A LITTLE VEGGIE COUTURE

Quite a few years ago, I wasn't able to resist purchasing four veggie stamps that were designed by the Lockhart Stamp Company.  Three of those images are featured on this card.  Aren't they clever?  You can understand why I thought I had to have them, right?  I don't remember how many different designs Lockhart had, but I seem to recall that some of them featured flowers.  While rummaging through a basket of stamps the other night, I came across a little box with the veggie dresses and decided to do something with them.

The stamped images were colored with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and, yes, some of the color landed outside the lines . . . these images are quite small.  The colored images were cut with a Postage Stamp punch and then adhered to a Basic Black mat.  I thought they looked nice against the wooden background, which is from Stampin' Up!'s "In Good Taste" designer paper collection.  The finishing touches that added a feminine flair were the doily, corrugated heart, twine bow, ladybug trinket, and the foliage trinket.  I forgot to add a sentiment, but that just means this card is ready for anything.

Up close detail of the doily, corrugated heart, foliage trinket, and twine bow.

Up close detail of the ladybug trinket and the "Broccoli and Bok Choy" dress.

"WELCOME BABY" CARD

Babies are exciting news, right?  I needed a special card to accompany a gift for an expectant mother, and this is what I created.  Since a baby girl is expected, I made sure the card had plenty of pink, bling, and sparkle.

I really didn't have a card design in mind when I sat down to make this one, so I started by choosing the cardstock and specialty papers.  The small die-cut heart features Stampin' Up!'s "Be Dazzling" paper, which I believe was a Sale-a-Bration product last year, and it has a truly dazzling sparkle about it!  One of my favorite things about this card is that all of the design elements are clustered neatly below center, and yet none of them are lost or hidden.  Is it just me or does that embossed background remind you of a luxurious Chanel handbag?  

Of course, the envelope needed a little decorating, and I reached for Stampin' Up!'s retired "Something for Baby" stamp set and coordinating "Baby Firsts" dies.  I'm so glad that I have kept this bundle for several years because it has come in handy quite a few times.  That little die-cut onesie looks precious on the metallic white envelope, doesn't it?   

So that's it for today . . . a little something for a precious little someone!

WILDFLOWER PATH

Today's card definitely looks too much like Spring, but I couldn't resist using Stampin' Up!'s new Wildflower Path stamp set.  It reminds me sooooooooo much of Wild About Flowers (retired), which I still keep close at hand and enjoy using.  If you enjoy two-step stamping with images that are just too hard to mess up, this is the stamp set for you!

It's just a sweet card, right?  It has just enough color and texture, and what about those adorable Brushed Brass Butterflies?  They are so cute and so fun to use, and did you know that they come with an adhesive back?  Oh yes, they are ready to be placed on your project!  My card features Balmy Breeze and Poppy Parade cardstock, and the embossed texture was created with the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder.  Of course, the inside needed to be pretty, too:

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  Now you can return to your normally-scheduled Winter.  :-)