Celebrate the Season - AVS12

I NEVER, Never, never, make Christmas cards in the Summer. I can't get into the spirit of the holidays when it's 90+ degrees outside. This is the first time I've ever made a Christmas card at this time of year. I loved Julee's sketch #12 for the Anni-VERVE-sary.

I used an embossed resist on the layer with the background stamp. I stamped the large background stamp with white pigment ink on white cardstock. I embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used a brayer to apply Cranberry Crisp ink on top of the image. I wiped away the excess ink with a paper towel.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Background (JudiKins), So Many Scallops
Paper: Cranberry Crisp, white
Ink: ColorBox Silver, Cranberry Crisp, ColorBox Frost White
Other: Silver beads (Michael's), Scallop punch, clear embossing powder, foam tape, circle punches

Happy Birthday - AVS11

Of the 12 cards I uploaded to Splitcoaststampers, this card has gotten more hits and comments than the other 11 cards. This card was for sketch #11 of the Anni-VERVE-sary. I love the Birthday Whimsy set, and I haven't used it enough.

I stamped the birthday cake on 3 different papers: white, certainly celery, and Spring Silhouettes DSP. Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I restamped the cake on the DSP using VersaMark ink. I embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I rubbed the Close to Cocoa pad on top of the stamped image. I used paper towel to remove the excess ink. I paper pieced all the image on the white cardstock. On the flames of the candles, I added gold gel pen and Stickles.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Birthday Whimsy
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Spring Silhouettes DSP, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa, VersaMark
Other: foam tape, Gold Sakura gel pen, Clear embossing powder, Stickles, River Rock ribbon, 1" circle punch

Wishing You Love - AVS10

I like this card. This card uses sketch #10 from the Anni-VERVE-sary. The heart-shaped BasicGrey chipboard fit perfectly on top of the "v". I stamped the Wishing you Love stamp in dye ink and then with VersarMark ink so I could emboss it with clear embossing powder. There is something I just love about kraft cardstock. I love it. When I see you all use it too, it just looks great.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: For a Friend
Paper: Very Vanilla, DSP (My Mind's Eye), Blue textured cardstock (don't know who makes it), Kraft confetti (CA Paper Goods)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, VersaMark
Other: Clear embossing powder, BasicGrey chipboard (thanks, Ericka!), Crayola pencil, River Rock ribbon, 1" circle punch, foam tape

Thank You - AVS09

Sorry, I'm still posting cards I did over a week ago for the Anni-VERVE-sary. This one was for sketch #9. I used embossed resist for the layer with the larger Fresh Cuts stamp.

I don't know about you, but I never have all the cardstock colors for Stampin' Up. I usually get some glossy Kromekote paper and I use a brayer to apply ink to the paper. In this case I made a layer of Rose Red paper using that technique.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Fresh Cuts
Paper: white glossy Kromekote, white
Ink: Rose Red, ColorBox Frost White
Other: corner rounder, white embossing powder, foam tape, pearl stickers (Michael's)

Simply the Best

This is my favorite of all the 12 cards I made for the Anni-VERVE-sary, so I guess it's fitting that I used the phrase "Simply the best." This was Julee's sketch #8.

When Ericka was here last week for a day of stamping, we went to lunch and then next door to Michael's. Can you believe this Martha Stewart butterfly punch was reduced to $5? Had to buy it...Ericka bought one as well.

I stamped the Verve butterfly stamp on cardstock and then used the Martha butterfly punch. I like the effect of a butterfly within a butterfly. I love the look of the mini pearls on each butterfly.

I love the clean lines of a faux bow.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Feeling Groovy & Asian Flair (Verve)
Paper: Groovy Guava, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, SU DSP (thanks, Ericka!)
Ink: Groovy Guava, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Other: Bashful Blue ribbon, corner rounder, foam tape, mini pearls (Michael's), Martha Stewart butterfly punch, 1/2" circle punch, Coluzzle oval cutter, Tombo glue

Mama Said - AVS07

I created this card for Anni-VERVE-sary (sketch #7). It's again using one of my favorite Verve sentiment stamps. I love the Crayon resist technique, so here's another card. I love Crayons! When Shari Carroll from Hero Arts had a YouTube video in May reminding me of the technique, I had to to take Kalino's Crayons to my studio.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Feeling Groovy (Verve), Priceless (SU)
Paper: white glossy Kromekote, white textured paper (from Peru), Basic Black, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Memories Black, Pretty in Pink
Other: ribbon (Costco), dimensionals, 1/2" circle punch, foam tape, rhinestones (Michael's), white Crayola Crayon

You Make Everything Groovy - AVS06

Happy Friday everyone! It's very warm here today again. I love all the latest Verve stamps! Their sentiments are so cool. I even like the font on this stamp. This card was for Anni-VERVE-sary (sketch#6).

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Feeling Groovy (Verve)
Paper: Die-cut Blooms, Pumpkin Pie, SU DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Felt Fusion, Making Memories rhinestone brad, mini rhinestones (Me & My Big Ideas), 1 3/8" square punch, foam tape

Happy Birthday - AVS05

I'm continuing to post entries I did a few days ago for the Anni-VERVE-sary. This was sketch #5. This was the first card of 12 cards I stamped in a short time. I love this pebble-textured paper I found at Craft-It (my local scrapbooking store). Craft-It is so cool. They also have a coffee, food, and dessert place inside the store! I paper pieced the image.

I had a little ink mistake near the exclamation point. Oh, well, I took this picture before fixing the problem.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Humourous Birthday (Inkadinkado)
Paper: Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, white, textured paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, StazOn Jet Black
Other: 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals, corner rounder, American Crafts ribbon, Zots

My #1 Robot - AVS04

This stamp is great. Kalino loves it! I love the Inque Boutique stamps. I created this card for Anni-VERVE-sary #4 sketch. In this photo you can't really see the stamping I did on the Going Gray piece.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Out of this World (Inque Boutique)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Going Gray, white
Ink: Memories Black, Brilliance Platinum Planet
Other: Making Memories brads, Crayola pencils, foam tape, 1 3/8" square punch, metal edge tag, silver gel pen

Felicidades Siempre - AVS03

I'm a bit of a hoarder (OK...more than a bit) when it comes to supplies. I've had this Making Memories metal tag for a couple of years. I finally used it for Julee's Anni-VERVE-sary sketch #3.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Felicidades Siempre
Paper: Sage Shadow, Certainly Celery, white, Spring Fling DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Wedding Cake charm (Making Memories), white ribbon (Taylored Expressions), foam tape, Fiskars scissors, 15/16" & 1 3/8" circle punches, Prima flowers, Making Memories brads, Zots

Congratulations - AVS02

I love the Verve Asian Flair stamps. I'm embarrased to say I've had them for a month and this was the first time I inked them up. This card was for Julee's Anni-VERVE-sary sketch #2. The card started with the dotted chipboard tag from the $ bin at Target. I messed up some stamping, so I added a butterfly to cover up my mistake.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Asian Flair (Verve)
Paper: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla
Ink: VersaMark, Soft Sky
Other: Clear EP, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, chipboard tag (Target), metal tag (Making Memories), scallop square punch, American Crafts ribbon, mini pearls (Michael's), dimensionals

Thank You - AVS01

I finally finished the 12 cards for the Julee's Anni-VERVE-sary sketch challenge! I completed all 12 cards in less than 48 hours. That's a record for me. I was up till almost 3 AM and I was up again by 7 AM. It's after 2 PM and I haven't showered yet.

This was also the first time I uploaded anything to Splitcoaststampers (my gallery). I messed up the categories a few times. I was in such a rush, I forgot to select the SU stamp set names. Sorry, Splitcoaststampers!!

Julee's first sketch was the hardest for me to complete. I created this card last.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: For a Friend
Paper: Confetti Kraft (CA Paper Goods), Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Pumkin Pie, SU DSP
Ink: Memories Black
Other: Felt Fusion, Martha Stewart marker, Certainly Celery Polytwill ribbon, foam tape, 15/16" square punch, Making Memories rhinestone brad, Fiskars scallop scissors