Sunday, September 7, 2008

Happy Grandparents Day!

I don't know if you knew this or not, but today is Grandparents Day! Every year ever since my daughter was born we send all of the grandparents a handmade card. This year was especially fun because I let Kaylee color on the inside of the cards, so she really got to put her own signature on them! So to all you grandparents out there, have a great day!
For this first card I used the new Kiwi Kiss color-love it-and a sunflower. My favorite flowers are sunflowers & when I saw this flower stamp from the Friendly Flowers stamp set it just screamed "sunflower" to me!
For this next card I've seen so many people using similar layouts with a bunch of circles & I thought it would be fun to give it a try. And it was! I love how this card turned out! I also love Baja Breeze & Riding Hood Red together! Plus, paired with white it makes for a nice patriotic color combo. To get the white polka dots on the Riding Hood Red card stock I just stamped using VersaMark ink with the Polka Dot Background stamp & then heat embossed with the White Embossing Powder.
Card Recipes:
{Sunflower Card}
All supplies Stampin' Up!:
STAMP SET: Friendly Flowers, Short & Sweet
PAPER: Bella Rose Designer Paper, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Whisper White, Kraft
INK: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun
ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercing Template & Tool, Oval Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals
{Circle Card}
All supplies Stampin' Up!:
STAMP SET: Big Flowers, Polka Dot Background
PAPER: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
INK: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, VersaMark
ACCESSORIES: Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, Button Bouquet, Linen Thread, Seasonal Sayings Rub-Ons, White Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

3 comments:

Megan said...

So cute! I love the cird with all the circles...and I LOVE how you did the white polka dots. I use that stamp all the time, but I don't know why I've never done white dots. :)

Yvonne Randall said...

Great colours, especially the first one.

Carrie Barron said...

I really like the circle card. That color combo looks great!

Blessings,
Carrie

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