Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

 

Hello there inky friends!  It's my parent's Wedding Anniversary today and I want to wish them a happy day!  

I created this card for them featuring the gorgeous new Monthly Card Club set:  "Feel Better".  While it's not a "feel better" card, this set works beautifully for many occasions!  I wanted to keep the colors light and pretty, so I pulled some soft lavender and a blue from my Copic collection (BV0000, RV32, B32, G02, G40, G82, YG13). I also created the light gray digital background (and included the sentiment) so that I could really help the card layering come together.  I love that I can digitally change the color of that background paint swipe.  

After mounting this panel onto a piece of Sour Mist cardstock, I machine stitched the edges of the card and then added a few splatters of a mix of Sugar Drops:  Sour Apple and Tangy Gum.  I also flicked a few bits of Dazzling Pat on the panel to give it some sparkle.  

To finish the card off, I attached it to a Powdered Sugar cardstock base and added a few of adhesive pearls.  

Delayed...

Here is a card I made back at the beginning of September.  I took pictures knowing that they would eventually be blogged, but I didn't think it would take THIS LONG to get them posted!  WOAH!!!

 

I used a few different itty bitty stamps from Unity to create the extra long card.  Their anniversary is September 7, so I tried to incorporate that into the card.  I like the crisp black that the Versafine ink creates.

I also used some Canson Watercolor paper to stamp the images on.  I decided to use this paper because I wanted the blue ink to be a bit grainy and muted and I thought I could achieve that best by using the "grainy" surface to my advantage.  

Stamps:  Unity:  WIB-294 Happy Couple, IB-SS-276 mini year.o.graphy (for Simple Stories), IB-EP-218 Time & Seasons No. (for Echo Park)

Paper:  Canson Watercolor, Black CS:  Recollections, White CS:  Copic XPressIt

Patterned Paper:  EK Success "One &Only EKWP005 (I Do Wedding Collection)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx, VersaMagic Sea Breeze

Embossing Powder:  Clear:  a la mode Hampton Art 

Pen:  Micron .05

I'll be back tomorrow to share another pretty (Unity stamps) card created in September.  

See ya!

Oh The Places You'll Go...

THIS CARD IS LISTED IN MY ETSY SHOP HERE!

Hey stamping friends!  Happy Saturday!!! I wanted to take a little time to wish Sparkle Smith, Aki Fukuoka and all those associated with Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps a happy 2nd Anniversary!!!  Over the past two years, you've inspired my creative spirit with your adorable stamps and artwork.  I have so enjoyed seeing all the NEW stamp designs come to life and can't wait for more fabulous inspiration in the future!!!  Congrats and many inky good wishes!!!  


After hopping along on your amazing Anniversary hop, I was inspired to create a card to say...HEY WAIT FOR ME!!! I WANNA CELEBRATE TOO!!!  So Cheers! Here's to you, and I'll be there in a few! I'm also contributing this to the "Throwback Challenge SCRSC83" that ends tomorrow.  I originally purchased this stamp because it reminded me of a student (also named Chloe) I had for two years.  She moved with her Navy family to Japan this year.

Added a little Diamond Stickles to her helmet and some Glossy Accents on the heart images too.  

Products Used:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps "Scooter Chloe"
Copic Xpress It Card
Kraft card base (The Paper Company)
White machine thread
Recollections patterned paper
Wrinkle ribbon
Spellbinders Die
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents
Glue Dots

CONGRATS!!!  MANY MORE TO COME!!!
Ker