Thank You - Day 4 - Papaya Collage

When I first saw the Papaya Collage stamp set, I was intrigued by it. It's a set that can be used for many different purposes, but it's not my "style."  I chose it the set as one of the free sets I got for sales during Sale-a-Bration.  And I knew I'd have to stretch myself to use it.  (See samples here and here of how I've already used it.)

Here's another clean and simple thank-you card that I created using one image from the Papaya Collage stamp set:

I am loving making clean and simple cards.  However, I have to admit that it's sometimes more difficult to conceptualize a clean and simple card.  Why is that?

Stamps: Papaya Collage, Delightful Dozen
Paper: Very Vanilla, Gumball Green
Ink: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Night of Navy
Accessories: none

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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Thank you - Reason to Smile - Day 2

I have been a fan of Sharon Field for a really long time.  In fact, her blog was one of the first ones I discovered and started following.  Well, the other day I saw her post using the Summer Silhouettes stamp set and really liked it.  Since I've been exploring the possibilities with the Reason to Smile set, I thought it would be a great idea to recreate my own version.  Here it is:

And here's another view:



After adding the ribbon, I kinda wished that I would've stamped the flowers a litter higher.  Maybe next time ; )

Remember, you can get the Reason to Smile stamp set for only $5 during the month of July when you place a $50 order.  See here for details.

Stamps: Reason to Smile, Papaya Collage, Sweet Essentials
Paper: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla
Ink: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Little Labels Punch Pack, 3/8" Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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Dynamic Duos #6 - Regal Rose and Basic Gray

Today was a lazy day at the Carlson house, so I decided to take on a challenge, Dynamic Duos. 

I started to combine this challenge with the Freshly Made Sketches one, but the frame image got me way off base.  Maybe I'll try that one another time. 

This was my first inking of the Papaya Collage stamp set.   I stamped the frame image in Basic Gray, then cut it out.  I used a punch to remove a lot of card stock inside the frame, then finished the job with my paper snips.  After that, I edged the outside of the frame with a Basic Gray marker. I stamped the butterfly twice, then stamped off one time creating three exact images, then I cut all three and stacked them together with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I inked up the flower image with Regal Rose and Old Olive markers and stamped off the top image, cutting off the leaf.  Those images are also stacked with Stampin' Dimensionals.  (I couldn't help add that little touch of Old Olive to the leaf. Not sure if that disqualifies me from the challenge or not.)

I stamped off the Ginkgo leaves with Basic Gray on Whisper White card stock and stacked the frame on top of that piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The layer under that one is Regal Rose Patterned dsp, and under that is a print from the Twitterpated dsp.  I finished the card off by adding Basic Gray Glimmer Brads, some Basic Pearls and organza ribbon custom sponged with Regal Rose to match the challenge.

I really like the set, although I'm not sure that I want to put a hat on a bird.  And where is the butterfly's body???

Stamps: Papaya Collage
Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Brights Patterned Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose; Basic Gray, Regal Rose and Old Olive markers
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Organza Ribbon, Sponge, Mat Pack and Paper Piercing Tool, Neutrals Glimmer brads

Happy Stamping!

Susan

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