Touch of Ink

Touch of Ink is one of the stamp sets offered in the Sale-a-Bration promotion through Stampin Up.  It has pretty nature images and this week, I made 4 cards using the set.  

For this purple card, I used Highland Heather card stock and some gingham paper from last spring. I think anything made with gingham adds a touch of spring to it.  I saw this idea from Jan B on Pinterest.  

Next up is a pretty card made using Petal Pink with embossing in the background.  I added a scalloped cut out layer and then colored in some of the images with Stamping Blends, cut them out and added them on top.  I saw this idea from Martin's Mayhem.  I love how she added the white die cut strip and the white embossed banner for a different look.

For this card, I used the Ombre designer papers from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  I added the oval focal point and the hummingbird.  He looks a bit psychedelic, don't you think?  I got this idea from Katie Drew.

This last card features paper from the Flower and Field designer paper pack.  I don't usually like to work with dark colors, but I saw this idea from Christy Gridley and decided to try it.  I actually love how it came out.  Different for me, but striking.  It kind of reminds me of a summer night when the fireflies are out.  :)

Four completely different cards, but I like using this set.  

 

Woodland Quilt

There are projects of all sorts lying around in the craft rooms at my house.  I guess if you're not a crafter, that's hard to understand.  But it's part of my life.  LOL

I like to start projects and don't always finish them right away.  This is one of those projects. Quilters like to call them "UFO's" - unfinished objects.  I found this quilt top already put together while I was doing some sorting in the sewing room the other day.  So I took it out, added some batting and backing and decided to finished it up!

The colors are very soft flannels and minky fabrics that I got at Joanns a few years ago.  The design on the print has little woodland animals on it.  The squares are about 3 1/2 inches big and if you look closely, there is a pattern to the layout.  

Here you can see the little animals.  I quilted simple straight lines on the squares and used minky for the binding so that the edges would be nice and soft.

While I was working on the binding, I set the quilt down for just a minute to answer the phone.  And when I came back, look who claimed it as her own!  Ginger loves her softies.  :)

 

Berry Delightful Cards

Featured in the Sale-a-Bration catalog this year is a sweet stamp set called Berry Blessings and coordinating designer papers with a Berry theme.  The papers are so colorful and the images cut out nicely to put on your projects.

I started out making a desk calendar for this year using the pretty papers.  I cut out the strawberries and the flower from the papers.  The saying is from a older stamp set but I thought that it went well with this set.  

Up next is another sweet strawberry card featuring a couple of the berries.  I also cut these out from the designer papers.  I got this idea from Tammy Wilson.  Sweet, right?  (Get it?)

I just love this card!  I cut out the "basket" from the designer papers and used a scallop punch for the top.  I used a ribbon punch to cut out the handle.  Then I just snipped a few blueberries from the designer papers, added a flower and saying.  I used the basket weave embossing folder for the background.  I found the idea for this online, but can't find the designer.  If this card idea is yours, let me know so that I can give you credit. 

The next card has a little envelope and a "letter" inside of it.  I found the cut outs for those in the new Snailed It bundle.  I know that I'll use the envelope die for a lot more things!  

Here's another card made using the raspberry paper.  The colors are just so rich.  

Lastly, I made this card using the die strip from the Ornate Borders.  I saw this idea from Su Mohr on Pinterest.  

Do you like the Berry cards?  Which one is your favorite?