Soft secret garden cards

Sympathy Cards

Thank you cards for special teachers

I had a request to create two special cards for a couple teachers .... with a burgundy and white color theme

 I just got my white ink and really wanted to try it -- so I did and oh I love how it looks on dark card stock. It is opaque and with a hint of the color of the paper that it is stamped on.  So the white dried to a barely pinkish color on the SU Raspberry Ripple Card stock  I am not sure the pics do it justice, but believe me it is a really neat look.

So with my white ink and color theme in mind I went to work designing and creating two cards that were similar but not exactly alike. I used the same colors in both, but I varied how I used the third color, Stampin' Up purple.  One card the base is Perfect Plum with the mat and embellishments are Blushing Bride. The other card the card base is blushing bride with perfect plum for the mat and embellishments. Aside from the die cuts (spellbinders nestatbilities circles and scalloped circles) I used Stampin' Up products (ink, paper, punches).

Friend Collage

I created this collage for my daughters Birthday with her 3 childhood friends. I had to send it to Florida via UPS and I am anxious to find out if it made it there safely. I used black and white photos on a purple background and various purple and coordinating colors for embellishments. She was home for her birthday so I was able to give it to her in person - and - she loved it. Exciting for me -- and her!

PPA158 -- Color Challenge

PPA 158

I found these colors look nice together. I am glad that the PPA color challenge pushed me to put them together. I created my own background DSP using the matching ink colors and Stampin'  Up stamps

• Summer Starfruit
• Lucky Limeade
• Pool Party
• oh and yeah Very Vanilla. 
• Pool Party ribbon
• mini brads
• SU Secret Garden stamps
• SU Hey There stamp