Sail Away

Today's card was made for a neighbor who graduated high school last weekend. I opted not to go the school colors route (my usual "go to") and opted for a more mature approach.

I stamped the boat image once on Baja Breeze, once on Whisper White and once on Real Red. I trimmed the sails and flag and attached to the Baja Breeze panel. Then I used a Baja Breeze marker on the boat and waves to highlight them a bit. Baker's twine is great for adding some extra dimension to your project without adding bulk. It's a bit hard to tell in the picture, but I sponged all the edges to soften them up.

The inside (which I forgot to photograph) had a sentiment from the Word Play set ("Go confidently in the direction of your dreams") perfect for graduations!

Thanks for stopping by!

~~Marilyn~~

Stamps: Sail Away
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon black, Sahara Sand, Real Red, Baja Breeze
Accessories: white baker's twine, sponges, stampin' dimensionals

Green Beer

Although I hate beer, I loved making this green beer in celebration of St. Patty's Day! My stamp-a-stack class this weekend featured a beer birthday card, and I thought the beer mug would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day. Hope you like it too!

I added a little shamrock at the bottom with the sentiment by using the smallest heart from the Heart to Heart punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

~~Marilyn~~

Stamps: Cheers to You, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Naturals White
Ink: Stazon Black, Crushed Curry, Garden Green
Accessories: 1-3/4" circle punch, Heart to Heart punch, stampin' dimensionals

Paper weaving

I've seen lots of great projects using the weaving technique - you can use ribbon, cardstock or designer series paper. I wanted to use up some more of the soon-to-be-retired Good Morning Sunshine DSP and thought this would be the perfect technique. Plus I'd like to do paper weaving with my stamp club this month, so I needed some practice.

Hope you like my first attempt!


Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me, Trendy Trees
Cardstock: Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Pacific Point
Accessories: Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper, modern label punch, scallop square punch, sponges

Using up scraps

Looking to use up some leftover scraps of designer series paper (DSP), I quickly layered three patterns from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack behind the image. I stamped the bird image twice - once on Whisper White cardstock and once onto the DSP. Then I cut the bird out of the DSP and layered it on top to create a paper-pieced image. Cute, huh?


A little bit of piercing along the top edge of the DSP and at the bottom corner, and I call it done! Enjoy! :-)

Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper, tool kit, stampin' dimensionals

Take the cake

I'm not sure where the inspiration for this card came from, but once I started playing with the image, it took on a life of its own! I stamped the image on Kiwi Kiss, Barely Banana and Tangerine Tango. Then I cut out the cake from Barely Banana and Tangerine Tango and pieced them onto the Kiwi Kiss image. I colored in the cake plate and candle flame with a Versamarker. Using the middle daisy from the Daisies #2 die, I created a burst behind the image and mounted with stampin' dimensionals. I added just a bit of ribbon and two green rhinestone brads to the top corners to finish it off. I hope you enjoy it!!


Stamps: Eight Great Greetings
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Barely Banana
Ink: Stazon Black, Versamarker
Accessories: Tangerine Tango striped grosgrain, Big Shot machine, Daisies #2 die, 1-3/4" circle punch, Ice rhinestone brads, stampin dimensionals