Bella Bleu Gift Set and Exciting News!

I have some exciting news today – I have suddenly found myself taking orders for cards!  What started as one set has blossomed into requests for several more sets, so it’s time for me to get to work!  I am in the process of setting up my Etsy store and will post information on that as soon as it’s ready.  I am really thrilled to be entering in to this new venture!  I think it will be really fun.

For this set of 12 cards, I used some favorites of mine – Brocade Blue and Bella Bleu paper from Stampin’ Up!.  The cards are identical; only the  sentiments were changed.  I included four sentiments (three cards of each):  Thank You,  Thinking of You, and Happy Birthday, all from different Inkadinkado sets, and a With Sympathy stamp from Anna Griffin.  Something led me to my corner rounder when I made this – I never think to use that one!  I thought it gave a softer look that seemed to work since these cards have such a feminine style.  The background is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and the strip in the center is embossed with a Cuttlebug border embossing folder from the Just My Type set.  The sentiments were stamped and mounted on pieces cut from Nestabilities rectangle dies.   For the box, I made a computer-generated label (simple, just “greeting card set” with a flourish) and decorated the lid of the box with the same components used on the cards. 

Card details:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Brocade Blue cardstock and Bella Bleu designer paper; American Crafts cream cardstock (box)

Stamps:  Inkadinkado (Thank You, Thinking of You, & Happy Birthday); Anna Griffin (With Sympathy); type and flourish on box computer-generated

Ink:  Stampin’ Up!  Brocade Blue

Accessories:  Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots embossing folder, Just My Type border embossing folder; Nestabilities rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies; EK Success corner rounder;  dimensionals (on box); ribbon (on box)

A Quiet Week and a Sympathy Card

This has been such a quiet blogging week!  Some of that is due to the fact that I’ve been reading up a storm lately.  I have noticed that I don’t get any reading done when I’m stamping a lot, and I get little stamping done when I’m reading a lot.  One of those things always has to suffer! 

I did have the occasion to get a sympathy card done and I was happy that this one came together rather easily.  I might have the paper to thank for that.  Once more, I turned to the Stampin’ Up Bella Bleu paper set and went with the kraft-toned print this time.  I thought that the browns would be soothing for a sympathy card.    

Card components:

Paper: Papertrey Ink vintage cream; SU! kraft cardstock; SU! Bella Bleu designer paper

Stamp: Anna Griffin for All Night Media (sentiment); Inkadinkado Bohemian Flourishes (swirls)

Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Brushed Corduroy; Versacolor in Bisque

Accessories: Cuttlebug: textile texture embossing folder; Nestabilities square dies; dimensionals; ribbon; Making Memories brads; SU! ticket corner punch; pearls – Ellen Hutson

With Sympathy for a Friend

Here’s a recent card that didn’t actually have much stamping on it, which doesn’t really make for much commentary from me! I love this designer paper, so I decided to allow that to be front and center on this card.

Card components:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink vintage cream cardstock; Bazzill peach;  Graphic 45 From Bride to Baby designer paper

Stamp:  Anna Griffin for All Night Media

Ink:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye

Accessories:  Cuttlebug:  Birds and Vines embossing folder, Spellbinders ribbon slide die & rectangle Nestabilities dies; SU! ticket corner punch; Kaiser pearls; ribbon; dimensionals

Sympathy Card

 I needed a sympathy card on short notice this past weekend – one of the those times when you need a card to come out correctly right away. I was thankful that this one did.

Card components:
Paper: Papertrey Ink vintage cream cardstock; Bazzill metallic cardstock in "glass slipper;" Designer paper: Anna Griffin
Stamps: Anna Griffin for All Night Media
Ink: Rubber Stampede in gold
Accessories: Cuttlebug: swiss dots embossing folder & Nestabilities petite ovals; Martha Stewart lace border punch; Kaiser pearls; dimensionals; Michaels ribbon