Lift Me Up

Today I am showcasing the Lift Me Up bundle retiring at the end of May. This is a bundle that will be staying on my shelf for years to come as it is very versatile. I love the details in the balloons and the clouds, both in the stamps and the coordinating die cuts. This is a bundle that I reach for when I need a birthday card, congratulations, thank you, valentines, love you, a pick-me-up card or its great for whatever else you need it to be! I also love that it can be feminine, masculine, for kids, and for adults.  Its truly a great all occasion set.

Fabulous Flamingo

Today I am showcasing a stamp set that is retiring at the end of May. I love that this set is a 3-step stamp set.

Left Card: I used the set as designed; stamping the outline of the flamingo and then stamping the inside layers using flirty flamingo ink.

Right Card: I stamped the leaf frame on one layer of cardstock using granny apple green and old olive. I stamped the outline of the flamingo on another piece of cardstock and then colored it in using the Stampin Blends, specifically calypso coral.  The sprig of grass was stamped using garden green. The water was stamped in pool party and then shaded in using the light pool party Stampin Blend marker. The greeting comes from another stamp set and is stamped on a piece of watercolor paper that was watercolor washed with pacific point and a touch of bermuda bay.