I have been wondering how to use them.  Well let me tell you...a box full of chocolates seemed like the perfect opportunity!

And here is today's project...

What a way to say thank you! I love how these turned out! I used a few retiring products so be sure to head over and check out what's retiring here before the new catalog goes live in June! The paper is so fun and the metallic sequins just bring out some extra flair! In the photos below you can see the inside decoration as well as well as the decor around the whole box.  Chocolate time! 

Box Details

Size: Stampin' Up Mini Pizza Box 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Paper: Share What You Love DSP, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum

Stamp Set: Flowering Desert, A Big Thank You

Tools: Rectangle Stitched Die Cuts, 2" Circle Punch

Accessories: Metallic Sequins, Rich Razzleberry velvet ribbon

Another Thank You to all those wonderful teachers out there! This week we CELEBRATE YOU and all that you do for our kiddos! 

Today's project was inspired by the following challenge: 

SUOC 222: Celebrations

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Card: Clean and Simple Flowering Desert

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Welcome to today’s post! I am back today to share a very simple card featuring the Flowering Desert stamp set.  This is the first time that I have inked this set up and I’m so glad I finally got the chance to play with it.  I really wanted to feature the stamp set, so I kept today's card pretty simple.  

And here is today’s card...

Clean and simple, right!? The beautiful greens and browns are featured up top with a splash of blue to tie into the sentiment below.  We are on the tail end of bluebonnet season here in Texas and while today's card features more of a cactus look, the colors remind me of the deep blues and greens we have been seeing all around Austin and into the Hill Country.  

Card Details 

Card Size: 4 1/14" x 5 1/2"

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Garden Green, Dapper Denim, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set: Flowering Desert, Work of Art

Tools: Rectangle Stitched Die Cut

Accessories: Linen twine

  

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges: 

SUO Challenge #221

Sketch Challenge

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