Pink Peonies

I was able to snap a shot of my peonies the other day before the rain came.  If only I could cut them to enjoy in the house, but those darn ants!

Blog Design

Hi,

I know some of you have asked me about the colors on my blog.  This Victorian design is the new Stampin' Up colors of Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Marina Mist.

Thank you for coming to visit!

French Charming

Here is a quick tutorial for this card:

1.  Cut a mat out of Sahara Sand Cardstock 4” x 5 ¼”.

2.  Stamped the En Francais background stamp with Sahara Sand ink.
3.  I used my Martha Stewart Ribbon Slot Punch at the bottom of the mat and added my ribbon.
4.  I cut the bottom off of a manila tag so it would fit on my mat and randomly stamped the medallion image in Sahara Sand (first stamping off once on scrap paper except for two locations)
5.  I added a piece of Sage Shadow Cardstock at the bottom of the tag and used my tearing tool to rip it.
6.  I stamped the small damask image in Sage Shadow (first stamping off once on scrap paper).
7.  I then positioned the flower image & butterfly and stamped them using Sage Shadow.
8.  The border & sentiment were stamped on Sage Shadow Cardstock using Sage Shadow ink with VersaMark and clear embossing powder. This was then cut out by hand.
9.  Next I sponged the edges of the Sahara Sand mat, manila tag and Sage Shadow Cardstock with ColorBox Chalk Creamy Brown.
10. I added a piece of ribbon through the tag.
11. Lastly, I sponged Candle Light Shimmerz Paint on the Sahara Sand mat for a vintage look. Unfortunately, it does not show up in my scan, but it gives it a pretty shimmer.
12. Everything was mounted to a cream linen card base 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Charming, En Francais 

Paper:  Cream Linen, Sahara Sand, Sage Shadow, Manila Tag
Ink: Sahara Sand, Sage Shadow, ColorBox Chalk Creamy Brown
Accessories:  Tearing Tool, Martha Stewart Ribbon Slot Punch, Martha Stewart Dusty Green Ribbon, Candle Light Shimmerz Paint
Techniques:  Sponging