This is a valentine we made in stamp club this month.  It uses some of my favorite SU products like the Hello Doily background stamp which we heat embossed onto DSP, the Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details on the Valentine the little girl is holding, and the Smooch Accent Ink on her collar, petticoat, and socks.  More details below.

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Itty Bitty Banners, Hello Doily background stamp
Paper: Red Riding Hood card stock, Candy Lane DSP (retired), Whisper White
Inks: Basic Gray and Real Red Classic ink, Whisper White Craft
Accessories: 2 3/8" Scallop circle punch, watercolor pencils, blender pens, Itty Bitty Banner Framelits, Big Shot, Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler, Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, Dimensionals

 

I've been experimenting with new techniques from one of my Technique Junkies CDs.  The one on this card is Marbled Smooch from CD #9 and creates beautiful backgrounds.  This one has pink and green marbling and turned out a little light so may be a bit hard to see here.

Stamps: Just Believe

Card stock: Naturals White, Regal Rose, Garden Green

Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green Stampin' Write markers; Taffy and Green Apple Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink

Accessories: Eyelet border punch, Melon Mambo dotted ribbon (both retired)



Lovely as a Tree is one of my favorite stamp sets.  I like creating a different Christmas card each year using the single tree stamp in that set.  The one below was stamped in gold pigment ink and embossed with gold embossing powder on Shimmery White card stock.  Old Olive card stock was embossed in the Finial Press embossing folder and gold shimmer paint was lightly added to the raised images using a small sponge dauber.  The matted tree image was glued to the Old Olive piece which was glued to an Early Espresso card base.

I was so pleased with my first attempt at the Vanilla Double technique, I thought I'd try a more seasonal one.  This card features the new Snow Much Fun stamp set colored with markers and Serene Snowflakes used to create the background.  Card stock is Whisper White, Baja Breeze, and Not Quite Navy. The snowflake with the rhinestone center was cut from the Northern Frost Decorative strip.  A little Frost White shimmer paint was added to the snowman, snowballs, and die cut snowflake. 

One more Christmas card and another easel card. Card stock used was Whisper White for the Santa image, Cherry Cobbler, and River Rock for the base. The patterned paper is from my stash. Santa was colored with blender pens and ink. I used Smooch Accent Ink on his beard, moustache, eyebrows and the white on his cap. I also added a little Dazzling Diamonds on the fur of his cap. The scallop circle and bookplate holding the greeting were cut with Sizzix dies in my Big Shot. Two gold brads hold the bookplate in place.

I love the Greeting Card Kids stamp set! It reminds me of images from my childhood. This card is copied from the one in the SU Idea Book and Catalog. The card base is one of the In Colors, Blushing Bride, and snowflakes from the Serene Snowflakes set was stamped in Champagne VersaMark Dazzle watermark ink to create a subtle background. The music background stamp from my stash is stamped in Basic Black on Very Vanilla card stock. The sentiment from A Cardinal Christmas is stamped in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla card stock but before I stamped the sentiment, I lightly sprayed the card stock with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz. It is punched with the Modern Label punch. The little girl is stamped in Black StazOn on water color paper and colored with Watercolor Wonder Crayons. Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink was used to color the trim on her coat and hat and Taffy Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink was used to color the tree ornaments. Snowflakes were also stamped around her in the Champagne VersaMark ink. Other accessories used were Very Vanilla satin ribbon, Silver Glass Glitter, and Victoria Crochet Trim.