Another Vintage Rose

I had so much fun creating the card for my last post that I had to do another one.  The only difference between this card and the last one is that I made the flower out of Regal Rose card stock, added a few extra petals, and sponged it with Rose Red ink.  The card base is Old Olive as well as the ink for the sentiment.  (I used a different one from the same stamp set.)  Here is the entire card:

Stamps: Afterthoughts (hostess level one)
Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, First Edition designer series paper
Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Two-Step Owl punch, Extra-Large Scallop Oval punch, Decorative Label punch, Wide Oval punch, Oval punch, bone folder, sponges, Tombow adhesive, dimensionals, Crystal Effects

Clarice is the latest pinkeye victim in our family.  Since she couldn't go to my friend's house to play, I had to take her with me to my hair appointment.  I used this opportunity to hand-deliver this very card to my hairdresser, Jamie.  When I walked into the hair salon Jamie was cutting my friend Marcey's hair.  I'm doing a workshop for Marcey this Thursday and needed to contact her today.  How weird is that?!?  Marcey and I caught up on some things regarding the workshop.  Then I joked that I'd have to make another rose card to display Thursday night.  Hmm, maybe I'll do the next one using So Saffron.

While I was getting my hair done Jamie told me that her mom had fallen a few weeks ago and broke her ankle in four places and will be recuperating for a few months.  She went on to say that her mom is going absolutely stir-crazy.  She's already done way too many crossword puzzles and needs something different to occupy her time.  Because she can't get around on her own, her boyfriend drops her off before work every morning with her elderly mother to be "babysat."  Then he picks her up after work.   ... So Jamie and I agreed that the best therapy is for her mom to make some cards!!!

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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Vintage Rose

How do you like that rose?  I believe it or not, the rose is made with the Two-Step Owl punch!  Last night I read Julie DiMatteo's blog and HAD to make one.  She found the original idea here.  So, I grabbed some supplies to make this rose and headed for the tv to watch Big Love.  Voila! I created a rose!

The card base is Soft Suede. I also used the First Edition designer series paper.  This was my first attempt at making a vintage-type card.

Here's another peek at the top corner.  At first I just tore the edge of the dsp and sponged it with Crumb Cake ink.  Then I decided to get a little rough and wrinkle the paper.  I liked that look, but it needed a little more distressing.  So I sponged it some more with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink.

The sentiment is from the hostess level one set called Afterthoughts.  I inked up the stamp with Always Artichoke ink, then wiped off the portion of the stamp that says, "...so you don't have to share" with a baby wipe. Otherwise the sentiment didn't fit in the wide oval punch.  Then I layered it onto a piece of Soft Suede cut with the Decorative Label punch.  That got distressed with some Soft Suede ink, too.

Oh, and the leaves were made using an oval punch. I first folded the Old Olive card stock in half then punched just a portion of it.  Then I added some drops of Crystal Effects to the petals to look like dew.  Kinda went overboard with that.  If I do that again, I'll be a little more strategic in where I place them.

Stamps: Afterthoughts (hostess level one)
Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Real Red, First Edition designer series paper
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Two-Step Owl punch, Extra-Large Scallop Oval punch, Decorative Label punch, Wide Oval punch, Oval punch, bone folder, sponges, Tombow adhesive, dimensionals, Crystal Effects

Bradley is home today with pinkeye!  Dide had it last week, but got over it.  I kinda thought that this little bug had escaped the rest of the family. I was kinda paranoid that Clarice would get it before her surgery. ... While writing this post, one of my eyes started to feel a little funky.  Hope it's just a psychosomatic symptom!

I took photos of several other projects today. Can't wait to share them with you!  I'd stay at the computer all night and write, but then who would cook supper, LOL!

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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Breanna's Birthday Card

My five year-old daughter is going to her friend Breanna's birthday party/sleepover tomorrow.  The party starts at the roller skating rink, then they'll go back to Breanna's house for pizza and girly fun.

Dide wanted to make the card.  I helped her choose the sentiment, then she wanted to add "those pointy things" (brads).  I helped her with the placement of some items like the rhinestones.  She did all of the stamping.  Take a look:

And here's Dide proudly holding the card:

Stamps: Afterthoughts (level 1 hostess set)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry, brights dsp, Whisper White

Accessories: 2 3/8" scallop circle punch,  1 3/4" circle punch, scallop edge punch, rhinestones, assorted brads

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