For the Bride

The Everything is Rosy product medley (only available in May) is such a beautiful collection of papers, stamps, die cuts, ribbon, and shimmer paint all with a touch of rose gold.  With a couple of weddings coming up this summer I knew I had to create a pretty card using these products. This is what I came up with.


Card Base: whisper white cardstock


First Layer: night of navy with a piece of the Everything is Rosy DSP layered ontop and very vanilla ribbon trimmed with copper wrapped around and tied.


Second Layer: Stamped the bride from the Wonderful Moments stamp set on an oval stitched die cut, colored it in with blends, brushed wink of stella on the dress, sponged the oval with blushing bride ink, and adhered to the large scallop oval die cut. Added three pearls as the bride's hair piece. Adhered to the card front with dimensionals.


Third Layer: Stamped the two flowers from the Everything is Rosy medley using melon mambo ink, die cut, and adhered using dimensionals. Stamped "for the bride", from Wonderful Moments, using night of navy ink on one of the labels included in the Everything is Rosy medley and adhered using dimensionals.


TIP: After cutting the 6x6 piece of dsp for the front of this card, I had enough left over to dress up the flap of the envelope, and very little waste!

Thank you for stopping by!
Kerry

Rock and Prairie Home Decor Gift

We have good friends that are getting married this summer here in Alberta. I met the soon to be bride through the soon to be groom and we hit it off as friends from the very beginning. In fact, she is a creative soul kinda like myself, and I got her into stamping, paper crafting, card making... all of it!


This past weekend was her bridal shower and leading up to the celebration I wasn't quite sure what I was going to get her.  Recently, she started up her own business and called it "Rock & Prairie"... because her fiancée is from Newfoundland (the rock) and she was born and raised here in Alberta (the prairies).  Currently, they live on an acreage here in Alberta and every day they look out their kitchen window at the neighbors' horses.


I wanted to make something special for her that both of them would appreciate. So, I looked through my stash of stamps and decided to make a picture frame that was based around "Rock and Prairie".  This is a 12x12 page with a placeholder for their favorite picture from their wedding day.  To make it extra special I stamped a label, using the Make a Difference stamp set, with the date of their wedding day.

The sentiment is from the Barn Door stamp set. I thought that it was appropriate for a bridal / wedding gift.

I wanted an embellishment to tie everything together so I took the crumb cake natures twine and delicately laid it around the oval images. I added an anchor embellishment up near the lighthouse and twisted the twine to look like a lasso by the horses. I used glue dots to keep the twine in place where I wanted it. I absolutely LOVE how this turned out!

Last weekend was her bridal shower and I was finally able to give her the gift.  As soon as she opened it tears came to her eyes.  At that moment, I knew it was the perfect gift.  I know that she will treasure this for years to come.  Stamping and papercrafting is so much more than just making a card, its making something special that is meaningful and from the heart.

Thank you for stopping by!

Kerry

2019-2021 In Colors

The new in-colors are all amazing but my favorite, hands down, is pretty peacock. I wanted to make a selection of cards that really showcased the new colors so I grabbed this gorgeous rose image from the April 2019 paper pumpkin kit. I cannot express how much I love this stamp! It is beautiful on its own and doesn't really require much more embellishment on a card.


However, I couldn't help myself. I wanted to give it a 3D look by stamping the rose two additional times on a piece of scrap white cardstock. I fussy cut both roses out but the smaller portions of the flower. I then added wink of stella to the two pieces, layered them using dimensionals, and added a faceted gold gem to the center.

Here are all of the new in colors!

Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray and Purple Posy

I just know that I'm going to be using these colors all of the time.

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Sneak Peak - New Annual Catalog

The 2019-20 Annual Catalog goes live in June! The products in this catalog were showcased at OnStage in April and do not disappoint. Below are pictures of some of the story boards that were displayed at OnStage to provide a sneak peak of the new products.

 

Would you like your very own copy of the new catalog to flip through?  It's easy to get your hands on one!

1. If you have placed an order through me this year I will give/send you a complimentary copy of the catalog as soon as I receive them, OR
2. Simply contact me and request a catalog. If you don't already have a SU demonstrator I would be happy answer any questions you have and give you a complimentary catalog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colourful Seasons

I am so happy that the Colourful Seasons stamp set and coordinating die cuts are carrying over into the new annual catalogue. This is a great 'all seasons' set for both card making and scrapbooking. The possibilities are endless with this one. 


Here in central and southern Alberta we got hammered with a huge snow storm this past weekend and more snow in the forecast. We are ready for spring and summer to get here! So, I went to my happy place last night and created my own spring cards to remind me that its just around the corner.


I love the floral images in this set; especially the coordinating individual flowers with die cuts to cut them out. They remind me of the flower blossoms on the trees when they are in full bloom during the spring. I wanted to keep the stamping for these cards simple so I stuck to two colors: early espresso and blushing bride.

Its hard to tell but I added wink of stella to the flowers that are raised on dimensionals. I love the added pop that the raised flowers give to the cards. I also like adding a little pearl to the center of these flowers.

To help the flowers stand out even more, before I adhered them to the card I placed them in the palm of my left hand and pressed a finger from my right hand in the center of the flower to give them a bit of a curled up look.



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CASE a Card - Watercolor Drip & Piece of Cake

In the stamping community there are a couple of different terms for the acronym "CASE". It can mean 'copy and selectively edit' or 'copy and share everything'.  Typically, when I CASE a Card I copy and selectively edit, however in this instance I am flat out copying the card and sharing it because I love everything about it!


One day I was flipping through my Facebook feed when Kelly Acheson's video appeared because someone shared it.  I fell in love with the colors, layers, sparkle, and the technique that she used - called "watercolor drip".


After watching her video I ran to my studio and immediately started to play with the technique and reproduce the card. This is my version, but please check out Kelly's video (link above)!