Blended Thank You

I meant to share this card last week, but time got away from me! Today's card is a fun new one that I created a while back in an attempt to play with my then new Stampin' Blendabilities Markers!

You know that I love to craft cards inspired by yummy food and this one is no different. :)

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DEEtails:
I started by stamping the Distressed Dots background stamp on some Whisper White card stock with VersaMark ink and embossed it with some black Stampin' Emboss Powder. I love how perfectly imperfect the Distressed Dots are! I layered that on a piece of Calypso Coral card stock to create a background for my single flower from the Secret Garden stamp set. The image was stamped in Basic Black on some Whisper White cardstock and after experimenting a bit with the new Blendabilities markers, I inked it in using the Calypso Corl and Daffodil Delight sets. The leaves were stamped in VersaMark from the Secret Garden set as well and cut out by hand, then layered over a piece of Calypso Coral, stamped with the sentiment from Simply Celebrate. Hope you like it!

Paper: Calypso Coral card stock, Gumball Green card stock, Whisper White card stock
Stamps: Distressed Dots, Secret Garden, Simply Celebrate
Ink: Basic Black, VersaMark, Whisper White
Tools: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Blendabilities Markers - Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 293

Hi friends! Hope you are having a lovely weekend! I'm popping in this morning to share my card for this week's Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.

I've always wanted to make a snowglobe card and just never had the right stamps or tools to make things look just right. I think I've finally got a combination that works!

DEEtails:

I started by cutting out a 4" circle. I used the Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter. (Confession: I actually bought this took for the sole purpose of attempting to create a snowglobe card. I've had it for a LONG time, but I'm finally using it for the first time!) I was pretty pleased with how the Circle Cutter worked. I've had several circle cutting tools in the past I've always been a bit unsuccessful. The circle used on this card is my first and only attempt, which is pretty impressive, since I'm very accident prone! Hahaha! Next I stamped my image from The More the Merrier and colored it in. I wanted a bit of shimmer, and although you can't see it in the photo, I used some Illuminate ink and my blender pen to fill in the snowmen and the area below. I also stamped a few snowflakes from the Endless Wishes stamp set in Illuminate ink, which I think is becoming a new favorite ink of mine! For the snowglobe base, I used the largest oval from the Ovals Collection Framelits. I used the same oval to cut it perpendicularly and make the rounded base. Then I stamped the Woodgrain image, which just tickled me. Oh the simple pleasures... Haha. I had a the smallest piece of Dotty Biscotti paper on my desk, which was just perfect for the tag. I stamped the sentiment from Cold & Cuddly and punched it out with the Designer Label Punch. The metal tag from Hodgepodge Hardware is from forever ago, but perfect for a project like this! I tied on some Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon, which is just divine! This is actually my very first time working with Lost Lagoon. Ever! And I am totally smitten. Lost Lagoon, where have you been all my life?! LOL! Of course I had to use it as the card base when I realized how much I loved it! The coloring looks a little off in the photo, but the Dotti Biscotti matches the color very well. Love it! Hope you enjoy this card of many firsts! :)

Paper: Lost Lagoon Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dotti Biscotti, Soft Suede Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Stamps: Cold & Cuddly, Endless Wishes, The More the Merrier, Woodgrain
Ink: Early Espresso, Illuminate, Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Hodgepodge Hardware, Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Blender Pen, Designer Label Punch, Ovals Collection Framelits, Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Gumball Green, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Regal Rose, Strawberry Slush, Tangelo Twist

Make a Wish!

I'm so excited to share today's card with you! I recently discovered the Fusion challenge, thanks to Pinterest and was just tickled by the current inspiration.

Are you totally in love like I am?!

Here are the DEEtails:

I had to use both the sketch and the inspiration image, so I started with some Blushing Bride Cardstock and layered a piece of Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum over it. Then I used a fancy doily from my stash and layered a piece of Basic Black card stock over it that I had die cut with the Banners Framelits and stamped with the sentiment from the Perfect Pennants stamp set. I inked it in VersaMark and embossed it in White and then smeared a bit of Whisper White ink to give it a chalky effect. Then I layered on some embellishments, including some strips of washi Tape (the gold stripes are from SU's Watercolor Wonder, the black and white hearts are from Target's Dollar Spot). I adhered the washi tape over Whisper White Cardstock and trimmed them down so they were thinner than their actual width. Then I stamped the layered cake from Make a Cake in Whisper White ink on more Blushing Bride Cardstock. The image didn't come out as bold as I wanted, so I used a chalk marker to color in the platter portion and a white Gelly Roll Souffle pen (my favorite white pen) to outline the cake layers. I like how my inking made the cake look a little less perfect. The final touch was a banner made of Gold Baker's Twine, Gold Foil, and Whisper White card stock inked up with Illuminate ink. What do you think?

Paper: Basic Black Cardstock, Blushing Bride Cardstock, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Gold Foil, Whisper White Cardstock
Stamps: Make a Cake, Perfect Pennants
Ink: Illuminate, Whisper White, VersaMark
Embellishments: doily, Gold Baker's Twine, Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape, washi tape from Target Dollar Spot
Tools: Banner Framelits, chalk marker, sponge dauber, White Sakura Gelly Rolls Souffle Pen