Fry box

I tried the fry box die I recently bought, and made treat boxes. I love this "QUEEN FOR A DAY" stamp!

I sponged the bottom half of the fry boxes.

I snipped the flag stamp images, and placed them on the front of the boxes.

 

Stamp: Banner Banter, A Dozen Thoughts, You're a Gem

Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral

Ink: Pool Party, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, SU Marker (chocolate chip)

Accessories: Fry Box Bigz L, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Hip Clips die (mft), Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Best Year Ever Ribbon, Stamping Sponges, Dimentionals

Post-it note easel holder

I was so looking forward to using these cute dinosaur stamps. This is for my husband. I hope he likes it!

When closed...

And a close-up shot.

 

Stamp: No Bones about It

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Pear Pizzazz, Gumball Green, Whisper White Thick Cardstock

Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Mossy Meadow, Real Red, VersaMark

Accessories: Grassy Edges (mft), Embossing Powder (white), Tiny Wave Cutting Blade, Dimentionals

PPA261: A Sketch Challenge

This card is for my mom in Japan.
It turned out to look like a Japanese summer kimono pattern, and I'm pleased with the results.

I was inspired by this week's PPA sketch.

I thought the combination of the bold flower and the delicate background design was interesting.

Stamp: Crazy about You, Secret Garden, Create a Cupcake

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Glimmer Paper (silver)

Ink: Pool Party, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Blender Pen

PPA260: A Sketch Challenge

I was making a rough draft of this card with white copy paper, and it looked so good all in white that I went with it with real cardstock -  a happy accident!

The PPA's sketch challenge for this week is this:

This is a shaker card, so when you shake the card, the colorful sequins move around inside the circle. It's fun!

Stamp: Endless Birthday Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Whisper White Thick Cardstock

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Circle Collection Framelits Dies, Stitched Circles STAX (mft), Fishtail Flags STAX (mft), Happy Birthday (mft), Window Sheets, Shaker Frames, Springtime Sequin Mix (pretty pink posh), Dimentionals
 

PPA259: A Color Challenge

A friend of mine's birthday is coming up next month, so I've made a summery birthday card for her using this week's PPA color challenge.

 

The Silver foil's color is difficult to show in the pictures, but the 3 colors chosen for PPA259 are:

The sentiment, Happy Birthday, is popped up, and you can see the silver foil behind the sentiment.

The inside is coordinated with the front of the card.

Stamp: Banner Blast

Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Foil Paper (silver)

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Pop-Up Birthday Dies (mft), Banner Punch, Hip Clips Dies (mft), Birthday Centerpieces Dies (mft), Star Punch (fisker), Dimentionals

Flip-flop, flip-flop...

It's flip-flop season!

These are mini-cards (3" x 3").

 

Stamps: Banner Banter, Sweetly Framed
Paper: Naturals White, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Pink Pirouete, Glimmer Paper (silver)
Ink: Memento (tuxedo black), Strawberry Slush
Accessories: Flip Flop Dies (lil' inker), Stitched Snow Drifts Dies (mft), Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimentionals

PPA258: A Color Challenge

This is a thank you card my husband and I are going to send after the July 4th party we're invited to.

The colors I used are from PPA258.

I used watercolors for the first time, and I really liked it.

The font of the sentiment from a new stamp set is perfect for this design.

Stamps: Endless Thanks
Paper: Night of Navy, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Cucumber Crush, Night of Navy
Accessories:Centerpieces Famed Lovebirds (mft), Aqua Painters, Dimentionals

Happy 4th of July!

Candy boxes in a basket for a July 4th party!
Happy holiday weekend!!

 

 

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red, Glimmer Paper (silver)
Accessories: Candy Wrapper Die, Star Framelits Die, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Confetti Stars Border, Dimentionals