sometimes, you just need vellum

Every once in a while, the vellum on my shelf begs to come out and play. Apparently, that was the case today!  :}

After spritzing the Crumb Cake card stock with the Soft Suede marker, I added a strip of Vellum card stock (dry embossed in the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder). 

A scrap of DSP, a bit of Cotton ribbon, die-cut leaves, a button and a brad add all the yummy details that this card needs. Isn't this a perfect Fall card??! 
I hope you're loving the Wonderfall stamp set as much as I am, because I have more examples to share this week - yay!!
And as if that wasn't exciting enough... 

It's going to be a great week, isn't it?!  :}

Birthday Wishes

I love any birthday stamp set that includes text for belated birthday wishes... I am often late getting my cards mailed out! The Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess stamp set has ten great text stamps for people who are organized and punctual, plus one text stamp for people like me  :}

I made this card for a friend (whose birthday is today) using the Saturday Sketch Challenge 243. I consulted the stamper's best friend - The Color Coach - for my color combination: Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, and Baja Breeze.
While I was mulling over which background stamp I wanted to use, it dawned on me that I haven't used my stencils in a long time. So, I used the floral image stencil from Elegant Trio, a Sponge Dauber, and Baja Breeze ink. Stenciling tip: pounce the dauber; don't rub or the stencil pieces will move and ink will be where you don't want it to be. I stenciled right onto a piece of Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper. At the bottom I added another strip of Paisley Petals DSP and a piece of Baja Breeze card stock (punched with the Scallop Edge Border punch; stamped with the swirly background from Creative Elements).

The Baja Breeze Seam Binding adds a nice, soft "feel" to this card. For the butterfly focal point, I die cut Bravo Burgundy card stock and Vellum Paper using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and the Big Shot. After dry embossing the card stock butterfly using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, I adhered the butterflies together with two mini Glue Dots. They are attached to the card with Dimensionals. A string of Basic Pearls adds the final touch to this special card.

 Now, I could have just gone ahead and stamped my greeting inside, but this card was too pretty to leave the inside plain. So, I added another layer of the Paisley Petals DSP, which I cut so that I could include that pretty floral image in the corner. Then, I stamped my belated birthday greetings in Bravo Burgundy ink... oddly enough, this ended up being the only stamping on this card.

Thanks for taking a minute to stop by - have a super day!!  :}

Fancy Favor Tealight

Just a quick post tonight, as it is getting late...

This cute little tealight holder is from my November Technique Tuesday class, "Glimmer, Shimmer, and Shine." The Cherry Cobbler card stock is cut on the Big Shot with the Fancy Favor Bigz XL die. Before assembling, I used the Snowflake punch to create the opening in the front, and I attached a piece of Vellum Paper to the inside behind the punched area. I added a Basic Rhinestone to the center for a little bit of "bling." Then I dropped in a battery-operated tealight, and now it's a pretty decoration on the shelf in my dining room  :)