SU073, Looks Like Spring

Stamp Set - Looks Like Spring

Cardstock - Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise

Ink - Only Orange, Yo Yo Yellow, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories - Ribbon, Tag punch, 1/2" circle punch

SU026, Looks Like Spring

Stamp Set - Looks Like Spring

 

Cardstock - White, Almost Amethyst, Pink Passion, Brocade Blue, Gable Green

Ink - Almost Amethyst, Pink Passion, Brocade Blue, Gable Green

Accessories - White pen, Mat Pack, Eyelets, Spring Bouquet Flower Punch.

Faux Stitching is connecting holes punched in paper to give the illusion of stitching on a card.

SU002, Find Joy, SU001, Merry

Stamp Set - Polka Dots and Paisley

Cardstock - Brocade blue, Night of Navy, White

Ink - Brocade blue, Night of Navy

Accessories - Silver Cord, mounts, Coluzzle.

Inspired from a card by emarj.

Here is a Christmas version of the same layout.

SU001, Merry

Cardstock: White, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue

Stamp Set: Merry

Inks: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue

Accessories: Silver cord, Mounts, Twinkle Wheel, Coluzzle circle template

 

SU161, Sense of Time

CS - Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue, Very Vanilla & Sahara Sand.

Ink - Chocolate Chip & Versamark.

Accessories - sponge.

Stamp Set - Sense of Time.

Totally inspired by Gretchen B!

SU064, Garden Collage

Stamps - Garden College, Sanded

Cardstock - White, Handsome Hunter, Sage Shadow

Ink - Handsome Hunter

Accessories - Ticket punch, Slit punch, 1/8" circle punch, gold paper fasteners, cord.

SU062, In Full Bloom

I love how stitching adds that special touch to cards. Bringing out the sewing machine is not always an easy thing to do.  Lot easier to do faux stitching instead.

Stamps - In Full Bloom

Cardstock - White, Granite (non SU!), Bravo Burgundy, Night of Navy

Ink - White Stazon, Night of Navy, More Mustard, Always Artichoke

Accessories - Moss ribbon, Stampaliner, Slit punch, Blender pen, glitter glue (for the flower center and the bee's wings), eyelet, circle punch, white pen, piercing mat.

Used the blender pen to color the images with More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Night of Navy and Bravo Burgundy ink pads.

SU046, Wishing You the Best

Stamps - Riveting, Ageless Adornment

 

Cardstock - Barely Banana, Bordering Blue, Night of Navy

 

Ink - Night of Navy, Versamark

 

Accessories - So Swirly Jumbo wheel (used on the navy background. It doesn't show in the scan), Slit punch, Silver brad, Iridescent Ice EP (for the main image and the star), mount, Circle punches.

SU020 By Land

 

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Close to Cocoa, Brocade Blue

Inks: Real Red, Close to Cocoa, Brocade Blue

Stamp Sets: By Land, Cheery Chat

CASE'd from SU! 05/06 catalogue pg 51.

SU142, Rustic Rooster

Stamps - Rustic Rooster, Cheesecloth, Print Pattern, Sanded, For a Friend.

Cardstock - White, Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard.

Accessories - Coluzzle, Laurentian pencil crayons, sponges.

Inks - Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel

Inspired by Shellied.

SU088 Thinking of You

I brayered the bird image with Versamark, covered it with the Embossing Powder then heat set it. The image is nice and sparkly, altho it doesn't show up on the scan.

Stamps - Garden College, Sanded.

Cardstock - Bordering Blue, Really Rust, White.

Inks - Bordering Blue, Really Rust, Versamark

Accessories - White pen, brayer, Irridescent Ice EP, heat gun.

SU129 Brayered Winter Scene

Stamp Set - Lovely as a Tree.

Tear Post It Note and adhere to white glossy cs to mask the snow area.

Brayer with Pretty in Pink.

Make a mask for the moon from Post it Note and a 1" punch.

Brayer with Slate by PSX covering only part of the Pink. Brayer Not Quite Navy covering only part of the Slate. Sponge along Post it Note horizon line with Navy. Remove masks. Sponge Slate on moon to soften. Stamp all trees using Slate. Added touches of glitter to the trees with Sparkles glitter glue by PSX.

Inspired by Michelle Z and Frances.

SU111 Thank You

Stamps - Seeing Spots

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa, White

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa.

Accessories - Ribbon, 11/4" circle punch, 13/8" circle punch, gold paper fastener, 1/8" hole punch, mount.

Inspired from a card by Heather Leech.

SU047 Faux Stitching

Stamps - Mini Mates, Sanded.

Cardstock - Barely Banana, Pale Plum, White.
Ink - Barely Banana, Pale Plum.

Accessories - White pen, scallop circle punch, small oval punch, 13/8" circle punch, photo corner punch.

I added some Faux Stitching by punching holes in the cardstock, using a paper piercing tool, a paper piercing pad and a paper piercing template, to make straight lines. Then with the white gel pen, I drew lines from hole to hole to create the look of thread.  So simple to do.