Birthday Wishes and Dainty Details

Since I'm on a Birthday roll, here are a couple cards I created for birthdays and other special occasions.  I followed a simple sketch I found online - LOVE sketches for the framework they provide! - and added a few of my own touches.

Simple and lovely.  My kind of cards.  

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sincere Salutations (retired)
Ink:  Going Gray (retired)
Paper:  Going Gray (retired), Whisper White, Rose Stone, BasicGrey patterned paper.
Extras:  Elegant Bouquet TIEF (retired), Scallop Trim border punch, 1/4" white satin ribbon, black pearls, satin flowers.
Inspired by:  online sketches

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Happy Easter, Everybunny!

Easter is finally coming soon!  All this wintery weather has gotten me to forget that!  This little dudette makes a sweet Easter greeter.  I made this card at a DOstamping class in February, and I really like how it turned out!

The glittery look comes from what Dawn Olchefske calls the Faux Diamond Dust technique.  It's pretty easy with Versamark ink and Iridescent Ice embossing powder!  And the raised, embossed design is gently sponged with Pool Party ink.

And the sweet little tulle flowers start out ivory and can be colored any shade you wish!  Just use a marker, blend with a blender pen, and attach with Gluedots.  I made my really blue - but you can use less marker to just barely tint the edges.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Everybunny
Ink:  StazOn Jet Black, Versamark, Pool Party/Pretty in Pink/Daffodil Delight markers
Paper: Pool Party, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Extras:  Flower Trim,  Bird punch, Modern Label punch, Ovals framelits, Elegant Bouquet TIEF, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, sponge daubers, blender pens
Inspired by:  Dawn Olchefske

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I hope your Easter week is a happy one!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Very Versatile Birthday

Hello, stampers!  Monday I showed the "Happy Birthday" stamp on the basketball card.  Today, I have a card for you that uses the main image from that same stamp set, Very Versatile.  Using a Q-tip, I dabbed color from the ink pad onto the  stamped image to create a fuller flower.

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Card Recipe
Stamps:  Very Versatile (retired)
Ink:  Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink
Paper:  Whisper White, Always Artichoke, lime (generic), patterned paper (BasicGrey)
Extras:  Elegant Bouquet TIEF, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Q-tips
Inspired by:  me!  (and a sketch I saw . . . now to find it again!!  arghhhh.)

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I hope this layered sketch is something you can use - any images and papers will work.  Have fun with it!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Groom's Dinner Favors, comin' up!

Here are some pics of the favors I made for all the Groom's Dinner guests - about 50! It was fun and easy to do.  The only thing I'd do differently is fill them at the last minute!  I put Gummi Bears and Dots in them - and the sticky candy left little 'wet' spots here and there on the pillow boxes!  But not too badly.  I printed the names on white cardstock - the names were in columns and spaced out enough to allow room to punch them.  Be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions! 

 

 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

 

Card Recipe

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper:  Whisper White cardstock, Summer Smooches DSP, various brights cardstock

Extras:  Glimmer Brads, White Baker's Twine, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Modern Label punch, Large Oval punch, Blossom punch, Scallop Circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch, paper piercer

 

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

 

Thanks for stopping by today - and be sure to check out my Facebook page, CLOcards, for more pics and ideas!

 

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.   :)