Great Impressions: Well Behaved Women?

Hi, friends!  It's Monday, and that means it's time for me to share some inspiration using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  I chose to go with a fun feminine card with a fabulous sentiment and some butterfly images.  Take a peek...

I stamped the sentiment, F622 Make History, onto vellum, then added it over the top of a panel with the smaller butterflies from the J119 Elegant Butterflies stamp.  I love these colors--I think there's something definitely feminine about them! ;)

I once again went shabby chic, and added a lacy button, gold elastic cording, a glittery red foam heart, and red paper rose to accent my sentiment panel.  I really love the way these embellishments look against the patterned paper. :)

I matted all my panels with some black glitter paper for added texture and shine, and I also added a black doily and some red sequin trim to the top of the card base.  I think that this turned out really fun, and I hope that you agree!  I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

That's all for me today, friends.  THANK YOU so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card!  I also would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge!  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Great Impressions: January 2016 Challenge "Lovey Dovey"

Hey, all!  It's time for another monthly challenge over at Great Impressions!  Our theme is "Lovey Dovey", and we want to see creations with a Valentine theme and/or a bird on it!  Check out my creation...

I decided to keep my card very CAS.  I used H278 Fun Coffee Cup for my image.  I stamped it directly onto the card base, paper pieced it, added some Glaze gel pan accents, and added a fun layered Valentine piece.

I decided to add my sentiment on a strip of vellum.  This one is D459 Sweetest Dreams.  I stamped it in black Staz-on ink, then stapled it to the card base.  A few enamel dots help to keep the vellum in place, too.

The last step was to add some fun papers, crocheted trim, and sequin trim to the bottom of the card.  I did this to anchor everything and add some fun texture and shine.  I LOVE the way this turned out!  I think it's so cute, and I hope you do, too!  Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think! :)

That's all for me today, friends.  THANK YOU so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card!  I also would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge!  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

H278 Fun Coffee Cup | Great Impressions

D459 Sweetest Dreams | Great Impressions

Great Impressions: Love, Love, Love!

Hello, blogging friends!  It's time for a new monthly challenge at Great Impressions!  This month, we're looking for creations that fit this theme...

Yep, absolutely ANYTHING that has to do with LOVE!  It could be a Valentine, or a wedding card, or a thinking of you card, or an anniversary card, or a birthday card, ANY card, really, because don't we always make each creation with LOVE?! :)  I went the way of the Valentine, but this image/sentiment combo could also be used for Easter!  Take a peek...

I started by stamping and heat embossing the image, E564 Bunny Love, three times on three different papers--the main panel, a piece of white cardstock, and a piece of coordinating patterned paper.  I then paper pieced the image and added some shine to the hearts and pink to the bunny with a Spectrum Noir marker.  I then added a few rhinestones around the image for some more shine and sparkle!

Next, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, C343 Somebunny Loves You, on the same panel that the image is on.  I like this black embossing powder with a bit of shine to it--I got it ages ago at a garage sale for a very good price!

I then added some lace trim and ribbon to divide the sentiment from the image.  This completed the main focal panel.

Next, I added some patterned paper, doilies, and sequin trim to a card base so that it would coordinate with the main focal panel.  I used the coordinating patterned paper that I used with the paper pieced image so the design would be cohesive.

The last step was to add the focal panel to the card base!  I decided to add it with dimensional foam to add more depth and interest.  Voila!  A totally darling Valentine!  I love it!  What do you think?  I'd love it if you left me a comment letting me know!

I'd like to enter this card into these fabulous challenges~

Simply Create Too: Valentine's Day/Hearts

Addicted to Stamps: Lots of Layers

Paper Players: Critter-tine

Sparkle & Sprinkle: Use EP, Flocking, and/or Loose Glitter

We Do Doobadoo: Romance

That's all for now, friends!  THANK YOU for stopping by today to take a peek at my card!  I hope you come and join in the fun with our monthly challenge and that you leave some love with the other gals on the DT for their fabulous creations using products from the Great Impressions store as well!  If you ever use Great Impressions stamps, make sure you link up with our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

Inspired By Stamping: Designer Spotlight!

Hello, crafty friends and followers!  Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm excited to share that today I am the weekend spotlight designer for Inspired By Stamping! :)  These spotlights come directly to your inbox if you've signed up for the newsletter, so make sure you do that!  I've got a shabby card to share with you using LOTS of fun products from the Inspired By Stamping store, come and see...

I started this card by stamping the banner from A Lovely Birthday onto gray card.  I then heat embossed a sentiment from the Cute Circles stamp set in a light pink color.

This was added to the card base that was made using paper from the Vintage Floral Paper Pad, gray card, and some added stamping of the "LOVE" postage stamp image from A Lovely Birthday.  The patterned paper was distressed before adding it to the gray card for added texture.

For embellishments, I added some Cherry Blossoms, buttons, pearls, liquid pearl dots, lace trim, and sequin trim.  I also added some punched leaves and bright pink seam binding for added texture and to make the design more cohesive.

The end result is so much prettier than I had in my mind as I began this card!  I am very happy with it--what are your thoughts about this creation?  I hope you let me know in the comments!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges~

A Vintage Journey: Love Is In The Air

Brown Sugar Challenge: 3 Different Embellishments

Polka Doodles: Flower Powers

The Stamping Boutique: Make Your Own Background

Thanks for stopping by today to look at my creation!  I hope you like it and that it's inspired you to create something of your own today!  If you do, please join in the fun with these fabulous challenge, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

A Lovely Birthday stamp set

Cute Circles stamp set

Cherry Blossoms

Vintage Floral Paper Pad

Great Impressions: Valentine Tin

Hi, all!  Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was good and that you're ready for a new week to start! :)  I've got another creation today that uses a beautiful sentiment stamp from the Great Impressions store.  Come and take a look...

We're featuring Valentine treat holder ideas this week and this one was actually pretty quick and easy to make!  I started by adding some patterned paper to the little tin.  I then added a strip of punched black cardstock and some red rhinestones.  I stamped and heat embossed E330 Valentine on some polka dotted patterned paper and added that to the tin.  Some sequin trim and a red heart rhinestone were added for more shine and whimsy.

I then added a bow to the handle of the tin.  This fun pink sparkly polka dotted ribbon seemed the perfect choice.  The ends were trimmed like banners to add more of a finished look to the bow.

The completed project is the perfect little holder for some treats.  You could throw some Kisses into it or even some chocolate squares.  If candy isn't for your Valentine, a bracelet or some small cards could also be tucked inside instead!  What do you think of the final project?

I'm entering this little tin into these fabulous challenge: Sweet Stamps: Hearts, Craft-Dee Bowz: Anything w/ a Handmade Bow, and Sprinkle N Sparkle: Use Flocking/Embossing Powder/Loose Glitter.

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and to join in our monthly challenge.  Until next week, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

Great Impressions: January Challenge

Hi, friends!  It's time for another monthly challenge over at Great Impressions--our first one of the new year--and we have a fun theme for you this time around!  We're asking for you to create something with snow friends!  This could be snowmen, snow flakes, etc., we just need to see something with snow or snow friends! :)  Take a peek at what I have made for this challenge...

I started this card by stamping H159 Snow Friends and coloring it in with some glitter gel pens.  This image is totally fun and makes for a quick card--it has a sentiment built in! :)

After finishing the image and matting it, I added it to a card base.  The base had been jazzed up with some patterned paper, a doily, sequin trim, and scattered rhinestones and buttons.

The result is a fun card that could be used for any type of winter celebration--including Christmas! :)  I think it's totally cute--what do you think?  I'd love for you to leave me a comment and to let me know!

That's all for me today!  I hope you take some time to visit the Great Impressions blog and join in our monthly challenge.  I also hope you have time to leave some love with the other gals on this super talented DT as well!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!