Whirlpool of Imagination

Put Paper to Good Use

When I really want to save some time, I find patterned paper that can do the job of a stamp.

These cute trees were part of patterned paper that had lines of all sorts of different images. I ut off the trees line, matted it with the green and here is a quick way to create fun CAS cards.

The sentiment is from Papertrey. Really, have you noticed that ALL my sentiments come from Papertrey sets? I was just saying on the phone today that I do not feel guilty for buying Papertrey sets in them if they have sentiments - odds are that set is definitely going to get used. Of course the sad thing is sometimes I'm looking through ALL my sets and still can't find exactly what I'm looking for!

Little Shamrock was being a bit ornery today so I didn't get much stamping time in. I have lots of ideas but no time to actually work on them.  I guess there's always tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Happy Holidays Ornament

Ah, turkey eaten on Thursday. Money spent on Friday. Returns already made today on Saturday. Now my thoughts can turn to holiday crafting. Today I have a holiday card that was made with the same exact layout design and colors as Thursday's flower thank you card.

This card was created for a Stampin' Up workshop and I wanted to demonstrate how easy the same layout and colors could look for a completely different event. This card was our make and take so all products are frmo Stampin' Up.

I used marina mist and espresson ink for the stamped images. The ornament was punched out using the ornament punch and pop dotted for some dimension.

I am getting into holiday mode here with decorating the house and coming up with fun acitivities for the kids. I'm also trying to design our holiday card. I've picked out a picture, which is half the battle. Now I need to come up with a design. If you have designed your holiday cards already, I'd love to see them so leave a link!

Thankful Flowers

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US readers. I hope you have a wonderful day!

I thought that a thank you card would be appropriate for today's post.

Blue and brown is a lovely combination, especially these new colors from Stampin' Up ~ marina mist and espresso. The flowers are from Stampin' Up and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The blue layer is pop dotted for just a touch of dimension.

Short and sweet sums up today's post. The turkey needs a little prepping and then in he goes. Have a great day!

Remembering Flowers

I recently had a client who asked me to take an existing card and create a rememberance card for someone who had lost a spouse and had their anniversary coming up. I found the perfect sentiment from Verve and added that to the card design.

The flower image is from Rubber Stampede...that's going back just a few years for stamping!! I used Dee Greunig markers and colored the stamps directly.

Not travelling for the holiday so I'm hoping to get a bit of studio time in (in between cleaning and getting food ready!). If you don't stop by tomorrow, I wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!

Unusual Colors

A while back I was given a challenge to create anniversary card using the colors orange and brown. Luckily my client still had the wedding invitation so I could match the shades of orange and brown a little better.

The invite was fun with lots of circles and color. I decided to try to recreate that feel for their anniversary card.

I took the picture first thing in the morning when it was dark so forgive the lighting. I used a combination of circles and dots in the orange and brown using Papertrey and Spunky Stamps. The sentiment is from Verve.

I was happy with how the final product matched the original wedding invite but I had a few moments of panic when I first discovered the color combo!

Have a great night.

Pomegranate Birthday

I'm taking a small break from Christmas for the next few posts and today I thought I'd show a birthday card. I pulled out the pomegranate ink pad, one of my all time favorite Stampin' Up colors and went to town.

Even dandelions can look pretty with pomegranate ink! The image is from Prickley Pear Stamps and the sentiment is from Papertrey. It's very clean and simple but I'm liking this a lot.  :)

I am working on my own Christmas cards for the year so I won't be leaving Christmas for long - need to get into the right from of mind!

Tags and Note Cards

I have a small set of tags today and since it's small and simple, I added a few note cards to the post too.

I'm sure most others who have this set from Papertrey realize how nicely it fits into the Spellbinders die but this was a revelation for me. I love how exact it fits!

Here's the full set. Told you these were pretty simple today.

This side flower note card is part of my newest set of note cards.

Here's the full set.

I then wanted some longer note cards when I have lists to send.

Don't love the lighting on this picture but you get the idea. Stamp is from Stampin' Up.

And here's the set with better lighting.

It's been a very quiet stamping week for me. The dog and I have spent a LOT of time together. My current goal is to work on the little nipping problem.

Dec 25 Tags

Little blog break there. I'm having time management issues getting everything done besides hanging out with Shamrock. I have two more days of tags before I spare you and move on to something else. I may even leave Christmas for a little (very little!) while.

I pulled out my Stampin Up tags set for this one. The dec 25 is from Stampin Up and stamped in cherry ink. The words on the background are from Papertrey and stamped second generation so they'd be a bit lighter.

Here's the set of three that went into this listing. I'm so happy to use up some of the manila tags I bought from Staples ages ago. The box of them has been taunting me for the longest time!

Pull Out Your Stockings

Back for another day of tags! Thanks so much for the kind words about my Santa tags. Today, I pulled out some stockings.

I have had this stocking set a while but until Papertrey came out with the matching dies, I never really stamped anything I liked with it. I really like how these look when they are cut out. Of course, there is a bit of a learning curve to stamp these right because unlike nesties, you have to cut first, then stamp but I'm getting there. Sentiment is also from Papertrey.

Here's the set of three together.

I'm on a roll here with the tags so come back again so I can show you some more. Have a great night.

Tag, You're It

My post was all ready to go and before I could hit publish, Firefox went crash on me. I've been having a bit of trouble with my computer in general but I'm hoping it's been fixed and I won't go missing again.

I'm leaving poinsettia's for a while but not Christmas. I thought this week I'd play around with tags.

This guy is one of my favorite tags I've made so far. The stamps are from Papertrey and are colored with copic markers. I added some stickles for a bit more sparkle. The button just makes it super cute to me.

Here's the set of three that I just uploaded to my store. I have to say that I haven't really done justice to this set and used it to it's full extent. I think I need to pull it out and get some more tags made. I'll have the cutest presents around!