TGIF

Okay so today's card sample was really difficult to get a good shot of...I tried taking photos...no luck. The scan below is the best I could get of it. So you will have to trust that this card looks a heck of a lot better in person.
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For this card I used my Big Shot Texturz for a wood grain bg on the Chocolate chip and also, you'll notice that I did some unique layering with the label I used.
I am so happy that I made my goal this week of posting everyday. I have just tomorrow left to complete the week! Woohoo for me and you.
Thanks for stoping by. Rebecca

Inspired by Nature

Okay so in the mist of playing with all my brand new stamps, I was all of a sudden inspired by my scrap pile. The piece that caught my eye was the DSP that already had the flower from Inspired by Nature embossed on it. This piece was originally intended for a 6x6 scrapbook page but I stamped the image to far into the middle- so into the scrap bin it went.

When I saw it I knew immediately that I wanted to convert the piece to a card. The design layout here is pretty straight forward...the one element that I think is fun is the brad at the top of the card. First of all yes, this is something you can do with SU! product. To achieve use a build a brad brad and then take one of the half pearls from your pretties kit and use a glue dot to adhere the pearl to the brad. Done...it's really easy but what a fun look.

Hope you enjoyed the sample. Thanks for stopping by today!

Rebecca

Another new set

Well, I am sure you've guessed it by now, I recently got my shipment of product from the new catalog and believe me I've been having a terrific time playing with it.

Here is another card sample from a new set in the catalog called Trendy Trees.

In all honesty, I struggled a bit with this card and it still doesn't "feel" right to me...it's like it is missing something. I do like the layout on this and in the end am okay with how it turned out but still wish it were better somehow.

Here's the details:

Inks: Glorious Green, Green Galore, & Chocolate Chip

Paper: Glorious Green, Whisper White, Green Galore.

Accessories: Silver brads, Chocolate Chip ribbon, and texturz plate:Polka Dots- though it's really tough to see in the photo. Oh and I used my Oval punch and Ovals Original Dies.

That's all I've got for you today...check back tomorrow for another thrilling sample!

Pretty Girl

Okay, so I am going to take a break from showing you more Branch Out samples...but yes there are more...instead I am going to share sample from another new set called, Kind Words. I fell in love with this little set as soon as I saw it. As you know, I have two little girls, so I definitely saw lots of potential for this set. Here's my sample:

In this sample I used:
Paper: Very Vanilla, DSP Parisian Breeze (love this) and Rose Red.
Inks: Rose Red, Sahara Sand, and lots of other colors for the flowers. (Sorry I didn't keep track of what I used specifically for the flowers. Also, Tabby is colored using Pumpkin Pie and Close to Cocoa.
Accessories: Rose Red Ribbon, corner rounding punch, scallopped edge paper punch.

Another pretty straight forward layout...coloring took a bit of time on this as I opted to use my Aqua Painters.

Thanks for looking!

More Branch Out

Okay so I warned you, I've used this set a couple of times now and am loving it so I have more samples to share. This one is Autumn inspired:


For this card I used:
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, More Mustard, So Saffron, and Black.
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, So Saffron, and DSP Bella Rose.
Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon.

I was a pretty simple, straight forward card layout...you know sometimes you just don't need a lot of stuff to make a card beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Branch Out

Okay so one of my favorite new sets from the SU Spring/Summer 2009 catalog is the set called Branch Out. Love it! I've used it a couple of times now and keep wanting to reach for it more.

Here's a sample that I think you'll love....

I made this card using the following supplies:

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Glorious Green, Green Galore, Pacific Point.

Paper: Close to Cocoa, DSP: Urban Garden, and chip board.

Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot- Top Note Bigz Die and Word Window punch.

I sponged some Chocolate Chip ink around the Top Note cut out. And I also mounted the Top Note on dimensionals for added depth.

Hope you enjoyed!

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