Doily Kissed Flower

I just can't seem to get enough of the new Delicate Doilies set! When my sister-in-law (and fellow stamper) saw the set she said it just shouted out "kissing technique". Huh...I hadn't thought of that. So, of course, I had to try it out. My little Awashwith Flowers bloom looks great with doily details, don't you think? This card also features my favorite new In Color, Wisteria Wonder. It's lovely & coordinates so well with the stamped images in the classic Elegant Eggplant.

Now, if I can just shake the feeling that today is Monday, this work week will be off to a great start. :)

Thanksgiving in August

My husband named this one, can you tell? Today begins the great drive home. I think we're looking at about 13 hours total drive time for this round. A brief stop in Lexington on our way and then we'll be in Southern Illinois for our first parent visit. This card is one I definitely wouldn't have made without the "on the road challenge". This little leaf is one of the minor stamps from the Awash with Flowers set and I just picked it out because I wanted to make something different than the last two posts. That, and it's almost time for fall cards anyway. So, I started out knowing I wanted to use this image. Then i looked at the punches I have along and discovered that the leaf fits nicely in the new little oval punch from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Low and behold, that punch fits inside the 1" Circle Punch. It was meant to be! Lucky for me I had a few buttons in that odds & ends container that matched my impromptu color scheme. It all just fell into place. Versamark let me have whatever color ink I needed and the Elegance Wheel gave me a little something different for the top and bottom boarder. I'm excited to see just how much I'm able to do with so little. While I may get frustrated from time to time, it's just too much fun to see what I can come up with . I 've used Awash with Flowers so little before this challenge. Now I can use it all the time! To think I only have half of the set with me. Who knows what I could do with both?

Mojo on the Road

Thanks to the folks at Mojo Monday for making a sketch that I could work with given my limited "on the road" supplies! It would have been an even more fun card to create if I had my little square punches with me, but a girl can cut her own if she must. :) I think I scared my friend while I was forcing one side of my scissors through the paper to make a hole for the little flower brads. He said he had a first aid kit at the ready and asked if that's how I usually add brads. Nope, I just didn't think to bring along my paper piercer or 1/16 Circle Punch when I grabbed the odds and ends for my road trip. I really like the combination of Concord Crush and Rich Razzleberry. Perhaps you'll be seeing them together again here. :) They give the card a sort of fall feel without having to add in leaves or pumpkins, or even anything orange.

On the Road floral Congrats

Round two of the "On the Road Challenge" was great fun. I decided to play with one of the new In Colors that I haven't used before: Concord Crush. It's lovely! I added in little accents of two other In Colors: Pear Pizazz and Blushing Bride. Lucky for me, I have a little container of odds and ends left over from other cards on my desk at all times. I brought that little guy along and it happened to have the two So Saffron butterflies inside to add just a little extra to this card. If I were to do it again at home with all of my goodies, I may have used a folder to emboss the card front. Perhaps Elegant Lines would add a nice touch? It's something to try when I get back to the real world. Right now I'll just keep on making due with what I have and try to adjust to the humidity here in North Carolina. It makes me really appreciate August in Colorado. We might get hot, but there isn't any "air that you wear" at home. :)

Awash with Flowers Poppy Parade

I wanted to make use of some card odds & ends that have been floating around my desk as of late to make this one. Oh, and I really wanted to play more with Poppy Parade. It's quickly becoming a favorite of mine and makes me very pleased that In Colors will be around for two years now instead of just one. That way I can become attached with out too much worry. :)

I feel like there is still lots of potential that I haven't tapped yet with the Awash with Flowers set, so look forward to seeing it again soon. There's just so much to play with thanks to all the combinations.

Mombo/Sage Combo

Have you ever watched a Food Network show where the cooks are battling against not only each other, but also the clock? The crazy cake show comes to mind for me. That's sort of what this card felt like this morning. I know it's missing something, but I don't have time to figure out what that something is! :)

My color combo came to me while cutting extra bits at class last week. A scrap of Melon Mambo came in contact with a bit of Sage Shadow and Viola! I find that some of my favorite combos introduce themselves to me that way.

It doesn't show up super well in the photo, but there is a special little bit of bling on this one. The center brad has been coated in glitter--- just enough to give it a little sparkle. It's a fun technique I saw on the SU website yesterday and couldn't wait to try out.